Aloo Mutter is a popular Indian restaurant favorite…a delicious preparation of peas (Muttar) and potatoes (Aloo), cooked together in Indian aromatics and spices.

This Parsi specialty, to me, brings back childhood memories of family dinners around our cozy dining table. As we kids chatted about our day at school, all five of us would happily soak up the home-cooked goodness of Parsi chicken Bafat, at times made with mutton in place of chicken.

Add a handful of sweet corn to a spinach curry, and you have a flavor-filled and colorful Makai Palak (palak is spinach and makai is corn), a truly delicious Indian preparation, worth bringing to your meals.

A unique set of flavors add depth to this easy-to-prepare white chicken curry made with cashew nuts, onion and coconut along with a touch of whole spices and herbs. Makes a hearty weekday meal or an impressive entertaining option; best served with Indian bread Naan or steamed Basmati rice.

In my early days of cooking Parsi food, I remember one disastrous outcome to a dish that tasted nothing like my mom’s original and delicious version, although I had followed the handwritten recipe every step of the way, or at least, so I thought!

In response to my frustrated questions on where I could have messed this up, I got my mother’s straightforward and always kind reply, “the only thing missing in this gravy, Peri, is patience!”

Homemade version of popular Indian classic ‘Palak Paneer’ ladled into ramekins, topped with pie crust and baked to golden goodness as a Pot Pie. This dish makes a great go-to weekday meal…and an equally impressive entertaining option.