BM # 63 Day : 12 Theme: Regional Cuisine Cuisine : Sindhi Lai is a sugar based chikki or brittle that we Sindhi’s make. We make a variety of these brittles and the sesame one is made specially on Tir Moori. Tir Moori is same as Makar Sankranti.…
J – Joovar ji Kutti / Sweet Sorghum
BM # 63 Day : 10 Theme: Regional Cuisine Cuisine : Sindhi We are at the tenth alphabet today and so it is J and that is what we are cooking with. for ‘J ‘. I was confused between Jammu and Juar ji Kutti. Jammu is Gulab Jamun which I have never made, but I…
H – Halwe ja Sambosa / Stuffed Sweet Pastry
BM # 63 Day : 8 Theme: Regional Cuisine Cuisine : Sindhi In our Journey through the Cuisines ,with the alphabet H , I had the option of making either Halwa or Halwe ja Samosa. When Sindhis talk of Halwa they refer to the Karachi Halwa. The Sooji ka Halwa is Seero in Sindhi.…
G – Gheehar / Holi Jalebi
BM # 63 Day : 7 Theme: Regional Cuisine Cuisine : Sindhi Holi is the festival of colors and is celebrated with lot of enthusiasm. As a kid I always went to my maternal uncle’s house to celebrate this festival. I remember filling balloons with color at midnight and waking up early morning…
D – Dothee / Satta / Sugar Coated Flaky Pastry
BM # 63 Day : 4 Theme: Regional Cuisine Cuisine : Sindhi Our Journey through Cuisines lands on the alphabet ‘D’ today and I have Dothees for you. Dothee is a sweet made from all purpose flour, just like a flaky poori but sweet. The Dothee is made salt free and then dipped in…
C – Chashni Bread / Crisp Sweet Bread
BM # 63 Day : 3 Theme: Regional Cuisine Cuisine : SindhiChashni Bread is a breakfast dessert in Sindhi homes. It’s nothing but simple bread fried to a crisp golden and then immersed in sugar syrup. Yes, you could call it a simpler version of Shahi Tukde. Shahi Tukde has a layer of Rabri and…
B – Bhori / Crumbled Chapati with Butter and Sugar
BM # 63 Day : 2 Theme : Regional Cuisine Cuisine : Sindhi Bhori is a crumbled whole wheat flour roti , seasoned with sugar and tempered with butter or ghee. This is a typical Sindhi breakfast which is served with Sindhi Papad. This is my recipe for Day 2 for Journey Through the Cuisines…
Meetha Bhaat from Uttarkhand
BM # 57 Week :3 , Day: 3 Theme: Indian Sweets Uttarkhand Cuisine While cooking the Thali from Uttarkhand I wanted to make a traditional sweet for the Thali. Since the inspiration to the thali was Chef Virender, I took his suggestion which was Meetha Bhaat. Meetha Bhaat is very traditional and is always…
Roat , a sweet flat bread from Uttarkhand
BM # 57 Week:2 , Day: 3 Theme: Flat Breads and Pancakes Uttarkhand Cuisine Roat is a sweet flatbread from Uttarakhand. During weddings and other family or religious functions, certain traditional Garhwali dishes are prepared, the most important among them are Roat and Arsa. Roat is made of wheat flour and is quite rich.…
Chocolate Sandesh
When it came to choose a breakfast from East, I wanted to make a sweet as I already had a main dish Puttu with Kadla Curry from South, a filling Paratha from North a snack from West. So the ideal choice to compliment the breakfast was a sweet. My first choice was Bhappa Doi.…