SINDHI CUISINE

SINDHIS

SINDHI CUISINE

Sindhi cuisine refers to the native cuisine of the Sindhi people from Sindh, Pakistan. The daily food in most Sindhi households consists of wheat-based flat-bread (phulka) and rice accompanied by two dishes, one gravy and one dry. Today, Sindhi food is eaten in many countries including India, where a sizeable number of Hindu Sindhis migrated following the independence in 1947.

Food for special occasions

Certain dishes are served on special occasions such as Diwali a Bahji (vegetable dish) called Chiti-Kuni is made with seven vegetables. Special dishes are also served on recovery from serious illness for example when someone makes a full recovery from Chicken Pox, it is common to make an offering and make "mitho lolo", a sweet griddle-roasted flatbread: the dough is wheat flour mixed with oil (or ghee) and sugar syrup flavored with ground cardamom.

• Sai bhaji chawal, a popular dish from Sindh consists of white steamed rice served with spinach curry which is given a 'tarka' with tomatoes,onions and garlics.

• Koki is another popular Sindhi flat-bread that is prepared with wheat flour and goes well with any pulses , vegetables or even curd or tea.

• Vermicelli, typically served as a sweetened (sometimes milk-based) dessert, is popular: Muslim Sindhis serve it on Eid-ul-Azha and Eid ul-Fitr. On special religious occasions, mitho lolo, accompanied with milk, is given to the poor.

• Mitho lolo is also served with chilled buttermilk called Matho on various occasions.

• A special sweet dish called 'Kheer Kharkun' are prepared and served on Eid ul-Fitr, it is prepared by mixing dates and milk, and slowly simmering the mixture for few hours. The dish is eaten hot in winters and cold in summers.

Meals

Beh (simply means 'Lotus root' in English). A high quality lotus root is grown in the North of Sindh which is then cooked in clay-pot using various spices, which then results in an excellent delicacy that is famous all over Pakistan. Sindhi Briyani, Sindhi Curry, Sabu Dal Chawar (yellow daal with rice).

Drinks

• Thadal (famous Sindhi drink made from almonds and khashkhaash).
• Khirni (hot drink made with milk, flavours of cardamoms and saffron).
• Sherbet (drink made from sandal wood).
• Falooda (vermiclli and ice on top of an ice cream



SINDHI CUISINE