Kugan's Kitchen Part 6

Here is a simple sweet I tried from http://eq-myblog.blogspot.com/2011/0...ce-flakes.html . It turned out good. I am posting the recipe here for easy reference. Thanks to the blogger for the recipe.

Cocoa Aval Urundai :

Ingredients:- (Makes 15)
Aval / Rice Flakes - 1 Cup (approx 75 gms)
Sugar - 1 Cup
Cocoa Powder - 1 tbsp - to taste
Cashews - 1/2 cup - to taste
Green Pistachios - 1/4 cup - to taste
Cardamom - 2 to 3 pods
Dessicated coconut - to taste
Raisins - for garnish (optional)
Ghee (clarified butter) - 1/2 cup - as needed

Dry roast rice flakes till golden brown. Care should be taken not to scorch/burn them !

Grind together the roasted rice flakes, cashews, pistachios, sugar, cardamom and the coconut into a fine powder. Add cocoa powder and give it a quick pulse.

Heat the ghee and let it remain on low flame. On a lightly greased plate/tray spill the powdered contents and garnish them with raisins (u can also add sliced dessicated coconut or cashews) .

Add hot ghee little by little as needed and shape it into laddoos. The hot liquid helps in shaping them; i have to say my rounds are not perfect but am getting there ! The quantity of ghee specified can be adjusted as needed.

Yummmm!!!...:slurp:

Rose,thanks for the Moong dal kuruma recipe.
Will try it out soon and will come back with the feedback.

Dev,coco aval urundai looks interesting!
Thanks for the recipe.
eppadi dev?ivalo cooking sites browse pannareenga?
U r great!

Aarthii, blog hopping(esp food, travel, photography , craft blogs) is my fav activity...I can even do it for a whole day without break...:P

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Aarthii, blog hopping(esp food, travel, photography , craft blogs) is my fav activity...I can even do it for a whole day without break...:P

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coco aval urundai rendu naan varum varai micham vaiyunga. :tongue_watering:

Illaatti courier seyyunga. :P

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Aarthii, blog hopping(esp food, travel, photography , craft blogs) is my fav activity...I can even do it for a whole day without break...:P

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coco aval urundai rendu naan varum varai micham vaiyunga. :tongue_watering:

Illaatti courier seyyunga. :P

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neenga varum varai micham vaikiradhu kashttamana kaariyam...so courier senjitten...;)

Inga irukkaravangalukke onnum ille...chennaiku courier pannittangalaam ........ adhuvum via hub only... periya alu dev neenga.

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Inga irukkaravangalukke onnum ille...chennaiku courier pannittangalaam ........ adhuvum via hub only... periya alu dev neenga.

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Sudhaka, ungalukku illamala... naane ooti viduren... vaayai thiranga paarpom...;)

Dev, please give it to me in my hand.
I will enjoy it better :lol:
Gulabjamun

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Aarthii, blog hopping(esp food, travel, photography , craft blogs) is my fav activity...I can even do it for a whole day without break...:P

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Oh,apart frm cooking,so many net huntings u r doing dev :o
Am very happy about ur interest :D
Instead of sitting simply or digging about the family or past matters,doing some unwanted gossips,
It's good to be engaged with some interesting stuffs.Good work dev!

Dev 1 small request,craft blogs-oda linksum anupunga plz.

Friends,i tried kuganka's sweet potato curry.It came out very well.
The curry base was very good.It tasted very nice even without the sweet potatoes.

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neenga varum varai micham vaikiradhu kashttamana kaariyam...so courier senjitten...;)

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enakku? :lol: adhoda kadalai mittaai anuppi vainga! :)

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Inga irukkaravangalukke onnum ille...chennaiku courier pannittangalaam ........ adhuvum via hub only... periya alu dev neenga.

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bus strike. train accidents..

So Dev courier boy coco urundaiyai avane saaptu vittadhaa kelvi.

anyway... Sudha.. neenga enna pesal item senju vachirukkeenga enakku ?

Aarthiji..

do u mean to say that we can use some other vegetable than sweet potatoe too as the base itself is very tasty ?

Madhu :evil:
Ennamo Coimbatore vara pora maadhiriyeeeeee build up kudukareenga ?
Are you coming to CBe ? If so, when, where, how, why, what ellam sollungo. Sollavittalum, you are most welcome.

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Madhu :evil:
Ennamo Coimbatore vara pora maadhiriyeeeeee build up kudukareenga ?
Are you coming to CBe ? If so, when, where, how, why, what ellam sollungo. Sollavittalum, you are most welcome.

