Kartarpura food street that comes alive at sehri
The area over the years has developed reputation for mouthwatering food
Residents of twin cities throng Kartarpura Food Street every night during Ramazan. PHOTOS: MUDASSIR RAJA
RAWALPINDI:
The food street at Kartarpura, near Banni, has been bustling with people visiting the area for sehri, as was observed early on Sunday.
The flow of people has been on the rise with every passing day, as area residents have started renting out their houses to eateries for the month of Ramazan.
People in Karachi's outskirts eat Sehri in the dark
A visit to the street on Saturday night showed hundreds of people, mostly adolescent boys, who had started to arrive soon after iftar.
At this time, the lights are turned on and the food stalls start selling nihari, paey, cholay with chicken and mutton, as well as lassi, kulfi and falooda.
The most popular stall in the street is Kala Nihari. The stall has become popular among the public during the last six to seven years.
The entire Kartarpura street turns into a “food street” during Ramazan, as a large number of people set up food stalls in the area.
“I have come from Golra with my friends to have sehri in Kartarpura. We make sure to have their specialty, beef nihari. We come here regularly during Ramazan,” said Adil Khan, a university student.
The number of visitors is increasing every year and the street is facing challenges regarding lack of seating space.
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“We have started renting houses along the street to accommodate our customers. Most of the visitors want to be seated inside the shops but they are very small,” says Ali Usman, whose father has a nihari stall in the street.
Shakeeb Ayub who came from Adiala Road to have nihari with his friends, said that he was seated in the lounge on the second floor of a house, where they were served with nihari, naan, and lassi.
“I have rented out my house to Kala Nihari for the month of Ramazan, wherein I have a contract with the food vendor which stipulates that I have to provide seating arrangements in my house and serve the customers, and the vendor will provide the food,” says Sardar Yousaf, who otherwise works in the printing and publishing industry.
Yousaf, who was serving the food, said that all male members of his family were busy with him in attending to the customers and facilitating them in his house.
He said that he had shifted his family to a relative’s house for the month.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 20th, 2016.
The food street at Kartarpura, near Banni, has been bustling with people visiting the area for sehri, as was observed early on Sunday.
The flow of people has been on the rise with every passing day, as area residents have started renting out their houses to eateries for the month of Ramazan.
People in Karachi's outskirts eat Sehri in the dark
A visit to the street on Saturday night showed hundreds of people, mostly adolescent boys, who had started to arrive soon after iftar.
At this time, the lights are turned on and the food stalls start selling nihari, paey, cholay with chicken and mutton, as well as lassi, kulfi and falooda.
The most popular stall in the street is Kala Nihari. The stall has become popular among the public during the last six to seven years.
The entire Kartarpura street turns into a “food street” during Ramazan, as a large number of people set up food stalls in the area.
“I have come from Golra with my friends to have sehri in Kartarpura. We make sure to have their specialty, beef nihari. We come here regularly during Ramazan,” said Adil Khan, a university student.
The number of visitors is increasing every year and the street is facing challenges regarding lack of seating space.
10 sehri meals to keep your energy levels on point during Ramazan
“We have started renting houses along the street to accommodate our customers. Most of the visitors want to be seated inside the shops but they are very small,” says Ali Usman, whose father has a nihari stall in the street.
Shakeeb Ayub who came from Adiala Road to have nihari with his friends, said that he was seated in the lounge on the second floor of a house, where they were served with nihari, naan, and lassi.
“I have rented out my house to Kala Nihari for the month of Ramazan, wherein I have a contract with the food vendor which stipulates that I have to provide seating arrangements in my house and serve the customers, and the vendor will provide the food,” says Sardar Yousaf, who otherwise works in the printing and publishing industry.
Yousaf, who was serving the food, said that all male members of his family were busy with him in attending to the customers and facilitating them in his house.
He said that he had shifted his family to a relative’s house for the month.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 20th, 2016.