KUGAN'S KITCHEN PART 3

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Originally Posted by suvai

poosanikaai pottu kuzhambu vadam/vadagam pannuvaanga...anyone with a good recipe?

i remember a neighbour...used to make poosanikaai halwa....for all the functions...........

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suvai: enga oorukku vaanga! :) Aunty will make you poosanikkaai morkkuzhambu, pooNdu/miLagukkuzhambu, pumpkin halwa, carrot halwa,gulfi etc! :) aanaal weight yeriduchunnu solla koodaadhu ! :lol:

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:lol: raj nga.....weight yerinaalum sari yeraavitaalum sari....varaporen oru naal thidirnu.... :mrgreen:

Ok Suvai...:)

Yes, Sudha, maddy & Ksen unga katchi...:D

K, sevai soopera irukku,...

I din't taste the shangai fried rice... it was a mix of rice & thin noodles... taste epadinu sudhaka alladhu ksen thaan sollanum...

thanks kugan for semiya receipes, i am a big fan of semiya. yesterday night for dinner we had semiya. i made pasiparuppu sambar for that, my husband likes it with poondu milagu kulambu. now two more to try tomato semiya and puli semiya.

suvainga, i am not very strict diet. at home i prepare diet food,(no deep fry, no sweets, coconut is restricted). quantity is limited, any receipes i can try according to my style. yesterday lunch i made poosanikai morekulambu, poondu milagu kulambu, (drumstick,brinjal, avaraikai, peerkangai) poriyal. beans cabbage poriyal

suvai,
vacation la no diet. just enjoy and come. after that work it out.

suvainga,
when u r in vacation, i tried ur broadbeans mothai, very nice . after that i preparing ur mothai only. i tried with capsicum, long beans, french beans.
combations of
1.potato and broad beans/long beans
2. brinjal and broad beans/long beans
3. peerkangai and broad beans/long beans
4. chenai kilangu and broad beans/long beans

awesome suvai, for chappathi and for rice too

Friends I have posted the picture of Brinjal Kasundi
In page 79. Please have a look.
I will pm NOV anneh to upload the picture.
Thanks. Kugan98

Thanks Suvai nga for all your kind words.
Try the recipes at your own pace after resting nicely.
Neengga kool try panni irukkanum.
Missed a chance. May be next year.
Take care Suvai nga.

Thanks Dev, I will try and post the recipes for Suvai.
Thanks again. Kugan98

Thanks Selviem, even every one in my house loves semiya.
We get good semiya from India.

Selviem have you posted your poondu milagu kulambu?
It will be very nice for my morning oats.

Wow! you have cooked so many variates of Suvai's recipes.
Thanks Selviem. Kugan98

kugan,
i have posted in the name of milagu kulambu. rightly said kugan it is very nice with morning oats. u can prepare milagu curry and keep it for a week in the fridge. it goes well with rice, idiyappam, appam, dosa, idli, oats..

kugan, i tried with pudhina -malli thogayal for oats today
i didnot add salt to my oats. i liked the taste.

suja and aarthi how r u? how is lil pranay? no news at all from both of u. plz if u r reading the messages silently then just drop a word whenever u can. take care both of us. threading is missing both of u very much.

suja,
i think long back u asked about stuffed fish. sorry for the delay.

here is the receipe.

u can try with the fillets of any fish.

clean and marinate with little mustard sauce, dash of pepper powder, salt(little) coz in mustard sauce contains salt. lime juice little. keep this for 1/2 hour.

one egg boil and discard yellow and chop white in tiny pieces.

small potato boil and chop in to tiny pieces.
par boil carrot, french beans and chop into tiny pieces.

in a pan, add few drops of olive oil, add 2 tblsp of white onion chopped, saute for a minute.
now add 1 tblsp of chopped tomatoes, just cook for a minute.
then add par boil carrot, french beans and 1 tblsp of chopped cabbage saute for a minute.
then add all coloured capsicum (yellow,orange,green and red) chopped all together 2 tblsp
then egg and saute for 2 minutes. adjust salt, pepper .
then switch of the fire add herbs according to ur wish.
i add oregano,parsely, thyme, sage and rosemarry.

this is the stuffing. now take aluminium foil place one fillet, spread the stuffing and cover it with another fillet. cover the fillet with the toothpicks in all corners. cover it with foil tightly and grill it in the oven. this will be filling and we can have it with soup.

Thanks Selviem, I found the recipe in Kugan's Kitchen 1
page 61. I will try for my oats porridge.
I have to thank Dev for the recipe index. Thanks Dev.

Selviem, I too just add water to the oats and just boil it.
No salt, no milk. The salt will come from the gravy.

I too will try with pudina malli togayal.
You feel nice with different types of gravies and togayals.


Selviem, the stuffed fish is something new to me.
Imm, I cannot try it. Anyway thanks for the recipe.


Aarthii pmed me that her son is still not alright.
He has fever off and on.
She takes him to Apollo hospital in Delhi.
They are waiting for his urine results.
I feel very sad for aarthii, I know how a mother feels.
Pranay is in my daily prayer.

Suja, there is no news, I think she must be busy
with her home and work.
Suja we hope everything is fine at your end.
When ever you get the time, please drop us a line.
We will feel very happy.

Thanks Selviem, Take care. kugan98

Oh, pranay is not ok yet!!!...:( Hope he recovers soon... my prayers for his quick recovery...:bow:

[tscii]Suvai nga enjoy this hot and sour soup that Dev had.


HOT AND SOUR SOUP

Ingredients:
200 grms cabbage cut into long strips
200 grms carrot cut into strips
¼ cup soft tofu cut into cubes (optional)
2 green chillies sliced
2 birds eye chillie minced well
1 ½ tbs soy sauce
1 tbs vinegar
1 tbs tomato sauce
1 tsp fresh black pepper powder
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp finely minced garlic
½ tsp sugar or a pinch of aji-no-motto
Salt to taste
5 cups of water

3 tsp cornflour to thicken the soup.

To Garnish:
2 tbs capsicum chopped
2 tbs spring onions chopped

Method:

Mix the 5 cups of water, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, salt,
ginger, garlic, tomato sauce, green chillies, and birds eye chillie.

Bring the mixture to a boil, now add all the chopped vegetables
and the tofu. Cook on medium heat for a minute.
Taste for salt.

Dissolve the the cornflour in ½ cup of water.
Raise the heat and add this cornflour and keep stirring.
Stop adding cornflour just before a thick consistency is reached.
Remove and garnish with the capsicum and spring onions.
Serve steaming hot.

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kugan,
thanks for the soup, something different and new to me. i will try.

feeling bad for lil pranay. i will pray for him. take care aarthi.

K, I'll try the soup tomorrow & let u know... In peking restaurant, they add finely chopped cucumber to veg H n S soup... & no tofu is added... since i don't have stock of tofu, i'll try with these slight variations...:)

aarthi........we are all praying for him....u be strong & think positively sareeya! Soon he is going to be very well.

kugan nga...thank u for the nice hot & sour soup....& also for posting all the recipes that dev & the rest of the hub members ate :-)

selvi....that is amazing that u try out different combo for the mothai....now u have given us more ideas thank u.

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Dev and Selviem. I asked about the hot and sour soup to my Chinese friend. She said sometimes they use cucumber in the soup.
Since she does not like the softness of the cucumber, she added tofu for its protien. Ennkita sollanumilla :oops:

Please try and give the feed back. Thanks Kugan98

Thanks Suvai nga, let me cook and post all the recipes.
Thanks again. Kugan98

Thanks NOV anneh for Pranay's get well card.
Hope Aarthii sees it.
we all will pray for his speedy recovery.
Thanks. Kugan98

[tscii]Suvai nga, this is also a DISAPPEARED dish.


PAR BOILED RICE HALWA

Ingredients:

3 cups of par boiled rice soaked for 5 hours
4 cups of coconut milk
1 ½ cups of sugar
2 tbs of boiled channa dal (killu patham)
1 tbs raisins roasted in ghee
½ tbs broken cashew nuts roasted in ghee (optional)
A pinch of cardamom powder
Little salt
1 tbs ghee.

Method:
Grind the soaked rice very fine to a idli batter consistency.
Add the milk, sugar, salt and cardamom powder. Mix well.

Pour this mixture in a wok, on very low fire, keep stirring.
As the mixture thickens, add in the raisins, cashew nuts,
channa dal and the cardamom powder.
Keep stirring till the mixture is very thick.
Add in the ghee, and pour it in a greased tray.
Cut into slices after it cools.

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Sorry I will post a recipe in this place tomorrow.
Kugan98

[tscii]Was about to cook, nasi lemak for lunch.
Phone call came that there are 2 guests for lunch.
Went blur for a moment.
Remembered this simple masala rice, normally it is accompanied by
thick sotha sotha mutton prettal.
So quickly made little mushroom kurma, masala rice, mixed veges stir fried, onion raitha, scrambled tofu , fried appalam and fresh fruits.

Here is the simple masala rice.

SIMPLE MASALA RICE

Ingredients:
2 cups basmati rice soaked for 15 minutes
1 onion sliced
1 bay leaf
1 star anise
2 cloves
1 inch cinnamon stick
2 cardamoms
1 small piece mace
1 tbs ghee
3 cups water
Salt to taste

To Grind To A Fine Paste
2 tbs coconut scrapings
2 green chillies
2 tbs coriander leaves
½ tsp aniseed
1 clove
½ inch cinnamon stick
1 cardamom
½ inch ginger
5 pips garlic

Method:
Heat the ghee in a rice cooker, add in all the whole spices.
Add in the onion and sauté well.
Add in the ground masala and fry well.
Now add in the drained rice, give a good stir.
Add in the water, salt and cover.
Cook till the rice is done.
Keep covered for sometime, fluff up and serve.
Serve with any kurma or gravy.

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Ok K... I like cucumber in the soup...I'll try & let u know... din't get a chance to try today...

Masala rice recipe looks diff... :)

I saw a recipe for ilaneer halwa in a magazine... will post the recipe soon...

hello nga kugan,
par boiled rice halwa.......consistency epadi irukanum....pudding type ah...ila slice pannara pakuvamaa?....ingri's & proportions look very interesting....try pannidaren for sure...love the combo of rice & coconut milk...;-)...two tblspn of ghee porumaa? stick pannatha?....nice ah innum konjam nei oothikalaamaa? :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
kunga/selvi/dev/sudha/madhu/ksen/sp/priya/nm/aarthi...yaaraiyaavathu vitu irunthaal mannikavum...can see u all smiling...;-)

Kunga nga onga thidir guests ku...damaal damaal nu menu pottu..asathiteengala!!! apadiye onga scrambled tofu recipe podunga plz...also yr mushroom kurma..:-)

thanks kugan nga for yr kai vannamzzz!!

ahaaa ilaneer halwa va????? podunga dev podunga...athai kugan try pannitu picture pottuduvaanga.....apuram avangaluku....O pottuduvom...naama ellaarum sernthu :mrgreen:

simple biriyani is the one i am going to try tomorrow kugan....:-)

kugan nga today i tried yr carrot tomato chutney with idly...very good taste
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dev.....i tried yr kongu rasam also......awesome taste...powder first time eh ready panni vachikiten ;-)

so aduthu enna recipe poda poreenga???ladies!!!!

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Originally Posted by suvai

....nice ah innum konjam nei oothikalaamaa? :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
kunga/selvi/dev/sudha/madhu/ksen/sp/priya/nm/aarthi...yaaraiyaavathu vitu irunthaal mannikavum...can see u all smiling...;-)

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veettil treadmill irundhaal dhaaraLamaa oothikkalaam ! :lol:

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Originally Posted by rajraj

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Originally Posted by suvai

....nice ah innum konjam nei oothikalaamaa? :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
kunga/selvi/dev/sudha/madhu/ksen/sp/priya/nm/aarthi...yaaraiyaavathu vitu irunthaal mannikavum...can see u all smiling...;-)

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veettil treadmill irundhaal dhaaraLamaa oothikkalaam ! :lol:

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raj nga...."innum konjam" nu thaan sonnen athukey treadmill ah?!! :lol: :lol: neraiya nu solli irunthaaa....just yosichi paarkaren :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Suvai nga, if you add all the ingredients and cook on a slow fire.
The mixture will slowly thicken.
We cook on slow fire to allow the flour to be cooked.
When you dip your fingers in water and touch the cooking flour,
it should not stick to your fingers. That means the flour is cooked.
You keep on stirring till it becomes quite thick.
It will be like a thick pouring consistency. Pour it in a greases tray.
You can cut it into neat slices after it is cooled.

I add 2 tbs of ghee, as the coconut milk too will have its oil.
Not necessary for too much of ghee.
Unggalukku pidikkumna no promlem, oothungga :lol:


I will post the other two dishes for you.
I have posted the sliced rice halwa picture.

Thanks. Kugan98

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SCRAMBLED TOFU

Ingredients:

2 cups of crumbled soft tofu
1 cup of red onions chopped
½ cup of tomato chopped
2 tbs of green chillies chopped
1 tbs of fresh ginger finely chopped
1 tsp coriander powder
½ tsp cumin powder
¼ tsp tumeric powder
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
2 tsp oil
1 tbs thinly sliced scallions
1 tbs chopped coriander leaves
Salt to taste

Method:

Heat oil in a wok, add in the onions, sauté till it wilts.
Add in the ginger and green chillies. Stir for a minute.
Add in the tomato pieces, coriander powder, cumin powder,
tumeric powder and stir till the tomatoes are mushy.

Now add in the crumbled tofu and salt and mix well.
Sauté for about 6 minutes to let the tofu absorb all the flavours.
When the mixture is dry, add the scallions, coriander leaves and the pepper powder. Stir and remove.
You can even use this as a sandwich fillings.

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kugan,

i will try out the soup today and let u know.

kugan,
simple masala rice was too good. receipe looks different. tomorrow for lunch i am planning to make. i will give u the feedback tomorrow.

kugan,
tofu scrambled will be nice? coz kids like paneer , so i can tell them it is panneer.

Selviem, thanks for wanting to try the recipes.

Scrambled tofu, can be made into a filling for chapathi rolls.
Or you can make maida crepes and put these as a filling.

When you want to use this as a filling, do not cook it very dry.
You can do this scramble even from panner.

Thanks. Kugan98

hello nga kugan & selvi....:-) good to c u both !!

omg kugan...will surely try the par boiled arisi alwa.......now i can tell the consistency. Thanks for writing the details. It makes sense now.
u r right...coconut milk irukarthunaala ghee avolova avasiyam ilaa.......sari paravaa ilaa....vera ethilaiyaavthu oothikalaaam :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

thanks for the tofu scramble too. good idea selvi....the same can be tried with paneer too...hmmmm pannita poguthu! ;-)