The ancient festival of Navroz (or Nowruz, meaning ‘new day’ in Persian) is of utmost importance at Dishoom for many reasons.
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This joyful celebration of the spring equinox brings people together to spring-clean, give gifts and cook fabulous feasts. It is also wonderfully diverse, and celebrated by multiple communities and faiths around the world. Most notably: the Irani Zoroastrians behind Bombay’s cherished Irani cafés, from whom we draw our continued inspiration. In homage to their time-honoured traditions, we also mark Navroz with a sweet festive special – and as always, by offering a shared space for everyone, from every walk of life, to gather and break bread.
Dishes to delight
Our sweet Navroz specials, in honour of spring
Families gather around to celebrate Parsi New Year, and at the centre of it all is food. Traditional dishes sit alongside family favourites, and the meal is rounded off with sweets to signify joy for the new year. Dishoom chef-wallas will be cooking up café classics to celebrate and savour. Humble recommendations below:
ABOVE: Celebratory Prawn Pathia
ABOVE: Keema Per Edu
ABOVE: Comforting Mattar Paneer
ABOVE: Celebratory Prawn Pathia
ABOVE: Keema Per Edu
ABOVE: Comforting Mattar Paneer
ABOVE: Celebratory Prawn Pathia
ABOVE: Keema Per Edu
ABOVE: Comforting Mattar Paneer
ABOVE: Celebratory Prawn Pathia
ABOVE: Keema Per Edu
ABOVE: Comforting Mattar Paneer
Keema Per Edu:— A Parsi power breakfast: spicy chicken keema studded with delicate morsels of chicken liver, topped with two runny-yolked fried eggs and sali crisp-chips. Served with home-made buns. Available for breakfast.
Prawn Pathia:— Most celebratory dish, befitting for auspicious occasions. Succulent prawns are marinated overnight in ginger, garlic and lime juice, lightly charred by the grill then nestled in a fiery-sweet-tangy tomato masala. All is accompanied with an onion salad for freshness and Roomali Roti for mopping. Best when shared. Available at selected cafés.
