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Overview of Mughlai Cuisine History


The cooking traditions of the Indian subcontinent, which until 1947 was one country, go back a few thousand years and it would indeed be very difficult to split the culture into Indian or Pakistani as the people are so intermingled to this date. The Mughlai cuisine of Pakistan is of course, as diverse as that of India. The most prominent Pakistani cuisine, though, is the Mughlai cuisine which is also well-known all the way through northern India. In 1947 Muslim families from all over India traveled to the New Country (Pakistan) to set up homes and start a new life. Now there are families all over Pakistan who have origins in South India, Hyderabad, Central India, Bengal, Punjab, West Coast. Living as they do amongst people of different backgrounds, religions and food habits, these people have invariably learned and adapted them to suit their own lifestyles. That is how it is with the Mughlai food in Pakistan. Although Muslims are non-vegetarian, it is contrary to popular belief that they do not eat vegetables pulses or beans. The repertoire of the Mughlai Pakistani food is very similar to that of India; the one difference that springs to mind is that in the Mughlai Pakistani cuisine a lot more cooking fat is used and a fair amount of chili powder and it this that gives the Mughlai cuisine in Pakistan an extremely rich color. Pakistani population is comprised of by mostly Muslims, and in Islam eating halal food is mandatory, and pork is prohibited, you will not find any recipe in the Mughlai cuisine of Pakistan which does not use halal meat or use pork meat. Furthermore, in the beverage category, you will find many drinks that are traditional to the core, but all of them will be non-alcoholic. The Pakistani Mughlai cuisine is similar to that of its neighbors: Afghanistan and Iran as well. You will find a variety of different foods in the Mughlai cuisine of Pakistan due to the historical invasions and partition of the Indo-Pak subcontinent in 1947.

Cuisines of Mughlai


The Mughlai cuisine of Pakistan is just as varied and full of abundant variety as are the people of Pakistan. The bequest of the Muslim rule in South Asia has facilitated the Mughlai Pakistani cuisine to be influenced the highest degree by its roots of Afghan-Turkic-Iranian roots. Most of the recipes to the Mughlai cuisine of Pakistan are more or less similar to that of the Indian cuisine. The sub regional cuisine within Pakistan plays an enormous part in the multiplicity of the Mughlai Pakistani cuisine. This is in particular true for the Punjabis and the Sindhi’s in Pakistan. The Pakistani Pushtuns and Balochis have preserved their traditional Mughlai cuisine similar to that of Pakistan’s western neighbors. In a rather general context, the Mughlai Pakistani cuisine is an amalgamation of its western (Afghan-Iranian) and eastern (Indian) neighbors. Meat composes as being a major diet in the Mughlai Pakistani cuisine; on the other hand vegetables, pulses and beans are just as important in the cuisine. Wheat and rice are the main staple diet in the Mughlai Pakistani cuisine. The spices used in the Mughlai Pakistani cuisine more often than not range from being very spicy, hot and mild. For the most part of the recipes that you will find in the cuisine of Pakistan will be normally spicy. Nonetheless, the Mughlai cuisine of Pakistan is truly unique and traditionally preferred over other continental cuisines in Pakistan, by the foreigners and the Pakistani’s alike.

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Special Equipment for Mughlai Cooking
Most Mughlai dishes don’t require you to purchase any special tools. However, having a coffee grinder helps with roasting and grinding spices and maximizes their volatile oils, which, in turn, provides your food with more flavor.

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