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J^aj~a Ji Roti~AlifBe~14

Alka Keswani — Sun, 11 Apr 2021 19:43:28 +0000

In olden days, a wedding in a Sindhi home would mean a buzzing neighbourhood. The male clan would deal with the logistics of a wedding, distributing wedding cards, booking tickets for relatives traveling from far and wide, making arrangements for their stay, booking Maharaj or cook/s to cater to family/relatives, friends etc. The female clan (from the family as well as from the neighborhood) on the other hand would take charge of stocking spices, grains, pulses etc. Almost a fortnight before marriage eve, ladies in the family and around would wind up the daily chores and come together to make papad, kheecha (rice papad/fryum), potato chips etc to serve to guests as well as to pack those to give away as a parting gift or a return gift. Mango pickles were made for summer weddings, well in advance while for winter weddings mostly onion, carrot, cauliflower and turnip pickles were made. Quilts, bedsheets, pillows, mattresses were taken out and kept out to soak up sun-rays. Borrowing these from neighbours was not a taboo. Chairs, steel plates or cutlery too, if needed, were borrowed from neighbors, relatives and friends (one of the reasons for having utensils/cutlery engraved with names was to make sure that there was no mix-up). Marriages in 1970’s: My childhood memories of marriages in family or around, revolve around pitching in for making papad, chips (kids were given the job of safeguarding papad kept in verandah or passages, from birds or strays), of banging spoon on a thali while the ladies sang laadas (wedding folk songs), watching raandha (male cooks) burning logs in open areas (outdoors) to cook food in huge degh or Cauldron or watching lady helpers as they chopped bulk of vegetables for salad etc. Till 70’s a marriage ceremony was more about following the rituals than following ‘trends’. People attending a wedding or a reception were offered Sherbet/Cold drinks or an ice cream if the bride’s family was rich. There was no buffet system for Wedding/Reception but close relatives, friends and neighbors of the bride side family as well as the groom’s family were treated with a feast cooked at their respective homes. Traditional feast Food on the plate: Bhuga chaawra, Beeh Patata (recipe shared in this post), Phulko (chapati), Sindhi Papad, Sanna Pakoda, Nalli Kebab (fryums), salad, boondi raita and Gulabjamun! The traditional Sindhi ceremonial food cooked on wedding days used to be different from what it is, now! A typical meal before wedding would be garam masala flavored rice, an onion tomato based subzi of lotus stems and potatoes ( with skin on) heavily flavored with garam masala. Rotis were made by a bunch of helpers of the Raandho (head cook) while some would fry fresh crisp pakode. Some would cut fresh salad vegetables while others would fry fryums, roast papad etc. The chaos would be overwhelming then but still the smoky flavors of the food being cooked, served and relished would make my heart sing. Beeh patata ( lotus stem with potatoes) curry was commonly made as a marriage ceremonial meal, back then, though some still follow the tradition. Many a times if the subzi is to be offered to bhambhan or Brahmin, it is made without onions and garlic (as a Brahmin is offered only satvik food) and by using a base of spinach and brinjal but when it is made for the family, friends, neighbors and relatives, it could be made with onions as the base. Beeh Patata made for the marriage feast had distinct flavours. Cooking brinjal with or without onions to make the base of the curry, would not only give a body to the curry but would also make the gravy homogenous when bhunoed. Potatoes were used with skin on (not peeled) and the freshly ground garam masala along with whole spices were generously used for pronounced flavors and spicy kick. Above all, cooking on logs would make the curry smoky and delectable. The Beeh Patata curry was usually served