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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.

Masala Koki Recipe

Masala koki is an everyday Sindhi breakfast dish. It is a thick parantha made by stuffing onions. Learn
how to make masala koki.

Ingredients:

2 Cup Wheatflour
1 Onion (finely chopped)
1-2 Green Chillies (finely chopped)
2 tblsp coriander & mint leaves (finely chopped)
1/2 tsp Red chilly powder
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
Salt to taste
2 1/2 tblsp Desi Ghee
Ghee or Oil to roast the koki (roti)

How to make masala koki:

Mix wheatflour,onions,green chillies,cumin seeds,salt,mint & coriander leaves, red chilly

powder,2 1/2 tblsp desi ghee and knead a stiff dough by adding little water.

Make equal round portions out of this dough (about six)

Roll out each portion in a shape of roti or parantha and prick it with fork all over to cook it
evenly.

Heat a tawa and grease it with some ghee.

Gently place a rolled out koki on it and roast it from both sides evenly by applying ghee.

Serve masala koki hot with curd or chutneys

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

Satpura Phulko Recipe

Satpura Phulko is a Sindhi parantha served with a sabzi. Preparation method for satpura phulko is
given below.

Ingredients:

2 Cup Wheatflour
1/4 tsp Black Pepper
Salt as per taste
4 tsp Oil
Water

How to make satpura phulko:

Mix wheat flour,salt,black pepper,2 tsp oil and adequate water.Knead it into a soft
dough.Keep aside for 5 minutes.

Take a portion of this dough and roll it into a disc shape. Now with a knife cut it into 4-5
pieces.

Sprinkle some oil and wheatflour and roll all the pieces. Now roll it like a chapati.

Heat a tawa and roast the rolled chapatis from both sides by applying oil.

 Serve hot with a choice of sabzi.

Seviyan Ji Khirni Recipe

Seviyan Ji Khirni is a popular Sindhi dessert made by using vermicelli or seviyan cooked in milk.Find
out how to make seviyan ji khirni.

Ingredients:

2 liter Milk
3 tblsp Vermicelli (Seviyan broken)
2 Cups Sugar
15-20 Strands of Saffron (Soaked in milk for few minutes)
1 tblsp Desi Ghee for frying seviyan
1/2 Cup Almonds and Pistachios(Soaked in hot water and peeled and sliced)
5-6 Cardomoms (peeled)
1 Cup Water

How to make seviyan ji khirni:

Heat ghee in a pan and fry seviyan in 1 tblsp ghee till golden brown.Keep it aside.

 Boil milk in a wok or kadai.Add fried seviyan,cardomom and soaked saffron in it.Boil again till
seviyan become soft and milk is reduced to half its quantity.

Add sugar and keep stirring till it is dissolved.

Mix in the nuts.

Serve hot

Sindhi Channa Recipe

Sindhi Channa is cooked using chickpeas or chole in onion and tomato based gravy. Discover how to
make Sindhi channa.

Ingredients:

2 Cup chickpeas or Channa (Soaked overnite)

3-4 Onions
3 Tomatoes (grated)
2 tsp Ginger Garlic (crushed)
8-10 Peppercorns
2-3 Bay Leaves
5-6 Cloves
2 Badi Elaichi (Black Cardamom)
1 tsp Coriander Powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder
1 tsp Amchur Powder
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
Salt to taste
Oil

How to make sindhi chana:

Take a pressure cooker and add soaked channa with 5 cups water,sliced onion (1),bay
leaves,cardomom,cloves,peppercorn and salt.Let it cook on a low flame till channas are
done.

When Channas are done drain the water and separate whole spices.Keep aside.

Now puree the remaining onions.

Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds.Let it splutter and add ginger garlic and pureed onion.
Fry till golden brown.

Now add tomatoes,turmeric powder,amchur,coriander,pepper, garam masala powder and fry

for 5-6 minutes.

Add the drained channa water (stock).Mix well and let it boil for 10 minutes.

Serve hot with pooris.

