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…
Keri Pyaz ki Chutney / Raw Mango and Onion Relish
BM # 28 Day 1 With summer setting in the food changes .Everyone looks for light simple food avoiding spices and oil.Chilled treats and cold food is what we generally relish.Now this is a chutney which I have been eating since I have got married,a specialty of my M.I.L.This can be made in a jiffy and…
Bread Jo Dhodho / Bread Pancake
BM # 28 Day 2 I really do not know the origin of this Indian Flat bread, which is my theme for this week. All I know is my hubby’s grand mother used to make these. She was very famous for these and would make for us as an evening snack.The evening snack would…
Moong Daal Paratha
BM # 28 Day 1 The third week begins, and for this week I have chosen to make Indian Breads.There is such a huge variety in Indian breads that I was left totally confused.This might look as an extension of the last week , as this too can be put under the Sindhi Cuisine…
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…
Carrot Pickle
BM # 27 Day 19 Seasonal : Winter This is a pickle recipe ,which I had been searching since years.My granny used to make this and it was everyone’s favorite. Mom does not make any pickles and just could not recollect the measurements …strange , but I got this recipe from a book by…
Sindhi Pickles
BM # 27 Day 18 Seasonal : Winter While we are in winter season, I would like to tell you that this is the time when we have lots of pickles. These pickles are oil free and have a shelf life of a week or so.They have to be prepared fresh and it takes…
Paalak Paratha
BM # 27 Day 17 Seasonal : Winter Spinach or Paalak is a green which is really green and fresh in winters. The taste and the look of the spinach is definitely different from the summer spinach, which comparatively looks dull . It is during winters that we make these Parathas, which are stuffed with spinach…