Rita’s Dar ni Pori

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This is a pastry filled with sweet lentils and dry fruits (Mawa is optional). To top it all there are cherries, which are so festive. I specially like the red auspicious color they add, my mother used to get these added along with green, yellow and red Tutti-Frutti! ( candied fruits ) Question: Did you […]

Oven baked, masala Bhindi (Okra)

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Oven baked, Masala Bhindi

Celebrate spring with our exclusive collection, featuring whimsical illustrations borrowed from Beatrix Potter’s famous story

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Celebrate spring with our exclusive collection, featuring whimsical illustrations borrowed from Beatrix Potter’s famous story, The Tale of Peter Rabbit.Peter Rabbit at Williams Sonoma. Rita Purchase Link. Copy and Paste in browser – https://www.amazon.com/stores/Rita-Jamshed-Kapadia/author/B00I2V9KKA

Dhansak Masala (Spices for Dhansak)

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by Niru Gupta Dhansak masala might seem tedious at first glance but is totally worth the effort! It’s a popular dish of the Parsi Zoroastrian community and combines elements of Persian and Gujarati cuisine. Ingredients 250 gm sabut dhania 125 gm jeera 125 gm sabut lal mirch 10 gm shahi jeera 10 gm mustard seeds […]

CNT Dine & Drink Festival

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CNT Dine & Drink Festival | We’re back again with chef @anahitadhondy this evening! Watch her experiment with ​ingredients such as ​peanut butter and ​g​aj​a​k ​to create craft whisky cocktails ​today at 6pm! Stay tuned!— Disclaimer: The content uploaded by us does not and is not intended to encourage or promote the sale, purchase or consumption of […]

Old Monk liqueur and 8 to enjoy

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Soda drink that’s quenching thirst for 137 years

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Ardeshir’s flavoured soda, now christened Ardy’s, still packs nostalgia along with quality ‘old fashioned goodness’ in its glass bottles. Written by Ruchika Goswamy | Indian Express and Courtesy of ParsiKhabar.net The soda company has been a household name in the camp for four generations – from patrons reminiscing of simpler times over an orange soda to the infamous […]

White Sauce Cutlets

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White Sauce Cutlets

Creamy Ginger Chicken Recipe

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Creamy Ginger Chicken Recipe 4 Chicken Breasts Cubed 4’’ of ginger grated 0.5 cup chopped cilantro 3 green chilies chopped 2 tbsp Mayo 1 cup Maggi Ketchup Combine ingredients and bake (uncovered) at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until gravy is thickened. Rita Purchase Link. Copy and Paste in browser – https://www.amazon.com/stores/Rita-Jamshed-Kapadia/author/B00I2V9KKA

Deviled Eggs – Egg Mania

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Devilled Eggs

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

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Nutty Feta Cheese Spread

Nutty Feta Cheese Spread

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Sweet and Salty Spread to go with your favorite crackers ! Ingredients ½ cup crushed walnuts 1 cup Feta Cheese ¼ cup Raisins 1/2 tsp salt or to taste Your favorite crackers (I used Tostitos Scoops) Method Combine all of above in a food processor till blended and smooth. Taste for salt and serve on […]

Sweet & Sour Pomegranate Drink

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Pomegranates are reminders of the cycle of life. The purple outer covering of a pomegranate symbolizes birth or dawn, and their bright red seeds the glow of life. A Nutritious Fresh Drink to energize you! Ingredients 1 cup Pomegranate juice 1 Cup Watermelon pieces (without seeds) ¼ Sugar ½ Salt ¼ black pepper Crushed ice […]

Fruit Kebabs

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Simple watermelon and feta cheese kebabs. The flavor of watermelon and feta cheese explodes in your mouth. Try it sometime. Enjoy! – Rita Jamshed Kapadia Ingredients 1 cup cubed watermelon pieces 1 cup cubed feta cheese 4 skewers Method Skewer watermelon cubes and feta cheese cubes alternatively. Rita Purchase Link. Copy and Paste in browser […]

Grand Parsi ladies of the Time & Talents Club

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Kunal Vijayakar looks back on Victory Stall, forgotten gems and one of the most precious recipe books in the city’s history. Goolu, Siloo, Sheroo, Dolly, Polly, Jeroo, Aloo. These names sound like they come from another world. You could actually imagine all of them sitting around cups of tea, Swiss rolls and banoffee pies or […]