• For Kids - Side dish - Snacks - Street Food

    Sanna pakora

    Sindhi style, double fried chickpea pakora/bajji/ fritters, super crispy, crunchy, delicious sinful bites ! Print Sanna pakora Rating  5.0 from 1 reviews Prep time:  10 mins Cook time:  15 mins Total time:  25 mins Serves: 2 Crispy pakora recipe, typical sindhi style double fried fritters Ingredients 1 small cup gram flour 1 small onion (chopped) coriander leaves (chopped) 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp annardana (Dry pomegranate seeds) 1 tsp Coriander seeds (akkha dhaniya) 2 Green chillies (finely chopped) Salt to taste Red chilli powder as per taste A pinch of baking soda Water Oil for frying Method Mix all the…

  • 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…

  • Snacks - Street Food - Temptation

    Paanipuri

    Paanipuri ….the most famous street food of Mumbai, is nothing but a crunchy round , crisp fried shell (Puri) of flour ( All purpose flour with semolina), served with a filling of boiled potatoes, boondi (Fried droplets of gramflour batter) and a spicy, tangy chutney called paani (literally meaning ‘water’) There are many variations of Panipuri viz; Batatapuri, Ragdapuri, Sevbatata puri, Pyazbatata puri , Dahi puri all named according to the stuffing used.Panipuris are also known as Golguppe or Puchka or even Ghupchup.No matter what type of stuffing is used, no matter what recipe of chutney is followed and no matter what…

  • For Kids - Sweet Dishes

    Kheerni

    In India kheer or kheerni is one of the most frequently made sweet dish. Print Kheerni Prep time:  5 mins Cook time:  20 mins Total time:  25 mins Serves: 2 Sevayian kheer or vermicelli kheer is most popular sweet dish in India Ingredients Milk 500 ml Sevaiyan (Vermicelli) crushed ¼ cup Sugar 7 tsp or as required Green cardamons 2-3 Roasted Chopped almonds and unsalted pistachios for garnishing Method In a heavy bottom pan, roast the vermicelli on medium flame till it turns slightly brown. You can roast these using some oil/ghee. I prefer to roast without using any oil. Add…

  • 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…

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    Behrana sahib

    Chetichand,which is  the beginning of a new year and the birth anniversary of Jhulelal ,the patron saint of sindhi community, is celebrated by taking out Processions, rituals performed in temples,distribution of “prasad”  and cultural programmes , organised to give it a true festive spirit Cheti Chand is observed on the first day of the month of Chaitra. Chaitra is known as Cheti in Sindhi, hence the name Cheti Chand. Many people carry” Bahrana saheb” to the temple to seek Jhulelal’s blessings The Bahrana saheb is a nicely decorated  bronze thaal in which the idol of Jhulelal is placed and a Kunri…