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Zameen
Paperback
Cookbooks GeneralIndian & South Asian CookingMidwest Cooking
ISBN13: 9781645388210
Publisher: Ten16 Press
Published: Sep 18 2026
Pages: 148
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.38 Width: 8.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Zameen means land, and this cookbook is an argument firmly rooted in the soil upon which it was written.
In his debut cookbook, chef Sultan Ahmed of Sultan Restaurant reimagines Pakistani cooking through the bounty of the Wisconsin landscape. Nihari is prepared with Wisconsin-farmed beef. Raitas are created using fresh Wisconsin yogurt. Combining techniques and inspiration from around the globe, Zameen is a gateway into a bold new cosmopolitan cuisine.
These are not thirty-minute meals. Zameen asks you to slow down. Toast and grind your own spices, braise slowly without an Insta-pot, taste and adapt. Spices are measured in relative parts rather than fixed spoonfuls, because no two jars of turmeric are ever the same, and the only true judge of flavor is your palette. Great spice cookery is a conversation.
Organized around the Midwest growing year, the recipes move through the seasons, showcasing the bounty of Midwest agriculture throughout the year. The staple Friday fish fry is reimagined with Punjabi spices and sardines, and the classic gulab jamun is enhanced with Wisconsin maple syrup. Each recipe is grounded in technique and intention, paying respect to the cultures and cuisines which inspire the dish.
Zameen is a product of a first-generation Pakistani immigrant's journey from a courtyard kitchen in Karachi to his own dining room in Wisconsin. It is a serious technical instruction in cooking which insists that Pakistani cuisine belongs among the great cooking traditions of the world. Food cannot be constrained by national borders.
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