A leftover makeover of two indulgent ingredients – cashews and fish. Paired with green peas and served hot with rotis this Kaju Vatena ni Surmai is a delicious treat for a solo or family dinner.
Recipes from the Bawi Bride Kitchen
Chana ni Dar
Low in GI and high in Iron, this Parsi style Chana ni Dar is a perfect meal for pregnant Bawi Brides says guest author, The Good Parsi Wife
Shirinbai’s Cheese Eeda Cutlets
Made with boiled eggs and oozing with cheese, these cutlets – whose recipe has been shared by my friend’s grandmom – are my most favourite kind yet!
Dolly Mummy’s Sali par Eedu
#BawiMummy shares her mother’s recipe for her favourite dish – the humble Sali par Eedu
Parsi style Chicken Farcha
The humble Chicken Farcha cooked with a secret blend of Parsi spices is the bawa equivalent of KFC Chicken. Try making it using my chef Oberoi’s recipe!
Dar ni Pori
Dar ni Pori – a traditional Parsi tea-time pastry stuffed with sweet lentils – is a popular Parsi snack. Now, make it yourself using this 30 yr old recipe.
Tareli Machchi (Fried Fish)
While we Parsis love our Patra ni Machchi and Saas ni Machchi, no one talks about our Tareli Machchi. Coated in two spices and fried in 5 minutes, a side of Tareli Machchi can make any jazz up just about any dish it is served with.
Jasmine’s French Beans ma Gosht
Parsis love ‘ramakras’ in just about anything like this French Beans ma Gosht recipe which is Jasmine aunty’s family favourite
Parsi style Salmon Pulao
The salmon pulao infused with Parsi flavours is a treat for the tastebuds and makes for a great celebratory meal.
Armin’s Badaam Pak
In my first collaboration, guest blogger, The Good Parsi Wife shares her recipe for Badaam Pak. A traditional Parsi sweet full of nutritious almonds and ghee, this can be eaten at any time of the day in square shapes or straight from the spoon!
Shehenshahi Kheema Pulao
Made with Kheema, Dry Fruits, Eggs and Cream, the Shehenshahi Kheema Pulao is great for impressing guests and for testing your Parsi Pulao making skills.
Tanaz’s Tamota per Eedu
We Parsis are a fan of anything-per-eedu. Here is my mom’s friend, Tanaz’s rendition of the Tomato per Eedu – a hot favourite with the entire family!
Musings by the Bawi Bride
Returning to One’s Roots
Not all Bawa’s need to move countries to return to their roots and experience all the history and culture that our faith has to offer. All they need to do is apply to the Zoroastrian Return to Roots program. Here’s why you should apply too.
A letter to my 2014 self
An open letter to my 2014 self looking backwards and looking forwards
Parsi Food at Kala Ghoda Festival 2014
In just 8 months of my journey to evangelise Parsi food, I was selected to conduct a Parsi food workshop @ KGAF14. Here’s some highlights of the special day.
Travel Tales from around the world
Why every food-lover must go to Udvada
A culinary trail through the sleepy Parsi town of Udvada featuring Aleti Paleti, Boi, Salli per Eedu, Ice-cream, Raspberry and Mawa Cakes!
Hopping onto the Kerala Blog Express
My memories of God’s Own Country have been nothing less than perfect. Despite this, am itching to go back and for this I need your votes so I can hop on the Kerala Blog Express.
Eight kms of eating in Purani Dilli
Follow my food trail in Purani Dilli which lasted over eight kms and took us to nine different food joints in Chandni Chowk, Chawri Bazaar, Jama Masjid and Daryaganj
Must-visit food haunts in Queenstown
A definitive list of five food haunts that you must visit when you’re in Queenstown featuring pies, burgers, lollies and ice-cream!
Franz Josef and the wandering boots
Franz Josef was the 4th pit-stop on our 12 day tour of South Island, NZ. Read on to find out what to do, where to eat and the tale of a surprising package that made our trip memorable.
New Zealand’s State Highway 6
Join me on my journey as I explore the sights, sounds and food that the cities along State Highway 6 in South Island, New Zealand have to offer.