With weather like this … I want Pakoray =))

Its raining up on Margallas …

Anyone else? =D

Like dinosaurs, when it comes to Marine life … the only thing that sounds ferociously appealing to me is SHARK. And I definitely never thought that I’ll buy 1 kg of shark for Rs. 195 ;-)

Well not so fast we can now. Metro (yup Metro fever’s now down yet :~)) is letting you do that. last weekend when I went there the fish standing lying tall on the ice was definitely not Shark. When I passed the Marine corner today, wooohooo… Shark … a big big  shark was so aesthetically displayed. I  almost jumped at the sight and a pic of him (or her :D) with the kids was inevitable…. !

So here’s it for ya ….

Meet Mr. Shark and His Kids 

I hope selling Sharks is not violating any rules … shark’s a shark … I dont think its a FARM FISH … any idea if its selling is legally just?

The best part about winters in here is the munching of roasted peanuts when light is gone, heaters blazing full and the chill’s increasing outside :-)

Ain’t aye??

Let the heat come in :-)

For all those who, like me, have been a fan of Chinese food.

China Town – Rana Market – the Chinese restaurant is no more.

I don’t know whether it will reincarnate from its ashes like a Phoenix :D, but I sure do hope so.

If not – RIP, my love!!!

First of all, let me apologize for being out for so long. This would be my first post after a long hiatus from posting oo IMB.

We at IMB have been discussing what new topics to write about a for a while and one of the most favored topics was food and eating out. One of our readers suggested us to do a Top 3 list of eat-outs in Islamabad. One of the ideas we really liked, and we got around to writing our own mini-reviews for these restaurants. More recently Adnan Siddique, a new Islamabadi, suggested to us in a comment here to do a similar post. So here we go!

This picture on the right however is a platter of Mutton Biryani taken from Karachi Metroblogs, thanks guys.

So starting from number 3, here is my list.
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Fasts in Islamabad stretch on a duration of almost 1 hours … though today teh weather turned really good after rains and night is chilly … with sun blazing in days; nourished Sehri is a must.

Most of us drink a few cups of tea and coffee, to stir our minds up, for the day … forgetting MILK intake as we grow up. So just to address the nourishment needs of our body … why don’t you try Almonds in Milk or Badaam Waala Dhoodh in sehri tomorrow?? Almonds are good in zillions of ways for your mind and body … adding milk to it brighten the scene …!

Though making Almonds in Milk is not difficult or complex at all but still providing you with a good recipe :-)

Hope you’ll try and enjoy it … and may it leave your day even more aspiring, useful and rejuvenated :-)
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Sehri is maybe more delightful than the Iftaartime, mainly because families are together … no one invited to any iftaar parties (no, I haven’t been to any Sehri party ever) … and then what’s more fun than eating parathas in the wee hours of day :-)

Yes, when it comes to sahar time – there’s nothing more yummier, tasty and appealing than a crispy paratha … but that’s my choice … I’ve known people gulping the Rabrri Dhoodh Fajar Wellay … and some calorie-conscious buddies may suffice upon A Glass of Juice with a toast only … Any variety to add to the list??

Hasan of Lahore Metroblog has started this very interesting series in ramadhan … stepping on his footsteps … here’s any interesting Recipe I tried today taken from Khana Khazana…

Stuffed Egg Paratha

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup Flour (Whole wheat)
1 no. Egg
1 tsp. Red Chili Powder
1 tbsp. Vegetable Oil
Salt to taste
Black Pepper powder

Recipe’s go in detail – in the post :-)
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These days , you’ll spot Pakoray, Samosay, Jalebiiyan, and all the oilly delicacies, whose name may pop up in your mind, in every nook and corner of Islamabad … taking the ramadhan cravings further up …!

Mexican food comes to tantalize and tempt the ever expanding and diverse palate of the young and restless in Islamabad. “Loco Amigos”, or Crazy Friends has opened its doors in F-10 Markaz in the basement of the plaza with the Pearl Continental Laundry and Standard Chartered Bank, next to K&N Value Chicken. Strange way to remember a location I suppose, but landmarks work better for me than the names of the plazas :)

Anyway, to return to the fast food itself, it is a take away place, where young ’senors’ wearing sombreros will take your order and bring it out to you. Mexican food staples are similar to ours with basic food groups of rice, flour and meat. The menu is limited but has the staple ware that you expect in Mexican menus, like Nachos, Burritos, Tacos and Enchiladas. The pictures in the menu along with detail of what the item actually includes helps you in placing your order. All the hot, spiced food is served with rice, sour cream and tomato salsa.

The good thing about the restaurant is the relatively filling food at a reasonable menu. Most of the items are priced between Rs. 150 and Rs. 180 and the serving is plentiful enough to fill the most demanding of stomachs such as mine.

So if you ride well spiced, flavorsome food and want a change from the relative mundanity of chicken tikka or pizza and the other fast foods in town, and are hungry between 12 and 12, give Loco Amigos a try.

Eat your fill or we would say in Spanish “comer hasta hartarse”

OK don’t Freak out just yet … read the whole tale first :-p

Protein diet’s just as important as any other Carb diet and if you get both in one-go, could it be better? The other day my friend bought these muffins early in the morning from “La Boulangerie célèbre” French Patisserie (yup this is the name of the bakery not the previous frenchie one :-p) … Khair its in Kohsaar Market and is quite famous amongst the “office goers” around.

Anyways, since it was morning and what feels more good to enjoy few muffins over a cup of tea – Great – The scene was all set; we all had enjoyed muffins and tea thoroughly when almost the last byte was in our hands when my friend said, “Hey what’s this?” … I thoroughly inspected it and claimed it as ultimate protein The SuunDi and then I re-winded my thoughts and confirmed that there were many of them in the muffins and I thought they were some kind of brownish Fiber … Plain cream-coloured muffins with ‘extra fibrous protein’.

So, in short next time you eat something from any bakery or outside, make sure there are no strings attached ;-) Coz this is the most notorious season for such happenings and everyone cannot be “Lakarr Hazam Pathar Hazam” :-P

Yesterday, we went to the bakery and told them about the incident – but MY BAD, the salesman had such an innocent face; I couldn’t scold him rightly :|

BTW are sundis halal??

Ciao … nice eating out all of ya :>