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Beetroot Vegetable Biryani

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This easy and delicious beetroot vegetable biryani is my go-to on days when I feel like having a healthy biryani.  A one-pot meal of rice, vegetables, and aromatic spices, it’s rich in flavor and elaborate enough to take center stage at parties or just for the family.  Each bite is suffused with spice, veggies, or caramelized onions—deep and layered in flavor.

Beetroot Vegetable Biryani - Easy and Delicious Biryani #vegetablebiryani

Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive. – Barry Lopez.

When I decided to start my blog many years ago, my goal was to share food, the love of food, and the love of the stories behind the food.  One of the very first blogs I followed and enjoyed reading was INDIAN SIMMER.  Prerna’s penchant for Indian food is strong, and her stories were beautifully articulated. Her chicken curry post has to be my favorite, I’ve read it a few times and every time I read it, a string tugs at my heart.  And it was no surprise when she won the SAVEUR blog award….

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20 Minute Tomato Garlic Peppery Shrimp with Lemon Pilaf

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This juicy, tangy, spicy, and sweet 20 minute tomato garlic peppery shrimp is so easy and delicious.  It’s perfect for entertaining, or for a weeknight meal.

20 minute Tomato Garlic Peppery Shrimp with Lemon Pilaf |foodfashionparty| #shrimpHere’s how parties I threw looked like years ago.  Plan.  Plan for it for weeks.  Write a list down, and shop.  Make two to three desserts a day ahead, and have an array of dishes.  Then came dressing up the room, flowers, and making sure everything is flawless.  The morning of: you see your husband put his feet up on the coffee table to relax.  You look at him, like “really, please can you help around..?”  I turn on the music and start cooking, and start getting excited for the evening.  I was on constant edge if I saw the kids mess the countertop, or left their shoes on my polished floors.  Two hours before everyone arrives, the home looks like a model home, no smell of cooked meals, everything is neatly stored, flowers are smiling brightly.  I light up my candles, put in some drops of orange essential oil in my aromatherapy diffuser, and sit down with a glass of wine, happily….

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Vegan Healthy Vegetable Dal with Kale and Yam

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This vegan healthy vegetable dal is filled with ton of good veggies, kale and yam and carrots.  Perfect hearty meal.

Vegan Healthy Vegetable Dal with Kale and Yam |foodfashionparty| #vegetabledal #vegandalWe are mid Jan and I have been on a vegetable high this month on the blog and otherwise.  We make many different types of dal and I’ve been fond of mixing a few different legumes for a hearty and delicious meal.  Dal seems to be one of the biggest source of protein for vegetarian eaters.  South Indians love their dal and this has become one is become by absolute favorite, healthy vegetable dal….

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BISI BELE BAATH(Spicy Vegetable Khichdi/Khichri)

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Born and brought up in Bangalore gave me some insight into traditional food of Karnataka.  Having a fabulous grandma-aunty who cooked like Julia Child was even better.  She was a lady of precision.  The smell that came from her kitchen literally pulled dad and I to the balcony.  We stood there discussing what she was making.  Everything smelled and tasted divine.  Ofcourse, we wanted a bite or more of everything she made. We had to refrain ourselves from going and knocking her door to start a conversation just for some food.  There were times she would pack some for us, and you  have no clue how happy we were whenever that happened.  I remember the moment, her grandson would come up to drop the plate and we would very politely take it and the moment the door was shut, hungry or not, gobble up the whole thing.

I remember I used to come home from school and pick up the keys from our tenant grandma-aunty.  She was too sweet at times to call me in to feed me some Akki Rotti(rice roti), some Chitranna(rice) or Semiya Upma(which was the best I’ve ever tasted).

One day I remember, she was making a spice powder and the smell was crazy intoxicating.  I asked her what it was for and she said it was for BISI BELE BAATH.  She told me she’ll share it with me when she cooks it.  Yes, I waited a whole 2 and a half days for that.  I still remember the moment she gave me a bowl with a generous dose of ghee and chips for the crunch. I remember I wanted to fall at a her feet or hug her. I was just a high schooler at that time. I was blown away at how good it was.  I was warm and happy from within.  It was that good, I remember that moment all too well.