with degh waara chaanwran, generally, the rice cooked with whole spices….a match made in heaven! In Sindhi language a baaraat (Procession) is called J^anj`a or जञ and (I may be wrong here) the baaraatis or folks attending the ceremony are called J^aanj~ee while the marriage feast is called J^uJ~u. Since there is a lack of proper information in new dictionaries about these traditional words, I cannot confirm if these are the proper terms. But in general a baaraat could mean a procession as well as the people gathered for the procession. And the feast of Beeh Patata and rice served to them was casually called as J^aj~a Ji roti ( roti here means a meal and not the pulka/flatbread). And the 14th letter/consonant in AlifBe series (A-Z of Sindhi Food) is ڃ in Arabic Sindhi, J~ in Roman Sindhi and ञ in Devanagari. This letter is not used in the beginning of any Sindhi word. A perfect example of its use in Sindhi language is the word जञ and hence I have picked जञ जी रोटी for the 14th letter of Sindhi AlifBe. Print J^aj~a Ji Roti~AlifBe~14 Ingredients For Rice 1 and ½ cup basmati rice or any other variety 1" piece of Cinnamon 3-4 cloves 1 whole black cardamom (vadho photo or black elaichi) 4-5 black pepper corns 2 Bayleaves(or tejpatta) 2 tsp of oil Water to cook rice (mostly double the quantity of rice) Few drops of orange food colour (optional) Salt as per taste For Curry 2 Potatoes -Do not peel the skin. Lotus stem (roots) or Beeh.-100-150 gm 2 Onions 2 Tomatoes (small ) 1 small Brinjal Shelled green peas, a handful Ginger about 1" Green chillies 2-3 depending upon your taste 1 /4 tsp Garam Masala powder ½ tsp Turmeric powder 1 heaped tsp Coriander Powder ½ tsp Jeera powder Salt to Taste 2-4 tsp Oil Fresh coriander leaves for garnishing Method To Make Rice Pick and rinse rice few times with water, till water runs clear. Let the rice soak in water for about half hour (or 15 minutes if using Basmati) In a heavy bottom pan, add 2 tsp of oil and put all the whole spices and stir fry for few seconds. Add rice and salt and mix gently. Add water (almost double the quantity of rice) and few drops of orange colour (optional). Mix well, allow it to boil and then simmer. Once the water is absorbed, cover it with a lid and cook on low flame till done. Serve hot with Beeh patata curry. To Make Curry Clean and cut Beeh into slanting slices and pressure cook them with some salt and water till done (2-4 whistles of pressure cooker, depending on quality of Beeh). A knife or fork should smoothly slide in Beeh. Drain and keep aside. Clean the potatoes and cut each into large chunks. Rinse with water, drain and add salt. Soak in water if potatoes start to oxidise. You can peel potato skin but it tastes better with skin on. In a pressure cooker, add 2 -4 tsp of oil and add chopped onions. When onions turn pinkish, add chopped brinjal (with skin) and cook till the mixture is light brown in colour. Add chopped tomatoes, some salt, chopped green chillies, ginger and turmeric. Add half cup of water and close the lid, and pressure cook the mix for 2-3 whistles. When pressure subsides, open the lid, mash the gravy with wooden churner and put it back on flame. Add potatoes, boiled beeh, coriander powder and some salt, if needed and cook on high heat. Add few spoons of water if the mixture tends to stick to the bottom of cooker. Keep cooking on high flame, sprinkling water if needed, till the gravy looks homegenized. Add hot water and shelled peas.The water should be just above the level of Beeh and potatoes. Add garam masala powder and some coriander leaves. Close the lid of cooker and wait for one whistle and then cook on lowest flame, under pressure for 2-5 min. Put off the flame. When the pressure subsides, open the lid and check for the seasoning and consistency of gravy and adjust according to your taste. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and enjoy it with piping hot rice. 3.5.3251 And as usual, here is a short video to help you in understanding formation of the letter ڃ !

