Pakistani Street Food

Since we have been exploring the food of Pakistan within a the more formal setting of a kitchen and restaurant, I wanted to explore the street food of Pakistan.  To really eat like a local, particularly within an urban center, you go to the street vendors. Can you imagine New York City without its hot dogs and pretzels, Athens without its gyros, or Hong Kong without its dim sum?  Street food is food that's fast and so much more delicious than fast food. The street stalls also provide a crash course in the culture of a foreign place. Exotic smells, sounds, and sights overwhelm your senses as you attempt to decide which stall to visit first. 

Popular options offered in Pakistan, particularly within Lahore, from street side vendors are Hareesa (mutton or beef with rice and other grains and spices), Chicken Tikkah (chicken marinated in spices and yogurt then baked in a tandoori oven), Daal Chawal (a spiced lentil dish), Biryani (a rice based food mixed with spices and meat), Phajje ke Paye (a type of goat stew), Haleem (a dish made of wheat, lentils, meat (usually mutton or beef) and spices)....the list could go on for much longer.  


Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/story?id=118416&page=1