I got my burgundy diary out and immediately had to write down the recipe.  She was so precise, so dedicated and so literal in the details.  I was/am always amazed at how perfect this turns every time I make it.

To my grandma aunty, wherever she is.  Thanks for this treasure of a recipe.

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Hope you get to try it out.  It’s vegan, one of the most traditional ancient dishes, gluten free and super healthy.  Perfect for this cooler weather or anytime.

Have a lovely day my dear friends.

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BISI BELE BAATH(Spicy Vegetable Khichdi)
 
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A traditional vegan, gluten free healthy mix sure to comfort the tummy any time of the year.
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Recipe type: Rice, Entree
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • 1 cup medium grain rice(sona masoori)
  • ½ cup toor/tuvar daal
  • lemon sized tamarind soaked in ½ cup of water and juice taken out and drained
  • VEGETABLES (beans, carrots, cauliflower, peas, moringa)
For the masala paste
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp channa daal
  • 2½ tbsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp urad daal
  • 8-10 red chilies(according to your spice level)
  • 1 tsp fenugreek seeds (meethi seeds)
  • 3 pinches asafoetida/hing
  • ⅓ tsp turmeric powder
  • ½ fresh grated coconut or frozen (fresh is best)
  • Salt
For tempering
  • OIl
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 pinch of asafoetida/hing
  • 10-12 cashew (broken)
  • 10-15 curry leaves
Instructions
  1. Wash the rice and daal/lentil well and cook in a pressure cooker for 3 whistles or in a pan with 4 cups of water until it is completely cooked. Turn off the heat and set aside.
  2. Cook the vegetable in 2 cups of water, salt and turmeric powder until it is 90 percent cooked. Turn off and set aside.
For the Masala Paste:
  1. In a small frying pan on medium heat, add the channa daal, coriander seeds, urad daal and fenugreek seeds and fry until it is slightly browned and toasted. Add the whole red chilies, asafoetida, turmeric powder and saute for a minute and turn off the heat. Grind this a blender with coconut, ½ cup of water to a smooth paste and set aside.
Putting it together.
  1. Now, mix the rice with the vegetable, add the ground masala paste, the thick tamarind juice and check for salt. Mix, Simmer and cook the rice mixture for 15 minutes. Turn off the heat. The mixture should be little runny and not very thick at all. This will solidify as it sits.
Tempering
  1. In a small pan on medium heat, add some oil. Add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida cashews and curry leaves. Let it splutter and add it to the rice mixture. Mix well.
SERVE Hot with some potato chips, papad and generous drizzle of ghee.
Enjoy
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Capsicum/Green Bell Pepper Rice – A Dabbawala /Lunch Box Story

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Capsicum/Green Bell Pepper Fried Rice - A Lunch Box Story/Dabbawallas |foodfashionparty| #rice

Tiffin boxes are very intimately tied to mine, and many people’s childhoods.  So when my friend sent me this write up, I had to make it special.  Sharing a recipe that my mom made and came in my box every week. In the words of my friend, a writer friend.  Enjoy this wonderful piece and share your thoughts, and say hello to my gorgeous and talented friend Lakshmi.
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INDIAN – HYDERABADI Chicken Biryani –

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      Food for the body is not enough. There must be food for the soul.- Dorothy Day

Biryani

An Indian feast is only complete if there’s Biryani on the menu, don’t you’ll agree?  An invite for a carnivore means you are in for a BIG belly filling treat.   The gracious host never feels full filled if there’s one missing from their menu of chicken/lamb, egg, fish, shrimp and more….It sounds like a lot, but that’s the ritual that we Indians, in fact a lot of the cultures follow especially to celebrate a special day, special event and that special guest.  It’s an absolute satisfying meal followed by a satisfied heart. I would love to know what other parts of the world cook on a special day.  

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