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Omar Hussain

Contributing Writer

Food journalist and home cook from Karachi, now in Doha. He writes about how South Asian expatriate communities preserve and adapt home recipes across the Gulf.

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, one plate at a time.