Kugan's Kitchen Part 7

Hello suja - thanks for your reply, maybe i will try a smaaalll batch to get a hang of it and then post my queries later.

Hello Kugan akka - have you tried bombay chutney, they make it with kadala maavu? I tried few recipes online, but didn't get it good.. if you have any idea can you please tell me..

Thanks,
Priyasri

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Originally Posted by Suja Rajkumar

Hi K and Priyasri,
You have to par boil the rice for just a few mins (less than five) and then add to the chicken gravy. Seal tightly with the foil lid and bake for 25 mins at 350 C. The chicken gravy has to be prepared separately. Remove from oven and after 5-10 mins open the lid and mix gently. This method comes in handy when you have to cook in large quantity with smaller paathirams! Hope this helps. Happy cooking.

Regards,
Suja

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Hello NM...

My wishes come late, but hope you had a great b'day.. Belated Birthday wishes!!!
How did your b'day go.. Enna spl..

Regards,
Priyasri

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Originally Posted by NM

Dear K:- cake was very delicious! nandri-nga:)))))))

Raghu- !! unakku naan aunty-ya?? parcel-la vurthu unakku anu gundu! efuthukko!

Rose :- thank you for the wishes :0

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i make kadalai maavu chutney (bombay chutney) like this

onion big -- 1 thinly sliced
green chilly - 3 slit
tomato - i medium size, chopped
carrot - 1 small , finely chopped
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
salt - reqd
besan - 1 1/2 tblsp
coriander leaves

grinding:
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coconut - 4 tblsp
ginger - 1"

grind this like chutney.

tadka:
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oil - 2 tsp
rai - 1tsp
urad dhal - 1 tsp

in a kadai, add oil, then add tadka items, then add sliced onions fry for 2 to 3 mins. then add green chilly.
after a minute, add tomato just stir it for 2 mins, when it is slightly cooked add carrots, fry for 2 mins, then add turmeric powder,
salt and 1 cup of water cover and cook till carrot is 3/4th done. then add coconut paste allow it to boil for 5 mins, then make a batter
with besan without any lumps, add to the gravy and stir, after one boil, garnish with coriander leaves and serve.

instead of besan we can grind coconut with pottukadalai. this is also good.

this curry will goes well with puri, chapathi, idli and dosa.

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Originally Posted by NM

Raghu- !! unakku naan aunty-ya?? parcel-la vurthu unakku anu gundu! efuthukko!

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Paramashivan kE Anugunda :rotfl:

Joking NM akka :)

Kugan akka

Your tofu looks yummy, will try it and let you know :)

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Originally Posted by Suja Rajkumar

Hi K and Priyasri,
You have to par boil the rice for just a few mins (less than five) and then add to the chicken gravy. Seal tightly with the foil lid and bake for 25 mins at 350 C. The chicken gravy has to be prepared separately. Remove from oven and after 5-10 mins open the lid and mix gently. This method comes in handy when you have to cook in large quantity with smaller paathirams! Hope this helps. Happy cooking.

Regards,
Suja

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Thanks Suja for your nice post.
You are a great help to our Priya.
How was Thanksgiving? Bought any thing cheap?
Nice to see you in the forum.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

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Originally Posted by priyasri

Hello suja - thanks for your reply, maybe i will try a smaaalll batch to get a hang of it and then post my queries later.

Hello Kugan akka - have you tried bombay chutney, they make it with kadala maavu? I tried few recipes online, but didn't get it good.. if you have any idea can you please tell me..

Thanks,
Priyasri

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Hello Priya, thanks for your nice post.
You see we have many friends in this forum.
All will come to our aid when we need any help.

Selviem is another veteran cook in our forum.
She has already posted her version of the chutney for you.
Try it out Priya, Thanks and take care, Kugan

Thanks Selviem for your post and the recipe.
It is little different from what I do.
I am sure it will be very yummy with carrots and coconut.
Let me try it out Selviem.
Thanks and take care, Kugan.

