TEA (Cha)

Ingredients :
Milk -1/2 cup
Water - 1/4 cup
Sugar - 1 tsp
Tea leaves - 1 tsp / 1 satchet tea bag
Bayleaf - 1

Method :
Heat a saucepan.Add milk and the rest of the ingredients. Let it boil for 2-3 mins. Strain it with a tea strainer and serve hot with biscuits or cake of your choice.

PN : Makes 1 cup. Something as simple as a cup of tea can be enhanced by adding different kinds of flavour.Normally in Kalahandi people prefer milk tea.But these days they do love to try coffee and different varieties of tea available everywhere.

Sesame Balls (Til ladu)

Ingredients :
Sesame seeds - 200gms
Peanuts - 50gms
Jaggery - 100gms
Ghee - 1 tsp
Water - 1 tsp = half a bowl to test the jaggery

Method :
Dry roast the sesame seeds till light golden and keep aside to cool. Meanwhile crush the peanuts with a rolling pin and keep aside. Heat a non-stick pan. Add ghee and the jaggery with water and let it melt. Don't forget to stir in between.
Take a small bowl with water half filled. When the jaggery starts simmering scoop a tsp of it and drop it in the bowl of water. If it settles down and solidifies the jaggery is ready otherwise let it simmer till it passes the water test.
In another bowl take the sesame seeds and the peanuts.Mix it well. Pour a little jaggery and mix well so that jaggery gets coated properly. Now make balls of it with your palm. Let it cool and store in an airtight container and relish it whenever you want.