Recipe: Honey and sesame oil chicken curry

Method

•  Marinate the chicken in a mixture of soya sauce, sugar, sesame seed oil, chili garlic sauce, salt and pepper for about an hour or so.

•  Fry the chicken pieces in a large pan until they become golden-brown in colour.

•  In a separate pan, prepare the sauce by mixing all the ingredients together and bring it to a boil. Allow the sauce to cook until it becomes thick in texture.

•  Add in the fried chicken pieces and mix until they are coated with the sauce completely.

•  Cook the mixture for a few minutes before sprinkling sesame seeds on top. Serve with warm rice.

The goodness of sesame seeds

Did you know just a small helping of sesame seeds can be extremely beneficial for you? These golden seeds are amongst the best known natural sources of copper, manganese, calcium, iron and dietary fibres which make them essential for a healthy body.

•  Sesame seeds have been proven to work wonders for people suffering from diabetes and high blood pressure, thereby promoting cardiac health.

•  The dietary fibres present in the seeds prevent constipation and also detoxify the body.

•  The high content of iron found in sesame seeds and sesame oil fights anemia (iron deficiency)

•  Zinc, an essential mineral which produces zinc, boosts skin elasticity.


•  Sesame oil has been used for dental health through centuries, owing to its ability to remove dental plague, strengthen the gums and prevent oral bleeding.

Get glowing with this sesame oil beauty cocktail

Replace your night cream with this natural remedy for dull skin and dryness. The sesame seed oil softens and moisturises the skin while vinegar will correct discolourations, kill bacteria and loosen up the dead skin cells.



Ingredients

•  Sesame seed oil 1/2 cup

•  Apple-cider vinegar 1/4 cup

•  Water 1/4cup

Method

•  In a small bowl, mix the sesame oil, apple-cider vinegar and water together.

•  Splash face with lukewarm water.

•  Apply every night to make your skin glow.

We all know that sesame seed oil is healthy and wonderful for us to cook with, but what about its other uses? Truthfully, sesame seed oil is another main ingredient in several beauty products you can buy on the shelf. Sesame seed oil is rich in antioxidants, thus it pulls toxins from your skin. The oil can help prevent blackheads, clear the skin of pimples and fade dark spots. You can either leave it on overnight or you can wash your face in it. It’s packed with all the good stuff — Vitamin E, lecithin, minerals, proteins and amino acids, and it is antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory.

Published in The Express Tribune, Ms T, March 29^th, 2015.