shindhi recipes

Atte Jo Seero Recipe

Atte Jo Seero is a delicious sweet offering from Sindhi cuisine made of wheat flour. Learn how to make atte jo seero.

Ingredients:

1 Cup Wheat Flour (Atta)
1 Cup Sugar (Powdered)
3-4 Cardamom (Powdered)
1 Cup Desi Ghee
Handful of Dry fruits (almonds,cashews,raisins)
1 tsp Rose Water (optional)

How to make atte jo seero:

• Heat desi ghee in a wok or kadai.Add wheatflour and cardomom powder and roast it for about 20 minutes.
• Alongside dissolve powdered sugar in 4 cups water.
• Add this sugar water to the wheatflour and keep stirring till all the water is absorbed.
• Remove from heat and sprinkle some rose water.
• Serve hot garnished with dry fruits.

Bhuga Chawar Recipe

Sindhi fried rice as the name suggests is the Sindhi variant of rice or biryani and is cooked with lots of onion. Find out how to make Sindhi fried rice.

Ingredients:

1 Cup Basmati Rice (washed & soaked for 10 mins)
2 Onions (diced)
1 Tomato (chopped)
2 Bay Leaves
2 Green Cardamoms
1 Piece Cinnamon
2 Cloves
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
1/2 tsp Red Chilly powder
Salt to taste
2 Cup Water
Desi Ghee

How to make sindhi fried rice:

• Heat desi ghee in a pan and add cumin seeds,bay leaves,cardamoms, cloves and cinnamon stick.Saute for a minute.
• Add diced onions and fry till golden brown.
• Now add chopped tomatoes and fry for 2-3 minutes.
• Add soaked rice and all the powdered spices and salt. Mix well and let it simmer on low flame for a few minutes.
• Add water and cover cook on low flame till the rice are done.
• Serve bhuga chawar hot with a choice of gravy dish or raita.

Bhugi Bhaji Recipe

Bhugi (small town near Balochistan) bhaji is cooked using potatoes,baingan,peas with lots of onions.Find out how to prepare Bhugi Bhaji.

Ingredients:

2 Potatoes (Cut into 4 pieces)
1 Baingan or eggplant (chopped)
1/2 Cup Peas
2 Onions (finely chopped)
2-3 Green Chillies (chopped)
1 Piece Ginger (chopped)
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
1/2 tsp Red Chilly Powder
1 tsp Coriander Powder
Pinch of Asafoetida
Salt to taste
1/2 Cup water
Chopped coriander leaves
Oil

How to make bhugi bhaji:

• Heat oil in a pan and add chopped onions.Fry till they are golden brown.
• Add asafoetida and fry for another minute.
• Add potatoes,peas,baingan and all the powdered spices.
• Now add 1/2 cup water and mix well.Simmer till the vegetables are done.
• Garnish with chopped coriander.
• Serve hot.
   

Karachi Halwa Recipe

Karachi Halwa is a popular Sindhi dessert.It is cooked with semolina or sooji.Preparation method for Karachi Halwa is described below.

Ingredients:

1 Cup Semolina or Sooji (Soaked in water for an hour)
1 1/2 Cup Sugar
1/2 Cup Desi Ghee
4-5 Cardamoms (Powdered)
1 tsp Pineapple essence
1/2 Cup Cashews & walnuts (broken)
3 tblsp water

How to make karachi halwa:

• Microwave 3 tblsp Desi Ghee on high for 30 seconds without covering.Add cashews and microwave on high for 3-4 minutes.Drain the cashews on a plate.
• In the same ghee add sugar and 3 tblsp water.Mix well.
• Microwave this on high for 2 minutes.
• Keep it uncovered for 5 minutes.
• Stir it once and add soaked semolina,remaining ghee and cardomom powder.Microwave this on high for 5 minutes.
• Now add essence and dry fruits.
• Karachi Halwa is ready to be served.

Pakwan Daal Recipe

Pakwan daal is tasty Sindhi snack and is spicy. It is a popular breakfast dish in many Sindhi households. Find out how to make pakwan daal.

Ingredients:

For making daal

1 Cup Chana Dal (Soaked for 6 hrs)
2 tblsp Tamarind Chutney
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
1/2 tsp Red chilly powder
1/2 tsp Cumin Powder
1/2 tsp Amchur Powder
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
Salt to taste
2 tblsp Desi Ghee
For makin pakwan

2 Cup Refined Flour (Maida)
1/2 tsp Salt
2 tblsp Desi Ghee
Water to knead the dough
Ghee for frying

How to make pakwan dal:

• Boil the soaked dal in 3 cups water by adding salt and turmeric powder.Boil it till tender.
• Add tamarind chutney. Mix well.
• Before serving pour the hot daal in a serving dish and sprinkle all masala powders on top.
• Heat desi ghee in a pan and pour it over the daal and masalas.
• To make the pakwan mix salt and ghee in the refined flour.Knead a soft dough.
• Divide in small equal balls and roll into thin pooris.
• Deep fry till brown.
• Serve hot with daal.

