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A treasure-house of recipes and customs that define the Parsi way of life celebrations, rituals and food inevitably go together. And so it is with the Parsis. From Navroz, the dawn of the Parsi New Year, to Navjote, the initiation ceremony of a young child, lagan or marriage, jashans and ghambhars, there is a variety of food to suit every occasion. In this unique book, Bhicoo J. Manekshaw takes the reader on a journey far beyond the traditional stereotypical dhan sakh recipe. For those who love fish, there is a choice of patrani machchi (fish in banana leaves), masala ni machchi or the famed tarapori patio made with sookha boomla (Bombay duck), amongst many others. The Parsi weakness for eggs, on the other hand, has created a range of mouth-watering dishes from the kera per eeda (eggs cooked on bananas) to the humble scrambled egg. There are also teatime snacks, sweets, and desserts and a chapter on kitchen medicine straight from grandmother’s recipe book. Interlaced with the recipes is the author’s piquant description of the customs, rituals and ceremonies that form the Parsi way of life.
Publisher : Penguin India (14 October 2000)
Language : English
Paperback : 240 pages
ISBN-10 : 0140257594
ISBN-13 : 978-0140257595
Item Weight : 330 g
Dimensions : 13.4 x 2.8 x 20 cm
Country of Origin : India
Net Quantity : 500.00 Grams
Best Sellers Rank: #153,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1,119 in Food, Drink & Entertaining (Books) #3,671 in Society & Culture (Books) #8,401 in Biographies, Diaries & True Accounts
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