Hurbe Jeere Mein Patata|AlifBe~47

Alka Keswani — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 11:11:23 +0000

The AlifBe of Sindhi food series is inching towards the end and I am trying to stay focused and enthusiastic about blogging beyond the AlifBe series. Wish me luck, dear friends! For the uninitiated, there are 52 alphabets in Arabic Sindhi script. Out of 52, I have skipped three alphabets, namely ح , ظ , ث i.e ‘S’, ‘Z’ and ‘H’ respectively as these are used in the words of Non Sindhi origin (i.e in words that are Arabic, Persian etc) while هہ , ز , س are used for the similar sounds (S, Z, H) in words of Sindhi origin. For example if you need to write the word Zaheen (an Urdu word ) you will have to use ذ (Z) but for Zameen (a Hindi/Sindhi) in Sindhi you will useز (Z). Similarly if you need to write the word ‘Sawab‘(Virtue) which is of Arabic/Urdu in origin you will use ث while for ‘Saagar‘ (sea), a word of Sanskrit origin, you will use س. Same way, for the words of Urdu/Persian/Arabic origin we use the letter ح (H) for example, as in ‘Hajaamat‘ while for the words of Sindhi/Sanskrit/Hindi origin, we use هہ, as in ‘Haathi‘ (Elephant). Got the drift? And well, the 47th alphabet that we are on to, is the ‘H’ used in words of Sindhi origin. It is هہ in Sindhi, ह in Devanagari and ‘H’ in Roman Sindhi. There aren’t many traditional Sindhi dishes with names beginning with ‘H’ so I had picked this one though it is very basic and so common that perhaps all of you might be cooking it at your homes. ‘Hurb^e Jeere Mein Patata‘, the dish of the day, is nothing but potatoes cooked in tomatoes with pronounced flavors of Hurb^o (Fenugreek seeds/Methi dana) and Jeero (Cumin seeds). And though it may look and sound similar to ‘Singhyun Tamate mein‘, and ‘Vataran Ji Lilotari‘ the flavour profile varies considerably. Print Hurbe Jeere Mein Patata|AlifBe~47 Rating 4.0 from 1 reviews Serves: 3-4 servings Potatoes cooked in a tomato based gravy, flavored with fenugreek and cumin seeds. Ingredients 5 Medium sized Potatoes 4 Medium sized Tomatoes 2 Green Chilies ½ inch piece of Ginger 2-3 tbsp Oil/Ghee 7-8 Curry leaves (Optional) 1 tsp Cumin seeds ½ tsp Fenugreek seeds ½ tsp Turmeric powder 1 Tbsb Coriander powder 2 Cups of water Salt as per taste Handful of Coriander leaves. Method Peel and cut potatoes in cubes. Rinse with water, soak in salted water till further use. Grate or blend tomatoes. In a pressure cooker, heat 2-3 tbsp of Oil/Ghee. Add curry leaves, cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds (Methidana or Hurb^o), chopped ginger and chillies. When cumin seeds turn darker in shade, add grated/blended tomatoes. Add salt, turmeric, coriander powder and mix well. Cook on high heat for 2 minutes. Drain the potatoes and add to the tomato gravy. Adjust the salt and cook on high heat for 4-5 minutes or till the oil separates. Add some coriander leaves and save the rest for the garnish. Add 2 cups of water and close the pressure cooker with the lid. Wait for 2 whistles on medium heat. Lower the flame and let the curry simmer for 2-3 minutes. Switch off the flame. When the pressure of the cooker subsides, open the lid. Check the consistency of the gravy. If thick, add some water and allow it to come to a boil. If there is more water in the gravy than required, then boil it further till it reaches to preferred consistency. Garnish with coriander leaves are serve with roti/ Puri. 3.5.3251 Check this short Tutorial about how to write alphabet هہ in Sindhi!

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Taye waara patata |Tawa Aloo

Alka Keswani — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:41:33 +0000

The dreaded moment arrived..after enjoying two months of no alarm setting, no tiffin packing, no early- morning- rising, no school timetables and no studies, carefree days, its back to school routine…sigh ! Now with the life slowly coming back on a routine track, its time to plan menus ahead of each day, so as to avoid the hustle bustle and panic attacks every morning. With the kid making a face on spotting Poha, Upma, sandwiches etc, I wonder what to cook to appease his highly pampered taste buds. Can anyone help? Do share what you cook/ pack for your little masters to bring that twinkle in their eyes ! I wanted to post some curry recipe, but since many of you asked for the Tawa Alu recipe from the previous post of Panchratna Dal, let me first share this simple, but one of my favorite Tawa Alu recipe ! Print Taye waara patata |Tawa Aloo Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 25 mins Total time: 35 mins Serves: 3 Ingredients Medium sized potatoes 3 Salt as per taste Turmeric powder 1 tsp Coriander powder 3 tsp Red chilly powder ½ tsp ( To make it more spicy, increase the quantity of red chillies) Amchoor powder ½ tsp Oil for shallow frying Method Pick 3 of almost same sized potatoes (or else the cooking time may vary). Be sure they don't have a green tinge, neither the skin should have any sprouts. Since we need to cook the potatoes with the skin, rinse the potatoes very well under running water and if necessary scrub with clean kitchen towel ( cloth) or maybe with some fresh tooth brush . Now wipe the potatoes till completely dry. Cut each potato vertically into two halves.Run a sharp pointed knife through each potato piece, in crisscross fashion, making cuts at least half way through. Now add some salt to these potatoes and leave aside for 5 minutes.Take care as not to let the potatoes turn black. Soak them in water if they tend to turn black. Now mix coriander, red chilly and turmeric powder in a plate and stuff each potato mix with this spice mixture. You can add various other herbs too, like dried coriander leaves, kasoori methi, dried mint leaves etc. Heat a skillet / fry pan/ tawa, pour around 2 tsp of oil and place each potato piece , with the skin side facing downwards. cook on high flame for a minute or two, till the potato starts sizzling. Now lower the flame to minimum and add some more oil if needed. Cover the skillet /pan or cover the tawa with some dome shaped vessel and let the potato cook well. Toss or turn the potatoes at intervals, so as to cook on both sides. Sprinkle amchoor powder just when the potatoes are about to cook. Serve as a side dish with Dal , rice or with chapati and curry of your choice. 2.2.1

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