Sindhi Moong Dal

Sindhi Moong  Dal is a basic simple dal made with yellow split lentils. The lentils are cooked till creamy and tempered with cumin seeds.   Sindhi Moong Dal is one of the simplest to cook lentil. This is one dal that is made very frequently in our house. We have three-four versions of this dal,…

Sindhi Comfort Lunch Thali

Sindhi Comfort Lunch Thali is the ultimate comfort meal prepared in a Sindhi family. This is a basic, no-frill meal and can be enjoyed by all.   When we talk of a comfort meal in a Sindhi family, it will always be Daal Chawara Patata or Daal Chawara Bhindiyu. At times, both aloo and bhindi…

Chithiyal Gogru / Turnip Mash

Chithiyal Gogru / Turnip Mash is the main dish, made with onions, tomatoes, and turnips, in a Sindhi style. Fresh tender green garlic elevates the taste of this winter veggie.   Turnips have white flesh and have a zesty peppery flavour. While it is tender people love to eat it raw, the taste is quite…

Sindhi Winter Lunch Thali

Sindhi Winter Lunch Thali is a Thali where the meal that is served is cooked with winter specialities in a Sindhi kitchen.   We are running a Mega Marathon and this September our theme is Thali and Platter Festival.I have chosen to showcase Everyday Thalis for the first week, yesterday was a Sindhi Lunch Thali,…

Sindhi Lunch Thali

Sindhi Lunch Thali is a collection of recipes belonging to the Sindh region, which are generally served for a lunch meal. Sindhi’s are a community that was uprooted and dispersed by partition. The community has spread all over the world, but one thing is for sure Sindhi’s love their food. Sindhi food has a distinct…

Sindhi Guar ji Bhaji

Guar ji Bhaji is a side dish, prepared in Sindhi style with garlic, onions and tomatoes. The side dish is served along with some lentils.   Guar, are cluster beans and they are also called Gawar / Gavar . This vegetable has a unique flavour which needs to be adapted. For this reason, the Guar…

Indian Thali & Platter Festival

Indian Thali & Platter Festival is a month-long marathon where I shall take you on a virtual tour of our traditional Indian cuisine. Come April and our blogging group gets in action to blog throughout the month, but this time we postponed our April Mega Marathon to September due to Covid . Thanks to Srivalli,…

Allahabad ki Tehri

Allahabad ki Tehri is a one-pot meal with rice and vegetables. This Tehri is from the city of Allahabad which is located in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Tehri, Tahri (also tehri, tehari or tayari) is a yellow rice dish in Awadhi Cuisine. It is a variant name given to Biryani. In the vegetarian…

Shajahanvi Biryani

Shajahanvi Biryani is a royal, exotic biryani from the Mughal kitchen. The Biryani has been named after the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. It was the book Tiffin by Sonal Ved where I read about this Biryani and  I immediately jotted it down on my North Indian Thali Menu. Normally if I make a Biryani, I…

Kabuli Channa Kofta Biryani

Kabuli Channa Kofta Biryani is a Biryani made with koftas made with chickpeas. The rice is layered with deep-fried crunchy koftas, gravy and mint leaves and cooked on dum. For this week I have chosen the Theme Make some Elaborate Biryanis or Simple Pulaos. Obviously, you all know that I love Biryani’s and so I…