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			{{Short description\|Traditional cuisine of the Parsis of India and Pakistan}}
	{{no footnotes\|date=April 2011}}		{{no footnotes\|date=April 2011}}
	{{Indian cuisine}}		{{Indian cuisine}}
	{{Pakistani cuisine}}		{{Pakistani cuisine}}

	'''Parsi cuisine''' refers to the traditional cuisine of the [[Parsi]]s of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]].		'''Parsi cuisine''' refers to the traditional cuisine of the [[Parsi people]] who had migrated into the [[Indian subcontinent]] from Persia, and currently spread across the modern-day South Asian republics of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web
			\|language=en
			\|url=http://www.parsicuisine.com/cookbooks-3/
			\|title=Parsi Cuisine
			\|first=Rita
			\|last=Jamshed Kapadia
			\|access-date=2022-07-04
			\|date=1999-06-02
			\|website=Parsi Cuisine
			\|archive-date=2022-07-29
			\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729004538/http://www.parsicuisine.com/cookbooks-3/
			\|url-status=dead
			}}</ref>

	==Primary meals==		==Primary meals==
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	* ''Chicken Farcha'' (Fried chicken appetizer)		* ''Chicken Farcha'' (Fried chicken appetizer)
	* ''[[Dhansak]]'' (Lamb, mutton, goat, chicken or vegetables in a mixed lentil or toor daal gravy served with brown rice)		* ''[[Dhansak]]'' (Lamb, mutton, goat, chicken or vegetables in a mixed lentil or toor daal gravy served with brown rice)
	* ''Patra ni Machhi'' (Fish - Pomfret or Surmai stuffed heavily with green coconut chutney and wrapped in a banana leaf - steam cooked.)		* ''Patra ni Machhi'' (Fish - Pomfret or Surmai stuffed heavily with green coconut chutney and wrapped in a banana leaf - steam cooked.)<ref>{{cite web\|language=en
			\|url=https://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/5-non-veg-recipes-thatll-make-you-fall-in-love-with-parsi-cuisine-3031994
			\|title=5 Non-Veg Recipes That'll Make You Fall In Love With Parsi Cuisine
			\|first=Priyaja
			\|last=Bakshi
			\|access-date=2022-07-04
			\|date=2022-06-02
			\|website=NDTV Food
			}}</ref>
	* ''Sali Murghi'' (Spicy chicken with fine [[french fries\|fried matchstick potatoes]])		* ''Sali Murghi'' (Spicy chicken with fine [[french fries\|fried matchstick potatoes]])
	* ''Saas ni Machhi'' (Yellow rice with [[pomfret]] fish fillets in white sauce)		* ''Saas ni Machhi'' (Yellow rice with [[pomfret]] fish fillets in white sauce)
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	==Desserts==		==Desserts==
	Common desserts include ''sev'' (vermicelli), ''ravo'' (sweet semolina pudding) and ''malido'' (a nutty fudge). Also popular are ''faluda'' and ''kulfi'', both of which are adoptions from the cuisines of the [[Irani (India)\|Irani]] and [[Persian language\|Persian]]-speaking communities. Wedding feasts traditionally include ''Lagan nu Custard''.		Common desserts include ''sev'' ([[vermicelli]]), ''ravo'' (sweet [[semolina]] pudding) and ''[[Malida\|malido]]'' (a nutty fudge). Also popular are ''[[Falooda\|faluda]]'' and ''[[kulfi]]'', both of which are adoptions from the cuisines of the [[Irani (India)\|Irani]] and [[Persian language\|Persian]]-speaking communities. Wedding feasts traditionally include ''Lagan nu Custard''.

	==Snacks==		==Snacks==
	Popular parsi snacks include ''bhakhra'' (deep fried sweet dough), ''batasa'' (tea biscuits), ''dar ni pori'' (sweetened lentils stuffed in a light pastry), ''doodh na puff'' (milk froth) and ''khaman na ladva'' (dumplings stuffed with sweetened coconut).		Popular parsi snacks include ''bhakhra'' (deep fried sweet dough), ''[[Nankhatai\|batasa]]'' (tea biscuits), ''dar ni pori'' (sweetened lentils stuffed in a light pastry), ''doodh na puff'' (milk froth) and ''khaman na ladva'' (dumplings stuffed with sweetened coconut).

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}~~http://ParsiCuisine.com~~		{{reflist}}

	==Further reading==		==Further reading==
	*{{cite book\|last=Kapadia\|first=Rita J.\|title=Parsi Cuisine: Manna of the 21st Century\|url=https://www.createspace.com/4832223\|year=2014\|location=USA\|publisher=Createspace\|isbn = ~~1499730284~~}}		*{{cite book\|last=Kapadia\|first=Rita J.\|title=Parsi Cuisine: Manna of the 21st Century\|url=https://www.createspace.com/4832223\|year=2014\|location=USA\|publisher=Createspace\|isbn = 978-1499730289}}
	*{{citation\|last=Westrip\|first=Joyce P.\|year=2006\|title=Fire and spice: Parsi cookery\|location=London\|publisher=Serif\|isbn = 1-897959-41-9}}		*{{citation\|last=Westrip\|first=Joyce P.\|year=2006\|title=Fire and spice: Parsi cookery\|location=London\|publisher=Serif\|isbn = 1-897959-41-9}}

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	==Further reading==		==Further reading==
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	*{{citation\|last=Westrip\|first=Joyce P.\|year=2006\|title=Fire and spice: Parsi cookery\|location=London\|publisher=Serif\|isbn = 1-897959-41-9}}		*{{citation\|last=Westrip\|first=Joyce P.\|year=2006\|title=Fire and spice: Parsi cookery\|location=London\|publisher=Serif\|isbn = 1-897959-41-9}}

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{{Pakistani cuisine}}

'''Parsi cuisine''' refers to the traditional cuisine of the [[Parsi]]s of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]].

==Primary meals==
The basic feature of a Parsi lunch is rice, eaten with [[lentil]]s or a [[curry]]. Curry is made with [[coconut]] and ''ras'' without, with curry usually being thicker than ''ras''. Dinner would be a meat dish, often accompanied by [[potato]]es or other vegetable curry. ''[[Kachumber|Kachumbar]]'' (a sharp onion-cucumber salad) accompanies most meals.

Popular Parsi dishes include:
* ''Chicken Farcha'' (Fried chicken appetizer)
* ''[[Dhansak]]'' (Lamb, mutton, goat, chicken or vegetables in a mixed lentil or toor daal gravy served with brown rice)
* ''Patra ni Machhi'' (Fish - Pomfret or Surmai stuffed heavily with green coconut chutney and wrapped in a banana leaf - steam cooked.)
* ''Sali Murghi'' (Spicy chicken with fine [[french fries|fried matchstick potatoes]])
* ''Saas ni Machhi'' (Yellow rice with [[pomfret]] fish fillets in white sauce)
* ''Kolmi no Patio'' (Shrimp in spicy tomato curry)
* ''Jardaloo Sali Boti'' (Boneless mutton in an onion and tomato sauce with apricots and fried matchstick potatoes)
* ''[[Khichri]]'' (rice with toor daal or moong daal)
* ''Tamota ni Ras Chaval'' (mutton cutlets with white rice and tomato sauce)
Also popular among Parsis, but less so elsewhere, are the typical Parsi ''eeda'' (egg) dishes, which include ''[[akuri]]'' (scrambled eggs with spices) and the ''pora'' ("Parsi" [[omelette]]). Also, vegetables like [[okra]], [[tomato]], [[potato]] and others are often cooked with [[egg]]s on top.

Traditional breakfasts during the 1930s in Mumbai or in many South Gujarat villages consisted of ''khurchan'' (offal meats cooked with potatoes in a spicy gravy), and some variant of the ubiquitous deep-fried, fried or half-fried eggs. In agrarian communities, this would be washed down by copious quantities of coconut toddy, often straight off the tree.

Although in the not-so-distant past, vegetables were considered a 'poor peoples food', there is a presently a trend towards light eating, no red-meat and even vegetarianism.

==Desserts==
Common desserts include ''sev'' (vermicelli), ''ravo'' (sweet semolina pudding) and ''malido'' (a nutty fudge). Also popular are ''faluda'' and ''kulfi'', both of which are adoptions from the cuisines of the [[Irani (India)|Irani]] and [[Persian language|Persian]]-speaking communities. Wedding feasts traditionally include ''Lagan nu Custard''.

==Snacks==
Popular parsi snacks include ''bhakhra'' (deep fried sweet dough), ''batasa'' (tea biscuits), ''dar ni pori'' (sweetened lentils stuffed in a light pastry), ''doodh na puff'' (milk froth) and ''khaman na ladva'' (dumplings stuffed with sweetened coconut).

== See also ==
* [[Irani café|Irani Cafe]]

==References==
{{reflist}}http://ParsiCuisine.com

==Further reading==
*{{cite patent|last=Kapadia|first=Rita J.|title=Parsi Cuisine: Manna of the 21st Century|url=https://www.createspace.com/4832223|country-code=USA|year=2014|location=USA|publisher=Createspace|isbn = 1499730284|Purchase=https://www.createspace.com/4832223}}
*https://www.createspace.com/4832223
*; <nowiki>ISBN/EAN13:</nowiki>
*: 1499730284 / 9781499730289
*{{citation|last=Westrip|first=Joyce P.|year=2006|title=Fire and spice: Parsi cookery|location=London|publisher=Serif|isbn = 1-897959-41-9}}

==External links==
*{{Commonscatinline}}

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