Peri’s Spice Ladle is a blog, started in 2012, with the simple idea of bringing Indian and Parsi flavors to your table. As showcased for over a decade, “It’s easy to spice up just about any meal with a few Indian touches”.
Parsi Ravo, a Semolina Pudding
Parsi homes celebrate the start of auspicious days and special occasions with sweet servings (you’ve probably heard that before.)
Growing up, it often meant a delightful breakfast of ‘Ravo’, a semolina and milk pudding, or Parsi ‘Sev-dahi’ which is sweetened fragrant vermicelli topped with cardamom vanilla yogurt.
Orange Spiced Parsi Chapat: An Absolutely Adorable Crepe
Once, during an interview with a prominent newspaper in India, one of the questions alluded to a disappearing trend of good ole Parsi food delicacies – like Parsi-style sweetened crepes or pancakes called ‘Chapat’. My mind was filled with images of the many Chapat I’ve savored as a child…happy memories of my Mamaiji (maternal grandma) plating hot off the pan Chapat for us eager-n-hungry grandkids.
Well, Chapat ain’t going anywhere – not on my watch!
Introduction to Indian Desserts
Indian desserts are different from traditional western desserts in their creation and taste, at times requiring a level of expertise which can be a deterrent to making them at home. For beginners to Indian cooking, looking to make Indian desserts at home, I would suggest starting with simpler recipes like rice kheer-pudding and gajjar (carrot) halwa.