Muktad, Malido and Memories
Muktads foods Items like Malido, Daran, Papri for chasni are prepared. After the prayers are done the food is partaken of with clean hands.
Quick and Easy Parsi Malido Video and Recipe
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 […]
Dhansak Recipes
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 […]
Dhun Dar
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 […]
Rice for Diarrhea
Recipe 2 handfuls of rice1 level teaspoon of salt 1 liter of water Boil all of the above together, cool and strain. Drink the water ! For centuries, boiled rice solutions were used to treat infant diarheaThe first such advice was written in Sanskrit 3000 years ago. Onlvrecently has the idea achieved worldwide scientific approval. […]
Crunchy Garbanzo Beans (Chickpeas)
These are awesome. Simply baked with olive oil, salt and black pepper they come out crunchy. Very good and healthy for all ages. Ingredients 1 Can of Garbanzo, Chickpeas 2 Tbs of Olive oil Salt to taste Black Pepper to taste Method 1) Preheat the oven to 400 degrees 2) Rinse the […]
Ravo
Parsi Ravo Recipe
Sandhra
Parsi Sandhra – An ancient delicacy. Sandhra are fluffy white pancake like delicacy. They are made from rice flour that is kept to rise. You got to make them to know the taste of bygone days!
Happy Ganesh Chaturthi
Recipe for Modak and Karanji
Seven Ways to Celebrate Navroz
Navroze / Nowruz / Nooruz Commemorated in a grand and elaborate fashion, preparations for Navroze begin well in advance. Houses are cleaned to remove all the cobwebs and painted new. They are then adorned with different auspicious symbols, namely, stars, butterflies, birds and fish. New attires are ordered and made especially for the festival. On […]
The signature food of the Parsis: A history of dhansak and the many ways it can be made
I did this with French Beans and the house came down on me!!! – Rita In reference to quote “Homogenising the ingredients made it easy for Mahrukh to sneak some nutrition into her unsuspecting children’s diet. “Mum would grind all kinds of veggies into the dhansak without letting us know. Once she added beetroot, and […]
Tipri – an old measure
What is a “Tipri” ? – It is an old measure used by cooks to measure Rice, Wheat and other whole grains, flour and sugar. The old bombay kitchens kept it as a standard measure. Using an old cigarette tin, (sans the 50 cigarettes) it was called “Tipri” for measuring Rice, Wheat and other whole […]
Food made for the holy days of Muktad
10 days of Muktad along with the holy days of Gatha Food cooked for Muktad prayers is kept on a table set aside with the Afargan. Items like Malido, Daran, Papri for chasni are prepared. After the prayers are done the food is partaken of with clean hands.
Milk Pudding or Indian Dudh Pak
Milk Pudding Serves 4 Ingredients 6 cups milk (Amul Milk) 1/4 cup raw Rice 1 cup sugar Few pistachios, almonds and saffron strands for garnish 1 tsp cardamom powder Method 1. Process the raw rice in any food chopper till it is broken up in small bits. 2. Boil the rice, milk and sugar till […]
Kummas: A unique almond cake
Rita’s Parsi Cuisine – Kummas.