BM # 29 Week 2 Day 2 Apple gourds or Tindas are called Meha in Sindhi language.This summer vegetable is made in many ways, but making it with this green paste is one is my favorite . The name ”Saye masale” is the green paste. I remember mom used to cook this and…
Vadiyu Patata / Dried Lentil Dumplings Curry
BM # 29 Week 1 Day 1 We start with another edition of Blogging Marathon , for the first week I have choosen to cook Sindhi Cuisine, from Sindh. Sindh is now in Pakistan, and Sindhi’s do not have any state as such…they are distributed all over.When I picked this theme , I…
Seyal Bhindiyu Patata / Okra and Potato Curry
BM # 28 Day 3 Onions are highly used in Sindhi Cuisine and Seyal Bhaaji’s are very popular .These are made with lots of onions, which is simmered and cooked along with vegetables. These onion based bhaaji’s are cooked in heavy bottomed vessels, the basic idea is to cook food on very slow fire.The onions…
Sindhi Mung-a / Whole Green Gram
BM # 28 Day 2 The Sindhi Cuisine is very simple with it lentils.They are cooked with bare minimum oil or ghee.Normally one lentil and one dry side vegetable is served for lunch.In fact some of the lentils are only made for lunch.Mung-a being one of them.These are very quick to prepare and with…
Swanjare -ja-Gula./ Sindhi ..Drumstick Flowers
BM # 28 Day 1 While the BM team was here Valli spotted some drum stick trees on the road, instantly she told me that they use the leaves of this tree to make a dish. This was new to me. I told her that we use the flowers to make a dish. Now…
Kutchi Bhatia Kadi
BM # 27 Day 13 Traditional : Kutchi Bhatia When I say Kutchi, the first thing. That normally comes to the mind is the Kutchi Dabeli….right? Kutchi is a cast originating from the Sindh province and Rajasthan. The Kutchi ‘s living in Kutch are the Kutchi Bhatia’s. Their cuisine is a mix of Sindhi and…
Tomato Kurma.. with Idli / Dosa
BM # 27 Day 12 Traditional Recipes: Andhra There was a time I would cook lot of South Indian food, but of course I was absolutely restricted to the famous Idli, wada and Dosa.I cant remember making any kurmas, or rice variety . I have learnt so much about this cuisine, but yet when it comes…
Thai Green Curry with Rice
Weekend Cooking We cook throughout the week, but weekends are special, when we are more relaxed and perhaps want to try new cuisines or dishes.For us weekend is only Sunday .we work on Saturdays too. Sunday, is one day when the family is together, so naturally, one wants the best. With a family like ours, the breakfast is normally…
Dal Pakwan | Sindhi Breakfast
Dal Pakwan | Sindhi Breakfast is a scrumptious breakfast. Sindhi Families serve it for special occasions like weddings, Diwali or when you have some guest coming over. Many families feast on it on Sunday’s too. Dal Pakwan is a combination of fried crispbread and boiled yellow lentils. We temper the lentils with cumin seeds and…
Undhiyu Poori on Uttarayan
BM # 27 Day 4 Occasion : Uttarayan Festival in Gujarat Uttarayan , also known as Makar Sankranti is a famous festival of Gujarat. It falls on 14th January .This is a festival where the skies are full of kites .Preparations are made weeks before the festival. One finds seasonal shops full of these…