On August 15th, 1947, our nation came in to our own hands. Finally we were free of uninvited people, at least physically. Since then August 15th became a day for feasts, festivities and for patriotic parades.
This year, I wanted to share the exhilarating feeling of joy and happiness through a fabulous food parade. Our food culture shows not only how diverse we are, but also shows how much patience, perseverance and perfection we have. With 40 or more food blogs (a budding new community in already well established blog medium), I thought we could all come together to celebrate this special day in a colorful way. Thanks for responding to my call with equal if not more enthusiasm and sending me these beautiful recipes from “The Land of Billion Recipes ~ Mother India”.
I’ve styled the food parade in a classic theme, with recipe photos for your viewing pleasure and complementing classical Indian music (you tube videos) for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!
Endu Royalu Dosakaya Koora (Dried Shrimp and Dosakaya Curry)
From Kosta Region, From City of Victory ~ Vijayawada by Chandrika of Akshayapatra
Besan Chikki with Sorghum Roti
From Telengana Region by Pavani of Cook’s Hideout
Senaga-Pesara Payasam (Chana Dal~Moong Dal Dessert)
From Wanaparthy by Vidyanath Tirumala of Yadbhavishya
Hyderabadi Dum Biryani & Khubani Ka Meetha (With Apricots)
From Capital City Hyderabad by Radhika of Radhi’s Kitchen
Golden colored Majjiga Mirapa (Dahi Mirchi) with Rice and Dal
Traditional Andhra Meal From Me
From The Land of Nandis ~ From My Home in Nandyala
Peanut Pacchi Pulusu ~ A Refreshing No-Boil Peanut Rasam
Nannukanna by Thyagarajan
Eggless Banana Rava Cake ~ From Shilpa of Aayi’s Recipes
Khichado with Wheat Berries and Toor dal
Makara Sankranti Special and A Good Breakfast Porridge ~ By Priya of Foodtravails
Modur Polav (Sweet Rice Pulao) with Saffron and Sugar ~ Part of Wazwaan
An Authentic Kashmir Recipe from a Kashmiri ~ From Anita of Mad Tea Party
Heaven on a plate ~ Kashmiri Pulao – From Archana Thomas of Spicyana
“May freedom continue to inspire the country, peace & happiness return to the valley!”
Ustad Ahmed Jan Thirakwa (1892-1976) ~ Speaking the Language of Tabla
Badam Puri ~ Representing the Struggle for Independence
From Shankari of Stream of Consciousness
Ela Ada ~ Rice Flour & Coconut Steam-Cooked Sweet
By Priya Baskaran of Priya’s Kitchen
Kaya Appam (Banana Fritters) ~ By Monisha of Coconut Chutney
Sweet fritters that are crisp to bite into and tender inside, bursting with the flavor of Bananas and Cardamom and sweetened with Jaggery.
Nenthra Pazham Haluva (Banana Halwa)
From Calicut/Kozhikode (land of Banana chips and Halwas) by Kerala Girl (KG)
Palappam (Lace, Milk Appam) From Gini of Salt and Pepper
Pal Payasam and Bonji (Rice Paysam and Lemon Juice)
Celebrating a Great Man’s Legacy, “My India and My Country” ~ From InjiPennu of Ginger and Mango
Gajbaje (Randayi or Mixed vegetable curry)
One of the Most Popular Dishes Among Konkanis ~ From Shilpa of Aayi’s Recipes:
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan ~ Khayal Presentation
Varan Phala ~ From Madhuli of My Food Court
Paneer Tikka ~ From Krithika of Manpasand
Appala Kozhambu (Papad Curry) ~ Celebrating the Charming City, Chennai
From Chandrika of Akshayapatra
Somass ~ A Famous Sweet from Tamilnadu ~ From Sudha Vinodh of Samayal
Legend of Legends ~ Srimati M.S.Subbulaxmi
Rasmalai ~ From Mandira of Ahaar
Hari Prasad Chaurasia ~ Traditional Indian Flute
Congress Curry ~ Three Cheers to Independent, Progressive, Democratic India
From Menu Today
Tiranga Rice ~ A Pan-Indian Recipe Inspired by the Tri-Coloured Indian Flag
From Lulu of Lulu Loves London
Psychedelic:) Tiranga Raita ~ From RP of My Work Shop
Tiranga Spiral Parathas ~ From Roopa of Crazy About Food, From Bangalore
Tiranga Puri ~ From Sudha of Food Newbie
Beetroot, Spinach and Wheat Flour ~ Representing the Tiranga of Indian Flag
Mysore Masala Dosa in Tiranga
By Madhu Raj of Ruchi, From City of Palaces, Mysore City
Tiranga Doodh Peda ~ From Vineela of Vineela’s Kitchen
Carrot, Coconut and Pistachios for Beautiful Flag Colors of India
Vande Mataram ~ For Fireworks
Sweet, Tangy and Fragrant Candy from India ~ For Your Ride Home From The Parade
Thank you all for coming and congratulations to all the participants for the gorgeous recipe floats. Hope you had a wonderful time at the food parade.
