May 08, 2025

Bahawalpur and I . Bahawalpuris Fire and Fury Pakoras

I remember my early childhood days in Rajpura Township , Punjab ,from 1962 to 1968 . 
Rajpura Township had been established to accommodate migrants from Bahawalpur post Partition .The migrants worked hard very hard .
.Most of my childhood friends there spoke Punjabi with a heavy Bahawalpuri accent ,
For 1, 2 ,3 even I would say Hekk , Doo , Traa 
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Bahawalpuri folks were very fond of red chillies
Kamal Kakri- Lotus Stem vegetable - ' Bheesa '
 Pakoras of Rajpura
They would inject a paste of really hot red chillies in kamal kakris and deep fry these as Pakoras.
The resultant ' fire and fury ' stuff was greatly relished by many , especially , when taken with hard drinks.
One of my Mamajis , when ever he visited us , would ask for those Tej pakoras, as snacks with the liquor he brought with him .

 

2 comments:

tushar agarwal said...

Great moments remembered 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

Ashwani Kumar Aggarwal said...

Tushar. Thanks a lot ,Regards