Kugan's Kitchen

kugan,

Thanks a million for the awesome Honey chicken!! will try this weekend!

Superspiczy

Sudha's milagootal recipe:

step 1: Pressure cook 100 gms thoor dal or pasi paruppu.

step 2:cook 1 bunch of thandhu keerai or mulai keerai or 1 banglore kathrikai(chow chow), 1 pudalai or cabbage. that separately with little salt and little turmeric and perungayam powder.

step 3:In a kadai pour little oil and fry ulundha paruppu 2 table spoon, one dry chilli and one tbl spoon of milagu. add little perungayam also in the oil. add little seerakamand dry grind the fried stuffs. After it is powdered add quarter coconut-shredded, little water and grind, to make a masala.

step 4:Now in a kadai put one spoon oil, kadugu, ulundu and pour the pudalai which is cooked, with the water. Add the paruppu also and mix. Then add the masala and salt. Give it a good boil until it becomes think(kootu consistency). Add malli thazhai.

Serve with rice or chapathi or dosai...:slurp:

Thanks Dev for the nice recipe.
I will try and post the picture.
Thanks. Kugan98

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LEMON RASAM

Ingredients:

100 grms toor dal
A pinch of tumeric powder
1 small tomato chopped fine
½ a lemon juice or more
1 tbs coriander leaves chopped
2 tsp ghee
1 sprig curry leaves
½ tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp mustard seeds
A pinch of asafetida
Salt to taste

To grind coarsely:
2 dry red chillie
2 pips garlic
1 tbs coriander seeds
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp cumin seeds

Method:
Cook the toor dal with the tumeric powder in 5 cups of water.
See that the dal is well mashed.
Heat a wok, add in the ghee, add in the mustard seeds,
Cumin seeds and curry leaves. Stir well.
Now add the chopped tomatoes and sauté well.
Add in the asafoetida powder , the toor dal water 3 cups,
And the coarsely ground powder and salt.
Let it boil for about 5 minutes or more.
Remove and add the lemon juice to taste.
Garnish with the cut coriander leaves.
Serve with steaming rice.


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Friends something is wrong with my
Imageshack. I cannot post pictures.
I will post as soon as the problem is corrected.
Thanks. Kugan98.

Dear Kugan

Thank you for the lovely recipes. All of the gang is very active and I couldn’t cope with trying everything. Reading the fascinating recipes are a pleasure as well. Thank you all.

Picture of the Maa vilaku is very nice. I have never seen maavilaku like this but have tasted it. Do you leave the vilaku until all the ghee is used up? I tried the cluster beans poriyal and vengaya pulli curry. Both lovely. We call it venthaya kulambu as well. Masala podi is very useful for any curry. I am going to make rava idly and thengai chutney today and let you know.
Regards
Shanthy

Here is my mil's recipe for channa- koNdaikadalai- suNdal:

Soak channa overnight.
Pressure cook the soaked channa.
Heat oil in kadai and add chopped small onion and curry leaves and cooked channa and salt. Add to this a paste of these ingredients (prepared grinding in the mixie):
dhaniya seeds -2 tsp
cumin seeds -1/2 tsp
red chilli -2

Saute in slow fire till the gravy(paste) dries. Add coconut flakes and it is ready now to eat. A different, spicy favourite in our family.

:redjump: :redjump: :redjump: PP amma... vaanga vaanga... :swinghead:

Wowwwwww thx for the recipe PP ma... :ty:

:D

Thanks Shanthy for your kind feed back.
Yes Shanthy you have to wait till the ghee burns out.
It will give a very good aroma to the maa vilakku.
Then the vilakku is distributed as prasad.

Please post your feed back after trying out the
other recipes.
Thanks. Kugan98

PP maam, its an honour to have you in our kitchen.
Thanks a ton for the nice sundal recipe.
Surely I will try it out.
Thanks maam, please do drop by when ever
time permits. Thanks. Kugan98

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CUCUMBER MASALA

Ingredients:
200 grms old cucumber cut into ½ inch pieces
2 green chillies slit 4 and cut across
1 sprig curry leaves
1 tsp tamarind paste or a little more
1 small tomato chopped fine
1 tbs coconut scrapings
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp chillie powder
¼ tsp tumeric powder
Little asafeotida powder
½ tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp mustard seeds
1 tbs oil
1 tbs cut coriander leaves
Salt to taste

Method:
Mix the 3 powders in 1 cup of water, keep aside
Heat oil in a wok, add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
Add in the curry leaves, stir nicely.add in the green chillies
Tomatoes, sauté nicely, add in the tamarind paste and the
Mixed 3 powders. Stir nicely let it simmer for some time.

