Here is where the perfect pairing for qorma, nihari or a hot cup of milk tea comes from The sound of punching holes into a perfectly made piece of sheermal bread before putting it into a burning ...

'Khameer' or 'Khamir' is an Urdu word meaning yeast. Khameeri roti is leavened bread that is made in tandoor. It is so soft and chewy that it goes well with any curry. It is mostly paired with nihari ...

If some stories are to be believed, Sheermal is said to have originated in Persia and travelled to India, Pakistan and Afghanistan via the Silk Road. However, legend has it that the naan was the ...

Food lovers were treated to a royal delight this week as an Instagram post featuring Shahi Sheermal went viral. The glimpse into the making of two types of Shahi Sheermal has left viewers drooling.

In Nizamuddin Basti, a historic doorway reopens as Vasim's bakery, Shahi Sheermal, revives the art of making traditional sheermal bread. During sunny noons, the cobwebbed strands veiling the ...

As the Muslim call to prayer echoes through the air, I find myself standing outside a small bakery in the old town of Srinagar, capital of the territory of Jammu and Kashmir in northern India. Locals ...

I met a few naanbais from the lanes of Delhi-6 (Old Delhi), Lajpat Nagar, Mehrauli and Khirkee Extension—lanes I call the “roti galis”. Here’s something of the history of these areas: Small parcels of ...

KARACHI: Makers of roti, naan, sheermal and taftan have increased prices by Rs2-Rs10 per piece in the city, thus multiplying the woes of consumers, who are already depressed by soaring rates of ...

Omar Khayyam penned some memorable lines that talk of a ‘Loaf of Bread, a Flask of Wine’ in the company of the beloved magically transforming wilderness into a paradise. And there is Nazir Akbarabadi ...

The century-old wooden ‘bhatti’ (oven) at the K Ali Bakery is an inheritance from its founder, Kausar Ali Soumyajit Dey Visiting the century-old K Ali Bakery was on my bucket list for quite some time.