• Curries/Vegetables - Main Course - Side dish - Vegan

    Methi Patata

    Methi or fenugreek leaves, is one of my personal favourite and I always like to relish it with some really hot khichdi, or plain rice.Though bitter, Ilike the flavour it imparts to any dish, be it methi patata (potatoes) or methi paneer (cottage cheese).Even the dried methi leaves called kasuri methi holds a special position in my kitchen, since I use it in all various curries and gravy based preparations Here is a simple recipe to convince fussy eaters ,who throw tantrums when served green veggies, since it is made along with potatoes .And I am yet to come across…

  • For Kids - Main Course - Side dish

    Paneer Burji

    It’s raining events in food blogging world and almost every blogger is probably spending most of her/his time in sorting out recipes that fit for an event , cooking them, clicking and posting…..Phew…..loads of work! But who’s complaining?As long as praise and awards keep coming, bloggers won’t get tired. Isn’t it? This time I came across Susan of foodblogga and immediately started searching for a recipe that would do justice to both the blogs i.e it should be something  calcium -rich- ingredient based and should be the one that is regularly cooked in a Sindhi Kitchen. So finally I  freezed my…

  • Dal/legumes/pulses

    Special Dhal

    A kitchen, which is a blissful place for people those are used to cooking,could be a dreaded territory to the novices.Kitchen could be really cruel to the person who can’t cook to save his life, but is  suddenly left on his own to fix meals.Many people start their journey to kitchen with whole lot of enthusiasm, but get exhausted with all the cutting fingers while chopping veggies, burning food, excess of seasoning or ending up with bland food. So when one such person send me his version of cooking a regular dhal, I couldn’t stop myself from trying it. Hey SK, I can…

  • Main Course - Side dish

    Dhaas karela

    Karela or bittergourd…..the name invites almost similar reaction from majority of people and that is Eeeeeks…..it’s so bitter!But the good thing is that there are many many lovers of this bitter but therapeutic, wonderful and tasty(yes it IS TASTY) karelas. Bittergourds , not only stimulates digestion but also helps to some extent in regulating glucose levels in the body.That is why the juice of karela is consumed by many diabetic people Well…This recipe of Dhaas karela comes from Bina Makhija,whose recipes I love to try, coz they are appetizing, easy to follow and do not call for exotic ingredients .Thanks Bina for this wonderful recipe. Another recipe…

  • Curries/Vegetables - Main Course

    Veg keema(Soyabean Nuggets and TVP in Gravy)

    Print Veg keema(Soyabean Nuggets and TVP in Gravy) Prep time:  15 mins Cook time:  30 mins Total time:  45 mins Serves: 3 Healthy Nutrela recipe Ingredients Soyabean chunks (Nuggets /badi soyabean) 50 gms TVP (choti soyabean) 50 gms Onions 3 Tomatoes 2 Green chillies 3 Ginger Turmeric powder ¼ tsp Coriander powder 2 tsp Tejpatta 1 Garam masala powder ½ tsp Kitchen king masala ¼ tsp Kasoori methi (Dry methi leaves) ½ tsp Salt to taste Oil 2 tbsp Method Soak both Chunks and TVP in warm water for about half hour, Rinse these and squeeze out water. Take a pressure…

  • Curries/Vegetables - Main Course

    Wadi Patata

    The most flavorful curry, sundried lentil dumplings, cooked along with potatoes in onion gravy Print Wadi Patata Prep time:  10 mins Cook time:  40 mins Total time:  50 mins Serves: 3 Badi or sundried lentil dumplings cooked in onion gravy with potatoes, a bursting with flavors, spicy curry recipe Ingredients Wadis (sun-dried lentil nuggets )2 nos, Potatoes : 3 Tinda gourd (meha or apple gourd) 1 Tomatoes : 3 medium sized Onions : 3 medium sized,2-3 small size Green chillies 3 Ginger:1/2 inch Coriander powder : 1 & ½ tbsp Red chilli powder : 1 tsp Turmeric powder : ½ tsp Garam…

  • Main Course - Rice dishes

    Mirani Khichhdi

    This amazingly simple and tasty Khichhdi recipe is provided by Bina Makhija,who is one of the earliest member of Sindhunagar.com.Her contribution of recipes goes back to the days when this site was still in its nascent stage Thanks Bina, for sharing this recipe.Keep the good work going:) Note: This is a different version of khichhdi compared to normal khichhdi that we all know about. Channa dal and dhuli Moong daal can also be added along with Toor and Masoor daal, adjust the proportions of dal as per your requirement and taste. Print Mirani Khichhdi Prep time:  10 mins Cook time:  25…