Sai Bhaji Recipe

Sai Bhaji is also called Sindhi palak and is very popular not just in Sindhi households but all the other communities too. Learn how to make Indian sai bhaji.

Ingredients:

1 Bunch Spinach or Palak
1/2 Bunch Dill
1 Onion (diced)
2 Tomatoes (chopped)
1-2 tsp Tamarind Juice
1/2 Cup Chana Daal (Soak for 15 mins)
1/2 tsp Ginger (grounded)
5-6 Garlic Cloves (finely chopped)
1-2 Green Chilies (finely chopped)
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
1 tsp Coriander Powder
1/2 tsp Red Chilly Powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 Cup Water
Salt to taste
Oil

How to make sai bhaji:

• Chop Spinach,Dill and wash properly.
• Heat oil in a pressure cooker and add onions.Fry till golden brown.
• Add soaked chana daal,tomatoes,ginger,garlic,green chilies and all powdered spices except cumin seeds.
• Saute for a few minutes till golden brown.
• Add chopped spinach and dill and tamarind juice.Mix well.
• Now add water and pressure cook for 2-3 whistles and then let it simmer for 5 minutes.
• When pressure is finished mash the daal and spinach roughly.
• Heat ghee in a pan for tadka and cumin seeds and 1 chopped garlic clove.Once it starts to splutter pour it on the bhaji.
• Serve hot

Sindhi Mutton Biryani Recipe

Sindhi Mutton Biryani is a delicious main course dish and is very spicy.Find out how to prepare Sindhi mutton biryani.

Ingredients:

1 kg Mutton
1 kg Basmati Rice
1 Cup Yogurt or curd
4 Onions (chopped)
4 Tomatoes
1/2 kg Potatoes
1 tblsp Red chilly powder
2 tblsp Coriander Powder
1 tblsp Ginger garlic paste
1 Bay Leaf
Salt to taste
Lemon juice (approx 3 lemons)
1/4 kg Dried Apricots (Soaked in hot water )
Handful of Mint Leaves (chopped)
4-5 Green Chillies
Oil

How to make sindhi mutton biryani:

• Heat oil in a pan and add chopped onions.Fry till golden brown.Take out half the fried onions and keep aside.
• Now mix in the mutton pieces,powdered spices and yogurt.Cook it till the water evaporates.
• Add chopped tomatoes,potatoes,pulp of dried apricots,slit green chillies to it and cook till potatoes are done.
• Take another pan and boil rice with handful of mint leaves till they are half cooked.
• Take a handi or pot and make a layer of rice and top it with mutton.Repeat till its finished.
• Sprinkle some mint leaves and rest of the fried onions on top.Cover it tightly and cook on low flame till rice is done.
• Serve Hot

Sindhi Kadhi Recipe

Sindhi kadhi is a popular Sindhi dish and unlike the Punjabi Kadhi which is made of yogurt, Sindhi kadi is made using lentils and vegetables. Learn how to make Sindhi kadhi.

Ingredients:

250 gms Tuvar Daal (Arhar)
200 gms Okra (Bhindi)
50 gms Cauliflower (Cut in florets)
50 gms Flat Beans (cut in pieces)
1 Drum Stick (Cut in pieces)
1 Potato (Peeled and cut in cubes)
1-2 Tomatoes (chopped)
1 Onion (chopped)
2-3 Garlic Cloves
1 Bay Leaf
1 Piece Cinnamon
2 Cloves (Laung)
A pinch of asafoetida
1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
2 Kashmiri Chillies
5 Cup water
Oil

How to make sindhi kadi:

• Pressure cook tuvar daal in 5 cups water along with chopped onions,garlic and tomatoes for half and hour.
• When the steam is out let it cool and grind it.
• Heat oil in a pan and add asafoetida,fenugreek & mustard seeds,cinnamon,cloves,bay leaf.Saute for few minutes and add the tuvar daal mixture to it.Bring it to a boil.
• Now add all the cut vegetables to the above boiling kadhi and mix well.
• Peel and cut the drumstick and put it in the daal.
• Let the kadhi boil for about half an hour.
• Fry the kashmiri Chillies in a little oil and garnish the kadhi.
• Serve hot