World Dal Pakwan Day Sindhis savour traditional dish beating lockdown blues

Indore | Sunday | 11th April, 2021

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Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Amid coronavirus outbreak Sindhi community found a way to cheer up as the community celebrated World Dal Pakwan Day on April 11 by preparing the delectable dish at home on Sunday. Sindhi cuisine has quite a few vegetarian delicacies such as kadhi chawal sai bhaji koki and bhee. She added that the day is annually celebrated on April 11 which comes around Sindhi New Year - Cheti Chand. “After 40 days of Chaaliho the followers of Jhulelal celebrate the occasion as Thanks Giving Day that is New Year day as Cheti Chand” said community member Shankar Kishan. On Cheti Chand Baharana Sahib is taken to a nearby river or lake and offerings are made in form of donations to underprivileged people..