D^adhri, a healthy snack loaded with nostalgia! I grew up in Ulhasnagar, a place where many Sindhis still follow their traditions, where the old rituals are still valued, where you can hear the locals speaking in Sindhi language, the families eating Sindhi food on daily basis and Sindhi festivals being celebrated traditionally. It is a place where you can still find the forgotten food like Kuneh Ja beeh, Lor^h, Beeh Ja pakora/Tikki, Suhanjhro, Pali etc. As a child growing up in a typical middle class Sindhi family, I remember consuming only seasonal vegetables, fruits/food and nothing fancy/exotic/imported. It was not…
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Long long ago when life was all about school, homework, friends, doll marriages, ludo, carom, skipping ropes, sibling fights and having crush on Bollywood stars, food was not a hyped fad and terms like Gourmet, Haute cuisine, Molecular gastronomy, were unheard of. Eating out was a luxury strictly indulged in, during Diwali and the family get- togethers meant a bunch of family members slogging all the day to prepare the feast. Festivals meant some extra cooking, little ahead of the D-day, to share food with friends, family and neighbors. Packaged food was nowhere in the scene and food was generally…
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Print Patties Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 40 mins Total time: 55 mins Serves: 3 Simple aloo patty called patties, generally served with ragda or vatana curry. Ingredients For Potato Covering 3 large Potatoes, boiled and mashed 3 Bread Slices 2-3 Green Chillies Few spoons of Chopped Coriander Leaves 1 tsp Chaat Masala (Optional. Available in any Indian grocery shop) 1 tsp Jeera/Cumin Seeds Salt to taste For Stuffing: 1 cup (A tad less than that) Chana Dal/Split Bengal Gram/Split Chickpeas 1 Green Chilli ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder ¼ tsp Garam Masala Powder Salt as per taste ¼ tsp Amchoor…



