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Till Ladoo | Sessame seeds

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January brings two festivals for Garhwali people in which we make sesame till ladoos and prasad. Its Makar Sakranti and Sakath Chauth. Here I have prepared ladoo with jaggery, a very festive in my culture. Nutritional Value   Sesame seeds are very healthy and winter friendly as they come under hot basics of food. Here I have used 150 gms of seeds and 100 gms of jaggery which made aroud 25 small laddos with 30 kcal each. Ingredients Sesame seeds- 150 gms  Jaggery- 100gms Ghee- 1tbsp Method Clean the seeds and dry roast them in a wok/kadahi Crush them coarsely either in a grinder or a mortar.   Melt the jaggery with two spoons of water in a heavy pan and add ghee in it, as soon as its start boiling add the coarse seeds and mix it thoroughly. Now wet your hand with little water and start making small round (ladoo) shapes and keep them aside in  a greased plate. Don't let it cool completely the mixture should be little warm so to make the shapes perfectly.  Have a blessed festival or s

Paneer Tikka | Oven Grilled

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 Marinated paneer grilled and charred to perfection is the perfect starter for Indian Cuisine. Nutritional Value Paneer is the main ingredient in this and veggies are optional, so ta single line of tikka is around 5 pieces of paneer with veggies with almost 100 calories in each section. Ingredients  For marination 1oo gms of hung curd  400 gms of paneer diced in cubes 100 gms of mix capsicum and onion diced Chopped garlic and ginger- 1 tbsp Spices 1 tbsp each (turmeric powder, coriander powder. garam masal. amchur powder, cumin powder) Salt 2 tsp Method Make the marination by mixing all the spices and curd. Now mix the paneer and veggies and let it marinate overnight or minimum 4 hours Align them in the skewer and place it on the baking sheet Grill them at 200 C for 20 to 25 minutes rtating in between to get the perfect charred look. Serve with Mint chutney and Enjoy!