Swatantra Din Subhakamana!
aaay! I am the first to comment. You have done an awesome job, all the food in the parade looks mouth watering.
Comment by Shankari — August 15, 2006 @ 12:23 am
Awesome round up! Happy Independence day!
Comment by Usha — August 15, 2006 @ 12:33 am
Great job Indira Happy Independence day!
Comment by tanuja — August 15, 2006 @ 12:40 am
What a wonderful spread, Indira. It will continue to bring much joy as we explore the gastronomic diversity…Happy Independence Day everyone.
Comment by Anita — August 15, 2006 @ 1:28 am
wonderful roundup..especially the music adds an indian touch.gr8t.thanks to you to..and Happy Independence Day!!
Comment by Madhuli — August 15, 2006 @ 1:42 am
lovely roundup, indira. it’s so interesting to read all the entries. what a phenomenal effort from your side. thank you for organising.
happy independence day!
Comment by lulu — August 15, 2006 @ 1:46 am
Indira, Great job…nicely done:) It is so good to see the round up– came to know about different dishes from various states! It is colorful:)
Comment by Priya Bhaskaran — August 15, 2006 @ 2:07 am
Happy Independance Day Indira! I’m always amazed by the sheer diversity of dishes you can find within India – one day I hope I’ll be able to travel there myself and sample the genuine articles!
Comment by Chris — August 15, 2006 @ 5:08 am
Indira… congratulations on another resoundingly successful event roundup!
vandEmAtaram and shAnti
Comment by Vidyanath Tirumala P — August 15, 2006 @ 5:38 am
What a gorgeous parade! This made my day, Indira.
Comment by Nupur — August 15, 2006 @ 5:48 am
Amazing! Have a wonderful Independence day! I think my diet gets the day off too 🙂
Comment by shoefiend — August 15, 2006 @ 7:13 am
What a fantastic round-up ! Food parade on Independence day !! What a great way to celebrate ! Wonderful job Indira.
Comment by Krithika — August 15, 2006 @ 7:36 am
Happy Independence Day to all. What a great round-up Indira. You really have done a great job and I cant wait to try many of these recipes 🙂 Great job
Comment by Kerala Girl — August 15, 2006 @ 7:57 am
Happy Independence Day! And thanks for this amazing roundup. While I have not yet visited the country physically, I think many cooks devoted to the pursuit of deliciousness find in India a surrogate homeland.
I think I will try the peanut rasam first.
Mad love,
eqj
Comment by the chocolate lady (eqj) — August 15, 2006 @ 8:21 am
A remarkable job done. Happy independence day.
Comment by Puspha — August 15, 2006 @ 8:26 am
Indira thanks for the Independence Food Parade
I feel truly inspired. Hats off to all the participants and ofcourse to you for hosting this lovely event.
