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 always had a somewhat tenuous love for Parsi food. Of course I liked the odd dish here and there—dhan-dar chawal, […]
Ingredients 8 Cups Whole wheat flour 550 Gram Evaporated dry milk powder (or 250 grams of mavo aka khoya) 1 kg 350 g castor sugar 1 Cup Milk approx 7 Eggs beaten 1 Cup Pistachio 1 Cup Blanched almonds slivered 1/2 Cup Sultanas (Raisins) 2 tsp powdered cardamoms and nutmeg Rosewater to taste 1 tsp […]
Muktads foods Items like Malido, Daran, Papri for chasni are prepared. After the prayers are done the food is partaken of with clean hands.
Video Recipe 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 / slivered almonds 1 oz raisins 1 tbsp Ghee or Oil 1 – 2 tsp vanilla essence (to taste) 2 […]
Indian Dhansak Cooking Vegetarian Dhansak Dal (Lentil) Recipe Serves 6 Ingredients 1 cup Yellow Split Peas washed and soaked for 30 minutes in water 1 tsp. Salt. 1 tsp. Turmeric. 3 cups Water. 1 tsp. Butter for glaze. Tempering Ingredients: 1 small onion finely chopped. 2 tbsp. oil. 2 tsp. Ginger/Garlic/Chili Paste. (2 cloves garlic […]
Honey Cake Ingredients1 1/2 cup Plain flour 1/2 cup Butter 1/4th cup Oil 3/4 cup Sugar powder 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder 1/4 tsp Salt 1/4 cup Milk 1 1/2 tb sp. Vanilla essence 3 Eggs For Honey syrup 1/4 cup of water 4tb sp.of honey 2 tsp. of rose water Mix together to make […]
On New Year day, Birthday, Anniversary or a Festive occasion the parsi auspicious dish to make is Dhun Dar. “Dhun” a gujarati word means “wealth” and “Dar” is a translation of the indian lentil called “Dal” which come in various lentils of Toovar dal, Masoor dal, Channa dal, Urad dal and so on. The dal […]
Cook the doodhi and chicken together to make a satisfying meal. Serve with warm rotli (roti) and methia nu acchaar (Hot Mango Pickle). For recipe, see videos below. Cookbook has full recipe 😋
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Happy Earth Day
🔥Chula nu varas – Birthday of the hearth fire🔥 🌸 On Daepadar Roj Adar Mahino – 19th April 2026 🌸 On Daepadar Roj Adar Mahino, Zoroastrians celebrate the Chulah nu varas, that is, the birthday of the hearth (cooking) fire. Fire plays many roles in our lives, and one of it is to cook our […]
Eggless Bhakra
Did you know Zoroastrian Parsi Easter Eggs are made from Marzipan ! See recipe here Making Easter eggs involves boiling eggs for 12 minutes, cooling them, and dipping them into a mixture of 5 cups water, 1 tsp vinegar, and food coloring for 5 minutes. Popular techniques include wrapping eggs in dye-soaked paper towels for a […]
Book explains Zoroastrian Ceremonies of Parsi Weddings, Navjotes, Agarni, Pug Ladoo Ceremony, Death and Birth Ceremonies
These ceremonies of joy and sad days are celebrated with Indian Parsi Foods.
Inspired by old traditional parsi cookbooks like the “Vividh Vani”, Kapadia has come up with homemade recipes.
