Kugan's Kitchen Part 6

Dev, you are super speed.
As I told you tied down with the children.
Visitors coming from India on the 4th.
Will be having full time work, cooking and taking around.

I have asked Aarthii to help with KK 6.
She is busy moving house, she will do as soon as she settles.

By the time I too will become a little free,
and also learn to upload:-D

Thanks Dev, take care, Kugan98

Thideer Rice
2 Cups cooked rice – nalla uthir uthira irukattum
1 big medium onion – chopped big like for fried rice or to your taste.
2 big tomatoes – nalla soft ones so that when u chop it fine it will be about one & a half kai alavu irukanum.
Carrots – 1 medium – chopped lengthwise. (Like for fried rice)
(can also add capsicum / peas – en kita illa athanaala add pannalai)
Mint – 1 Tblspn
Corriander – 1 ½ Tblspn
(more or less according to yr taste)
Green chillies – 5 – (nalla kaara saarama irunthichi) - add according to yr liking.
Thayir – 3 Tblspn

In a big kadai – add oil / ghee ( I added both)
When hot add ½ tsp jeeragam
Thalaila cut onions/chillies/carrots ellaam kottunga
Nalla ithai vathakunga – till onions are limp
To this add the chopped tomatoes stir / add salt stir.
Cover this & cook till the water from the tomatoes almost evaporates on medium fire.
Keep stirring periodically.
Now add the thayir & don’t let it break keep stirring also till it evaporates.
Now add the kothamalli & Mint leaves give it a good stir. Oru two seconds.
Now add in the cooked rice & stir till the masala is well coated on the rice.
Make some microwaved appalams & viola……..suvaiyaana rice ready!!


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Suvai, I forgot that you asked for the recipe.
For about 200 grms vege meat you need:
1 big onion sliced, 6 pips garlic sliced , one inch ginger sliced into sticks , and 4 green chillies slit into 4 and cut across.


You will need dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, little vinegar and a pinch of sugar.
In a pan, add little oil and saute the onions, ginger, garlic and green chillies.
add in all the sauces, vinegar , sugar, and little water.
add in the cut vege meat, and stir fry well.
Since the vege meat is already pre cooked, by boiling (refer to recipe)
Just mix well so that the sauces coat the vege meat well and a bit dry.
Remove and serve.
This is a Chinese dish.
Thanks, Kugan98

Here is the chicken biryani.

CHICKEN BIRYANI

Ingredients:

To Marinate For 1 Hour:
500 grms chicken pieces
2 tsp chillie powder
1 tbs ginger garlic paste
2 tbs lime juice
Salt to taste

½ kg basmathi rice soaked for 15 minutes and drained

100 ml ghee
100 grms big onion sliced
1 tomato chopped
1 cup shallot paste
1 tbs ginger garlic paste

5 tbs grated coconut } ground fine
1 tsp kas kas } ground fine

2 bay leaves
Little coriander leaves chopped
Salt to taste
Biryani paste

To make Biryani Paste:
1 tbs aniseeds
1 hand full mint leaves
1 inch pattai
2 cloves
2 cardamoms
1 star anise
Little coriander leaves

Method:
Heat a pressure cooker with the ghee. Add in the bay leaves.
Add in the sliced onions, sauté well.
Now add in the biryani paste, stir and cook well.
Now add in the shallot paste, sir well again.

Now add in the ginger garlic paste, and the tomatoes.
Cook well till the tomatoes are mushy.
Now add in the coconut, kas-kas paste, give a good stir.
Add in the coriander leaves, and 3 cups of water.

Let it come to a boil, add in the chicken pieces.
Close the pressure cooker and cook for 2 whistles.
Remove the pressure, add in the drained rice.
Give a gentle stir all over, close the pressure cooker.
Cook for 2 whistles, and sim for 5 minutes.
Remove and fluff up the rice.
Serve with a raitha or kurma.

Note: You can even cook this dish in a wok,
Later transfer all to a rice cooker.

Thanks To Net For The Picture:
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Friends, yesterday for lunch, I cooked cumin rice and Thai Panang curry.
The children enjoyed the lunch.
If any one is interested , I will post the recipe.
Thanks, Kugan98

kugan ngo............u r fantastic.............the rice looks exactly as i made....glad everyone enjoyed it at home... becoz in the thideer vishayam ellaam sila samayam kaalai vaari vidum....;noteeth:
thank u thank u for posting the recipe for the vegie meat in pic... i think i will try the same with tofu....becoz vegie meat pannarathu konjam kashtamaa theriyuthu....;-)

sure sure cumin rice & panang curry recipeyum podunga....plz

dev.........:noteeth: i know that u know.... how good i am with computer :noteeth:

Kugan, thank you, thank you for the nice recipes.
Wow mouth watering chicken biriyani.
Lots of recipes, thanks again.

Suvai thanks for your simple fried rice.

selvi....how r u? kadalai parrupu poosani kootu recipe irunthaalum podunga....plz....:-)

rose u r most welcome!

kugan ngoooo.....onga chicken biriyani recipe ingris are very differenttttttttttt......ithaiye vegies pottu try pannidaren.....never have i heard of bay leaf & kas kas combo for grinding..... different method for sure......the pic looks very tempting too....ty for this unique biriyani recipe....:-) intha recipe engey irunthu pidicheenga??

nethiki onga poosani kootu thaango....but minus the poosani....:-( kidaikalai.....so used chowchow...super taste......semma thunai for chapathi...:noteeth: ...ty :-)

suvai, we r fine here. i will post pumpkin kadalai paruppu kootu.