Lor^h!! Lotus corms Not many of you might be aware of the Lor^h/Lor^hu/Lor^hiyun (लोड्ह/लोड्हु) from the Sindhi cuisine. Not many of you might have tasted the earthy, rustic Lor^h. Only a few of you may remember your grandparents or parents relishing these and I bet only a handful of you appreciate the flavours of these ugly looking corms (or bulbs) of Lotus plant. AlifBe # 42 The 42th letter of the Sindhi script is ل in Sindhi, ल in Devanagari and ‘L‘ in Roman Sindhi. When I first made the list of dishes for the AlifBe of Sindhi food series,…
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Hectic mornings, empty stomach, loads of pending work and time crunch..an awful combination to drain away my energy. And when the thoughts of rolling out some Koki, Paranthas or cooking some elaborate breakfast like Dal Pakwan, is a big no no, that is when these pancakes come to my rescue…easy to whip up, easy to cook and a filling one, if adding bits and pieces of veggies to this gramflour based savory pancake. Enjoy with a roti or simply sandwiched in between bread slices, dunk in some chutney or tomato ketchup, brew that favorite coffee of yours or enjoy it…
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Please note: You can find a better recipe of Batan papdi chaat and more details in the latest post of mine. Just click here! This post was written and shared on this blog in July 2008, when there was no mention of this Chaat anywhere online or in books or any other accessible published documents. There was no information available on the Batan/Button and though these were very popular in Ulhasnagar, then, many Sindhis from else where hardly knew about this chaat that was probably invented in Ulhasnagar. The popular Dilip Chaat Centre in Kopri, Thane, would refer this as…






