Rubina Shaukat
Professional Chef and Cookery TeacherRubina Shaukat is a professional chef who teaches cooking at a government technical college in Pakistan. She manages IngRecipe, sharing recipes and practical guides to ingredients and kitchen basics for home cooks. She also runs the Home Ingrecipe kitchen in Multan.
Chef's Recipes
Ginger-Garlic Paste Pissa Adrak Lahsoon
A lot of Indian recipes call for this smooth, flavorful paste. Although you can easily find this ginger-garlic paste at Asian markets, it is simple enough to make it at home and it keeps well in the refrigerator. Plus the homemade paste gives the dish a much better flavor than the store-bought one. Basically it
Plum Tomato Chutney with Mustard Seeds Tamatar Sarso ki Chutney
This creation is inspired by the south Indian flavors of curry leaves and mustard seeds. I often serve this as a dip with flatbreads (pages 134–139), chips or crisped pappadum (page 55). It also goes well with Masala Lamb Chops (page 121) or Crunchy Potato and Corn Croquettes (page 52). It can be made in
Home-Style Garam Masala Garam Masala
Garam masala, literally “hot spice,” is the most popular spice blend used in Indian cooking. It is the basic essence of Indian cooking. There are as many versions of garam masala as there are chefs. This recipe is what I use very often in my kitchen. It is important that the spices are blended fresh
Chaat Masala
Chaat is a commonly used term to describe street snacks of India. These small dishes are infused with a complex blend of sweet, tangy and spicy flavors. This is always seasoned with a spice mix called chaat masala. Like any other Indian spice blends each one has their own regional variation throughout India. This spice
Green Chili Masala Hara Mirch Masala
Hara means green and usually made with fresh herbs like coriander leaves (cilantro) and/or mint leaves and green chili peppers. This can be used as a marinade or as dipping chutney.
Dhaba Spice Dhaba Masala
Dhabas are small local restaurants or truck stops which are located along the highways of northern India. Dhabas generally serve delicious, heavily spiced dishes preferred by many travelers. Marinated meat, chicken, fish or cheese is given a distinct flavor with this versatile mixture of spices made famous by the dhabas.
