ALL ABOUT PAKISTAN: 2012

Wednesday 7 November 2012

faizabad interchange...islamabad

Faizabad Interchange
This interchange was completed in January 1998 at a cost of Rs. 310 million. Faizabad interchange is a full clover leaf at the intersection of Islamabad-Lahore highway and Rawalpindi-Murree road. The daily traffic volume at this intersection is about 48,000 vehicles. The Faizabad interchange is working as a gateway to the capital of the country by providing free flow to vehicular traffic.

lahore-islamabad motorway beautiful view

spicy chicken shawarma

Spicy Chicken Shawarma

Ingredients for chicken marinating:

Chicken breast – 1

Yogurt – ½ cup

Paprika powder – 1 tsp

Nutmeg powder – 1 tsp

Black pepper – ½ tsp

Lemon juice – 2 tbsp

Salt – to taste

Cumin powder – 1 tsp

Garlic paste – 1 tsp

Green cardamom powder – ¼ tsp

Mix all ingredients and leave for 4 hrs then cook in pan with oil or bake in preheated oven on 150 degree for 15 to 20 minutes. When it’s done cut in small chunks.

Tahini Sauce

Garlic paste – 1 tbsp

Lemon juice – 2 tbsp

Sesame seeds paste – 4 tbsp

Olive oil – 2 tbsp

Salt – to taste

Put all ingredients in a bowl, mix and make smooth paste.

Pickled Vegetables

White vinegar – 2 cups

Beet root – 1

Cucumber – 1

Onion – 1

Green chilli – 2

Salt – ½ tsp

Put all ingredients and water in pan and boil then put vegetables in clean jars and pour boiled water and close and leave them for 2 to 3 days and then use.

Pita Bread

Plain Flour – 1 cup

Rice flour – ½ cup

Salt – ½ tsp

Sugar – 1 tsp

Yeast – 2 tbsp

Oil – 1 tbsp

Mix all, make dough and leave for 15 min and make pita bread in frying pan or oven.

Serving suggestion:

Cut chicken into slices and mix in sliced pickled vegetables. Apply sauce on pita bread, then chicken and pickled vegetables mixture, make roll and serve

chicken shorba recipe

1 Whole Chicken
2 Green Chillies (Hari Mirch) (slit longways) (more or less may be used depending on spice preferance.)
1 tsp. whole Garlic (Lehsan) (chopped)
3 Bay Leaves (Tezz Patta)
½ tsp. Cumin Seeds (Sufaid Saabut Zeera)
1 tsp. White Pepper Powder
½ tsp. Garam Masala Powder
Salt (to taste)
30 grams All Purpose Flour (Maida)
1 tsp. Cooking Oil
How to make Pakistani Chicken Shorba:
Cut whole chicken in pieces. Boil chicken pieces in water for about 15 minutes, or until it is a little cooked. Drain chicken pieces and remove the skin and throw skin away. Now remove meat from chicken bones and set bones aside.
Cut chicken meat into half centimeter dice. Take a deep heavy based pan and add the chicken to it. To chicken add: 1 ¼ liters of water, garlic, bay leaves and green chillies. Bring to a boil on medium heat. Simmer for half an hour. Strain and set aside.
Heat oil in a pan. Add the cumin seeds. Once the seeds crackle add in the all-purpose flour and mix. Cook for a minute on low heat and add the chicken pieces, white pepper powder, garam masala powder and salt. Bring to a boil, mix and take off heat.