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Pakistani cuisine پاکستانی پکوان

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Lahori cuisine (Punjabi: لہوری کھانا, Urdu: لاہوری پکوان) refers to the food and cuisine of the city of Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan. It is a part of regional Punjabi cuisine. Lahore is a city with an extremely rich food culture. People from Lahore are famous all over the country for their love for food. The city offers a vast variety of options when it comes to gastronomy. In recent times, the style of food has achieved popularity in a number of different countries, because of its palatable and milder taste, mainly through the Pakistani diaspora.^[1]

Historical influences

The arrival of Islam within South Asia influenced the local cuisine to a great degree as Muslims are forbidden to eat pork or consume alcohol along with the other enforced Islamic dietary laws. Pakistanis focus on other areas of food such as beef, lamb, chicken, fish, lentils and vegetables as well as traditional fruit and dairy. The influence of Central Asian, North Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine in Pakistani food is ubiquitous. Much of the food of Lahore is influenced by the local Punjabi and Mughlai cuisine. Along with traditional local food, Chinese, western and foreign foods are popular throughout the city and have often been fused with local recipes to create refined tastes; Pakistani Chinese food is largely available.

Popular dishes

The following is a list of some foods popular in Lahore.

Chicken Lahori
Gosht karahi (chicken or mutton cooked with a spicy tomato-based gravy in a concave-shaped cooking vessel that resembles a wok) is a speciality of Lahore.
Dal gosht (meat cooked with pulses)
Murgh Cholay/Channay (chicken cooked with chickpeas)
Murgh Musallam (chicken cooked with rice and dry fruits stuffed inside)
Seekh kababs (minced meat rolls)
Gol-gappe / pani-puri
Dahi bhallay (appetizers dipped in yoghurt)
Shawarma/Dhawarma Platter
Chicken tikka (barbecue-style fried chicken pieces)
Biryani
Haleem
Falooda
Halwa Poori - a breakfast speciality of Lahore
Nihari
Samosa
Kheer
Paya (dish)
Lahori Fried Fish
Chargha (Lahori-style roast chicken)
Daal Chawal - Boiled rice with spicy lentils
Lahori Steamed Charga
Lahori Chana Chat
Lahori Daal Murgh
Lahori Red Chicken Karahi
Hareesa - A mixture of Mutton & Lentils
Fried fish
Beef Bong Paaye - Beef Shank meat with foots
Chikkarh Chollay - Water Cooked white grains in black pepper
Naan Haleem - Baked Chapatti bread with mixture of Beef & Lentils
Chicken pakora - chicken pieces roasted with Maida
Chicken Sajji - Roasted & Salted Chicken on low flame in hunter style