Thanks P.S Tamby for your nice post.
Please try out the tofu recipe and give us the feed back.
I am posting another simple bean sprouts and tofu recipe.
Try that also:smile2:
Thanks and take care, Kugan

Here is the simple bean sprouts and tofu recipe.
Try it out, Kugan

BEAN SPROUTS AND TOFU FRY

Ingredients:

2 tsp oil
2 pips garlic minced
3 shallots sliced
1 fresh red chillie sliced
6 fried tofu puffs cut into 2 pieces

500 grms bean sprouts
200 grms chives cut into 4 cm in length
1 tsp or little more light soy sauce
1 tsp or more vegetarian oyster sauce

Salt to taste (optional )
Few drops of sesame oil

Method:
Heat the oil in a non-stick wok, sauté the garlic and onions.
Add in the tofu and chillies and cook for a minute.

Add in the bean sprouts and the chives.
Toss every thing well. Add in the soy and oyster sauces.
Check seasoning, the bean sprouts should be crunchy.

Add few drops of sesame oil, mix well .
Remove and serve hot.


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OMG!!!...so many recipes... ungalukku naam pudhu peyar vaika poren K... "kugan express"nu...;)

A very belated birthday wish from me to U, NM...:)

Auspicious Karthigai deepam to all.

Thanks selvieam i will try that and let you know..

K akka, talking of thanksgiving deals, i found food processor for 70$, regularly 100 something, so i've ordered it. After the carrot halwa fiasco i wanted to try this also once. If i dont like it there is return policy also, so dairyama order panni irukken..

Happy Karthigai deepam to you too paramashivan and to all other friends of Kugans' Kitchen.. What delicacies are you all cooking up :)

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Originally Posted by PARAMASHIVAN

Auspicious Karthigai deepam to all.

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Originally Posted by priyasri

Happy Karthigai deepam to you too paramashivan and to all other friends of Kugans' Kitchen.. What delicacies are you all cooking up :)

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Nothing, busy at work :| , But mum will be making Murukku :)

Karthigai Deepam @Annamalaihttp://atinytoes.files.wordpress.com...annamallai.jpg

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Originally Posted by dev

OMG!!!...so many recipes... ungalukku naam pudhu peyar vaika poren K... "kugan express"nu...;)

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Thanks Dev for the new name.
aannaal ennakku life katavandi speedla thaan poguthu:(
Thanks and take care, Kugan

Happy Karthigai Deepam :


Wish you all very happy Karthigai Deepam !!!!!


Let this festival of deepam ( lights ) brings us brightened and enlightened life like the light of Lamps…

May our Lives Shine N Glow like the Deepam


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Thanks P.S Tamby for your wishes.
Thanks for the beautiful picture of Annamalai
Kugan

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Originally Posted by priyasri

Thanks selvieam i will try that and let you know..

K akka, talking of thanksgiving deals, i found food processor for 70$, regularly 100 something, so i've ordered it. After the carrot halwa fiasco i wanted to try this also once. If i dont like it there is return policy also, so dairyama order panni irukken..

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Thanks Priya for your nice post.
You guys are really lucky. I remember going shopping with Meerra on one Thanksgiving day.
The same thing buy what you want and return it if you do not like:-D
Good you can buy the goods, cheap one by one slowly.
Take care, Kugan.


Note: I made pongal, nei appam, pori urundai and sundal.

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Originally Posted by kugan98

I made pongal, nei appam, pori urundai and sundal.

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enakku konjam anuppi irukkalaame! :lol:

paramashivan: Nice picture of ThiruvaNNaamalai temple! :) Brings back old memories I spent two weeks in ThiruvaNNaamalai for Survey camp in 1957. A friend and I climbed the hill hiking and reached the peak where they burn the lamp. Some of the oil was still there on the rock. Did not have a camera to take a picture from the top! :( You should leave Kailash and move to ThiruvaNNaamalai! :lol:

Hope all of you had a nice Karthigai Deepam day! :)

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Originally Posted by rajraj

Brings back old memories I spent two weeks in ThiruvaNNaamalai for Survey camp in 1957. A friend and I climbed the hill hiking and reached the peak where they burn the lamp.

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Uncle, that must have been an amazing experience! I will do that when I visit TN :)

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Originally Posted by rajraj

You should leave Kailash and move to ThiruvaNNaamalai! :lol:

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When it gets cold here in mount kailash, I would move to Annamalai :lol:

kuganka,made your kadalai urundai recipe for karthigai deepam.
But this time I made a mistake somewere kuganka,i was not able to shape it into urundai's.

