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    Gach For Mahalakshmi ~ AlifBe ~39

    A G^ach, literally means a quarter in Sindhi language. The sweetened dough ball is rolled into a thick ‘roti’, cut into quarters and deep fried. These fried ‘cookies’ are then garnished with powdered sugar, chopped nuts, dried rose petals and a spoon full of hot oil is poured on sugar. It sort of, forms a crunchy sugar glaze and makes the cookie more visually appealing though, more calorie rich. Ideally G^ach are made using All purpose flour (Maida) with ghee for moyan but these taste good enough even if made with whole wheat flour. Video Recipe of G^ach: This time…

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    Thadri festival~ Food And Rituals

    Thadri, a festival celebrated by Sindhis, 7 days after Rakhsabandhan, to please Goddess Jog Maya, is a day to consume cold (cooked a day ahead) and pro biotics like curds and pickle. It is similar to the Shitla Ashtami and Basoda festivals and  generally the lady of the house cooks food like Lola, koki, paratha etc and the next day the whole family is supposed to consume the cold food. While many people write off this tradition as regressive, there is some science involved here, to support the rituals, to some extent. Without engaging into a debate of right or…