Sesame, also known as sesame and sesame, is the seed of sesame. Sesame is one of the main oil crops in China, with high application value. Its seeds contain up to 55% oil. Since ancient times, China has been famous for a variety of foods and delicacies made from sesame seeds and sesame oil.

1. Nutritional value of sesame:

Sesame contains a large amount of fat and protein, mainly oleic acid, linoleic acid, palmitic acid, arachidonic acid and other glycerides. Also contains sterols, sesamin, sesaminol, folic acid, niacin, sucrose, lecithin and protein. There are also dietary fiber, sugar, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, vitamin E, lecithin, calcium, iron, magnesium and other nutrients. Sesame is rich in vitamin E, can prevent lipid peroxides damage to the skin, offset or neutralize the accumulation of harmful free radicals in the cell, so that the skin is fair and moist, to prevent a variety of skin inflammation.

2. Sesame seeds how to eat:

Sesame seeds can generally be fried, ground, sauce, take the oil, grinding soybean milk. Sesame seed kernel outside a slightly hard membrane, can be crushed to enable the body to absorb nutrients. So the whole sesame should be processed before consumption, such as sesame millet porridge, sesame fungus tea, sesame sauce and so on. But it should be noted that sesame seeds are very high in oil content, do not eat too much, or one day will be on the body to become fat.

When it comes to black sesame, most people think of black sesame sauce, which carries too many childhood memories. However, in addition to making black sesame sauce, there are other ways to make black sesame seeds that also effectively retain their nutrients, and black sesame seed balls are one of them. Steamed nine times and sun-dried nine times, black sesame balls are complicated to make and require good weather to do so. After fall, when good sun is scarce in your hometown, make a simple version.

Black Sesame Pills

Main Ingredients: 250 grams of black sesame seeds, 125 grams of honey

Accessories: the right amount of water

Wash the black sesame seeds and put them into a pot and steam them for 40 minutes

Put the steamed black sesame seeds into a pot and dry them on a low flame

Put the fried black sesame seeds into a wall-breaker. Press the grinding function for a few seconds, they will be idle, stop, stir with chopsticks, start the grinding function again, and tap ten times repeatedly until the black sesame seeds are oily and lumpy.

Put the honey in a pot and cook it on low heat for 10 minutes to remove some water

Put the cooked honey into the beaten black sesame seeds, stir well, and knead it with your hands to form smooth black sesame balls

Divide it into small balls of the same size, and the black sesame seeds balls are ready. For easy storage and consumption, wrap in tinfoil or plastic wrap

Tips:

The process of grinding black sesame seeds is crucial. You don't need to grind them to make oil~