Independence Day 2024: How to get the colors of the Indian tricolor flag from natural ingredients

Independence Day is just around the corner and it will be celebrated with much fervour across the country. People are looking forward to celebrating the weekend with their families and loved ones. Independence Day is an opportunity to take pride in our nation’s heritage and culture and actually an excuse to paint as much as we can in three colours – orange, white and green. Festivals are occasions to be together and binge on sweets and festive dishes. One of the highlights of Independence Day celebrations is the tricolour dishes that can be easily prepared at home.

You might have seen food bloggers and experts adorning their dishes with the three colours of the Indian national flag. While such dishes look incredibly beautiful, one might think that they are too difficult to recreate at home. But that is not the case. You might be able to create aesthetically pleasing tricolour delicacies for your Independence Day gathering by adding some natural ingredients.

Here’s how to get the colors of the Indian national flag for your dishes:

1. Tricolor Salads

As far as salads go, it’s pretty simple. All you have to do is get a mix of fresh, brightly colored vegetables. With bright green lettuce for the green of the flag, some shredded radishes perhaps for the white, and some shredded orange carrots for the saffron color, you might be able to create a beautiful salad. tricolor salad Plate for your lunch table.

2. Tricolor T-shirt

When it comes to desi main dishes, there are endless possibilities to create amazing looking ‘patriotic’ dishes. From tricolour pulao to tricolour pooris, you can use your creative imagination as much as you want. The green one can be created using fresh spinach, the white one can be achieved using rice flour or suji and the orange one can be created using carrot puree or green tomato puree. Coconut milk and grated coconut can also be used for the white colour.

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For pasta, it’s even simpler. Divide the pasta portion into three batches and cook them in tomato sauce, pesto sauce and cheese sauce and then arrange them on a plate to form a tricolor mixture. Here’s a tricolor pasta recipe You’ll like it.

3. Tricolor snacks

Small snacks can also be given tricolour hues. For instance, idlis are one of the easiest snacks to dress up in a patriotic way. You can use mint or coriander for the green part of the batter, white is the plain batter and for the orange part, you can use the classic carrot puree or you can even use pumpkin puree.

4. Tricolor Desserts

There are many desserts that you can make for Diwali. From tricolour halwas (three types of vegetable halwas) to tricolour rasgullas, there are many delicious sweets to experiment with. For the green one, you can use matcha powder and for the orange one, saffron threads can work best. If you are making a three-layered pastry, you can experiment with many different flavours. You can use kiwi pulp for the green one and orange pulp for the saffron strip of, say, a fruit dessert. Here is a list of tricolor desserts You will love it.

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Try to use as many natural colors as you can, as added colors are said to be harmful for consumption. Happy Independence Day 2024!

About Sakshita KhoslaSakshita loves the finer things in life, like food, books, and coffee, and is motivated by self-indulgence and her love of words. When she’s not writing, she can be found curled up in a corner of a cozy cafe with a good book, caffeine, and her own thoughts for company.