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Basar Ji khatain| Onion Pickle| No Oil Pickle

Alka Keswani — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:06:39 +0000

Basar Ji Khatain (Basar = Onion, Khatain = pickle, in Sindhi) or ‘Paariyan waari Khatain‘ (water based pickle ) is my most favorite pickle for various reasons. Firstly Onions are my favorite. I love the crunch of onions when added to salads, sandwiches, chaats, paavbhaji etc. Secondly, many people are afraid of making pickles at home because pickles, when not handled properly tend to spoil pretty soon. Not the case with this pickle..the fungus and molds do not appear in the scene here. The worst thing that could go wrong with this pickle is that it may get too sour and change colour to blackish when stored for longer periods. But it seldom last that long. Also generally pickles are very spicy, and most recipes call for enormous amount of oil to preserve the fruits or vegetables. But this pickle is oil free. Most pickle recipes demand various spices, some are easy to fetch while others are hard to locate, especially if you stay away from India or at places where there are few Indian stores. This recipe calls for very few ingredients and those are easily available in your pantry. Majority of pickles need to be stored in sunlight for number of days till they get mature. Also there are some pickles that take as long as few weeks to few months for maturing. This one hardly needs 2-5 days (Indian weather) to be ready to eat and maximum of 7 days if weather is not favorable in your part of the world. Do you need any other reason to make this pickle?..yes ?? Ok..here is another one…..this is a damn tasty, tangy pickle 😉 Note: This Recipe of mine, was published in Mumbai Mirror ( Edition: 12th February, 2012). BTW, all the links of articles related to SindhiRasoi, that are published in various magazines and newspapers, till now, are available here. Onion Pickle in Mustard Water: (Always make this pickle in small quantities) Print Basar Ji khatain| Onion Pickle| No Oil Pickle Rating 3.0 from 2 reviews Prep time: 20 mins Total time: 20 mins Traditional Sindhi Pickle of Onions Pickled in Mustard seeds and water, flavored with fresh green garlic. A zero oil pickle Recipe. Ingredients Baby Onions ( Red onions or white or spring onions ) 500 gm Turmeric powder 2 heaped tbsp Red chilly powder 2 tsp Yellow mustard seeds 3tbsp Salt Approx 2 tsp (more or less). Fresh garlic 25 gm (with green stalks) Water (preferably boiled and cooled) Method Peel baby onions and rinse well. Slit the onions at the broader end to make a *+* Coarsely pound the yellow mustard seeds.Chop the fresh garlic along with green stalks Take a sterilized, airtight jar (preferably of glass or porcelain) and mix all the ingredients (The water must be above the levels of Onions) Keep the jar in sun light or at warm place for 2-3 days.The pickle is ready to be consumed now ! If fresh garlic is unavailable, you can add green stalks of spring onions or even chives.For that missing garlic flavor, just add 2 cloves of crushed garlic. Notes The same pickle could be made by using carrots (cut in 2" pieces, spring onions, turnips etc.To hurry the pickling process, just blanch the vegetables in hot water with some salt and turmeric powder.Cool and proceed with the remaining steps) In absence of yellow mustard seeds, black mustard seeds can be used, but these tend to impart greyish colour to the pickle) Since there is no oil or high- salt content, this pickle has a short shelf life. Hence it is to be made in small batches, and consumed within 15 days if refrigerated or 7-10 days if kept without refrigeration. 2.2.5 Since I have used Spring onions along with Red onions in this Pickle, this goes to Dear Pooja of My Creative Ideas for one of my most favorite event “Vow~ Vegetable of the Week”. Pooja is back to blogging after a long hiatus and this time she has chosen ‘Spring Onion‘ for VOW. So if you are cooking anything with Spring onions, do participate in this event by sharing your recipes with her.

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Kadhukash|Khatti Bheendi|Raw Mango Pickle

Alka Keswani — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 20:46:37 +0000

Traditional Sindhi Pickle, Kadhukash is made by pickling grated raw mango mixed with spices and mustard oil tied in small potlis .

