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Crunchy Corn | Savory Pancakes

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This is a Garhwali side dish called 'Patudee', we usually make with lunch as the crunch from them add extra flavour to the food. Nutritional Value Made up of corn seeds and some flavorful ingredients , these pancakes are very healthy and light in calories Ingredients Corn seeds: 1 cup Onion- medium Garlic pods- 3 Ginger- 1/2 inch Salt- 2 tsp Turmeric Powder- 1/2 tsp 1/4 cup- Corn (Besan) flour Ajwainn (Carom) seeds: 1/2 tsp Corainder leaves- 1/4 cup chopped water- 1/2 cup (accordingly) Oil- 2 tbsp ( for 6 pancakes) Method Take the seeds out of the cob and add onion, garlic and ginger to it and make a coarse paste of it. Now add flour, salt, ajwain seeds, coriander leaves, turmeric powder to it, and add 1/2 cup of water gradually to make a pour-able paste. Now heat a heavy pan, and some oil in it and then add a ladle full of mix in the center and spread in the pan, cook on both sides by flipping every two minutes or untill the brown spots are seen and sides cook crunchy enough. ...

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 b...