Taka Tak

Taka Tak
Taka Tak which is originally called ‘Tawa Gurda Kapoora’ is another favorite of Lahorites.  Taka Tak is prepared by a very expert chef who possesses a special skill to cook Taka Tak.
Taka Tak means the special sound that comes from the pan in which the food is fried and when it is hit in a special rhythm and pattern by the chef. You can hear the echo of this Taka Tak in every food street of Lahore.
Great Lahori food ' Taka Tak ' which can be traced back to the kings of Indian sub continent who loved Taka Tak for their hunted food like deer, goats, pheasants, pigeons etc. For cooking this big iron types of square cleavers were used to chop, blend and prepare these sensational dishes. Delicious dishes were stir fried, the brain, kidney, heart, lamb chop traditionally cooked in special herbs & spices.
Tawa Taka Tak is when a large tawa, which is large, flat, dish shaped skillet on which cooking is done. The dish could be made with any vegetables, meat, or fish.
Taka-Tak is since the times our Grandmother was tossing and turning everything she cooked n extracting the juices and flavor
in a very different way of cooking.
This way of cooking enables to blend herbs and spices marinated into the cooking.
One of the most famous dishes for vegetarians in Indian subcontinents is known as paneer bhurji, which can be made
taka tak style. This paneer bhurji is actually scrambled cottage cheese, cooked with cumin [ jeera], finely chopped onion, chopped green chilies, cooking oil, some salt and coriander leaves.