Life in today’s busy, fast-paced modern world can be complicated. Just think about what many of us are responsible for on a given day – managing household duties, going to work, shopping for groceries, preparing and serving meals to our family, doing laundry, paying bills, and much more. Everyone is stretched thin and it gets thinner by the day. Despite a hectic and busy life, we all strive to eat healthy, and want to feed our family healthy meals. As a mom of a very energetic toddler, even if I want to, I cannot always be the apron-clad mom baking healthy snacks or making intricate meals from scratch everyday, each mealtime.
I am always on the mission on getting meals on the table fast. However, fast food in my book does not mean unhealthy food or compromising nutrition. That’s why I am always in the lookout for all-natural, anti-biotic free, and 100% vegetarian fed products. On top, to make my search even harder, I have to look for products that are halal, meaning foods that are allowed under Islamic dietary guidelines. Halal promotes the sacred tradition of respect for the land, fair treatment for farmers, humane treatment of livestock and clean, healthy food to eat. A combination of all these are scarce in the US market. As a result, the very first time I saw Saffron Road products at our local Whole Foods, I jumped up and down in joy. To add to my joy, I found Saffron Road offers globally inspired cuisine native to places such as Thailand, Morocco, Korea, and counting, all of which my family absolutely love.
Their product line includes sustainably-sourced, all-natural, non-GMO foods, including frozen entrees, appetizers, wraps, simmer sauces, broths, snacks, desserts and more. All products are created with the utmost commitment to authenticity, quality and taste and aim to celebrate Americans’ diverse culinary preferences. Saffron Road offers more than 50 products, which are available in 7,000+ retail stores nationwide. 29 products are vegetarian or vegan.
It’s a snap for me to make R a soup with Saffron Road’s halal broth when I am out of my homemade broth. It’s a breeze to pack Ali’s lunch when there’s no leftover dinner. I can still pack an exotic lunch such as Moroccan Lamb Stew, Chicken Pad Thai, or chicken tikka masala and fruits for his lunch. I love their hors devours and the dessert mini tarts.
What I like most is the convenience of Saffron Road’s simmering sauces. From the Moroccan Tagine to Thai Read Curry to Harissa; love them all. Makes my life easier during dinner prep time. I can get a healthy, exotic, all natural meal on the table and still spend some quality time with R as prep time is short. With the upcoming Ramadan in just two short weeks, I know I will be using Saffron Road products a lot.
Harissa, one of Saffron Road’s simmering sauces is an amazing addition to any kitchen. The roasted pepper sauce is associated with Tunisian, Libyan and Algerian food but recently also making inroads into Moroccon food. With a gentle heat and the luxurious flavor that takes center stage for harissa, it pairs well with chicken, steak, fish, stews, eggs, sandwiches, baked potatoes…Get the idea? It is a very flexible condiment to have at hand.
This egg dish with harissa spiced chickpeas is quick, easy, and full of bursting flavors. It is great on its own for a fast lunch or a perfect side to chicken or fish at dinner. A bit spicy, a little earthy with a hint of rustic tasting harissa, this is a beautifully balanced dish. If you don’t want to add the eggs, just enjoy the chickpea as warm salad with crusty bread.
Now, as we get close to the holy month of Ramadan, one lucky reader of “With A Spin” will be receiving a gift from me to welcome Ramadan. I would have loved to meet each one of you to thank you in person, but since that’s not feasible, I have worked with Saffron Road and prepared this giveaway as a token of my appreciation, full of Saffron Road goodies and coupons.
I just wanted to take a moment and say a special thank you to each of you. I’m thankful for your comments and emails, your encouragement, and last but not least your support and love. Without you, With A Spin cannot evolve, so “Thank you”!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Giveaway Rules:
To enter, please leave a comment below on this post with your
– Favorite recipe from With A Spin or
– Let me know of a recipe that you may like to see in the future on With A Spin.
