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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...

 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!  

 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 ...

Simple basic buns recipe for burgers or for delicious Pav Bhaji or just toast it and enjoy as breakfast with jelly or peanut butter. Nutritional Value This is half whole wheat and half all purpose flour and the recipe makes 7 big buns, each having 150 calories. Ingredients All Purpose Flour- 1 and 1/2 cup Whole Wheat Flour- 1 and 1/2 cup Ghee or Butter- 2 tablespoons Sugar : 1 teaspoon Instant Yeast - 1 and 1/2 tea spoons  Egg -1 Milk : 3/4 cup (warm around 110 to 115 F) Salt : 1/4 tsp Method Mix all the ingredients in a food processor and make a dough. Mix well for 3 minutes in low speed until the dough is soft and spongy to touch. Keep it in a warm place for around 1 hour or until the size is double in size. Make the dough ball according to the size you need. Here the recipe makes 7 full size burger and approx 12 dinner rolls can be also made with the same amount of dough. Now place the balls in a warm place covered for again 45 minutes till they are double in size. Brush the ...

A very simple OTG cooked tandoori chicken. Marinated in Indian spices and its our kind of special dish for the thanksgiving always.   Nutrition Value Around 200 calories is in per 100gms of tandoori chicken, it basically the size of chicken which varies calories each time. Ingredients Whole Chicken For marination Garlic- 2 whole (chopped) Ginger- 1 inch (chopped) Curd- 1/4 cup hung curd for per 1 kg of chicken Spices 1 tbsp each- turmeric, garam masala, coriander masala, tandoori masala, salt Oil Mustard- 1tbsp Method Mix the marination ingredient and massage on inside and outside of chicken thoroughly and let it marinate for minimum 2 hours and maximum overnight. Pull out of the fridge half hour before cooking. Fix the chicken by tying it with thread so that it doesn't fall over.   Set the OTG or oven for 200 C (380 F) and fix it in the rotisserie section and let it cook for 60 to 80 minutes. In between brush the chicken with butter or ghee in every 15 minutes.  If you a...