Me and P have such opposite tastes in food that if I want, someday I can publish a book on it and make money.I can go to the extent of saying that there are two kinds of food eaters in this world..ones like me and others like my husband.None of us are picky eaters, it’s just that we pick different things to eat. I m over 70 recipes in this blog but if I actually start selecting, I wont be able to point out more than 8 recipes which both of us can settle on without raising an eyebrow or making faces or getting irked.The latest incident which reinforced this fact was when we went to a buffet.We started out on picking food & after coming back to the table, there was only one thing which was common on our plates-a corn cob.We looked at each other,then our plates, uttered some silent words & settled.
The best part is that when we were dating,never ever I could gauge this difference in palates.I was the one who usually ordered the food,now come on isn’t that obvious?And this poor guy ate everything without a fuss.Maybe coz he was “trying” to be a good guy.Not that he is not one right now,but it’s really challenging for me to dish out a meal almost daily.Its the same story when we go out to eat..altercations preceed choosing the restaurant.If I want to have pizza,he wants butter chicken & naan,I want chinese & he wants american and so on and so froth.This has nothing to do with the difference in our cultural backgrounds either.Not that he is a big fan of his native food, the one he grew up eating.If I cook something today and he likes it, its not CERTAIN that the next time I make the same thing,he will eat it.A dinner every evening is sort of shot at Black Jack..sometime I hit and most of the times I dont.I like and dislike it everyday..coz I have to actually think out a lot before making food.Oh man..marriage isnt an easy thing.
The fate of these honey sesame crisps which I made on Friday was similar.January 14 is observed as Makar Sankranti or Sun festival in India.The sun starts moving towards the northern hemisphere and the chill in the air starts decreasing giving way to spring time.Its sort of Indian Thanksgiving.The Hindus celebrate it a harvest festival in all parts of India under different names and rituals.It is considered auspicious to prepare food with sesame, corn, jaggery, rice and lentils on this day for lunch.Eating grains and seeds brings prosperity to the house.
I have grown up eating big feasts of rice & lentils,yogurt, vegetables, sweets , pickles, popcorn etc on this day.I wanted to prepare a similar meal but P was not too keen on eating it.And I didn’t want to waste grains either.So just as a small token of festivity I made these sesame honey crisps on Friday.P did not like them too much but I just loved them…little sweet, crispy and most of all figure-friendly.No sugar or flour or eggs.
Before I go any further..this recipe deserves a special shout out coz it is my own recipe from scratch to finish.I have substituted honey for sugar and homemade almond -cashew flour for the regular all purpose.
What I need: [Makes 12-15 crisps depending on size]
- 1/4 cup raw almonds
- 1/4 cup raw cashews
- 1/2 cup white sesame seeds
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 4 tbsp honey
- 1/8 tsp green cardamom powder
- less than pinch of salt
How I did it:
- Lightly toast the almonds and cashews in a sauce pan.Set aside to cool.
- In the same saucepan, add the sesame seeds and lightly toast them too.Set aside.
- Tip in the roasted almonds and cashews in the food processor with the metal blade and process to make a crumbly powder.The flour u get should not be too chunky or too fine.
- In a medium bowl, tip in the almond-cashew powder,sesame seeds,salt and cardamom powder.Combine well and let it sit.
- In a sauce pan,let the butter melt.When it has just about melted, add the honey, whisk the two to an emulsion.Don’t cook.
- Preheat oven to 400F.Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or silicone mats. I think aluminium foil will not work.
- Slowly add the butter-honey mix to the flour-sesame mix and start combining with a spatula. You might need little less or more honey mix if your flour is chunky or fine. The mix once done will resemble a loose cookie dough [but not runny]
- Spoon a dollop [approx 1 tbsp] of the mix on the parchment paper.Dip a fork in oil & flatten out the mix with the help of the back of the fork.
- Bake in oven for 8 -10 minutes or until the crisps are brown.You really need to keep a watch on these coz they cook really fast.
- Once done,take out of the oven and if you want, use a cookie cutter while still warm to a desired shape.
- Let the crisps cool before stacking them in air tight container.
Notes:
- I noticed that the crisps became soft & little sticky the third day.Its due to use of honey and the moisture in it.
- I suggest baking in small batches to keep the freshness intact.
- Don’t worry about the scrap after cutting, it can be used for topping ice creams or adding crunch to desserts.
Enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee.
Sending this to Hearth n Soul #31
This is simply gorgeous tanvi, and beautiful pic’s specially the crisp with broken heart
Wow, these crisps sure look so tasty, love the idea of the nuts and sesame…and the honey in it…love the heart shape…so cute
Looks crispy and delicious, healthy too. Nice clicks
Dear Tanvi
That was an interesting reading indeed on food habits of you and your hubby and how you deal with it. I liked that.
Sesame-honey crispy sounds good and will like to try it. By Sugar free , you meant normal granular sugar available in the market, I guess.
A good honey will have 15 to 18 % moisture and the butter about 25 % , so together it could have made it bit sticky on 3rd day. ANyway who cares , it is very tasty I can make out that .
Have a nice day
Tanvi, these are gorgeous
Congrats on dreaming up such a wonderful GF Crisp, love the little heart shapes too. Sounds like you sure have your work cut out for you finding meals you & P enjoy huh.
so sorry about your hubby often we cook different meals
I don’t want Indian all the time and he doesn’t want pasta he h e
these cookies are wonderful and love the shape great job
Congratulations on making a recipe from scratch! We call these sesame snaps but always bought them ready made. They look pretty easy to make as well.
Substituting flour with nuts sounds excellent- that would be perfect for V-Day!
As soon as I landed ur page the sight of this chikki made me home sick
I had no idea it was so easy to put together! Thanks for sharing!
Those look awesome and cute
and kudos to u 
Yeah my hubby’s the same… he will like it one day and hate it another time.. dint notice it when we were dating
Oh my goodness, I can’t tell you how much I love this recipe! It’s got so many good things in it, almonds, cashews, sesame seeds and honey, but the best part is that it’s good for you too – Yay! A definite winner, thank you
Those heart shaped crisps looks extremely irresistible..
These are lovely and I’m sure they’re super delicious!
It surely is a lovely and healthy innovation (All in capital ) Like the read, can relate to most of it
Congratulations for your creation, dear! this is an awesome recipe and these little hearts are irresistible!
How cute. I liked reading about you and P, especially how his palate changed!
The honey sesame crisps sound delicious
We make something similar in Greece and we call it pasteli. I love the flavor. Adding cardamom is new to me but I am sure it adds to its taste.
I guess it’s true… opposites really do attract! Love those cute heart shapes!
I used to eat these in Egypt– I LOVED them! Thank you so much for the recipe!
Boy oh boy.. What a great desert! This looks absolutly beautiful and very cute! I had something similiar to those back in the middle east but it looks nothing compares to yours.
Hi Tanvi
Sesame dessert looks to be awesome. Looks so cute and well presented.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
how adorable! love it..they look yummy too!
lovely lovely lovely ….. shape : ) and recipe
Super Yummy Recipes
My mom makes something similar, infact its “hamare gau” (lol I mean where we come from) ki specialty, but I uses sugar instead of honey and I don’t thing they use nuts. Alright the only similar thing is the sesame haha. Looks great Tanvi! I wish you could send some to me
who would care whether the husbands like it then! Luckily though me and M have similar taste buds EXCEPT he doesn’t like pasta. Yes you read me right. Can u imagine? I think I’m going to crib about it in the next post. Most certainly!
Absolutely brilliant! Your tutorial was excellent and the photos lovely. I am definitely tucking this recipe away. I have many friends that are gluten free and this is a perfect snack for such an occasion. I laughed: “…don’t worry about the scraps…” What scraps? I’d be popping those in my mouth as I was cutting the shapes!
Valerie
Mmmhhh, so addictive! I love such treats. A wonderful recipe.
Cheers,
Rosa
Wow so cute and yummy crisps..loved it:)
These remind me of the sweet sesame bars I used to get when I was in Greece. And now I know how to make a version at home!
I’ve never tried these before but that will NOT be the case much longer! They look sooo good!
And yes your husband was trying to be a good guy way back when….:)
Thanks for sharing with the Hearth and Soul hop this week.
Oh these are amazing! I can just imagine the honey here, love that… Too funny that your guy and you have such different tastes in food. I have a “no things in his food sort” that does not really work well with a chef, lol
These are really wonderful and I love that you did the heart shapes
I’m all over this because I’ve been making sesame brittle ice cream lately, and the brittle is the candy equivalent of these little treats. But I’m afraid I’d never be able to cut mine into adorable hearts because I’d end up eating all of the trimmings
I love this recipe, and am bookmarking it. Thank you so much for sharing with the Hearth and Soul hop.
This is my favorite snack, crunchy and nutty. Great creation dear! You have all the goodness in one bite, perfect and yum!
brilliant idea and so neatly done. guess valentine’s day came early at some homes…
Thankfully my hubby and I share almost the same taste in food, except that he loves spicy food and I don’t and can’t eat that spicy.
These heart shaped crisps looks great.
That looks like something tasty for coffee. Everything crispy sounds good to me.
Great idea for the use of the leftovers.
Well they do say that opposites attract!
I love the flavor of sesame seeds and so these crisps look delicious to me!
healthy and delicious to snack
Thanks for visiting my blog. You have a nice site.
Somehow I never think of using sesame seeds with sweets. I always associate them with savory dishes.
That’s a wonderful nutritious creation.
KM
I have had these while in India Tanvi and they were delicious!
I totally agree that Ali and I can’t agree on more than 2-3 meals that we both enjoy, especially considering I don’t eat meat, gluten, soy, etc….
Marriage is definitely not easy!
i am saving this recipe. i love everything about it..thank you for sharing this and have a great day.
Seeing the photo I can almost feel the crunchiness and taste the flavours of cashews and almonds.
Very creative. You did a great job. The thing I miss most is Tilkut from Patna.
Ha ha , coz of that u guys get to eat more varied a food no?
These crisps are super fantastic , loveeee ur red cookie cutter:-)
and i dont think these will last to 3 days to get soft:-)
Mia.
I adore sesame. These are so pretty, and I love it that you made them heart shaped. This would be a great Valentines treat. I might like to try these, then dip them partially in white chocolate.
*kisses* HH
I’ve been looking for this recipe…I never knew what it was called, but so happy I found it. My mom’s teeth will be cursing me! ha =) Thanks! My first visit but I”ll be back.
That almond cashew flour sounds terrific. How much all-purpose flour should I use if I want to make these crisps the easy way? I’m afraid I just don’t have the time to make that special flour right now, but I’d love to make them anyway. And I’m sure my “almost husband” will love them too. I guess we’re not as different eaters as you and your husband, but we have quite different tastes too – I’ve even started to bake for my friends or parents just because it makes no sense to bake for him
How adorable! Nice treat
Hello Tanvi, thank you for the Martha Stewart recipe link, that was so nice of you! I’ll try her recipe – or maybe still try to make this nut flour…if I have the time… I just love the idea of these flourless and sugarless crisps. Thank you once again. I’ve bookmarked this page and I’ll let you know when I try them.
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These look so yummy! I SO love your blog!
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These looks so lovely, can’t wait to try. thank you.