Hi all,

Can anyone recommend any good / authentic Pakistani cookbooks? There seem to be plenty of Indian out there but, I can't find any Pakistani.

Your thoughts appreciated.

Thanks!

Try this site

http://www.contactpakistan.com/pakfood/main/index.html

Pakistani cuisine/recipes are not that different. India and Pakistan used to be one country and one people only 60 years ago you know :-)!

Mamta

In particular, I would imagine recipes from jammu & kashmir, punjab, haryana, rajasthan and gujurat will be very similar to those in Pakistan as these are the states closest to the Pakistan border.

Probably a gross oversimplification but to look for 'authentic' Pakistani recipes you'd need to look first at the area's arable economy and neighbouring borders.

So we are looking at a predominately bread and meat eating cuisine - nan, chapatis etc. to scoop up the three "K's" of kormas, kebabs and kofti. (With lamb generally the preferred meat.)

As you were to travel eastwards across India and into Bangladesh (a very long journey!) fish and rice start to take predominance.

Afraid I can't recommend any particular cookery books, despite being an avid collector. I only own three 'Indian' cookery books - a Madhur Jaffery (a beautifully written & illustrated travelogue) - a Das Sreedharan book (great for Keralan recipes) but best a signed ring-binder (by Mamta) of printed recipes from this site from all over the continent and beyond!

What can I say Winton, I am honoured to be in such august company:-)!

Mamta

isn't it September ?

Steve