Jamva Chalo Ji, a simple yet celebratory phrase in Parsi-Gujarati, translates literally as Come, lets eat!though it doesnt take much cajoling to gather a crowd around a Parsi table. Laden with lamb stews, quails stuffed with biryani, salads of fennel and peas, and semolina pudding, each spread is rich with the sumptuous Persian and Indian flavors of cardamom and masala, coconut and mangoand inParsi, chef Farokh Talati invites home chefs to join the feast in the first major cookbook of its kind.
Featuring step-by-step photographs that teach the best way to crack a coconut at home, press homemade paneer from scratch, and preserve the most piquant pickled vegetables possible,Parsiis a guide not only to a unique cuisine but also a culture and family story preserved in its flavors. With recipes for staple chutneys and spice pastes traditionally ground by hand, soothing baked eggs and savory masala oats shared in the morning, platters of lamb-herb kebabs and cucumber-pomegranate salads shared at night, and rich raspberry wafer ice cream sandwiches and mango buttermilk pudding that pay homage to the sweet tooth of Talatis youth,Parsiis rich with the flavor of a culinary tradition well worth relishing.
Combining Talati’s decades of experience as a professional chef in Londons restaurant scene with recipes passed down from the home kitchens and dining tables of his ancestors,Parsicelebrates both festive dishes and everyday meals with a ringing Jamva Chalo Ji. Come, lets eat.
Hardcover, Dec 6th 2022
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