Kugan's Kitchen

kugan...........hope yr friend shares with u the recipe for u to post for all of us too!!....:-)
Regards,
Suvai

[tscii]Suvai here is the recipe.
The picture is not appealing
But the taste is.


MANGO BRINJAL MIX

Ingredients:
3 cups brinjal cut into bite size
1 cup green unripe mango cut into bite size (adjust for sourness)
2 tsp red chillie powder
1 onion chopped
½ tsp tumeric powder
2 tsp oil
1 sprig curry leaves
Salt as needed
1 tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp urad dal

To Grind:
2 tbs coconut
1 tsp cumin
2 pips garlic
1 sprig curry leaves

Method:
Heat oil in a wok, add in the mustard seeds and urad dal.
Let them splutter, add in the curry leaves and onions.
Sauté till the onions is golden brown.
Add in the chopped brinjal and fry till the colour changes.
Add the chopped mango, red chillie powder, tumeric powder
And salt, stir nicely for few minutes, finally add in the coconut
Paste, some water and boil well till everything is cooked.
The brinjal and mango should be mashed well.
Remove and serve with rice or roti.



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Kugan,

There is this grocery store called Selvi Stores in SG. they also sell many types of Indian spice powders under Selvi brand. I especially love their rasam powder. Have you had a chance to try it?. If yes, do u have a recipe for rasam powder that tastes similar to it?. If not, please post your rasam powder recipe.

Thanks in adv...

& sry, din't get a chance to try the achar recipes yet...

Hi kugan,
i tried ur ragi puttu recipe and it came out very very goood...
My hubby enjoyed it very much.He said it is one of his favourite dish thanks a lot .

Hi Kugan,
Will try & let u know.............thanks for yr recipes.
:-)

Dev, I have not tried Selvi brand rasa podi.
This is my family recipe. I do not know wheather
it would match the Selvi brand.
Sorry if it is not to your expectation.


RASA PODI

Ingredients:

50 grms coriander seeds

25 grms dry red chillie

20 grms toor dal

10 grms pepper

10 grms cumin

1 tbs fenugreek seeds

1 tbs tumeric powder

2 sprigs curry leaves

1 tsp asafetida

Method:

Dry roast all the items, taking care not to brown

The fenugreek seeds.

When cool grind it to a little coarse powder in a mixie.

When cool store it in air tight bottle.

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Dear Swapna, I am happy that the puttu came out nice for you.
Do try the other dishes also.
Thanks.

Thanks Suvai, your presences always here makes me happy, otherwise I feel very lonely. Thanks.

Kugan, thanks a lot for the recipe... Will try it out once the stock of selvi rasam pwd gets over...

This again according to my friend, is a dish cooked in the villages.
A simple dish to cook when you run out of ideas as what to cook.


HORSE GRAM SAUCE

Ingredients:
250 grms horse gram soaked over night
100 grms coconut
300 grms raw banana ( I used drumstick)
6 dry red chillie (dry roast )
1 tsp tamarind paste
3 pips of chopped garlic
1 small onion chopped
Oil salt.

Method:
Pressure cook the horse gram with enough water.
Grind the roast chillie with the coconut and tamarind.
Add the ground paste, salt and drum stick to the cooked
Horse gram and cook till the vege is cooked.
Heat oil in a pan and fry the garlic and onion well.
Add this to the sauce and mix well.
Serve it with rice

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