Namak Mandi's lavish cuisines attract foodies on 3rd day of Eid.

PESHAWAR -- Known as city of hospitality, Peshawar's famous food street Namak Mandi has attracted food lovers in droves where they enjoyed the mouthwatering BBQ, Mattan Karahi, Chappli Kabab, Peshawar rice Polao, Paye and others traditional cuisines with an aromatic Peshawari Qehwa during Eid days.

Namak Mandi, a street famous for Mattan Karhai, Chappli Kabab, BBQ, Paye and Peshawari rice Polao located in backside of the historic Qissa Khwani bazaar are flooded with tourists, visitors and food lovers on third day of Eid following improvement of weather condition after heavy rains and significant reduction in coronavirus cases.

Sitting in hammock charpoys in primitive food shops at Namak Mandai, the tourists and food lovers enjoyed the mouth-watering Chappli Kabab, BBQ, Peshawar rice Polao and Matton Karahi along with aromatic green tea that doubled their happiness during Eid.

'Chappli Kabab and Matton Karahi is my favorite dish and my Eid seems incomplete without tasting its delectable bites,' said Khayam Khan, a resident of Pabbi, Nowshera while talking to reporter at Namak Mandi along with family and friends.

'After two years, I came to Namak Mandi to enjoy Chappli Kabab and Mattan Karhai along with aromatic green tea of the Qissa Khwani bazaar. In previous two Eids, I could not come my favorite food place due to coronavirus,' he said. 'I have also purchased two KG Chappli Kabab and three parcels of Peshawari rice Polao for Eid party of my family,' he said.

Like Khayam, a large number of food lovers visited Namak Mandi and others food streets of Peshawar where they enjoyed traditional cuisines including mouth watering Chappli Kabab due to its excellent taste and deliciousness.

Arif Ahmad, a famous Chappli Kabab businessman told reporter on Thursday that demands of Chappli Kabab have increased manifolds during Eid. Besides enjoying appetizing traditional cuisines at hotels and open restaurants at night, he said most of Chappli Kabab lovers asked for parcels from two Kg to five Kg for Eid parties at home to avoid hot weather at day time.

Inherited Chappli Kabab's business from my father, he said, 'my father Jalil Ahmad had took over it from his father, Jumma Khan in 1950. Following the death of my father, all his (Jalil Ahmed) six sons had carried forward the legacy of this hard-earned business and continued till date with a lot of hope to transfer it to the next generation,' he said.

'My grandfather had started chappli kabab business from...