Flavour of the month? The best of Parsi food.
This spring, feast on authentic Parsi cuisine with your loved ones. In an effort to uphold and celebrate the Parsi heritageof Kolkata, ITCSonar has organized a 10-day food festival this month, from...
View ArticleThe Parsi Zoroastrian Anthem – Chhaiye hame Zarthoshti. Translated into English.
The Zoroastrian Anthem – Chhaiye hame Zarthoshti. Translated into English Original Composed by Firoz Rustomji Batliwalla. Lyrics: First Verse Chhaiye hame Zarthoshti, Re masdayasni nek, (we are...
View ArticlePachori
For 5 days after birth of a child mother is fed light food with sugar and water. On 2nd day after birth, father of the child sends tray full of sugar candy with 5 to 7 rupees to his wife/ Continue...
View ArticleBesnu
Besnu ceremony is performed when a child is able to sit (approximately at 7 months of age). The child is seated on a “Patla” (little stool) and Mava na Pendas or Boondi Ladoo are placed around...
View ArticleBaj, the anniversary of one’s death.
Avesta — Zoroastrian Archives by Joseph H. Peterson Baj, the anniversary of one’s death. We will now speak of these different significations. Baj is the name of one of the liturgical services which...
View ArticleNavroze Mubarak
Start cooking Parsi Cuisine using recipes from our E-Cookbook Series. You can preview some recipes for free on Amazon Kindle. Title of the E-Cookbook is “Parsi Cuisine” On this Auspicious Occasion,...
View ArticleKeeping Zoroastrianism alive after 3,000 years
** Keeping a 3,000-year-old religion alive ** Followers of Zoroastrianism, one of the world’s oldest religions, are celebrating the holiest day of their year, with one eye on their dwindling numbers....
View ArticleThanksgiving and Zoroastrians – This Thanksgiving, please say a small prayer…
Many of us in USA will be cooking and enjoying the “Butterball Turkey” and sides of mashed potatoes, greens and native corn and cranberries. (not to mention Mincemeat Pies and other desserts). Let us...
View ArticleRituals and Food
Food plays a important and neccessary role in our daily lives. Each ceremony we perform has an associated food involved. Guests who come to share good times and bad times, auspicious and joyous...
View ArticleWarming up to winter with Eeda Paak and Vasanu
Warming up to winter By Bachi Karkaria 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...
View ArticleNew Video posted on the Parsi Dhansak Meal – Meat and Vegetables with Lentils.
*New Video* The Parsi Dhansak Meal – Meat and Vegetables with Lentils How to fry fish the parsi way. Dhansak
View ArticleThe Super Bowl Dhansak Meal (Parsi Cuisine) [Kindle Edition]
The Super Bowl does inspire us American Parsis. I cook Dhansak on many Sundays but this Sunday we made a EBook ! (goes with the video previously done). The Super Bowl Dhansak Meal (Parsi Cuisine)...
View ArticleNavroze Greetings
Navroze Mubarak !! Hope this new year brings good tidings, good blessings and good health to all. God Bless you and your loved ones. - the team at ParsiCuisine.com
View ArticleUnderstanding Parsi Food & Customs in the light of Zoroastrian religion
by Ervad Dr. Ramiyar Karanjia Many a Parsi customs, because they are not properly understood or traced to Avestan times or scriptures, are believed to be of Hindu origin. This is not entirely correct...
View ArticleNavroze
The Zoroastrian Parsi Shenshai Navroze is on August 18, 2014. We hope you will cook delicious, mouth-watering food with the recipes, cookbooks and videos provided on this site. Suggested Menu for the...
View ArticleHoli Mubarak – enjoy with gujarati Gathiyaa
So what is Holi? One of the major festivals of India, Holi is celebrated with enthusiasm and gaiety on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun which is the month of March as per the Gregorian...
View ArticleRituals and Food
Food plays a important and necessary role in our daily lives. Each ceremony we perform has an associated food involved. Guests who come to share good times and bad times, auspicious and joyous...
View ArticleNavroz in New Delhi by Shernaz Italia
Many religious ceremonies—Navjots and weddings—were performed at Hormuzji Sethna’s house at 19 Alipore Road until we were given additional land at Delhi Gate in 1947. Rudyard Kipling lived in the...
View ArticleGahambars
Gahambars Zoroastrianism has number of festival and sacred occasions and Gahambars* are considered most auspicious among the others. Gahambars a festival celebrated by Parsi community is marked in...
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