Buryani, Doodhi ma gosht and Doodhi skin par eeda Buryani is generally made with Doodhi (Lauki, Gourd), Cucumbers (Kakdi ), Eggplant (Vengnu) OR Tooryiya. Buryani is an old dish made in parsi homes back in India. This buryani is generally eaten with biryani or rice pulav. I made this from “Vividh Vani by Meherbai Jamshedji Wadia”. However the […]
by Rita Jamshed Kapadia Known as Bottle Gourd in USA. Doodhi is a vegetable also known as Lauki, Lavki in India. Buy one that has soft skin and if you dig your nail into it, it should leave a mark and feel soft. Doodhi is very good for diabetes. Drinking it as a juice has been […]
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 😋 ParsiCuisine.com Published Author of Parsi Cuisine Cookbooks on Amazon. Rita is a Parsi Zoroastrian, living in USA and cooking Parsi Foods and […]
Doodhi ni Barfi Ingredients: 800 gm Doodhi / Lavki 400 gm sugar 200 gm mawa / khoya Pinch of cardamom 0ne drop of edible green color (optional) 5 tsp chopped pistachios and almonds Method: Boil the doodhi for 1 minute Put the doodhi in a non-stick pot and then put 400 gm sugar. Keep cooking for […]
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 […]
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Serves 4 Prep time 15 minutes Cooking time 0 Ingredients Method ParsiCuisine.com Published Author of Parsi Cuisine Cookbooks on Amazon. Rita is a Parsi Zoroastrian, living in USA and cooking Parsi Foods and software development for this website. Rita has maintained this website since 1999. With roots from Ahmedabad, Navsari, Mumbai, Surat, India. Rita has […]
The Radcliffe Institute event “Cooking and Culture: A Conversation with Priya Krishna,” held on April 16. A recording of the program is now available on our YouTube page or by clicking the image below. Please feel free to share with your family, friends, and colleagues. Ready for more? Visit our current exhibition Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and […]
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“God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.” — Rudyard Kipling ParsiCuisine.com Published Author of Parsi Cuisine Cookbooks on Amazon. Rita is a Parsi Zoroastrian, living in USA and cooking Parsi Foods and software development for this website. Rita has maintained this website since 1999. With roots from Ahmedabad, Navsari, Mumbai, Surat, India. […]
I wandered around in the kitchen section of Costco almost unconsciously thinking I need better non-stick pans. My eyes rested on a wonderful box of Ebelskiver pancake. Here is what I got, the dutch also call them Poffertjes. Here is the recipe enjoy. ParsiCuisine.com Published Author of Parsi Cuisine Cookbooks on Amazon. Rita is a […]
Perfect weather for Taari! by Mark Manuel That’s a Palmyra tree with a Toddy pot. In the kind of hot, humid weather Mumbai is enduring, temperatures hovering around 36°C, I would gladly walk a mile for a glass of Toddy. Or Taari, as my Zoroastrian friends call it. It is one of their favourite summer […]
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 […]
