Pakistan Eats

Pakistan Eats is a food blog that shares classic Pakistani recipes.

01/16/2026

Going through my 2016 photos brought such a massive smile to my face! What a beautiful year (save for the election of Trump…)

This was peak millennial earnestness. I launched Pakistan Eats, I cooked for, and with friends, I traveled to gorgeous places, I worked in rural schools, I took cheesy photos in cheesy outfits, I used so many filters, and I ate so well.

2016 was also our last year in DC before we moved to Juarez. I had really grown to love the city, and called it my home. So it’s only fitting to start 2026 back here.

I will be a very lucky woman if 2026 is even a fraction as magical and transformational as 2016 🌺

01/02/2026

HAPPY NEW YEAR LOVES!!

2025 was a wild year, both professionally and personally. I published my first cookbook, PAKISTAN, which I have talked about it at length here and on my Substack so will SPARE YOU.

I made no resolutions for 2026 (a first), instead here’s a walk through of my sloppy screenshot factory/2026 mood board that nobody asked for 🥲

THANK YOI FOR BEING HERE!

12/17/2025

Bring nankhatai and zeera biscuits to your next cookie swap!

Updated holiday gift guide + recipe for nankhatai from PAKISTAN up on my Substack. Linked in my bio!

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12/08/2025

Excited to team up with my lovely publisher for a giveaway to celebrate the holiday season!

5 lucky winners will receive a copy of PAKISTAN! To enter:

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Giveaway ends December 11th at 12:00pm.

The winner will be notified by on 1/5/2026. Void where prohibited.

US only, age 18+. Giveaway not sponsored/affiliated with Instagram.

12/02/2025

Feeling like a bit of a baddie this morning!

My DEBUT cookbook made it to ’s and ’s best cookbooks of the year, and ’s books we love list!

Can never thank my agent, , publisher and the team enough for taking a chance on a first time author; and to all the editors and writers who took the time to give PAKISTAN such a thoughtful, loving read. THANK YOU 💖

(but also 😎 hehe)

11/18/2025

Still developing new recipes! They just have a home on Substack + losing the food blog aesthetic. Linked in my bio 🌺

11/05/2025

Today we are all New Yorkers!

Thank you , thank you New York. The world needed that. Now, LFG!! 🚀 🌹

10/25/2025

PAKISTAN made it to ’s beloved Eat Voraciously newsletter in the Washington Post! I’m so happy that the recipe Daniela featured was the Parsi patrani machli I adapted from the amazing . It’s one of the brightest, most beautiful recipes in the cookbook. Article linked in my bio and stories.

10/02/2025

Lots of new faces here - hi!

I’m Maryam, an Islamabad-born food writer currently residing in DC. My debut cookbook, PAKISTAN, one of the most complete looks at Pakistani cuisine, just came out this March!

I have been writing about food since 2017, and been at the forefront of reporting on Pakistan’s food culture. I have written about Shan Masala, WhatsApp voice notes, Shinwari cuisine, and Pakistan’s biryani and pulao wars. I have also reported on Juarez’s young chefs, and Cambodia’s dying salt farms. More about what I do on my website! 🤓

You can subscribe to my Substack to stay updated on what I’m to. Thanks for following along xx

Everything linked in my bio
📸 by homie .te

09/11/2025

I overthought this carousel and caption way too much, and so this is a very belated farewell love note to Manila.

If Phnom Penh felt like a girl comedy, Manila was a 90’s indie film. Long winding conversations, moody lighting, a fantastic, if somewhat disjointed soundtrack.

The friends that I made here, nearly all Manileños, taught me so much about love, patience, forgiveness and community, and finding romance, beauty and music in the most unlikely of places. What a gift, what a send off, thank you.

08/15/2025

I’m a day late but happy freedom from goras day 🇵🇰 🇮🇳

Here’s my little Pakistan love carousel:

# 1 Jamia Masjid, Rawalpindi
# 2 Unnamed game room, Rawalpindi
# 3 Brunch, Chak Shahzad
# 4 and 5 Namak Mandi, Rawalpindi
# 6 and 7 Walled City, Lahore
# 8 Somewhere in South Punjab
# 9 Attabad lake, Hunza
# 10 Gulmit, Hunza

03/02/2025

Ramadan mubarak, friends 🩷

Wishing everyone a peaceful and reflective month.

Here are a few items from my upcoming cookbook, “Pakistan,” that I’ll be making this month + a couple of bonus Ramadan mood board posts 🙃

# 1 Mixed pakoray
# 2 Date halwa
# 3 Mint lemonade
# 4 Laccha paratha
#5 Lassi

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# 6 and 7 Samosas and jalebi from Rana Market. Isloo folks know!

# 8 Ramadan thoughts and prayers via

Out on March 25, “Pakistan,” is now available for pre-order. Link to pre-order is in the bio but you can also leave a comment, and I’ll send the link directly to your inbox 📨

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