Kugan's Kitchen Part 6

Kugan ka

Chillie Potato wow! :redjump: going to try it :ty:

kugan,

pizza great sucess, thanks a lot kugan. kids enjoyed the most. i made thin base only.

cucumber sandwich is cooool. i make the same way with cucumber, carrot, cabbage, little onion, little low fat mayonise, little low fat cheese . will be crunchy.

chilly potato kids will enjoy. thanks kugan.

kugan/selvi........lol antha pazham paartha konjam intimidating thaan....but now that u both are giving me so many hints to buy it without fear.............will look out for in the next time i go shopping... will surely let u know of my liking or not liking it :noteeth:

kugan nga...cucumber sandwich seems very simple & easy to prepare....selvi...never thgt of adding cabbage..nice idea thanks ladies..:-)

dev..........congrats to yr cousin!!....dont forget to remember the menu for all the meals.....& if u eat anything different.....kitchen kulleye poitu athoda recipeyum vaangitu vanthidunga...:noteeth:
just kidding dev...enjoy quality time with yr relatives...:-) saapidum bothu engalaiyum neenaichikonga !! athu pothum.

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Originally Posted by suvai

kugan/selvi........lol antha pazham paartha konjam intimidating thaan....but now that u both are giving me so many hints to buy it without fear.

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There is a big farm in my hometown, which I think supplies to the whole of Malaysia. It looks intimidating, but actually underwhelming. Chumma sappitta it's nothing, works better as part of dessert, methink.

so farm na...shrubs / tree...or kodi... how does it grow nga 070?....does the fruit look like that on the tree/plant/shrub or its peeled / cut & then sold ah? just curious to know a fruit of that shape...epadi , ethula valaruthu nu....call me ignorant...;-)

You are not ignorant-nnga. I got to know about it only few years ago in fact. Here's an article on the fruit, Kluang is my hometown. Parkathan MN Nambiar mathiri irukku, but actually it's more like VK Ramasamy in terms of viciousness.

Rose, Dev, and P.S tamby. Thanks for all your nice compliments.

Amma Dev, konjam kitchenla ettiparthutu vaangga:-D

Thanks and take care. Kugan98

Selviem, thanks for the tips on the cucumber sandwich.
Will surely try it out next time.

Very glad that pizza was successful.
Double glad that your children enjoyed it.

Do try the chillie potatoes for a change.
Thanks and take care, Kugan98

Suvai thanks for your nice post.
It is actually a kodi, a creeper not a tree.
Summa oru thram try panni paarungga.
Thanks, Kugan98


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Thanks Groucho anna for clearing Suvai's doubts.
Oh, Kluang ah, home town.
Did you try any keerai?
Thanks and take care, Kugan98

Born in Kluang, bred in a smaller town called Cha'ah. Our folks can't do the "a'a" bit, so they lazily call it Chaakkaan. Haven't tried, working, got event this whole weekend, maybe next week :sad:

Suvai, dev, is suffering from heat. Neenga eppadi colda.
Let me post one nice carrot cake for you.
Simply follow the directions and it will turn out super.
Thanks, Kugan98

CARROT CAKE EGGLESS

Ingredients:

4 tbs soft butter
¾ cup curds, room temperature
½ cup castor sugar

1 cup of all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda

1 ½ cups of grated carrots
¼ cups chopped cashew nuts or almonds
¼ cup sultanas
½ tsp grated ginger
A pinch of nutmeg
A pinch of salt.

Method:
Grease a 6 inch cake pan. Line it with parchment paper.
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C for 10 minutes.

Sift together the flour, baking soda and baking powder 2 times.
Mix together the curds, butter and sugar, and cream well.
Do not worry if the batter looks a bit thick.

Add in the grated carrots, spices, nuts and fruit.
Mix well, now the batter should be like dropping consistency.
If not add little more curd and mix again.

Pour the batter into the cake pan. Smooth the top with the wet spatula.
Bake at 180 degrees C for about 40 minutes.
Test to see if the cake is cooked.
Remove from the oven and let it rest for about 10 minutes.

Now loosen the cake from the sides of the pan.
Turn out onto a wire rack to cool well.
Now you can slice it to your taste.

THE BATTER BEFORE BAKING:

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THE BAKED CAKE:
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THE SLICED CARROT CAKE:

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Suvai, will passon ur wishes to my cousin...

