Kugan's Kitchen Part 7

Dev,

Thanks soo much for your time and putting out the biggg list of potluck dishes :)

Really wonderful list... unga list a padicha apparam dan thonuchu.. Ohhh intha dish senjurukkalam illanu.. bisi bele bath, pav bhaji and mini puffs.. no frying n getting burnt in front of hot oil.. super idea..kesari.. payasam.. chaat is also another wonderful idea, donno y it never struck me...
I will have this as my reference list in the future..

few doubts i've.. actually the biggest vessel i've is my 5L cooker.. But i wasnt sure how many batches i would need to make. Also, i've seen ppl use those big aluminium foil containers to put biryani in oven n cook. Not sure if that will apply for other variety rice also.. If its possible, can you please tell me how..

And as for curries, americans also were there for the potluck.. so i wasn't sure about the spice level to add. too much spice add panna they will hate it, spice e illana namma indians will hate it.. so anda kozhapathule nan curries pakkame pola.. sorry dev for so many doubts.. Nan rendu perukku samakarthule kathu kutti.. ithula 20 perukuna comedy time dan..

Thanks again for taking time...

Thanks akka for your guidance.. and one more thing, i made brussel sprouts curry.. Good dish.. when i got the brussel sprouts from shop they had stored it in between crushed ice. i had to dig and pull out the pieces.. and i wasnt sure how to store at home, so i made the dish the same day.. antha vegetable seekaram kettu poiduma enna.. namma epdi store pannanum.. how do you store it aka...?

dev, thanks for the long list .it will be helpful for me too. made a note of it. so whenever there s a gathering i can gothrough it. dev pl. explain shahi tukda, using tea rusk .
it is new to me. whenever u r free please post it.

how was everyone's deepavali? :D

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Dear friends, Dev, Selviem, Aarthi, Madhu Shree, Sripriya, Rose, Gulabjamun,
Rajraj uncle,Madhu anneh, P.S Tamby, Thiru Tamby, and our NOV anneh.
Thank you all very much for all the Diwali greetings.
Hope every one had a very good time with their families .
Thanks again take care, Kugan

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Originally Posted by priyasri

Thanks akka for your guidance.. and one more thing, i made brussel sprouts curry.. Good dish.. when i got the brussel sprouts from shop they had stored it in between crushed ice. i had to dig and pull out the pieces.. and i wasnt sure how to store at home, so i made the dish the same day.. antha vegetable seekaram kettu poiduma enna.. namma epdi store pannanum.. how do you store it aka...?

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Dear Priya, I am sure dev will clear your doubts soon.
She is tied up with some important work.

As far as I know white people cannot take much heat (Chillie)
Other wise they are fine, I have seen them devouring pulao's and things
in Meera's house.

As for brussel sprouts, I have seen them selling in packets or loose.
Never seen stored between crushed ice. Here in Malaysia it is so expensive.
Priya, you can put them in ziplock bags and store for about 3 to 4 days.
See that they are fresh when you buy, no yellow leaves.
Avoid rinising or cutting them before storing them.
I am sure you will buy only little for your use.
You can get them in Lotte, Grandmart, Giant, Walmart and many places.
Take care, Kugan



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NOV anneh super spread, nice spongy dosai.
I was so busy that I forgot to take picture of the breakfast.
We had iddiappam, idli and thosai. for breakfast.
Sambar, sothi, coconut chutney and tomato chutney.
We also made little mock mutton curry, and mock sweet sour chicken for our visitors.
Guess what we ran out of the curry and chicken:rotfl::rotfl:
Since it was also amavasai, we had vadai and payasam for lunch.
Rubenee took a picture of the palagarams.
Some items are missing, anyway something is better than nothing.
Thanks and take care, Kugan.

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Originally Posted by priyasri

Dev,

Thanks soo much for your time and putting out the biggg list of potluck dishes :)

Really wonderful list... unga list a padicha apparam dan thonuchu.. Ohhh intha dish senjurukkalam illanu.. bisi bele bath, pav bhaji and mini puffs.. no frying n getting burnt in front of hot oil.. super idea..kesari.. payasam.. chaat is also another wonderful idea, donno y it never struck me...
I will have this as my reference list in the future..

few doubts i've.. actually the biggest vessel i've is my 5L cooker.. But i wasnt sure how many batches i would need to make. Also, i've seen ppl use those big aluminium foil containers to put biryani in oven n cook. Not sure if that will apply for other variety rice also.. If its possible, can you please tell me how..

And as for curries, americans also were there for the potluck.. so i wasn't sure about the spice level to add. too much spice add panna they will hate it, spice e illana namma indians will hate it.. so anda kozhapathule nan curries pakkame pola.. sorry dev for so many doubts.. Nan rendu perukku samakarthule kathu kutti.. ithula 20 perukuna comedy time dan..

Thanks again for taking time...

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Glad the list is helpful...

Vessel size- K, pls come help us....;) I've never used aluminium foil containers to cook in the oven(my oven is too small)...so not sure abt that aswell...I too am not very good at cooking for a crowd... K thaan adhula expert,...

Curries- hmmm...maybe U can make 2 types of the same dish-a bland one and a spicy one...Just add extra spices after removing some curry for the bland version , add more spice to the rest and let boil for a few more mins...

Selvi, shahi tuka is nothing but ghee fried bread pieces soaked in thick milk and topped with lotsa nuts n dried fruits... Instead of bread, we use tea rusk- just spread some ghee on it and toast for a few mins on a tawa... prepare milk by boiling whole milk until it becomes 1/2 the original qty... add sugar, saffron, cardamom...place the rusk on a plate , top with pistas,badam,cashew,raisins... pour warm milk over the rusk and let it soak for like 1/2 hr or more... u can either serve it warm or cold... the rusk should absorb the milk well... I use britannia tea rusk...

Sahanamma... Shahi tukha ... :slurp;

We prepare it with a slight variation.... After roasting the bread it will be dipped in sugar syrup before adding milk and other ingredients... hayyo... ippadi gnabaga paduthitteengale ! ( deepavali ippothan over. so no sweets allowed for some more weeks :( )