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Omar Hussain

Contributing Writer

Omar is a food journalist and home cook from Karachi, now living in Doha. He writes about the intersection of South Asian and Gulf culinary traditions, exploring how expatriate communities adapt their home recipes.

Pakistani CuisineSouth Asian FusionStreet Food

Cultural Background: Pakistani, based in Qatar

Testing Approach: Recipes are developed to work in a standard home kitchen without specialty equipment.

Recipes by Omar Hussain

Stories by Omar Hussain

Expat Stories

Halwa Puri Sundays in the Gulf

Every Friday morning in Sharjah, Deira, and Doha, the smell of deep-frying puris and toasting semolina fills apartment corridors — a weekly ritual that connects Gulf-based Pakistani families to home.