Kugan's Kitchen Part 6

Dear Dev, here is the green peas curry. Hope it tastes like the one you had in Kerala. Kugan98

KERALA GREEN PEAS CURRY

Ingredients:

1 cup green peas soaked over night, cook in a pressure cooker till cooked,
with enough water. Keep the water and green peas aside.

1 tbs oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
2 inch piece cinnamon stick
2 cardamom pods
2 cloves

1 big onion sliced
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste

1 red tomato chopped
2 green chillies, slit into 4 and cut across
2 sprig curry leaves

1 tsp chillie powder
2 tsp coriander powder
½ tsp tumeric powder
½ tsp garam masala powder
A pinch of pepper powder
Salt to taste

¾ cup thick coconut milk

Method:

Heat a pot with the oil, add in the spices and let them crackle.
Add in the sliced onions, saute till light brown.
Add in the ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell goes.

Now add in the chopped tomatoes, green chillies and curry leaves.
Saute till the tomatoes turn mushy.
Add in all the spice powders with the salt. Saute well till a nice aroma comes.

Add in the cooked green peas with the water. Let it simmer till the gravy is thick.
Now add in the thick coconut milk, mix well and switch off the flame.
Serve with rice or roti.

Another of your request Dev, hope it meets your requirements.
Kugan98


KERALA EGG CURRY

Ingredients:

4 hard boiled eggs, shelled and cut into halves
2 medium potatoes boiled, peeled and quartered

2 tbs coconut oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
1 big onion sliced
½ inch ginger chopped fine
2 pips garlic chopped fine
4 green chillies, slit into 4 and cut across
2 sprig curry leaves.

3 tsp coriander powder
½ tsp chillie powder
¼ tsp tumeric powder
1 tsp pepper powder
½ tsp garam masala powder

2 cups thin coconut milk
1 tbs vinegar
Salt

½ cup thick coconut milk

Method:
Heat oil in a pan, add in the mustard seeds.
Now add in the onions and saute till light brown.
Add in the ginger, garlic, green chillies and curry leaves.

Stir fry well, add in all the spice powders, and fry for a minute.
Add in the thin coconut milk, salt and the vinegar.
Stir well and allow to boil, when it boils, add in the boiled potatoes.

Allow the gravy to simmer for about 5 minutes.
The gravy will be a bit thick, add in the thick coconut milk.
Mix well and switch off the flame.

Arrange the eggs in a flat serving dish.
Pour the gravy on top, and serve.

K, thanks a lot... will try both the recipes... peas curry sounds like what I am looking for... egg curry konjam diff-a theriyudhu... the one I had was without potatoes and also no vinegar... I guess I can use the peas curry recipe as base and try it with egg as well...

Thanks a lot Aarthii...:) How is the lil one doing?

Kugan, peas curry sounds so good! do we have to use dried peas? Will frozen peas get too mushy?

He is doing fine.
howz kutti doing? hope she is enjoying her school days.
by this time ,am sure she must have got few friends ,am i right?

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Originally Posted by kugan98

Aarthii, glad that you are well.
Make use of the opportunity and visit as many places as you can.
Drop in when time permits. Take care, Kugan98

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yes kuganka,trying to cover few nearby as well as important palces before going to india.
Only few days are left for our returning to india.

Kugan, another question: can we make crisp dosais with raw rice (pacha arisi)? Can you pls. give the proportions?
Thanks in advance.

Dear Dev, here is another version of Kerala egg curry from my aunt.

KERALA EGG CURRY 2

Ingredients:

4 eggs boiled and remove shell.
1 big onion sliced finely
½ inch ginger chopped fine
2 green chillies slit 4 and cut across
2 medium tomatoes quartered
1 tsp chillie powder
1 tsp coriander powder
¼ tsp tumeric powder
2 tsp oil
½ tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ cup coconut milk
1 cup water
Salt to taste

Method:

You can leave the eggs whole or cut into halves. Keep aside.

Heat oil in a pan, add in the mustard and cumin seeds.
Add in the ginger, onions and green chillies.
Saute well, till the onions are transparent.

Add in the chillie, coriander and tumeric powders.
Stir fry for a minute. Add in the cut tomatoes.
Add in the water and salt, let it come to a boil.

Let the tomatoes cook well and the gravy a bit thick.
Add in the coconut milk, let it heat through. (Do not boil )
Add in the eggs whole or halved.
Remove and serve with iddiappam, rice or roti.

Dear Lakme, I think you can try the green peas curry with fresh green peas.
Just boil them first and add it last to the gravy.
I have not tried, if you want let me try once first.


Lakme, you are very, very lucky.
Recently I went for a function. Several dishes attracted my attention.
One is the crispy dosai, empty gravy for ghee rice, pineapple goju and curd potatoes.
Summa varuvena, slowly talked with the chef and got the recipes.

I tried the dosai yesterday and it came off super.
I am posting it for you. I will try all the other recipes soon.
Thanks and take care, Kugan98