Pakistani STREET FOOD Breakfast!! The KING OF PARATHAS in Karachi, Pakistan

Beautiful. Look at that. You can hear it cracking. Like this. Just go like that. Get some more. Good morning everyone. I hope you're all doing well. This is David Hoffman from David's Bin here coming at you from beautiful Karachi, Pakistan. The largest city in the country. I am so excited to be here. It's my first morning. It's 8.30 right now and we're going to go have some traditional breakfast which is like paratha with chai and then after this we're going to the Empress Market which is the oldest market in Karachi dating back to the British Raj. And I'm doing all this in partnership with my friends here at Manaki and here is Purkan. Welcome to Pakistan. Thanks my man, thanks. Thanks. What are we going to eat this morning? We will eat Lachha Paratha with omelette and chana and tea. Alright, let's do it my friends. Everybody's so friendly. So guys, everything good? Yeah. Let's go, let's go. Everybody's so friendly. So friendly. People welcome you with their open hearts. And right here, this is the king of parathas. Guys, look at this. He's making like 50 parathas at one time. Paratha is a flatbread, multiple layers. It actually reminds me of a parota, right? So what are they doing? Well, he's flattening the dough on the right. Then he throws it onto this huge pan. It fits roughly around 50 of them. Then he puts ghee all over it, so clarified butter. Then he flips, moves them around, stacks them. He's moving them around until they're ready. Then you pair this with an omelette. You pair it also with chole, so chickpeas, and with chai. My friends, I am hungry. This is exciting. My first day here in Pakistan. So Deva, you saw them making some parathas. Now let's go and watch some making of tea. Chai, chai, chai all day. Chai all day. Oh, I love it. It's the best. Right here, right across. And this gentleman right here is making chai or tea. This is the best. Every single day, I have like 10 cups. How much does it cost? How many? 30 rupees. 30 rupees, that's it? Yeah. 30? That's a little expensive, no? I'm joking, I'm joking. It's cheap. I know. I can't wait. So we're going to have it here. We're going to go upstairs. We're going to have everything up there? Yeah. Okay, let's go upstairs. So one thing you'll always find in Pakistani restaurants is a place to wash your hands. Literally right next to the restaurant, right? You wash your hands with soap. 20 seconds, coronavirus rules, right? Perfect. We're using our hands to break up the egg, the paratha. Oh, dude, I cannot wait. And look, if you look around, these guys making parathas over there. Over here as well. Over here, everybody's eating. We got some chai. The city is coming to life. And it's a Friday, right? So it should be more calm today in the morning, right? This is a local restaurant called Hotel Quetta Alamgi, right? So they serve paratha, eggs, chole, spicy eggs, right? And some chai. And it's a local restaurant. So how are local restaurants? Well, they're very easy, right? So the kitchen usually is by the street. Then they have two or three different levels of places you can eat. So dining rooms, right? This one's the bottom. The top is actually cool right now. Some tango up there. And this is it. You know, local life. You're not going to find any foreigners here. This is straight up locals, Pakistanis. Urdu. We come here every weekend for breakfast. It's famous in Karachi. So famous on Fridays, right? Famous on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, weekends. The breakfast is till 1 p.m. And the tea is 24 hours. They serve your breakfast at 7 a.m. All right, David. So I'm going to show you how you eat it. Mmm. Delicious. Here we go. We got some chai. Mmm. Nice and frothy. Oh, I love it, man. Lots of sugar though, right? Lots of sugar. Got some chole. Spicy chole. Spicy egg. Let's get a little bit of this, right? Oh, yeah. Mmm. Nice. Fury. It's a fury egg, right? Super spicy. And over here, the paratha, or the paratha, it's like multiple layers, right? It reminds me of the paratha in Kerala. Very similar. So lots of layers. What you do is you get a little bit, right? Oh, man. Crispy, crunchy. Mmm. Amazing. Oh, man. Flavors. Love the dough. Look at all the different layers, guys. Beautiful. Super oily. Not really oily. This is more clarified butter, right? So again, get in here. Let me get some of that. Get the chili. So