Celebrate Iranian new year or Nowruz tomorrow with grub from these home chefs, caterers, and restaurants who are dishing out delish community specialities
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Keeping up with legacy
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About three years ago, this young mompreneur took the food business ran by her father since 1978—in the bawa bastion—and has been blooming ever since. Dilshaad Karande’s Parsilicious is known for its authentic dishes Dar ni pori, Patra ni macchi, mutton cocktail kabab and many more dishes, reminiscent of the Bombay of yore.
WHERE: Parsilicious, Grant Road
WHEN: March 20, 21
PRICE: Rs 2300 for two
CALL: 9930813307
Old with the new
Family recipes passed down from a father to his daughter make Diana Mistry’s catering business, Kitchen Factory, which she launched three years ago, a personal affair. Some of the preparations are just the way they were made 60 years ago. With father Jimmy Pagdiwala’s recipe book and her own skills, this one offers a mix of the old and new.
WHERE: Kitchen Factory, Dadar
WHEN: March 20, 21
PRICE: Rs 150 onwards
CALL: 9820675374
Ready to eat
Popularly called Parsi Bawarchi, Parizad Zaroliwala’s authentic dishes like ready-to-fry chicken in different variations, main course like lagan nu achar, dhansak, salli boti, chicken farcha, boneless chicken farcha is enough to make the mouth water.
Parizad Zaroliwala
Add to that bread pudding, kopra paak, gajar no halwo for the sweet craving towards the end. She even delivers to outstation clients.
WHERE: Parizad Kitchen, Tardeo
WHEN: March 20, 21
PRICE: Rs 1,300 for one meal
CALL: 9819117885
Twist in tale
Food and travel writer Roxanne Bamboat is famous for her quick and easy recipes and delicious food. She runs a home kitchen—The Tiny Taster Takeaway—that she started in the pandemic , to serve authentic Parsi food, laced with a personal touch, including her version of home-style biryanis and pulaos.
Roxanne Bamboat
There’s also jardaloo salli boti and salli marghi, patra ni macchi, dhan dar prawn patio, and lagan nu custard.
WHERE: The Tiny Taster Takeaway, Nana Chowk
PRICE: Rs 220 onwards
Call : 9820862062
Raise a toast to good times
With verdant views of the racecourse as backdrop, Gallops is offering a lavish Navroz menu. Think dishes with quirky names like Faredoon na farcha and sexy salli boti. Age-old favourites like macchi ni curry, dhan dar prawn patio, and dhansak daal are part of the menu. End your meal with Udvada nu sancha nu mango ice cream (hand churned), and wedding pudding or lagan nu custard. Parsi Dairy Farm’s rich kulfi in a variety of flavours is for loyalists of the Princess Street sweet meat Mecca.
WHERE:Gallops Mahalaxmi Race Course
WHEN: Until March 27
PRICE: Rs 395 onwards
CALL: 8591093010
A hearty spread
This quintessential Parsi restaurant has a non-veg bhonu spread that includes saria or sago papad, gajar nu achar, Russian salad, vegetable/chicken cheese pattice, patra nu paneer/ fried river sole, masala ni dal, vegetable/mutton masala pulao, jardaloo ma marghi, tarela bheeda, rotli and malido.
WHERE: All sodabottleopenerwala outlets WHEN: March 21
PRICE: Rs 595 onwards
CALL: 7208871560
Taste of sassy bhonu!
Bombil fry at Sassy Spoon
Parsi dishes get a modern twist here. Authentic dishes come with a surprise like with the Cyrus Dastur prawn patio on khari toast. Traditional favourites like chicken farcha, caramelised brown rice with dhansak daal, berry mutton pulao with kachumber, patra ni macchi are also on offer. The menu also features some sugary confections like ravo, lagan nu custard, and bun maska marmalade pudding. This one’s a feast for those who like to experiment.
WHERE: Sassy Spoon outlets
WHEN: Until March 27
PRICE: Rs 350 onwards
CALL: 99200 03500
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