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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. ...

Sweet bun with raisin is very go to snack for kids, just smear butter or jelly and let them have these little doughy cushions. Nutritional Value This is half whole wheat and half all purpose flour and the recipe makes 8 regular size 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  Raisins- 1/2 cup Honey - 1/4 cup 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 and let it proof for 1 hour in an warm place.    Make the dough ball by folding the sides and making a round ball according to the size you need.    Here the recipe makes 8 regular size bun.   Now place the balls in a warm place covered for again 45 minutes till they are double ...

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 ...