Add in the cut cucumber and salt. Let it simmer again.
The cucumber must be cooked, but still firm.
Add in the coconut scrapings and stir well.
The dish should be semi dry. Remove and garnish
With the cut coriander leaves. Serve as a side dish.


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[tscii]Dev and Suvai here is an eggless cake for both of you.


EGGLESS CARROT CAKE

Ingredients:

¾ cup of water
1 cup sugar
125 grms of butter
1 tsp soda bicarbonate

2 cups self – rising flour
½ cup fresh milk
1 cup grated carrot
1 tsp vanilla essence

Method:
Boil the water , sugar and butter till the butter melts.
Let it cool nicely, add in the tsp of soda bicarbonate.
Slowly add in the flour milk and carrot.
Add in the essence. Bake for an hour at 180 degrees C
Or till a skewer comes out clean.

Note: You can use 1 cup of mixed fruits,
Or 1 cup of mashed bananas with little lime juice.
Add essence according to ingredients used.

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The cake looks very tempting...will try it sometime,Kugan...thanks for the recipe...

kugan,
carrot cake looks different and very tempting, let me try it and come back to u .

kugan, mysore masala dosa is everybody's favourite in our house, thanks a lot

Hi all
I am sorry for not visiting the thread these days , I am preparing for my Java certification exam .. i will get back once i am done.

ellarum wish me all the best :P

Well neways akka passed on a nodiyil ready bread soup when i was talking to her this afternoon

Fresh bread soup.

Ingredients
Fresh bread slices - 4
Onion (finely chopped)- 50gms
Garlic pods - 3
Butter
Cilantro to garnish
Salt , oregano and pepper to taste
Boiling water - 1 cup

Method
1.Toss the a slice of butter to the pan , followed by chopped garlic and finely chopped onions.
2.Cut the edges of the bread and make bread crumbs from the fresh bread.Stir it to coat the garlic and onions
3. Now add 1 cup of boiling water
4.Add salt , oregano and pepper finally and garnish with fresh cilantro.

This soup has a smooth texture.
PS: You can add cornflour to add more texture and richness

Try it and lemme know how it works

Have a nice day ppl :)

FISH BRIYANI

Ingredients:
1/2kg Red Snapper - washed and cleaned
6 green chillies )
1tbsp Ginger n Garlic paste) grind into paste
5-6 small onions)
1 tsp cumin powder
1tsp Tumeric powder
2tsp chilli powder
Cashew nuts & Almonds- paste
Bunch of Corriander leaves
Bunch of Mint leaves
1 large screwpine leave- pandan leave
Cinnamon Stick
Cardamons
Cloves
Star aniseed
1 large Tomoto
1 large onion- sliced
1/4 cup water
salt

Method:
In a Pan, add in ghee and let it heat up well. Add in the Spices, Screwpine leave, onions and saute it till golden brown. Add in the grinded paste and stir it well till nice fragrant. Add all the spice powders, corriander & mint leaves. After 5mins later add in the tomatoes and 1/4 cup of water and let it boil. After 5 mins, add in the grinded almond n cashew nut. Add in the fish and salt and let it boil till fish is well cooked and thickend. It has to come into a fine masala paste.

Briyani rice
1 cup of basmati rice - washed n drained
2cups of water
1 screwpine leave
2-3 small onions- sliced
1tsp ginger & garlic paste
cinnamon stick
bayleaves
cloves
1tsp rose water
1tbsp Ghee - clarified butter
sprigs of mint leaves
sprigs of corriander leaves
sliced red chillies
fried onions
saffron colouring- mixed with water

Method:
In a rice cooker pan, add in ghee, spices,screwpine leaves, onions & ginger & garlic paste. saute till golden brown and nice aroma. add in the rice and stir well for 5mins. Add in 2cups of water, rose water, salt and mint leaves. cook the rice in the rice cooker.

Once rice is well cooked. Shift the rice into another bowl. Add in 1st layer of briyani rice. Add in saffron colour ans still the rice add in the fish masala. Cover the fish with 2nd layer rice. Sprinkle the red chillies, corriander and mint leaves. follow the same procedure till rice cooker is full. Put it back into the rice cooker and keep it warm for 30mins.


