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    Main Dish Recipes

    This collection features incredible main dish recipes that are perfect for lunch and dinner! Many of them are Pakistani and Indian.

    You'll find chicken dishes, like this authentic chicken biryani or this authentic chicken karahi. There are also mutton dishes, like this Pakistani mutton korma or this Pakistani mutton masala curry. Plus, plenty more main dishes, including beef, goat, and vegetarian options!

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    • a bowl with chana masala with naan and chana masala in a pot on the side as well as a bowl with fresh cilantro on the other side.
      20-Minute Chana Masala (Chickpea Curry)
    • holding mutton karahi in hand with stuff in the background
      Authentic Pakistani Mutton/Goat Karahi (Karahi Gosht)
    • a piece of chicken on a serving spoon with pot filled with chicken handi.
      Pakistani Chicken Handi with Bone-In Chicken
    • biryani in a platter with raita in a bowl on the side.
      Tender Pakistani Beef Biryani (Instant Pot)
    • Achari Keema in a plate
      Tangy Achari Keema With Homemade Achari Masala
    • half a picture of aloo matar gajar in a pot.
      20-Minute Quick Aloo Matar Gajar
    • a hand holding haleem with 2 bowls in the background.
      Pakistani Thick Beef Haleem (Instant Pot & Stovetop)
    • chana dal in the pot.
      30-Minute Pakistani Chana Dal
    • 2 bowls of dal and chawal
      20-Minute Instant Pot Moong and Masoor Dal
    • murgh cholay in a pot.
      30-Minute Pakistani Murgh Cholay
    • 3 bowls of shimla mirch keema with a green pepper on the side and hands holding one of bowls.
      Pakistani Shimla Mirch Keema (Bell Pepper & Ground Beef Curry)
    • charsi karahi in a bowl.
      Peshwari Mutton Charsi Karahi With Black peppercorns
    • a hand holding beef karahi in a white bowl and 2 bowls blurred in the background.
      Tender Homemade Pakistani Beef Karahi
    • karele krema in a pot.
      Delicious Pakistani-Style Karela Keema
    • vegetable pulao in a platter with some on a serving spoon.
      Quick Stovetop Vegetable Pulao With Basmati Rice
    • achar gosht in the hand in a bowl.
      Pakistani Tangy Achari Gosht (Mutton Curry Recipe)
    • 3 plates of pulao with royal rice packet.
      Instant Pot Pakistani Mutton Pulao (Goat Pulao)
    • 2 chicken Chicken Karahi in karahi with cilantro and chapati on the side.
      How To Make Authentic Pakistani-Style Chicken Karahi
    • spoon holding aloo keema with the pot with aloo keema in the background.
      Quick Pakistani Aloo Keema (Stovetop or Instant Pot)
    • keema with ginger and fresh cilantro.
      Quick Keema Curry (Pakistani Ground Beef)
    • kadhi pakora in a pot and in a ladel
      Pakistani Kadhi Pakora
    • garnished beef masala curry in a pot.
      Pakistani Beef Masala Curry
    • a man's hand holding korma
      Pakistani Mutton Korma (Goat Qorma)
    • beef paya curry in the pot with gravy on the spoon.
      Tender Pakistani Beef Paya (Instant Pot)
    • a jar of homemade biryani Masala and a bowl filled with biryani masala
      5-Minute Homemade Biryani Masala
    • NIHARI SHOT BURRY with 3 bowls.
      Authentic Beef Nihari (Beef Shank Stew)
    • aloo methi in a bowl in a plate with naan. a hand holding aloo methi in a piece of naan.
      Easy Pakistani-Style Aloo Methi (Stovetop)
    • Palak Chicken in a pot with some on the serving spoon.
      30-Minute Pakistani Palak Chicken
    • Butt Karahi in a wok.
      30-Minute Pakistani Butt Karahi
    • 2 plates of biryani in the back one in the front
      Instant Pot Mutton Biryani
    • zinger burger a close up picture.
      Chicken Zinger Burger (Pakistani-Style Recipe)
    • royal rice biryani
      How To Make Authentic Chicken Biryani At Home
    • Butter Chicken in a plate and a bowl on the side.
      Pakistani-Style Butter Chicken (Better than Restaurant!)
    • white chicken karahi in a pot half shot.
      How To Make Pakistani Creamy Chicken White Karahi
    • singaporean rice on a platter with a hand lifting the platter.
      Pakistani-Style Singapore Rice Recipe With Chicken
    • chapati in a big plate. and in a little plate which is on the big plate the small plate has achari bhindi.
      Achari Bhindi With Homemade Achari Masala
    • a hand holding aloo gosht in a plate.
      30-Minute Homemade Aloo Gosht With Yogurt
    • half a picture of chicken shashlik in a plate along with white rice.
      Easy Pan-Fried Chicken Shashlik With Gravy
    • chili chicken with gravy on white basmati rice.
      Stovetop Crispy Chili Chicken With Gravy
    • 3 bowls filled with Pakistani mutton stew with a man's hand holding one in the center.
      Tender Pakistani Mutton Stew With Yogurt
    • one bowl standing out for the meatball curry and the rest of 2 blurred.
      How To Make Pakistani Kofta Curry
    • palak keema in a stainless steel pot.
      Easy Stovetop Pakistani Palak Keema

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