Kugan's Kitchen Part 5

[tscii]Dev, here is the Chettinad pepper chicken.
Ask your cousin to try it out. A hot dish.
Dev, I have a good recipe for grilled pepper chicken with pepper sauce and mashed potato. Take care, Kugan98


CHETTINAD PEPPER CHICKEN

Ingredients:

1 kg chicken cut into pieces
1 big onion chopped
1 big tomato chopped
1 inch cinnamon stick
2 cardamoms
3 cloves
1 bay leaf
1 tsp aniseeds
1 sprig curry leaves
1 tbs oil

Roast And Make Paste:

½ tsp aniseeds
½ tsp cumin seeds
10 black pepper corns
2 tsp coriander seeds
3 red chillies
1 tsp poppy seeds
Pinch of nutmeg
2 tsp oil

5 pips of garlic chopped
1 inch ginger chopped
½ tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste

Lime juice (optional)
2 tsp crushed peppercorns

Method:

Heat 2 tsp of oil in a wok. Add in the ingredients
In the roast and make paste section.
Fry till the mixture is roasted. Remove and cool.
Now add in the garlic, ginger , turmeric and salt.
Add little water and grind it to a fine paste. Keep aside.

Heat another 2 tsp of oil in a wok, add in the bay leaf, cinnamon stick,
Cloves, cardamom, aniseeds and curry leaves.
Sauté well, add in the chopped onion. Sauté well again.
Add in the chopped tomato and cook till mushy.

Add in the ground paste and stir fry for 5 minutes.
Add in the chicken pieces and mix well so that the chicken pieces are evenly coated with the mixture, add ½ cup of water.
Cook on sim, cover the wok with a lid and cook till the chicken is done.

Always check and stir so that it does not stick to the wok.
Once the chicken is cooked, sprinkle the crushed pepper powder and remove.
Add the lime juice if using. Garnish with cut coriander leaves.



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Kugan it looks like I have to visit your thread daily, otherwise there are so many recipes to catch up.
Good you have posted non-vegetarian recipe also.
We can try it out for Deepavali. Please post your grilled chicken also, but I do not have a oven. Is it possible to cook without an oven?
Nice post your cookies also, I usually buy them :lol:

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Illa M.I.Law veetukku pooiveduveengala?

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Thala Diwali kku mattum thaan MIL house :roll: next marriiage kku appuram thaan inimae :boo:

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:omg: adapaaaavi machaaan :x :hammer: :lol2: :rotfl:

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Krishnar, Murugar ellaam rendu marriage pannittaa kumbudureenga, naan pannaa thappaa..partiality :x naanum kadavul aagalaam nnu aasapadurathu thappaa :evil:

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kadavul aga idhan qualificationnu yaarya sonnadhu ? :evil:
Kadavul kitte irundhu nalla vishayangala eduthukkappa........

Adhu sari...yaar kitte idha sollanumnu theriyama sollitten. :evil:

Kugan thanks for the pakodi recipe. I am sure it is a very healthy snack. Lots of protein in the grams.

I feel like coming to your house for deepavali after seeing your list of recipes. Both olden and modern palagarams.

Where do you live :lol:
Rose

Thank a lot K for the pepper chicken recipe... pls post the other grilled pepper chicken recipe when u find time...

Me and kid down with flu...I'll read the other posts later...Keep going K...:)

kugan tried rava laddu today (very few), came out well.

i have to start from tuesday. my list is beetroot halwa (my husband's favourite), every year diwali starts with this only.
mysore pak, laddu, cashew burfi.
murukku, ribbon pakoda, mixture.
sukiyan on friday morning. so many houses to distribute. last min i may introduce badhusha too. let us see.

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Krishnar, Murugar ellaam rendu marriage pannittaa kumbudureenga, naan pannaa thappaa..partiality :x naanum kadavul aagalaam nnu aasapadurathu thappaa :evil:

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kadavul aga idhan qualificationnu yaarya sonnadhu ? :evil:
Kadavul kitte irundhu nalla vishayangala eduthukkappa........

