Parsi feast on Nowruz will have Sali boti, Patrani Machhi, dhan dhar and much more

Parsi New Year: The six items Parsi families will feast on today

Ask a Parsi what they plan to do on New Year’s Day and they will tell you: not much, visit the agiary in the morning and have a bhonu (feast).

Parsis at an agiary on Thursday. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT)

Here are six items from a Parsi bhonu today.

A family takes a selfie near Tardeo agiary on Thursday. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)

Ravo: Semolina (rava) cooked in ghee and garnished with nuts and dried fruits. This is served as breakfast.

Chicken Farcha: The frilly Parsi version of the fried chicken is served as a starter. Marinated chicken fried in a batter of eggs and bread crumbs.

Dhan Dar: Rice and yellow dal, served with fish patio, a curry, usually prawns in a vinegar-steeped gravy.

A Parsi woman prays at the fire temple in Tardeo. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)

A Sali boti: A thick mutton curry, flavoured with tomatoes, onions, and vinegar. It is topped with fried potato straws.

Patrani Macchi: Fish, usually a white fish like pomfret, stuffed with green coriander paste and steamed in banana leaves.

Pulao: Saffron-flavoured rice, with mutton kebabs on the side and topped with sliced boiled eggs. Parsis in Mumbai get the saffron from the Kashmir Government Arts Emporium in Fort or from relatives visiting Spain or Iran.