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Gulabjamun~The Recipe

Alka Keswani — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:23:38 +0000

Starting with a Thank you , to all who cared to respond my post through comments and Emails , and all those who tried to help me decide a picture for Click event, I am glad to send the one that got most of the votes..The first picture of Gulabjamun from my previous post . So this one goes for the Click event~Heirloom This is a Recipe which remained in Drafts for the longest period, the reason being that store brought Gulabjamuns are so convenient to find here and also , these do not cost a bomb. Moreover I find making sweets too unnecessary , since we hardly eat sweet stuff and those in family who love sweets are “barred” from even looking at these, leave aside eating , obviously due to health reasons. But then, I do occasionally give in to the temptation of some appreciation , from the followers of my blog, when I share a particular recipe they keep asking for. Besides, the CLICK event is a huge driving force in itself, so when Jai and Bee asked for Heirloom…here I am with an old cherished Recipe of most cherished Sweet(Mithai) of Indians, with some cherished memories of my childhood(Oh No..Not Again !). Amongst many memories of past , and most of them related to food, one scenario that still lingers around my mind is of a frail, elderly man, always dressed in white, come rain or sunshine, with his aluminum ,wide mouthed container, lined up with stacks of thin, elongated(yes elongated..almost like a finger) hot, perfectly browned, perfectly sweetened , melt in mouth gulabjamuns. Sundays were most cherished days of all, since it used to be a day when whole family sat in front of Television to watch popular serials like Ramayana and Mahabharta, waiting for that elderly man to give a shout ”Radhey Ja Garam Jhamuh” roughly translated as Hot Gulabjamuns of Radhey..yes the man was called Radhey ! All the kids around, made sure that they get their share of gulabjamuns and saved their petty pocket money to buy the hot, fresh, straight from the stove(a mobile stove, which burnt on low flame,that kept jamuns hot to the core) each piece costing 25 paise (1/4 of an Indian Rupee…don’t ask me to convert into pence /penny/ paiso..go figure it out). So a Rupee used to fetch us four of those yummy sugar bombs , lined on a paper with a dash of sugar syrup. Enjoying those with family watching our favorite Tv. serials(At those times there were only handful of them being aired, that too mostly on Sundays…Ahh what a bliss it was !) was a feeling equivalent to being in Heaven..I swear ! For years we enjoyed his home made gulabjamuns in winter and monsoon, while some really creamy, garnished with pistachios, Kulfi was a Hot (Cool) favorite in summers. Yes, the Gulabjamuns used to give way for Kulfi in summers and till this date we are unable to figure out how did he managed to sale such a good quality stuff in pennies. It was during that wonderful period of my life that visiting maternal side Grandparents was a regular affair in vacations. The memories of spending time with cousins and aunts , uncles and Naana Naani( grandparents) still moisten my eyes , everytime I think about it. My Maasi ( Mother’s Sister) always made sure that we kids thoroughly enjoyed our stay at grandparents home, by taking us out to playgrounds, gardens, Beaches, temples, Movies etc. religiously everyday of our stay there, year after year. My Grandparents residing in Chembur, another Sindhi Populated area in Mumbai, the Jhama Store was at stone throw distance from their home. This particular Sweets shop is famous all around the place for its mind blowing Gulabjamuns, though bit costlier but good to taste at. So no visit of ours would be called off without some of these brown sweets, and everytime someone visits us from Chembur, its almost mandatory that Jhama’s Speciality…huge Gulabjamuns are on their way, about to reach our homes to fill our minds with the sweet memories of our childhood as we sweeten our taste buds with huge bites of soft spongy, hot and fresh , the one and only one…Gulabjamun…… UPDATE: Here is what I found about Jhama Stores….thought to share with you all 🙂 Jhama’s >>> Chembur It gets its name from proprietor Jhamamal Lulla, a Sindhi refugee from Karachi who set it up in 1950. “Our family lived in the refugee camps nearby,” says 30 year-old Ravi, a third generation Lulla. His grandfather’s culinary skills and reputation for using ingredients of the highest quality, brought him regulars. Close to six decades later, Jhama’s has seven branches across the city but the Chembur branch is still patronised by Sindhi families. Staffer for fifteen years, Naresh Chawla says a lot of movie stars are regulars. Amitabh Bachchan once named Jhama’s Gulab Jamuns in a list of his 7 favourite things. Then there’s Salman Khan, who picks up sweets while driving down to his Panvel farmhouse. How to get there: The wide, red signboard cannot be missed on CG Road, near Chembur colony and Basant Cinema. Open from 11 am to 1 pm, Mondays to Sundays.