Sesame (otherwise it is called sesame) is an annual herbaceous plant, about the beneficial properties of the seeds of which were already known in ancient Rome, Greece, China, and Babylon.
In the modern world, sesame is recognized as one ofuseful natural products. Its seeds and oil are readily used by cooks of the whole world in salads, pastries, sweets. The beneficial properties of small seeds allow you to apply them to promote health and preserve youth.
Sesame seeds are white, black, yellow,brown. In cooking, white and black grains are most commonly used. Black sesame is the most fragrant, it is added to the finished dish without additional processing. White sesame is most often added to dishes with the subsequent thermal processing.
Any dish with sesame seeds (salad ora bun, sprinkled with grains, halvah from sesame, sesame milk, etc.) certainly has not only aroma and unique taste, but also unique beneficial properties.
Sesame seeds have not only excellent taste and specific aroma, but also a unique composition of useful minerals and vitamins.
A hundred grams of sesame contains:
The energy value of 100 grams of sesame seeds is 565 kilocalories.
Sesame contains:
Based on the composition, sesame even in a small amount is very useful for the prevention of many diseases:
Sesame, of course, is useful, but in all it is necessary to observe measure and caution. Unfortunately, there are some contraindications to the use of seeds:
Of course, it is useful to use sesame in the compositionbakery products and sweets. But for greater digestibility of useful substances, seeds should be slightly warmed or soaked before consumption (preferably in warm water).
Soaked sesame when consumed should be thoroughly chewed.
The beneficial substances are much more in untreated seeds.
Long-term heat treatment reduces many times the useful properties of the product.
A day is recommended to use three or four teaspoons of seeds.
Very useful are salads from sesame vegetables and sesame milk, the recipe of which will be given below.
How to make sesame milk at home? Consider the example of a classic recipe.
Required products:
Soak the sesame for 6 or 8 hours in a little water. Seeds should be softened. The water in which the sesame is soaked will become dirty. Take out the softened sesame, pour out the dirty water.
Pour two liters of clean water into the container, put prepared sesame into it.
Mix the water with the seeds thoroughly using a blender until you get the foam. Next, add honey (to taste, about one tablespoon). Continue whisking until you get a shade of milk color.
Then strain the mixture through cheesecloth or a fine sieve. The drink is ready to eat. Shelf life - no more than three days in the refrigerator.
Sesame milk is made from water and sesame, so it has all the beneficial properties of sesame. However, we should not forget about the contraindications of sesame, which also apply to milk.
To diversify tastes, sesame milk cancook with various additives: berries, fruits, cocoa, turmeric, etc. With what and how to make sesame milk at home? It depends only on the fantasy and taste preferences of the cook.
The basis of all drinks - sesame milk according to the classic recipe.
Very tasty is a drink with the addition of a banana.
For its preparation will require:
Sesame seeds soak for eight hours, you can overnight. Next, after the sesame is softened, pour the water.
Transfer the seeds into a container, pour two glasses of water, blend the mixture with a blender to obtain a milky color and foam.
Then add the banana to the resulting milk and beat it again thoroughly. In the drink, you can add a spoonful of honey (to taste).
Pour the obtained milk into glasses, sprinkle it with ground cinnamon (to taste).
Instead of a banana in sesame milk, you can add a handful of pre-ground dates or currants.
As a healthy vegetarian breakfast you can recommend a fruit smoothie and sesame milk.
For its preparation will require:
Sesame soak overnight in a little water.
In the morning, remove the softened seeds from the water, put them in a container, pour fresh water for the preparation of milk.
Mix the mixture with a blender until frothy and milky, strain through cheesecloth or a sieve.
Peel the oranges, chop the slices, chop the dates.
Combine sesame milk, dates, oranges and ground cinnamon. Mix the mixture well again in a blender.
Stretch raspberries, put on the bottom of the glasses. Gently pour the smoothies into glasses. Raspberry puree should remain at the bottom.
Sesame milk contains a huge amountcalcium, which is easily absorbed by the body. If the body is deficient in calcium, then we develop a stable craving for sweets, which is difficult to resist.
It turns out that one cup of sesame milksaves us from calcium deficiency, strengthens the bone system, teeth, hair, helps to overcome the unpleasant effects of menopause, and also saves us from immensely eating sweet buns and sweets.
Daily use of one glass of sesame milk in the morning on an empty stomach significantly reduces cravings for sweets, which contributes to a noticeable improvement in shape and weight loss.
Sesame milk, the benefit of which is indisputable, should take its rightful place in the diet.
Making sesame milk at home is a simple process, any hostess can handle it.
Useful milk can be drunk for breakfast with coffee or cocoa, boil porridge on it, sour in kefir, mix with fruits and berries, make cocktails and smoothies from it.
You choose with which additives and howmake sesame milk at home. Experiment, look for your unique tastes and remember: your health and the health of your loved ones depends on the dishes that you cook at home.
Bon Appetit!