Comment by indosungod — August 15, 2006 @ 8:49 am
I never ever had such a wonderful independence day after coming to the US. It is always just another day except the patriotic thoughts I have in mind. This year, you made it a special day Indira. Thank you so much for giving me a chance to celebrate again. My mind goes back to the school celebrations we used to have every year!
Comment by RP — August 15, 2006 @ 8:50 am
Woww..fantastic roundup…greattt job!!!!
Comment by kalpana — August 15, 2006 @ 8:57 am
Its me again. Interspersing music with food is a great idea. I am hearing AIR signature tune after so many years. “Lay ke bagair insaan ek kadam bhi nahin chal sakta” . How true ! Thanks for making this Indepedence day so special.
Comment by Krithika — August 15, 2006 @ 8:59 am
Indira,
Beautiful Idea and what a beautiful float!
Vande Mataram!
Comment by InjiPennu — August 15, 2006 @ 9:05 am
Happy Independance Day Indira!
Comment by Meena — August 15, 2006 @ 9:20 am
Nice roundup Indira. Happy Independence day :).
Comment by shilpa — August 15, 2006 @ 9:34 am
happy Independence day,but the Gajbaje is a Goan/Karwari dish and not from Konkan or Maharashtra.
Comment by Supriya — August 15, 2006 @ 9:40 am
Fabulous roundup! Thanks for coming up with such an apt theme. And congratulations to you and your family on the addition of the library to your school. Swatantra Din Mubarak to you and all the readers.
Comment by Faffer — August 15, 2006 @ 9:54 am
Indira, what a fantastic job you have done on this. I loved seeing all the varied dishes and wish I could try every one. Thanks for all your work sharing this little taste of India with all of us. It’s inspiring and moving to see the pride you feel for your homeland. Happy Independence Day!
Comment by kalyn — August 15, 2006 @ 9:56 am
Wow wonderful round up Indira, with the colorful photos of food and the music, makes me nostalgic…
Aaah…wish I were a food blogger 🙁
Happy independence day!
Menaka
Comment by Menaka — August 15, 2006 @ 10:05 am
excellent Indira!!
Comment by tilo — August 15, 2006 @ 10:09 am
The food parade gives the taste of 59 years of Indian freedom and reflects the unified diversity in our culture. Congrats for the fine culinary parade organized by you.
Comment by Anuradha — August 15, 2006 @ 10:20 am
Happy independence day to you Indira! This is a wonnnnderful round-up of all variety of dishes from different states. HATS off to your wonderful idea, patience to put all this up! Your blog is one amazing thing I have ever seen!
Comment by Vidhya Rajesh — August 15, 2006 @ 10:22 am
Happy Independance Day !
Lovely pictures and amazing recipes. Great Work from all the bloggers participants and you did a great job hosting it Indira.
Comment by Priya — August 15, 2006 @ 10:24 am
Wow what a wonderful parade… Happy Independence Day !!!!
Revathi
Comment by Revathi — August 15, 2006 @ 10:37 am
Happy Independence day..
That is a great food parade. Great pictures and wonderful recipes. Thanks for hosting this unique event.
Comment by Pavani — August 15, 2006 @ 10:41 am
Hi Indira –
Thank you for establishing an event reflecting the spirit of Independence Day – Sharing, Acceptance and Freedom. This is the perfect day for Food and non-Food bloggers to get together and share their thoughts on celebrating this glorious day !!
Vande Mataram!
Comment by Monisha — August 15, 2006 @ 10:52 am
Congratulations and a happy Independence Day to you all — everything looks beautiful.
Comment by Linda — August 15, 2006 @ 10:59 am
You did an awesome job of putting everything together Indira, all the entries look fabulous !!
Vande Mataram.
Comment by Archana — August 15, 2006 @ 11:20 am
What a beautiful parade. I’d like to congratulate all the participating bloggers on the sheer creativity shown in making such phenomenal dishes.
Comment by Ashwini — August 15, 2006 @ 11:46 am
Happy independence day Indira.
Very creative recipes indeed!
