Green Chutney Soufflé

This is one of those brilliant expressions of Parsi innovation, combining tastes and techniques normally worlds apart. This recipe comes from Shirin Sabavala, who — with her husband, Jehangir, a renowned painter—gives some of Bombay’s most glamorous and interesting parties. Her chutney soufflé is legendary, so I begged her for the recipe, which she unhesitatingly asked her cook, Mutthu, to relate to me.

This soufflé makes a lovely centerpiece for a lunch for four, accompanied by a s