K & Suvai, idhu varai only diff thing on the menu was the tenkasi parotta... It had a lil diff texture from the usual parotta... n they said sprite and little karupatti was used in making the parotta dough...the parotta din't taste sweet though... when they put the parotta balls in oil(yes, they don't apply oil over the dough balls, they just make balls out of the dough and put it in oil), the ball almost doubles in size... and then they takeout the ball after sometime and go ahead making parotta the usual way... It's just made a lil thicker than usual parotta... the outer layer was moru moru and inner layers were feather soft...

Innoru dish which might be new to some is saamai thayir sadham...nice n creamy...;)

kugan,

cake receipe pottu tempting us.

will try.

Selviem, you are very correct. The cake is very tempting.:slurp: Thanks Kugan for all your nice recipes.Sure to try them one by one. Your sandwich recipe looks so super. Thanks Selviem for you too for your addition of cabbage and carrots. Gulabjamun

kuganka ,cake recipe looks yummy!
Thanks for the recipe

kugan & 070 nga....thanks for giving me a visual for the dragon fruit plant....looks like a cactii family....look of it is very intresting..amazing that it can produce such a wonderful fruit.....thanks to both of u....:-)
Wine from it too...now who would have thought other than "mr.lee". Very enterprising man.

Dev........omg never have I heard of using sprite & karrupatti for parota....aachariyama irukey! to add to it its not sweet nu ezhuthi irukeenga....incredible!
my eyes widened reading that they make the urundais & then put it in oil....so neraiya ennaiyil potta (they must be floating then??)....very very unique method for sure dev...:-)

kugan ngo..........carot cake vaasanai inga varuthu....i am thinking maybe i can try both the cakes this weekend.....hmmmm i can see u shaking yr head....vendaam suvai....try one by one....but i have a good feeling that intha thadavai nalla vanthidum....becoz...steps & ingris ozhunga (vaangi) panna poren ..;-)

kugan......actually the weather today was not bad...day time high was about 12 degrees & evening konjam wind irunthichi....spring is almost here !!!!!

Suvai, cake weekendaa?... good lucknga...;)

Parotta dough steps rombe diff thaan... but tastela onnum periya vidhyaasam theriyalai... texture nalla irundhichu... :)

Kutti is felling better... but still complete cure illai... maybe it'll take a few more days...

Kugan, carrot cake naan idhu varai senjadhum illai saapitadhum illai... will try it sometime next week... indha week full virundhugalukku aprom yaarum saapidura moodlaye illai...

Dev, real surprise to read about the parotta.
Oh! my God, soak in the oil and it doubles in size:roll:
Can you imagine the amount of oil it would have soaked:idontgetit:

Anyway I am sure they have the reasons for that.
Dare not try it.

Dev, you are missing out on carrot cake if you have not tried.
This is only a vegetarian method. The original recipe uses eggs.
Not only that they will ice the cake with cream cheese frosting.
Ammaadi, suvaio suvai. The nuts, the sultanas ellam:slurp:
I will post the recipe if you want.

Thanks and take care, Kugan98

Thanks to the net for the picture:

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Selviem, Aarthii and Gulabjamun, thanks for your nice post.
Try out the cake when you have the time.
Thanks and take care, Kugan98


Selviem, if you have cake recipes with eggs please do post them.
I am sure many will enjoy it.
I know you are short of time. Do not worry, take your time.
Kugan98

Thanks Suvai for your nice post.
No harm try out the cakes one by one. It will be edible:-D

So need not worry of wasting the ingredients.

Having visitors from Singapore. Heavy cooking as usual.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The guests requested me to do the manathakkali keerai saaru, and pasalai keerai poondu masiyal.
I at once thought of anna Groucho.

Thanks and take care, Kugan98

Well visitors from Singapore were having mouth ulcers.
They requested for this dish. Here is the recipe Groucho anna.

MANATHAKKALI KEERAI SAARU
Ingredients:
250 grm manathakkali keerai only the leaves
150 grms toor dal
2 green chillies sliced
3 garlic pips
tsp tumeric powder

1 tomato chopped
1 onion sliced
tsp mustard seeds
tsp cumin seeds
1 dry chillie cut into pieces
1 tsp tamarind paste diluted
Salt to taste
Oil
cup coconut milk ( optional )
Method:
Boil the dal with the tumeric powder, sliced green chillies,
And garlic.
After the dal is well cooked ,add the keerai.
Do not over cook the keerai. Remove from stove.
The consistency should be a bit watery.
Use a pan, add the oil, then the mustard seeds.
Also add the cumin seeds. Then add the dried chillies,
Chopped onions, and chopped tomatoes.
Let the tomatoes cook well, add in the diluted tamarind.
Let it boil well, pour the contents in the dal, keerai mixture.
Add salt. Add the coconut milk if you are using it.
Let it boil once and remove from stove, and serve.

