Try These 3 Tricolor Recipes To Whip Up This 76th Independence Day

Stepping into the 76^th year of Independence feels like coming a long way. Indeed, today we celebrate our freedom with utmost pride and enthusiasm.

Leading as one of the fastest growing countries in the world, India still flaunts its rich cultural heritage, perfectly symbolized by our tricolor.

As we all hoist our beloved tricolor as a mark of salutation, Hafele decided to celebrate this auspicious occasion in our own way.

Here are three super delicious Indian healthy and tempting tricolor recipes that uniquely represent Indian diversity.

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Tricolor Veg Biryani

Biryani in itself is a blend of exotic Indian spices and the traditional Indian way of cooking. But what makes it genuinely Indian is the slender-grained aromatic Basmati rice unique to the Indian subcontinent.

Let's start our meal preparation with our first dish, authentic Biryani filled with rich aroma!

Ingredients

• 1 cup basmati rice
• 3 tablespoon ghee
• ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 large onion
• 2 green cardamoms (use the powdered pods)
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 cloves
• 2 Black pepper
• ½ inch cinnamon stick
• 2 carrots
• 1 cup frozen green peas
• Water as needed
• Food color green & orange
• Cashew nuts, almonds, Kesar, and pista (fried in ghee)
• Salt as per taste

Method:

• Chop carrots and onions in your Hafele Klara Highline Pro Kitchen Machine.

We need even shaped stokes of carrots which can be perfectly done with the chopping function of Klara Highline.

Its various blade configurations provide flexibility in chopping vegetables in even shapes and sizes, unlike manually chopped veggies which might be uneven.

• Soak basmati rice in water for about 30 minutes, drain and keep aside
• Lastly, transfer the frozen green peas to a bowl and put it in Hafele's J34MCST Combi Steam Microwave.

Its unique defrost mode gives you three different levels of thawing. You can choose the right model of thawing for:

• Vegetables / Fruits
• Fish
• Chicken / Meat

• Once we are ready with all this basic preparation, heat ghee in a deep pot sufficient for your Biryani.
• Add cumin seeds, powdered cardamom pods, cloves, and bay leaf, and sauté for a while
• Add the onions, carrots, and peas one by one and fry
• Add basmati rice and salt and mix well while frying
• Add water as needed and let the rice cook as normal
• Meanwhile, take 1 tablespoon. of water or milk each in two separate bowls and add one drop/pinch of green food color in one bowl and orange food color in the other. Dissolve properly.
• When rice is half-cooked, pour the above color solutions from opposite sides over the rice, and let it cook thoroughly.
• Once done, mix well and garnish with the dry fruits and serve!

Tricolor Barfi

After the spicy Biryani, let's make a sweeter traditional Indian coconut barfi. This tricolor barfi represents the color combo of our national flag.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups desiccated coconut
• 1 cup Condensed milk
• ½ tablespoon ghee

Method

• Take a pan and heat it on low flame
• Add Desiccated coconut to the pan.
• Roast for some time until a coconutty aroma comes out. Ensure you don't burn it
• Add condensed milk and mix until color changes to light brown
• Add ghee and mix well
• Divide the mixture into 3 equal portions
• To one portion, add green food color. Add orange food color to the second portion, and mix both separately.
• Grease a tray with ghee.
• First, add the green-colored portion and spread with a spatula evenly
• Second, add the layer of the uncolored plain portion over it as softly as you can
• Spread the orange-colored portion over the top
• Make sure you don't disturb the other layers
• Allow to rest for a while, and cut them into equal barfi-shaped squares or triangles
• Your yummy tricolor barfi is ready to be served!

Tricolor Salad

Now that your mini meal is ready let's complete it with a healthy tricolor fresh salad

Ingredients:

• 1 medium green papaya
• 1 large carrot
• 2 cucumbers
• 1 cup of green beans
• ½ cup toasted peanuts
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 3 teaspoon honey
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• Salt as per taste
• 1 garlic clove
• 2 red chillies
• 1 greenchilli

Method

• Mix vinegar, honey, soy sauce, salt, minced cloves, and finely chopped chilliesin a bowl and keep aside
• Slice papaya, carrots, and cucumber in thin elongated flakes in your Hafele Klara Highline Pro Kitchen Machine.

Its slicer function is perfect for our salad as the slicing is done uniformly and with equal shapes that look good when you serve.

• Now use its chopping blade and get finely chopped mint leaves and peanuts.
• Toss these sliced and chopped veggies into the bowl with marination, and serve!

Lastly,

This occasion is of immense pride and joy. Enjoy these yummy dishes with your loved ones! Don't forget to salute our beloved TRICOLOR!