It is not every day that you see someone wanting to serve their family recipes in a restaurant setting. It is even rare if this restaurant is not a quick service restaurant (QSR) but a humble five-table dining space, running from an unlikely location for a restaurant and prides itself as a regional cuisine-specific delivery… Continue reading Rustom’s of Delhi: The Taste of a Parsi Home Fare
Category: Food and Beverage
Adi Jehangir on the Closing of Café Samovar
As Mumbai bids goodbye to Cafe Samovar this week, Adi Jehangir says he is simply making room for artists. It’s a busy Thursday afternoon at Kala Ghoda’s Jehangir Art Gallery. A queue winds out of a narrow corridor leading to its resident eatery, Cafe Samovar, spilling into the foyer. The visitors know it’s their last… Continue reading Adi Jehangir on the Closing of Café Samovar
The French In My Food: Niloufer Mavalvala
Good friend of Parsi Khabar and amazing chef and author Niloufer Mavalvala is now on Huffington Post. Check out her latest column. Growing up in a generous family in Karachi, our dining table was an open and welcoming place to gather around. There was hardly a day when we did not have extended family, friends,… Continue reading The French In My Food: Niloufer Mavalvala
What goes into authentic Parsi cuisine ?
Last month, London’s Bombay-styled cafe Dishoom beat top restaurants such as Michelin-starred Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Spanish tapas bar Barrafina and other highbrow eateries to became UK’s top restaurant as voted by Yelp reviewers. Look closely at their menu and you will find dishes such as akuri, keema par eedu and bun maska featuring on… Continue reading What goes into authentic Parsi cuisine ?
Anahita Dhondy: Chef at SodaBottleOpenerWala in New Delhi
Anahita Dhondy is a Chef Manager at the very famous SodaBottleOpenerWala. Being a Parsi herself, she brings in the trademark flavours of Parsi food at two restaurants of SodaBottleOpenerWala in Delhi(Khan Market) and Gurgaon (Cyberhub). She speaks to OFFDHOOK on how challenging it is to be a female Chef and what does International Women’s Day… Continue reading Anahita Dhondy: Chef at SodaBottleOpenerWala in New Delhi
Rustom’s Parsi Bhonu in New Delhi
Lace curtains, antique cabinets, wooden chairs, glass ceiling lanterns and family photographs stud the little room, as Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da plays over the speakers. The space is a replica of her own home, from the geometric tiles to the creamy yellow walls, smiles chef-owner Kainaz Contractor, who has tied up with Café Lota’s Rahul Dua for… Continue reading Rustom’s Parsi Bhonu in New Delhi
Zoroastrian Stree Mandal’s Cookbook for a Cause
For those who have decided to get into kitchen and try their hand at cooking delicious food, without picking up recipes from YouTube and other apps, they can opt for the Zoroastrian Stree Mandal (ZSM) cookbook to learn cooking the traditional way. Along with yummy food you can also add the credit of donating some… Continue reading Zoroastrian Stree Mandal’s Cookbook for a Cause
Warming Up To Winter
It might sound like the name of a corny Parsi comedy, but doodh na puff, as once whipped up by the doughty matrons of the clan, is as vanishing a winter speciality as Vera Aunty’s vasanu. Or Edulji’s favourite eeda paak. Article by Bachi Karkaria | Times Crest As the December sun slants its mellow… Continue reading Warming Up To Winter
Secret Cuisines and Sacred Rituals: Perzen Patel & Shernaz Petigara In Conversation
Good friends of Parsi Khabar and mother daughter duo Shernaz Petigara (ahuramazda.com) and Perzen Patel (bawibride.com) were on a radio talk show talking about Parsi cuisine and traditions. You can listed to the conversation here (direct link) [audio:SecretCuisinesandSacredRitualsLIVE_2015-01-21.mp3] Parsis of India – Cuisine, Traditions & Celebrations Article by Velasi Venkatachalam They fled Persia in the… Continue reading Secret Cuisines and Sacred Rituals: Perzen Patel & Shernaz Petigara In Conversation
