Few days back there was a food event where in the host called upon for Pakora recipes and being a sindhi I have no reason not to participate in that, coz Sindhis are world illfamous famous for their love for crispy pakoras , fritters, Tikkis etc, basically anything deep fried. But I wanted to make something special….something which is closely associated to Sindhi cuisine, is something unusual yet delicious….My thoughts wandered from Palak pakora to mix vegetable pakora but I wasn’t satisfied.Then after spending many days in deciding what to come up with, I zero in down on Beeh Ji…
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Kachalu or arbi (Colocasia root) is very popular amongst Sindhis.It is basically root of Patra leaves (the same leaves which are used to make Aluwadis). It is relished in variety of ways, like boiled kachalu, fried kachalu, stuffed kachalu and also kachalu chaat.Watch out this space for all these recipes, that I am gonna share here, soon ! Kachalu tuk is not a healthy choice if one wishes to cut off oil consumption, but for those who crave for fried, crispy stuff to spice up plain dal-roti here is a traditional recipe: Print Kachalu(Arbi)And An Award For Authentic Recipe…
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Sev Batata Puri This is a typical street food that is happily hogged by Sindhis. After panipuri , this is most yummy Chaat (savories) and its really simple to assemble it. Honestly speaking I belong to that greedy- type- of- people -genre who wants to participate in every food event held in blogosphere. So this time it’s gonna be an entry for multiple events (sorry guys, I dont wanna miss any one !) Dhai (dahi or curd) sev (crispy fried gramflour snacks, also called Nylon sev…eeeks) puri (crisp small, fried discs made from all purpose flour or maida) is…
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Monsoon & Pakoda/Pakora: A Love Story Written in Rain There’s a sound that means monsoon has truly arrived in India: the sizzle of pakoras hitting hot oil. Rains in India look magical from inside the homes. The cool humid air, grey skies, that mitti ki Khushbu, the pitter patter sound triggers instant craving for something hot, crisp, and delicious. You need something comforting, crunchy, something that could be quickly whipped (before the rain stops) with basic ingredients available at home because you don’t want to venture outside to collect ingredients when it is raining cats and dogs outside. Pakode fit…
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Paanipuri ….the most famous street food of Mumbai, is nothing but a crunchy round , crisp fried shell (Puri) of flour ( All purpose flour with semolina), served with a filling of boiled potatoes, boondi (Fried droplets of gramflour batter) and a spicy, tangy chutney called paani (literally meaning ‘water’) There are many variations of Panipuri viz; Batatapuri, Ragdapuri, Sevbatata puri, Pyazbatata puri , Dahi puri all named according to the stuffing used.Panipuris are also known as Golguppe or Puchka or even Ghupchup.No matter what type of stuffing is used, no matter what recipe of chutney is followed and no matter what…
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This one is actually a good recipe for making use of leftover daal, moongdaal to be precise Print Daal jho chilro Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 15 mins Total time: 20 mins Serves: 1 Savory pancake made from leftover moong dal Ingredients A bowl of leftover daal (you can refer recipe of daal in Daalchaawal) Wheatflour or gramflour 5-6 tsp Oil a spoonful Salt ..little Method Reheat dal till it becomes really dense, then add flour to it Add some salt and mix it properly, the dough should be thick Now grease the pan or griddle with some oil and…
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Here’s the potato mixture which is stuffed in bread slice to form a roll Print Bread Rolls Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 10 mins Total time: 30 mins Serves: 1-2 Ingredients Potato 1 ( Makes about 2-3 bread rolls) Bread slices 4 Garlic 3 cloves Ginger just a bit Green chillies 2 Curry leaves 4-5 leaves Mustard seeds 1 tbsp Turmeric powder ¼ tbsp Coriander powder ¼ tbsp Garam masala powder ¼ tbsp Few pinches of Amchoor powder or 1 tsp of freshly squeezed lemon juice A pinch of Hing Salt to taste Coriander leaves for garnishing Oil for frying…








