Akuri – Traditional Parsi Akuri made the old fashioned way and with the old...
Akuri is basically scrambled eggs. You can have it for breakfast. Serve it with Rotli or toasted bread. The way you make each dish changes based on the method and process used in cooking the eggs....
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Tea of India: Parsi Cuisine Cookbook
Author Rita Jamshed Kapadia With photos from my travel to Munnar in Kerala! Indians love tea, they are crazy about it – and they even have a special word for it – chai. India is one of the largest tea...
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The place of Tea in Indian Culture
Indians love tea, they are crazy about it – and they even have a special word for it – chai. India is one of the largest tea growers in the world. Tea is grown in the north and the south – in exotic...
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Patra
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...
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Time 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 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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My mega coffee table Cookbook “Parsi Cuisine Manna of the 21st Century” is available for $29.99 EBook and Hardcover are available. Contact us if you have questions. Thanks, Rita. Review Truly a labor...
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Celebrate Navroze
Harkening back to our countries of origin, to celebrate the New Year and the coming of Navroz, we are suggesting that we tell our friends and neighbors who we are by sharing a snippet of our culture,...
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Zoroastrians and their roots
by Meher Mirza Cyrus Dotivala talks to Zororoots participants at Surat’s Dotivala Bakery. Photograph from Zoroastrian Return to Roots team I’m going to be honest with you. I’m a Parsi but I’ve...
View ArticleMalido
Quick and Easy Parsi Malido Video and Recipe Ingredients2 oz canola oil2 – 4 oz butter (to tastes and diet needs)1 cup coarse semolina1/2 cup bisquick1 1/2 cups sugar1 1/2 cups water Garnish...
View ArticleMuktad, Malido and Memories
Muktads foods Items like Malido, Daran, Papri for chasni are prepared. After the prayers are done the food is partaken of with clean hands.
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Quick and Easy Parsi Malido Video and Recipe
Video Recipe Quick and Easy Parsi Malido 2 oz canola oil 2 – 4 oz butter (to tastes and diet needs) 1 cup coarse semolina 1/2 cup bisquick 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 1/2 cups water Garnish 2 oz chopped /...
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Dhansak Recipes
Indian Dhansak Cooking Vegetarian Dhansak Dal (Lentil) Recipe Dhansaak Meal – see Video below. Serves 6 Ingredients 1 cup Yellow Split Peas washed and soaked for 30 minutes in water 1 tsp. Salt. 1...
View ArticleDoodhi ni Barfi
Doodhi ni Barfi Ingredients: 800 gm Doodhi / Lavki 400 gm sugar 200 gm mawa / khoya Pinch of cardamom 0ne drop of edible green color (optional) 5 tsp chopped pistachios and almonds Method: Boil the...
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Parsi Dairy back in business
Mumbai’s 110-Year-Old Parsi Dairy Farm Loses Food Licence After FDA Hygiene Crackdown July 18, 2026 by arZan ParsiKhabar The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the food...
View ArticleDhunjisha strikes a deal on Hormuz
by Rukshad Bhagwagar This Sunday morning I walked across to my neighbour Dhunjisha’s ‘Naju Mansion’ in Byramji Town to say hello. I was surprised to see him sitting at the head of his 24-seater dining...
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UK oldest Restaurant Veeraswamy facing eviction
UK’s oldest Indian restaurant keeps serving as court fight delayed. UK’s oldest Indian restaurant keeps serving as court fight delayedVeeraswamy is facing eviction by the Crown Estate, which wants to...
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