Kugan's Kitchen Part 2

suvai, i will check for vegetarian times here. also i will try online also.
selvi

[tscii]Selviem, here is the radish kootu resturant style.
Let me know if it is any where near to what you ate.
You can do this kootu with snakegourd, cabbage, bottle gourd
or even beans.
Later I will post how a simpler version we do in the house.
Thanks. Kugan98


RADISH KOOTU

Ingredients:

2 cups radish cut into small chunks
½ cup toor dal boiled well
¼ tsp tumeric powder
1 medium onion sliced
2 green chillies sliced
Little coriander leaves chopped
2 tbs tamarind juice
1 tsp jaggery (optional)
Salt to taste

To dry roast and grind:
1 tbs channa dal
1 tsp urad dal
½ tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp coriander seeds
2 red dry chillies
¼ tsp black pepper
2 tbs grated coconut (do not roast it)
3 cashew nuts (do not roast)

To Season:
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp urad dal
¼ tsp cumin seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
1 tbs of ghee or oil

Method:
Boil the toor dal with the tumeric powder well. After it is cooked see that there is about 2 cups of the toor dal water with the dal.
Heat a pan with 1 tsp of oil, sauté the cut radish chunks for
about 5 minutes. Keep aside.
Grind the roasted ingredients with the coconut and cashew into a paste.
Keep aside.

Heat a pot with the ghee, add in the seasoning ingredients.
Once they splutter, add in the onions, sauté well.
Add in the green chillies, the radish chunks.
Cook for a minute, add in the cooked dal with the stock.
Add in salt and the tamarind juice. Let it boil for 5 minutes.

Now add in the ground paste and mix well. Add in the jaggery.
Let it come to a nice boil once.
The consistency should not be very thick nor watery.
You can add little water if it is very thick.
Taste for salt, remove and garnish with the coriander leaves.



The cut radish:

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The Radish Kootu:

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kugan,
thank u so much for ur efforts. picture is very tempting. Almost the picture looks like what i expected and let me try it out.
selvi

Hi kugan,
Will try this radish kootu & let you know. Looks tempting ;-)

Thanks Selviem and Suvai for your nice post.
Do try when time permits.
Thanks. Kugan98

For the past 2 years I have been using brown rice in ou house.
In the begining We found it difficult to eat, now we are used to that.
I found this piece of information in the net.
Thanks for the info.


Do you know the fact that just 1 cup of brown rice provide about 88% of daily value for manganese, which in turn helps produce energy from protein and synthesizes the fatty acids. How about, if I say one who eats brown rice over white rice will weigh less ..Interesting huh?

A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition underscores the importance of choosing whole grains such as brown rice rather than refined grain, i.e., white rice, to maintain a healthy body weight. In this Harvard Medical School / Brigham and Women's Hospital study, which collected data on over 74,000 female nurses aged 38-63 years over a 12 year period, weight gain was inversely associated with the intake of high-fiber, whole-grain foods but positively related to the intake of refined-grain foods. Not only did women who consumed more whole grains consistently weigh less than those who ate less of these fiber-rich foods, but those consuming the most dietary fiber from whole grains were 49% less likely to gain weight compared to those eating foods made from refined grains.

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Dear all,

This is Aarthii frm Delhi.I have been a silent obsever of this thread for the past 8 to 10 months.By today i got the activation and would like to be a part of it. :D

Am not that much aware of cooking.Still now in the learning phase of cooking.

Nov Anna,thanks for my account activation.thanks a lot.

Frm this kugans kitchen,i have tried so many stuffs and got lot of praises frm my hubby and family members too.

Nowdays,Everytime my mom used to wonder,howcome u have learnt all these stuffs denu? :!:

First of all kuganka,my hearfelt thanks to u for the creation of such a nice thread.Such a nice thing akka.That too ur way of presenting the recipes as well as the photo of the recipes are too good.

Then i would like to thank Suvaika,Selviemka,Sudhaka,Madhuka,Superspicyka,and each and everyone whoever has contributed the recipes into this thread.I have tried all ur recipes and all the recipes are such a nice ones.

Muthal postlava romba bore adikarena,sorry since i used to read this thread daily,it is not new to me as well as u all are very familiar for me,eventhough u are not aware of me.So athaan nanna,detaila post panitten.Am so happy abt it. :D

kinldy accept me also as a part of this thread.

bye

Welcome Arthii to the Hub. :D

Welcome aarthii to Kugan' Kitchen.
Thanks for your very nice intro.

You are part of the family from today.
Thanks to Nov anneh for his help.

Hope this thread will help you more and more
in your cooking.

Do post if you have any recipes.
Thanks. Kugan98

Hi Aarthi,
welcome to the thread. Post ur receipes.
selvi