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Pakistani recipes for your home kitchen

Explore 20 familiar Pakistani recipes, from biryani and karahi to daal, paratha and kheer. Pick a category and open a recipe for measured ingredients, timings and step-by-step instructions.

This is a curated starter collection of home-cooking guides, not every recipe in Pakistan. These editorial recipes are separate from our restaurant menu and are not a list of items available to order. For food orders, visit Menu & Add to Cart.

Rice Dishes

Chicken biryani with golden and white rice and chicken drumsticks in a dark serving pot.

Chicken Biryani

Fragrant basmati rice is layered with warmly spiced chicken, browned onions, herbs, and a bright touch of lemon.

View recipe →Illustration of long-grain chicken pulao with chicken pieces, browned onion, and whole spices.

Chicken Pulao

Tender chicken and basmati rice cook together in a lightly spiced, savory broth with sweet onions and whole aromatics.

View recipe →Beef yakhni pulao with long-grain rice and chunks of beef on a white plate.

Beef Yakhni Pulao

Basmati rice absorbs a fragrant whole-spice beef broth, with soft beef pieces and gently sweet browned onions.

View recipe →Illustration of long-grain rice pulao with green peas and browned onion.

Matar Pulao

Fluffy basmati rice and green peas are gently seasoned with cumin, cardamom, and sweet browned onion.

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Chicken & Meat

Chicken karahi in red gravy, topped with green chili slices and coriander.

Chicken Karahi

Chicken pieces are simmered with tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and green chili until tender in a thick, lightly spiced sauce.

View recipe →Illustration of beef nihari in a deep red-brown gravy, topped with ginger strips and cilantro.

Beef Nihari

Beef shank is slowly braised with warming spices until tender, and the cooking liquid is thickened into a savory gravy.

View recipe →Illustration of chicken pieces in a rich brown qorma sauce, garnished with herbs and sliced almonds.

Chicken Qorma

Chicken thighs simmer in a gently spiced yogurt and onion sauce enriched with ground almonds.

View recipe →Illustration of grilled beef seekh kebabs on skewers with lemon wedges and sliced onion.

Seekh Kabab (Beef)

Seasoned ground beef is shaped around skewers and grilled until browned and safely cooked through.

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Daal & Vegetables

Illustration of golden daal chana topped with tomato, toasted spices, and cilantro.

Daal Chana

Split Bengal gram simmers with turmeric until tender and is finished with a cumin, garlic, and tomato tempering.

View recipe →Illustration of creamy daal mash garnished with tomato, cumin seeds, and cilantro.

Daal Mash

Split hulled urad dal cooks until creamy and is seasoned with ginger, garlic, and gently toasted spices.

View recipe →Illustration of potato cubes mixed with dark green spinach and tomato.

Aloo Palak

Potatoes and fresh spinach cook with onion, tomato, and warm spices in a lightly sauced skillet dish.

View recipe →Illustration of potato and cauliflower curry with tomato and fresh cilantro.

Aloo Gobi

Potatoes and cauliflower cook together with onion, tomato, and ground spices until tender and lightly browned.

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Breads & Breakfast

Illustration of a stack of flaky, browned plain parathas.

Plain Paratha

Tender, layered whole-wheat flatbreads cooked on a hot griddle until golden and lightly crisp at the edges.

View recipe →Illustration of browned aloo parathas, one cut open to show its spiced potato filling.

Aloo Paratha

Whole-wheat flatbreads filled with gently spiced mashed potato and griddled until golden.

View recipe →Illustration of puffed golden puris served with a bowl of halwa topped with raisins and sliced almonds.

Halwa Puri

A breakfast pairing of soft semolina halwa and airy, deep-fried puri made with a simple whole-wheat dough.

View recipe →Illustration of scrambled eggs with tomato, green chili, and chopped herbs.

Anda Bhurji

Soft, warmly spiced scrambled eggs cooked with onion, tomato, chile, and cilantro.

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Sweets & Drinks

Illustration of creamy rice kheer garnished with sliced almonds and chopped pistachios.

Rice Kheer

A gently simmered milk pudding with tender rice, cardamom, and a little toasted nut garnish.

View recipe →Illustration of bright yellow zarda rice topped with raisins, almonds, and pistachios.

Zarda

Fragrant sweet saffron rice cooked until glossy and dotted with raisins and optional nuts.

View recipe →Illustration of creamy sheer khurma with vermicelli, dates, raisins, and sliced nuts.

Sheer Khurma

A celebratory vermicelli pudding simmered in milk with dates, cardamom, and optional toasted nuts.

View recipe →Illustration of two glasses of frothy white lassi topped with chopped pistachios.

Sweet Lassi

A cool, lightly spiced yogurt drink blended until smooth and frothy.

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