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PINEAPPLE ACHAR

Ingredients:
1 Small Pineapple - cut into cubes - drain the excess water
1tsp Mustard seeds
2 small onions- sliced
1tsp Chilli powder
3tbsp Tamarind Juice
1tbsp Sugar
salt
Sliced red chillies

Method:
In a hot pan of oil, add in the mustard seeds and onions ans saute it lightly. Add in the Pineapples stir fry. Add in the sugar and tamarind juice with a pinch of salt . Stir fry till nice n dry and remove from stove. Garnish with sliced red chillies.


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Nithishri,
All the best for ur exam and come back to us with good results.
selvi

superspicy nice fish bryani,will try tomorrow
selvi

Selviem thanks for the feed back.
I am happy that everybody likes the dosa.
Thanks kugan98.

Nithima, wish you all the best in your exam.

Thanks for your thidir soup.
Will try it out.
Thanks. Kugan98

Superspiczy, thanks for your nice recipes.
keep them rolling.
I will have to get mock fish to try out
your fish biryani.
thanks. Kugan98.



Nov anna seems to be missing .
I think he must be busy.
Take your time Nov to upload the pictures.
Thanks. kugan98

superspicy, today i made fish bryani for lunch, it was so delicious. i tried with king fish, really very tasty, thanks for nice receipe.
selvi

hi kugan nga!
catching up on all the missed recipes....thanks nga!
hope all is well with all of u.
tc
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Selviem,

Thats nice to know that u tried the fish briyani.... its a very diff way of making the briyani.

Kugan will soon post another carrot cake recipe but this recipe is with oil n not butter. Usually in US and Australia they bake carrot cake with Oil and not butter for xtra moist.

Superspiczy

Thanks Suvai and Superspiczy.
Eargerly waiting for your nice cake recipe.
Thanks. Kugan98

[tscii] This recipe may sound very simple.
Try it out , its tasty.


TOMATO CURRY

Ingredients:
5 big ripe red tomatoes
1 big onion chopped
1 tsp chillie powder
2 green chillies chopped
1 tsp rice powder
1 sprig curry leaves
Little tumeric powder
Little asafetida powder
½ tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urad dal
1 tbs oil
Salt to taste
Little cut coriander leaves.

Method:
Blance the tomatoes and remove the skins.
Mash it nicely to form puree.
Add chillie powder, salt and tumeric powder.
Keep it aside.
Heat oil in a wok, add in the oil, when hot add
The mustard seeds and urad dal. Let it splutter.
Add in the asafetida powder, onions, curry leaves
And the green chillies. Sauté well. Let the onions brown a little.
Add in the mashed tomato and mix well. Let it boil.
When it boils, mix the rice flour with little water.
Add in the curry and mix well. Cook on medium heat for a minute.
Remove and garnish with cut coriander leaves.


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VEGES WITH BLACK EYED BEANS

Ingredients:

100 grms black eyed beans soaked over night
100 grms French beans chopped into ¼ inch pieces
100 grms cabbage sliced
1 big tomato chopped fine
2 tsp of sambar powder
1 tsp of tamarind paste
½ tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urad dal
1 sprig curry leaves
2 tsp oil
1 tsp lime juice
Salt to taste
Little coriander leaves

Method:
Cook the black eyed beans and mash it a little.
Heat oil in a wok, add in the mustard seeds and urad dal.
Let it splutter and add in the curry leaves and tomatoes.
Add in the sambar powder and cook till the tomatoes are mushy.

Add in the cabbage and beans, add little water and let it boil.
Add in the tamarind paste, asafoetida powder and salt.
When the veges become tender stir well and add the mashed beans.
Stir well until the beans blends well to become a thick gravy.
Remove and add the lime juice and garnish with the coriander leaves.
Serve it with roti or as side dish.

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the black eyed beans curry looks very tempting...:slurp:

Will surely try that black eyed beans curry & will let u know kugan nga...:-)
thank u

Thanks Dev and Suvai for your comments.
Thanks. kugan98

[tscii] VEGETARIAN CURRY MEE

Ingredients:

500 grms yellow noddles washed and drained
1 cup vegetarian curry paste
1 can vegetarian mushroom soup
2 sprigs curry leaves
2 stalks lemon grass smashed
1 liter water or more
¼ liter thick coconut milk
½ tsp sugar
¼ cup oil
Salt to taste

Garnishing:
100 grms cucumber shredded
100 grms long beans cut into 1 inch length and blanched
50 grms bean sprouts blanched
50 potatoes boiled and diced
100 grms tofu puffs sliced

Vegetarian curry paste:
50 grms fresh red chillies
10 grms dry red chillies
1 tbs meat curry powder
25 grms candle nuts
15 grms coriander seeds
5 grms fresh tumeric root
5 small onions
10 grms galangal
2 sprigs curry leaves
2 stalks lemon grass


Method:
Combine all the ingredients for the paste in a blender.
Blend to a fine paste, adding little water if necessary.
Remove and keep aside.

