Tag: sesame seeds
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Simple Hokkien Noodle Bowl
I have become obsessed with making my own noodle bowls. They are the ultimate quick meal I am enjoying working my way through the family of Asian noodles.
This time I am using thin Hokkien style wheat noodles (at least that is how they are marketed in Australia) to make a quick noodle soup in well under 15 minutes.
I simply cooked the noodles in chicken broth and then served them hot garnished with sesame seeds and Furikake seasoning.
This is the brand and style of noodle I used. They have a lovely texture and are made from wheat flour, oil and salt.
Happy slurping,
PK
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Mukhwas, Indian Breath Freshener And Digestive
Mukhwas is an Indian mix of fennel and other spices, served after dinner as a breath freshener and digestive.
The aniseed flavour of the fennel seeds, the addition of mint essences and added sugar leaves the mouth feeling clean and smelling great.
This is what I used:
- 1 tsp Fennel seeds
- 1/2 tsp Dhanna Dal
- 1/2 tsp Seasame seeds
- 1 tsp rock candy (with peppermint essence), crushed
I strongly recommend you dry roast the seeds until their colour changes and their aromas are noticeable. I have made Mukhwa with and without dry roasting the seeds and the toasted version is much better. The fennel and sesame seeds especially become much improved in texture and taste.
Making the rock candy yourself is lots of fun and if you infuse it with peppermint oil you don’t have to add it separately to the Mukhwa.
Happy munching. 🙂
Enjoy,
PK
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PK’s Easy Sesame Broccoli
Many Asian main meals will pair well with this dish of broccoli tossed in sesame oil and sesame seeds. I could even eat this as a main course it is so light and tasty. It also couldn’t be easier to make. 🙂
Dietary Info: Great for vegans and is gluten free.
Simply
Steam or boil your broccoli florets, making sure you don’t over cook them. I like them to have a tiny bit of crunch still.
While you are doing that, heat a generous amount of sesame oil in a pan. Toss the now cooked broccoli in until they are well coated in oil. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and you are done.
More broccoli means a bit more oil and seeds. Have a bit of a play to get the ratios you prefer.
Enjoy,
PK
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Sesame Oil
There are two main types of sesame oil. Both are from the white sesame seed, raw it makes a light coloured oil, roasted before the oil is extracted makes for a darker oil.
I love it but although it is widely regarded as have a high smoke point, using too much of it or burning it will give an unpleasant smell and taste. So please be gentle with it. 🙂
The final product is made using the crushed seeds of the Sesame plant from which oil is collected, preferably using cold pressing techniques.
Even though I use it less often than Olive Oil, this particular cooking ingredient is in PK’s Essential Pantry Cupboard Contents.
Dietary Info: Great for vegetarians, vegans and is gluten free (as it is not a grass seed).
Enjoy,
PK
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White Sesame Seeds
Apparently the tiny seed of this flowering annual is one of the oldest oil seeds known to man. It hails from Africa and India originally but is now grown all around the world (see en.wikipedia.org).
Like a lot of cooking ingredients it tends to be a love or hate thing. Personally I love the nutty crunch they bring to my cooking, especially dishes from India, China and Southeast Asia. The extracted oil is one of my pantry staples.
Plant:
By Krish Dulal – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,https://commons.wikimedia.org/
Seed Pod:
By Anna Frodesiak – Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/
Seeds:
Dietary Info: Great for vegetarians, vegans and is gluten free (as it is not a grass seed).
Enjoy,
PK
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PK’s NoRecipe Sesame and Cumin Lamb Chops
I was amazed at how well the sesame seeds and cumin seeds paired with the lamb. So easy to prepare ahead of time and then cook them on the barbecue :).
Take your lamb chops, I used forequarter chops, and rub or spray them with some olive oil. I bet peanut oil would work a treat too.
Grind over them some pepper and salt to taste and then sprinkle equal amounts of sesame seeds and cumin seeds.
I left them in the fridge while I went to my day job :).
I got home and while they were grilling on the barbecue I made a quick salad.
Enjoy,
PK
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Easy Sesame and Cumin Lamb Chops
This lamb chop recipe is so easy to prepare. All you need are sesame and cumin seeds, a splash of oil and your choice of lamb cut.
Simply take your lamb chops (I like to use forequarter chops) and rub with olive oil. Peanut oil works a treat too.
Then on each side, coat in ground pepper, salt and an equal ratio of sesame seeds and cumin seeds.
Pop them in the fridge the day before if you can.
Then bake, grill or barbeque them.
Enjoy,
PK
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