Beeh or Lotus stem is very popular in Sindhi cuisine. It is used to cook many traditional Sindhi dishes like Beeh Patata, Beeh Ji Tikki, Kuneh Jo Beeh etc. About Sindhi Beeh TIkki Paalak: One of the most popular Sindhi Style Lotus stem dishes is Beeh Ji Tikki made by mashing boiled Lotus stem and potatoes, flavouring the mash, dipping in the besan batter and deep frying it. It tastes delicious but then how often can you eat deep fried food?Few days ago I had some boiled lotus stem and potatoes as well. I was planning to make the Beeh…
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Alifbe of Sindhi Food, the series about A-Z of Sindhi food is now at the 21st letter; ڊ or D in Roman Sindhi and ड in Devanagari ! D as in Daddy, Dairy, Daily etc! And I couldn’t help but pick one of the most popular Sindhi street foods, the Dab^al Pakor^a (In Roman Sindhi) or Dabal Pakora (Pakora pao/sandwich) for ڊ ! The term Dabal is used for Double roti which could mean Pav/Pao or even the sliced bread, in Sindhi! Bread is being commonly used in Sindhi households since past many decades (probably even before the Partition happened)…
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A bit late to share a recipe of a seasonal delicacy, the Palli leaves or tender leaves of Chickpeas but then it is better late than never! The season is over but I am still sharing this post as I don’t want this one to become yet another ‘draft post’ waiting for an appropriate time to share it. Every winter season the elderly in the family would get nostalgic about the Palli and dodoh (patted jowar/riceflour/bajra roti) but I never got a chance to cook or taste palli considering that the greens are available only for a short period of…





