• A to Z Of Sindhi Food

    When I started working on my project about documenting ancient, traditional as well as lost recipes from Sindhi cuisine, a few years ago, the biggest challenge I faced was the lack of accessible information  about the same. The limited documents that I could access, were in Sindhi, a script that I never could learn, despite of trying umpteen number of times, since my childhood. I felt stuck up. So the only way to move forward was to learn the Sindhi script and to make sure that I don’t give up this time, I took up a challenge; The AlifBe of…

  • Baked Potato Chilly snack

    August is here..for Indians its a month of festivals..for Sindhis its special too…Apart from celebrating Independence day and Raksha Bandhan, Sindhi female fraternity is eagerly waiting for Teejri festival, a day of fasting for us. But before the fasting day approaches, let me (and you are invited too..virtually though !!!) indulge ….the cravings for some spicy, hot food never go out of fashion for me. So here it is baked potato chilly snack. The day I saw thisrecipe, I was impatiently waiting for some free moments to cook the spicy, delicious, chillies coated with potato mixture. But considering the look…

  • Patate Ja pakoda~Just For You

    Firstly, sorry for the late replies (and even for no replies) to you mails dear visitors, I still have much backlog to attend to and I will do that ASAP. Darn the internet connection (I know, I know by now you all are sick of this excuse of mine, so am I, with these damn service providers) Well here I am again with this sinful food called Patate ja pakoda (potato fritters), an absolute favourite of my son.Though he gets to indulge these on ration basis, I like to let him have these on special occasions. And this time the…

  • Sanha Pakora

    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…