Sumayya UsmaniSummers Under the Tamarind Tree
Recipes & Memories from Pakistan
Sumayya Usmani grew up in Karachi, Pakistan and moved to London over ten years ago, but has found home in Glasgow, Scotland. A food writer and cookery teacher, Sumayya is passionate about sharing the flavours of her homeland with a view to highlighting Pakistani cuisine as a distinct one. Sumayya advocates cooking by "andaza", (sensory and estimation cooking), which is how she learnt to cook from her mother and grandmothers from a very young age. She appears frequently in many online and print publications, on television, and co-presents BBC Kitchen Cafe weekly on BBC Radio Scotland.
Summers under the tamarind tree
Pakistan: The spirit, the passion, the flavour
Childhood tales: Growing up in the kitchen
Cooking methods: Pakistani techniques explained
A note on spice: What to buy and how to use it
Masala blends: Traditional family recipes
Awakening the senses: Breakfast
Tantalising the taste buds: Street food and snacks
Breaking bread and sharing rice: Breads and rice dishes
Meaty markets and weekdays bazaars: Beef, lamb and mutton
Birds from the Empress: Chicken and other birds
Sailing the seas: Seafood and fish
My grandmother’s garden: Vegetables, fruit and salad
Homegrown guavas: Chutneys and pickles
Under a motia-filled sky: Celebration feasts
The sweet taste of mango heaven: Desserts
Chai-pani: Hot and cold drinks
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