Bringing up the bawaji
Spending school vacations in Navsari provided
a sound grounding in Parsi culture, customs, rituals, cuisine
Berjis Desai
Perhaps immodestly I can claim to have had a most optimal upbringing as a Parsi Zoroastrian. In almost laboratory conditions, I was given a comprehensive crash course in Parsipanu. The great white Zoroastrian hierarchy provided all the ingredients required for baking the perfect bawaji biscuit. What then subsequently did go so terribly wrong? wonder my orthodox friends. That is another story for another day. Today I will discuss the recipe for raising a bonny bawaji.
Not a single juddin boond (drop of non-Parsi blood) on either side of parentage; all from pristine, pure Navsari with its impeccable orthodox credentials. First memory, at three years......
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