Kugan's Kitchen

[tscii]Normally we talichufy any left over idlys.
This is how my aunt did.


MASALA IDLY

Ingredients:
10 idlys cut them into 9 squares each
2 big onions chopped finely
1 big tomato chopped fine
2 tsp chillie powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
5 green chillies sliced
3 sprigs curry leaves
15 cashew nuts
4 tbs of tomato puree
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp urad dal
Salt to taste
2 tbs of cut coriander leaves
Oil
Little red food colour (optional)

Method:
In a pan pour the oil, fry the curry leaves till crisp, remove.
Next fry the green chillies well, remove.
Now fry the cashew nuts till golden colour, remove.

In a wok add about 2 tbs of oil, add in the mustard and urad dal.
After the mustard splutters, add in the chopped onions.
Saute well till it turns slightly brown.
Add in the chopped tomatoes, and cook till mushy.
Add in the chillie powder, salt, garam masala ,
Salt and the tomato puree. Add little water.
Cook till the oil shows up.
Now add in the idly pieces and toss them carefully.
See that the masala coats all the idly pieces.

Fry them for a minute and remove.
Garnish with the fried green chillies, curry leaves,
Cashew nuts and coriander leaves.
Serve for breakfast or tea.

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[quote="dev"]Sudha's milagootal recipe:

step 1: Pressure cook 100 gms thoor dal or pasi paruppu.

step 2:cook 1 bunch of thandhu keerai or mulai keerai or 1 banglore kathrikai(chow chow), 1 pudalai or cabbage. that separately with little salt and little turmeric and perungayam powder.

step 3:In a kadai pour little oil and fry ulundha paruppu 2 table spoon, one dry chilli and one tbl spoon of milagu. add little perungayam also in the oil. add little seerakamand dry grind the fried stuffs. After it is powdered add quarter coconut-shredded, little water and grind, to make a masala.

step 4:Now in a kadai put one spoon oil, kadugu, ulundu and pour the pudalai which is cooked, with the water. Add the paruppu also and mix. Then add the masala and salt. Give it a good boil until it becomes think(kootu consistency). Add malli thazhai.

Serve with rice or chapathi or dosai...:slurp:[/quote


Here is the picture of Sudha's milagootal.
It was yummy. Thanks. Kugan

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Last weekend I prepared Stuffed Idly... Didnt take any photo... :)
But still here is the receipe,

STUFFED IDLY :cool2:

All you need is idly batter and any type of dry vegee curry of ur choice.

I prepared the stuffing with cooked potato(mashed) peas dry curry.

Method:

First grease the idli moulds.

Scoop little batter and pour into the idli moulds, juz to cover the bottom of the idli mould.

Add 1 tea spoon of vegetable filling

Add batter and cover the veggie filling.

Now steam the idlies and enjoy. :thumbsup:

Hi ...... :bluejump:

Sudha's milagoottal ..... kekkave very very nice.
Edha naan edhirpakkalai.

Glad you all enjoyed. Enakku samaikka therinja alavukku recipe ezhudha theriyalai. Thanks to Dev and Kugan.

Bean Paruppu Thengai Curry :redjump:

Ingredients:

Beans
Moong dal - 2 tbl spns
Cocunut shreds
Sugar - 1/2 tea spoon
Oil
Asafoetida
Salt

To temper:

Mustard seeds.
Urad dal.
Red chilli - 3

Method:

Chop beans.

Now heat a pan, add oil and fry the tempering things.

Add beans. Cover and cook for 2 mins.

Add moong dal, salt, sugar. Sprinkle little water.

Cover and cook for 10 mins.

Now add asafoetida, cocunut shreds. Mix well and leave it for 2 mins.

Remove from fire. Heavenly combination with vathakuzhambu. :slurp:

Preparation time: Nearly 20 mins

Alteration: The same process can be followed for carrot and kothavarangaai(english la ennanu marandhu pochu :?)

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Kugan, try a few modifications to the milagootal next time... cook the dhal until it's thoroughly mashed... add less keerai...

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Madhu, I will try your stuffed idli.
My aunty calls it pregnant idliys :lol: :lol:

Will also try your beans parupu tengai curry.
Thank you sooo much Madhu
With thanks. kugan98

Thanks Sudha, there is no big deal in writing a recipe.
You try a few times and it will come.
Hope to see more of your recipes that you
cook in your house.
Thanks. Kugan98

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Hope you do well in all your future exams.
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Let us all celebrate your success.
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