• Chembur~Sindhi Food Heaven

    Chembur, a place where my mother was born and brought up, obviously holds a very special place in my heart. I have many fond memories of the times when our school holidays were all about visiting our naani’s home and being pampered by grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins. During Ganpati festival, my maasi (Mother’s sister), aunts, cousins and few people from their neighborhood would take us out for pandal hopping, post dinner. Starting from small pandals in close vicinity we would visit distant ones, for Ganpati darshan, including the one in Rk studio with anticipation of spotting some bollywood celebrities…

  • B^oori~Boorani Mitti

    I was waiting in the queue at a checkout counter of a mall and there were these two boys ahead of me, pushing a trolley full of soft drink cans, chips, cookies, frozen food and the kind and they were discussing about the movies that they can download and playlist of party songs that they need to decide upon. The kids, not even in their teens, were shopping crazily and I couldn’t help but compare their swag with my boorish persona when I was in my teens.I have very distinct memories of my childhood when kids in  neighborhood would get…

  • Don’t miss this opportuinity!

    You may be a successful doctor or a budding artist, a struggling actor or a respected teacher, a guy from IIT or a girl from engineering college, a newly-wed bride or a doting mother, a proud father, a hopelessly romantic guy or a stressed out businessman; but if you are looking out for a refreshing change in your lives or hunting for the ways to prove your mettle and if cooking is your passion then here is a once- in- a lifetime- opportunity for you…. If cooking is not a mundane chore for you, if baking delicious bread or a…

  • The Four R’s-Reduce-Reuse–Recycle-Recover!

    The four ‘R’ rules were religiously followed by our so called conservative older generation people. From what I observed in my home and around, I can easily say that our parents and grandparents were concerned about the environment way before the younger generation started making a hue and cry about global warming. Sticking to the food and kitchen related practices, let me share some examples! 1) Reduce: Much care was taken to store large quantities of spices, vegetables, pickles etc by storing food in proper way and thereby reducing the spoilage or wastage. Huge trunks were used to store 50-100…

  • Khumbyun Daag Mein |Mushroom Curry

    My hubby’s grandmother often used to talk about some lost Sindhi recipes and the way vegetables and other ingredients lack the original flavors. She would rant about the ‘not so fragrant’ fenugreek leaves, insipid spinach and flavorless ghee and would compare it with the quality of ingredients that were available in the past. She would frown at the sight of lack luster parathas and would ask for a dollop of ghee or white butter to bring parathas to life. Her ‘old food’ stories would often be about the succulent meat curries, exotic ‘sand-pit-cooked’ fishes, Doli ji roti (a fried poori…

  • Thadri festival~ Food And Rituals

    Thadri, a festival celebrated by Sindhis, 7 days after Rakhsabandhan, to please Goddess Jog Maya, is a day to consume cold (cooked a day ahead) and pro biotics like curds and pickle. It is similar to the Shitla Ashtami and Basoda festivals and  generally the lady of the house cooks food like Lola, koki, paratha etc and the next day the whole family is supposed to consume the cold food. While many people write off this tradition as regressive, there is some science involved here, to support the rituals, to some extent. Without engaging into a debate of right or…

  • 12 awesome Sindhi food combinations that you must try

    When it comes to food, some matches are made in heaven! Here are some of the most delicious Sindhi food combinations that you must try if you really want to taste the true flavors of Sindhi cuisine. Ranging from humble dal rice to ‘inspired’ macaroni curry, from soul soothing Kadhi -rice to signature Saibhaji pulav, here is an exhaustive, lip-smacking list of all the favorite meal combinations of Sindhi people. Enjoy! Before I forget, please take a note that eating a Sindhi papad and some pickle with many of the  meals mentioned here, will give you that authentic ‘Sindhi maani‘…