Hyderabad, May 20 -- For the past few years, something vital was missing from the rooftops of Hyderabad around Bakrid time. The cloudy skies and damp air during the previous rainy Bakrids made it impossible to carry out a favourite, old tradition. Without hot, bright sunshine, families simply could not make Ghosht ke Sukke Kabab or Sukke Kawab, as the locals call it.

But this year, the summer sun is back in full force just in time for Eid and for the city's famous sun-dried meat. Step out onto your balcony or take a walk through the narrow lanes of the city a day after the festival, and you will see a classic Hyderabadi sight return to life. Clotheslines will not be holding laundry, instead, they will be filled with hundreds of thin, spi...