Mutton Raan (Serves: 4) Ingredients: Quantity: Tender Whole Mutton Raan 1½ Kg Ginger-Garlic Paste 1 tbsp Turmeric ½ tsp Garam Masala 1 tbsp Chilli Powder 1 tsp Fresh Cream 4 tbsp Star Anise 2 Green Cardamom 4 Cinnamon 1 stick Bay Leaves 4 Cloves 6 Black Cardamom 2 Ghee […]
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Disaster Planning For Pets
Being Prepared Could Save Your Pet’s Life In An Emergency! July 26, 2005 is a day Mehernaz will never forget. Stuck at office whilst Mumbai was submerged, Mehernaz could not get home for the next two days. Sitting at her desk, miles away from home, she worried about her two dogs alone at home […]
Parsipanu-Celebrating the Parsi Spirit
Diana Marfatia Diana Marfatia completed her M.A in Social Work in 1985 from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. After which she worked as a School Counsellor in the B.J.P.C Institution and Sir Cowasji Jehangir School. […]
Parsipanu – Living The Zoroastrian Way Of Life
One often hears Parsis say that they are proud to be Parsis. However, try asking the average Parsi in the street what it means to be a Zarathushtrian (a follower of Prophet Zarathushtra) and you are likely to draw a blank. At best, you are likely to hear the over-simplified and stereotyped message of, ‘Good […]
Parsipanu And The Blushful Amber Nectar!
Laugh and be merry together, like brothers akin, Guesting awhile in the rooms of a beautiful inn, Glad till the dancing stops, and the lilt of the music ends. Laugh till the game is played; and be you merry, my friends. A Parsi is an epicure, loving the good living and his millennia old Zoroastrian […]
The 15 Best-Ever International Motorcycles
I’m certain that every passionate motorcycle aficionado, will know most of these motorcycles, if not all. Should any of us get down to making our own lists – they would differ every single time, albeit with plenty of overlaps from the below mentioned makes and models. Here is my homage, to what I feel, were […]
Parking In The Baug!
Four men drove into their residential baugs at different times, at night. Failing to find parking below their respective homes, they circled the colony twice to find the closest spot and that is when four expletives escaped their lips. But these were no ordinary men who buckled under pressure. Oh no, sir! They were men […]
Ushta Te! May Happiness Be Unto You!
Such a simple and yet beautiful message! Every blade of grass, drop of sunshine, wave of the ocean, craggy mountain, soothing breeze, the glorious flowing river… and all of the creations of Paak Dadar Ahura Mazda have their own unique beauty. They do not complain about the pollution they face, the man-made obstacles, the carving […]
Our Mobeds – Our Community’s Lifelines!
At the outset, on the auspicious occasion of celebrating our Shenshai New Year (YZ1389) I take the opportunity to extend sincere greetings to all our community members. I am very grateful to Ms. Anahita Subedar, Editor, Parsi Times for having requested me to write a few words about our clergy in their Special New Year […]
Saal Mubarak! Cyrus (The Not So) Great!
On the occasion of Navroz, it’s obviously time for the Parsi to look inward. And by inward, I don’t mean to check the position of the Sudra-kusti or whether your zipper is pulled up properly, I mean looking inward at oneself. And in doing so, asking the question, what is it to be a Parsi? […]
‘Basecamp 3’ – Enhance Your Productivity
All growing businesses run into the same fundamental problems. Basecamp solves them. The problems teams deal with mostly boil down to stuff scattered in too many places — emails, chat threads, Word docs, etc. That makes things easy to miss and hard to find, which leads to communication gaps, preventable emergencies and extra work. With Basecamp 3, everything will […]