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This giveaway is open to US only and expires on Sunday, June 29th, 2014 at 11:00 pm CST. Entries that do not meet the entry criteria will not be considered. Winners will be randomly selected and announced on Monday, June 30th.
Good Luck!
The winner of the Saffron Road gift basket is Mahmuda Sultana!! Congratulations!
- 15.5 oz can of chickpeas (1 ½ cups cooked)
- 1 tablepoon olive oil
- 1 cup onion, sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 4 tablespoon Saffron Roads Harissa Simmering Sauce
- ½ teaspoon, salt or according to taste
- 5 oz mixed greens (spinach, argula, spring greens, etc.)
- 4-6 eggs
- Rinse and drain the chickpeas.
- Heat olive oil in a saucepan; add onion, garlic and sauté over medium heat until caramelized. This should take about 6-8 minutes.
- Add the harissa sauce and stir through chickpeas, salt and two tablespoons of water. Simmer for about 6-8 minutes until thick.
- Add mixed greens and stir it through the mixture. Once the greens are a bit wilted, turn off the stove.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Spoon chickpea mixture into two shallow ovenproof dish or remekins.
- Make 2 or 3 indents in mixture with a spoon, and crack an egg into each.
- Bake until eggs are just set about 12-15 minutes.
- Serve hot with pita or crusty bread.
Try a variation of this with chard or kale.
Use other legumes such as white beans, kidney beans, etc.
Notes :
- Alternatively, the eggs can also be cooked on stovetop instead of baking. Add additional ½ cup water to the chickpeas, crack the eggs and cook until eggs are done.
- Try a variation of this with chard or kale.
- Use other legumes such as white beans, kidney beans, etc.
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রেসিপি : ডিমের সাথে হারিসা দিয়ে ছোলা ও সবজি
উপকরণ :
১৫.৫ আউন্স কাবুলি ছোলার ক্যান ( অথবা ১ ১/২ কাপ সিদ্ধ কাবুলি মটর)
১ টেবিলচামচ জলপাই তেল
১ কাপ পিঁয়াজ, স্লাইস
২ কোয়া রসুন, কুচি করে কাটা
৪ টেবিলচামচ স্যাফরন রোডের হারিসা সস
১/২ চা চামচ লবণ, স্বাদ অনুসারে
৫ আউন্স শাক পাতা (লাল শাক, পালং শাক, ইত্যাদি)
৪-৬ টি ডিম
প্রস্তত প্রনালী:
১. কাবুলি ছোলা ক্যান থেকে বের করে ধুয়ে পানি ঝড়িয়ে রাখুন।
২. প্যানে তেল গরম করে পিঁয়াজ, রসুন দিয়ে মাঝারি তাপে ৬-৮ মিনিট নাড়তে থাকুন।
৩. হারিসা সস ও কাবুলি ছোলা দিয়ে নাড়ুন। লবন ও ২ তেবিলচামচ পানি দিয়ে ৬-৮ মিনিট খুব অল্প তাপে ফুটান।
৪. পালং ও অন্যান্য শাক দিয়ে একটু নেড়ে-চেড়ে নামিয়ে নিন।
৫. ওভেন ৩৫০ ডিগ্রি ফারেনহাইটে প্রিহিট করুন।
৬. দুটি অভেনপ্রুফ বাটিতে রান্না করা কাবুলি ভাগ করে নিন।
৭. প্রতিটি বাটিতে দুই বা তিনটি জায়গা করে ডিম ভেঙ্গে দিন।
৮. ১২-১৫ মিনিট বা ডিম পছন্দ অনুযায়ি সিদ্ধ হলে ওভেন থেকে বের করে নিন। ওভেনে বেক না করতে চাইলে চুলায় কাবুলি দিয়ে চার বা ছয়টি জায়গা করে ডিম ভেঙ্গে দিন এবং চুলায় রান্না করুন।
৯. পাউরুটি বা পিটা ব্রেড দিয়ে গরম গরম পরিবেশন করুন।
প্রয়োজনিও কিছু টিপস্ এর জন্যে দয়াকরে আটির্কেল অথবা ইংরেজি রেসিপির নোট সেকশনটা একটু দেখে নেবেন।
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Yum! What a wonderful combo – love eggs with Saffron Roads simmer sauce and chickpeas – filling and delicious! I think this has got to be my favorite recipe of yours!
