Kugan's Kitchen Part 7

Nithishri thai and chinese recipes pondungo. UR kathrija salna for briyani was mouth licking. have made it several times.

Wow, Kuganka such a beautiful spread.
Your dishes are all so yummy.

I too like to ask you something, do you have chillie potato recipe?
I think that is Chinese. Thanks

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Originally Posted by rose75

Kuganka such a yummy spread for Rubenee.

How do you make filter coffee?

What coffee powder do you use?

Thanks, Rose

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Thanks Rose for your nice post.

Sangeetha has given you the link.

Thanks Sangeetha for giving the link to Rose.

Rose I use filters from India, also my coffee comes from India.

Filter coffee is best served in a set of tawara tumbler.

COFFEE FILTERS:

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2837/9...498a4a0d86.jpg


COFFEE POWDER:

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2880/9...c875bfbb64.jpg

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Originally Posted by sangeethabalaji

K thanks for the paal halwa recipe. mouthwatering. Rubenee is so gifted. the adiperuku plate also looks good. i think ur whole family is so gifted.

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Thanks Sangeetha for your nice post.

Also thanks for taking the trouble to post the link for our Rose.

Take your time and try out the paal halwa. You get good full cream fresh milk there.

Rubenee is such a sweet girl, our Mahalakshmi of our house.

I am also looking forward to Nithishri's Chinese and Thai recipes.

Thanks and take care, Kugan

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Originally Posted by gulabjamun

Wow, Kuganka such a beautiful spread.
Your dishes are all so yummy.

I too like to ask you something, do you have chillie potato recipe?
I think that is Chinese. Thanks

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Thanks Gulabjamun for your nice post.
Yes, you are welcome to ask for any recipe.

At this moment, my house is bustling with guests.
Five have come from UK for their summer holidays.

Eye balls coming out:-D literal translation.
Anyhow samaalipom, recipe coming soon.
Kugan

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Originally Posted by rajraj

May be you should visit India and find a neem tree with fruits. :lol:

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I will come down from Kailsah for the next Kumba Mela :lol:

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Originally Posted by rajraj

On Tamil New year Day in April neem flower rasam (veppampoo rasam) is a must ! :)

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Really? never heard of such rasam, I will ask my mum, she usually makes the normal rasam , I love rasam, I drink it like water, and it does help with stuffy nose/ sore throat and dry cough

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Originally Posted by rajraj

Neem oil is used to cure skin conditions and as hair oil. I don't think it is consumed. It is supposed to cure infections. Some soaps and tooth paste in India have neem oil. Remember, we used to brush our teeth with a twig from neem trees. It is supposed to protect your gums. :)

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Yeah I know, you can buy these stuff in Asian supermarkets over here, thanks for your advice uncle :)

Hi K,
superb spread for aadi perukku..
and the custard jelly is mouthwatering... rubenee is enjoying it seems :D
Like how rubenee has visited her mom ;) I went to my mom's house for aadi perukku weekend. stayed there on sat and sun :happydance:

Sat:
amma enna edhuvume seyya vidala, saturday fullaa avangale samaichaanga, all kind of variety rice, sweets, vada everything... :D
Night dinner, amma pizza saapdanumnu ketaanga, we went and had pizza for dinner.

Sunday:

sunday lunch naan cook panninen, simple lunch thaan, mullangi + drumstick araichu vitta saambar, jeeraga rasam, cheppankizhangu fry, spinach fried with onion and garlic.
idhaiye amma nalla samaichirukkey nu solli saaptaanga... :D Dad and bro loved the fry a lot.
Night we went to hotel again and had North-Indian dinner.

I loved this weeked. :D

paaal halwa senjen K it turned out so good and it was over within ten minutes. but the color of it was light brown for me? did i do something wrong? but the taste was so good.

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Originally Posted by Madhu Sree

simple lunch thaan, mullangi + drumstick araichu vitta saambar, jeeraga rasam, cheppankizhangu fry, spinach fried with onion and garlic.

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idhu simple lunch? :lol:

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Originally Posted by PARAMASHIVAN

I will come down from Kailsah for the next Kumba Mela :lol:

Really? never heard of such rasam, I will ask my mum, she usually makes the normal rasam , I love rasam, I drink it like water, and it does help with stuffy nose/ sore throat and dry cough




Yeah I know, you can buy these stuff in Asian supermarkets over here, thanks for your advice uncle :)

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Thanks P.S Tamby for your post.
Achchocho, veepam poo rasam do not know?

Here is the recipe that my grandma used to make.
I used to get the dry flowers from India. Kugan
VEEPAM POO RASAM

Ingredients:

(A)
1 big marble sized tamarind
1 ½ cups of water
¼ tsp turmeric powder
1 pinch of asafetida powder
1 sprig curry leaves
1 tsp soaked toor dal
3 broken red chillies fried in little oil
Salt to taste

(B)
1 ½ cup of dal water, or water
½ tsp jaggery

(C)
1 tsp ghee
½ tsp mustard seeds
1 sprig curry leaves

(D)
1 tsp ghee
2 tsp dried veepam poo
1 tsp finely chopped coriander leaves

Method:
Extract the tamarind juice with 1 ½ cups of water.
Now add all the ingredients in (A) in a pot.
Boil on low heat till the raw smell goes.
Add in (B) and heat until froth starts forming.
Switch off the flame and remove.

Heat the 1 tsp of ghee, add in the ingredients in (C)
Pour it over the rasam.

Heat another 1 tsp of ghee, fry the dried veepam poo in low flame until they turn reddish.
Now add the fried veepam poo flowers to the rasam.
Now garnish with the cut coriander leaves, serve hot with steaming rice.

Thanks to the net for 2 pictures:

Fresh Veepampoo:


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7305/9...8530bc4dda.jpg


Dried Veepampoo:

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3695/9...cb3065dbfc.jpg

Veepam poo rasam :

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7460/9...90e3839285.jpg