Tea of India – Cutting Chai
Chai is the common equalizer in India – from the rich to the poor. No matter what their position in life, an Indian relishes a cup of tea. The rich ones have their tea served in fancy tea-pots,...
View ArticleIndias Parsi Cooking Vessels
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View ArticleBatasa a favorite biscuit snack. Good with Tea or Coffee anytime!
Batasa Recipe: Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour 1 stick unsalted butter or margarine 1/2 to 1 tsp salt (to your taste) 1/2 tsp sugar 1 tsp double acting baking powder 1 tsp caraway seeds 1/2 cup...
View ArticleThe Batasa Story – Jamshed & Cyrus Dotivala
Recipe of Batasa Is it true that the Dotivala family invented the famous Parsi Batasa ? How and when did this come about? Yes, our forefathers were the inventors of the famous tea time biscuit...
View ArticleButter Makhania Biscuits or Batasa
These melt in your mouth butter biscuits are made from all purpose flour and basic ingredients you will fine in your pantry. Butter Makhania Biscuits or Batasa Makhania (meaning Butter) Biscuits are...
View ArticleParsi Batasa
Parsi Batasa Recipe By Rita Jamshed Kapadia Using yogurt, yeast and more certainly makes them soft on the inside and, crunchy on the outside. Ingredients1 cup unsalted butter softened3 1/2 cup all...
View ArticleTime and Talents club over 1000 years and still giving
By Author-publisher Meher Marfatia Among the most iconic institutions gifted to Bombay, the Time & Talents Club stays robust and relevant. Its firm humanitarian resolve engages with philanthropy...
View Article36 Hours in Mumbai, India
By SARAH KHAN Glamour hub, culinary capital, coastal metropolis: The teeming city of Mumbai has enough sights, glitter and art for everyone. Photo Hanging out at sunset on the promenade along Marine...
View ArticleGanesh Chaturthi 2026 will be celebrated on Monday, September 14, 2026.
Lord Ganesha’s favorite sweet, Modaks are sweet flour dumplings stuffed with coconut, jaggery, nutmeg and saffron. This modak recipe is a steamed version, which is also known as ‘ukdiche modak’,...
View ArticleDate Walnut Cake
Also known as Queen Elizabeth cake. Ingredients: 1 cup Dates, chopped 1 ¼ cup Boiled Water 1 tsp Baking soda 1 cup Sugar ½ cup Butter, softened 1 Egg 1 tsp Vanilla extract 1½ cup Plain Flour 1 tsp...
View ArticleDigital books
You can download digital Parsi cookbooks and traditional recipe collections directly from ParsiCuisine.com Free Downloads, which offers classic texts like the digital cooking book Vividh Vani by...
View ArticleMethi per eeda
1 white onionSlice onion and deep fry in light olive oil.3 tsp adoo lasan3 tsp marchu lasanGround cumin 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp turmericSaltGreen chilli chopped 1 bunch kothmir1 bunches methi1 tsp Mango amchur...
View ArticleModak – Meaning and metaphor
by Sharvari Khatavkar Steamed Modak and Karanji Modak is Ganpati Bappa’s favorite snack! But why does HE like modak? Rather, why is the offering to this deity always modak?The liking of this...
View ArticleGanapati Bappa Moraya, Mangal Murti Moraya
“Ganapati Bappa Moraya Mangal Murti Moraya!” Ganesh Chaturthi 2023 will be celebrated on 19 September 2023 and Anant Chaturdashi will fall on 28 September 2023 Decorations and exquisite pandals take...
View ArticleButter Chicken
Recipe First make the Butter chicken sauce (known as makhani gravy) Key Ingredients Base: Tomato sauce, paste, or crushed ripe tomatoes combined with butter and heavy cream (or yogurt). Aromatics:...
View ArticlePatra
Bilva patra, also known as bel patra, is the sacred trifoliate leaf of the bael tree (Aegle marmelos), highly revered in Hindu worship and traditional Ayurvedic medicine. Spiritual Significance...
View ArticleDrink Coffee! It won’t give your heart extra beats
By Scott Maier on January 26, 2016 NEW YORK– You have another reason to drink that cup of coffee. Researchers including an Indian-origin medical student now report that regular caffeine consumption...
View ArticleParsi Vasanu for the winter season
VASANU is very healthy to eat in the winter. Best time is to take a one inch square at breakfast time. This nutritious, vasanu recipe is from my grandmother. Rita Jamshed Kapadia INGREDIENTS General: 1...
View ArticleShrimp Patio
Ingredients 3 Onions finely chopped2 lbs Prawns or Shrimp3 Green chilles finely chopped2 tsp Garlic finely minced1 bunch Kotmir ( coriander leaves)1 tsp Haldi ( tumeric) powder1 tsp red chilli powder1...
View ArticlePapeta par Eeda
Papeta par eeda aka Potatoes and Eggs is a easy dish to make anytime. Have it for breakfast, lunch or dinner, it is fully satisfying and yummy. A Egg Fritata is similar and made in a pan just like this...
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