Vadi/Vari/ Badi, the sun dried lentil cake is very popular in Sindhi cuisine.There are many recipes to make the sun dried lentil cakes at home, but generally the store brought, spicy, Amritsar Vari is preferred. The Vari, bursting with flavors of black pepper and garam masala imparts a meaty flavor to whatever dish it is added, be it the potato curry or the Pulav. Traditionally, in Sindhi Cuisine, a flavorsome Pulav is made using Vari, the preparation being bit elaborate and the ingredients, of course, varies from recipe to recipe ! But I was in a mood to savor rice…
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November 6th 2012, a day chosen to be celebrated as Food Blogger’s day, a day chosen to make us (The food bloggers) feel special, the day when your’s truly got yet another chance to meet Mr Sanjeev Kapoor….the day when Mumbai food bloggers were invited to be with Sanjeev sir, the day of fun, food and laughter ! Surely the day is now etched in the memories of most of us who got this wonderful opportuinity to meet Sanjeev sir at his Office/Studio! The thrill of meeting one of your idol, makes you go bonkers ! And you hate yourself…
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It seems like ages since I last shared a recipe here ! Life appears to be like a calender being flipped crazily, changing moments into days, days into weeks and weeks into months! And when life seems like a mad rush of events, I tend to switch off my mind towards what’s happening around and distill my thoughts to get a clear picture and a focused vision. That’s what was happening around in past few months and hence the hiatus! But at the back end some really exciting projects came into my way and I tried to give my best…
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Sindhi Style Khichdi, called Patri (Liquid like) Khichdi is generally made during summers and enjoyed with a variety of Subzis, ranging from Turnips to Spinach, Smooth gourds to potatoes. The rice and lentils are cooked together along with some black pepper corns, till creamy and usually served with a dash of desi ghee, some homemade Dahi (yogurt)/pickle/mangoes/Papad. A light meal in summer, simple, healthy and delicious! But there is a healthy twist in the basic recipe. Interested?? Just scroll down!!!!!! Generally lentils and rice are cooked with plain water. But I used vegetable stock, just like we use in Risotto.To…
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ChetiChand, the New year of Sindhis is just round the corner and like every year, there are plenty of requests for Tairi Recipe (Tahiri/Tayri/Sindhi style Sweet rice). Tairi or Tahiri/ Tayri is a traditional aromatic sweet rice preparation, cooked on special occasions like Marriages, Mundan, Pooja ceremonies and also during festivals like Chaliha, Chetichand etc. Tairi is distributed as Prasad on Chetichand and it is also enjoyed with Sai bahji, Beeh patata or simple Potato-eggplant curry (Recipe coming up, next !), specially on Sundays. Tairi cooked without artificial food colour Print Tairi|Sindhi Sweet Rice For Chetichand Rating 4.5 from 6 reviews…
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A quick question for Sindhis all around the world..How are the preparations to celebrate our New year, this weekend, are going on ? Planned a Beharana? Or any fun celebrations? Are the plans etched for the get together and food? Are the Sherbets ready? Do let me know how are you celebrating Chetichand this year.If you have some pictures of the occasion to share, kindly Email me.The selected pictures will be shared on this blog 🙂 Coming to the recipe of the day, this is a delicious curry, with Urad dal dumplings, called Kachori in Sindhi.The dumplings are deep fried…
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Many Sindhis begin their Sundays with a visit to roadside food cart for a hot, king sized, breakfast, fit to celebrate the holiday mood. The breakfast served on a lazy Sunday morning, at almost every nook and corner of Sindhi localities, happens to be either Dal pakwan, Dal moong, or else Chola Dabhal (Chola = Chickpeas or Garbanzo beans, and Dabhal = Bread). The cart selling this curry-bread, have a hot stove with a large Aluminum container, filled with Spicy garbanzo curry cooked in Indian style Onion and tomato curry, oozing with flavors of roasted Garam masala powder, arranged on…









