Falooda Icecream: Pic. Updated The gloomy situation at south Mumbai is the most scariest of News that we had heard till this date. The terror pangs are surely felt by each and every common man, who can’t think beyond Roti, kapda aur makaan (food, clothing and shelter). Yet it is always that same common man who is targeted again and again for no fault of his/her. How long will we be vulnerable to such attacks? The debate could go on and on, but I want to, sort of run away from all this, cause I don’t want to feel drained…
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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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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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Khas khas or poppy seeds are usually used in Indian cuisine in making gravies and because of its highly nutritive nature it is also used in breads, cakes, cookies, pastries, curries, sweets and confectionery. Poppy seeds are like tiny hard grains. The Western type is slate blue; the Indian type, off-white. Both are kidney-shaped. They are similar in flavour and texture and their uses are interchangeable. The seeds mature in a capsule left after the flower fades. They are widely available in a dried form.It gives out a mild sweetish aroma when roasted or baked And its flavour is Mild…
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This month Sia of Monsoonspice , is hosting JFI soya. Since I already had posted both the recipes with soybean on sindhirasoi, I am re posting them just for dear Sia. Hope this finds place in your event:-) Soybean Tikki This is yet another favorite of mine and I love making these wonderful soya-potato tikkis again and again.Simple, easy to make, delicious and healthy too. The recipe is here And other one is Soybean Chunks in Gravy This one is hot favorite of family,hubby dear likes to have this with Roti,while I love to binge upon it with hot and…
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15 th August, The Independence Day of Our India, is truly a special day for all Indians.To salute the spirit of this day, Pooja of My creative Ideas came with a wonderful event As per Pooja Here are the rules to participate in this event: “Cook anything with 3 colors of flag of India. (Orange , White and Green – you can cook dish finally resulting in any of these 3 colors / any single color / all of 3 , slight variation in color of final dish is perfectly OK” I simply loved the idea, because for people like…
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Mithai or Indian sweets are immensely popular across the world, simply because of the sheer variety, richness (calories too), taste, texture and tempting appearance.For people who like sweets, a glimpse of Gulabjamuns or a plate of rosgulla is irresistible bite of rasmalai, the aroma of hot jalebis, the richness of Khoya burfi and the simple sweetness of Malai pedas is sure to drive your “sweet sense” to the heights of delights In India, Mithai is closely associated with festive spirits.Every occasion or festival, calls for a celebration with these sweet delicacies. As one moves from North of India, where Gulabjamuns…