Comment by Arjuna — August 15, 2006 @ 11:49 am
Happy Independence Day! Lovely recipes- I have bookmarked the page and will make an effort to try all of them.
Thanks & Congratulations Indira for the creative idea and for the great round-up!
Aparna T
Comment by Aparna T — August 15, 2006 @ 12:09 pm
Jaihind! A fitting tribute to India ! Nice parade replete with music Indira-sorry I wasn’t able to participate this time.
WIshing you all a very happy Independence Day.
Comment by Nandita — August 15, 2006 @ 12:09 pm
Colorful Parade! A salute to the spirit of all the participants and the organizer. Happy Independence day
Comment by ArSu — August 15, 2006 @ 12:12 pm
Very nice roundup. So much creativity from all the participants!
cheers!
Comment by Saffron Hut — August 15, 2006 @ 12:26 pm
[…] Food recipes to fill that patriotic stomach of yours. Mahanandi presents a fabulous food parade. This year, I wanted to share the exhilarating feeling of joy and happiness through a fabulous food parade. Our food culture shows not only how diverse we are, but also shows how much patience, perseverance and perfection we have. With 40 or more food blogs (a budding new community in already well established blog medium), I thought we could all come together to celebrate this special day in a colorful way. Thanks for responding to my call with equal if not more enthusiasm and sending me these beautiful recipes from “The Land of Billion Recipes ~ Mother Indiaâ€ÂÂ. […]
Pingback by DesiPundit » Archives » Food On Independence Day — August 15, 2006 @ 12:28 pm
Fabulous round up Indira… Very Happy Independence day…
looking at all those recipes and hearing Vande Matharam brings all those goosebumps out of me… Long live INDIA!
Jai Hind!
Comment by Karthi Kannan — August 15, 2006 @ 12:29 pm
Hi Indira,
Very beautiful and colourful roundup. Thank you and Happy Independence day.
Comment by Madhu — August 15, 2006 @ 12:35 pm
Hi Indira,
You have done a remarkable and marvelous job…Thank you and Happy Independence day To you and your family.
Comment by Chandrika — August 15, 2006 @ 12:59 pm
Beautiful idea and fantastic spread,Indira..Congrats to all the participants.and wishing u all a Happy Independence Day.
Comment by Annita — August 15, 2006 @ 1:09 pm
your float idea and execution really came out well. wish you all a very happy independance day.
Comment by shaheen — August 15, 2006 @ 4:21 pm
Indira, Awesome job.
I have been a silent reader of ur website for a long time. I appreciate what U do.
Congratualtions for Hindu article and also another one in US here.
Comment by sameera — August 15, 2006 @ 4:55 pm
Happy Independence Day to all of you.
Unfortunately, I didn’t know about this event.I would have sent my recipe.
Looks very tempting, will go through all the recipes. Thanks!!
Comment by Asha — August 15, 2006 @ 4:56 pm
That was a great Parade Indira!
Happy Independence day 🙂
Comment by hema — August 15, 2006 @ 5:08 pm
Hi Indira,
Beautiful Parade.
Happy Indepebdence day.
Vineela
Comment by Vineela — August 15, 2006 @ 5:24 pm
Hi Indira,
Happy independence day.I liked your presentation.You do the things differently than others.U always have your special mark on every presentation.
Thank you
Laxmi
Comment by laxmi — August 15, 2006 @ 5:28 pm
Wow!!! A treeat to the eyes. Sweet, sumptuous and sentimental!
Loved the entries of the tricolor dosas and the tricolor pedhas. A cute one was the tricolor puris! Ha ha.
Wonderful work and co-ordination!
Comment by Tharini — August 15, 2006 @ 5:56 pm
Oh, how beautiful it all is! Thank you all and especially Indira!
(I will have to show Zak that you included a clip of Hariprasaji playing bansuri–Zak was lucky to go to a concert and see him play in College Park, Maryland. Unfortunately, I was out of town, so I did not get to go, but he still talks about what a wonderful evening it was, and how sweet the older man who sat next to him was. (Zak was having to wear his cataract glasses, and so couldn’t see well, so the nice gentleman, every time there was something of note, leaned over and whispered it to Zak so he could “see” it in his imagination.)
