August 17 is Parsi New Year. Before you go around wishing your Parsi friends on their new year and asking them to feed you dhansak, know that it’s the one thing you likely won’t be served on that day.

It’s amazing how the very first thing people ask a Parsi is, “Where will I get some great Dhansak?” Well, there is a story with Dhansak, or maybe there are many, just like it’s made slightly different ...

LUCKNOW: Their penchant for the 'Parsi way of life' is renowned, but life in the centre of the Hindi heartland appears to have changed many a way of life. LUCKNOW: Their penchant for the ''Parsi way ...

The kala of a cook, the measure of a recipe and the heart of a dish is its masala. Get that right, and you get the meal right. And a few Parsi-owned masala businesses are offering pre-mixed masala ...

Chef Naren creates magic with a tangy and exciting combination of amla, raw mangoes and rice. The mix is infused with the goodness of local herbs and spices and cooked to an aromatic, spellbinding ...

The Parsi community is small but its cuisine has travelled far and wide. Cooking up a Parsi delicacy can be easy if you know the secret ingredients invariably present in every dish – onions, tomatoes, ...

Mumbai: Parsi Sambhar Masala really exists. It might seem like something newly concocted for use in Tata canteens post the ascension of the Tamilian N.Chandrasekaran as the first non-Parsi head of ...