Shab-e Yalda: When Light Shines and Goodness Prevails
Today is the Shortest Day of the Year and the Darkest. Yalda on December 21 is celebrated in many parts of the world. Eating watermelon today is believed to keep you healthy in the new year. Watermelon...
View ArticleKumas Cake
HAPPY NEW YEAR ! Click for VIDEO on how to make Parsi Kumas Recipe by Rita Jamshed Kapadia Makes 24 pieces Ingredients 6 oz salted butter (melted) 2 cups sugar 5 eggs 1 cup wheat flour 1 cup rava...
View ArticleHappy New Year and Best Wishes for 2018
Wishing all our loyal fans a very Happy 2018. From the team at http://ParsiCuisine.com
View ArticleChef Jehangir Mehta at 2018 International Restaurant & Food Service Show of...
NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Center Stage at the 2018 International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York, being held at the Javits Center from March 4 – 6, will feature some of the...
View ArticleFalooda
Falooda by Rita Jamshed Kapadia In the Persian language it is called it Faloodeh or Paludeh. The Indian word “Falooda” is a Hindi and Urdu word. Faluda is Bengali as well ! Serves 4 Prep time 15...
View ArticleChicken Soup for fighting a Cold or Flu
It is my personal experience, this Chicken Soup improves immunity and helps during a flu or cold. Ingredients 1 lb or 4 chicken drumsticks 2 Tomatoes chopped 1 large red onion sliced 2 inch piece of...
View ArticleA Parsi Story: Sugar in the Milk
I would like to take you on a journey into the culture, and nuances of the Parsi Cuisine of India. I would like to present to you the famous Story of Parsi immigration (into India) and their welcome...
View ArticleZareen Karani Aaroz: Sharing a Video and a Vision by a Boston Entrepreneur
Dear Friends, We are pleased and proud to present to you a video about our enterprising Rita Kapadia speaking about Parsees and Parsi Cuisine at the Carlisle Gleason Public Library in the Boston area....
View ArticleNational Pie Day: Delicious Chicken Puffs
On this #NationalPieDay Pastry + Filling = pie. #PieDay here is a parsi favorite recipe in this Video to share, make and enjoy. Recipe Ingredients 2 cups chicken breasts 1 tsp black pepper 1 onion 2...
View ArticleTopli na Panir
by Rita Jamshed Kapadia Topli or Tokri means Basket in Indian Gujarati. Topli na Panir (2 recipes with rennet) by Zavera J. Kanga (Moms’ Recipe) By Rita Jamshed Kapadia Recipe #1 (with rennet)...
View ArticleIndian Tomato Ketchup
Boil 2 liters of water and add 2 lbs of tomatoes for 5 minutes. Remove skins of tomato. Blend into a coarse puree. Heat 2 tbsp of Sesame (Til) oil Add 1 large pinch of hing (asofetida) 1 tspn of urad...
View ArticleHealth Benefits of Dry or Fresh Boomla, Bombil
Recipe for the Bombay Duck Pickle (Dried Salty Fish Pickle) The Parsi community loves Seafood and this Bombay duck patio preparation shows their desire to eat fish in all seasons. The native Fish...
View ArticleHalf-Fried Eggs
My husband and I love eggs for breakfast, lunch or dinner after a hard days work and no energy or desire to cook! He calls these half-fried eggs which is a very old parsi term used for eggs that are...
View ArticleMotilal Masalawala The best place for Parsi dhana jeera masala.
I would like to let you know about my shop’s variety of parsi Spices pickles saryas and whole and grounded blended spices. Thank you. Please contact on 9821118557 Himanshu Patel M. Motilal Masalawala...
View ArticleSourdough Bread
1 cup “fed” sourdough starter 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water 1 to 2 teaspoons 2 1/2 teaspoons salt 5 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour Combine all of the ingredients, kneading to form a smooth...
View ArticleMoussaka – Classic Greek Moussaka with Eggplant
Moussaka is a casserole made by layering eggplant with a spiced meat filling then topping it off with a creamy bechamel sauce that is baked to golden perfection. It is perhaps the most widely...
View ArticleMANGO MURABBA (Parsi Murambo)
Ingredients 1 kg semi-ripe mangoes (any variety, but for best results and taste, either alphonso, or, even better still, the `bottle’ mango, `batli keri’. Best to use are small green, totally unripe...
View ArticleAbout the author of ParsiCuisine.com
How Rita Kapadia traveled from Computer Science to Kitchen Science? She was recently invited to Carlisle’s Gleason Library and the Boston Athenaeum, Boston, MA to demonstrate and talk about Parsi Food....
View ArticleAkuri – 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....
View ArticleWedding Menu
On the auspicious occasion of Weddings (Lagan) we Parsis make a special Lunch! Beginning with Sagan ni Sev, and Dahi (for all things auspicious begin on a sweet note and so does the Union, Plain lentil...
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