#14 DELICIOUS TRICOLOURER FOOD

Republic day is around the corner and many are expressing their patriotic fervor through the three vibrant colour of the national flag.

1.TIRANGA CAKE

Ingredients-

• stick butter-1
• Icing sugar-1/2 cup
• milk powder-1/2 cup
• milk-1/2 cup
• maide or all purpose flour-1 cup
• baking powder-1/2tsp
• baking soda 1/2 tsp
• vanilla essence-1/2tsp
• A pinch each of green and orange food colour

method-

• Take butter in a bowl.Add milk powder and sugar.
• now add milk,mix with a hand blender.
• keep adding milk till it gets mixed with the butter.
• now add sifted maide,baking powder and baking soda mixture.
• mix it well and add vanilla essence.
• Divide this mixture into three parts
• Add a pinch of orange food colour to one part of the mixture,green colour to the second part and leave the third part of the mixture as it is.
• Put each of the three mixture into three different moulds and bake in a pre-heated oven at 350 degree c for 10 to 15 minutes.

2.TRICOLOUR IDLI

Ingredients-

• Idli batter-1/2 kg
• Chopped onion-1
• chili garlic paste-1 tsp
• oil-4 tsp
• Mustard seeds-1 tsp
• Curry leaves-4 to 5
• salt to taste
• Gunpowder-2 tsp
• Grated cheese-1/2 cup
• milk-2 tsp
• Spinach and coriander-1/2 cup
• chopped coriander-1 tsp

Method-

• Heat 1 tsp of oil, add the mustard seeds.When it crackles,add the curry leaves and asafoetida. Add the mixture to the idli batter,add the chopped onion,chili paste and salt, and stir it.
• Grind the spinach and coriander without water.Add the paste to 1/3 of the batter,making the idli batter green in colour
• On the small idli mould stand,steam 2 layers of white idli and 1 layer of green idli batter.
• Take 2 tsp of oil in a bowl and add 2 tsp of gunpowder and mix well now take 1 layer of white idlis, and mix them with the saffron mixture.
• In another bowl,mix cheese and milk and microwave for 30 sec to 1 min till cheese melts and stir it.Now put another layer of white idlis and mix it slowly.
• In another bowl, mix 1 tsp oil and coriander,Now put the green idli in it and mix it.
• your tri colour idlis are ready. serving a plate. 

3.TRICOLOUR SALAD

Ingredients-

• Carrots-2
• Capsicum and broccoli (blanched)-1 1/2 cups
• American corn-1 cup
• oil-4 tsp
• salt to taste
• sugar-2 tsp
• vinegar-2 tsp
• Green chili paste-1 tsp
• Garlic(chopped)-10 cloves
• Black pepper powder-2 tsp
• Maida(mixed with water)-1/2 cup
• Grated cheese-1/2 cup

Method-

• Heat 2 tsp oil,and carrot,salt,1 tsp sugar and 1-1/2 tsp vinegar.Mix well and cook for 5 min keep it aside.
• Heat 1 tsp of oil,add green chilli,capsicum,broccoli and salt,cook for 5 minutes and keep it aside.
• Heat 1 tsp of oi,add corn and salt.Cook till the water evaporates.keep aside.
• Now heat the oil for the sauce .Add 1/2 cup water into it. Stir to mix well. Add garlic,salt and black peper powder.Bring it to boil, add maida paste while stirring.Add sugar and vinegar.Mix well and cook till it become thick.
• Take a serving dish,and pour the cupful of corn.Do not remove the cup.Arrange all the carrots around the reverse cup of orn. Next to the carrots arrange capsicum and broccoli,and now slowly remove the cup.Pour the sauce on dish with the spoon.Lastly sprinkle grated cheese on the corn and your tricolour salad is ready. 

4.TRICOLOUR COCONUT BARFI

Ingredients-

• Grated coconut-3 cup
• sugar-1 cup
• ghee-1/2 cup
• milk-1/2 cup
• cardamom powder-2 pinches

Method-

• Heat a pan.Put two spoons of ghee and immediately put grated coconut and heat a little. Now add milk as sugar. Stir the mixture continuously and after half a minute,add four tablespoons of ghee and cardamom powder, and again,stir the mixture.When the consistency of te mixture is uniform,remove it from the gas and spread on a greased plate.Take it and divied three part then add orange colour and add green colour and ready in three colour. Then you have to give a shapes barfi and serve the plate.

5.TRICOLOURED SANDWISH

Ingredients-

• Bread slices-4
• Cheese slices-2
• Grated carrot-1/2 cup
• Green peas-1/2 cup
• Jeera powder-1/2 spoon
• Black pepper powder-1/2 spoon
• Butter-2 spoons
• Chaat masala-1 spoons
• Amchur powder-1 spoon
• Green chilli-2-3
• Coriander leaves-2 spoons
• Salt to taste

Method-

• Take green peas and make a paste of it with chilli and coriander leaves.Heat a pan,put 1 spoon of butter and add green peas paste, fry for few minutes, put salt and black pepper powder,1/2 spoon of amchur powder.Remove and keep aside.Now put another pan on gas,add 1 spoon of butter and add grated carrot in that.Fry a little,put jeera powder,pepper powder, and salt and remove from gas and cool it.Now take bread slice and put one layer of green peas paste, them put a layer of cheese slice and finally put carrot mixture.Spread pinch of chat masala and salt.Cover with another in the middle and serve with green chutney or sauce.Garnish with capsicum and sauce.

6.SWEET CHAROTIS

Ingredients-

• Small sooji rawa(charoti rawa)-1 cup
• Desi ghee-2 cups
• Sugar-2 cups
• Dry coconut (grated)-1 cup (for garnishing)
• Oil-2 spoons

Method-

• Knead rawa along with hot oil and water to make dough. Keep the dough for 2 to 3 hours so that it becomes smooth.
• Prepare sugar syrup and aside. Now make small puris from this dough. Make a layer of three puris one above the other by keeping one puri and spreading half spoon of ghee and half spoon of maida on it, and then placing the second one. Followed by the same procedure and then place the last one. Roll from one side to another. Take a knife and cut into small cubes.Again press little and cut in round or square shapes. Now, deep-fry in desi ghee to make charotis. Finally, put these charotis in sugar syrup and soak for half an hour. Later remove from sugar syrup, and garnish with dry grated coconut and then serve.