Kugan's Kitchen Part 5

:notthatway: be shy and go hungry is my motto.
I am :think: of moving close to K's house... :happydance:

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Originally Posted by NOV

:notthatway: be shy and go hungry is my motto.
I am :think: of moving close to K's house... :happydance:

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I thought of moving earlier and now you are copying again. I better move now b4 you land.!! :think: :goodidea: fren... :cheer:

Sonu, you better cook this for me...

Mixed Fruit Chutney

Tomatoes Ripe & Large, 2
Water 1 Cup
Sugar 2 Cups
Mixed Fresh Fruits, 1 Cup
Vanilla Essence 1/2 Tsp.
Cashew Nuts few
Ghee 1 Tsp.

Puree Tomatoes to a smooth Paste adding water. Wash Peel & dice the fruits to small pieces. Add tomato puree, fruits and sugar and cook until the tomato is soft and breaking down. After the fruits comes to a thick consistency, mix the vanilla. Heat the ghee in another small pan and fry the cashew pieces, then mix with fruits.

~ ISKCON

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Sweet Kolakattai Dumplings

Ingredients:

Rice flour 1 cup
Jaggery (Crushed) 1/2 cup
Grated coconut 1 cup
Gasagasa (Poppy Seeds) 1 tablespoon
Raisins 1 tablespoon
Cashews 1 tablespoon
½ tsp cardamom
scant grains of pachakarpooram (edible camphor)
few scrapes of fresh Nutmeg
1/8 tsp Mace (Jaypathre)

Preparing the dough: (Called the Kali/Kazhi). Boil 1-1/2 cups of water in a thick-bottomed pan. Add one tablespoon of ghee and a pinch of salt. Add the rice flour slowly, all the while stirring the mix, for about three to four minutes, and prevent lumps from forming. The whole mix should come out into a non-sticky lump, which is now the famous Kali. The quantity of water required in preparation of Kali depends on the type of rice flour. In the case where the Kali is not fully cooked add a little more boiling water and stir it. Let it cool. Stuffing: Mix grated coconut with filtered and clean jaggery syrup and other seasonings and stir it well in a thick bottomed pan on low heat, till it is non sticky. Add raisins and roasted cashew nuts. When cool enough to handle, make it into small balls. Kneed the Kali well and make small balls. Form a small cup shape of the Kali balls with a thin wall, (flour your fingers) and insert the stuffing and form into a Kolakattai shape (like a dumpling). This is the trickiest part of the whole job. Steam the dumplings for five minutes in a preheated, Idly cooker or steamer without the weight added.

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Thanks for the recipe...must try out....I thought this is Modhagam.. :confused2:

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Originally Posted by NOV

Sonu, you better cook this for me...

Mixed Fruit Chutney

Tomatoes Ripe & Large, 2
Water 1 Cup
Sugar 2 Cups
Mixed Fresh Fruits, 1 Cup
Vanilla Essence 1/2 Tsp.
Cashew Nuts few
Ghee 1 Tsp.

Puree Tomatoes to a smooth Paste adding water. Wash Peel & dice the fruits to small pieces. Add tomato puree, fruits and sugar and cook until the tomato is soft and breaking down. After the fruits comes to a thick consistency, mix the vanilla. Heat the ghee in another small pan and fry the cashew pieces, then mix with fruits.

~ ISKCON

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Pic illia? This must be good for our nasi minyak (ghee rice)....nalla irrukuma?? :fishgrin: I cannot get the pic into my mind...Kugan oru new recipe...parrungo...Nov is asking me to cook but me no expert...pls come to my rescue..!! :idontgetit: but I know this is very sweet....must be Malaysian recipe... :lol2:

Life is easier in Malaysia. :lol2:
This is kozhukattai

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and this is modhakam

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sonu, if thats too sweet for you, make this for me instead...

Spiced Fruit Chutney

2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon ground ginger
2 teaspoon orange zest
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon asofoetida
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 bartlett pears cored and diced
1 granny smith apple cored and diced
2 cup cranberries
1/2 cup raisins

Combine first 9 ingredients in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to low and cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add remaining ingredients and stir until sugar dissolves. Cook until fruits are soft and liquid thickens slightly, stirring occasionally for about 1 hour. Cool. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

~ ISKCON

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Originally Posted by NOV

sonu, if thats too sweet for you, make this for me instead...

Spiced Fruit Chutney

2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon ground ginger
2 teaspoon orange zest
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon asofoetida
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 bartlett pears cored and diced
1 granny smith apple cored and diced
2 cup cranberries
1/2 cup raisins

Combine first 9 ingredients in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to low and cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add remaining ingredients and stir until sugar dissolves. Cook until fruits are soft and liquid thickens slightly, stirring occasionally for about 1 hour. Cool. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

~ ISKCON

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If you want to get diabetes....this is it. Perhaps we can reduce the sugar since cranberries oda fruit sugar irrukku...kaduvaley 3 cups firmly packed brown sugar aa??..even my cakes I reduce sugar from the original recipe..but I like this chutney compared to the earlier one. :lol: Why don't you cook for us Nov?...appidiya snap a pic too.. :yes:

Wat is the link to ISKCON?? :happydance:

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Life is easier in Malaysia. :lol2:
This is kozhukattai

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and this is modhakam

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I love modhakams.....I can skip lunch and dinner if I can get this...I go crazy.... :2thumbsup:

sonu gopi: modakam is sanskrit for kozhukkattai. In the north it is called modakam or modak. In Tamilnadu we call it kozhukkattai or modakam. It is prepared in different forms depending on which part of India or which part of Tamilnadu you are from! :) It is prepared for piLLIayaar chathurthi. piLLaiyaar is known as modakapriyan(m) ! :)



kugan: thalaiyai kaattitten ! :lol: