Kugan's Kitchen Part 6

helloo nga kugan & friendsssss :cheers:.......i know i have not come on here for a long time but recipes enoda absent days ku meley ekachekamaaa pottu irukeenga :clap: & i dont know how i am going to go thru all of it..

kuganngo/dev/selvi /sudha /nm/aarthi/ enai vitutu....kitchen la kumMaalam podareengalaaa??? :noteeth: saree saree....anytime u guys eat anything new & different think of me too okay!

hub eh maaripoichi....:noteeth: i am sure its going to take me ages to get to know it . Seems like one must spend a lot more time now on it to know "how to"....
intha puthu hub....seems to have taken all of us leaps & bounds into the future

i am sure u all thought that i fell off the face of the earth..eh??? athaan ila..inga (no teeth icon pottukonga)...hahahah...its not allowing me to post more than 4 icons in a post.....

by the way sorry folks..unfortunately cant surface as often as i used to...

To be honest...neenga kitchanla urutina paathiram ellaam enaku kaathila ketukitey thaan irunthichi.....etti paarka thaan mudila...(sad icon pottukonga)

take care....................... s

kugan nga....smile pannareengala??!! ;-)

Welcome back Suvai...Glad to see u in the hub again... unga paathiram urutals illama hube rome dull adichidichunga... pls do drop in whenever u find time...:)

I tried sending u a pm few days back...but it says ur inbox is full.. can u pls clean it up and make way for our PMs...:) we were really worred abut ur unannounced absence!!!

ohhhh i c my post back....:rotfl2:

ofcourse dev...kugan kitchen & mrs mano threads visit pannama naan iruka maaten...vanthaa kandipa....etti paarkaren sareengala!!

plz dont worry ngo's all is well....of late priorities have taken over free times...enna pannarathu...got to go with the flow ;-)

ennaa nga apadi solliteenga naan ilaina ennaa...kugan/neenga/sudha/selvi/nm ellaam thaan irukareengaley...enaku meley kitchen la galaataa panna :noteeth:..
varen nga mudiyumbothu....

enna irundhaalum neenga illane saththam rombave kammiya thaan irukunga Suvai...;)

Thanks K for the Vatha kozhambu recipe. Vatrals are not available here in Kabul. I have to get it from SL or India. I cant wait until I try the vatha kozhambu recipe.

Thanks Suja for your nice post.
That too will taste nice.
Its soo difficult to trace back recipes.
Take care, Kugan98

Aarthii take your time.
Come to the forum when you feel free.
Take care, Kugan98

Suvai, Suvai, you have come to the forum:redjump::redjump:
Thank you so much, we are all very happy for you.
The KK was a bit dull without your nga:-D

Take care Suvai, I can understand.
Please come when ever time permits.
Take care, Kugan98

Oh, Roshan, so sad you have no vatrals there.
I will post a kaara kulambu for you.
Try that and see.

If your weather is hot,
Cut bittergourds into thin round slices and dry it for one
day. Next day soak the
bittergourd in curd, and salt. Then dry it in the sun
until it is fully dried and becomes crisp.
Store in air-tight containers.

How to make Brinjal Vathal
Cut brinjal into semicircular pieces. Apply salt, spread on a large
plate and dry it in the sun
for two days or until it becomes crisp.
This can be used for vathal kulambu and morkulambu
Take care, Kugan98

Roshan, try this kaara kulambu. Also very tasty.


KAARA KULAMBU

Ingredients:
1 tbs gingelly oil
½ cup garlic pips sliced into halves
½ cup shallots cut into halves
1 tbs coriander powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
1 tbs chillie powder
1 lime sized tamarind
Salt-to taste

To Season:
1 tbs gingelly oil
¼ tsp asafoetida powder
½ tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urad dal
1 tsp channa dal
½ tsp fenugreek seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
Curry leaves-a sprig

Method:
1. Soak tamarind in half a cup of warm water and extract juice as thick as possible
.Keep aside.

2. Heat oil in a thick bottomed pot. Sauté garlic and onions till they turn golden brown, say for about half a minute
. Add tamarind extract followed by the 3 powders.
Mix well to avoid any lumps. Add salt. Bring this to a boil and reduce flame to simmer till it reduces to a semi-thick paste.


3. In a separate pan , heat oil, season with mustard seeds, urad, channa dal,
And fenugreek seeds. and add in curry leaves. Pour over to the kulambu bring to another boil, mix well and remove from fire.

Thanks K for the vatral tips and kaara kozhambu recipe. The vatha kozhambu I had in Chennai had sundakkai vatral. I shall try kaara kozhambu recipe soon.