Whats that nei appam kuganka?i have the recipe of your sweet appam with me, Is nei appam and sweet appam both same or both are different ones?
Take care kuganka.

Hello...

Can anyone please tell me the difference between aval pori and nel pori??? Also I have pori at home that I got from Indian grocery store.. I donno if its aval or nel or something else.. I made pori urundai with that only.. Sorry if its basic q.. But Indiala irunthappo I've eaten pori kadala urundai everything but never knew there were different types...

Thanks for any help...

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Originally Posted by kugan98

Hello Nithima, how was your Diwali celebrations?
Nice list of egg recipes., your varutha tenga egg curry seems very yummy to read.
I might try it out with a vege.

Try out the kollu kulambu and give us the feed back.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

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Diwali celebs supera pochu, I made murukku, jamun and basundhi. Edho enaku therinjadhu ka...

Yea do try out with a veggie.
I made kollu kolambu yday ka.. very yummy. Everyone enjoyed.

Paprika rice is next on my list. I am afraid where to get the leaves though

k, remember the poondu saadha podi I once was crazy abt?... Few days back I found garlic powder in the stores... I used it instead of fresh garlic pods to make the poondu podi(ur recipe-using pottukadalai) and it came out exactly like the store bought ones... Super satisfied...:)

K, I am looking for a podi recipe- one that has peanuts and sesame seeds in it...can be had with rice...very yummy and it's a speciality Andhra podi... recipe irundhaal post pannunga pls...I tried frw from other sites but not fully satisfied...

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Originally Posted by rajraj

enakku konjam anuppi irukkalaame! :lol:


Hope all of you had a nice Karthigai Deepam day! :)

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Thanks uncle for your nice post.
Look out for the feDex, parcel varuthu:-D

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Originally Posted by Aarthii

kuganka,made your kadalai urundai recipe for karthigai deepam.
But this time I made a mistake somewere kuganka,i was not able to shape it into urundai's.

Whats that nei appam kuganka?i have the recipe of your sweet appam with me, Is nei appam and sweet appam both same or both are different ones?
Take care kuganka.

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Thanks Aarthii for your nice post.
You must have made the mistake in the paagu patham.

Aarthii, sweet appam, nei appam, unni appam all are the same.
Sorry for confusing you.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

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Originally Posted by priyasri

Hello...

Can anyone please tell me the difference between aval pori and nel pori??? Also I have pori at home that I got from Indian grocery store.. I donno if its aval or nel or something else.. I made pori urundai with that only.. Sorry if its basic q.. But Indiala irunthappo I've eaten pori kadala urundai everything but never knew there were different types...

Thanks for any help...

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My dear Priya, do not hesitate to ask even if it is only a basic question.
We all learn from our mistakes and also by asking.

Well I called my aunt, and this is what she told me.
She might be wrong, if any one knows the correct answer please post it for us.

There are three kinds of Pori.

Arisi Pori is normal puffed rice
Aval Pori is puffed flattened rice
Nel Pori is puffed paddy
Aval Pori, the special puffed flattened rice is available mostly only
on those specific kaarthigai days. In the market, the shop keeper
would fry the flattened rice – aval and we bring it home fresh for
consumption.

Thanks and take care, Kugan

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Originally Posted by nithishri

Diwali celebs supera pochu, I made murukku, jamun and basundhi. Edho enaku therinjadhu ka...

Yea do try out with a veggie.
I made kollu kolambu yday ka.. very yummy. Everyone enjoyed.

Paprika rice is next on my list. I am afraid where to get the leaves though

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Dear Nithi, you have made a super spread for Diwali.
Glad every one liked the kollu kulambu.


Nithi, if you cannot get the limau perut leaves, try lime leaves,
though the fragrance would not be the same.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

Limau perut , fruits and leaves:

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Originally Posted by dev

k, remember the poondu saadha podi I once was crazy abt?... Few days back I found garlic powder in the stores... I used it instead of fresh garlic pods to make the poondu podi(ur recipe-using pottukadalai) and it came out exactly like the store bought ones... Super satisfied...:)

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Dear Dev, thank you very much for your nice post.
Now I know the reason why you have been missing for sometime
Busy making poondu saatha podi.:-D
I am very happy that you are super satisfied.
Do you get garlic powder in India.
Meera brought for me garlic granules from US, when she came last.
Very very useful in making pizza, and many more dishes.
Thanks and take care, Kugan.

