Malida (

Pashto Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family. It is known in historical Persian literature as Afghani (). Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official languages ...

'ماليده'; alternatively spelled as Maleeda, called,

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: चूरी, or ملیدہ in

Hyderabadi Urdu Hyderabadi ( ur, ) is a variety of Dakhni Urdu, Dakhini Urdu, spoken in areas of the former Hyderabad State, corresponding to the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Telangana, the Marathwada region of Maharashtra and the ...

) is a traditional sweet dessert popular among Pashtun and Persian households in Afghanistan and Hyderabad Deccan, as well as among people in northern India and Pakistan. It is made from leftover bread (called Dudo by Pashtuns and Parathas or Rotis in desi households) that is crumbled and pounded, then stir fried with ghee, sugar, dried fruits, and nuts. Malida is often given to young children in the winter as ghee is believed to warm the body and prevent colds, and it is also a traditional dish for some Muslims on the last Wednesday of the Islamic month Safar. Malida is a common way to use up extra parathas or rotis.

Etymology

The word 'malida' comes from

word meaning 'finely crushed', equivalent of the

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

'ميده' with the same meaning. The word Choori is derived from the word Choor (چُور) which means pieces, this implies that the Parathas or Rotis are broken down into smaller pieces and mixed with various other ingredients to make this sweet dish.

Recipe

Ingredients

* ghee (1/3cup) * Wheat flour (11/2 cup) or Roti/Pratha * Sugar (1½/2 ½cup) or jaggery powder (1½/2½) * Almonds (3 to 4 pieces) * Cashew nuts (3 to 4 pieces)

Method

* In a heavy-bottom pan, heat ghee. * Add wheat flour and roast it on low heat till it turns golden-brown in color or Paratha/Roti can be used by being heated mildly. * Turn off heat and allow the wheat flour to cool completely at room temperature. Add sugar or jaggery mix until well blendes * Add cashew nuts and almonds and mix in the blendes powder or blend the nuts * You can serve churi right away or store in an airtight container for 2–3½ days.

Churi Roza

Many

Muslims Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraha ...

Subcontinent A continent is any of several large landmasses. Generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, up to seven geographical regions are commonly regarded as continents. Ordered from largest in area to smallest, these seven ...

celebrate the last Wednesday of the Islamic month

Safar Ṣafar ( ar, صَفَر) also spelt as Safer in Turkish, is the second month of the lunar Islamic calendar. The Arabic word ''ṣafar'' means "travel, migration", corresponding to the pre-Islamic Arabian time period when muslims flee the oppr ...

fasting Fasting is the abstention from eating and sometimes drinking. From a purely physiological context, "fasting" may refer to the metabolic status of a person who has not eaten overnight (see " Breakfast"), or to the metabolic state achieved after ...

, taking shower and opening the fast with sweet Choori. The method is supposedly attributed to

Sunnah In Islam, , also spelled ( ar, سنة), are the traditions and practices of the Islamic prophet Muhammad that constitute a model for Muslims to follow. The sunnah is what all the Muslims of Muhammad's time evidently saw and followed and passed ...

, but almost every Islamic Sect deems it a

Bid'ah In Islam, bid'ah ( ar, بدعة; en, innovation) refers to innovation in religious matters. Linguistically, the term means "innovation, novelty, heretical doctrine, heresy". In classical Arabic literature ('' adab''), it has been used as a fo ...

(i.e. Innovation in Religion). But still the practice is mostly carried out in villages of these countries. The married females go to the house of their parents in order to eat Choori over there and bring some for the family of their Husband.

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