Pharyun in Sindhi could mean the pod of any legume or pulse grains but most of the Sindhis consider french beans as the Pharyun. Chauran (or Raanh) means Chawli or black eyed beans and the whole beans are called Chauran Jyun (of) Pharyun. Tender Long beans are not commonly had in many Sindhi homes though fresh pods from the matured beans are often cooked in Sindhi style gravy dish (Ras mein). Recently I found extremely fresh tender long beans and couldn’t resist buying a bunch of it. I cooked it the way Sindhis make Gvar/Guar patata. In the Thali: Chithyal…
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When I started working on my project about documenting ancient, traditional as well as lost recipes from Sindhi cuisine, a few years ago, the biggest challenge I faced was the lack of accessible information about the same. The limited documents that I could access, were in Arabic Sindhi, a script that I never could learn, despite of trying umpteen number of times, since my childhood. I felt stuck up. So the only way to move forward was to learn the Arabic script and to make sure that I don’t give up this time, I took up a challenge; The AlifBe…
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To watch the video recipe of Nasarpuri style Seyal Bhaji, please check my Youtube channel, SindhiRasoiOfficial. Click here to visit the link! The 44th ‘alphabet’ of Arabic Sindhi Script, AlifBe, is ن in Sindhi, न in Devanagari and ‘N’ in Roman Sindhi. N as in Nagpur, Nagaland, Nigeria or as in Nasarpur. And the corresponding dish is ‘ Nasarpuri Seyal Bhaji, with Dhokri (Dhokryun)’. Nasarpur (Nasarpur/Nasserpur): Nasarpur is one of the oldest known places in Sindh (now in Pakistan), that finds mentions in not only the history and geography of ancient civilization, but also in the legends associated with the…
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Lor^h!! Lotus corms Not many of you might be aware of the Lor^h/Lor^hu/Lor^hiyun (लोड्ह/लोड्हु) from the Sindhi cuisine. Not many of you might have tasted the earthy, rustic Lor^h. Only a few of you may remember your grandparents or parents relishing these and I bet only a handful of you appreciate the flavours of these ugly looking corms (or bulbs) of Lotus plant. AlifBe # 42 The 42th alphabet of Arabic Sindhi script is ل in Sindhi, ल in Devanagari and ‘L‘ in Roman Sindhi. When I first made the list of dishes for the AlifBe of Sindhi food series,…
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‘Singyun (सिङयूँ) Tamate mein‘ literally means the drumstick pods or sehjan ki phalli, (cooked) in a tomato gravy. It is considered one of the best dishes to have when you need to consume something nutritious and light on tummy. It is also mandatory for the new mothers to consume drumstick pods/flowers as a part of healing and nourishing ‘Viyam Ja Khaada‘ or the post partum diet for the first forty days after child birth. Though while making it for the lactating mothers (for 40 days) the recipe varies a bit , this is a very basic recipe and one can…