Heat a wok with the oil, add in the lemon grass and curry leaves.
Add in the curry paste and sauté well till the oil separates.
Mix the mushroom soup with the water and add to the chillie paste
Add salt and let it come to a boil and simmer on medium flame for about 20 minutes.

Add in the sugar and the thick coconut milk.
Let it boil once and remove.

To serve, assemble individual portions of noddles
About 100 grms in a bowl, top with the various garnishes.
Then scoop enough hot curry over it.
Serve it piping hot.


Note: You can use all coconut milk instead of the mushroom soup.

FOR NON_VEGETARIANS:
You can serve wedges of boiled eggs and boiled shredded chicken.
You can use chicken broth and coconut milk instead of water.


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[tscii]WHOLEMEAL CARROT CAKE


150g wholemeal flour
150g plain flour
2 tsps baking powder
1½ tsps bicarbonate of soda
1tsp fine salt
2 tsps ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground ginger
260g soft brown sugar
290ml corn oil
4 medium eggs, lightly beaten
300g grated carrot
80g walnuts, chopped
80g raisins
Grated rind of 1 lemon

Method

1. Sift together the first seven ingredients
2. Preheat oven to 1800 C/3500F/Gas 4
3. Grease and line a loaf tin
4. Put all sifted ingredients into a bowl. Add in sugar, oil and beaten eggs.
5. Beat well. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.
6. Pour batter into a loaf tin and bake for 80 mins our until a skewer comes out clean
7. Leave cake to cool thoroughly before icing (optional)

Lemon Cheese Icing
125g cream cheese at room temperature
1 tbsp lemon juice
Grated rind of 1 lemon
250g icing sugar, sifted
60g butter

Beat all ingredients together until smooth and slather over cake.


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Thanks Superspiczy, I am sooo glad that you have posted a recipe.
Kugan's Kitchen was very lonely for few days.
So I just thought of posting something sweet.
So that all my friends will come back to the kitchen.

Thanks Superspiczy for the nice carrot cake.
I cannot try it now because of the egg.
Thanks Kugan98

[tscii] To all my sweet friends.

SWEET BOLI

Ingredients:
1 ½ cups of all purpose flour
1 ½ cups of water
Little yellow colour
A pinch of salt

1 cup Bengal gram dal
¾ cup of grated coconut
1 cup of powdered sugar
¼ tsp cardamom powder
A pinch of salt
5 tbs of ghee

Method:
Mix the flour, water, salt and yellow colour.
Mix it to a soft dough, add little oil on the surface.
Keep it aside.

Soak the dal for about 2 hours.
Then cook the dal in water till soft, but not mushy.
Drain the water completely,
Grind the dal along with the coconut and sugar to a fine paste.
Heat up a non-stick pan and add this mixture with
The salt and cardamom powder. Stir over a medium heat
Till the mixture is solid. Let it cool.
With the mixture make it into lime sized balls.

Take a little of the dough, cover the dal ball with the dough.
Take a plastic sheet and flatten out the dough with your fingers.
Apply little ghee or oil to your fingers when you flatten.
Heat up a dosa kal, when it is hot place the boli and pour
A tsp of ghee all around and cook.
Turn and cook on the other side until little brown spots ap

The ground dal balls:

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kugan,
very tempting sweet u made. my favourite sweet is boli, but i am lazy to prepare. our boli will also looks like urs. yesterday only my parents left, i was so busy for past one month, but i keep visiting the thread everyday. now we are going for vacation for a month. After i come back i will join u.
keep writing.
selvi

Vanakam kugan!!
I tried yr blackbean with vegetables yesterday!
nalla vanthichinga....thank u...:-)
Hope all is well
tc
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Thanks Selviem, I understand your problem.
Hope your parents had a nice time with you.

Have a nice vaction Selviem, and come back with
new ideas for the thread.

Take care. Love Kugan98