you can mix all three, right? Yes. Look at that. That's nicer. Good combination. Lots of different textures. This is spicier than this. That's good. Furkan's like, you could definitely mix the paratha with the chai. I'll try it. This is so different. It's just like crumbly. Look at that. So dip it in, right? I'm gonna burn my hand. Mmm. Soaks up the tea. Mmm. I love that combination. Look at this. Look at all these beautiful layers. Incredible. So go in here. Get this super oily shawarma. Nice chickpeas. Whoa. What a stellar breakfast. Oh, I'm so happy. Mmm. Spicy omelet. My favorite. So that's basically it, right? You just keep repeating. Keep mixing. Do it whichever way you want, right? Yeah, you can have multiple combinations here. I think the best is to get the chickpeas and then also get some of the egg, right? Always use your right hand, guys. Oh, I'm starting to feel the heat up here. Mmm. This is tasty, man. So much flavor. Loads of different textures. Like this. Oh, man. Just go like that. Get some more. Beautiful. Look at that. You can hear it cracking. Oh, yeah. The chai is still on fire. Oh, it's better now. Mmm. Nice cardamom. Mmm. Love it, man. It's always like this. Very frothy, right? I've never had the flavors I'm getting from this in my life. Mmm. Get a little more of this. Mmm. Last bite. I'm getting really full. Too bad there's a lot. Again, once you're done eating, wash your hands thoroughly. Guys, I'm full. I'm excited. First day here in Pakistan with Manaki. And everybody's staring at me. Thank you. Delicious, delicious. The king of parathas. I gotta say, everybody's super friendly. And my friends here, all the kids, they're surrounding me. Guys, everything good? Hi. Yo. Pakistan. Good job. My friend, thank you so much. Okay. Thank you. The owner. And look, he just gave me the hat. So, this is Sindhi. Sindhi topi. Sindhi cape. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. How do you say it? Chokran. Chokranash. Chokriya. First day. Thanks, guys. Thank you. The food? Thank you. So good. Everybody in Pakistan welcomes you with open arms. Look at this. Give me the hat. They actually comp this, right? They comp this. Incredible. Let's go. David, surprise. Lassi time. Lassi. Love lassi. Lassi is the best thing to have after a spicy meal. It's a yogurt drink, right? Had it so many times in my life. And here. So, we're going to just get it right here. We're going to sit outside because obviously we're not sitting indoors. Everything good? Let's have some lassi. Lassi way best. And this is the lassi. Thank you, my friend. Chokriya. Oh, incredible. So, on top we have a nice layer of yogurt. Oh, this is so refreshing. Under the yogurt, you have just basically like milk, right? Milk and yogurt. So, it's a mix of milk and yogurt but the bottom, you know, I've had lassis all over but this one, it's more liquid on the bottom, not so chunky. On the top, you have the chunk, right? After that spice, this like cools you down, coats your stomach. Oh, and a lot of ice in here too. This is perfect. What a beautiful day. Not too hot either. It's like just right. This place is a milk center and it's early morning. That is why it's a huge line outside. People are getting lassi but they're also getting milk products, right? And they're also getting bread. Bread for their breakfast. For their breakfast. That's basically it, right? Alright, I'm going to chug this and let's go. We have a bazaar to see, right? Empress Market. How's the lassi? Lassi is good. It's good? It's a part of daily routine. Daily routine. I know it, man. You need it. The first thing in the morning we need is lassi. Awesome. Take care, guys. Have a good time. So this is like a drive-in lassi milk shop. You can just pull open your car. Obviously, there's only like two seats there. You can either stand like us, sit in those two seats or sit in your car with some air conditioning and get some lassi. The vendor comes out and he takes your order and he brings it to your car. Yes. That's it. Incredible. I can't believe how friendly everybody is. Welcome to Pakistan. Amazing. Thank you. Thank you, Menaki. Thank you so much. All right. Let's go to the Empress Market. This main avenue we're on has lots of mid-rise and high-rise buildings. So people, these are residential buildings, right? Mostly. Okay. And then lots of hotels, which are like the restaurants, right? Lots of restaurants, supermarkets and