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If you’re always on the hunt for recipes that are perfect for entertaining, look no further than this aromatic mutton curry from food writer Maryam Jillani’s cookbook, Pakistan. As she writes in the ...

It's 9 a.m. on a Sunday, and my bathrobe and hair already reek of garam masala — burnt garam masala, to be exact. Who'd have known that the key to this Indian-Pakistani recipe for lamb biryani would ...

The stew, having cooled for a few hours, has gelatinized into a brick-red cylinder. It holds the shape of the plastic to-go container as it plops into the saucepan. Flecks of herb and whole spice hang ...

Fill a large pot with 8 to 10 cups water. Add the mutton, half of the onions, the whole cloves, cardamom pods, cinnamon stick, cumin seeds, 1 tablespoon of the garlic paste, and 1 tablespoon of the ...

A mainstay at the Eid al-Fitr table of Maryam Jillani’s grandmother, Kulsoom, was mutton pulao, an aromatic rice dish prepared in a gently spiced bone broth. It’s both comforting and celebratory — and ...

This photo taken on June 21, 2022 shows a recipe for mutton pulao from Maryam Jillani's book, "Pakistan." (Maryam Jillani via AP) A mainstay at the Eid al-Fitr table of Maryam Jillani’s grandmother, ...