It’s Eid, single-handedly the biggest gastronomical festival for all Muslim Pakistanis. Everything about this holiday screams food – from rich and creamy sawaiyyan to garama garam pooris to nani’s homemade halvas to the aromas that envelope the whole house once that mutton korma simmers on the stove. Many foodies in Pakistan understand that tastes belong together, the absolutely lip-smacking marriage between sweet and salty food groups gets them going. And for that purpose, we decided to put this together.
Once you’re done scrolling down, your tastebuds won’t know what to do with themselves:
1. Nihari And Sheermal
Asli nihari tou beef ki hoti hay – best cooked and marinated with classic nihari masalas so it retains that rich, juicy natural flavor. Crispy sheermal goes perfectly, dipped in the thick nihari stew with the bite-sized chewy beef.
2. Kabuli Palao
This sweet and savory Central Asian dish works best with sella basmati rice that marries a healthy dose of sweet carrots, kishmish and any and all dried nuts – oft cashew nuts, almonds and pine nuts. Pair this with succulent beef or lamb and you have yourself a hearty meal.
3. Halwa Poori And Channa
I dunno about you guys but my Eid begins and ends with homemade pooris. And with that there’s my nani’s signature makhaddi halva, channa and achari bhujiya. Some people on the table always get them all in a single niwala. Raise your arms if you’re all for kuch sweet kuch salty.
4. Honey Butter Chips
Honey butter everything, you guys. HONEY BUTTER EVERYTHING. These chips are every crisp addict’s dream come true. Packing honey and butter in a single chip, Lay’s has launched a new honey butter flavor for those who love #KuchSweetKuchSalty. Snack on these over Eid while you’re lounging past your food coma, grab a handful and stuff your faces while your family decides to binge-watch old embarrassing home videos or your cousins turn up for a movie night.
5. Fruit And Channa Chaat
Whether done by street vendors or your very own khaansama, this sweet and salty combo is not only a regular during Ramadan but also a popular side at Eid daawats.
6. Honey Barbecue Chicken
Crispy pan-fried chicken glazed with that tangy barbecue sauce: Alas, the gift of being a non-vegan that keeps on giving. This one is all that burgerawaam’s absolute favorite and you must try this over the Eid holidays if you’re looking to get away from all that desi-ness.
7. Chai and Saltines
Enough said.
8. Salted Caramel
Sea-salt and chocolate. Salted caramel. Just that perfect matrimony between salty and sweet and very, very easy to make. No, really.
9. Hawaiian Pizza
Hawaii nai tou Hawaiian pizza hee sehi. Pineapple on pizza? Don’t mind if I do. Don’t mind if you do, too.
Happy eating and Eid Mubarak!
This article is sponsored by Lay’s Pakistan. Lay’s has launched a new limited edition flavor, ‘Honey and Butter’. The new flavor combines honey with butter and has just the right balance to satisfy your sweet and salty cravings.
