Odisha Mo Odisha

I have been blessed with two amazing kids... one is pretty recent (2 & half months to be exact)... and the older one is 3 and half now... Being an American, who was born to Indian parents.. my son is still not used to eating very spicy food like any other Indian kid (in India) of his age...But he doesn't mind a little black pepper powder in his food... So I came up with this chicken curry specially for him, so that he knows the Indian flavors but without the red chili or too much spiciness. PS : The adults in my family also loved this version. They thought it was a nice change from the monotonous Indian style spicy chicken curry. What I used... 1.5 Lbs of chicken thing fillets - I cut them into but size pieces About 10 garlic pods - peeled & chopped fine 1 small red onion - chopped fine 1 small red plum tomato - chopped fine Cumin + Coriander powder - As per taste (I think I used about 2 tsps) Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp Salt + Turmeric Mustard oil

The classic combination of green beans, cauliflower florets & bright orange carrots always reminds me of the Indian national flag... the ever so loved & respected... Tri-color Flag.. The Indian national flag has three stripes, Saffron (aka Orange) followed by White followed by Green. Each color symbolizes a trait that the nation follows. Saffron/ Orange shows strength & courage, White shows peace & Green shows growth. The flag also has the "Dharma Chakra" (Wheel of righteousness) in the middle. I remember back home, Baba will take out his National Flag & proudly let it fly on our roof top on every national holiday like the Republic Day or Independence Day. No matter, where we go, India has always been and will always be our first love, our homeland & our respectable dear nation !! We know we are always welcome there.. :) So here goes the tricolor bhaja ... in the memory of my dear nation... 8 -10 green beans, trimmed & cut int