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The Authentic Recipe of Parsi Bhakra ( Biscuit type Donut)
Parsi Bhakra Recipe I can proudly proclaim to be married into a Parsi bhakra loving family. I clearly remember my mother-in-law making Parsi bhakras in her Dahanu home every Sunday, cooling them and packing them in a big stainless steel box for her son. It was a ritual she never skipped, once all the other household work was done it was Parsi Bhakra Recipe time. A big thali was taken and all the ingredients were mixed with a heavy hand. My mother-in-law would instruct the maid to knead with a heavy hand and add according to the recipe in her head. She never used measured proportions yet the bhakras turned…
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Parsi Style Akuri Recipe
The authentic Parsi Akuri Recipe When in doubt, break an eedu (egg) on it, is the Parsi motto of cooking. Anything and everything can be made with an egg. Popular among Parsis is the Parsi Pora (omelet) Salli per Eedu (potato crisps topped with egg & spices) and of course Parsi Akuri (the masala scrambled egg dish). Eggs can be consumed for breakfast lunch or dinner. If you ever visit a Parsi baug, you will always get a whiff of eggs being fried or cooked up in some form or the other.Thats how much a Parsi loves his eggs. Let’s try the Akuri today which is my favorite dish to…
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Parsi Sagan ni Sev Recipe
Parsi Sagan ni Sev Recipe The Parsi Sagan ni Sev is a Parsi recipe of a sweet dish cooked up on special occasions like Navroze or birthdays. It is served with lots of fried nuts and a dollop of sweet curd. The preparation of Parsi Sev is slightly different from the regular one made in Indian homes. In a Zoroastrian household, all auspicious occasions like birthdays and anniversaries, ‘Sagan Ni Sev’ is prepared without fail. It is served along with sweet curds and is eaten at breakfast. It is even distributed to the neighbours early morning so that they can savour it for breakfast. I prepared Sev on Jamshedji Navroze…