{"product_id":"parsi-from-persia-to-bombay-recipes-tales-from-the-ancient-culture-hardcover","title":"Parsi: From Persia to Bombay: Recipes \u0026 Tales from the Ancient Culture - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFarokh Talati\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY EXPRESS \u003c\/i\u003eBEST COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn more than 150 recipes, a journey into the world of Parsi culture through food, feasts, and family favorites-featuring original four-color photography and a foreword by Parsi scholar Homi Bhabha.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I'm just bowled over by this book. It's as fascinating as it is beautiful, and full of food I'm desperate to eat!\" -Nigella Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eJamva Chalo Ji\u003c\/i\u003e,\" a simple yet celebratory phrase in Parsi-Gujarati, translates literally as \"Come, let's eat!\"-though it doesn't 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 mango-and in \u003ci\u003eParsi\u003c\/i\u003e, chef Farokh Talati invites home chefs to join the feast in the first major cookbook of its kind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing 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, \u003ci\u003eParsi \u003c\/i\u003eis 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 Talati's youth, \u003ci\u003eParsi \u003c\/i\u003eis rich with the flavor of a culinary tradition well worth relishing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining Talati's decades of experience as a professional chef in London's restaurant scene with recipes passed down from the home kitchens and dining tables of his ancestors, \u003ci\u003eParsi \u003c\/i\u003ecelebrates both festive dishes and everyday meals with a ringing \"\u003ci\u003eJamva Chalo Ji.\u003c\/i\u003e\" Come, let's eat.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFarokh Talati\u003c\/b\u003e's parents moved from Bombay to London before he was born, but growing up in a Parsi family, Farokh has been eating and cooking Parsi food for his whole life. He began working as a chef at just 16, cutting his teeth in the kitchens of Angela Hartnett and Heston Blumenthal, and has worked around the world in America, Spain, Dubai, Australia and South East Asia. Farokh is currently the Head Chef at London's St. John Bread and Wine and runs a spectacularly reviewed Parsi supper club in Greek Street, London, to celebrate the food of his heritage. This is his first book.\u003cbr\u003eInstagram @123farokh \/ @parsicooking\u003cbr\u003eTwitter @farokh36\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.36 x 10.71 x 7.39 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47392212779186,"sku":"9781472988690","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/61e596e72edbe9d58fddf4cdb658f1a9.webp?v=1777957990","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/parsi-from-persia-to-bombay-recipes-tales-from-the-ancient-culture-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}