“Rita Jamshed Kapadia” has authored and published several Parsi Cuisine Cookbooks & eBooks. From time to time we will share recipes from Cookbooks of “Rita Jamshed Kapadia” on the facebook “Parsi Cuisine” PC group. Group members can post/share their recipes for “FridayFiesta” Contest held by ParsiCuisine.com. (see rules). Posts do need to be approved to…
Goes with any meal. Serve with Mashed Potatoes Roast Turkey Vegetables in different styles Stuffing or my famous Chicken Cutlets for that extra punch! Recipe Ingredients: For the pickled cranberries: 1 cup cranberries 1 cup white vinegar 1/2 cup salt Combine Cranberries, White Vinegar and salt in a glass bottle. Cover and pickle for a…
by Dolly Contractor Ingredients 2 Cups of Coriander 3-4 stems of Mint 1 inch piece of fresh Ginger 1 whole Garlic pod, peeled and washed 3 fresh lemon’s juice 3 small green mangoes 7-8 green chillies 1/2 cup fresh/frozen…
While vacationing in Dahanu a couple of years back, and driving back to Gujarat from the Maharashtra state. I saw fisher women selling promfrets, pronounced locally as pamplets on the roadside. Dahanu is a coastal town and a municipal council in Palghar district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is located 110 km from Mumbai…
Ingredients 6 – 8 Salmon Fillets 2 tsp Red Chilli powder 2 tsp turmeric 1 tsp Salt Olive Oil as needed Baking Dish Prepared Creamy Coconut Chutney Method – Assemble the Baked Salmon Dish: Spread Olive oil in a baking dish. Mix turmeric, red pepper and salt over 4 salmon fillets. Spread a thick layer of…
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 dal (optional thickner) 1 tsp of mustard seeds 1 tsp of jeera (cumin) powder…
It is no exaggeration to say that Parsis, the Zoroastrians of India, take their food seriously – very seriously. Love of good food and drink plays a central, oftentimes quirky, role in nearly every aspect of our culture. When our babies sit upright for the first time, we celebrate by making them sit on…
A very popular recipe of the Parsi Cuisine. Patra ni Machhi Recipe Ingredients 4 banana leaves 1 kg fish Juice of 1 lemon 3/4 tsp salt Chutney: 1 grated coconut 6 green chillies 50 gm coriander leaves with stems 1 tbsp mint leaves 1 tsp ground cumin seeds 1 tsp sugar Salt to taste…
Hindi Name: Nariyal Almost all parts of the coconut palm are useful. Fruit of the coconut palm can be eaten or used in preparation of sweet, chips and savory dishes. Oil and milk derived from this fruit that are widely used in cooking. Water found enclosed inside the coconut shell is considered one of the…
Jaggery, Gur, Mollasses Hindi Name: Gur Unrefined sugar, found in solid or powdered form, used in desserts as a substitute for sugar. Its color varies from golden brown to dark brown. It is used in both sweet and savory dishes across India. It keeps your body warm and is great to ward off common cold…