Kugan's Kitchen Part 5

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Originally Posted by rajraj

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:

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Thanks Rajraj....for your info....but wat Nov has shown is how its said here in M'sia - kozhukkattai and Modhakam. I remember during my younger days my Ceylonese tamil friends (Sri Lankan tamils) they make this very often. Both Kozhukkattai & Modhakam but I always go for Modhakam....some how the Kozhukkattai is not impressive enough for me...I have watched their mothers leaving their finger prints behind on the dough before steaming them. Its not as soft as Modaks... :lol:

I do not like the brown sugar covering the dough but thinking of the soft white Modhakam with its lovely fillings itself makes me hungry quite often.... :oops:

So Ganesha is known as Modhakapriyan in Malayalam..... :ty:

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Originally Posted by sonu gopi

thinking of the soft white Modhakam with its lovely fillings itself makes me hungry quite often.... :oops:

So Ganesha is known as Modhakapriyan in Malayalam..... :ty:

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The soft white shell filled with puraNam is called kozhukkattai in our area of Tamilnadu.

modhaka priyam is Sanskrit ! MalayaLam has borrowed a lot of Sanskrit words as did Tamil and other languages! If you are familiar with the Dikshithar composition Mahaa Ganapathim, there is a line - "mooshika vaahana modhaka priyam"! :)

:( enakkum puzzle-kum othtu varala-nu raj-uncle sollittaar .. :cry: need to eat lots and lots of vendakkai :(

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sonu chechi and K - my perception of kolkattai and mOthagam are also the same as yours - kolkatti is the one with the figer marks and make with lots of green/mung beans while mOthagam is the one white one stuffed with kadalai - thEngaippoo mix :)....
Vinaayagar sathurthikku mOthagam thaan :)

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Originally Posted by kugan98

Thanks Jay tamby for the correction.
Once I asked my relative for the recipes.
She just smiled and evaded my request.
From that day, I dropped the idea.

Let me try NM's mee goreng, and NOV anneh's
mango coconut rice. Thanks, Kugan98

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antha ISKCON recipe try pannenggalaa K?

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Originally Posted by NM

:( enakkum puzzle-kum othtu varala-nu raj-uncle sollittaar .. :cry: need to eat lots and lots of vendakkai :(
:lol:

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Keep on trying! Feed pEthi more veNdaikkaai! :lol:

Imm, Sonu, NOV anneh wants the fruit chutney.
Try panni paarungga.

He did not tell what type of fruits that you can
add to the chutney :huh:

Thanks, Kugan98

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Originally Posted by kugan98

He did not tell what type of fruits that you can
add to the chutney :huh:

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Originally Posted by NOV

2 bartlett pears cored and diced
1 granny smith apple cored and diced
2 cup cranberries
1/2 cup raisins

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:idea:

Friends, first I would like to really apologize to Gulabjamun.
Thanks for your pm, Gulabjamun
Friend I am not biased.
Cooking is entirely different matter, chop up the veges,
add the necessary ingredients, cook it is done.

Butter murukku and kai murukku takes time.
I will try my best to post in a day or two.
Also your request for onion rings.
Take care, Kugan98

Sorry NOV anneh, konjam upset, athuthaan sariya padikkalai.
Just finished Amavasai lunch.
5 friends came for lunch.

Ippo thaan anupivittu, cp munnale vanthen.

Will post the Amavaasai lunch picture.
Thanks, Kugan98

Well the Amavaasai Lunch.

Rice, taalicha parppu, ghee,
Pusini Sambar, Parppu Rasam,
Onion Raitha, Cabbage Poriyal, Beans Poriya,
Pumpkin Puli mandi, Curds, Jackfruit sago Payasam,
Special vadai, Appalam

I think this amavaasai lunch is quite simple.



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