Note: This keerai is called Black Nightshade in English.
It is supposed to cure stomach ulcers, and mouth ulcers.


This is how the keerai looks:
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The Saaru: (sorry, I do not know how to straighten the picture:mrgreen:

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This keerai is good source for iron.

PASALAI KEERAI POONDU MASIYAL
(PALAK)
Ingredients:
1 bunch of keerai cleaned and chopped
4 pips garlic crushed
3 green chillies sliced
Salt to taste
A pinch of sugar (it retains the green in the keerai)

To Season:
1 tbs ghee or oil
4 pips garlic chopped
1 medium onion sliced
tsp mustard seeds
tsp urad dal
Lime juice to taste

Method:
In a deep pot, add the chopped keerai, crushed garlic,
Sliced green chillies, salt and sugar. Add very little water
And cook the keerai. Remove as soon as it is cooked.
Cool a bit and mash it nicely. You can use the wooden mathu
Or just one spin in the mixie.
Heat the ghee, add the mustard seeds, and urad dal seeds.
Then add in the onions and chopped garlic.
Let the garlic brown a bit, it gives out a good aroma.
Pour it on the mashed keerai and mix nicely.
Add little lime juice to your taste.
Serve with steaming rice.


THE KEERAI:
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THE KEERAI MASIYAL:
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My dear friends, it's party time again.
Our brother Thirumaran, and sister Aarthii both celebrate their birthdays tomorrow that is on the 19th of March.



WE THE KUGAN'S KITCHEN, WISH BOTH OF THEM A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU BOTH WITH GOOD HEALTH, WEALTH, LONG LIFE,
AND LOTS AND LOTS OF HAPPINESS.

HERE ARE TWO CAKES FOR BOTH OF YOU, SO NO FIGHTING:-D

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Not only that, I spend the whole day cooking for both of you.
So enjoy the present and the meal:pink::pink:
It is all from all the members from the forum.

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Yummy yummy

K, the parotta dough doubling in size might be coz of sprite...theriyalai... but the parotta was not oily...anyway, no idea of trying it at home... adhaan recipe requestye pannalai...;)
Will try the carrot cake sometime soon... pls post the with egg version... I'll try that...here noone(I mean the so called vegetarians) minds eating cakes with egg in it...:lol:
Keerai recipes...good for summer...will try them one by one...

Many happy returns of the day Thiru and Aarthii... :D

K, Thiruku sugarless cakea...;)

Wow,love u kuganka.
Thanks a lot for the birthday wishes kuganka.
First birthday wish unga kitta irunthu thaan.Thank u :)

appadiye cake and meal eduthu sapida thonuthu,yummy cake and meal kuganka

Thanks for the wishes dev.
How about ur little angel?How is she doing now?

Happy Birthday Thiru :)

Happy birthday to Thirumaran and Aarthi.

Kugan, cake rombo pramadham!!

:cheer::cheer: Happy Birthday Aarthi :cheer::cheer:
Have a Wonderful day....!!!!

:cheer::cheer: Happy Birthday nga Thirumaran :cheer::cheer:
Have a fabulous day!!

kugan ngo......awesome thaali that u have posted.....(vegetarian thaali yaa??) :noteeth:

Thattai paartha pasi thaan varuthu :noteeth:

cakes look lovelyy!!...

kugan/dev....ya ya ya ......inga naalaiki cake time thaan...;-)

kutti doing better now Aarthii...:)

Enjoy ur day!!!

many more happy returns of the day Aarthi dear. yesterday i didnot open the system. sorry for the late wishes.

how was ur day?

kugan,

sure i will post my cake receipe with eggs. tomorrow is my elder son's bday. he gave a big list for me. today i baked cake. carrot cake for the veges. mixed fruit cake for the party. plain cake for my younger son. so busy making cakes. i will post the pictures.

keerai receipe is tempting us. but i dont get both the keerai's here, will try with palak.

kugan,
today i made sandwich with cabbage, carrot, cucumber and onion with low fat cheese. on top i sprinkle chaat masala powder.