Parsi New Year, which falls on March 21, marks the onset of spring and calls for partaking in a traditional meal of such staples as salli boti; patra ni macchi; dhansak; berry pulao; saas ni macchi; cutlets; custard and falooda. To help stir up your Navroze feasting this year, we’ve compiled a list of ten not-so-familiar (to non-Parsis that is) foods that we think ought to be included in the celebratory spread.

Ghari
Sold at: Parsi Amelioration Committee.

Egg Chutney 
Sold at: Dadar Parsi Youth Assembly.

Ronnie’s Mayonnaise
Sold at: Filter.

Kumas
Sold at: Parsi Amelioration Committee.

Khajoor Ni Pori
Sold at: Dadar Parsi Youth Assembly.

Cheese Saria
Sold at: Sir Ratan Tata Institute (R.T.I.).

Mava Ni Machhi
Sold at: Lukmanji Musaji Sutarwala.

Malido
Sold at: Dadar Parsi Youth Assembly.

Tittori
Sold at: Dadar Parsi Youth Assembly.

Rum Ball
Sold at: Sir Ratan Tata Institute (R.T.I.).

Addresses:
• Dadar Parsi Youth Assembly Perviz Hall, 800 Jame Jamshed Road, Parsi Colony, Dadar (West). Tel: 022 2412 9437.
• Parsi Amelioration Committee (PAC) Shashtri Hall, Shop No.3, Ground Floor, opposite Adenwala Bungalow, near Bhatia Hospital, Tardeo. Tel: 022 2386 5868.
• Filter 43 V. B. Gandhi Marg, behind Rhythm House, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2288 7070.
• Lukmanji Musaji Sutarwala Opposite Ram Mandir, Nagdevi Street, near Patel Restaurant, Masjid. Tel: 022 6635 5646.
• R.T.I. 35 N. S. Patkar Marg, Hughes Road, near Westside. Tel: 022 6623 6969. Also at 788, Jame Jamshed Road, Dadar Parsi Colony, Dadar (East). Tel: 022 2414 8513. Holland House, opposite Regal Cinema, behind Delhi Darbar, Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, Apollo Bunder. Tel:022 2202 0117.

 

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