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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 b...

 A very rich, nutty, egg less plum cake for the holiday season.   Nutritional value This cake has different kind of dry fruits and 300gms flour. The cake gives almost 15 small pieces and each contains around 150 k cal each. Ingredients For filling (soaking of dry nuts in juice) 1 cup- Orange Juice 1 tsp- lemon jucie 100 gms- Tutti fruity 100 gms- Raisins 100 gms - Mix dried nuts For cake Dry Ingredients 1 and 1/2 cup (300gms) - All purpose flour/Maida 1/2 tsp- salt 1 tsp- Baking Powder 1/4 tsp- Baking Soda 1/4 tsp - Cinnamon Powder 1/4 tsp- Nutmeg Powder Wet Ingredients 1/2 cup- Hung curd 1/2 cup- Refine Sugar 1/2 cup- Jaggery Powder 1/2 cup- Butter/Ghee For Folding Keep half cup chopped Almonds and Cashews.  Method First soak all the dry nuts in orange juice and lemon mix and let it sit in fridge for overnight. In morning let the mixture come to room temperature and now add the wet ingredients in it along with jaggery, butter and sugar and mix it thoroughly. Now add the ...

Mathri Crispy and crunchy bites of Mathri, a very popular Indian snacks paired with pickles over a cup of tea and off course family and friends. Nutrition Value This recipe serves a 35 to 40 pieces with a maximum 30 calories each. It is a combination of whole wheat flour and all-purpose flour. Whole Wheat- 202 k cal All-purpose (maida) - 220 k cal Oil- 480 k cal Total Calories- 1000 k cal Calories per piece- 30 k cal each piece Ingredients 1 cup - Whole Wheat flour 1 cup -All-purpose (maida) 4 tablespoon oil (any kind) 2 teaspoon salt Carom seeds (ajwain)- 1tbs Dried Fengureek leaves - 3 tbs 1 cup oil to deep fry Method First mix the dry ingredients together with oil and blend it properly, the dough should form a loosen shape when pressed hard between palms. Now add 2 tablespoons of water at a time the dough should be hard at the end not soft and mushy. The soft dough will make the mathri not so crispy. Divide the dough in small parts and roll it ...

Simple homemade egg-less chocolate cake in pressure cooker. Here, I have prepared a very basic cake which takes only one and half hour from start to finish and the results are cheek to cheek smile on the loved one faces. Nutritional Value The cake has all purpose flour and oil in it so it's out of the health checklist but in for the cheat meals. since it's a small and light cake it gives six normal pieces of cake, around 200 calories each. Calories*-  175 k cal each All-purpose flour-455 k cal Milk- 80 k cal Sugar- 387 Oil- 120 *calories are an estimation of my cooking. Servings- 6 pieces(pastry size) Ingredients Dry All-purpose flour (Maida) - 1 cups Cocoa Powder-  1/4 cup Baking Powder- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda- 1/4 teaspoon Salt- 1/4 teaspoon Wet Whole milk- 3/4 cup Sugar- 1/2 cup lemon juice- 2 tablespoons Clarified butter/ Butter/ Vegetable oil- 1/2 cup Vanilla- 1/4 teaspoon Method To heat the pressure cooker Take around...

A very simple three ingredients dessert Coconut Ladoos taste amazingly good and fresher than the regular sweet shops. It takes around 40 minutes to prepare the whole dish. Try this homemade fresh ladoos as a regular day dessert or for any festival, you will feel happy to serve the fresh handmade dish on the table. Nutritional Value Desserts are always high on calories, in this recipe, the coconut has iron, vitamin, b-6, Dietary fiber whereas the condensed milk has some protein. Here, I have used 300 gms of coconut and 300 ml of condensed milk. Calories*-  60 each Shredded coconut-1000 k cal Condensed Milk- 1000 k cal *calories are an estimation of my cooking. Servings- 30 to 35 small pieces Ingredients Shredded coconut dry or fresh - 3 cups (350 gms) Condensed milk- 300 ml Milk powder- 10 gms Clarified butter/ ghee- 1 Tablespoon   *Half cup desiccated coconut to roll the ladoos Method Take a heavy bottom pan and add ghee to it, saute shredded...

Samosa  When it comes to Monsoon and rainy days all I can think of having a cup of tea with hot Samosa's while it rains outside.  So, for my love for the samosa and for the rains, I have prepared my favorite snack, potato-stuffed samosas. In India, usually in evenings, it's a very common scene in the market, hot samosas coming out of every gulli and people munching on it with lots of chutney or chole. Nutritional Value  This is a high-end calorie food as it is deep fried and it has potato filling in it. For me it tastes heavenly, I will skip a meal but never samosa. People with cholesterol or high BMI should not even see these beauties. Calories*- 250 each All-purpose flour- 600 kcal Potato- 300 kcal Peas- 80 kcal (1/2 Cup) Oil- 2000 (1 cup) *calories are an estimation of my cooking. Servings- 12 pieces Ingredients For dough All-purpose flour - 2 & 1/2 cups (350 gms) Oil- 1/2 cup 1/2 teaspoon salt Carrom seeds ( ajwain - 1/2 te...

Mushroom Mattar curry is a perfect vegetarian main course dish for the non-meaty days and its vegan too! It has a creamy cashew, almond and onion base. The main recipe is called Mushroom Malai Matar but I opted-out cream to make it more health-friendly and regular on my dining table. Nutritional Value Calories*- 150 each Mushroom-  22 kcal Peas-  80 kcal ( 1/2 Cup) Cashew- 80 Almond- 70 Protein- 8gm *calories are an estimation of my cooking. *The oil or butter we use to prepare makes a real difference in calories. Servings- 3 Ingredients Main: 1 -cups peas 1 cup sliced button mushroom For Gravy/Base 1- Large red onion (chopped roughly) 8- Cashew (chopped roughly) 8- Almond (chopped roughly) 4- pods of garlic 1-inch ginger 2 bay leaves 2 tomato 1 small cinnamon stick 2 green cardamom 1 clove 2 green chilies (optional) 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder 1 tablespoon salt (adjust to taste) 1 teaspoon Red ch...