Dining Out Safely: Your Allium-Free Guide to Pakistani Cuisine

Navigating Pakistani restaurants with allium restrictions can feel impossible when beloved dishes like biryani and karahi rely on onions and garlic. But with the mm food app, you can savor authentic flavors without compromise. Here’s your survival guide:

Why Pakistani Cuisine Poses Challenges

Pakistani food celebrates aromatic foundations: golden fried onions (birista), garlic-ginger paste, and leeks. Iconic dishes—nihari, kebabs, daal—often contain hidden alliums in masalas, stocks, or garnishes. Cross-contamination risks abound in busy kitchens.

How mm food App Becomes Your Ally

1. Smart Menu Scanning Upload a menu photo. mm food’s AI instantly flags dishes traditionally allium-free or easily modifiable (e.g., tandoori items without marinade).
2. Ingredient Deep-Dive Tap any dish to see which components pose risks—like piaz (onion) in raita or lasan (garlic) in chutneys.
3. Translation Power Decipher Urdu menus effortlessly. Know exactly what "Pyaz ka Salan" means before ordering.

Dish-by-Dish Survival Tactics

• Safe Bets: Seek plain naan, steamed rice (chawal), or grilled meats (tikka) without marinade. Confirm no lehsun-pyaaz added.
• Proceed with Caution: Lentil dishes (daal) may use onion bases; ask for piaz ke baghair (without onions). Avoid curries unless kitchens accommodate custom requests.
• Dessert Wins: Most mithai (sweets) like sohan halwa or kheer are naturally allium-free.

Communicating with Confidence

Use mm food’s phrase bank to convey needs in Urdu:

"Main allium nahi kha sakta. Kripya mere khana se pyaaz, lasan, aur hari piyaz hata dijiye."
(I cannot eat allium. Please remove onion, garlic, and scallions from my dish.)

Real Success Story

Sarah, avoiding garlic due to IBS, visited a Lahore eatery. mm food flagged chapli kebabs as modifiable. She showed our translated request to the chef and enjoyed sizzling kebabs customized with vinegar and paprika instead of garlic paste!

Don't skip the feast—master it. Download mm food, set your allium-free profile, and reclaim the joy of Pakistani dining.