vendors. Beautiful. And today is not so hot. So you see a lot more people out. Obviously, in the shade, lots of people. And how far is the market? Three kilometers from over there. Three kilometers? Yes. In like ten minutes? Yes, in ten minutes we will be there. And we're lucky. No traffic today. Yes. I hope so. It's Friday and it's daytime. So the most traffic is usually at night, right? Because people are all out. All out. Everybody's out, enjoying their time, eating. People in Pakistan love to eat, especially at night. Yes. You can see the tomb of Qaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who is the founder of Pakistan. Due to his struggles, we have this beautiful, lovely homeland. He was a lawyer and he fought the Britishers for this piece of land. For us. If you guys don't know the history of Pakistan, this was part of India which was under the control of the British Raj from 1858 until 1947. 1947, they all separated from the British Raj and Pakistan separated and became its own country. And it's called the land of the pure. Or Paki just means pure. Stan means land, right? Yes. And it's basically a Muslim nation. So that's what happened, right? Yes. And right here we have the Empress Market. Beautiful. So this is British style building, right? Yes. Even the coffee is too friendly. He's like, oh, take a picture of me. Great. So this is the market. We're just going to park right here and go inside. So this market is from 1889. Oh, beautiful building. Love it. So built during the British Raj. And this is it. This is like entering into the past. Old school bazaar. Hello. Hello, my friends. Hello. Wow. Hello. The secret behind the delicious taste of Pakistani food. The masalas. This is what gives your food taste in Pakistan. All these beautiful spices. Oh, man. Look at this. Chili. I can smell the heat on that. Wow. Super spicy. If you're in the States, this is like a flea market, right? They sell everything from spices to clothing. Over there they have fruits, vegetables. Over here they have dates. So this gentleman right here has honey, dates, dried coconuts, more dates, infinite peanuts. We can't try anything though. We can't eat here, right? We can. Can we try? This is injeer. Injeer. Mmm. Delicious thing. I personally love it. It's chewy. It's like gummy. Mmm. Nice flavor. You want to try the dates? Oh, yeah. I'll try the dates. Yeah, I've had a lot of this and I went to Kuwait. Okay. Yeah, Arabs. Arabs, yeah. Mmm. Same thing, man. So you have to break through that outer layer. Then it's like, mmm. Soft. I love the texture here. And the inside you have a seed, so eat around it, right? Yes. Mmm. I'm super full though. The lassi filled me up to the rim, man. We just entered the main area of the bazaar. And you can see so many different vendors. But right in the center is a guy with coconuts. These are different types of coconuts, right? They have like hair on the outside, right? So he takes off the hair. Then this guy over here cleans it completely. And then he extracts or just opens a hole and takes out the water, right? Coconut water. Tastes different, huh? It's a different type of coconut. Salty. A little salty. I mean, it's not like pure. It's not like sweet at all, actually. And it's not cold. It's like warm. It's the best thing to get hydrated, you know? If you're super dehydrated, drink a lot of coconut water. Exactly. Cool, but also have a bathroom nearby. Because you have to go to the bathroom a lot. Oh, so good. My friend, Chukria. David, here we have the achar. We have different kinds. The mixed achar. So it's all pickled? Yes, it's all pickled. So it's different fruits that have been pickled, right? So they dry them. Yes. And then they make it into like a pickle. Yes. And that one's mixed with mango and different things. With all of the ingredients. That one looks phenomenal. So if you want, you can just buy some and take it home, right? Yeah. And the same thing with everything here. I mean, mainly people come and they take their groceries home. Yes. So it's like a daily market. You come, you buy your stuff, and you go over here. They have vegetables, pickles, spices. So guys, lots of kids here. Yeah. Moringa, moringa. Moringa. So moringa is a type of vegetable, right? It looks like okra. Okra. Yeah, it's Pakistani. It looks very similar to okra. Look at this. So it's like long. I've never seen this before, but it looks very similar to okra. You