Mokhi and Matara (The Barmaid and Bachhana; Sindhi: موکي ۽ متارا) is famous story of a Barmaid, "Mokhi", who unwillingly served the poisonous "Mandh" (wine) to the Matara, eight young stout men who visited her Tavern and died after drinking heavily from the goblet.
These Mataras (Devotees of Bachhus) belonged to Channa, Chauhan, Samma and Soomra tribes who were the notables of Sari in the Kohistan area of Sindh.
[2] An enterprising woman, Natar, had established a brewery and opened a tavern for care-free folks at the site of "Konkar" village in the present day Gadap town of Karachi.
The fame of the tavern and the name of Mokhi travelled far and wide and wine-bibbers, tipplers and revelers began to frequent the place.
Mokhi was much perturbed, but remembered an old wine jar long abandoned in the corner, and she hastened to it.
The jar was full to the brim, but a cobra seemed to have fallen into it a long time ago; its flesh was dissolved and only the skeleton was left.
They were heavily intoxicated, and left the tavern enjoying the superb quality of the wine and praising this great act of Mokhi.
Mokhi was happy to welcome them, knowing that plenty of good-quality wine was available this time.
The story depicts socio-cultural aspects of Medieval Sindh in which the affairs of a tavern are run by women (Natar and her daughter Mokhi).