• For Kids - Side dish

    Suwanjhre Jo Matho|Moringa Flower Raita

    Suhanjhro/Suwanjhro or Moringa (Drumstick) flowers are nutritious edible flowers and are generally found in Mumbai markets from around December to February. It is time consuming to clean (pick), wash and cook the flowers and not many appreciate the earthy flavor of Drumstick flowers. I love Moringa flowers and I generally have it in two ways..either cooked as a Moringa-lotus stem curry called as Suhanjhro (Suwanjhro) in Sindhi (Click here to check the recipe) or else in the form of a Raita. My mom would often boil the flowers and refrigerate a portion of it, to make the raita, later. Many…

  • Curries/Vegetables

    Suhanjhro|Drumstick Flowers currry

    Drumsticks are widely used in Sindhi cuisine, be it in the traditional Sindhi kadhi, or in Seyal bhaji, as Bhughal Singhyun or in tomato gravy. The dried tender drumsticks called Suandhro, finds its place in dry curry or even in Raita (condiment made with yoghurt). Our love for the Moringa oleifera, the drumstick tree, extends beyond its tender seed pods and hence when the fresh drumstick flowers are in season, Sindhis flock to markets to buy the seasonal produce before it disappears within weeks, to cook Suhanjhro/suwanjhro/swanjhro i.e drumstick flowers curry. The fresh flowers or Suhanjhro/ swanhjray (Drumsticks) ja (of) Gulah (flowers) could taste bitter…