by Rita Jamshed Kapadia Also spelt as Kumas Rita enjoys seeing people cook along and taste the food right away. Sharing recipes, stories, tips and caring was never so enjoyable! Living in Carlisle, she would frequently invite our friends for dinner. They wanted to know what spices were used in making in Dal, how did the […]
dussehra. Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami, Dasara, or Dashain) is a Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil. It is a gazetted holiday in India, which is marked on the 10th day of the bright half (Shukla Paksha) of the month of Ashvin (Ashwayuja), according to the Hindu calendar.
Rita’s Parsi Cuisine – Kummas.
An old parsi favorite, White Pumpkin Preserve “Kohra no Murambo”. Saw the white pumpkin today at the garden center in Home Depot !!! Murambo goes with toast (burnt or lightly toasted), Fried eggs (half – fried eggs or fully fried crisp). My mother in law, Jalloo used to make it and add peaches or […]
1/2 lb Chicken thighs cut into small bite size pieces2 Onions finely sliced3 tsps ginger garlic paste1/4 tsp caraway seeds1/2 tsp Mace / JaventriSalt to taste2 tbsp Canola Oil10 Jardalu (dried apricots) soaked in hot water for 15 minutes7 Jujubee – Chinese Date, Fructus Jujubae, 大枣) Marinate chicken in ginger garlic paste. Keep for 1 […]
This Koprapak (1 lb for $7) is available from Roshan Rivetna in Chicago, USA. For more details go to http://www.parsicuisine.com/parsimithaishop/ Ingredients: 1 cup coconut, grated. (frozen grated coconut) 1 1/2 cup Sugar 3 tablespoon Cream 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg and cardamom powder Few drops red colouring 1/2 to 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 1/2 teaspoon butter 1/2 cup pistachio […]
Vasanu a health product for winter
By Rita Kapadia Recipe for Agarni Ladva Boondi: 2 1/2 cups gram flour (not superfine variety) 500 ml. milk (optional to remove sugar impurity) 1/2 tsp. cardamom powder 3 cups ghee for deep frying 2 fine hole shallow strainer metal spoons, or use a colander with holes (be innovative) 1/2 tsp vanilla or rose essence […]
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.
Bombay Duck
Food plays a important and necessary role in our daily lives. Each ceremony we perform has an associated food involved. Guests who come to share good times and bad times, auspicious and joyous occasions have to be cordially entertained and food is the most important. Guests should be made to feel welcome and a well […]
Ganpati Bappa Morya
Recipe for Modak and Karanji
By Author-publisher Meher Marfatia Among the most iconic institutions gifted to Bombay, the Time & Talents Club stays robust and relevant. Its firm humanitarian resolve engages with philanthropy and entertainment in wonderfully equal measure Eat from here so others eat too,” she said. That was my grandmother, who would buy copies of everybody’s favourite cookbook to distribute. […]
Madavsaro The Madavsaro ceremony is done four days before the wedding. The families of the bride and the groom each plant a young tree in a pot, amidst recitation of prayers by the family priest and place this at the entrance of their individual homes. This is generally a mango plant and is treated as […]