Summers under the tamarind tree: recipes & memories from Pakistan 9781781012079, 9780711236783, 9780711236, 1781012075
Summers Under the Tamarind Tree is a contemporary Pakistani cookbook celebrating the varied, exciting and often-overlook
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English Pages 222 pages: color illustrations Year 2016
Table of contents :
Summers under the tamarind tree --
Pakistan: the spirit, the passion, the flavour --
Childhood tales: growing up in the kitchen --
Cooking methods: Pakistani techniques explained --
A note on spice: what to buy and how to use it --
Masala blends: traditional family recipes --
Awakening the senses: breakfast --
Tantalising the taste buds: street food and snacks --
Breaking bread and sharing rice: breads and rice dishes --
Meaty markets and weekdays bazaars: beef, lamb and mutton --
Birds from the empress: chicken and other birds --
Sailing the seas: seafood and fish --
My grandmother's garden: vegetables, fruit and salad --
Homegrown guavas: chutneys and pickles --
Under a motia-filled sky: celebration feats --
The sweet taste of mango heaven: desserts --
Chai-pani: hot and cold drinks.
