Today, the daughter came back ravenous from her geography exam and said she craved beef chilli fry. I didn’t have beef. “So, make mutton chilli fry like beef,” she demanded and flounced off. It’s exam ...

The holy month of Ramadan is a month of worship and restraint. During this time, the fasting people keep fast throughout the day and special dishes are prepared at the time of Iftar. However, if there ...

A mainstay at the Eid al-Fitr table of Maryam Jillani’s grandmother, Kulsoom, was mutton pulao, an aromatic rice dish prepared in a gently spiced bone broth. It’s both comforting and celebratory — and ...

Fill a large pot with 8 to 10 cups water. Add the mutton, half of the onions, the whole cloves, cardamom pods, cinnamon stick, cumin seeds, 1 tablespoon of the garlic paste, and 1 tablespoon of the ...