The food stalls of Kajor (dates), chappli kabab, pakora and jalebi besides other items on Tuesday attracted a large number of people ahead of the first Iftar of the holy month of Ramazan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Great rush was witnessed on food stalls especially pakora, kajor, chappli kabab and jalebi at all bazaars including Qissa Khwani, Tehkal and Hashtnagri in Peshawar.
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.
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.
Riaz Khan, a retired teacher of Education Department on a food stall at Hashtnagri told APP that Kajor and Pakora are his most favorite food item during Iftar parties and without it his Iftar seems incomplete. “Personally, I like chicken pakora because of its batter taste—APP
