The wait is finally over as Parsi culinary legend, Tanaz Godiwalla, brings her line of condiments, “A Parsi Affair,” across the US through Amazon Prime. With the launch of ‘A Parsi Affair’ on Amazon Prime, we hope to bring the unique and delectable taste of Parsi cuisine to a wider audience, and we look forward… Continue reading Tanaz Godiwalla’s Condiments Now Available in the USA on Amazon
Category: Food and Beverage
I Didn’t Appreciate Yogurt Until I Left Iran
From homemade labneh to whey sharbat, here’s how to make the most of it. Article By Homa Dashtaki It’s easy to think of yogurt as one-note. I’ve seen it treated as a morning grab-and-go afterthought, an obligatory partner for granola parfait—something common, boring, uninspiring. I too have made the mistake of taking yogurt for granted.… Continue reading I Didn’t Appreciate Yogurt Until I Left Iran
A new Iranian cookbook puts the spotlight on yogurt and whey
Two weeks before the launch of Homa Dashtaki’s book “Yogurt & Whey,” she threw a party at the California Zoroastrian Center in Westminster, southeast of Los Angeles. For several days she and her parents shaped spiced ground meat for kebab koobideh around swordlike skewers to sizzle over charcoal, streamed tart pomegranate molasses into the stew… Continue reading A new Iranian cookbook puts the spotlight on yogurt and whey
Sweet Suggestions – Mielle Pâtisserie
Parsi Khabar’s Sweet Suggestions – Mielle Pâtisserie Our second feature is a dishy one! Etle, Rushad Cama, through his venture Mielle Patisserie makes many an occasion happy with his fabulous bakes. You want to order his fabulous makes which now include savories too. With a long-standing thirst to create delectable dishes with a focus on… Continue reading Sweet Suggestions – Mielle Pâtisserie
Rashna’s Belamour Boulangerie and Patisserie: Parsi Khabar’s Sweet Suggestions
Dear readers, we’re approaching Navroze. And mitthu monu is a must, diabetes and sugar free diets can wait, jara please! Therefore, over the next week we will be presenting a few Zoroastrian bakers, confectioners, makers of heavenly bliss. Our first showcase is Rashna’s Belamour Boulangerie and Patisserie, an artisanal small batch bakery helmed by Rashna… Continue reading Rashna’s Belamour Boulangerie and Patisserie: Parsi Khabar’s Sweet Suggestions
Chef Viraf Patel transforms menu from bland to brilliant
Chef Viraf Patel, chef at Neuma, follows classical techniques and places the focus squarely on the ingredients. Chef and restaurateur Viraf Patel. (Photo courtesy: Neuma) Article By Ruth Dsouza Prabhu | Live Mint It’s not often that a dish at a dining experience is so good that you set aside all table etiquette, pick up… Continue reading Chef Viraf Patel transforms menu from bland to brilliant
From California, How Sizzlers Became So Hot in Mumbai
A Zoroastrian Irani businessman from Bombay, Firoz Irani, ate at a California restaurant and loved the drama of a sizzling hot platter. When he came back to Bombay, he opened a restaurant called ‘The Sizzler’ in the 1960s. This is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of the sizzler I must have been hardly 12 years… Continue reading From California, How Sizzlers Became So Hot in Mumbai
The Place Touché the Sizzler — legacy, history of sizzlers and much more
Started by Erani’s son Shahrookh Erani, ‘The Place Touché the Sizzler’ on Moledina Road, Camp, has been serving traditional sizzlers for an illustrious five decades. ‘The Place Touché the Sizzler’ on Moledina Road in Pune. (Express Photo by Pavan Khengre) In 1963, a Zoroastrian man named Firoz Erani pioneered the sizzler — a dish with… Continue reading The Place Touché the Sizzler — legacy, history of sizzlers and much more
What existed before Kayani Bakery at Poona at that spot?
What existed before Kayani at Poona at that spot? Who doesn’t know Kayani Bakery? People come from all over the country to buy their goodies. But who knows what existed before Kayani? Any guesses? Here is part of a lovely story penned by Chinmay Damle which appeared in the Hindustan Times. Where Kwality, The Telephone… Continue reading What existed before Kayani Bakery at Poona at that spot?