cut it into pieces. Yeah, cut it into pieces. You cut it. Okay, David, let's check out the oils. Peace be upon you. This is amazing. So if you have seeds of coconuts, mustard, almond, he'll extract the oil for you with this machine right over here. This one, cold press. My shop, cold press. This one, coconut oil. This, mustard oil. This, custard oil, almond, black seeds, sesame, olive oil, coconut, yellow mustard. And this English oil. This import English oil. Thank you. So basically each spice is for a different thing that you're making, right? If you're making barbecue, if you're making biryani, if you're doing fish, so you have a different spice. Where's the garam masala? Garam masala. Garam masala, this one. This one. This is the one you always have, right? What is this? So this is nimco. We got sev. We got dahi bade. Mixed nimco over here. We usually eat it during the evening. A light snack during the evening. And it's a salty snack. And it's delicious. So David, this is how we prepare our barbecue. These are called angetis. We have got different sizes of angetis. The small one, the middle one, the large one. And at the barbecue shop, it's an extra large angeti. We got a grill. Here we can make a barbecue grill. Like this. Yeah, it's for like fish and stuff, right? So this is what they use on the outside in the terrace, right? And they fill it with charcoal. And they put the layer on top. And then over here, they have the little fan, right? So you keep doing this. And you keep doing this. And it keeps cooking. That's it. Great. OK, so the market's pretty small, actually. We entered from there. We walked around the whole thing. And we're at the entrance again. That's it. So the center is where all the vegetables are. You have a few guys like this guy right here that extract oil for you. If you have seeds, bring it to them. And they'll do it for you. You can buy vegetables again. And this is the market, right? Household items. So everything is like for the house? Yes. Mostly, at least. Besides the Empress Market, across the street, we have another market. What market is this? So this is just in front of the Empress Market. The extension of the Empress Market, also known as Talfur Road. And we have different shops for bags, cloths, food items. It's more of a flea market. They have hats. Over here, they have sandals. They have belts, all leather belts. So everything here is to dress up, right? Yes, yes. We all get surrounded here. Everybody sees me, and they're like, yo, what are you doing? YouTube, YouTube. Yes, yes, yes. What are you making here? Food, food. Yes, yes, biryani. Oh, there's biryani. Yes, yes. No way. Can I see? I've got to say, the aroma. Oh, I smell it through the mask. Oh, so good. So good. Later, later, later. Very good, very good. So lots of food places. Over here, they're making parathas. Over there, the guy has biryani right on the street. Incredible. Lots of places to sit down, have some chai, have some water, and relax. That's basically what you do here. Hey, friend, how are you? Everything good? So this vendor just goes, come in. You want to see my shop? I'm like, yeah, yeah, let's see it. So he sells toys. Just toys. Lots of toys. My kids will love this. I can't bring my daughters here. They'll be like, no, I want everything. So you got cars, right? Lots of toy cars. Heroes. Marvel. No DC. Marvel. Chai pilai. So let's walk back to the center of the Empress Bazaar. So this bazaar has been here since 1888. Incredible place. Have to come. We had a delicious breakfast. I loved, loved that paratha. What do you call that paratha again? Lechedar paratha. Oh man, crispy, crunchy, paired with the chole, with the spicy eggs. Fury eggs for sure. That all with some delicious chai. And then coming here to explore this incredible market. Look at this. Over 130 years old from the British Raj era. You walk through. Everybody's super friendly. They'll let you try things. You can try some coconut water. You can try some oil if you want. Some dates, peanuts, chads. I mean, you name it, they got it. Everything in there is basically household goods, right? Yes. Things you take home. You can take home. And that's it for the morning. I hope you enjoyed this video in partnership with Menaki. We had an incredible experience. Thank you so much, my friend. You're welcome. If you guys loved the video, thumbs up. 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