(Source: Mid-Day ) So here they are , soaked in lots of sweet musings , Home made gulabjamuns…Enjoy ! There are number of recipes of Gulabjamun , easily searchable on internet, and as far as the recipe I follow, it is an easy breezy one, of course, only if you have some Mawa handy. The Gulabjamun recipe is divided in two parts, one is making BALLS of flour and frying them. The other is making sugar syrup, not too thick nor too thin(sounds tricky, learn more about sugar syrups here) Print Gulabjamun~The Recipe Rating 5.0 from 3 reviews The most popular Indian Dessert, made from Khoya and dunked in sugar syrup Ingredients 500 gms of sugar( Though we found it bit too sweet for our taste, so adjust accordingly) One and half cup of water(bit more or less) 2-3 Cardamom pods One spoon of milk (optional) Few threads of saffron (optional) 2-3 drops of rosewater(optional but highly recommended) 250 gms of unsweetened Maawa (khoya-the condensed milk thickened till it turns into moist dough, preferably made from cow's milk, also known as Hariyali mawa) 1½-2 tsp All purpose flour 1tsp Cornflour 1-2 crushed green cardamom Oil for shallow frying Method Mix about 500 gm of white sugar in one and half cup water and keep it for boiling. Add a spoonful of milk to remove the impurities (impurities if any , will form a scum on surface) Add 2-3 green cardamoms also in syrup for strong flavor, and a tad of saffron strings (optional) Boil until you get just a tad sticky syrup.Gulabjamun syrup is not very dense nor too dilute as in Rasgulla Strain the syrup, add rosewater when syrup is slightly cooled . Always remember two things while using rose water, do not add it while syrup is bubbling hot or on fire, and be particular about the quantity mentioned in every recipe, since even few drops of excess rosewater could lend a bitter taste to the final product. Mix all the ingredients, in a a wide mixing bowl or Thaal ,until soft textured dough is obtained (keep mixing until it is really soft) Make very small sized balls (bit larger than pebbles) coz they swell up after frying and soaking in syrup Make sure that the surface of dough balls is really smooth (no cracks please).In case the cracks refuse to go away, slightly wet your palms with water and roll the flour till absolutely smooth Now take little oil for frying in preferably flat bottomed pan, and heat the oil. But gulabjamuns are to be fried on LOW FLAME or else the surface will be browned while the core will remain uncooked. Some prefer to place an unsalted pistachio in the center of every gulabjamun while making balls, that way the core of gulabjamun is not left uncooked . Fry one or 2 gulabjamuns at a time and always remember to STIR THE OIL with slotted spoon AND NOT TO TOUCH GULABJAMUNS, which means keep swirling the oil without tossing or turning gulabjamun . Fry till light brown in colour, remove on tissue paper and repeat the procedure with rest of dough Now soak these in COOL syrup for few hours.They will surely swell up These can be stored in the same syrup till consumed If there are cracks in the balls before frying it will burst open while frying, in that case adding a bit of cornflour will surely help You can enjoy it hot or cold ,either way it is delicious 2.2.1 These are regular Gulabjamuns, in case you like Black Gulabjamuns then here is what you need to know: Gulab Jamun gets its brownish red color because of the sugar content in the milk powder or khoya. In other types of gulab jamun, sugar is added in the dough, and after frying, the sugar caramelization gives it its dark, almost black colour, which is then called kala jamun, “black jamun”. Note: Making mawa from scratch is not difficult but time consuming Four cups of whole milk will boil down to about 6 ounces of mawa milk fudge (Source..wiki)

