Gyarsi Khadho or the Sindhi Ekadashi food is my pick for the AlifBe of Sindhi food~ 38. The 38th letter in Sindhi script is گ in Sindhi, ग in Devanagari and ‘G‘ as in Ganga, in Roman Sindhi. Gyars: Gyars (Giyaras/ Igyas) is observed on the eleventh day of Hindu Lunar month. In each lunar month two Gyars (Ekadashi) are observed. Like many other communities, even Sindhi people observe the Ekadashi fast. Upvas or fasting as we call it, is an essential part of any culture. There are various ways to observe a fast and there are various types of…
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To check the recipe video of Kokum Wari Dal click here To know details about Kokum, please do read on! We are now at the 36th consonant in AlifBe of Sindhi food (A-Z of Sindhi Food) and it is ڪ in Sindhi, क in Devanagari and K in Roman Sindhi. And while I had plenty of options to choose from, for a Sindhi dish starting with this letter, I picked Kokum Wari Dal. Few days ago, I was having an interesting conversation with Saaz Aggarwal; the well known Biographer, columnist, Historian and author of wonderful books like ‘Sindh: Stories from…
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For the Recipe video of Phepho Mirch check this youtube link: Or scroll down to reach text recipe (that you can even print) and video of “how to make Phepho Mirch”! Phepho Mirch (plural= Phepha Mirch-a) is a delicious Sindhi style preparation. It could be had as a side dish with Dal, rice and Roti. The stuffing is a popular Sindhi style mix, often used for stuffing whole vegetables. Coming to AlifBe series, we are now at the 34th Consonant in Sindhi script and it is ڦ in Sindhi, फ in Devanagari and ‘Ph’, as in photo/phone, in Roman Sindhi.…
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In olden days, a wedding in a Sindhi home would mean a buzzing neighbourhood. The male clan would deal with the logistics of a wedding, distributing wedding cards, booking tickets for relatives traveling from far and wide, making arrangements for their stay, booking Maharaj or cook/s to cater to family/relatives, friends etc. The female clan (from the family as well as from the neighborhood) on the other hand would take charge of stocking spices, grains, pulses etc. Almost a fortnight before marriage eve, ladies in the family and around would wind up the daily chores and come together to make…
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In my last post, when I shared some of my memories about Aunt K, a Chhapru Sindhi in our old neighbourhood along with her recipe of Thumaro, I was not sure if I would share another recipe starting with the same letter ٿ or Th~ since I am picking only one recipe per Sindhi Alphabet. But I couldn’t resist this one as this is a seasonal dish and the green garlic, the star ingredient here, is just about to disappear from the markets. So a wise person will make hay while the sun shines and a foodie like me would…
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Third letter of #AlifBe i.e Sindhi ‘alphabet’ is very interesting. The consonantal sound of this letter is used in only a handful-of languages spoken across the world like: Ega or the West African language spoken in South central Ivory coast or Vietnamese, Zulu etc if I am not wrong. The letter is ٻ and is written as B^ in Roman Sindhi. In English language the sounds of consonants are articulated when the air from lungs move outwards and hence such sounds are known as pulmonic sounds (Try saying A, B, C, D….and you will be able to relate). But in…
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#Alif Be of Sindhi Food~2 The second letter of Sindhi is ب as B in Baby!As mentioned in the previous post, the Sindhi ‘Alphabet’ is divisible into 16 basic shape groups. In the first shape group we have just one letter ا i.e ‘A’! In the second shape group there are 9 letters with similar basic shapes, followed by two more letters that are similar to some extent. And yet each letter is unique because of the position and number of dot/s in each letter. So the 1st letter of this group, which is the second letter of Alifbe is…





