It is fasting month and sometimes people get alittle, if not entirely bored of the standard curry and rice or rotli that one consumes during the month of Shravan. The other thing I have noticed recently and also now that it is fasting month a lot of people have taken to follow diets like the banting, paleo or diets that are literally low carb and contain no sugar.
I do agree with some parts of the diet, however I have always been a person who strongly believes in finding a balance and not following a diet but a lifestyle. One needs to find a balance in life and a balance when it comes to choosing food. I certainly do agree that white or refined, high sugar foods is simply a no no for anyone. But I do believe a balance of grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts and proteins and ofcourse exercise is the fundamentals for achieving a healthy, balanced and complete life.
SO apart from my preaching and going back onto the topic of Shravan, I decided to share a recipe that is so tasty, satisfying and complete that it is worth every single bite and ounce of energy that is required to make this dish. (Which is not a lot of energy by the way...) :)
Ingredients: -
1 Cup of Tastic Rice (Brown Rice)
1 Onion Finely Sliced
1 Spring onion stalk finely sliced
1/2 Tomato roughly chopped
1 TBLS Olive Oil
2 Clove of garlic Finely grated
1 Tsp of Paprika
A Pinch of Saffron
Salt/pepper to taste
You can use any veggies you like, I used button mushrooms and spinach
You could also add some cannellini beans, red beans or any other lentils to make it a balanced meal of carb, protein and veg
Method: -
Place the rice in a pot of boiling water and cook, strain the rice, you can rinse it if you want under cold water, or you could leave the rice starchy.
In a non stick pan place the olive oil, onions, garlic and tomato and cook until tender. Add the veggies, Paprika, salt, saffron and rice. At this point give it a taste and see whether you need to add more salt and pepper. Let it cook until the bottom starts to crisp. Once you see the rice starting to crisp remove it off the stove other wise it will burn really quickly. That is it!!!! You are done, you can generally serve this along side any vegetarian or meat dish. Purely, because it is fasting month I served mine with some roasted veggies.
