A home kitchen in Skardu, cooked to order
The food of Baltistan, cooked from scratch in a family home. Mamtu folded after you call, noodles cut that morning.
4.9 from 562 Google reviews
Dumplings are folded after your call. Noodles are cut that afternoon. Broth takes the time broth takes.
You eat at a family table on Marafie Colony Road. The person who cooked your food will likely sit down with you.
Apricot oil, walnuts, barley, buckwheat, and herbs gathered above the villages. Balti food is what this altitude will give.
Mild, nutty and built on wheat and walnut. Not the curry you are expecting.
Skardu sits in a cold desert at the meeting of the Indus and the Shigar, walled in on every side by the Karakoram. Little grows here that is not hardy: barley, buckwheat, walnut, apricot. Balti cooking is the record of that.
It is closer to Tibet than to Lahore, and it is not spicy.
What Balti food isGuests tend to remember two things: the mamtu, and the woman who cooked it.
Absolutely destroyed this plate of pulao and the Moscot chicken. Would recommend visiting just for the love of the game and the owner herself. She's such a boss and an absolute delight to talk to. I could taste a mother's love in the food.
A true taste of Baltistan. Every dish felt deeply rooted in local tradition, made with incredibly fresh ingredients and packed with authentic flavour. The chicken pulao, chicken moscut, and comforting barley noodle soup were all excellent.
Amazing experience at the balti cuisine. The food was delicious and the only place where you will find authentic balti taste! The host was very welcoming. Our children really enjoyed the company as well!
Call in the morning and eat in the evening. Call at noon and eat at sunset.
