Kugan's Kitchen Part 7

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Originally Posted by selvieam

kugan,

tofu omelette sounds very interesting. this time i didnot learn any dishes from my mom. we were travelling too much this time.

will try tofu omelette tomorrow for breakfast.
thanks for sharing kugan

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Dear Selviem, you must be very tired from your vacation.
Take enough rest, try the omelette at your space.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

K, I prepared your sooji toast yesterday... it was good... :D

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Originally Posted by Madhu Sree

unga kitta mixie irukkume... :D just oru suththu podhum... :D
sure kandippaa poduren :D

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Madhu Sree kandippa try pannuren.
Let you know the feed back soon.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

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Originally Posted by Thirumaran

+1.. ithuvum ungalukku puriyaathu.. I meant, enakkum naan enna sonnaennae purila..

Take care of Aish, K.. :)

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Thiru Tamby thanks for your concern about Aishu.
She looks soo lean in these few days of fever.
Thanks Kugan

Dear Ramrish, thank you very much for the rava coconut burfi recipe.
Sure to try it out.

One small doubt, I have heard my grandma tell that, rava will not cook if added to sugar.
That's the reason I usually add sugar, last after adding boiling water to kesari.
Also she has told that never add jaggery to pongal untill the rice is well cooked,
or the rice will stop cooking. Is it real or a myth. I have not tried both.

Anyway I see that your rava coconut burfi has come out so well, in neat slices.
Thanks again for the nice recipe. Take care, Kugan

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Originally Posted by Ramrish

Kugan,
Forgot to add on my prev post..i tried ur vegetable chalna..it was a super duper hit!i i didnt have coconut milk..so i made a coconut paste and diluted it with water,because i was sooo lazy;-)
Yumm..it was totally different from the usual boring kurmas..i paired it with store bought layered parotta

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Thanks Ramrish for your nice compliments.
I too at times would do things to suit my time.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

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Originally Posted by gulabjamun

Kuganka, super recipe ungal tofu omelette. Tried and it came out super yummy.
My husband gave me a tip to pour little soy sauce around the omelette before removing .
It tasted just like how we make omelette with eggs.
Try and see Kuganka.

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Thanks Gulabjamun for your nice post and compliments.
Very good idea to add little soy sauce.
I think this is Malaysian style, will try it out soon.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

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Originally Posted by Madhu Sree

K, I prepared your sooji toast yesterday... it was good... :D

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Madhu Sree, thank you very much for trying out the recipe.
You are very active in trying out new recipes.
Try the eggless French toast one day.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

O.K friends, now is spinach season in my house.
Try this simple dal. Kugan.





SPINACH SAMBAR

Ingredients:

(A)
1 cup toor dal, soaked
5 shallots
4 pips garic smashed
2 green chillies sliced
¼ tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
3 cups water

(B)
2 big tomatoes quartered
1 tbs red chillie powder
3 tsp coriander powder
½ tsp roasted cumin powder
A pinch of fenugreek powder
A pinch of asafetida powder


3 cups chopped spinach

½ cup thick coconut milk

(C)
2 tsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
3 dry red chillies broken
1 sprig curry leaves

Method:
In a pressure cooker add all the ingredients in (A).
Cook for 2 whistles, allow the pressure to release by itself.

Open the cover, mash the dal well, add in all the ingredients in (B).
Let it come to a boil, and the tomatoes are cooked.

Add in the chopped spinach, and cook till the spinach is cooked.
Lastly add in the thick coconut milk, switch off the stove when it starts to boil.

In a pan, heat the oil, add in the mustard seeds, red chillies and curry leaves.
Pour it over the cooked dal and spinach. Serve with rice or roti.


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Dear Priya, this is how you make soft chapathi.
The method is by my uncle Hemant.
Thanks. Kugan


.Never use maida.Use whole wheat flour only.It must be treated with three to four tea spoons of oil which is mixed thoroughly and then the water is added to make dough.Secondly, to make soft Chapathis, the dough should not be very loose and too soft.It should also be not too hard.Thirdly, the rolling of the chappathis is an art by itself.You must roll them evenly without any hard pressure placed on the dough with rolling pin.

Fourthly, the roasting of the chappathis is very important.You must roast it on the Tawa first on one side and just light roast the other side,now remove the partially roasted chappathi from tawa and with a tong , roast directly on Gas flame evenly on both sides.You will get a foot ba*ll shaped round chappathi.Smear Ghee on one side and store.This chappathi will remain soft for the whole day.