I receive your posts by email! Thanks for hosting this wonderful giveaway
Thanks a lot, Shashi. Added you for the giveaway. Good luck!
that looks awesome – I love savory breakfasts, so I can see myself doing this for then. A friend of mine also only consumes halal and I know what a tough time she has finding halal meat easily. I’ll alert her to it! she is a regular at whole foods.
Thank you Archana. Also, thank you for alerting your friend. Feel free to ask her to enter the giveaway. If she wins (or you), this would be a fabulous way to try out the no hormone, nonGMO, halal products from Saffron Roads. Thank you and good luck with the giveaway.
That looks delish. I have to look for the Saffron Road at the stores. 🙂
Not sure if the products are available in stores in Canada, Tunazzina. You can try to find a store. Here’s the store locator –
http://www.saffronroadfood.com/store-locator/
Else, you can always order online. Even more convenient 🙂
I have been so busy lately that I wish I could even order my groceries online (which I could but I am too picky about my groceries). Thanks for the link 🙂
We’re huge fans of SR products in our house! I’m so excited to see that they’ve expanded their line. On that note, I’d love to see more lunch bag recipes from you! 🙂
Awesome. Thank you for the feedback Azmina. I’ll try to add more lunch bag recipes. Have you looked into my “Lunch” board on pinterest? lots of ideas there. Entering you twice for the giveaway. Feel free to come back tomorrow to higher your chances 🙂
Following on FB as Lawyer Loves Lunch!
A very hearty dish and a great giveaway!
Thank you!
I subscribed:)
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Thank you, Dear, for signing up. Feel free to come back again to let me know which recipe is your favorite on the blog or if there is one you would like to see. Good luck with the giveaway.
Awesome recipe. Subhanallah. May Allah bless you and you keep posting innovative, interesting recipes. I loved your shami kabab recipe most. I would love to see you posting more healthy cooking recipes like this. Ramadan mubarak to With a Spin.
I am glad you love the shami kabab. It is one of my favorite recipes as well. It is a great recipe to make ahead for Ramadan too. Thank you for your kind words.
Also, thank you for your suggestion. I have lined up several quick, easy and healthy recipe inspiration for Ramadan, inshaAllah. Hope to see you and checking them out, inshaAllah.
Ramadan Mubarak from my family to yours. Please keep my family in your Du’a, inshaAllah.
I have subscribed for email update and liked on Facebook and its new.
Thank you, sister.
A lot of good looking recipes over there but the Rustic Chicken sounds good. I have bookmarked your site as I am often looking for recipes that are different. We get in the same rut of foods after a while:) Thanks for the giveaway!
Thank you, Charity. You are correct, Bangladeshi recipes are a bit different but full of flavors and deliciousness. I do hope you come back to check more recipes out. Good luck with the giveaway.
I became a new follower on FB as Charity.
Thank you!
I became a new follower on Pinterest as well. http://www.pinterest.com/giveawaylady/
And I tweeted for today 6/18 https://twitter.com/kingsdaughter24/status/479469564275982337
Salam friend ..im a huge fan of your blog…Masha Allah…your recipes, pics, write ups all are equally good…love them all…its hard to pick s fovourite recipe of yours…but I always wanted to try your pattern swiss roll cake and shami kebabs which is on my to do list for so long.. In sha Allah . soon I have to give it a try…and I’m not going to ask any recipe from you for the future…but pls do post whenever you get some time in hand….without taking a break…. Hope you dint mind that….also a very happy and blessed Ramadan and eid wishes to you and your family…
Walaikum as salam wa rahmatullah. Thank you so much for your kind words. I hope you get to try the swiss roll and shami kabab soon. Both are excellent choices. Advance Ramadan Mubarak from our family to yours.
