• AlifBe - Jams/Pickles

    Gogru Ji Khatain|AlifBe~48

    You can check the Insta reel about how to make Turnip pickle here! The 48th Consonant of Sindhi Alphabet is ء, called as ‘Hamzo’ in Sindhi. Hamzo or Amdhro as some call it, is often used as a glottal stop. It is, many a times, used as a vowel glide (when two vowels glide into one another), in a word; for example as in ‘Ma-u‘ (Mother in Sindhi), Mitha-i (sweet) etc. So basically a hamzo is placed in between the two vowels in a word that doesn’t ends with ‘A’ as in Alaph (Alif) ! . There are some set rules…

  • AlifBe - Jams/Pickles

    Kagzi Lemon Pickle for Alifbe~23

    The 23rd letter in Sindhi Alphabet (AlifBe) is  ذ  i.e  ज़  in Devanagari and in Roman Sindhi it is Z as in  Zebra ! Ideally this Z i.e ذ  is used in words that are not of Sindhi Origin. This Z is known as ‘Zaal‘ and is used in words like ‘Zaro‘(means ‘little’) or  Kaagaz (Paper). Since no Sindhi Vegetarian dish starts with this particular Z (There are 3 more ‘Z’s in Arabic Sindhi) I was about to skip this one . But I realised that there is one traditional Sindhi pickle called ‘leemun Ji Khatain~’ (Lemon/lime Pickle) made using…

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    Ambha Adhu|Mango Ginger Pickle

    The pros of being a food blogger is that you come across so many people from different geographical locations, having varying customs and traditions, unique food habits, plethora of  recipes, sharing knowledge about local ingredients and much more. One gets to know so much about the traditional food  by just interacting with elderly people across the world. Its hard to document each and every ‘ tip’ you get from grandmas and uncles, be it for ‘how to make a soft rotis‘ or ‘ how to make crisp samosas’. There are many people who are more than willing to share their…

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    Basar Ji khatain| Onion Pickle| No Oil Pickle

    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…

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    Leeman Ji Khatairn| Lemon pickle|Zero oil Lemon Pickle

    The month of April is here..so whats special about it, you might ask ? Well, it isn’t about the harsh weather (weather discussion could be so boring, especially if you are talking about notorious summer ), nothing to do with April fools and sick April fool jokes, it neither have anything to do with the uber excitement regarding the upcoming summer vacation of our son (though, honestly, I am shrieking with joy,visualizing myself waking up late in mornings, without any scary thoughts of solving Math problem or pondering with my kid,over the geography and history books..struggling with grammar lessons etc…