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Originally Posted by dev

K, I am looking for a podi recipe- one that has peanuts and sesame seeds in it...can be had with rice...very yummy and it's a speciality Andhra podi... recipe irundhaal post pannunga pls...I tried frw from other sites but not fully satisfied...

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Dear Dev, I asked my aunt and she gave me the recipe.
She says, there are so many ways to do this podi.
Some add curry leaves, cumin, vellam and so on.
She told me that you can add these ingredients if you like.
She has given me the type she usually does.
Thanks and take care, Kugan.


PEANUT SESAME PODI

Ingredients:
1 cup peanuts
¼ cup white sesame seeds
6 red chillies (more if you like hot )
2 garlic pips
1 tsp tamarind paste
1 pinch of asafetida powder
Salt to taste

¼ cup dry coconut (optional )
2 tsp channa dal (optional )

Method:

Dry roast peanuts , remove the skin.
Dry roast the sesame seeds.
Also dry roast channa dal if using.

Dry roast the garlic and the red chillies, let it cool.
Once all the ingredients are cool enough to handle,
Grind them to a little coarse powder.
Goes well with dosa, idli or steaming white rice with some ghee.


Thanks To The Net:

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Another simple tofu recipe, for tofu lovers.
Kugan

SOFT TOFU WITH MUSHROOM

Ingredients:

2 tbs vegetable oil
3 pips of garlic minced
3 shallots sliced
3 red chillies sliced finely
10 button mushrooms sliced
1 to 2 tbs light soy sauce

1 packet silken tofu cut into 1 ½ inch cubes. Drain the excess liquid.
2 to 3 tbs vegetarian oyster sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
2 spring onions sliced finely.

Method:

Heat the oil in a non-stick wok.
Add in the garlic and sauté for a minute, add in the sliced shallots.
Sauté again well, now add in the sliced red chillies.
Stir fry well, add in the sliced mushrooms, stir fry well.
Add in the light soy sauce and stir fry.

Now add in the soft tofu and the oyster sauce.
Mix well, see that you do not break the tofu in the process.
Cook until the tofu is heated through.
Add in the sesame oil and spring onions.
Remove and serve immediately with rice.


This is how the soft tofu looks like:

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Our Madhu anna is missing for sometime.
Madhu anna, how are you, how is your health now?
Hope you are getting better.
Take care, Kugan.


Our Suvai too is missing for a very loooong time.
Hope and pray that you are well Suvai.
I know you might be angry with me, for not posting the pachapayir urundai recipe:-D
Will post soon Suvai.
Take care, Kugan

K, thanks a lot for the podi recipe... try pannitu solren...:)

Yes K...I found garlic powder here in cbe... remember the organic food store I told u abt?...there is another store called nuts n spices next to it...they carry a nice variety of nuts, spices and many rare to find stuffs in the usual departmental stores... I found garlic powder in that store...

Hello selvieam, I tried out Bombay chutney it came out yummy :)
However didnt take any pic tho.. :(

Hello kugan akka, thanks for the clarification.. so kadavulukku padaikrathukkaga fresh a irukanumnu, again they fry aval and make it into pori and sell it as aval pori?? I think the one i made pori urundai with was arisi pori i think.. That is the only one sold in US i think. only one packet they have in shops saying puffed rice. Also yummy recipes you have posted akka, super!! btw peanut-sesame podi how long can we store??

After nithisri's raving reviews about kollu kozhambu i'm also planning to try it tomorrow :)

Take care all!!

Hi Kunganji..

I am recovering... thanks for your concern :ty:

limau purut -> what in tamil ? narthankaai, kolumichangai, kadarangai ? edhu ?

thanks priyasri.

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Originally Posted by dev

K, thanks a lot for the podi recipe... try pannitu solren...:)

Yes K...I found garlic powder here in cbe... remember the organic food store I told u abt?...there is another store called nuts n spices next to it...they carry a nice variety of nuts, spices and many rare to find stuffs in the usual departmental stores... I found garlic powder in that store...

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Thanks Dev, your feed back will be very useful to others.
Good now you can get many things in India.
Thanks and take care, kugan