Comment by Barbara — August 15, 2006 @ 7:01 pm
Happy Independence Day. Indira, great work. I liked your idea and the presentation is neat. Wanted to participate, but was out of town and could not. may be i can join in an another parade. i hope you will come up with something soon
suja
Comment by Suja — August 15, 2006 @ 7:05 pm
Happy Independence day Indira. amazing work.This wonderful event proved that not only movies can inspire people,but anything that is shown with a true heart can do that too. congrats for this great success.
Comment by Bharghavi — August 15, 2006 @ 7:20 pm
Hi Indira,
You have outdone yourself! Awesome job. All the recipes and pictures look so delicious.
I have been so busy with work lately. I so wanted to participate in your Food parade. I even made Masala Dosa – a speciality of Karnataka and took pictures last night but have not had a chance to upload the pictures nor blog about it 🙁 Will try to blog the recipe and pictures sooner or later.
Anyways, I am going to be up tonight looking up all the wonderful recipes. Thanks for hosting all these wonderful events.
Cheers
Latha
Comment by Latha — August 15, 2006 @ 7:41 pm
Indira – first of all thank you for all your time and effort in hosting this event. It looks amazing! So many delicious recipes to choose from….it truly made my day and gave me a reason to celebrate
Comment by mandira — August 15, 2006 @ 8:12 pm
Hi Indira,
Thanks for hosting this food parade.Colourful roundup. Thanks once again.
Comment by menutoday — August 15, 2006 @ 10:20 pm
awesome! what a great way to celebrate. well done to all and esp indira for putting it all together.
Comment by flygirl — August 15, 2006 @ 11:39 pm
What a visual treat! Your website is a treasure that is so valuable to food lovers all over the world!! You have made our time spent online so worth it, and I have learned so much simply browsing your site.
Happy Independence Day!!
Happy Gokulashtami too – Krishna’s b’day, which is tomorrow – yet another celebration… Mom made murukku and cheedais roday – been years since I watched my mother do these bakshanam with such patience and perfection. I plan to work on my own blog with mom’s and MIL’S recipes. And also to include my daughter on the blogging – she is only 4 yrs old…
thank you!
Comment by Desimom — August 16, 2006 @ 12:34 am
Hi Indira,
Finally got to checking out all the recipes! Congratulations to all the participants. This whole parade had made my Independence day so festive! Thank you for hosting this wonderful event.
I feel so bad to not have made it on time. I went ahead and posted my recipe anyway. Do check it out when you get a chance!
http://masalamagic.blogspot.com/2006/08/independence-day-food-parade-and-my.html
Thanks,
Latha
Comment by Latha — August 16, 2006 @ 12:45 am
Great job Indira. All the recipes and the music were good .I wish i could have participated. will try next time. It was really nice of u to host this Independence day parade…
Comment by prema — August 16, 2006 @ 1:34 am
WOW!!!
Comment by np — August 16, 2006 @ 1:43 am
Indira – This is a truly outstanding blog and unlike most other blogs, it comes with great practical value as well (especially to vegetarian bachelors stuffing themselves stupid with pizza and salad in the US of A :). And this post of yours was particularly special. Do keep those wonderful recipes rolling out of that kitchen of yours.
Comment by Mental Baba — August 16, 2006 @ 2:01 am
Indira,
I am sorry, I could not participate in the parade. My house has been full of guests right from the beginning of July. Haven’t been able to cook the things that I wanted to. Am not blogging as often as I want to either. 🙁
I salute the enthusiasm of all participating bloggers. And a big applause to you for having come up with this wonderful idea and then presenting it in such a beautiful roundup. Great job!
Comment by Vaishali — August 16, 2006 @ 3:45 am
Thank you all for coming together to celebrate this special day here on “Mahanandi.”
Your love for our country and towards our food culture is what made this event possible. For that my heartfelt thanks to you all!
