Most of the city’s Parsi food-serving Irani restaurants are around Fort, and fried foods and sweets shop Camy Wafers has a sound and solid reputation among them for the quality of their salli, the well-loved, deep-fried and salted juliennes of potato often used in Parsi food. Indeed, Britannia’s 91-year-old Boman Rashid Kohinoor Irani said he… Continue reading How Salli Became An Integral Part Of Parsi Cuisine
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Ashmick Snack Shack: Pali naka’s Parsi pride
Karan Johar’s mom, Hiroo digs the dhansak. But that’s not why you need to make a call to Ashmick. By Roxanne Bamboat | Mumbai Mirror For burb residents who whine about Parsi cuisine joints opening shutters in SoBo, Ashmick’s Snack Shack at the chaotic Pali Naka junction is the place to visit. No more than… Continue reading Ashmick Snack Shack: Pali naka’s Parsi pride
Zara maska laga ke! Iranian Cafes in Pune have the best bun maska & Chai
For decades, Iranian cafes have been a popular haunt for youngsters looking out for their daily quota of bun-maska and chai. Standing strong since 1964, Café Yezdan has seen modernization, contemporary problems, rising prices of real estate, youngsters unwillingness to carry on the family business, and a lot more. By Protima Tiwary | DNA India… Continue reading Zara maska laga ke! Iranian Cafes in Pune have the best bun maska & Chai
Cooking with Perzen Patel
The blogger and entrepreneur who runs Bawibride.com cooks her grandmother’s prawn curry recipe just in time for Navroze Mamaiji’s secret Perzen Patel is exactly the kind of woman I never want to bring home to my mother. At 26, she whips up home-style Parsi favourites and traditional bhonu (celebratory) fare for her small catering business.… Continue reading Cooking with Perzen Patel
How the Bombay cupcake survived
As yet another Irani café announces its closure, we revisit the history of the Irani’s popular staple, the humble ‘mawa’ cake By Pooja Vir | Livemint The year 1981 saw the release of Manmohan Desai’s blockbuster Naseeb. While it is Amitabh Bachchan’s famous image of cage-fighting, Kim’s lip-reading talent and Hema Malini’s pink boa that… Continue reading How the Bombay cupcake survived
B. Merwan and the Irani Cafe: A Fading Icon
Recently the news about B. Merwan the iconic Irani cafe with the best Mava cakes in the world, shutting down; has brought a sense of gloom over all those who love the restaurant and in fact the entire genre of Irani cafes in Mumbai. Below is an article received via email and penned by Shapur.… Continue reading B. Merwan and the Irani Cafe: A Fading Icon
Cyrus Todiwala’s jardaloo ma murghi
“This Parsee chicken dish will please everyone,” says Cyrus Todiwala, one half of The Incredible Spice Men and the chef behind Café Spice Namasté in London. “It’s not too hot, and it signifies friendship. We serve this at happy occasions, weddings and celebrations. You shouldn’t have too much trouble cooking it, so it makes the… Continue reading Cyrus Todiwala’s jardaloo ma murghi
Bakewell: UAE’s Only Parsi Bakery in Dubai
Here is a short video report on Bakewell Bakery of Dubai, UAE. It is the only Parsi bakery in the UAE, and has been run for a few decades now by Rustom Sorab Wadia, originally of Bombay, India “Bakewell” – the brainchild of Rustom Sorab Wadia, took birth as a “Hot Bread Shop and Confectionery”… Continue reading Bakewell: UAE’s Only Parsi Bakery in Dubai
Stars in the milky way: Parsi Dairy Farm
Relative Value: Sarfaraz K Irani, 28, and Bakhtyar K Irani, 31 Meet the two boys who gave Mumbai’s iconic dairy a steroid shot of success. Brothers Bakhtyar, 31, and Sarfaraz K Irani, 28, can’t recall a single year at St Mary’s School in Mazagaon when their boisterous classmates didn’t remember their birthdays. By Jharna Thakkar,… Continue reading Stars in the milky way: Parsi Dairy Farm
