PESHAWAR: The food stalls across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa especially in Peshawar become bustling hubs, drawing people eager to break their first fast with delicious and traditional delicacies. Pakora, Kajoor and Chappli Kebab’s stalls are among food outlets started attracting crowds for their tantalizing aroma, energy and mouthwatering delectable taste. In Peshawar, the food shops of Pakora and Kajoor (dates) besides Chappli Kabab’s outlets on Sunday attracted a large number of people ahead of the first Iftar of the holy month of Ramazanul Mubarak. Pakora is a spicy food item mostly prepared of onions, potatoes and chickens, which is being sold like a hot cake due to its delicious taste, cost-efficient varieties and energy perspectives. Like Kajoor, Pakora is the most favorite item during Iftar parties in provincial capital where special shops were opened at historic Qissa Khwani, Ghanta Ghar, Firdus, Hasthnagri and others areas started making a roaring business ahead of first iftar. Different types of Pakora are being prepared such as potato pakora, palak pakora, onion pakora, Gobhi pakora, attracting people, senior citizens, children, women and youth as special iftar item. The delicious dish is being prepared from different ingredients such as onion, eggs, potatos, chicken and cauliflower after these things are dipped in a Pakora made flour. Great rush is being witnessed on food stalls especially Pakora, Kajoor, Kachalo, Dhahi Bhalay, Nehari and Chappli Kabab at all bazaars including Qissa Khwani in Peshawar. DNA
Peshawar’s famous sri paye and haleem besides beef rice polao are also the most demanding home delivery items of Rozadars.
Riaz Khan, a retired employee of the Education Department on a food stall at Hashtnagri told media that Pakora and Kajoor are his most favorite food items during Iftar parties and without it his Iftar seems incomplete. “Personally, I like chicken pakora because of its batter taste and energy’s perspective,” he said, adding demands of the onion and potato Pakora has also increased in local markets.
All food markets in KP are flooded with Pakora, Jalebi, Dahi Bhalay and Kachalo stalls where hectic buying are being witnessed when Iftar’s time becomes nearer.A few Pakora and dates are enough for me as it is a complete food,” Riaz Khan said. —DNA