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adhukkuthaanE unga number ellaam refresh senju vachirukken.
adutha month varuven. date mattum appuram solluven. :swinghead:

Aarthii, I'll send u the links soon... paati is sick...so konjam busy now...

Eagerly waiting for Kugan's return.
Hope she had a nice holiday. I am sure she will be back with lots of recipes. rose75

dev,

cocoa urundai is very nice, i tried today, it was superhit in our house. kids liked it very much. thanks dev

dev,
please send me some interesting crafts links .
i am also interested. my son likes all types of creative paper works.

friends,

today i made kugan's brinjal serve. it came out nicely and very tasty too.

very nice to have with steam rice. tomorrow i am planning to make soya chunks pulav. with that also it will be nice i hope.

I too tried the brinjal serve with plain ghee rice.
It was a super hit in my house.

Kugan can you show me how to make methu vadai step by step. Mine is always out of shape or not spongy :lol:

Take your time, Rose75

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Aarthiji..

do u mean to say that we can use some other vegetable than sweet potatoe too as the base itself is very tasty ?

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Madhuji,
Actually,the sweet potatoes which i used was more sweeter than the normal ones.So when u chew those potatoes,u feel like eating a sweet dish.
But though the potates are sweet,the curry was very good.It has its own taste.There is no such sweet taste in the gravy since the potatoes are boiled already.The tatse was a kind of very mild sweet and spicy dish.

I guess that might be the speciality in this dish.i dunno whether that taste will come with other potatoes,veges.But i wish to try that curry base with potatoes.Lemme do once will tell u about the outcome

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Aarthii, I'll send u the links soon... paati is sick...so konjam busy now...

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Oh,take care of her dev.
No hurry.
Post me the links in ur free time.

Madhu, cbe vareengala???!!! :bluejump: :bluejump: :bluejump:

Selviem, glad u all enjoyed the choco balls...:D

Aarthii n selvi, here are a few links...
http://www.allfreecrafts.com/blog/
http://prickandstitch.ismycraft.com/
http://www.bloombakecreate.com/
http://recycledcrafts.craftgossip.com/
http://www.tiffanyrichards.blogspot.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/simplekidscrafts
http://www.youtube.com/user/MarthaStewartCrafts
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCraftsChannel
http://www.theidearoom.net/
http://www.craftideas.info/
http://mrsfife.wordpress.com/
http://blog.craftzine.com/
http://recycledcrafts.craftgossip.com/
http://craftgossip.com/
http://crafts.totalblogdirectory.com/
http://www.futuregirl.com/craft_blog/index.aspx
http://mountainmomreport.blogspot.com
http://www.indie-guest.it/
http://www.tiffanyrichards.blogspot.com/

U can also chk out martha stewart's website for ideas!!!

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Madhu, cbe vareengala???!!! :bluejump: :bluejump: :bluejump:

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adhukkuthaan coco urundai micham vaikka sonnEn. courier varavillai. :(

No problem. Sudha aval-ukku badhilaa oats vachu urundai senju tharuvaanga :yessir:

see u all in FEB !

courier paiyan suttutaana...sari paravaillai vidunga... neenga cbe vaanga... naanum sudhakavum serndhu edho oru coco urundai senju tharom...;) :P

dev,

thanks a lot dev, my son is so happy. he conveyed his speciaaaaaaaaaaaaaal thanks to u. he is flying in the sky.

oh, I'm glad the lil one found the links interesting... I lost the links for a few sites that I used to visit occassionally... they were inetresting but not updated regularly... Anyway, I'll post more links as n wen I come across something interesting...

BTW, if ur son is interested in paper crafts, ask him to look for "origami" on youtube... there are a few interesting channels... I like these channels... http://www.youtube.com/user/Meamergr#g/a
http://www.youtube.com/user/super1600

u can fnd more such channels... kids can keep themselves engaged for hrs together once they get to do such stuffs...:)

Hi All, I need recipe for vattha kozhambu..

We dont make vatha kozhambu in SL. Last time when I was in Chennai I had vathakozhambu and it was really tasty. Would love to try it out.

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Originally Posted by Roshan

Hi All, I need recipe for vattha kozhambu..

We dont make vatha kozhambu in SL. Last time when I was in Chennai I had vathakozhambu and it was really tasty. Would love to try it out.

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I don't know if everyone would agree but I always felt puzhi kolambu, kara kozhambu and vatha kozhambu are different.

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Originally Posted by Roshan

Hi All, I need recipe for vattha kozhambu..

We dont make vatha kozhambu in SL. Last time when I was in Chennai I had vathakozhambu and it was really tasty. Would love to try it out.

