before marriage i only used to make (wo be kisi k anay pur ya jub apna mood ho)fried chicken simple and seedha style...zeeray walay alu which i used to eat with fork by putting lemon juice all over and then w8 for mom to cook something....chicken karahi....and sometimes paratha from pre-kneaded dough for dad only(really used to cut it with a knife in square and nice sq. paratha)...yeah salads for dawwuts...
during my uni time i did only these things and never knew how to cook ...right after marriage before leaving pakistan,i asked mum to dictate me some recipes like alu gosht..biryani...chana daal...tarkay walay chawal and all that...and then cooked for the first time chanay ki daal and rice for my hubby on our 1st valentine (he loves chana daal after me) and dat was gr8..also biryani b achi bun jati thee...but i used to spoil most of the things ...shadi k 2-2.5 yr tuk i never cooked roti...but now mashallah i do handle gatherings and all dawats all alone here and my husband is so happy with my cooking...be it desi or some continental...i can say i learnt after marriage...and indeed roti gave me a real hard time ..so tough to master ...