Independence Day is just around the corner, and everyone is filled with enthusiasm and patriotic energy. There are lots of ways to mark this occasion, and one of them is to incorporate the colours of the Indian flag into your meals.
By preparing tricolour dishes, Independence Day can be celebrated with creativity and the joy of delicious food. It also serves as a great opportunity to highlight the diversity of Indian cuisine and add a festive touch. Here are some delicious tricolour recipes that will inspire you to embrace your patriotism and pay a culinary tribute.
Tri-Coloured Finger Toasties
Delicious and easy to make, this Sanjyot Keer recipe is a 15-minute dish. The dish uses all-natural and pantry staple ingredients that you can easily prepare and serve with ketchup or green chutney. Saffron for paneer schezwan, white for cheese chilli, and green for chatpata pudina aloo mix.
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Tri-Coloured Dumplings
Giving the favourite dumplings an Indian twist. Instead of keeping them plain, add some flavours and wintery ingredients for a more cheerful Independence Day. Just turn the dough into three different flag colours. Saffron for Gochujang, a Korean chilli paste; white for the same old desi momos; and green for spinach blanched into a momo wrapper. You can make the filling vegetarian or non-vegetarian according to you.
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Tri-Coloured Coconut Pudding
If you are in the mood for something sweet, jiggly, and quick, this tri-coloured coconut smoothie is the perfect dessert for the day. With only three integral ingredients, you can master and devour this dessert in no time. Saffron represents carrot juice, white represents coconut milk, and green represents spinach juice.
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Tri-Coloured Idlis
South Indian lovers, make this delightful idli recipe that incorporates all three flag colours in a single idli. Add sambar and coconut chutney to accompany this tri-coloured dish. Guess what? You can pair the tri-coloured idlis with the tri-coloured chutney too. White coconut chutney, orange tomato and peanut chutney, and green coriander chutney.
Tri-Coloured Pulao
Pulao is comfort food for many, and some people can also eat it every day with different combinations. But when you add blanched spinach purée for green, tomato purée for orange, and diced cottage cheese for the white part, it not only tastes better; it makes the whole culinary affair healthier.
Tri-Coloured Chicken Kebabs
Cannot leave non-vegetarian lovers alone on this day. You are in for some luck because we sniffed out the perfect themed snack recipe that you can prepare and serve in the evening. Perfect tri-coloured kebabs: saffron for tandoori kebabs, white for malai kebabs, and yes, of course, green for hariyali kebabs.
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Tri-Coloured Smoothie
This Independence Day, quench your thirst and do a little something for your health. This tri-coloured recipe will help. Sip on some cold beverages and make the most of this day. How to make this tri-coloured smoothie? For saffron, add a mixture of carrots and honey; for white, add banana with chilled milk; and for green, add a blend of spinach, green apples, and green grapes.