Kugan's Kitchen

Kugan, wht I used to do is season mustard,fenugreek & curry leaves...add some onions & saute...add lil tomato,turmeric & saute till pulpy... add vegs of choice, water & cook till 1/2 done... add tamarind juice, baba or selvi brand puli curry masala ,slt & cook further till vegs are almost done...atlast add coconut milk & cook on low flame until it starts to simmer... tht's it...one of this brand's puli curry masala has tamarind in it...I don't remember which one...so just chk the ingredients before adding tamarind juice & adjust accordingly...the taste of my puli curry depends compltely on the masala powder...

Adding tomatoes is optional...U can use meat masala too... both taste good... I used to make veg dhalcha using meat masala(Baba brand) & it will be good too...

Thanks Dev, I will try it out.
We do get Baba's powders here.
Thanks. Kugan98

Tomato rice, this recipe belongs to my dearest uncle Hemantji.
After trying out his recipe I never cook any other style
Thanks uncle for the nice recipe.


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TOMATO RICE

Rice 1 cup Tomatoes 300 gms. Onions 3 nos.
Ginger 1.5"Piece Garlic 8 to 10 cloves Shelled Peas 1/4 cup
Carrots 1 no. Curry leaves 2 sprigs Green chillies sliced 4 to 5 nos.
Mustard seeds 1/2 spoon Jeera 1/2 spoon Cloves 6 to 8 nos.
Cinnamon stick !" 4 pieces Chilli powder 2 spoons Turmeric powder 1/2 spoon
Oil 3 ladlefuls Salt to taste Black Pepper powder 1/4 spoon
Garam Masala Powder 1 spoon

Cook rice in a manner where all the grains are separate .Take care to add a spoon of salt when you are cooking rice. Set aside the cooked rice. Dice Tomatoes in small 1/4 " pieces , shred Ginger ,cut Garlic in very small pieces ,shell the peas and dice the Carrots in small pieces. Also cut Onions in small pieces.

Now take half the quantity of oil in a kadai and set it on medium heat, add Mustard and Jeera seeds and when the Mustard starts to crackle, add Tomatoes and stir fry on medium heat till the Tomatoes start leaving oil. Now add Diced Onions and stir fry till Onions become Translucent and soft, now add cut Garlic and Shredded Ginger and fry in the Gravy for three to four minutes. Finally add 1 spoon of Garam Masala to Tomato mix and set it aside after frying the Garam Masala for fifteen to twenty seconds. Some people prefer to fry Garlic first and later add Tomatoes and Onion, but I am not of that view.

Steam cook Carrots and Peas after adding a bit of salt and sugar to retain the natural colours

At this stage, add salt, Chilli powder, Turmeric powder, Black pepper powder, Green Chillies and curry leaves. Heat the mixture for about two minutes. The consistency of Tomato Gravy should be thick like Puliohara Gojju.

Now when the Tomato Gojju is medium cold, take one ladle of oil in a Tempering ladle and add cinnamon and Cloves and heat. When the cloves start puffing, pour the tempering in Gojju.Mix it well and finally start mixing Vegetables and Tomato Gravy and Rice layer by layer. Finally mix the whole thing thoroughly and reheat in a large mouthed Vessel with steam only. Your Tomato Rice is ready.!!! Serve piping hot.

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Originally Posted by kugan98

Thanks Dev, I will try it out.
We do get Baba's powders here.
Thanks. Kugan98

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at ur own risk...hehehe... :wink:

[tscii] Try this cluster beans priyal


CLUSTER BEANS PORIYAL

Ingredients:

300 grms cluster beans cut into small pieces
2 tbs channa dal soaked
2 dry red chillies broken
1 tsp sambar powder
¼ tsp tumeric powder
4 tbs coconut milk thick
1 tbs oil
1 onion sliced
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp cumin seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
Salt to taste

Method:

Heat a wok with oil, add in the mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
Add in the soaked channa dal, onions, curry leaves and red chillies.
Sauté well, add in the cut cluster beans, sambar powder
Tumeric powder and salt. Stir well, sprinkle little water, close
The wok and let it cook for 5 minutes on low flame.
Remove the cover , give a good stir add in the thick coconut milk.
Stir nicely again, the milk will be absorbed.
Remove and serve as a side dish.

Note: you can use coconut scrapings instead of the milk

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Dev, I called up Baba's company and asked for
puli curry masala. They said they do not have
such item in their company.
I do not think we have Selvi brand in Malaysia.

Let me try with fish curry masala or meat curry
masala. Thanks. Kugan98

[tscii]
Dev, here is the mixed vege you asked.
Hope this is the one.

MIXED VEGES IN COCONUT MILK

Ingredients:
200 grms cabbage sliced
4 long beans cut into 1 ½ inches long
1 long purple brinjal cut into 2 inches in length
2 potatoes cut into lengths
2 tofu fried and cut into cubes
3 red fresh chillies sliced
1 big onion sliced
4 cups of thin milk from 1 coconut
1 cup thick milk from the coconut.
Salt to taste
2 tbs oil
Lime juice to taste

To Grind:
5 fresh red chillies + 3 bird’s eye chillies
5 shallots
3 garlic
3 serai or lemon grass
1 inch galangal
1 inch fresh tumeric

Method:
Heat oil in a wok, add in the ground paste.
Sauté well till there is a good aroma and oil separates.
Add in the onions, fresh chillies, potatoes, long beans
And brinjals. Add in the 4 cups of thin milk, cook for a minute.
Now add in the cabbage and tofu and salt.
When the veges are cooked add in the thick coconut milk.
Give one boil and remove. Add lime juice.

Note: normally this kuah is made during the festival
It is served with the cubed rice, along with chicken rending.
I have ommited fresh prawns, and also they add suhun, a type of noodles, soya sheets called fucuk and also preserved soya beans
Called tempe.

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Kugan, U r right... i just checked the grocery store I used to buy grocery & they have puli curry masala only in selvi brand...
http://www.selvionline.com/productsl...4&selection=23

Thanks to my poor memory for the confusion... sry for giving u wrong info...it's more than a yr since we left SG...so I guess my sys is cleaningup redundant info from my memory...;)

Anyway, if u happen to visit SG, do give Selvi's rasam pwd & puli curry pwd a try...:)

Kugan, the mixed veg curry looks exactly the same... :slurp: now I've to go hunting for fresh turmeric here... Thanks a lot for the recipe... I'll try it as soon as I get fresh turmeric...they don't usually sell fresh turmeric in my place..so it would be a task finding it... or I guess I can always grow my own turmeric... :think:

yes... all of u are right.. selvi brand only has that. But baba is still the best!!!

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