Anda Parathas – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com A blog exploring India's Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb or its rich multi plural multi cultural heritage via its adab, tehzeeb & tareekh Sat, 28 Nov 2020 05:57:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://ranasafvi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/image-7-75x75.jpg Anda Parathas – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com 32 32 179612229 Anda paratha https://ranasafvi.com/anda-paratha/ https://ranasafvi.com/anda-paratha/#respond Fri, 27 Nov 2020 15:00:00 +0000 https://ranasafvi.com/?p=37119 When we lived in Jamshedpur we would often go by road to Dhanbad where my in laws lived. All along the way the dhabas served Anda paratha. I loved it and decided to recreate it at home.

So here goes. It’s also called Mughlai paratha I’m told.

Make dough of atta by adding 1 tbsp oil and salt to taste. A few ajwain seeds

Whip eggs with salt and since I like hara dhania I add that & chopped onions & green chilis

Make a square paratha, adding oil at every fold. Leave the top open
Cook it lightly on both sides. Then open one side like an envelope
Pour the egg mixture inside. It takes practice to not let it spill, but even if it does that’s ok
If it spills it’s OK. Continue cooking it on slow flame
Press so that egg cooks well inside and turn it to cook on both sides
Serve hot
]]> https://ranasafvi.com/anda-paratha/feed/ 0 37119 Altaf Hussain Hali’s Grave in Panipat https://ranasafvi.com/altaf-hussain-halis-grave-in-panipat/ Tue, 08 Jan 2019 02:09:45 +0000 https://ranasafvi.com/altaf-hussain-halis-grave-in-panipat/ Altaf Hussain Hali (1837–30 September 1914) was a well known Urdu poet and writer. His famous works are Yaadgar e Ghalib, Hayat e Javed and Musaddas e Hali.

He is buried in the compound of Hazrat Bu Ali Qalandars dargah in Panipat.

On Hali’s marble grave in Panipat are inscribed these words

‘Yahi hai ibadat yahi Deen o iman,

ke kaam aaye duniya mein insan ke insan

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