Saturday, February 23, 2019

Qaqlasht Valley (festival)

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Qaqlasht is a flat terrain that is located about 80 kilometers north of Chitral town and approachable by a smooth drive of one and a half-hour. when early spring sweeps through the valley, this Plateau type of plane transforms into a gorgeous picnic resort with a carpet grassy and tiny yellow flowers stretched lover miles and miles that attracts a great number of people from different parts of the district and other parts of the country during Qaqlasht Festival which is held every year in April. 



"Jashan-e-Qaqlasht" is the old-age festival of the people of northern Chitral with a history of more than 2.000 years. Rais rulers used to organize it in the remote past to be continued by the Kator dynasty, which not only assiduously patronized this particular cultural event, but also promoted other festivals e.g. Jashan-e-Shandur and Jashan-e-Chitral.
The festival is organized with the objective to protect that indigenous Kho cultural and to highlight and market it as tourism product so as to attract maximum national and international tourists to the region.

UPPER CHITRAL (QAQLASHT)
The natural and cultural heritage of Chitral offers great tourism and trekking adventure opportunities through rugged mountains, snow-clad peaks, lush green meadows and crystal clear steams.In addition, the valley and mountains in the area are home to many rare species of plants, animals and birds.





Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Chana Chaat recipe

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  • Ingredients:

  • 300 gm boiled Chickpeas
  • 300 gm boiled potatoes
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tomato
  • 1 green capsicum
  • 3 green chilies
  • 100 gm Green Coriander
  • 50 gm Mint
  • 100 gm Imli Sauce
  • Half cup Green Sauce
  • Salt as needed
  • ½ tbsp Chopped Red Chilies
  • 1 tsp Zeera Powder
  • ¼ tbsp Black pepper powder
  • 2 tbsp Chaat Masala
  • 3 lemons
  • ¼ tbsp ketchup

  • Directions:
  • 1. In a bowl, add boiled chickpeas, boiled potatoes, onions, tomato, green capsicum, green chilies, green coriander, Mint, Imli sauce, Green sauce, Salt, chopped red chilies, Zeera powder, white chili powder, chat Masala, lemon juice, ketchup and mix them all.
  • 2. Your Spicy Chana Chat is ready to serve.

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Shandur Polo Festival

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The world famous Shandur Pass is approx. 3798 meters above sea level and lies midway between Chitral and Gilgit. the distance from Chitral is 155km and from Gilgit is 235km approximately.
Shandur Pass remains snow covered in winter and turns into green pastures during summer season. The Shandur Lake adds to the colors of the plateau surrounded by high mountains. The famous Shandur Polo Tournament which has attained almost legendary status, is played here between Chitral and Gilgit teams every year from 7th to 9th July.






During the three days festival at Shandur, polo enthusiasts, mountain lovers, writers, photographers, mountains bikers, hikers, (local and foreign tourists) converge to witness the spectacular polo matches between the finest teams of Gilgit and Chitral. 





Monday, February 4, 2019

Tandoori Chicken Recipe

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INGREDIENTS

  • 2 pounds chicken legs no skin (8 legs)
  • 2 cups greek yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 tablespoon garam masala
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 teaspoon yellow food coloring
  • 1 teaspoon red food coloring
  • 1 lemon juiced

INSTRUCTIONS


  1. Cut very shallow little lines into the de-skinned chicken legs and add them to a large bowl or a zipper bag.
  2. Add the rest of the ingredients to the chicken and mix well (I use a zipper bag and just sort of squish it all around).
  3. Let marinade in the refrigerator for at LEAST 8 hours, preferably 24 hours.
  4. Remove the majority of the marinade before cooking the chicken.
  5. Heat the oiled grill to medium-high heat and cook the chicken until cooked through, 10-12 minutes.
  6. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and cook on a sheet pan for 25-30 minutes.

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Friday, February 1, 2019

How to make traditional Tandoor

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I hope you enjoy this video, I'm speechless. Also search for the architecture of mud in Yemen. You will learn a lot.




"The purpose of making this videos is to show the audience that survival without our modern tools is still possible. Still, we have hundreds of methods to build something useful out of nothing. There are certain primitive survival skills of which humans from this modern world can utilize their very own natural raw resources for their betterment." P.L.R.


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