Adhu sari...yaar kitte idha sollanumnu theriyama sollitten. :evil:

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late realisation.. itha antha munnaadiya solli irukalaam.. pengal paesura ethukkum artham kidayaathungrathukku neenga oru nalla example. :yes:

Thiru :lol2:

neenga ethavathu usefull ah post seinchirukeengala :lol2: :shaking: :yessir:

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Thiru :lol2:

neenga ethavathu usefull ah post seinchirukeengala :lol2: :shaking: :yessir:

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few warning posts for u :poke:

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Thiru :lol2:

neenga ethavathu usefull ah post seinchirukeengala :lol2: :shaking: :yessir:

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few warning posts for u :poke:

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:rotfl: Param Shiv ji kE warning sabaaa :poke:

Rose, you are welcome to my house.
I will pm my address to you.


Dev, sorry to hear about the flu. Take care of kutty.
Hope both get well before Deepavali.


Selviem, glad that the rava laddu turned out well.
Selviem, when you are free please post the proportion for ribbon pakoda. There are many different proportions.
Also your beetroot halwa. Take your time.

Your list of palagarams are all mouth watering.
I know you will be busy with the preparations.
Take care, Kugan98

[tscii]Aarthii, let me post some eggless cookies for you.

EGGLESS CORN FLAKE COOKIES

Ingredients:

(A)
1 ½ cups self raising flour
½ cup rice flour
½ tsp baking powder

1 cup corn flakes ground finely
½ cup caster sugar
250 grms soft butter

Melted chocolate
Sliced red cherries

Method:
Sieve together ingredients in A.
In a bowl add in the sifted ingredients.
Add in the ground corn flakes and sugar.
Then rub in butter into flour mixture.
Mix well until it becomes a soft dough.

Roll dough into 1 cm thickness and cut with desired cookie cutter.
Then place on lightly greased baking trays. Allow room for spreading.
Place a small cherry piece in the middle.

Bake in preheated oven at 180 degrees C for 15 minutes.
Or until golden brown. Remove from oven let it cool.
When cool, drizzle with melted chocolate.
Let it set and keep in airtight container.


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[tscii]Aarthii, look out for more eggless cookies.


EGGLESS PEANUT COOKIES

Ingredients:

2 cups plain flour
1 tbs corn flour
1 ½ cups finely ground roasted peanuts
1 cup caster sugar
¾ cup corn oil or a bit more

Method:
Mix all the ingredients well.
Add in the corn oil, little by little.
Mix into a soft dough. It should not stick to your hands.
Roll them into small balls.

Then place on lightly greased baking trays.
Use a fork and make the pattern.
Or you can press, half peanut on the top of the cookie

Bake in preheated oven at 180 degrees C for 15 minutes.
Or until cooked. Remove from oven to cool.
When cool, keep in air tight container.


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Kuganka,thanks for the cookies recipes.Will try it out soon and will let u know the result.

dev,H r u and kutty feeling now?
dont worry,u both will get well definitely before diwali.
Take care dev

selvika,ur list of palagrams are great.
Plz post ur beetroot halwa recipe in ur free time selvika.

sure kugan, i will send the receipe for ribbon pakoda.

Aarthi,

definitely i will send beetroot halwa recipe tonight or tomorrow.

dev,
sorry to hear. take care of urself and ur little one.

Selviem, and Aarthii, thanks for your nice post.
Selviem, please take your time to post the recipes.

aarthii, if you like the cookies with eggs, the recipes are in Kugan Thread 1.

Thanks and take care, Kugan98

[tscii]Here is the black pepper grilled chicken. You can do it at home.
Enjoy, Kugan98


BLACK PEPPER CHICKEN WITH SAUCE AND MASHED POTATO

GRILLED BLACK PEPPER CHICKEN:
Ingredients:
2 pieces of chicken chops with skin
2 tsp coarsely crushed black pepper
2 tbs olive oil
2 tsp Worcester sauce
1 tsp of mixed rosemary and sage (Italian Herbs)
Salt to taste.

