One's destination is never a place but a new way of seeing things.

Takht bhai is my ancestral village and is located about 15 km from Mardan city. I love being here in the village and especially for eating Chapli Kabab. This place is famous for Buddhist monastery, an archeological site, situated on the top of a hillock , about 2km from takht bhai main bazar. Visiting there after many years i was shocked to see the road bad condition, Mardan Malakand road near Takht bhai. Some flyover bridge was left unconstructed and there was lot of mess all around, much traffic and disturbance. Finally i reached on hillock of buddhist monastery, though it's still looking ok but high school boys were playing there jumping on those Stupas :(  Here are some pictures from my recent visit to Takht e Bhai Buddhist Monastery. In the end i was also shocked to eat these tasteless Chapli Kabab at double price as compared to that of Mardan and Peshawar regions :(

It was a pleasure trip back to my home land on the way to land of hospitality my Kpk. It was fun as well feel nostalgic while passing by all those places. Here i clicked some pictures on the road  towards my destination.  M2 motorway connect Lahore with Islamabad and then eventually M1 linking them with Peshawar, Swabi and Mardan.

Takht e Bhai is a village, located about 15km northwest of Mardan city in NWFP, Pakistan. Takht e Bhai is basically a combination of two words thats is " takht' and "bahi" "Takht" means  "Throne" and "Bahi" means "well or spring". So it is called Takht e Bhai in local language. That spring is supposed to be located on the very top of the mountain. Takht e bhai chapli kabab are very famous. In Takht e bhai, the most beautiful Buddhist Monastery of Gandhara Civilization is situated. People do visit from far away to see these remains of the Buddha's Civilization and then to enjoy the traditional Chapli Kabab. Summer is not suitable time to visit this area. One can enjoy much during winters.

Chapli Kabab of north west frontier province of Pakistan is very famous. Though lot of shops all around in the province but some places are more famous like Peshawar, mardan, charsadda and Takht bhai. Today iam gonna share with you Takht Bhai Chapli Kabab, with its very traditional recipe and  original taste. One can definitely try that in home too with little alteration. I am sharing the home made chapli kabab recipe below.  Chapli kabab are being fried in a big pan locally in Takht bhai bazar. KPK. Ready to serve. Ready to eat  Recipe of traditional Chapli Kabab Ingredients:   Minced meat, Tomato Slices, Chopped Onion, Green Chillies, Eggs, Ginger, Garlic, Marrow -bone, Wheat and Maize Flour, Walnut. Spices: Coriander seed, Red Chillies Chopped, Cummin-seed, Salt, Pomegrante, Black Pepper, Carraway Seed, Cinnamon Fat for frying Chapli Kabab Method:   Just mix all above ingredients and spices in minced meat according to taste. Ma...