{"id":7239,"date":"2014-04-15T11:19:34","date_gmt":"2014-04-15T15:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/?p=7239"},"modified":"2014-04-15T11:19:34","modified_gmt":"2014-04-15T15:19:34","slug":"meetha-chawal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/meetha-chawal\/","title":{"rendered":"Meetha Chawal"},"content":{"rendered":"

… which simply translates to “sweet rice”. Its not only sweet, but tempered with aromatic spices, meetha chawal will leave you begging for more.<\/p>\nI<\/span>t was Vaisakhi celebration yesterday — for Sikhism, it signifies the foundation of the religion, a celebration of “thanksgiving” offered by farmers to celebrate the beginnings of harvest season and praying for more prosperity in the future.<\/p>\n

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\"Meetha<\/a><\/p>\n

Growing up, I didn’t enjoy the idea of eating “sweet” rice. It was usually served with cool yogurt on the side. Apparently, that too wasn’t enough to convince my picky appetite.<\/p>\n

The fact of the matter is, age does wonders on your tastebuds. As I mature from sporting a thick jet black hair to a “gazillion” strands of grey’s, my tastebuds matured as well.<\/p>\n

It finally accepted meetha chawal, in all its delicious glory!<\/p>\n

\"Meetha<\/a><\/p>\n

The original recipe beckons for yellow food coloring. And if you know me too well, you’d discover how far I’m willing to go from using artificial food coloring.<\/p>\n

Instead, carrot and orange juice colored this dish to its authenticity with added bonus of fresh flavors. Meetha chawal tantalizes your tastebuds from sweet to mild tanginess, which makes every morsel even more enjoyable.<\/p>\n

\"Meetha<\/a>\n

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Makes 6 servings<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/span>:<\/p>\n