Posted on 29 December, 2008 by Support
Operation Eyesight: A Legacy of the 7th World Zoroastrian Congress, Houston. Update from Columbia, South America — Thanksgiving Week, November 2008 A team headed by Khush Bodhan, Lions Club of California and Nevada headed for Columbia, South America as part of the ongoing mission to share the gift of sight with the needy. Work [...]
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Posted on 29 December, 2008 by Support
Posted on 29 December, 2008 by Support
(Report by Marzban Jamshedji Giara) Click here for the Report on the Sir J.J.Memorial Museum sir_jamsetjee_jejeebhoy_memorial_museum
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Posted on 29 December, 2008 by zoroastriansnet
Homi Limbuwalla has created a great Shenshai Calendar with the Roj and Mah on Google Calendars. Have a look and find ways of using it - Click here
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Posted on 28 December, 2008 by zoroastriansnet
1 ltr milk 125 g cream 1kg almonds,blanched 350 g butter 1/2 ltr rosewater 2 tbs crushed nutmeg and cardamoms 4 cups sugar a pinch of salt Cook milk on low heat till it is reduced to half. Cool it and then add cream. Fry almonds lightly in butter till golden. Cool and grate coarsely [...]
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Posted on 28 December, 2008 by zoroastriansnet
Chocolate Walnut Brownies made easy (Make it for the New Year…enjoy home baked goodies!) Ingredients: 1 cup refined flour (Maida) 2 chilled eggs 3 heaped tablespoons cocoa powder 1 cup caster sugar (or use powdered sugar) 1 teaspoon vanilla essence ½ cup walnuts broken into small bits ¾ teaspoon baking soda ¾ cup butter Pre-heat [...]
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Posted on 26 December, 2008 by zoroastriansnet
I have created a Google Map of all the 9 Parsi / Zoroastrian Atash Behrams in the World. (8 in India and 1 in Iran) http://homilimbu.com/Parsi.htm The Location may not be exact, so please email me if there are any changes to be made and any further information you would like me to add I [...]
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Posted on 25 December, 2008 by zoroastriansnet
You will need: – 5-6 curry leaves (preferably dried leaves) – 2 onions finely chopped – 3 tsp cumin powder – 3 garlic cloves cut fine (or use garlic paste) – 1 tsp turmeric – 1 tsp chilli pwd – 3-4 tomatoes blanched and pureed or (canned puree) – 30-40 yummy prawns – 1 tbsp [...]
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Posted on 25 December, 2008 by zoroastriansnet
For the first time, Vasanu recipe is now online. Grandmother’s recipe from Wadia Baug. It is to be made exactly as follows: 1 1/2kg ghee 1/2kg char jaatna magaz 50g baval nu goonder (resin of the baval tree) 2 1/4kg sugar 500g ghau nu doodh 500g cummar kakri 400g dates 100g akhrot (walnut) soak overnight in [...]
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Posted on 24 December, 2008 by zoroastriansnet
To improve memory In the old days, a mother would give her child five blanched almonds soaked overnight and crushed with a tsp sugar crystals and ½ tsp butter, 2-3 weeks before school examinations. It is supposed to improve one’s memory. For prickly heat Mix sesame seed oil, multani mitti and rosewater to a paste. [...]
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