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Celebrating With A Celebrity Guest

Alka Keswani — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:42:11 +0000

Instead of counting candles,Or tallying the years, Contemplate your blessings,As your birthday nears. Consider special people,Who love you,and who care, And others who’ve enriched your life Just by being there. Think about the memories,Passing years can never mar, Experiences great and small, That have made you who you are. Another year is a happy gift, So cut your cake, and say, “Instead of counting birthdays, I count blessings every day!” Well I am wishing my blog, its first Birthday with this sweet poem by Joanna Fuchs Yeah SindhiRasoi,born on 29 January 2008 ,turned One today.And this is not the only reason for smiles and celebrations, there are few more.Let me unfold them one by one Firstly as I told , its this blog’s 1st birthday,then it is also THE 100th post.…yes, I just hit a century with this post. And on this occasion it is just so obvious that I Thank all those who encouraged, helped, cheered and guided me to sail across the waves of hope and despair, highs and lows, praises and brickbats.Few were rude ( ahh lets forget about them! ), few were nasty, but most of you ,dear Readers, have been so supportive and sweet to me ,that now I have made a huge virtual family around. Heartfelt Thanks to my family, friends, co-bloggers, readers,Guests (guest visitors) and above all YOU dear Hubby…..my ultimate strength and support system ! Without you and your camera,this would have remained a dream for me! I have so much to write about ,on this occasion,but I will held my emotions back,because now I need to share yet another excitement with you all ! Every blogger celebrates his/her blog birthday/anniversary with some special sweet /food made by her/him.But not me,because I have something very very very special for this occasion, a true feast to your eyes,especially all Sindhis around, and all this courtesy to an esteemed guest of the day….a celebrity …….Ladies and Gentlemen, kindly welcome , none other than Mr. Suresh Hinduja, The CEO of Gourmet India.com. The forums are the place where some real authentic/traditional/extinct/popular food is displayed to mesmerize us, with jaw dropping captures And for the Sindhi cuisine section, I have to Thank You ‘Saucy’ for initiating that thread ! So dear readers do take a look at those artistic clicks of some wonderful food of Sindhi Cuisine, all courtesy to the most modest person Ihave came across. When I asked for the permission to share his picture of pickle, Suresh not only emailed me the picture, but also amazed me by his words ….What is a pickle between us sindhis, you dont have to credit me. ….wow !! But since I was more greedy, I requested some more of his captures amongst the vast collection of drooling pics,and he was kind enough to let me share those with you all readers.So Dearies , just walk around this post and seduce your senses with the amazing captures of some authentic and traditional picks from Sindhi Cuisine Ps:Kindly note that all the amazing pics presented below, belong to Mr Suresh.Hinduja so please do not copy without his permission 🙂 Gathadi Pickle (This is one rare Sindhi pickle,not made often now a days,but I remember my childhood days, licking these with every meal.) A pickle made from raw shredded mangoes,seasoned with, salt,turmeric, red chillies, nigella seeds,cloves of garlic, mixed and lumps of these mixture were tied in small white muslin cloth gathadis (like dumplings),pickled and enjoyed later. It’s called Gathadi aka Bheendi. Dal Nakul The forgotten welcome snack for guests at Sindhi homes. Yes, decades back guests were welcomed with roasted papad and/or Dal Nakul.Dal is fried crunchy moong dal and nakul/s are sugared besan strings (I guess, not sure though).The crunchy munchy combination had lost its glory to the latest fad of wafers,cakes and cookies Then the most beautifully clicked Gulab Jamun , a very common sweet,which is loved by all ! A fried maida and khoya ball, flavored with elaichi, dipped in sugary syrup when dumped in mouth,the only reaction possible is YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ! And then comes Motichoor ladoos, again one of the commonest sweet among sindhis, there is one at every occasion,for sure. Be it birth, marriage ,festivals or even death (Very elderly people when die a peaceful death,these ladoos are