In many Sindhi homes stuffed Parathas are very commonly made. The dough is always made of whole wheat flour, spiced with salt and chilli powder/crushed black pepper while the stuffings vary from mashed potatoes to paneer, grated Radish to Cauliflower, boiled aldente green gram (Mung) to Yellow split dal (Mung dal). While making Dal paato Phulko (Paato refers to stuffing..eg: Mungan Paato Phulko means Phulka stuffed with Mung) the yellow mung dal is boiled with salt, turmeric and green chillies (optional) till just cooked. Excess water, if any, is drained and the dal is then tempered with cumin seeds, red…
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The name of the dish i.e Qeeme Jo Lolo, is very misleading. Let me break down the details in a simpler way! The Name (s)! Qeeme Jo Lolo is also known as Qeema Macaroni cake, Qeema Macaroni pudding and TalleBadhi The Dish A mix of cooked minced meat and macrolyun (macaroni/elbow pasta) binded with beaten eggs, steamed/baked/tawa cooked is called Qeeme Jo Lolo. The confusions 1) The jaggery sweetened Lolo that is made for Puja rituals is called Lolo/Mitho Lolo. I always wondered why some call it Mitho (sweet) Lolo as Lolo is always sweet. But now I know the…
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Recipe of Sindhi Sanha Pakoda (pakora), crunchy double fried gram flour fritters served sandwiched in pao smeared with mint coriander chutney
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Moving alphabetically in AlifBe of Sindhi Food series, we are now at the 9th consonant! Before talking about the AlifBe letter of today or the corresponding dish, let me share some memories with you! In 2011 and 2012 I got some back to back opportunities to meet the celebrity chefs like Chef Vikas Khanna, Chef Kunal Kapoor and Chef Ajay Chopra for various events during, as well as after the MasterChef India season 2. And that’s when I got a chance to meet and interact with Chef Sanjeev Kapoor too. Then there was a Food bloggers’ day celebrated in 2012…
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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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There is a happening place, a bit far from our home called GOL MAIDAN (circular garden), which is famous for the Thela food (food sold on carts).The tangy panipuris and batar papdi are the most popular street food there, along with fresh juices, falooda ice creams, patties samosa and many more ! Just on the opposite corner of Golmaidan’s main gate is Kishore patties waala, a person who started his culinary affair from a small thela and now is a proud owner of a huge shop.The pattise (patties/patty) served there are cooked on a huge griddle swimming in fat that…