Gor Papri a treat for Makar Shakranti

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Kite flying and Makar Shakranti greetings! May your kites fly high and never get cut! A treat of gor papri made by a parsi lady.

Ravo

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Parsi Ravo Recipe

Parsi Daitra

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Cookbook: Vividh Vani (Gujarati) – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1724202332

Bhakhra (Fried Cakes)

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https://parsicuisine.com/bhakhra/

Parsi Sev

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Parsi Sev

Chapat

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Chapat Recipe from Cookbook “Parsi Cuisine Manna of the 21st Century” by Rita Jamshed Kapadia

Recipe of an Indian soft cheese made at home with Rennet. Topli na Panir

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Indian Parsi soft cheese

Masala Chai ( Spiced Tea)

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A cup of tea shared with another person is known to create a new karma each time. So next time you have a cup of tea with someone, have good thoughts, and share good words. Health value: Antioxidant Removes Headaches, Muscle aches, soothes and relaxes. Ingredients: 2 cups water 4 tea bags, black tea 2 […]

Shab-e Yalda: When Light Shines and Goodness Prevails

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Yalda on December 21 is celebrated in many parts of the world. Eating watermelon in the winter is believed to keep you healthy in the new year. Watermelon seeds are one of the items in the health food – parsi vasanu and the gujarati word is “char jat nu magaj”. Pumpkin and Watermelon seeds keep […]

Health benefits of Ganthoda powder and Vasanu

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Health benefits of Ganthoda powder and Vasanu

Garam Masala Apples

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Garam masala apples

Are British scones the same as American scones?

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Are British scones the same as American scones? American scones use much more butter than British scones, and they usually have quite a bit more sugar. The extra butter is what makes them so much more dense. It’s not really a good or bad thing, as British scones pile on plenty of sugar (in the […]

Earth Day

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Happy Earth Day

Papri and Daran for Malido

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Papdi to eat with Malido from the famous Vividh Vani cookbook Recipe translated from Gujarati to English by Rita Jamshed Kapadia Click here for the Guide to Old Measures Ingredients 1 tipri Wheat Flour (See tipri measure) 1/4 lb Sugar (fine barik) Method Mix above with little water to make a very tight dough. Keep for 1 […]

The Batasa Story – Jamshed & Cyrus Dotivala

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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 popularly known as Batasa. It was in the early 1800’s when our forefather Mr. Faramji Pestonji Dotivala joined the Dutch […]