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
SEEKH KEBABS WITH MINT RAITA
Seekh kebabs are made with finely processed minced meat so they have a smooth, almost pâté-like texture. Traditionally made in Pakistan with lamb, but beef mince works brilliantly too, if you prefer.
SHAMI BUN KEBAB WITH CORIANDER CHUTNEY
For westerners, these Pakistani kebabs are unusual in that the mince is cooked before being shaped into patties. The trick to ensuring they hold their shape is to make sure the mince mixture is cooked until it is completely dry before puréeing and shaping. These can be made with minced lamb or beef, depending on
SPICED VEGETABLE SAMOSAS
These delicately spiced Indian samosas are made with proper samosa pastry. It’s surprisingly simple to make, and the best thing is that you can add extra flavours, in this case a generous sprinkle of spicy black onion or kalonji seeds. These are fabulous with a dollop of mango pickle or brinjal (aubergine pickle) alongside, or
PAKORAS WITH MINT AND CORIANDER CHUTNEY
There are two cuisines that could convince me to vegetarian – Italian and Indian, and this recipe is a perfect example of why I have listed Indian as one of the two. Delicious, simple to prepare with ingredients you most likely have in your fridge and storecupboard and wonderfully evocative of Indian street food. Try
PAV BHAJI
Said to have originated as a cheap fast food for the mill workers of Mumbai in the mid-nineteenth century, this simply translates as ‘bread’ (pav , a soft white roll) and ‘mashed vegetables’ (bhaji ). However, the generous quantity of butter, along with the exquisite spice blend, elevates this dish beyond the humble. The spice
MIRCHI BHAJI
A great Indian snack that goes down a treat with a cold beer – these paneer cheese-stuffed chillies are dipped in a gram (chickpea) flour batter that gives a fabulous nutty flavour. This is a recipe that is very easily doubled or even tripled to feed a party crowd. To get ahead, stuff the chillies