Here's the Kaara Kuzhambu recipe with pic that Kugan posted in KK3....
http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthrea...452#post470452


http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/359...akulamuone.jpg

K, I tried to look for the recipes from google cache... oru alavukku recipe search easyaa irukku... here's the link for KK3 google cache index... just click on the recipe u want and viola!!....;)

http://webcache.googleusercontent.co...w.google.co.in

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Originally Posted by dev

Here's the Kaara Kuzhambu recipe with pic that Kugan posted in KK3....
http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthrea...452#post470452

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Dev, thank you ma! I was just going to ask for the recipe with ground masala. Today after a long time, I got chinna vengayam and thought of kara kozhambu!

Roshan, the recipe for kaara kulambu in page 121 is a simple one.
The one Dev has posted from KK3 is made with ground paste.
Try them and see. Sundakkai vatral will be very nice.
Thanks, Kugan98

WOW! Dev, you too can post with picture.
Nice Dev, and thanks for posting the link and picture.
I am not as clever as you are to browse and get things.
Thanks again Dev, Kugan98

Thanks Lakme, for your post.
Please try out the recipe and post us the feed back.
Thanks Kugan98

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Originally Posted by kugan98

Roshan, the recipe for kaara kulambu in page 121 is a simple one.
The one Dev has posted from KK3 is made with ground paste.
Try them and see. Sundakkai vatral will be very nice.
Thanks, Kugan98

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heehehe...K, I guess NOV has added the pic... I din't do it...:P

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Originally Posted by lakme

Dev, thank you ma! I was just going to ask for the recipe with ground masala. Today after a long time, I got chinna vengayam and thought of kara kozhambu!

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ESP...:lol2:

Enjoy ur kara kuzhambu... saapidum podhu ennnai ninaichukonga...;)

Thanks K and Dev.. I have another problem here.. I dont get chinna vengaayam in Kabul or anywhere in Afghan :( Can I use Onions instead? Nallaa irukkumaa?

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Originally Posted by dev

heehehe...K, I guess NOV has added the pic... I din't do it...:P

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everyone can now add pics. just click on "insert image" icon and paste the link. thats all!

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Originally Posted by NOV

everyone can now add pics. just click on "insert image" icon and paste the link. thats all!

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Tht's great!!!

Aiyoh, Roshan, I wish I could fly down to your place with
all the vatrals and chinna vengayams.
Come to Malaysia, we will load your luggage with
all these things.
Try Roshan, saute the onions well in the oil first.
Then do the kulambu.
Thanks, Kugan98

Thats nice NOV anneh, everyone can post pictures:-D.
Thanks NOV anneh for the picture.
Kugan98

Sorry double posting.
Kugan(*

The last bit of fresh motchai from India.
Made it into kulambu, the style I had in India.
Thanks, Kugan98


FRESH MOTCHAI CURRY

Ingredients:

2 cups of fresh motchai, boiled till cooked
2 tsp of oil
4 shallots chopped
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp urad dal
1 sprig curry leaves
Salt to taste

1 lime sizes tamarind soaked in 1 cup of water

To Roast With Little Oil And Grind:
2 tsp coriander seeds
½ tsp cumin seeds
8 pepper corns
6 red chillies
6 shallots
1 tsp kas kas
¼ tsp turmeric powder
2 tbs grated coconut.

Method:
Boil the fresh motchai till cooked. Keep aside.
Roast the ingredients one by one.
Now grind everything to a fine paste.
Squeeze the tamarind juice and keep aside.

Heat a pot with the oil. add in the mustard seeds.
Add also the urad dal, curry leaves and the chopped shallots.

Now add in the ground paste and sauté well till raw smell goes.
Now add in the tamarind juice, salt and let it come to a boil.

Let the gravy simmer a bit, add in the boiled motchai with its water.
Let it boil again on medium heat till the gravy is a bit thick.
Remove and serve with rice or roti.








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kugan: mochchai curry konjam anuppi vaingo! Madhu Sreekkum anuppunga! :)

Uncle, I think you have forgotten your promise to us.
You said you will post some recipes from aunty.
What happened uncle?
I will be going to Chennai in June.
I will look for Madhu, and cook the motchai kulambu for him.
Thanks, Kugan98

Kugan, thanks for all your nice recipes.
Motchai curry really looks tempting.
Can we get this motchai In Malaysia?

Kugan you have posted vathal kulambu, kaara kulambu.
What about puli kulambu?
I love puli kulambu with brinjals and fresh mangoes, (slurp)

One more thing my mom says that there is something called kaara podi.
Any idea Kugan? Thanks, Rose75

kugan,
We are planning to be in Madras in June! You can ask aunty directly! :)
magaL senju poduradhe saappidalaamnu paarthen ! :)

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Originally Posted by kugan98

Uncle, I think you have forgotten your promise to us.
You said you will post some recipes from aunty.
What happened uncle?
I will be going to Chennai in June.
I will look for Madhu, and cook the motchai kulambu for him.
Thanks, Kugan98

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Hi K, thanks for the tip. Next time when I go to SL i need to carry chinna vengaayam and all vatrals back with me. For the mochai curry, can we use powders of the spices instead of grinding them fresh and then grind the shallots and coconut and mix with the powder?