Comment by Indira — August 16, 2006 @ 8:54 am
Indira,thanks for hosting such an wonderful parade…
Comment by sudhav — August 16, 2006 @ 11:57 am
Hi Indira,
I have been following your site for some time now. I love it! You write from your heart…it’s lovely to read.
Also, the photos are just FABULOUS! Are you a professional photographer?
Comment by Anjali — August 16, 2006 @ 5:38 pm
Happy Independence day! Do you support an RSS feed for your wonderful blog? I would like to keep up with your cooking adventures.
Comment by the jeff next door — August 16, 2006 @ 11:26 pm
Its the best form of Patriotism I ever seen Indira
Comment by Anupama — August 17, 2006 @ 9:04 am
Hi Indira,
Let me start by saying that I have been an avid but silent reader of your blog for a very long time. The Independence day parade was just a fabulous roundup with great music. You have a very effective writing style complimented by your visual aesthetics. I just love visiting this site everyday and I feel like I should thank you for the joy you provide to many of us through this medium. Good luck in everything you do.
Comment by Sangeetha — August 17, 2006 @ 9:36 am
Wonderful and a herculean effort that u made look extremely simple….it is excellent round up and congratulations to each and everyone of the contributors for this effort…
Comment by IBH — August 17, 2006 @ 9:51 am
only you could do this indira! kudos to you for inducing patriotism and also popularising the variety of indian cuisine hereby.
Comment by Bharti — August 17, 2006 @ 9:58 am
[…] From language we move to food. Mahanadi organized a food blog event to celebrate India’s independence. Hop over to Mahanadi’s post to see a list of what each one of these bloggers cooked up. You will be positively starved and probably want to whip up some interesting recipe yourself! Here is Lulu Loves London’s recipes of tricolor rice. […]
Pingback by Kamla Bhatt » Global Voices Roud-up — August 17, 2006 @ 10:19 am
Hi Indira..super hit roundup. That’s a great tribute to our motherland. Thankyou.
Comment by sudha — August 17, 2006 @ 11:07 am
Gorgeous-and what a fantastic permanent resource. See you in October. all the best.
Comment by lindy — August 18, 2006 @ 2:53 pm
man.. this is just awesome..
I came across your site through Vidhya’s blog.. and was so carried away by your independance day foodings.. I wish I was there.. they look so fabulous
Comment by Gomathi — August 20, 2006 @ 2:11 am
What delectable photos!
Comment by beth — August 21, 2006 @ 11:04 am
Thanks for the travel. I always learn when I visit you. Happy Independance Day to you !
Comment by Virginie — September 24, 2006 @ 11:12 am
What an AMAZING post! Got me all nostalgic!!
Comment by Dhana — July 25, 2007 @ 10:25 pm
These roundups are always so amazing!! and this one’s no less!!! great job everyone!!
Comment by Mansi — August 19, 2007 @ 4:18 pm
thankz this helped me alot on my assignment and i wish i could vist india one day. my aunty went to india and she loved it and she loves all the spices and curry from india
so i just wanna say thankz again
Comment by lisa — September 7, 2007 @ 3:44 pm
Thanks for the travel. I always learn when I visit you
Comment by raghu — February 18, 2009 @ 3:15 am
This is really outstanding blog and unlike most other blogs, it comes with great practical value as well (especially to vegetarian bachelors stuffing themselves stupid with pizza and salad in the US of A 🙂 . And this post of yours was particularly special. Do keep those wonderful recipes rolling out of that kitchen of yours.
Comment by Richa Jo — December 15, 2010 @ 8:52 am
thanks for this amazing roundup. While I have not yet visited the country physically, I think many cooks devoted to the pursuit of deliciousness find in India a surrogate homeland.
Comment by stella — January 3, 2011 @ 2:16 am
Hi Indira,
Mahanandi presents a fabulous food parade. Do keep those wonderful recipes rolling out of that kitchen of yours.
Comment by nancy — January 4, 2011 @ 5:00 am