Method:
Prick the chop with a fork. Mix in all the ingredients.
Marinate overnight in the fridge.
You can use the breast or thigh with bone removed.

Use grill pan, pour little olive oil. Place the chicken chop
with the skin down first. Grill until golden brown.
Flip over and grill the other side. Remove to a plate.

THE BLACK PEPPER SAUCE:
Ingredients:
4 tbs butter
1 tbs black pepper powder
1 tbs cream
1 tbs Worcester sauce
2 cups of chicken stock
1 tbs flour
Little Italian herbs
Salt to taste.

Method:
Heat the butter in a pan. Add in the pepper.
Add in the flour and whisk it fast.
Add in the chicken stock and all the other ingredients.
Let it simmer, till a little thick.
Pour over the grilled chicken and serve.

MASH POTATO
Ingredients:
4 Russet potatoes
3 garlic pips
3 tbs of butter
¼ cup warm cream
Little Italian herbs
Black pepper to taste
Salt to taste

Method:
Boil the potatoes and the garlic, both with skin.
Remove, peel the skin of the potatoes.
In a bowl put in the boiled garlic and mash it.
Remove the skin, now add in the still warm potatoes, salt
and mash well. Add in the butter and enough warm cream.
Mash every thing well. Add in the Italian herbs and pepper powder.
Mix well and serve with the grilled chicken chops.


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THE GRILLED CHICKEN CHOP:



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:-) theiryama submit panniten before completing... :lol:

kugan's kitchen saarbila saram saramaaa paattasu vedika poguthu for completing 5 part here on the hub plus for deepavaliiiiii.. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Advance congratssssss!!!

Kugan nga :thumbsup: :cheer: :2thumbsup: :clap: konja naal varalainaaa super recipes ellaam miss pannidaren....but its okay.....methuvaa ellaam try panniduveney ;-)

i have to say i tried the following recipes from u ;-)
& they all turned out perfect o perfect...thank u thank u...comments were "super"...;-) it all goes to yr perfect measurements. thanks once again...here they are : a) potatoes with motchai...romba super...:-)
b) adai..(the healthy one with kollu) (yummyyyy i made yr kara chutney)
c)spinach poriyal with lemon juice (loved it)
d)cauliflower spicy masala (excellente)
e) selvi's ellu podi..(excellent)
f) madhusree's coconut podi (excellentey)
g) i tried yr khanom krok too (onga thai friend recipe) romba tasty...brought back some good memories...:-)

innum iruku neraiyaaaaaa try panna....will surely try out more ...but thank u kugan nga for all the fabulous recipes u post...:-)

ellaarum epadi irukeenga?????? missing the visits & chats on here.....but i am feasting my eyes on all the lovely recipes posted :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

sorry dev u & little one not feeling well....hope u both recover fast....

selvi....i am sure yr kids must be excited about all the goodies u r going to make for deepavali...:-)

aarthi....snacks & sweets senji asathidunga onga veetila for deepavali ;-)

kugan nga...onga deepavali list padichi...seriously started looking into flight details to KL..... :lol: :lol:

Happy Deepavali to everyone from my home to yours!!!!!!!