distributed during chautha (pagdi) or Bhaaroh (the 12 th or 13 th day after the demise) Who haven’t tasted or heard of Jalebis ?? The OH SO FAMOUS, fried concentric circles of Maida flour,with a dash of saffron for the nice orange colour and kesari flavor, soaked in rose flavored sugar syrup, is a heavenly treat to your taste buds (Just try it with dash of rabri, for the complete knock out combination of flavors) Badaam(Almond halwa) is yet another halwa in the favorite list of Sindhis, just little behind the common Gaajar ka halwa.And tell me honestly have you ever seen Almond halwa presented in a sleek style like this ? Amongst drinks ,apart from sherbet (rose syrup) , the other most traditional drink is of course Thaadal (Thandai).Its a heady mixture of rose petals,elaichi,blackpepper corns,melon seeds, Almonds, poppy seeds and milk,all grinded together,sieved and diluted with milk,sweetened with sugar .It is also served as Prasad during Mahashivratri When you talk about Sindhi breakfast, most will vouch for either Dal pakwaan or Chola Dhabhal,chickpeas in gravy served with bread and garnished with mint coriander Chutney….a true delight for spice lovers ! Taryal Vangun Here’s how Suresh explains this most loved Brinjal recipe among Sindhis: Eggplant/Aubergine/Brinjal scored, fried, topped with Cumin, Red Chilli and Mango Powders; fresh Coriander/Cilantro and onion. We normally have this with a Dal and Chapati/Rice. There are many many more at Gourmet India,its not at all possible to summarize all of them in a post,but yes, I am sure, you all would like to join the forum to explore more about Sindhi as well as Global cuisine, ranging from Gujrati to Andhra,Thai to Indo chinese. My sincere Thanks To Suresh for letting me go ahead with this post and sharing such amazing clicks with me.Sorry for all the botheration caused and I simply bow down to your generosity. Ps:Wanna watch a video of some really nice spread of food ,then watch this….Awesome pics by Suresh,compiled by Sekhar. Gourmet India Food Thank you Sekhar for providing this link 🙂

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Beeh Patata

Alka Keswani — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 08:39:24 +0000

Memories are myopic? Are they?? Well I don’t completely agree to this belief, since I am amongst those who dwell in beautiful past. I hate to look at reprehensible stuff around me, but unfortunately I am always forced to throw myself in pits of gloom, corruption, political vested interests and rising prices and declining bank balances. Pity, I can’t turn my eyes off the budging ugly head of terrorism and hatred but I wish I was allowed to be self occupied, innocent, energetic and bubbly kid forever and ever and ever! Well, I don’t wear wishbones where my backbone ought to be, I am as practical as a person is supposed to be, but still there are moments when I simply loathe growing up , because no longer I enjoy the simple blessings of life, as I did ,when life was all about toys and plays, friends and laughter, school and homework, Chuppa chuppi and chor police. The new generation is just not interested in such outdated outdoor games, when they have fancy gizmos to fiddle around for their amusements. Sincerely, how many of you remember chasing your friends behind the nook and corners of houses to do a Thappi (patting the wall to declare out) or during blind buff? How many of you still cherish the memories of climbing the trees of neighbours to pluck the mangoes or guavas? How many of you hid the bruised knee or elbows from your parents, so that they don’t come to know about your adventure of climbing on a roof to get back that shuttlecock which almost always landed to the neighbor’s roof? Is anyone still nostalgic about the so called doll’s wedding, a trip to a neighbouring park with friends, breaking glass window panes with your cricket balls, or that triumphant shout when you got hold of that kite at some higher branch of tree, the non ending talks with your friends at a terrace, sharing your innermost joys and woes? The Group studies, the nights that were spent awake studying at some friend’s place with many rounds of milk, tea and snacks courtesy the lovely aunts. The way you freaked at the thought of appearing for exams, or the most peaceful feeling in the world, when you handed the last exam answer paper to your teacher? The celebration of clearing exams, at some roadside restaurant, by relishing Dosa, pavbhaji or