Tong:

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Originally Posted by kugan98

Madhu Sree, thank you very much for trying out the recipe.
You are very active in trying out new recipes.
Try the eggless French toast one day.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

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:shock: indha recipe eppo poteenga :roll:

K, recipe paathen :D

Once my friend prepared this about one year before... :D
Will try it out myself this weekend... :D thanks...

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Originally Posted by kugan98

Thiru Tamby thanks for your concern about Aishu.
She looks soo lean in these few days of fever.
Thanks Kugan

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hmmm. .Yaerkanavae konjam lean aa thaan iruppaa.. She will be perfect soon. There are stages there would be little problems.. all will go :thumbsup:

how is Ruben ? nallaa valarnthiruppaan illayaa :p

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Originally Posted by kugan98

One small doubt, I have heard my grandma tell that, rava will not cook if added to sugar.
That's the reason I usually add sugar, last after adding boiling water to kesari.
Also she has told that never add jaggery to pongal untill the rice is well cooked,
or the rice will stop cooking. Is it real or a myth. I have not tried both.

Anyway I see that your rava coconut burfi has come out so well, in neat slices.
Thanks again for the nice recipe. Take care, Kugan

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I have made this blunder with sakkarai pongal and the rice never became soft...:sigh: ravai eppadinu theriyalai...

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Originally Posted by kugan98

One small doubt, I have heard my grandma tell that, rava will not cook if added to sugar.
That's the reason I usually add sugar, last after adding boiling water to kesari.
Also she has told that never add jaggery to pongal untill the rice is well cooked,
or the rice will stop cooking. Is it real or a myth. I have not tried both.

Anyway I see that your rava coconut burfi has come out so well, in neat slices.
Thanks again for the nice recipe. Take care, Kugan

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Dev & K,

Thts 100% true... :D en ammaavum kadasiyaathaan add pannuvaanga...

Paatti sonnaaa ketukkanum... :bow:

looks different and interesting :D


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Stuffed Bananas

Ingredients:
6 ripe, peeled Rajali bananas
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup fresh coconut
green cardamom
ghee for frying

Process:
Cut banana into 3-inch pieces. Cook sugar and coconut with cardamom seeds on slow fire, until sugar melts and the mixture thickens. Slit each banana piece, and fill in coconut mixture. Hold together with a toothpick. Fry in ghee over medium flame till golden brown.

Recipe: fatfreekitchen.com
Image Courtesy: manjooos.blogspot.com

Velan, Mouth watering recipe ... :slurp:

Ghee, sugar, coconut!

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Originally Posted by NOV

Recipe: fatfreekitchen.com

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:lol:

SD, I have more nice ones... will post when the thread is quiet ;)

Velan, naanum paaththen, fatfreekitchen :lol2:

Yes, please recipes podunga :bow:

Hi kugan,
Yeah even my mom also used to say thi
But in this recipe,I added roasted rava and coconut after the syrup was in 1 string consistency and had no problem of uncooked rava..

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Originally Posted by Thirumaran

hmmm. .Yaerkanavae konjam lean aa thaan iruppaa.. She will be perfect soon. There are stages there would be little problems.. all will go :thumbsup:

how is Ruben ? nallaa valarnthiruppaan illayaa :p

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Thanks Thiru Tamby, please look at your mail.
I have posted something for you.
Thanks, Kugan.

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Originally Posted by dev

I have made this blunder with sakkarai pongal and the rice never became soft...:sigh: ravai eppadinu theriyalai...

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Thanks Dev, I have never tried, for fear of wasting the ponggal and kesari.
Kugan

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Originally Posted by Madhu Sree

Dev & K,

Thts 100% true... :D en ammaavum kadasiyaathaan add pannuvaanga...

Paatti sonnaaa ketukkanum... :bow:

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Thanks Madhu Sree, Kugan is very obedient , paatti sollai tata maaten:-D
Kugan

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Originally Posted by NOV

looks different and interesting :D


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Stuffed Bananas

Ingredients:
6 ripe, peeled Rajali bananas
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup fresh coconut
green cardamom
ghee for frying

Process:
Cut banana into 3-inch pieces. Cook sugar and coconut with cardamom seeds on slow fire, until sugar melts and the mixture thickens. Slit each banana piece, and fill in coconut mixture. Hold together with a toothpick. Fry in ghee over medium flame till golden brown.

