A Sindhi’s love for Lotus stem dates back to pre-partition era and our forefathers loved the nutty flavored, woodsy looking, stringy/hairy stem of Lotus flower so much that they started cultivating it here in India, around their homes, and hence this Lotus stem or Beeh is still found mostly in Sindhi dominated areas.Those who grew up in areas like Ulhasnagar, Chembur, Khar, Pune, Indore or such other Sindhi populated places, might have tasted, the stuffed Beeh tikki. A signature Sindhi snack, Beeha Ji tikki, is now hardly available in Sindhi eateries and is seldom cooked at homes. I still remember…
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Few days back there was a food event where in the host called upon for Pakora recipes and being a sindhi I have no reason not to participate in that, coz Sindhis are world illfamous famous for their love for crispy pakoras , fritters, Tikkis etc, basically anything deep fried. But I wanted to make something special….something which is closely associated to Sindhi cuisine, is something unusual yet delicious….My thoughts wandered from Palak pakora to mix vegetable pakora but I wasn’t satisfied.Then after spending many days in deciding what to come up with, I zero in down on Beeh Ji…
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Print Patties Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 40 mins Total time: 55 mins Serves: 3 Simple aloo patty called patties, generally served with ragda or vatana curry. Ingredients For Potato Covering 3 large Potatoes, boiled and mashed 3 Bread Slices 2-3 Green Chillies Few spoons of Chopped Coriander Leaves 1 tsp Chaat Masala (Optional. Available in any Indian grocery shop) 1 tsp Jeera/Cumin Seeds Salt to taste For Stuffing: 1 cup (A tad less than that) Chana Dal/Split Bengal Gram/Split Chickpeas 1 Green Chilli ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder ¼ tsp Garam Masala Powder Salt as per taste ¼ tsp Amchoor…




