Celebrating Passion for Food
An Indian feast is considered to be incomplete if it falls short of accommodating an accompaniment made with Curd. In an elaborate and sumptuous Indian buffet that is decorated with several lavish and rich kebabs, luscious gravies, delectable breads, mouth-watering biryanis and sumptuous desserts, a dish like raita may appear seemingly insignificant.
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Dear readers, if you have a relaxed leisurely look through the ‘accompaniments’ section on this channel, you may find several exciting and different recipes that may stimulate your taste buds with chutneys and raitas.
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While it’s true that a perfectly cooked Hyderabadi Biryani is a stand out performer and could steal hearts on its own, but an ideal companion like Burani Raita could give a different dimension to your Biryani experience.
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We are in the mid of March and I can clearly see the mercury soaring to new levels with every passing week. I shudder to think of how nature will unravel itself in the months of April-May, which have been the conventional ‘hot months’ in India.
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Dear readers, in the culinary landscape of Indian cuisine, Biryani is one of those revered dishes that finds itself equally popular amongst the elites and the general masses. Just as you would need an eye of a fine art connoisseur to appreciate the work of Picasso, magic of biryani needs to be discerned by an ardent food connoisseur.
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Lauki or bottle gourd is a vegetable that often gets overlooked when one is doing weekly rationing of vegetable. It often gets labelled as a vegetable that is unexciting for the palate. Everyone in family, kids and adults want to shy away from having it served in their plate.
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Last week we had a dinner planned out for our guest. On their insistence we kept it a low key affair. We decided to do away with an elaborate 4 course meal and make a simple one-pot meal. What better than a Biryani for such meals. As our guests had a strong appetite and craving for fiery food, we made biryani reasonably spicy to suit their palate. However, we were hesitant and decided to go easy by adding a Raita to our menu. We needed something that will complement the spicy biryani and will provide a cooling after-effect and so we added Aloo-Pudina Raita to our menu.
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Its Summer time, and the first change that we implement in these days is we alter our diet. We need to stop consuming oily and spicy food and start eating fresh seasonal produce. Seasonal fruits like muskmelons, peaches, watermelons that are high in water content must be preferred.
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