Kugan's Kitchen Part 6

Friends, we all make mint chutney, or tomato chutney, or onion chutney.
Try this combo of mint, tomato and onions.
Taste is very yummy. Goes well with spongy idlis.
Kugan98

MINT TOMATO CHUTNEY

Ingredients:
1 onion chopped
1 red tomato chopped
1 ½ tbs grated coconut
1 hand full mint leaves
A pinch of tumeric powder
Salt as needed
½ tsp oil

To Roast:
1 ½ tbs channa dal
6 dry red chillies, cut into pieces
½ tsp oil

To Temper:
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urad dal
1 sprig curry leaves
1 long red chillie cut into pieces
A pinch of asafoetida powder
1 tsp oil.

Method:
Heat a wok with ½ tsp of oil. Add the channa dal and red chillie.
Roast till the dal turns golden brown. Add in the mint leaves, saute well.
Remove and keep.

Add in ½ tsp oil, add in the onions, saute till transparent.
Add in the tomato and cook till soft. Remove and cool.
Now in a blender, add in the roasted ingredients and grind a bit.
Add in the cooked onion, tomato, coconut, tumeric and salt.

Grind to a smooth paste with water according to your desired consistency.
Heat a pan with 1 tsp of oil. Add in all the tempering ingredients.
Pour over the ground chutney, mix and serve with idli or dosai.

mint, Tomato Chutney:
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Spongy Idlis:
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come on kugan, u r so dedicated and sincere in ur work, i really appreciate u for that. there are no words to explain.
will post simple receipes whenever i get time. we all r busy with our schedules.
we really learn so many dishes from this thread, even so many tips too.
i am trying whatever i can try.
today i made white pumpkin rasavangi , came out nicely. i picked this receipe from some TV channel.

i do have facility to access net connection during my vacation. Surely i will be present in the hub, with some receipes of my mom.

take care kugan

Dear Selviem, thanks for your nice post.
I can really understand your situation.

We will be missing out many yummy recipes,
thinking that they are very simple recipes.

Please post when you feel free.
i am sure your mom will have some nice recipes.

Selviem, just look at the coincidence .
I am making pusini rasavangi tomorrow, my relatives recipe.
you have made it today.
Both of us think alike:-D
You post your version, and I will post mine.

Thanks Selviem, take care, Kugan

Kugan, your iddlis look so posa posa:-D. Your mint chutney looks so inviting. feel like eating at once. I have only seen green colour mint chutney.
Your m.keerai sambar was a super hit in my house. Every one enjoyed it very much.

Yes Selviem, as Kugan says post simple recipes that we will cook daily in our house.
Thanks to every one. Gulabjamun.

sure kugan, my version as i told, i picked poosini rasavangi from tamil channel. i will post that tonight, need ur version too.

mom receipes, will be very simple, normal cooking, but taste will be too good. i will post her receipes when i go to india.

Gulabjamun thanks for your nice mail.
Glad that all enjoyed the m. keerai sambar.
She also taught me how to do keerai kulambu.
I will post the recipe later.

Gulabjamun, your comments about the idli, posa,posa makes me:rotfl::rotfl:
Thanks again gulabjamun. Take care, Kugan98

Thanks Selviem, looking forward to your mom's nice recipes.
We do not know, they cook simple and delicious dishes.
Olden days recipes are real treasures.
Thanks, Selviem, take care, Kugan98

I simply love Nichiro uncle's tomato rice. That's the only recipe that I have.
That's the best so far:2thumbsup:
My relative taught me this simple tomato rice, which she says she packs in lunch boxes to work. She also taught me a good mixed onion raitha. I will post soon.
Try this out friends, Kugan98

TOMATO RICE

Ingredients:

1 cup basmathi rice, soak for 10 minutes, drain.
1 big onion sliced
4 red medium tomatoes chopped fine
6 pips garlic minced roughly
1 ½ tsp chillie powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
Little tumeric powder

3 tbs ghee
1 bay leaf
1 inch cinnamon stick
2 cardamom pods
2 cloves
½ tsp aniseeds
2 green chillies, slit and cut across
1 sprig curry leaves
Salt per taste
Little coriander leaves for garnishing.

Method:
Heat a wok with 1 tbs of ghee. Add in the bay leaf, cinnamon,
cardamom, cloves, and aniseeds. Let them splutter.
Add in the drained rice and fry gently till moisture disappears.
Transfer the contents to a rice cooker, add salt and 2 cups of water.
Cook and cool the rice, it should be like separate grains.

Heat a wok with the 2 tbs of ghee. Add in the minced garlic.
Saute for a second, add in the onions and fry till transparent.
Add in the chopped tomatoes, salt, chillie , garam masala and tumeric.
green chillies and curry leaves.

Fry till the tomatoes get mushy, and oil separates from the gravy.
Do not fry the gravy too dry.
Now mix this gravy with the cooked rice along with the chopped
coriander leaves, gently.

Give about 20 minutes for the rice to absorb the gravy.
Serve with raitha, fried potato wedges.

NOTE: you can add chopped carrots and green peas while cooking
the gravy if you like.

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Friends, here is the mixed onion raitha for the tomato rice.
It was thick and creamy. Kugan98.

MIXED ONION RAITHA

Ingredients:

2 cups thick curds
2 medium onions sliced, add little salt keep aside
1 small cucumber grated, squeeze out little juice
1 smal carrot grated
1 big tomato, discard the pulp, chop into small pieces
Little coriander leaves chopped
Salt to taste
A tinge of sugar

Method:
Beat the curds well with the salt and sugar.
Squeeze the onions, to remove the pungent taste.
Add it to the curds. Add the squeezed cucumber.
Add in the grated carrot, tomato, coriander leaves.
Mix well with the curds, chill and serve.

NOTE: She said you can add in a pinch of cumin powder if you like.
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Kugan akka

Raitha Looks yummy :)