Easy Authentic Pakistani Recipes

Cook popular Pakistani food at home with clear ingredients and simple step-by-step methods. Browse biryani, karahi, nihari, pulao, BBQ, snacks, breakfast, desserts, drinks and vegetarian recipes inspired by everyday Pakistani cooking.

Pakistani chicken biryani ready to serve
Chicken biryani, one of Pakistan's best-known rice dishes.

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How to use this Pakistani recipe directory

This page is the complete recipe index, separate from the Pakistan Food homepage. Start with a category when you know the kind of dish you want, or use the popular links below when you are choosing a familiar Pakistani meal.

Rice, biryani and pulao

For layered rice, yakhni-style pulao and everyday rice dishes, begin with Pakistani rice recipes. You can compare chicken biryani, Sindhi biryani, mutton biryani, chicken pulao, matar pulao and Kabli pulao from one focused category.

Chicken, beef and slow-cooked dishes

Use the chicken and beef directories for karahi, qorma, handi, nihari, haleem, paya and keema-based dishes without mixing them into snack or dessert results.

BBQ, kababs and snacks

The BBQ collection covers tikka and kabab-style cooking, while snacks groups samosas, pakoras, chaat and other smaller dishes that suit tea time or casual serving.

Breakfast, sweets and drinks

Open breakfast, desserts or drinks when you want halwa puri, paratha, kheer, gulab jamun, lassi, chai or sharbat instead of a main-course recipe.

Familiar Pakistani Recipes

Vegetarian choice

Try Rajma Masala with rice or warm chapati →

All Pakistani Recipes

Aloo Gosht RecipeBeef · 90 min · Serves 5 Aloo Keema RecipeBeef · 50 min · Serves 5 Aloo Palak RecipeVegetarian · 40 min · Serves 4 Aloo Paratha RecipeBreakfast · 40 min · Serves 4 Anda Paratha RecipeBreakfast · 20 min · Serves 2 Badam Milk RecipeDrinks · 15 min · Serves 2 Beef Nihari RecipeBeef · 4 hrs · Serves 6 Beef Pulao RecipeRice · 100 min · Serves 6 Bhindi Gosht RecipeBeef · 60 min · Serves 5 Bun Kabab RecipeSnacks · 35 min · Serves 4 Chana Chaat RecipeSnacks · 20 min · Serves 4 Chana Masala RecipeVegetarian · 50 min · Serves 5 Chapli Kabab RecipeBBQ · 45 min · Serves 5 Chicken Achari RecipeChicken · 45 min · Serves 5 Chicken Biryani RecipeRice · 90 min · Serves 6 Chicken Handi RecipeChicken · 50 min · Serves 4 Chicken Jalfrezi RecipeChicken · 40 min · Serves 4 Chicken Karahi RecipeChicken · 45 min · Serves 4 Chicken Malai Boti RecipeBBQ · 45 min plus 1 hr marinating · Serves 5 Chicken Pizza RecipeSnacks · 75 min · Serves 4 Chicken Pulao RecipeRice · 65 min · Serves 5 Chicken Qorma RecipeChicken · 60 min · Serves 5 Chicken Sajji RecipeBBQ · 2 hrs · Serves 5 Chicken Shawarma RecipeSnacks · 2 hrs including marinating · Serves 4 Chicken Tikka RecipeBBQ · 45 min plus 2 hr marinating · Serves 4 Daal Chawal RecipeRice · 50 min · Serves 4 Daal Mash RecipeVegetarian · 50 min · Serves 5 Dahi Bhallay RecipeSnacks · 45 min · Serves 5 Doodh Patti Chai RecipeDrinks · 12 min · Serves 2 Falooda RecipeDrinks · 20 min · Serves 2 Fruit Chaat RecipeSnacks · 15 min · Serves 4 Gajar Ka Halwa RecipeDesserts · 70 min · Serves 6 Gulab Jamun RecipeDesserts · 50 min · Serves 8 Pakistani Haleem RecipeBeef · 4 hrs · Serves 8 Halwa Puri RecipeBreakfast · 60 min · Serves 5 Imli Aloo Bukhara Sharbat RecipeDrinks · 25 min · Serves 4 Jalebi RecipeDesserts · 2 hr · Serves 6 Kabli Pulao RecipeRice · 90 min · Serves 6 Kashmiri Chai RecipeDrinks · 45 min · Serves 4 Keema Matar RecipeBeef · 45 min · Serves 5 Lahori Chargha RecipeChicken · 5 hrs 30 min including marinating · Serves 5 Lemon Mint Sharbat RecipeDrinks · 10 min · Serves 4 Mango Lassi RecipeDrinks · 10 min · Serves 2 Masala Chai RecipeDrinks · 12 min · Serves 2 Matar Pulao RecipeRice · 40 min · Serves 5 Mutton Biryani RecipeRice · 100 min · Serves 6 Mutton Karahi RecipeBeef · 100 min · Serves 5 Namkeen Lassi RecipeDrinks · 7 min · Serves 2 Pakistani Samosa RecipeSnacks · 75 min · Serves 6 Pakora RecipeSnacks · 30 min · Serves 6 Pakistani Paya RecipeBeef · 5 hrs · Serves 6 Rajma Masala RecipeVegetarian · 45 min · Serves 4 Ras Malai RecipeDesserts · 3 hrs 10 min including chilling · Serves 6 Reshmi Kabab RecipeBBQ · 1 hr 10 min including chilling · Serves 5 Rice Kheer RecipeDesserts · 75 min · Serves 6 Rooh Afza Milk RecipeDrinks · 5 min · Serves 2 Sarson Ka Saag RecipeVegetarian · 90 min · Serves 6 Sattu Sharbat RecipeDrinks · 8 min · Serves 2 Seekh Kabab RecipeBBQ · 50 min · Serves 5 Shami Kabab RecipeSnacks · 90 min · Serves 6 Sheer Khurma RecipeDesserts · 35 min · Serves 6 Sindhi Biryani RecipeRice · 75 min · Serves 6 Suji Halwa RecipeDesserts · 25 min · Serves 5 Sweet Lassi RecipeDrinks · 10 min · Serves 2 White Chicken Karahi RecipeChicken · 45 min · Serves 4 Zinger Burger RecipeSnacks · 55 min · Serves 4