The food of Karachi is a mixture of numerous different influences. Many ethnic groups and traditions have added their tastes and spices to make a unique collection of enticing foods. This metropolitan city is home to several dhabas, food centers and cafes catering to the taste buds of millions of people living in this city. The food street in burns road Karachi is of great importance because here you can have all the traditional food items on a single platform. Too many people visit this street with their friends and family to enjoy a massive variety of food. The restaurants present in this street are full of indoor and outdoor seating capacity which is one of the primary reasons for this place to be the most frequent eating place. Boat basin in Clifton is also a nice place for eating in this city where you can find almost all the favorite restaurants to enjoy the food you love.

There is a wide range of mouth-watering dishes that are ideal particularly in this city. From these food items, we have managed a list of top 10 dishes of Karachi to satisfy your food cravings.

Anda Paratha

Anda Paratha is a favorite breakfast dish of Karachi which is usually preferred to eat by the people of this city. The egg is made with a particular recipe that includes finely chopped onion, tomatoes, green chilies, red chili, garam masala, salt, and oil. The combination of anda and paratha is so delicious that no one can resist eating it.

Seekh Kabab

Seekh Kebab is a variety of kebab that is extensively liked all over Pakistan. They can be made from different meats like chicken, lamb or beef. You can grill them over a bbq or bake them in the oven as well depends upon your choice. These kebabs are molded along the skewers before being barbequed. The meat used in it is adequately minced and mixed with various spices and herbs. Seekh kabab are served with naan or rice with raita and salad.

Kofta

It is purely a meat dish with some curry in it. It can be prepared with the meat of chicken, beef or mutton but beef is generally ideal for it. The key ingredients to make this dish are meat, onions, yogurt, ginger and garlic paste, egg, gram flour, green chilies, red chili powder, tomatoes, coriander, garam masala, salt, and oil. It is a spicy food item that is served with naan or chapati.

Haleem

Haleem is basically a stew of flour, soup, lentils, barley, meat, and different spices. It’s one of the well-liked dishes in Karachi because of its excellent flavor and dietary benefits. A lot of people in Karachi usually eat haleem in the month of Muharram, but those people who like this dish has no specific calendar to eat it. This exceptional dish can be easily found in the food streets of Karachi. Haleem is also famous in the subcontinent. It is normally topped with lemon juice, ginger, green chilies, and fried onion.

Chicken Malai Boti

Chicken Malai Boti is another delicious dish in which fresh cream is used to marinate the meat with different spices before the barbecue process. The creamy texture provides the meat an exceptionally smooth and soft flavorful that is hard to resist. It is considered as the most popular dishes in Karachi because of the appealing combination of spice and cream that makes the meat of the chicken melt in your mouth.

Chicken Chutney Roll

Chicken chutney roll is one of the mouthwatering roll varieties in Karachi. It is made from the boneless chicken with yogurt, turmeric powder, salt, spices, chili powder, coriander, white flour, tamarind paste, and ghee.  The chicken pieces are kept inside the paratha with special spicy chutney spread over it.

Anday Wala Burger

It is a very common food item that you can find in almost all the street corners with the same flavor of awesomeness and sheer brilliance in every bite of it. This burger is actually a Soft Kebab Patty, draped gently into the fluffed egg batter, fried to perfection with just the perfect quantity of onions, tomatoes, and saucy inside it. It is a perfectly toasted bun that is served with a range of spicy sauces.

Aloo gosht

It is one of the renowned and all time desired curry of Pakistani cooking.  This dish is a combination of meat and potato. It is quickly made dish in which meat is heated in a pan with oil, ginger, onion, garlic, turmeric powder, red chili powder, salt, and hot water. After that, yogurt is added with potatoes and the water to let it cooks for an additional 10 minutes before it is ready to serve.

Pasanday

This meat dish is eaten since the era of Mughal emperors. It is prepared from the meat of the leg of lamb or goat. These meat pieces are flattened in the form of strips and then marinated with the mixture of turmeric, red chili powder, coriander powder, ginger garlic paste. Yogurt, spice powder, and salt. It is a delicious dish that is served with hot tandoori roti or chapati.

Sheer Khurma

Sheer Khurma is a popular sweet dish that is usually eaten in the breakfast along with various other dishes. The ingredients used in this dish are milk, sugar, vermicelli, and dates. For garnishing, almond, pistachio, and raisins are typically used. It is called as a traditional dessert of Pakistani homes that is served in almost all the homes at the occasion of Eid.