Recipe: fatfreekitchen.com
Image Courtesy: manjooos.blogspot.com

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NOV anneh, ada ada, enna mouth watering recipe.
Athuvum Rajali banana, coconut sugar filling, gheela fry panni.
Atakaasam ponnga. Aanna weight anneh:confused2:
No harm trying for one day.
Thanks NOV anneh, Kugan

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Originally Posted by Ramrish

Hi kugan,
Yeah even my mom also used to say thi
But in this recipe,I added roasted rava and coconut after the syrup was in 1 string consistency and had no problem of uncooked rava..

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Thanks Ramrish for clearing our doubts.
Sure to give it a try, thanks and take care, Kugan

Another Spinach dish, try it out.
You can boil and add the potatoes, if you do not want to fry. Kugan.



SPINACH POTATO

Ingredients:

2 potatoes, skin and cut into cubes
1 tbs oil

½ tsp cumin seeds
1 tomato chopped fine
1 tsp chillie powder
½ tsp garam masala powder
½ tsp ginger paste
Salt to taste
2 cups of chopped spinach
1 tsp lemon juice

Method:

Heat the oil in a non- stick pan. Fry the potatoes till they turn little brown.
Remove the potatoes.

In the same pan add in the cumin seeds, stir for a second.
Add in the tomatoes, and stir fry for a minute.
Add in the chillie powder, garam masala powder, ginger paste, and salt.

Stir fry till the tomatoes turn mushy.
Add in the spinach, stir fry for few minutes.
Add in the fried potatoes, stir nicely and cover and cook for a minute.

See that the spinach is not over cooked.
Add in the lime juice and remove, serve hot as a side dish.


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Originally Posted by kugan98

Thanks Thiru Tamby, please look at your mail.
I have posted something for you.
Thanks, Kugan.

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Got that K. Lovely!! I have posted something too :)

I've tried methi potatoes...I usually add boiled potatoes and also some onions...will try it with spinach next time...

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Originally Posted by kugan98

Thanks Dev, I have never tried, for fear of wasting the ponggal and kesari.
Kugan

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Adhellam inexperiencela pannina thavarugal... ;) aanal adhayum waste pannama paadhiyay saapitomgaradhu verai vishayam...:lol:

kugan,
tried tofu omelette. very tasty. kids wants for the box tomorrow. they couldnot make it out. they thought panner and egg omelette. thanks for sharing.

Yes Rose, i'm also thankful to Kugan akka, i'm still in the process of going through the older threads. Its like a ocean.. :)

Kugan akka -
Here is my update - tried aloo palak and scrambled tofu omlet. First dish me and my husband enjoyed like anything.. Scrambled tofu is a great breakfast idea.. simply and tasty.. Thanks for both recipes.

I've a doubt about the indexes in thread "Kugans kitchen 1". Whichever link i click on it takes to page 1 only. I tried in google chrome and firefox, but same thing. Is anyone else having the same problem or is it just me?

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Originally Posted by rose75

Kuganka, I have learned so many tips from you today. Thanks to Priya for asking such questions.
You are really a gem akka. I really admire you for sharing so many things with us.
Your tofu omelette looks very yummy. Sure will try it today itself.
Glad Aishu is well. Thanks again Kuganka.

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Originally Posted by Thirumaran

Got that K. Lovely!! I have posted something too :)

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Thiru Tamby, I was so delighted, thanks, thanks.
Thiru Tamby a hubber sent me a pm asking what have you both,
posting to each other, please let us know:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Thanks Tamby, Kugan

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Originally Posted by dev

I've tried methi potatoes...I usually add boiled potatoes and also some onions...will try it with spinach next time...

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Dev, I know you are very careful with frying:-D
Here in Malaysia we do not get fresh methi.
So I use spinach, athuvum tasty thaan.

Dev when ever I try a new recipe, I will warn my household people.
It might not turn out well, but I assure you all that it will be eatable:cool::cool:
That's the way to prepare them for the shock:)
Thanks and take care, Kugan

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Originally Posted by selvieam

kugan,
tried tofu omelette. very tasty. kids wants for the box tomorrow. they couldnot make it out. they thought panner and egg omelette. thanks for sharing.

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Thanks Selviem for your nice feed back.
It was a real hit among my friends, when I introduced this dish to them
Feed backs like yours, are great source of inspiration to me.
Do come to the forum, when ever time permits.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

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Originally Posted by priyasri

Yes Rose, i'm also thankful to Kugan akka, i'm still in the process of going through the older threads. Its like a ocean.. :)

Kugan akka -
Here is my update - tried aloo palak and scrambled tofu omlet. First dish me and my husband enjoyed like anything.. Scrambled tofu is a great breakfast idea.. simply and tasty.. Thanks for both recipes.

