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The Art of Parsi Cooking: Reviving an Ancient Cuisine

byNiloufer Mavalvala

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A SPLENDID BOOK

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2018

This is a book I have looked forward to owning for a long time and it is everything I expected and far more.

The Parsis have possibly the oldest living culture that still exists in this world. These happy go lucky, kind and party loving people have their roots in ancient Persia.
They are Zoroastrians , who follow a religion that entered documented history in the 5th century BC and were the majority in ancient Persia. They moved to the Indian subcontinent around the 8th century AD after the Muslim conquest of Persia.
Their unique culture is thus a mix of both their fabled Persian origin and their subcontinental new home. Their food reflects this perspective.

These recipes are unique and extremely delicious.
The book itself is very well written , with easy to follow recipes and lavishly illustrated.
As one who both loves history and has been cooking for many years and is always interested in something new , this treasure trove of lovingly written recipes by a world famous cook with a huge following is just what I had been looking for.
Now to get back to my kitchen and then to eat!

5 people found this helpful

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But the kindle edition had not been formatted

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2016

I'm sure it's a great book of parsi recipes, being a parsi i instantly recognize some of our favorites. But the kindle edition feels scanned. There's no table of contents so it's impossible to navigate to a recipe, and the pictures are not formatted so they're either vertical or too small. A table of contents does appear in the book (not in the left swipe menu line is supposed too) but it's not click able and serves as a rough guide.
Hope the kindle edition can be fixed soon.

3 people found this helpful

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A SPLENDID BOOK

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2018

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This is a book I have looked forward to owning for a long time and it is everything I expected and far more.

The Parsis have possibly the oldest living culture that still exists in this world. These happy go lucky, kind and party loving people have their roots in ancient Persia.
They are Zoroastrians , who follow a religion that entered documented history in the 5th century BC and were the majority in ancient Persia. They moved to the Indian subcontinent around the 8th century AD after the Muslim conquest of Persia.
Their unique culture is thus a mix of both their fabled Persian origin and their subcontinental new home. Their food reflects this perspective.

These recipes are unique and extremely delicious.
The book itself is very well written , with easy to follow recipes and lavishly illustrated.
As one who both loves history and has been cooking for many years and is always interested in something new , this treasure trove of lovingly written recipes by a world famous cook with a huge following is just what I had been looking for.
Now to get back to my kitchen and then to eat!

5 people found this helpful

New ideas for the palette

Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2023

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Recipes that really expand our dining experience. They are easy to follow and our guests really enjoyed the aromas and flavors.

But the kindle edition had not been formatted

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2016

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I'm sure it's a great book of parsi recipes, being a parsi i instantly recognize some of our favorites. But the kindle edition feels scanned. There's no table of contents so it's impossible to navigate to a recipe, and the pictures are not formatted so they're either vertical or too small. A table of contents does appear in the book (not in the left swipe menu line is supposed too) but it's not click able and serves as a rough guide.
Hope the kindle edition can be fixed soon.

3 people found this helpful

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2021

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I'm enjoying making the recipes and learning about a new cuisine. Instructions are easy to follow and I love the photos.

Love it! Great purchase!

Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2016

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I was awaiting this recipe book when it was on preorder.
It's a lovely book with great pics. Have tried 3 dishes and all were very easy to follow and made delicious dishes. It's a book I know I will be using a lot when cooking Parsi food. Definitely recommend it. 😊
Love it!!

2 people found this helpful

Simin K. Masani

Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2020

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Delicious recipes and Easy to follow instructions. Enjoyed every dish that I have made so far.

Parsi Cooking for beginners

Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2016

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book arrived damaged so I returned it to Amazon.
IF the book had arrived in good condition I probably would have returned it anyway because there were not very many recipes
and no instructions for making Dhansak spice from scratch. this dhansak spice mix is not available in America.

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John StrobelMark Mullis

Too slim a volume for the price.

Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2017

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A quite slim, paperback volume that left me feeling disappointed. Introductory volumes about ethnic cuisines would be much enhanced with an explanation of the religion, if it had an influence on the cuisine and why they were expelled from Persia and come to settle in Gujarat.
Lovely photographs, but often the photo of the dish is on a preceding page and the recipe and notes follow on subsequent pages. The layout needs to be considerable improved. There are several ingredients that need explanation. What is "jaggery"? A lot of recipes call for green chilies, with little guidance as to what kind of chili is recommended or suggested. Other spices mixtures are called for, off hand, without much explanation. A following section giving spice mixture recipes and guidance into chutney, pickle and condiments would make the cookbook much more useful.
I was most disappointed in finding that a "brown rice" recipe did not include caramelized onions as had been hinted at but omitted from the recipe but did included caramelized sugar. I'm not sure it's a mistake but feels like it is.

4 people found this helpful

Great book-wide variety of receipes & clear instructions.

Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2017

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Great recipe book with comprehensive coverage of Parsi dishes from main to appetizers to desserts. . Introduction to the dish, well laid list of ingredients including optional ingredients, photos, serving suggestions- all make it a great recipe book..

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Delightful old Parsi family recipes that are bound to inspire the younger generation to cook again

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2016

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What a lovely book of very thoughtful Parsi recipes. It's been such a treat, especially for the younger Parsi generation like myself, to be able to enjoy traditional, home-cooked Parsi foods again. Well done, Nilufer Mavalvala.

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