We would like to introduce our readers to Niloufer Mavalvala and her e-books on Parsi cooking. Per Niloufer’s website: Born and raised in Karachi, I started to bake when I was 8 years old. I taught my first solo class at 17, which I thoroughly enjoyed. It soon made me realise it is a… Continue reading Niloufer’s Mavalvala’s Kitchen and E-books on Cooking Recipes
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Of frilly cutlets and wedding custard: Parsi Food Festival at the Trident
Chef Jamsheed Bhote lays down a true-blue Parsi cuisine at an exclusive food festival on at The Trident Author: PRIYADERSHINI S. Source: The HINDU Happy and effusive, Jamsheed Bhote is instantaneously likeable. Quite like the nutmeg flavoured lagan nu custard that he has prepared for the food festival showcasing Parsi cuisine. “It’s a must at… Continue reading Of frilly cutlets and wedding custard: Parsi Food Festival at the Trident
Parsi cafes: Custom Made in Mumbai
They once numbered in the hundreds, but the few Parsi cafes that survive in Mumbai today have lost none of their charm, writes Rosie Birkett for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong I’m eating the best creme caramel of my life in 26 degrees Celsius heat, with life-sized cutouts of Britain’s Duke and… Continue reading Parsi cafes: Custom Made in Mumbai
Bawibride: Journey into Parsi Cooking
Perzen Darukhanawalla Patel is a newly married “bawi”. And as she informs us below, is now blogging about life after marriage, with a major thrust on the ultimate essence of Parsidom….food !! Perzen writes…. I’ve basically started a new blog – the Bawi Bride on www.bawibride.com. Why? I discovered after recently getting married that… Continue reading Bawibride: Journey into Parsi Cooking
Parsi and Irani eateries get a global menu
Once famous for their brun-maska chai, egg dishes and kheema pav, these, Irani cafés now also serve fast food, Mughlai and Chinese. Author: Kaushani Banerjee Source: DNA India The once thriving Irani cafe culture can be best described as that slice of history served with a hot cup of tea that is slowly going cold.… Continue reading Parsi and Irani eateries get a global menu
Mumbai's Miss Muffets: Aban Pardiwalla and Dinaz Wadia
One swears by tradition, the other welcomes technology. But both whip up rare-to-find silken mounds of Iranian heritage. By Anjana Vaswani | Mumbai Mirror Some time after sunrise, the call of a bearded vendor in kurtalungi echoes through the treelined alleys of Dadar Parsi Colony. “Paneerwalo,” he hollers, careful not to tip the aluminium handi… Continue reading Mumbai's Miss Muffets: Aban Pardiwalla and Dinaz Wadia
Uncool in Mumbai, revived in London: Irani Cafe
Once something is out of fashion in India, the West recycles it and makes it trendy again. Newly-opened Bombay Irani Café, Dishoom, in Britain’s capital, shows us how. Article by Naomi Canton | Millenium Post Shoreditch is a cutting-edge part of London where art, experimentation, creativity, freelancers, hot-desking, designers and a breed of Londoners known… Continue reading Uncool in Mumbai, revived in London: Irani Cafe
The last of a Parsi culinary legacy
Mumbai’s grand old Parsi cafes are a symbol of the city’s diverse cuisine and ethnic groups, but they are a dying breed. I eat the best crème caramel of my life in 26?C heat, with life-sized cutouts of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge smiling down at me from the dining room’s slightly slanting balcony.… Continue reading The last of a Parsi culinary legacy
Feasting over Parsi food
Parsi food is about the aroma and the spices, if you are meat lover than enjoy… Parsi food has its origins in Iranian cuisine and it is a delightful journey for those who are hardcore non-vegetarians and love to gorge on mutton biryanis, berry pulao and fish delicacies. By Tanvi Trivedi | Times Of India… Continue reading Feasting over Parsi food