I've a doubt about the indexes in thread "Kugans kitchen 1". Whichever link i click on it takes to page 1 only. I tried in google chrome and firefox, but same thing. Is anyone else having the same problem or is it just me?

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Dear Priya, thank you very much for your nice post and compliments.
Glad that you liked the aloo palak and scrambled tofu omelette.

Priya the index was created by our dear Dev, long ago.
When the forum was updated by the admin, every thing went haywire.
So our dear Dev, again started a blog, called Kugan's Kitchen.
We have to be very grateful to our Dev for doing all these.

Priya please send your gmail Id through pm to our Dev.
She will give you the permission to access the blog.

Priya we have so many simple recipes for day to day cooking in our thread.
Do not hesitate to request for any vegetarian or non vegetarian recipes.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

Dear friends, when you run out of veges, and do not know what to cook.
Try this simple spicy dal, with sutta appalam:slurp:



SIMPLE SPICY DAL

Ingredients:

¾ cup toor dal
¼ cup channa dal
Salt to taste

1 tbs oil
A pinch of asafetida powder
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp cumin seeds
3 green chillies, slit into 4 and cut across
1 sprig curry leaves
1 big onion chopped

1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
2 red tomatoes chopped

1 tsp chillie powder
1 tsp cumin powder
¼ tsp turmeric powder
1 tbs coriander powder

½ tsp garam masala
1 tbs lime juice
1 tbs chopped coriander leaves

Method:
Soak the two dals for ½ an hour. Then pressure cook with salt and 5 cups of water,
for about 4 whistles, let the steam subside by itself. Keep aside.

Heat a pot with the oil, add in the asafetida powder. Add slso the mustard seeds.
Let it crackle, add in the cumin seeds, green chillies, curry leaves and the onions.
Sauté till the onions turn limp.

Add in the ginger and garlic paste, stir fry till raw smell goes.
Add in the tomatoes, and cook till it turns a bit mushy.
Add in the chillie, cumin, turmeric and coriander powders.

Mix well and cook for a minute. Add in the cooked dal.
See that the dal is not very thick. Add little water if you feel the dal thick.
Let it come to a nice boil, simmer for few minutes.

Now add in the garam masala powder, lime juice and cut coriander leaves.
Give a nice stir and remove from the stove.
It goes well with rice or roti.


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Friends, today evening for dinner we are having
soya keema dosai.:redjump::redjump::redjump:
Kugan

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Originally Posted by kugan98

Thiru Tamby, I was so delighted, thanks, thanks.
Thiru Tamby a hubber sent me a pm asking what have you both,
posting to each other, please let us know:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Thanks Tamby, Kugan

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but sollidaatheenga..PM senju kaetpaanga, mail senju kaetpaanga.. adichchu kaetpaanga, uthachchu kaetpaanga..avvalavu yaen, inga poadura recipe ellaam avangalae senju saapida solli varpuruthi kooda kaetpaanga.. sollidaatheenga :rotfl:

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Originally Posted by Thirumaran

:rotfl2: :rotfl: :rotfl2:

but sollidaatheenga..PM senju kaetpaanga, mail senju kaetpaanga.. adichchu kaetpaanga, uthachchu kaetpaanga..avvalavu yaen, inga poadura recipe ellaam avangalae senju saapida solli varpuruthi kooda kaetpaanga.. sollidaatheenga :rotfl:

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intha comments padichi enaku oreyyyy siripu thaan vanthichi nga Thiru....:rotfl:

hello nga k....nalamaa balamaa irukeengala..;-)

thank u for the potato spinach recipe...naan pannathu kidaiyaathu....dev sonnathu pola venthaya keeraiyodu thaan senji iruken....this seems simple will surely try ngo..;-)

paarthen...old comments....pic podunganu solli irukeenga....samaikarthodu niruthikaren ngo......:noteeth:

madhusree....i totally understand when u said.....how the menu reminded u of your moms cooking & passion for it..:-)....u seem to be quite an innovative cook too ;-)

kugan maathri elaaam nammalaala seiya mudiyaathu...Yenni vachaalum ettaathungo.....

kugan / Thirungo..../ dev.../ selvi...onga pm paarunga......:rotfl2:

novngov...intha maathri.....yummy recipes....pottu....mind aala.... suvaiyum enjoy panniko nu sollaraamaathri irukungov...:rotfl2: