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Bawa brains

BAWA BRAIN Most Parsis acknowledge that when they are called bawas, it is a term of endearment. And when people mock them about using egg in almost every dish, they smile benignly and invite that …

Baby Beverages & Drinks Recipes

Gripe water for baby

♥ Gripe water recipe Recipe makes 3 cups, and this gripe water is excellent for giving to babies for colic. Boil together 3 cups of water + 1/4 tsp fresh ginger + pinch of cardamom …

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Independence Day and the Parsi connection

Believe it or not toad in the hole dish was relished for breakfast India when the British Raj was active.  Yes, Parsis liked to eat British fare, specially during the pre-independence days before 1947. Toad in …

News Parsee Parsi

Fun Time

Some FUN reading: 😍😍 BusyBee (our very own Behram Contractor) on Parsis A few Words about Parsis, most lovable & peace-loving people: The first Parsis I knew were statues. There were scores of them, all …

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The 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 …

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Stum Food in the Muktads and Gatha days explained from Udvada

By Marzban Hathiram Today’s afternoon Stum – Goan potato curry with basmati rice and kachumber – a lightly tossed onion, cucumber and carrot salad with coriander leaves; some pomegranate seeds, cow’s milk, a rose and …

Malido is a speciality of ours. Made from pure ingredients with flour, eggs, nutmeg, cardamon and garnished with fried or roasted almonds and raisins. Cherries can be added if desired.
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Muktad, 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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Mehran Restaurant & Catering

Indian food at its best ! We offer a world of flavours and spices, which all comes together to create a dining experience that will transport you to another world. Our chef prepares all of …

Spices

Grindstone

#parsicuisine Traditional ‘Sil Batta’ (Flat Grind Stone) is an age-old home appliance used to prepare spice mixes for Indian Cuisine by crushing garlic, onion, chillies or any other ingredients between the flat stone (Sil) and …

Mava or Mawa for mithai, mawa cakes and cupcakes
Dessert Mava or Mawa for mithai mawa cakes and cupcakes Mithai

How to make mawa at home

Mava or Mawa is an indian milk product. Used for making mithai, mawa cakes, cupcakes and more. ( KNOWN AS kHOYA )- step by step instruction on making Mawa at home.

Cookbook: Celebrating Zoroastrian Festivals and Traditions (ParsiCuisine)
Recipes

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 …

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Mava ni Boi – the easy way

Mava ni boi, I made for a library presentation of my cookbook. Mava ni boi is a fish-shaped dessert made from ricotta cheese, sugar, cardamom and vanilla. Fish is a symbol of good luck, prosperity …

Dessert Doodhi or Dudhi Ghee Lauki Mava or Mawa Milk Recipes

Doodhi ni Barfi

Doodhi ni Barfi Ingredients: 800 gm Doodhi 400 gm sugar 200 gm mawa Pinch of cardamom 0ne drop of edible green color 5 tsp chopped pistachios and almonds Method:  Boil the doodhi for 1 minute Put the …