even Vadapav, when you were surviving on shoestring budget. The shrieks (of joy) of friends in hostel when you carried some homemade Gaajar ka halwa or Ladoos,which your mother packed for them, so that the poor things do not miss their families on festivals. Those silly fears, ridiculous fights, melodramatic patch ups, all in all, a great life! I miss those days? Do you?? My mind was flooded with nostalgic memories, since I made this Prasad rice and Beeh patata (lotus stem and potato curry because of two reasons….one that this preparation is generally distributed at langars and they taste awesome, and secondly this lunch enjoyed the numero uno position during marriage ceremonies of Sindhis, few decades back, when there was no trend of buffet lunch or dinner as such. The marriage ceremony was held in a simple way, with just biscuits and Sherbets or tea. But yes, relatives and neighbours were included into the joyous atmosphere by sharing this Beehpatata and Degh waara chaanwaran. Huge iron or aluminum pots or containers were used for cooking on the logs of wood, or coal (sighri) or stove and generous quantities of rice and curry were cooked and the ceremonial feast was then shared with friends, relatives and neighbours as a part of marriage ritual. So let me share, how I made this most wonderful Sindhi curry and rice. The above thali consists of Degh waara Chaanwaran (spiced rice), Beehpatata (lotus stem and potato curry), Gulabjamun, Roti (flatbread), Sindhi Papad, Ghogroon ji khatairn (Turnip pickle), and Kabab (fryums made from rice flour). Beeh patata (lotus stem and potato curry) Print Beeh patata ain Degh waara chaawaran Traditional Sindhi style Lotus stem potato curry with spiced rice served during marriages Ingredients For Rice 2 cup basmati rice or any brand that you generally use. 1 small (1") piece of cinnamon 2 tsp of oil 2 cloves 1 whole black cardamom (vadho photo or black elaichi) 2 -3 black pepper corns 1 Kamaal Patt (Tej Patta) Approximately 4 and half cups of water (you may need more or less depending upon the type of rice and its quality) Few drops of orange food colour (optional) Salt as per taste For Curry 2 Potatoes -Do not peel the skin. Lotus stem (roots) or Beeh. Thoroughly wash the stem and get rid of the mud.The pores of stem, if still muddy, could be cleaned with tooth picks. 8-10 ,1 cm thick pieces of Beeh. 2 Onions (medium sized) 2 tomatoes (small ) 1 small brinjal Shelled green peas, a handful Ginger about 1" Green chillies 2-3 depending upon your taste 1 /4 tsp Garam Masala ½ tsp Turmeric powder 1 tsp Coriander Powder ½ tsp Jeera powder Salt to Taste 2-4 tsp Oil Fresh coriander leaves for garnishing Method To Make Rice Pick and rinse rice few times with water, till water runs clear. Let the rice soak in water for about half hour (or 15 minutes if using Basmati) In a heavy bottom pan, add 2 tsp of oil and put all the whole spices and stir fry for few seconds. Add rice and salt and mix gently. Add water (almost double the quantity of rice) and few drops of orange colour (optional). Mix well, allow it to boil and then simmer.Cover it with lid and gently mix it for one or two times intermittently. Cook till done. Serve hot with Beeh patata curry To Make Curry Clean and cut Beeh into slanting slices and pressure cook them with some salt and water till done (2-4 whistles of pressure cooker, depending on quality of Beeh) Drain and keep aside. Clean the potatoes and cut them into large chunks.Wash and add salt.Soak in water if potatoes start to oxidise. In the pressure cooker, add 2 -4 tsp of oil and saute chopped onions. When onions turn pinkish, add chopped brinjal (with skin) and saute it till the mixture is brown in colour. Add chopped tomatoes,salt,chopped green chillies, ginger and all dry masalas. Stir and cook for few minutes on high flame and add potatoes and Beeh. Add few spoons of water if the mixture tends to stick to the bottom of cooker. After 2-3 minutes of bhunoing, add hot water and shelled peas.The water should be just above the level of Beeh and potatoes. Close the lid of cooker and wait for one whistle and then cook on lowest flame, under pressure for 2-5 min.Put off the flame. When the pressure subsides, open the lid and check for the seasoning and consistency of gravy and adjust according to your taste. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and enjoy it with piping hot rice. 3.5.3251

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