From past few months, I have been feeling this terrible urge of attaining some super power to uproot all the maddening bad, prevailing around.I can feel a transition within me from being a happy go lucky girl to a nagging, yelling, irked person, conferring eternal damnation to at least 20 people per day (in my thoughts of course). Little things start bothering me and I see red at drop of the hat.When I discuss this with my friends and well wishers, everyone suggests the same thing…”you can’t change the world and there is no sense in fretting and fuming, so…
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There is a happening place, a bit far from our home called GOL MAIDAN (circular garden), which is famous for the Thela food (food sold on carts).The tangy panipuris and batar papdi are the most popular street food there, along with fresh juices, falooda ice creams, patties samosa and many more ! Just on the opposite corner of Golmaidan’s main gate is Kishore patties waala, a person who started his culinary affair from a small thela and now is a proud owner of a huge shop.The pattise (patties/patty) served there are cooked on a huge griddle swimming in fat that…
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This is one of unique and important festival in the Sindhi festival calendar. The festival is dedicated to Goddess Mahalaxmi, the Goddess of wealth and being celebrated during the “Shiradhs” – a time period of two weeks dedicated for paying homage to forefathers. Celebration of festival starts with tying “Sagaro” a thread belt compiled from raw thread with sixteen knots,on wrist. On the eighth shiradh, sagaro is untied To mark the end of festival a special worship prayer of Goddess Mahalaxmi is conducted in near by temple where all the ladies are gathered with sagara of all the family members.…
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Guaar or gavar or Cluster beans, is one green veggies that my son is not very fond of. Still when I add potatoes to the guaar, he eats it without any fuss. Ideally Sindhi style Guar is made by first boiling the guar in an open pan, till soft. It is then mashed well by pounding with a whisker having a flat base (mandiyaro). A tadka of ginger garlic is made in a pan/ spiri to which tomatoes and spices are added. Once cooked, mashed beans are added and cooked further. The dish is little pasty or mush like. I…
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This week we have a special guest at Sindhirasoi, who has shared with me, a lot of information about Sindhi Food habits, food culture and regional specialties in past few months.Let me introduce Surrayya in her own words; Hobbies: Reading about mysticism, occasionally writing on issues which I feel are important to Sindh or the world. Skills: Fluent in speaking ,reading and writing Sindhi language thanks to my father’s special efforts Education: Graduate from United States (did my secondary education in England) Aim: Promote Sindhi culture (food, fashion/fabric design, embroidery, gold/silver ornaments) to the rest of the world So today…
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Dhodho is a lovely way to include whole grains in your diet, though the addition of oil makes it bit unhealthy for weight watchers, but it is surely a delight to relish this Jowar flour flatbread with anything you like…..from dal to Subzi, achar to Yoghurt I had came across various different versions to make this, but my favourite way is kneading a soft dough (instead of cooking in pan first) along with chopped onions, bit of oil, coriander leaves and most most most important, Fresh green garlic If I dont find fresh green garlic, I try to make it…
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I am a self proclaimed Dal lover and I love to make a different one daily! I enjoy the feeling of having FILLING FOOD, when I eat dal, rice, roti, subzi combo. Hence I am actually not very fond of Moong, coz this one doesn’t go with rice:-( Moong or green gram are a storehouse of proteins.Moreover, the nutritious value of the moong increases many folds when these beans are sprouted.So don’t forget to include these green pearls in your regular diet My hubby likes Moong plain and bland,while my son and myself prefer a more spicier version.So I end…







