Parsi Batasa
Parsi Batasa Recipe
By Rita Jamshed Kapadia
Using yogurt, yeast and more certainly makes them soft on the inside and, crunchy on the outside.
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter softened
3 1/2 cup all purpose flour
3 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp yeast
1/2 -1 tsp salt
2.5 tbsp yogurt
1 cup warm water
1 tsp. Caraway Seeds *
Method
In a large mixing bowl, mix the flour, salt, yeast and baking powder.
Now add the rest of the ingredients and add some of the warm water.
Knead the dough, I got a soft dough stick but good enough to form balls. Make small balls, using water on your palms if needed to make the balls.
Place on a baking sheet and bake at 350F for 1/2 hour and then check.
If you want them very hard and crispy inside and outside, bake 1 and half hours more at 250 F and then bake at 200F for the 30 minutes more.
Please use Caraway Seeds not shah jeera or any substitute. The flavor of caraway seeds is different.
I find Caraway seeds in Whole Foods, or a regular Super Market in USA in the spices aisle. Caraway is used in baking British dishes and have an European origin.
Savor with Fudino + Leeli Chai (Tea)
Aspi rabadi
Jul 7, 2023, 10:57 am1/2 teaspoon of yeast seems very little for 3 1/2 cups of flour.
I use 6 teaspoon of Traditional dry yeast mixed with 110.o F water and 3 teaspn of sugar and let it rise for 10 min.
aspi
ParsiCuisine.com
Jul 7, 2023, 11:17 pmHi Aspi,
I used 3 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp yeast. Please read the batasa recipe again.
Rita
Jenny Huntington
May 5, 2025, 6:05 pmDo you have a rusk recipe
Parsi Cuisine
Jun 6, 2025, 12:29 pmHi Jenny, not really, I just buy the rusks from an indian grocery store. Thanks for inquiring. Rita
zestful673f39bde5
Jun 6, 2025, 12:45 pmThank you for your response. I also wanted to add, this recipe is phenomenal it is perfect
Parsi Cuisine
Jun 6, 2025, 1:03 pmIt is tried and true Thanks Jenny!
L Ellen Byramji
Sep 9, 2026, 4:17 pmRita I have made this recipe so many times, and every time they are so delicious! one of my go to recipes for presents for all of our Parsi friends bdays and party gifts. A favourite of Phil and Dhun Shroff’s! I make 11/2 times the recipe as half gets finely diced orange peel which sits in a sugar syrup in the fridge.