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In English, kofta is a loanword borrowed from the Urdu کوفتہ or Persian کوفته kofta meaning pounded meat. [2][3][4][1] The earliest extant use of the word in the Urdu language is attested from the year 1665 in Mulla Nusrati's ʿAlī Nāma. [5][6] It was first used in English in Qanoon-e-Islam in 1832, [7] and then by James Wise in ...
A traditional Cypriot sausage made of ground pork or lamb and wrapped in caul fat that is served alone or in a pita, usually with tomato, cucumber, parsley, and lemon. [5] Souvlaki. Skewers consisting of pork, chicken or lamb that is barbecued. [6][7] Pictured is a souvlaki platter.
Shami kebab (Urdu: شامی کباب) – A Shami kebab is a small patty of minced beef or chicken and ground chickpeas and spices. Seekh kebab (Urdu: سيخ کباب) – A long skewer of beef mixed with herbs and seasonings, it takes its name from the skewer. Tunde ke kabab (Urdu: ٹنڈے کے کباب)
Urdu Daira Maarif Islamiya or Urdu Encyclopaedia of Islam (Urdu: اردو دائرہ معارف اسلامیہ) is the largest Islamic encyclopedia published in Urdu by University of the Punjab. Originally it is a translated, expanded and revised version of Encyclopedia of Islam. Its composition began in the 1950s at University of the Punjab.
Pakistani cuisine (Urdu: پاکستانی پکوان, romanized: pākistānī pakwān) can be characterized as a blend of regional cooking styles and flavours from across South, Central and Western Asia. Pakistani cuisine is influenced by Persian, Indian, and Arab cuisine. The cuisine of Pakistan also maintains certain Mughal influences within ...
Shawarma. Shawarma (/ ʃəˈwɑːrmə /; Arabic: شاورما) is a Middle Eastern dish that originated in the Levantine region during the Ottoman Empire, [1][3][4][5] consisting of meat that is cut into thin slices, stacked in an inverted cone, and roasted on a slow-turning vertical spit. Traditionally made with lamb or mutton, it may also be ...
Pakistani meat dishes. Meat plays a much more dominant role in Pakistani cuisine, compared to other South Asian cuisines. Of all the meats, the most popular are chicken, lamb, beef, goat, and fish.Beef is particularly sought after as the meat of choice for kebab dishes or the classic beef shank dish nihari. Seafood is generally not consumed in ...
Islamic dietary laws are laws that Muslims follow in their diet. Islamic jurisprudence specifies which foods are halal (Arabic: حَلَال, romanized: ḥalāl, lit. 'lawful') and which are haram (Arabic: حَرَام, romanized: ḥarām, lit. 'unlawful'). The dietary laws are found in the Quran, the holy book of Islam, as well as in ...