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Adrak ka pani

Yumna — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:49:57 +0000

It’s that time of year people when the sniffles attack! So I thought I would provide my desi gup shup readers with a desi totka (remedy) for when you have a nasty cold/cough.

Take some fresh ginger (about a 3cm cube) and crush it slightly, so that it comes apart a little bit. In about 6 to 7 cups of water add the ginger, a stick of cinnamon, and about 3-4 cardamon pods (ilaichi). Let that concoction boil until the water turns a yukky yellow colour.

There you have it! That is adrak ka pani or ‘ginger water’ which will work wonders for the cough or congestion you have. You can add honey to disguise the taste. It seriously works!

You can add ginger to tea as well, but I find when it is made as a herbal tea (just with the water, ginger, cinnamon, and cardamon) it works much better.

Hope this little desi totka (remedy) works for you. Hopefully you won’t have to use it.

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Places to eat at in Karachi

Yumna — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:59:12 +0000

If you’re travelling to Pakistan and you’ll be visiting Karachi, there is one place that has AMAZING Gol Gappay! The restaurant is called Cool Inn and it’s at the Boat Basin in Clifton. Special thanks to my cousin’s wife for introducing this place to me. Oh my God, the Gol Gappay are so delicious and you just want to keep eating them!!! So make sure you check it out. I would definitely recommend it as the best place in Karachi to fulfill a snack craving!

Now if you want a breakfast alternative, a really good option is Halwa Puri and Chanay from Nirala. Thanks to my other cousin and his wife for taking me there for this traditional delight!!! It’s available at any Nirala location, and the good thing about it is that it’s in a clean environment. If you’re having Halwa Puri and Chanay and you’re visiting from a Western country, then it’s best to have it from a proper place like Nirala to avoid any stomach upsets. Plus, it tastes really good, so you’re not compromising in any way! Yummy!

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London and the famous Green Street

Yumna — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:30:47 +0000

When I was visiting London, England this past June, my cousins took me to the famous ‘Green Street’. It is actually an entire street, which keeps going and going, that is full of desi shops. Indian, Pakistani, Bengali…there are so many stores that never end! It seemed much longer than Toronto’s Gerrard Street. We actually went there to feast on some desi food and it was a fun experience.

The first thing I noticed is that the menu in all of the restaurants on Green Street were similar to each other. They all carried this dish called something like ’shredded tandoori chicken’. It was tasty, needless to say. That is generally not an option here in Toronto. The kababs were disappointing. They were all made from goat meat and I just don’t enjoy that. That is different from here at home because beef kababs are readily available and they are so much more tastier. The salad was different as well. The Green Street restaurants have the same style of desi salad: everything put in one plate with the yogurt, chutney, etc., all beside each other. The presentation is nice but I think maybe I was homesick and wanted my salad and chutney in separate plates.

Overall, the food experience was good and we went back to feast on some desi delights again. I haven’t made up my mind yet if London has more desi accommodation or Toronto does. I think each caters to the fusion of culture in their respective countries.

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