The shami Kabab is great and I love the condiments too.
Thank you. Glad you love the condiments and the shami kabab. You are now entered to the giveaway. Feel free to try the bonus ways to up your chances of winning.
I love all ur recipes Lail !!! And I always appreciate how u boost up organic , healthy , 100% natural ingredients in ur recipes .. (Y) I love ur write up too !!! excellent job !!! Among all these beautiful recipes of urs , it’s really hard to pick one .. I have too many favorites … I guess I love the Chalkumrar morobba !!! Ohhhh !!!! that pic just reminds me of my grandma’s beautiful morobbas !!! so authentic and beautiful .. love them !!! <3
Thank you, my dear friend.
I love the chaal kumrar morobba the most * … missed to add the most .. hahaha coz I have some other favorites too .. 😀
Api, love your all recipes 🙂 so many choices… I like the pumpkin halva and laksa .
Good choices, Shompa! Thanks a lot.
I love photography the most. It is a different level of photography… only I thought those people in English Magazine can do it. Knowing a apu from Bangladesh doing it makes me soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo proud.
Thank you for your warm words Mahmuda. I am flattered. I am just learning but very happy to know that you love the photos. Thank you again for your kind words and making my day! Hugs.
Apu you lives in Dallas. That is extra special to me. I am from Dallas, too. I went to UTD. After I got married I moved to Memphis. Now, I am in Dallas visiting my family. May Allah bless you and your family
Looks like you and I have a lot in common. I went to UTD grad school also. Thank you for your blessings. May Allah always keep you in the right path. Have fun with your family.
Apu, Assalamu Alaikum.. is it me the Mahmuda Sultana really win this one? or other Mahmuda Sultana… hope not . LOL
It is you. I sent you an email.
I love your eggs and Harissa chickpea dish, so easy and healthy.
Agree, this eggs and harissa chickpea is quick, easy and delicious. Thank you for stopping by! Feel free to up your chances for the gift basket with some of the bonus ways 🙂
I love your presentation and photography so much. There is always a easy way to work around difficult recipe. I love most of your recipe…
Thank you, Mahmmuda. With a busy life and a toddler, I don’t have time for making elaborated meal most of the times. I try to find an easier way(and healthier too) so my family can still have flavorful and delicious meals. Thank you for stopping by and entering the giveaway. Good luck!
I’m back again .. what to do , choices r many .. I love the kachchi biriyani too .. it looks so inviting !!!
Come back as many times as you want to my friend! Thank you. Hugs.
I love gurer shondesh …
and I love, love Chhanar jilapi !!!!
Ohh I love harrisa and I love this take on eggs… had something similar (shukshaka) just the other day and it was delicious!
Harissa is great to have on hand, indeed. Too many possibilities with this sauce. Thank you for stopping by my friend.
My Favorite recipe from With A Spin Salmon polau.
Banaichila naki? Thank you for entering the giveaway Momtaz. Good luck!
How can I forget ur beautiful shami kabab ????
Hmm…how did you forget that, Khadiza 🙂 Thank you, dear.
and the rustic chicken curry !!! there are many more !!!
Its hard to choose a recipe from all the lovely ones that you post! I think for now I’ll chose the salmon poalo 🙂 Also I have been subscribing via email, follow you on facebook and pinterst too!
Paya – Beef leg soup
Wow I love these giveaways
Your pineapple jam recipe sounds amazing. I definitely would love to try Saffron Road products, too! Thanks for the giveaway!
Thank you, Jordan.
I’m a new follower on facebook!
I follow you on twitter, and I tweeted!
https://twitter.com/j_mosh/status/483440526176563201