baked egg custard
A simple, yet elegant dessert, lagan nu custard is served at Parsi weddings or festive occasions. It is a simple baked egg custard made with everyday ingredients, just a few spices, and is not tooth-achingly sweet.
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recipes from the Parsi community
yellow dal
A very simple and basic recipe for cooking dal. In this recipe, split pigeon peas are cooked with split red lentils to produce a simple dal. This dal uppu paruppu or dhandar can be used as the basis of other dishes, such as tarka dal, or dal with eggs. It also makes a great side dish. Another comfort food recipe.
Parsi scrambled eggs
Scrambled eggs done the Parsi way. Akoori can be served at breakfast, as a snack, for lunch, or for a light evening meal.
steamed fish with coconut and coriander
Steamed fish, or Patrani ni machi, is a Parsi specialty. It is white fish coated with coconut and coriander chutney, then steamed in banana leaves.
dhansak
Lamb with lentils and vegetables, or dhansak, has something for everyone – lamb, lentils, pumpkin, eggplant, and a creamy texture with no dairy products.
Parsi family lunch
This is a traditional Sunday family lunch for a well-to-do Parsi extended household.
brown rice
Parsi brown rice is actually white rice with caramelised jaggery and onions. Lightly golden in colour, vagharela chawal is mildly sweet and fragrant from the whole spices.
tomato, cucumber and onion salad
Fresh and slightly acidic, kachumber is a chopped salad featuring tomato, cucumber and onion. It is one of the most common accompaniments to an Indian meal.