Pakculture

Sindh's Food

Sindhi food refers to the food of the Sindhi people. 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.

  • Seyal Mani (Cooked Chappati in green sauce with tomato, coriander and spices).
  • Seyal Dab-roti (variation of above, but instead of Chappati, use bread)
  • Koki or Loli (a thick chappati with ghee, onion and coriander).
  • Loli Du-dh (as above, but served with yogurt. Some Sindhis will eat Loli with pickles, but many Sindhis do not consider it good form to mix yogurt and pickles). This is a popular dish served at breakfast or brunch.
  • Pappad (a crisp and thin snack. Sindhi will generally eat this after a meal to digest food and in particular after an oily meal).
  • Dhodo Chutney (A thick roti with garlic paste and served with mint chutney)
  • Sai Bhaji (a spinach based gravy, sai means green - the colour of spinach)
  • Bugha Chawar (a browned rice)
  • Bhugal Bheeha (lotus root in thick curry)
  • Dhangi Fulko (moong beans with roti)
  • Curry Chawal (a tomato curry eaten with white rice - served with aloo took, a potato cutlet)
  • Besan ji Bhaji (vegetable made of gram flour)
  • Bhugal Teewarn (a mutton dish)
  • Jera & Bhukiyoo (Fried liver, Kidney of goat)
  • Dal Tikkhar (daal yellow pulses) cooked in gravy eaten with crisp fried very thin matthi)
  • Bhugge Chawal (rice cooked in flavoured spices beige/ golden brown in colour with vegetable assortments)
  • Pava (goats legs)
  • Pakkwan Dal (lentil and solid crunchy puri)
  • Curry Chawal (It's Kathi Curry eaten with Rice)
  • Fote waro Tivan (Lamb meat in cardamom)
  • Keemo (ground lamb meet)
  • Seyal Pallo (pomfret fish in garlic sauce)