The 29th Consonant in Sindhi AlifBe is ض in Arabic Sindhi, ज़ in Devanagari and ‘Z‘ in Roman Sindhi. ‘Z’ as in ‘Zaroor‘ or ‘Zaroori‘! Yes, ‘Z’ is already covered in the AlifBe series but then, there are 4 variations of ‘Z’ in Persio Arabic Sindhi script. Do read the details here, in case you are interested! Coming back to the ض, since there is no Sindhi dish starting with this consonant, I am here today with a post about essential/important spices i.e ‘Zaroori Masalha ‘ in Sindhi cuisine, for AlifBe of Sindhi Food~29! I am yet to confirm the…
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The next consonant in AlifBe (Sindhi ‘alphabet’) is ص in Arabic Sindhi, स in Devanagari and in Roman Sindhi it is ‘S’, as in ‘sandook’. If you have been following the AlifBe Series, you may remember the 10th post in which I have mentioned that in Arabic Sindhi there are three variants of ‘S’ namely; ث , ص, س . Out of these three, two alphabets i.e ث and ص are used only while writing Arabic or Urdu words in Sindhi script while س is used to write words of Sindhi origin. In Roman Sindhi and in Devanagari, these 3…
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Chap Chatni (Chap-p chutney)… the name itself evokes a wave of nostalgia; of the times when sneaking out of the school gates to buy eatables during the recess (lunch break) was common. The carts loaded with seasonal Indian berries (Remember Ber/ Hiramoti?), cucumber, raw mangoes, fresh tamarind, starfruit etc would be buzzing with the kids buying stuff in a hurry. Of course there were Vada paos, Samose, Barf gola (Chuski), lemonade etc that our moms never approved of but were still bought with our ‘barely existing pocket money’! You can read more about the childhood memories of food sold outside…
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There are only two consonants in the sixth shape group of Sindhi AlifBe; س (s/स) and ش (Sh/श)! Actually the 27th consonant in Sindhi AlifBe is س but it is already covered in the 10th Post in AlifBe series. And hence we will consider the next consonant as the 27th one which is ش in Arabic Sindhi, श in Devanagari and in Roman Sindhi it is ‘Sh‘ as in Shimla! And the corresponding dish is Sharbat! In Sindhi language, Sharbat could mean both; the syrup as well as the Cordial (non alcoholic beverage)! Sharbat The word Sharbat comes from the…
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Long post alert: If you are interested only in the recipe then kindly scroll down to reach the recipe! If you are curious to know about saffron, its varieties and some interesting theories about Kulfi, then please read on! The 26th Consonant in Sindhi AlifBe is ز i.e Z in Roman Sindhi and ज़ in Devanagari. As mentioned in the earlier post, there are 4 different types of ‘Z’ used in Sindhi AlifBe. ذ as in Zaro (Little ), (ज़/Z) ز as in Zanzeer (Chain/shackles) (ज़/Z) ض as in Zaeef (Feeble) (ज़/Z) ظ as in Zalim (cruel/merciless) (ज़/Z) Kindly note…
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Since many of you have been asking for various Sindhi pickle recipes, I thought to make a post by listing all the pickle recipes here! Sindhi Pickles, like pickles from any regional cuisine, could be divided into sweet, spicy, oil based or water based (zero oil)! Sweet/Sugar based: Awran Jo Murbo: Super food Awla, cooked in Sugar syrup to make a delicious Awla Murraba or Gooseberry Conserve. Click here for the detailed recipe! Ambh Jo Kadhukas (Mango Jam/Chhunda) This Chhunda like Mango jam, cooked on a stove top is my MIL’s recipe and I make sure to replenish the stock…
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The Dairy products could be divided in many types, for example, heat desiccated (khoya), heat and acid coagulated (paneer, cheese), clarified butter (ghee), frozen (Ice cream), frozen concentrated milk (Kulfi variant) and condensed or concentrated products like Rabdi, Basundi etc. In the spotlight today is the Rabri or Rabdi or as many Sindhis call it, Reb^di! Rabri is a concentrated, sweetened whole fat milk and is considered to be of high nutritive value. It is a traditional preparation and its variations are mentioned in ancient food manuscripts, in food related accounts from 16th century and even in popular Mangal Kavyas…





