[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]PT reader; Khursheed Edul Vajifdar is a dynamic homemaker who loves cooking and baking; and is excited to share her special recipe with the community through PT’s ‘Chomp & Cheers’.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] Weston Chicken Ingredients: 1/2 kg – Chicken Breasts; 1 cup – Tomato Ketchup; 1/4 cup- Tomato Puree; 1/2 cup- Green Peas; 4 medium- Potatoes (each cut into…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times brings you lesser known, amusing facts about our beloved Bombay. Explore this city’s history with these informational nuggets![/otw_shortcode_info_box] CST: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), formerly called Victoria Terminus (VT), is a UNESCO Heritage Site, built by British architect, FW Stevens, in 1888, during the British Raj. It’s an outstanding example of Victorian…
Why Is Sauce For The Parsi Goose Not Sauce For The Parsi Gander? Parsis have been in the national news again and as usual for all the wrong reasons. The ongoing dispute is essentially gender based: Why can only Parsi men marry outside the community and continue to enjoy full religious rights – including…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]In these trying times where our Community seems to be riddled with major challneges, let’s renew our faith in the power of Pak Aatash Padshah Saheb, the son of Dadar Ahura Mazda. With disagreements and speculation rife in our community, as regards the sanctity of our Atash Padshahs in our Agiaries and Atash…
Ingredients: 2 Grated Coconuts, 15gms Whole Coriander, 3gms Jeera, 1gm Methi Seeds, 3gms Black Pepper, 15gms Garlic, 10gm Ginger, 50gm Kashmiri Chilli, 2.5gm Curry Leaves, 400gm Onion, 2.5gm Turmeric Powder, 75ml Oil, 10gm Salt, 500ml Water, 500gm Prawns, 300gm Clean Squid, 500gm Coconut Milk, 50gm Lady Finger Fry, 25gm Kokam. Method: In a sauce pan…
Send money to your friends, instantly receive payments directly to your bank account and pay the nearby café with ‘Tez’- Google’s new digital payment app for India. Using NPCI’s (National Payments Corporation of India) Unified Payments Interface (UPI), money transfers are simple and secure with Tez. The major difference between Tez and other wallets is…
All our lives, we have been saying and hearing that Diwali is a festival of lights. We already know that Diwali is associated with the return of Lord Ram and Sita to Ayodhya when the entire city was lit up with lamps and ‘mashaals’ to welcome this couple after fourteen years exile in the forest. Enough…
Diwali, the very word conjures up images of multi-coloured rangolis, floral decorations, delectable mithai, gay lanterns swaying in the breeze, and vivid firecrackers lighting up the skies. It’s a time of joy, mirth and happiness. But have you ever given a thought to what happens to us dogs at this time of year? The humans…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times brings you our monthly ‘Religion Special: PT Parab Series’, by our religious scholar and cultural expert, the erudite Noshir Dadrawala. Every Month, we share with you a deeper understanding of the auspicious day of the month- The Parab- when the Mah (month) and the Roj (day) coincide. Here’s celebrating this month’s…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Yazdi Desai, Chairman, BPP, updates the community about the ongoings in the BPP, with Parsi Times’ exclusive column, BPP Connect .[/otw_shortcode_info_box] On the 23rd of this month our Board will complete two years in office, a journey that has been as memorable as it has been gratifying. I can honestly say that I…
One of the most disgusting habits our dogs can have is one of eating faeces – their own, another dog’s or even that of another species. Coprophagia, as the condition is known may be repulsive to us humans, but to our dogs it is a perfectly normal behaviour. In fact, most dogs given half a…