Thanks Suvai for your nice post. Thanks for all the compliments to all of us.
What is the line up of palagarams in your house?
I will be waiting in the airport for you :lol:
Take care, Kugan98

Kugan I made 2 of your cookies. Taste was super.
One small request, in the end please let us know if we can add eggs to the cookies. If so how many eggs. It will be easy for us to add the egg.
Rose

suvai,
thanks a lot for trying out ellu podi.

kugan,

ribbon pakoda :

rice flour - 1 cup (raw soak in water for 4 hours, grind and fry it and store). otherwise readymade rice flour good quality can be used.
besan - 1/4 cup
pottukadalai maavu - 1/4 cup
urad dhal powder - 1 tblsp
hot oil - 1 tblsp
garlic paste - 1 tblsp
red chilli powder - according to our requirement
salt - reqd.
mix with hot water and fry in oil

kuga, another type of ribbon pakoda. soak idli rice for 4 hours, grind nicely in grinder and mix all the above ingredients. this is too tasty. my mom makes this type only.

kugan,
today i mixed athrisam maavu and made beetroot halwa. what about u???????????

Aaarthi,

here is the receipe for beetroot halwa:

beetroot - peeled and grated 2 cups
sugar - 1 1/4 cup
coconut milk - 3/4 cup
elaichi powder - 1/2 tsp
ghee - 2 tblsp
cashews and raisins reqd

in a pan, add 1 1/2 tblsp of ghee fry grated beetroot nicely, till the raw smell comes out of it. then add coconut milk, sugar and keep stiring. when it is almost done add elaichi powder.
in a separate pan, add 1/2 tblsp of ghee, cashews and raisins fry till it turns brown, add to beetroot mixture. once it reaches halwa consistency, remove and store.

Selviem, thank you very much for the two types ribbon pakodas.
Different from what I do. I will try it out after deepavalli.
Also I will try out the beetroot halwa.
Thanks for taking your time, inspite of your tight schedule.

Selviem, I have almost finished all types of palagarams.
Made few types of eggless cookies.

Thanks, Selviem, take care, Kugan98

Try this simple tasty cookie.

TRI COLOURED SUJI BISCUIT

Ingredients:
450 grms plain flour
40 grms powdered milk
150 grms suji flour

210 icing sugar
250 grms ghee
7 grms fine salt

1 tsp vanilla essence
Red, yellow and green colour
Caster sugar for dusting.
Small paper cups

Method:
Mix all the flours and keep aside.
Mix well the ghee, sugar and salt well.

Now add in the mixed flours, and vanilla essence.
Make it into a soft dough. Keep aside for 10 minutes.

Now take the dough and knead again.
Add a little more ghee if you find the dough stiff.

Divide the dough into 3 equal parts.
Add one colour to one dough. Mix well and keep.

Take a little of each coloured dough and roll into marble sized balls.
Put them into the paper cups. Sprinkle little caster sugar.
Put them in a preheated oven, 180 degrees C.
Bake for about 15 minutes. Remove and cool.
Store in an airtight container.


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Selvika,
Thanks for the halwa as well as ribbon pakoda reicpe.
Will try it out soon and will let u know the result.

kuganka,thanks for the tri colored cookie.
Tried ur diamond cuts recipe.It came out good.Fulla sapittutum mudichuttum. :lol:
have to make second batch today. :D

Suvaika,
Eppaid irukeenga?
Kandipa senchu aasthida vendiyathu thaanu mudivu panitten.
what about ur preparations ofr diwali?

Dearest K and Kugan Kitchen's periyorgale, thaaymaargale.. vaNakkam :lol:

K - advance vaazhtukkal for completing the 5th edition of KK. :cheer:

To everyone - Deepavali vaazhthukkal. Ungal veettil inbam ponggattum!

We're not celebrating as its not yet a year since my mom-in-law passed away.

Take care all....and miss you too......

Kugan you are missing for the past 2 days. I think you must be very busy with your preparations.
Have a nice time. Happy Deepavali to all my friends.
Rose

Aarthii, thanks for your nice compliments.
Make more of the item :lol:
Thanks, Take care, Kugan98

NM, I was really thinking about you.
So glad to see your post. Take care of your leg NM.

Sorry you are not celebrating Deepavalli this year.
Our NOV anneh too is not celebrating this year.

Hope you have a nice trip to India.
I am too going on the 20th for medical reasons.

Thanks and take care, Kugan98