MOTCHAI CURRY...:slurp:

K, fresh peas use pannura maadhiri edhum recipes irundhaal podunga... fresh peas is in season now...so....

Rose, do you know that we are not allowed to hunt puli in Malaysia?
How can I make puli curry for you.?:rotfl::rotfl:

Rose do not worry, the are many ways to do this simple curry.
I think I have posted the recipe before.
Anyway I will post again for you, with brinjal and mango:-D

We do not get fresh motchai in Malaysia.
Only the dry version. Even in India now is the season for it.


Rose we have a kaara podi recipe.
I will post it soon for you.
Kugan98

Rajraj uncle, I will post it for you.
Hope to meet you and aunty in Chennai in June.
I am going there for a wedding.
Take care, Kugan98

Roshan, no problem you can use powders if you have.
The dry motchai too will taste good.
Just soak it over night and boil it till it is cooked.
Take care, Kugan98

No problem Dev, tomorrow is fresh motchai rice in our house.:-D

I came home with so many recipes and tips from a super cook.
Now I do not have any suru suruppu in my body.
Very strict pathiyam, not payithiyam:-D
So I do not have the thembu to cook.
Anyway life has to go on.
Thanks and take care, Kugan98

Rose, here is a very simple method to do the puli kulambu.


PULI KULAMBU

Ingredients:


1 lemon sized tamarind extract the juice (this forms the gravy)
4 pieces garlic
10 small onions
2 green chillies slit
¼ tsp tumeric powder (
2 tsp chillie powder ( add little water to the three powders to make
2 tsp coriander powder ( into paste
½ tsp fenugreek seeds
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urad dal
2 dry red chillies broken
A pinch of hing
Curry leaves
Oil if possible gingelly oil
Salt to taste

Method:
Heat a pot. ( I have clay pot for this )
Add about 2 tbs of oil. Add the mustard seeds, urad dal
And fenugreek seeds.
Now add the onions, garlic, red chillie and curry leaves.
After the onions turn golden, add in the paste.
Fry all items in oil till the raw smell goes.
add in , tamarind juice and the
Slit green chillies. Add salt and hing powder.
Cook it on a slow heat. Once the kolambu is little thick,
Remove and serve with steaming white rice.


Note: you can add any one vege of your choice and call it that puli kulambu.

Rose, add in the cut brinjals when the onions turn golden.
stir well nicely and continue the rest of the recipe.
Add in the mango pieces when the curry is boiling.
Less the tamarind if your mangoes are very sour.
Kugan98

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Originally Posted by kugan98

No problem Dev, tomorrow is fresh motchai rice in our house.:-D

I came home with so many recipes and tips from a super cook.
Now I do not have any suru suruppu in my body.
Very strict pathiyam, not payithiyam:-D
So I do not have the thembu to cook.
Anyway life has to go on.
Thanks and take care, Kugan98

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K, by fresh peas I meant fresh green peas(pattani)...

Take care of ur health K... all ur efforts will payoff... so konjam kashttam paarkamal pathiyathai follow pannnnunga... seekiram thembu aagiduveenga...:)

Rose, here is the podi recipe. Kugan98


KULAMBU KAARA PODI

Ingredients:

2 tbs coriander seeds
2 tsp toor dal
2 tsp urad dal
2 tsp channa dal
7 red chillies broken
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp oil or a little more

Method:
Heat the oil and on medium flame, fry the ingredients
one by one. When cooled, grind all these into fine powder.

Use this podi to do kaara kulambu or vathal kulambu.

hello nga kugan....:-) soooooo many awesome recipes....kannukey ivolo virunthu naaa....suvaiku ketkavaa venum....i think i have started to go from the most recent recipes to the first...apo thaan konjam update ah irukum...mochaiiiiiiiii ekachekkamaa.....attakaasamaaa irukunga kugan ...padathai paarthaleyyy drooling.....imagine if it is made adaa adaa adaaa thaaan :noteeth:.....made a mental note of its simple ingris....will try out & keep u posted.....apadiye....kugan & dev can give me some tips to increase hours in a day....konjam slow aagiten pola theriyuthu....:noteeth:

kugan/dev... i came across a very delicious looking recipe...per thaan ennamo "elo ghelo" not sure if i got the spelling right....but its a sweet dish. I remember seeing it in a blog....but forgot to note it down....

enakenna kavalai....athaan namma kugan kitchen la dev irukaaanga recipe ya kandu pidika...heheheh....kugan irukaanga to make it & give us the correct measurements....apuram enna...viten kavalaiyai....vanthen kugans kitchen kulleyy!!! (siripu icon pottukonga)

Not used to this new hub....but its fancy i must admit....(kai thattara icon pottukonga)