What do Nankhatai Biscuits & Nankhatai Band have in common?
What do Nankhatai Biscuits & Nankhatai Band have in common? Answer: Both Biscuit and Band were popular in Surat, India. The soft crumbly nankhatai brings back many a fond memory. The word Nankhatai...
View ArticleNavroz special: What goes into authentic Parsi fare
The community’s population might be dwindling but Parsi cuisine is going places it’s never been to before. Sonal Ved offers a whiff and taste of authentic Parsi fare, rich with Persian influences Photo...
View ArticleAgnee Bakery
Agnee Bakery A family of confectioners bakes cakes, biscuits and pies that go all over Dahanu, Vapi, Udvada, Gholvad and upto Dubai, learns UpperCrust. THE only Irani bakery in all of Dahanu is Agnee...
View ArticleRituals and Food
Food plays a important and necessary role in our daily lives. Each ceremony we perform has an associated food involved. Guests who come to share good times and bad times, auspicious and joyous...
View ArticleNavroz in New Delhi by Shernaz Italia
Many religious ceremonies—Navjots and weddings—were performed at Hormuzji Sethna’s house at 19 Alipore Road until we were given additional land at Delhi Gate in 1947. Rudyard Kipling lived in the...
View ArticleOn the love of eggs that unite Parsis and Bengali
by Kalyan Karmarker I tried the eggs and cheese scrambled egg at Bandra’s Smoke House Deli recently and immediately thought of how much my mother in law would like this creamy, cheesy, eggy dish. A few...
View ArticleOliaji’s
Breakfast At Oliaji’s Where the menu is Aleti-Paleti, Akuri and Kheema with Toddy. All served lovingly by Oliaji Dossabhai himself, the grand old man of Parsi bhonu in Devka. MARK MANUEL had breakfast...
View ArticleWhiskey Fruitcake
Makes 2 medium size cakes Whiskey Fruitcake Recipe * Ingredients Wheat flour – 1 1/2 cups Sugar – 3/4 cup Eggs – 3 no.s Oil – 3/4 cup Baking powder – 1 tsp Baking soda – 1/4 tsp Salt Continue...
View ArticleParsi Dhansak for the good times by Rita Kapadia
(Also spelt as Dhansaak, Dhanshak, Dhunsak, Thansak) Vegetarians can leave the meat out and make the dal, it comes out very good. Ingredients For the Dhansak dal: 1 lb Chicken skinned...
View ArticleMaking a case for topli na paneer, a little-known but much-loved Parsi dish
by Meher Mirza A Photo: Parsi family Every Sunday, when I was a little girl, my family and I would trudge to Slater Road to my aunt’s house for lunch. Unfailingly at noon, as the sun blanketed the...
View ArticleTopli na Paneer – 3 ways to make them!
Topli na Paneer are small soft cheeses which are made in baskets (topli is gujarati word for basket, hence the name). These paneers are kept in earthenware pots in their whey. In Surat which is reputed...
View ArticleFaith and Unity: Persian Roots
Zoroastrians from the world over will gather in Los Angeles from December 29-31, 2014 to deliberate over the timely theme of Faith and Unity. Food plays an integral part in UNIFYing people. Parsi...
View ArticleZoroastrian link to the Biblical Magi Kings
Three Kings”, or “Three Wise Men” or the “Magi” Magi is a term derived from Greek (meaning a follower of Zoroaster). Adoration of the Magi by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. In Christian tradition, the...
View ArticleCrunchy Chickpeas / Channa / Chaat Chickpeas
Crunchy Chickpeas (Award Winning Recipe) By Spenta Bamji These chickpeas are awesome. Simply baked with olive oil, salt and black pepper they come out crunchy. Very good and healthy for all ages....
View ArticleThe Parsi flavours: SodaBottleOpenerWala
Introduction to an Irani style of eating Words: Ambica Gulati Whether at Naishapur or Babylon, Whether the Cup with sweet or bitter run, The Wine of Life keeps oozing drop by drop, The Leaves of Life...
View ArticleDonut Munchkins in the Parsi Flavor
Ingredients: 3/4 cup whole wheat flour 1 cup all purpose bleached flour 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup fine semolina (Ravo) 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup ghee (clarified butter) 1 egg, beaten 125ml toddy mixed with 1...
View ArticleDo not have time to prepare parsi dhansak ? GITS Dhansak ready meals has the...
Do not have time to prepare parsi dhansak ? GITS Dhansak ready meals has the solution. Dhansak is the all-time favourite dish of the Parsis-Zoroastrians who fled religious persecution in Iran,...
View ArticleWhat Parsis Eat In Winters?
By Meher Mirza / January 6, 2015 . Posted in Around Town, Food, Mumbai We take a look at some popular Parsi winter warmers that’ll help you tide over the winter chill. How doParsis stave off the winter...
View ArticleOld weights converted to 21st century measures.
Old weights converted to 21st century measures. TIPRI is 1 Cup approx. RATAL is 500 grams In 1956, For metric conversion, Government of India defined the Seer as follows: One Seer = 0.93310 kilogram...
View ArticleHealth benefits of Ganthoda powder and Vasanu
GANTHODA Ganthoda is a powder made from the root of a long pepper. This powder is known by several other names, which include pipramul and peepramul; however, ganthoda is a word native to India....
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