# The best Pakistani dishes

Pakistan's most popular dishes, from Karachi biryani to Peshawar's chapli kebab, according to Very Hungry Nomads, Top Travel Sights and Pakistani food guides.

- 25 votes · 13 items
- Sep 9, 2026 · Ankit Desai
- https://even.best/en/l/879/the-best-pakistani-dishes

## Top 12

1. **Biryani** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Spiced rice layered with meat and potato; Sindhi and Karachi biryani are national obsessions.
2. **Nihari** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Beef or mutton shank slow-cooked overnight, eaten for breakfast with naan in Lahore and Karachi.
3. **Chapli kebab** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Flat spiced minced beef patties fried in fat, from Peshawar.
4. **Seekh kebab** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Spiced minced meat grilled on skewers.
5. **Sajji** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Whole lamb or chicken roasted on spits around a fire, from Balochistan.
6. **Paya** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Slow-cooked trotters soup, a winter breakfast.
7. **Halwa puri** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Fried puris with semolina halwa and chickpeas, the Sunday breakfast.
8. **Daal chawal** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Lentils with rice, everyday comfort food.
9. **Saag with makki ki roti** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Mustard greens with cornbread, from Punjab.
10. **Gol gappay** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Crispy puris with tangy water, the street snack.
11. **Kheer** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Rice pudding with cardamom and nuts.
12. **Chicken karahi** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Chicken cooked fast in a wok-like karahi with tomatoes, chillies and ginger.
13. **Haleem** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Wheat, lentils and meat pounded into a thick stew, popular in Ramadan.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.