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Happy Independence Day everyone! Here’s a special recipe that you can make today and celebrate the 70 years of freedom and opportunities our motherland has given us. Enjoy!

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Independence Day: Tiranga Rice Recipe
Celebrate With Tricolour Rice!
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Course Main Dish
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings
servings
MetricUS Imperial
Ingredients
For Orange Rice
For White Rice
For Green Rice
For the Ashoka Chakra
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings
servings
MetricUS Imperial
Ingredients
For Orange Rice
For White Rice
For Green Rice
For the Ashoka Chakra
Votes: 2
Rating: 4
You:
Rate this recipe!
Instructions
  1. To make the orange rice, heat ghee in a pan.
  2. Add cumin seeds and once they change colour add the rice, ginger paste, red chilli powder and red chilli paste and cook.
  3. To this add tomato puree, salt and one cup of water, give it a stir and cook till the rice is done.
  4. To make the green rice begin again by adding the ghee and then cumin seeds to a pan.
  5. Then add turmeric powder, rice, green chilli paste, ginger paste, salt and cook.
  6. Add half cup of water and slowly bring it to a boil.
  7. Add the spinach puree, give it a stir and cook till the rice is done.
  8. Arrange orange, white and green rice on a plate in the form of a tricolour as shown in the picture.
  9. You can make Ashoka Chakra with some cumin powder in the centre of the white rice if you're feeling creative.
  10. Alternatively you can deep fry onions, remove excess oil on a kitchen towel and arrange them into the chakra.

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