Can you list desi delicacies ?
Biryani
Shami kababs
Haleem
What others do you know of ?
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NihARI
pOALO
sHEEKH kABAB
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Essentially that is almost everything that comes from the Indian subcontinent? no?
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Saag
Maghaz
Siji
Siri payae
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karhai
halwa puri cholay
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Palak Gosht
Biryani
Mutton Kunna
Katta Kat
Mutton Kaleji
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Payye are a delicacy…my mom makes the best payye everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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methai. gulab jaman.
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paye
nihari
haleem
pulao
gajar ka halwa
ras malai
lamb chops
ladoo/barfi/jalebi (any homemade mithai)
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Arabs already do something like Haleem, Pulao, kebabs etc. In fact all these dishes originated there and were brought to South Asia through Arab/Turkish conquests. To me, these are basically Asian variations of fundamentally Arab dishes.
I’m trying to think of dishes that have native roots and tradition. I could be wrong but lets have some guesses.
I’d say mithai is a signature South Asian delicacy, especially moti choor ka laddu, besan ka ladu. They have a very native character. I’d also put jalebi and ras malai in the same category as well.
Paye (or siri paye) is a South Asian delicacy. No one makes paye like us. lol
Poori halwa is almost exclusive to Pakistan (or Indian side of Punjab). In India I believe pathoorays, are slightly more popular than that beautifully layered, soft, stretchy think deep fried pale pooris you get in Lahore and elsewhere.
Gol gappay is another personal pick for me.
Uff I’m getting hungry now, need to leave this thread.
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Halwa poori and channay- I can eat that any time of the day.
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Qorma! Well made mutton badami qorma is a true desi delicacy.
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simply no. halwa-poori isnt from punjab, its a very standard UP breakfast dish. and poori with savory sides is ubiquitous, and extend further east to bihar and bengal (where it gets smaller and is called loochee).
bhatooray aren’t usually seen outside of punjab and delhi region.
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The kind of breakfast poori you get from Lahore, I’ve never tried in any Indian restaurant. I know they do pooris but from my experience, they are significantly different from the breakfast pooris they make in Punjab.
I don’t think in whole of South Asia, which is a massive and extremely diverse, there’s only one type of poori.
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I think Nihari is exclusively pakistani dish. I have several Indian friends who had never heard of nihari until they met me.
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Errr…no. Nihari’s roots are from the Old Delhi and the nawabi kitchens of Lucknow/UP. The Mughal empire of the late 18th century are renowned for nihari. Hyderabad India is also known for its nihari.
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I would love to read more about the origins and roots of desi dishes. Is there a book anyone knows about?
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Aren’t delicacies supposed to be “rare”
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Nargasi Koftay (origin: Persian/Central Asian)
Arvi Gosht
Stuffed Karelay
Chapli Kebab (also called Peshawri Kebab)
Sindhi Biryani
Maghaz (brain)
Kapooray (testies)
Ojri (stomach)
Qatlamma
Shahi Tukray
Sheer Khurma
Gajrayla
Kheer
Firni
Kaddu ka Halwa
Qourma
Mattanjjan
Paitha
Stuffed Paratha
Pagal Haandi (mixture of maithi, palak and mattar)
Zarda
Aaloo Gosht (my favourite)
Siri Paaye
Sijji
Chikkar Cholay
Kulcha
Shab Daig
Yes.