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Sindhi Cuisine
Sindhi Cuisine cites to the native cuisine of the Sindhi people from the Sindh region, now in Pakistan. Sindhi food is widely consumed by Indian people as many Sindhis migrated to India post partition.

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Sindhi Cuisine, Indian Regional CuisineSindhi Cuisine is great in taste, rich in flavour and is infused with choicest aromatic spices. Sindhi cuisine encompasses a wide variety of dishes introduced by Sindhi people. While Sindh is not geographically a part of modern India, its list of food is equally tasted and enjoyed by the people of India. Starting from snacks to main course to desserts, it has everything to offer to its food lovers.

Features of Sindhi Cuisine
Sindhi cuisine, especially the local one was greatly influenced after the arrival of Islam in South Asia. The cuisines of Middle East, South Asia, and Central Asia had high impact on the cuisine of Sindh. The daily Sindhi food has wheat flour bread and rice as prominent aspect of a meal. It also comprises of lots of onions in dry and gravy dishes giving a delicious flavour to all the dishes. There are many Sindhi people who prefer non-vegetarian cuisines but there are also certain communities who are fond of vegetarian food.

Delicacies of Sindhi Cuisine
Sindhi Cuisine, Indian Regional CuisineSindhi Cuisine comprises of various snacks such as "Kutti", "Lolo" or "Mithi Loli", "Maal-apuroo Mithaee Maanii", "Ku-ini Kich-anee", "Chhola Dhabal", "Ka-raw-o" and "Bhat". On special occasions a vegetable with seven variants is cooked which is called "Chiti Kuni".

There are innumerable main course dishes like the popular "Sindhi Biryani" which is prepared using steamed boiled rice mixed with special Sindhi recipe of spices. Then there is "Sindhi Kadhi" which is a combination of chick pea flour and vegetables like lady finger, potato and eggplant. "Seyal Mani", "Seyal Dab-roti", "Seyal Phulka", "Bhugi Bhaji", "Seyal Bhaji", "Sabu dal chawar", "Masala Koki", "Loli", "Loli Du-dh", "Pappad", "Dhodo Chutney", "Sai Bhaji", "Bugha Chawar", "Bhugal Bheeha", "Dhangi Fulko", "Kadhi Chawal", "Besan ji Bhaji", "Bhugal Teewarn", "Dal Tikkhar", "Tikhi Dal khichdi", "Bhugge Chawal", "Pava", "Dal Pakwan", "Keemo", "Seyal Pallo" are some other food items that fall under Sindhi main course dishes.

There are plenty of desserts in Sindhi Cuisine like "Thadal", "Varo", "Tosho", "Dothi", "Geara", "Mohan Thal", "Khi-r-ni", "Sherbet", "Mesu Tikki", "Falooda", "Boorani", "Layee", "Bhoreenda", "Lasee" and "gulqand" deserves special mention.

Sindhi people are also appreciated for their variety of pickles like carrot pickle, chilli carrot, mango pickle, mix fruit pickle, green chilli pickle and many more.

Sindhi food undoubtedly, finds its place in the menu of various popular Indian restaurants, hotels, food stations, etc.


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