Rishta ka Achar draws many to Karachi’s Hyderabad Colony in search of life partner
Karachi, Sep 8: Many Pakistanis worried about finding the right marriage proposals drive down to the famous Hyderabad Colony in one of Karachi’s oldest areas to taste Tahir’s Rishta Ka Achar in the hope of finding a perfect life partner.
The Hyderabad Colony in the city is home to thousands of Hyderabadi-speaking Muslims who are proud of their heritage and identity in the diaspora of Urdu-speaking Muhajirs from India in the city of millions.
The colony is famous for its food street and it is here that 48-year-old Tahir Kaleem’s family has been doing business for 73 years now.
He tells his customers to try his special pickle (achar) if they are struggling to get married. He even claims the same thing on morning shows where he is known as “Chef Tahir.” “Look, finding the right Rishta for marriages is eventually God’s will, but our elders say if there are methods available to help you out why not try them also,” the unshaven and ragged-looking Tahir said at his shop named the Deccan Achar House, which was opened in 1950. Tahir’s grandmother migrated with her family to Karachi from India’s Hyderabad after the Partition and opened her achar shop.
Pickles of different varieties made from mango chunks, ginger, cloves, vinegar and mixed with delicious spices and herbs are usually considered a traditional fare at dining tables in many households in Karachi.
Tahir’s Rishta Ka Achar is famous in the city and he gets many customers, mainly mothers, aunts, sisters, young girls and even young men willing to do something different to find the right proposals.
Tahir says his Rishta ka Achar is also famous in India and has been mentioned in many Hyderabadi stage and television dramas. (PTI)