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

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 Pakora Recipe

Sindhi Pakora is an all time popular snack and is made by gramflour batter.Discover how to make
Sindhi Pakora.

Ingredients:

250 gms Gramflour (Besan)

100 gms Cabbage (chopped)
100 gms Cauliflower (Chopped)
200 gms Onions (chopped)
3-4 Green chillies (chopped)
1 Carrort (grated)
1 tsp Pomegranate Seeds (crushed)
1 tsp Red Chilly powder
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying

How to make sindhi pakora:

Mix all the cut vegetables, gramflour along with spices.Add adequate amount of water to
make a thick batter.Make rectangular balls.

Heat oil in a wok or kadai.Fry the rectangular balls till golden brown.

Drain the balls and cut them in half.Now fry them again till they get crispy.

Serve hot with choice of chutney or ketchup.

Tidali Dal Recipe

Tidali Dal is Sindhi Speciality whic is combination of 3 types of lentils and tastes divine.Learn how to
make tidali dal.

Ingredients:

100 gms Black Gram

100 gms Channa Daal
100 gms Split Moong Daal (Chilka)
1 Onion (Chopped)
2-3 Green Chillies (chpped)
2 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 /4 tsp Asafoetida
2 tsp Cumin Seeds
Salt to taste
Water
Oil

How to make tidali dal:

Soak all 3 dals in water for about 3 hrs.

Heat oil in a pressure cooker and add asafoetida,cumin seeds. Let them splutter then add
onions and green chillies.Fry till golden brown.

Add soaked dals,turmeric powder and salt.Mix well.

Pressure cook the dal by adding 6 cups of water till dals are done onlow flame.

Serve Hot with chapatis or rice

Tosha Recipe

Tosha is a Sindhi dessert which is made by frying plain flour rolls and then dipping them in sugar
syrup.Discover how to make Tosha.

Ingredients:

250 gms Plain Flour

1/2 Cup Curd
1/2 tsp Cooking Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 Cup Oil
2 1/2 Cup Sugar
3 Cup Water

How to make tosha:

Mix the flour,cooking soda,salt,oil and yogurt.Knead it into a stiff dough .

Make long shaped rolls (like kebabs)

Heat oil in a wok or kadai and fry these rolls till they are golden brown.

Alongside prepare syrup by heating 3 cup water and suagar.Let this syrup have a thick
consistency.

Dip the fried rolls or toshas in this syrup.

Remove from heat and let it cool.

Toshas are ready.

Turi Bhaji Recipe

Turi (Called Torai in North India) Bhaji is spicy side dish in a Sindhi everyday meal. Find out how to
make Turi Bhaji.

Ingredients:

800 gms Turi (Peeled and chopped)

2 Onions (Chopped)
2 Tomatoes (Chopped)
2 tsp Red Chilly Powder
2 tsp Coriander Powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
2-3 Green Chillies (Chopped)
Salt to taste
Oil

How to make turi bhaji:

Heat oil in a pressure cooker and add chopped onions and green chillies.Fry till they turn
golden brown.

Add chopped turi,turmeric powder and salt.Mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes on low flame.

Now add chopped tomatoes and cook till they turn soft.

Pressure cook it till vegetable is cooked.

Mix well and serve hot.

Varyoon Patata Recipe

Varyoon Patata is a Sindhi delicacy cooked with dal wadis and potatoes in onion masala.Find out how
to prepare Varyoon Patata.

Ingredients:

2 Dal Wadis (Broken into pieces)

4 Potatoes (peeled and cut in cubes)
2 Onions (Chopped)
3 Tomatoes (Chopped)
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
2 tblsp Coriander Powder
1 tsp Red Chilly Powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
Salt to taste
Water
Oil

How to make varyoon patata:

Heat oil in a wok or kadai.Add Cumin seeds and let it splutter.Then add chopped onions and
fry till golden brown.

Add wadis and saute for a minute.

Add potatoes and mix well.Now add tomatoes and all the powdered spices.Fry for few
minutes.

Add enough water for the gravy and cook covered till wadis and potatoes are done.

Serve Hot with Phulkas.