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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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A Fool Proof Sindhi Pickle

Alka Keswani — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:59:12 +0000

Most of the people landing on my blog , are silent visitors, few oblige to comment , few are kind enough to share recipes and tips,while rest of them write for recipe requests specially for Pickles. I try to reply each and every query as and when time permits. Majority of the people had requested for Sindhi AUR MEIN KHATAIRN or Pickle in mustard seeds(aur) and water . I kept postponing the idea to make this pickle for three reasons , one Hubby dear can’t stand the SMELL of pickles so these are big NO NO at our home, secondly, pickles are not good for health because of their excess oil or salt/sugar content and thirdly because this pickle has cooling effect on body so these are best consumed in Summer season which is still far away as per Indian Calender. But after replying many of people, individually via E-mails , I thought to finally give in and prepared this Turnip pickle (minimum possible quantity). So here I go, sharing this fool proof-quick fix pickle , which is ridiculously simple to make, and fast to mature. In fact this pickle should always be made in small batches, because it has small shelf life (it sours pretty fast) if kept outside the refrigerator . Aur mein Khatairn is very famous Sindhi Pickle ,with the base of Mustard seeds called AUR in Sindhi and the water. Most common veggies used for this pickle are Whole Onions (small sized), Turnips, Carrots and chopped onions (chunks of onion) Wash, peel and cut turnips into quarters (four pieces from one turnip ) Boil with turmeric and salt till tender Meanwhile crush /or slightly grind mustard seeds, taking care as not to powder the seeds.It should be coarse as shown in the pic. Add rest of the ingredients and let the pickle mature for few days Print A Fool Proof Sindhi Pickle Ingredients Turnips 5 Mustard seeds 2½ to 3 tsp Salt about 1½ tsp Fresh green garlic 3-4 bulbs and stalks (whole) Red chilly powder 1 tsp (better trust your instincts) Turmeric powder ½ tsp Method Wash,peel and cut turnips into quarters (four pieces from one turnip ) In an open vessel like handi, boil turnips with water, salt and turmeric powder.Water should be above the level of turnips. Do not be scared while adding salt and turmeric, since we are not going to boil it for too long for turnips to absorb extra quantity of salt and moreover this water is to be discarded, so add salt and turmeric without bothering much. let the water reach the boiling point, simmer it for a minute or so and put off the flame. Now take out the boiled turnips on a plate and let them cool completely. Meanwhile crush /or slightly grind mustard seeds, taking care as not to powder the seeds.It should be coarse as shown in the pic. Take a perfectly clean glass jar (be sure to thoroughly wash the jar ,and if possible keep it in sunlight till dried) with a tight lid.Traditionally the pickles should be kept in thick porcelain jars , but unavailability of such containers should not be an obstacle between you and your pickle Now put the crushed mustard seeds in this jar, add cooled turnips and keep on adding water (plain drinking water) above the level of turnips. Again this is very forgiving recipe so do not worry about the exact measures. You can taste turnip at this stage to check out the salt level and add bit of salt now in jar (the amount of salt depends on the amount of water , so again follow your instincts) Now again add less than ¼ tsp of turmeric powder, 1 tsp of red chilly powder, chopped fresh green garlic and close the lid. Shake the jar well so as to mix the ingredients properly. The mustard seeds will appear to sink at the bottom of jar, but you need not worry about it. Let the pickle mature for few days.Do not forget to shake the jar once or twice a day to achieve uniform pickling Once the mustard seeds change its colour from blackish yellow to complete yellow, the pickle is ready. Consume it within few days as it sours very fast (will appear greyish in colour if over matured) The mustard water taste good when few spoons of it are poured over hot Khichdi (Indian style rice Risotto). 2.2.1 Now time to SHOW OFF my possessions…errr I mean the Awards ! Vidhya of Appetizing Recipes showered so many awards to me and my blog that I am just losing the count…but I am loving it lady ! Thanks once again ( and twice and thrice and…….) for thinking of me while passing these awards Let me hold on these awards for some time, I will surely pass on all of these wonderful awards to lovely bloggers ASAP !

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