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It was at a culinary competition in Karachi in June this year that I first stumbled across purdah biryani. Biryani hidden behind a veil of baked dough. “It’s called purdah moti biryani! Don’t forget the moti [pearls] in my biryani,” the woman at the stall, Chef Tabinda Qayyum, quickly corrected me when I inquired about […]
Ingredients -K&N’s Fiery Fingers (20-25 pieces) -Tortilla sheets (6-7) -Salsa sauce (1 cup) -Salsa (1½ cup) -Sweet corn (1 cup) -Sour cream (1 cup) -Jalapeños (as required; chopped) -Coriander (as required; chopped) Method 1. Toast tortilla sheets from each side for a minute. 2. Fry K&N’s Fiery Fingers as per instructions on pack. 3. On […]
LONDON: A new episode of the Beatles Anthology, 30 years after the original landmark series, shows the impact on Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr of being in the biggest rock band in history, its writer and director said. The original eight-part documentary, broadcast in 1995, spanned the band’s gritty early days in Liverpool […]
LOS ANGELES: For Oscar-winning actor Ke Huy Quan, Disney’s animated buddy cop comedy, Zootopia 2, has a healthy message about the importance of confiding in others for emotional support. Quan, who voices Gary De’Snake — a pit viper determined to help his family — told Reuters, “I grew up in a very traditional Chinese family and […]
Almaty museum keeps alive the story of how banned Western music travelled through Soviet homes ALMATY: For two decades, Andrei Klimenko has been amassing a collection of Soviet-era reel-to-reel tape recorders for a small museum he runs in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city. Western music was officially banned in the Soviet Union but enjoyed widespread popularity, […]
Titled ‘Asim Ali’, the album marks a new chapter in the singer’s artistic journey Asim Azhar has finally released his first independent album after weeks of suspense, calling it his “most honest album yet.” To celebrate the milestone, he shared a heartfelt snippet with his mother on social media. “This album has songs that were […]
Saba Qamar is once again using her platform to amplify the challenges faced by children across Pakistan. Marking World Children’s Day on Thursday, the actor took to social media wearing blue, a symbolic gesture to draw attention to the country’s ongoing children’s rights issues. “Every child has a right to learn, to grow up healthy, […]
Talha Anjam has been served a legal notice by a Pakistani citizen after he adorned the Indian flag in a concert in Kathmandu in Nepal last week. The notice claims that the rapper allegedly, “Inflicted widespread outrage, mental anguish, and profound injury to the national, patriotic, and religious sentiments of millions of Pakistani citizens both […]
Viewers, including in India, criticise film for portraying Karachi’s Lyari as war zone Bollywood’s latest anti-Pakistan propaganda film Dhurandhar has triggered strong backlash after its trailer release, with much of the criticism coming from Indian social media users. The trailer portrays Karachi’s Lyari as a war zone, showing Ranveer Singh as a RAW agent entering […]
Scientifically, Ginger refers to the rhizome of a flowering plant that originated from China. Ginger has a close relation with turmeric, cardamom, and galangal. Also known as ginger root, Ginger is a herbaceous perennial that grows approximately one meter tall. The flowers on the plant have pale yellowish petals, tinted by rich purple. Whereas, the […]