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enga veettuku vaanga! Aunty will show you how to make vathakkuzhambu! :)

Dev dear,
thanks a lot for the links. :D
How many links u have send? :o
Definitely u r a great net Hunter ! :lol:

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Hi All, I need recipe for vattha kozhambu..

We dont make vatha kozhambu in SL. Last time when I was in Chennai I had vathakozhambu and it was really tasty. Would love to try it out.

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I don't know if everyone would agree but I always felt puzhi kolambu, kara kozhambu and vatha kozhambu are different.

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There is one more version "veRum kuzhambu". Of course, they are different.

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Originally Posted by madhu

There is one more version "veRum kuzhambu". Of course, they are different.

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unga veettukku vandhaal veRum kuzhambudhaan kidaikkumaa? :)

Roshan, Here's Mrs.Mano's recipe:
VATHAL KUZHAMBU PODI:
In a little oil, fry 1 cup of coriander seeds, 1 cup of dry chillies, ¼ cup of Bengal gram, ½ cup of thuar dal, 2sp fenugreek seeds, 2sp split black gram, 2tbsp peppercorns, and 1sp cumin seeds to a light golden colour. When cooled, grind all these ingredients to a fine powder.

VATHAL KUZHAMBU:

Soak a big lime sized tamarind in water for 1 hr and then extracts its thick juice. Heat a kadai and pour 2tbsp gingelly oil. When the oil becomes hot, add 1sp mustard seeds and when they are spluttering, add 1sp black grams, 2tbsp Bengal gram, 3 red chillies and some curry leaves. Fry for a few seconds and then pour the tamarind juice, half a spoon turmeric powder, 2tsp vathal kuzhambu podi and enough salt. Mix well and allow the kuzhambu to simmer for some minutes until the raw flavour disappears and the kuzhambu is slightly thickened.

VATHTHAL KUZHAMBU-III:

Soak a big lime-sized tamarind in water for 1 hour and then extract its thick juice. Heat a kadai and pour 4tbsp gingelly oil. When the oil becomes hot, add 1sp mustard seeds. When they splutter, add1sp black gram, 4 red chillies, and 1 spring curry leaves and fry well. Then add 1 cup of small onions and 4 slit green chillies. Fry for a few minutes and when the onions become soft, add a handful of mixed vathals like sundaikkai, avaraikkai, manaththakkaali, katharikkai etc. and fry for a few seconds. Pour the tamarind extract and add 2tsp chillipowder, 1sp turmeric powder, 4sp coriander powder and enough salt. Mix well. Let the kuzhambu simmer for sometime until it thickens fairly. Add ¼ cup of cooked thuar dal and 1tbsp chopped coriander leaves to the kuzhambu and mix well. Put off the fire.

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Dev dear,
thanks a lot for the links. :D
How many links u have send? :o
Definitely u r a great net Hunter ! :lol:

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Thanks Aarthii...:)

This is a simple cauliflower masala from one of Mallika Badrinath's cookbook... great as a side for lunch...

Cauliflower Masala :

Cook about 1 medium cauliflower, cut into medium sized pieces ,with lil water and salt until almost done.

Grind to a coarse mixture- 2 tbsp of coconut,3 garlic,3 or 4 green chillies,salt. Don't add water.

Heat oil. Add 1 chopped onion. Saute till brownish.
Add the mixture and mix well. saute for few secs only.
Add the cauliflower and mix well. Let cook for 2 mins.
Take off flame and add lemon juice to taste. Mix well.
Done!!!

Note: The same masala can be scrambled and used as a stuffing to make cauliflower paratha...

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There is one more version "veRum kuzhambu". Of course, they are different.

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unga veettukku vandhaal veRum kuzhambudhaan kidaikkumaa? :)

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adhai oru tharam sAppittAl meeNdum meeNdum kEtka thooNdum :sssssss:

moreover one more item "koNdai kadalai kottu kuzhambu" wheeeeeeeee... soooper taste-A irukkum !!

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Originally Posted by rajraj

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Originally Posted by madhu

There is one more version "veRum kuzhambu". Of course, they are different.

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unga veettukku vandhaal veRum kuzhambudhaan kidaikkumaa? :)

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adhai oru tharam sAppittAl meeNdum meeNdum kEtka thooNdum :sssssss:

moreover one more item "koNdai kadalai kottu kuzhambu" wheeeeeeeee... soooper taste-A irukkum !!

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Madhu, recipes pls... :mrgreen:

Btw, is verum kuzhambu similar to chettinad chumma kuzhambu? like this... http://solaiachiskitchen.blogspot.co...-kuzhambu.html

Hi Dev

enakku cooking theriyadhu. Will ask Mayflower and get u the recipes. Else wait for 10 days :kikiki: