Kugan's Kitchen Part 5

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Originally Posted by Aarthii

karthika,tried ur tomato onion chutney.A unique taste i shud say.The taste was combo of both coconut chutney as well as tomato chutney.
Nice taste
thanks for the recipe.
We had it along with rava dosa for yesterday's dinner.

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Hi Aarthi,
Thanks for the comments.... :notworthy:

Thanks for your post Karthika, as I have said before,
The same sambar made in two houses will not be the same in taste. So do not worry, the more the merrier.
Please post what ever recipes that you know.
Your recipes are welcome. Take care, kugan98

Thanks Gulabjamun for your nice post.
Do try out the recipes, when time permits.
Thanks and take care, Kugan98

Dear friends, yesterday was channa dal sundal.
You just have to wash the dal, add salt and boil, till it is cooked. Not mushy, then temper like you do for basic sundal.
Thanks, Kugan98

THE CHANNA DAL SUNDAL



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[tscii]This is a very simple mango pudding.
You can add in diced mango pieces instead of nata de coco
Thanks, Kugan98.


SIMPLE MANGO PUDDING

Ingredients:
3 ripe mangoes
½ cup sugar
½ cup evaporated milk
2 ¼ cups water
1 tbs agar agar powder
2 tbs of nata de coco

Method:
Peel and chop the mangoes coarsely.
Combine the mango with ¼ cup of water.
Process until smooth.
Press the puree through fine sieve, over a bowl.
Discard the solids.

Bring 1 cup of water to boil, add the sugar, stir until dissolved.
Remove and keep aside to cool.
Bring another cup of water to boil, add in the agar, agar powder.
Stir until dissolved, let it come to one boil, remove and cool a bit.

Now add the mango puree, sugar syrup, agar agar solution,
and also the ½ cup of evaporated milk.
Use a whisk to stir the contents well.
Add in the nata de coco, mix nicely.
Pour the mixture into small cups.
Cover and chill for 3 hours or over night.


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Hai kugan I was very busy for few days, because I had visitors. I cooked mushroom biryani , vege kurma and other items. I had full of praise from my relatives.
I hope to become a good cook with your recipes.

The mango pudding is awesome . Let me try it out.
Rose.

:oops: happy belated birthday Dev :) hope you had a good one!

K : recipes are mouth-watering!!!

Dear Rose, thanks for your nice compliments.
I am happy to know that my recipes are of use to you.
Try out more recipes and give us your feed backs.
Thanks, take care, Kugan98

Vangga Nm, how is your health now?
You have been missing for sometime in the hub.
Hope every thing is fine.

Dev,s birthday pulled you to the hub :D
Thanks for your compliments.
Take care, your health is more important.
Kugan98

Suvai, here is the recipe for the Anjineyar vadai.


ANJINEYAR VADA MAALAI

Ingredients:

1 cup of whole black urad dal, soaked for 20 minutes.
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp black pepper corns
Salt to taste
1 tbs rice flour

Method:
Drain the black urad dal, add in the cumin seeds,
black pepper corns, and salt to the soaked dal.
Leave this mixture for about 15 minutes.

Now grind the urad dal mixture without adding water.
The paste will be a little coarse. Add in the rice flour.
Mix nicely.

Now heat the oil in a wok.
Take a plastic sheet and oil it a little.
Now take a small ball of the batter.
Now flatten the batter, slowly with your fingers.
The vadai should be quite thin. Make a hole in the middle.

Keep the flame very low, slip the vadais into the oil.
Keep flipping the vadais till it gets a brown colour.
It takes time to cook, since the flame is low.
Only then you will get crispy vadais.

Remove and put it on a paper towel.
Take a string and make the vadais into a maalai.
Your vada maalai is ready for neivedhiyam.


The whole black urad dal is ground without removing the skin.



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Dear friends, yesterday was the 6th night of Navarathiri.
I made corn sundal. Remove the kernels from a matured corn.
Use little salt and boil them.
Or you can boil the whole corn, then remove the kernels.
I like to do the basic sundal method for this corn sundal.
Try it out. Tomorrow is green peas sundal.


THE CORN SUNDAL

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kuganka,thanks for the vadai malai recipe.
Really very useful recipe for anjaneyar devotees.

Thanks for the corn sundal recipe too.

Corn sundal looks great

Wife away from home.. Itha celebrate panra maathiri simple and super delicious dish recipe yaaraachchum solla mudiyumaa :roll:

I will give TM... Dont worry. Ungalukkaaga idha kooda seiya mattoma? ....... here it is...

Venneer (aka) Hot water

Take 2 cups of water and boil thorughly.
This kills germs and the water becomes safe
for drinking.

Transfer the contents to a tall glass, and drink it sip by sip sitting in front of the TV or just gulp it fully.

This is a healthy drink and you can take as much as 8 glasses a day to keep you fit. It has lot of only good effects. Not a single bad effect. :redjump:

Enjoy ...Thanimayile inimai..........:wink:

Thanks TM for making me present this super recipe.:happydance:

PS : Dear experts : Idha vida simple-a healthya oru drink ungalala poda mudiyuma ? I am sure this is the most easy and the best recipe (:hammer: for me) in KK. :yessir:

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Sudha,
ungalukku therinjae ore item solliteenga.. Good.. BTW i asked for a dish not drink :hammer:

unga kitta kaettu pryojanam illa.. unga husband kitta kaetukaren :cheer:

Kugan can help me :boo:

Thanks Aarthii, please try the sundals when you have the time.
Please do not forget the 16th, Saraswathy Pooja.
Put Pranay,s books and ask him to sit with you for prayers.
Make a simple offering to God.
Tell Pranay about Goddess Saraswathy. He will slowly understand our festivals. Take care, Kugan98

Thiru Tamby, wife illana, celebrate pannanuma :notthatway:
At least Sudha gave you the recipe for hot water.
I will only give the recipe for iced cold water :rotfl: :rotfl:

Take care Tamby, manaiveye kanavanin maanikkam :yes:
Kugan98

Thanks Sudha for the nice hot water recipe :lol:
Thanks and take care, Kugan98

[tscii]This lotus root is mainly used in Chinese cooking.
It tastes good too as our curry. Kugan98


LOTUS ROOT CURRY

Ingredients:
300 grms lotus root , peeled, and cut into thin rounds.
2 small potatoes peeled and cut into cubes.
100 ml coconut milk
100 ml water.
2 medium onions chopped finely
2 big tomatoes chopped fine
1 green chillie chopped
3 pips of garlic finely chopped
½ inch ginger finely chopped

2 tsp red chillie powder
1 ½ tsp coriander powder
¼ tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp garam masala powder

½ tsp fenugreek seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
1 tbs oil

Little coriander leaves chopped

Method:
Slice the lotus roots and put them in a bowl of water with little vinegar, to stop discolouration.
Heat a pot with the oil. Add in the mustard seeds.
Add in the onions and sauté till translucent.
Add in the ginger and garlic, sauté again well.
Now add in the red chillie powder, coriander powder, and turmeric.
Stir nicely, add in the chopped tomatoes and cook till they turn mushy.

Now add in the green chillies and curry leaves.
Mix well add in the cubed potatoes, mix well again.
Add in the 1 cup of water, and stir until combined.
Add in the lotus roots, salt, and simmer on low heat for 15 minutes.
Add more water if needed. Once the potatoes are cooked and the gravy
thick, add in the coconut milk and stir well. Add the garam masala powder.
Let it come to one slow boil and remove.
Garnish with the cut coriander leaves.
Serve with rice.

NOTE: The lotus root will be little crunchy even after cooking.

This is how the lotus root looks:

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Originally Posted by kugan98

Thiru Tamby, wife illana, celebrate pannanuma :notthatway:
At least Sudha gave you the recipe for hot water.
I will only give the recipe for iced cold water :rotfl: :rotfl:

Kugan98

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TM, unga nilamai padu mosam. .... :rotfl: :poke:

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Originally Posted by kugan98

manaiveye kanavanin mana vaethanai :yes:

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yeah :(

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Originally Posted by Thirumaran

Wife away from home.. Itha celebrate panra maathiri simple and super delicious dish recipe yaaraachchum solla mudiyumaa :roll:

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TM :lol2:


enaku itha keatka Agni natchathiram Janakarj thaan gnyabaham varuthu Ensoy :lol2: :rotfl2:

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Originally Posted by Thirumaran

Wife away from home.. Itha celebrate panra maathiri simple and super delicious dish recipe yaaraachchum solla mudiyumaa :roll:

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kugan: ivarukku paagalkaai salad solli kudunga! :lol:

aaahhhhhaaa kugan nga....super Anjineyar vadai ...i too learnt the trick for super Anjineyar vadai is to soak the ulunthu for half hour only..apo thaan crispyaa irukum...;-)

thank u nga kugan for all the super sundal recipes too....corn naan try panna thilai....fabulous idea...pannidaren..:-)

thiru nga...."celebrate" ah "missing" nu maathi paarunga...u will get mighty super duper recipes ngo... :mrgreen:
hope yr wife gets back soon nga....:-)

i have never tried making curry with lotus roots nga kugan....there is always a first time ;-) thank u nga....

quote="kugan98"][tscii]This lotus root is mainly used in Chinese cooking.
It tastes good too as our curry. Kugan98


Kugan, ungalukku ESP than! I just bought a packet of frozen lotus root--I'll try your recipe this weekend.

So many recipes at minnal speed--kudos to you!

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Originally Posted by suvai

thiru nga....
hope yr wife gets back soon nga....:-)

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yean intha kola veri :roll:

K, radish leavesla edhavadhu recipe irundha post pannunga...except for radish leaves dhal...

Thanks, Suvai try panni paarugga.
Corn sundal too will taste great.

I have not forgotten your beetroot cutlet.
Will post very soon.

I will normally make our normal urad dal vadai with only black pepper corns to saathuyfy in the Anjineyar temple which is in Brickfields, here.

Thanks and take care, Kugan98

Thanks Lakme for your nice post.
I am glad that I posted the recipe in time for you.
try it out, Kugan98

Dev, I have tried radish leaves poriyal.
The leaves have to be young, then we do as we do other
greens poriyal. Let me ask my aunt for any other recipes.
Thanks take care, Kugan98

My dear friends, I did not get time to log on for two days.
Had visitors who came from India for a business trip.
Turned out for tea with 2 hours short notice.
Managed to make few items, they promised to come back from Bangkok trip yesterday for dinner.
Well I will post the spread that I made for them.
I had to juggle my time between my prayers and preparing dinner.
Thanks and take care, Kugan98

Dear Friends, I have not posted sundal pictures for thursday and friday.

I did the green peas, or pattani sundal on thursday.
On friday I did the sundal with horsegram or kollu.
I tried the method given by Ksen long agao in the SOS thread.
Thanks Ksen for the recipe. Kugan98

The Recipe By Ksen.

Soak channa overnight and pressure cook with salt. Grind a small piece ginger and two/three green chillies coarsely. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard, perungayam, curry leaves, then the cooked channa (without water). Mix, add the ground paste, mix well and serve. If you want, add some lemon juice, after removing from fire. Dried peas, channa dhal, green gram - all taste good this way.


THE GREEN PEAS SUNDAL:


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THE KOLLU SUNDAL:

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O.K friends, here is the list of items.

Chappathi,
White kurma
Iddiyappam
Sothi
Fried noodles Indian style
Iddli
Thosai
Ghee dosai
Sambar
Tomato chutney
Coriander chutney
Coconut chutney
carrot chutney
Idli podi
Mock mutton varuval
Jelly mixed fruits with ice cream
Bananas
Grapes
Rose milk
Suda suda filter coffee.

The Spread:


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The Jelly Mixed Fruit Dessert:

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The dosai, ghee dosai, bananas and grapes are missing from the picture. We had to make the dosais suda suda :lol:

The Filter Coffee:


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FRIED LOTUS SEEDS

Ingredients:

2 fully grown lotus seed heads.
Little fine salt
Little pepper
Oil for frying

Method:

Take the lotus seed heads.
Break to reveal yellowish green lotus seeds inside.
Remove the outer green rubbery skin of each lotus seeds.
You will find white lotus seeds.
Repeat the same with the remaining green lotus seeds.

Heat oil in a wok, add in the white seeds and fry till crisp.
Remove and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Bottle when cool.
It is a good snack.


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THE FRIED LOTUS SEEDS:


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K, super spread... reminds me of my first few months after marriage when we have to visit friends/relatives place... weekend ellam we used to visit 2-3 houses and ella veetilayum ippadi(sometimes idhai vida periya) spread irukkum... kodumaiyaana kaalam vayathukku...:lol:

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Originally Posted by kugan98

Dev, I have tried radish leaves poriyal.
The leaves have to be young, then we do as we do other
greens poriyal. Let me ask my aunt for any other recipes.
Thanks take care, Kugan98

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Thanks K...I'll try that... Have lots of radish greens from the veggie garden... nalla tender onesaa paarthu pluck panni senjiduren...:) I also got a recipe from a punjabi cookbook... will try that aswell and if it turns out well, will post the recipe...

K, do u have a recipe for something called "thengai paal kuzhambu"... it'll be white in color with some patta-krambu kind of spice smell... onions mattum irukkum... goes very well with dosai...

Hi Kugan98,

Thanks for all your lovely recipies. Mango pudding looks mouth watering .. would like to try. Can you tell me what is "nata de coco"?