Showing posts with label Nuts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nuts. Show all posts

Saturday, August 18, 2018

Homemade Energy Bars

Beberapa bulan yang lalu, saat gue lagi getol-getolnya ngurangin makan demi mengurangi berat badan, gue menemukan resep cemilan anti karbohidrat dan anti gula yang cocok banget untuk dikonsumsi kaum-kaum hawa yang kebelet kurus secara instan. Hanya bermodalkan kurma dan kacang-kacangan, cemilan ini dengan mudahnya bisa kita buat dan dikonsumsi untuk mengganjal perut yang keroncongan. Mau makan 10 buah pun rasanya nggak sedosa kalau dibandingin dengan kita nyemilin es krim Aice yang harganya cuma Rp2000,00 itu.

Bahan yang kalian butuhkan hanyalah kurma dan kacang. Terserah kacangnya mau berapa banyak dan berapa macam. Karena gue bukan pakar gizi, asal nggak mengandung karbohidrat dan gula bohongan, gue nggak menakar seberapa banyak kadar kalori dalam cemilan sehat ini.


Cara membuatnya terlampau gampang. Masukkan kurma ke dalam food processor dan lumatkan sampai teksturnya mirip seperti adonan kue kering. Masukkan kacang-kacangan ke dalam kurma yang sudah halus dan aduk sampai merata. Adonan ini, nantinya, akan kalian bentuk. Suka-suka kalian mau dibentuk seperti apa. Bulat boleh, pipih juga oke, atau mau diratakan di loyang menjadi satu potong energy bar besar pun boleh. Pokoknya sesuai selera gigitan masing-masing.

Kalau gue, waktu itu, gue buat menjadi bola-bola kecil lalu gue pipihkan. Kemudian, gue bungkus dengan baking paper, atau kalau orang di pasar ngertinya kertas roti, supaya nggak nempel satu sama lain saat gue simpan di tupperware. Iya, adonan ini bakal lengket banget. Gue saranin, kalau kalian males tangan kalian lengkat, ngebentuknya pakai sendok aja.


Kalian ngerti lah, ya, rasa kurma bagaimana, jadi nggak perlu gue jelasin juga rasa energy bar ini seperti apa. Manis dari kurmanya itu memberikan gue energi tambahan di saat gue lagi lemas-lemasnya, sementara kacangnya bisa menjadi sumber protein nabati dan enak aja saat dikunyah. Daripada jajan jajanan yang kandungan karbohidrat, gula, dan kalorinya nggak bersahabat, mendingan kita bikin kunyahan sendiri yang udah pasti terjamin kesehatannya. Betul, kan? 

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Al Sadiq Sweets


One day, when I was at Doha - Qatar, my parents and I went to this place named Al Sadiq Sweets. Judging from the name, I bet you can all guess what kind of products that they sell at that place. That's right, sweets. 

I have been to Al Sadiq Sweets quite a lot. Other than the fact that they sell chocolates and candies, they also sell nuts! Almond, chestnuts, green peas, you name it, they have it here at this particular sweet shop that's located at somewhere inside Souq Waqif.

Bags and bags of nuts

Which chocolate do you want?

When you enter the store, you will find glass containers filled with different kinds of chocolates. It's like entering an Arabic version of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. Dozens and dozens of chocolates are stored here, and don't forget the candies. All the colorful wrappings would immediately lit up one's heart with joy and excitement. 

Measuring the amount of the mixed nuts

My favorite nuts: Mixed Nuts

My favorite is the mixed nuts! I have no idea what kinds of nuts and crisps contained in that bag. I only know one type of nuts, which is the green pea. My second favorite is Villar's milk chocolate. There are two types of milk chocolate, such as the plain one and the one that has crispy rice inside, I like them both.

Packs of Villars' mixed chocolate

Another favorite of mine: Villars' Milk Chocolate

The thing I like the most about this place is that the seller is kind enough to let us try the chocolate and candy. One time, when I was just browsing through the endless display of chocolates, one of the seller came up to me and allow me to taste one. "Try, try. Just try," he said. I took one wrapping and enjoy the sweet milky texture of one of Villars' milk chocolate. How can you say no to free stuff, right?

Al Sadiq Sweets
Souq Waqif (between Musherib and Al Rayyan Road)
P.O. Box 161

Phone: (+974) 4411379