KUGAN'S KITCHEN PART 3

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Originally Posted by kugan98

Dev, thanks for your mushroom and bread recipes.
Very simple and easy to try.

Dev, wild mushrooms brought back sweet memories of my childhood.
My grandmother had a very big garden or "kaadu" as they call.
After a heavy rain with thunder, she will always ask s to go the next day to the garden, to collect the wild mushrooms.
sure enough you can see a blanket of mushrooms all buds grown in the garden. How is this possible?
Thanks Dev, Kugan98

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K, engalukkum mazhaiku aduttha naal kaalaila idhu thaan velai... we'll strat our search early in the morning coz the wild mushrooms tend to go bad(worms vanthidum) very soon...nothing like fresh wild mushrooms...:)

K, how long can we store the chilli sauce?...

Peanut Butter:

I make peanut butter at home just coz I can control the amt of oil that goes into it...

Just grind & scrape sides & scrape sides & grind & grind enough roasted groundnuts,karumbu sakkarai & salt(all ingre to taste) until the groundnut starts to leave oil... U can add lil oil to help in grinding... what I do is I make a smooth but tight paste(can't spread on the bread easily) ... I store the PB in the fridge & when needed, I take out just the req qty of PB & add lil warm water to it & mix it with a spoon... tht way I get PB of spreading consistency... aprom enna...spread the PB & jam/banana slices onto bread slices & eat...Yum...

Another added benefit is groundnut + brown sugar is said to help increase good cholesterol... storebought ones use white sugar & lotsa preservatives... max time taken to prepare the PB is 5 mins or so...

Wishing Kugan and all the readers and contributors of this thread a happy Pongal. Pongalo Pongal.

Suja

Sudhaka, will call u if I plan to come...:)

helooo kugan nga!
Will try out yr chilli sauce with lemon juice...;-) good idea. I know it might not have the authentic taste but I think we can make do ileengala!
Wild mushroom na vudan...thicket...moist floor...tall trees....us ladies with picking baskets.......thaan mind ku varuthu.... :mrgreen:

sudha nga.....awesome menu on the list.....kambu dosai......hmmm interesting!! kugan nga recipe iruntha podunga plz :-)....
sudha nga oru write up koduthidunga of the etc etc items also ;-)

selvi.....i totally know how difficult it is when a feast day falls on a week day...:-( i am with u on it.

kugan/sudha/dev/selvi...what is kambu in english plz pic iruntha yaaraavathu podunga plz

kugan nga u mentioned kambu koozh....athoda recipum podunga plz!

aarthi...enjoy pongal with praney...involve him in everything u do they love it..;-)

Happy Pongal to u too nga suja!

Dev, you can store the sauce in the fridge for more than a month.
Since you are using vinegar, it has no chance to spoil,
unless you use a wet spoons.

Thanks. Kugan98

Dev, give me a five.
You are just like me also, I too make my own peanut butter.
Slightly different from you.
I will post the recipe after ponggal.
Thanks. Kugan98

Suja, thanks a ton for your kind wishes.
I was very glad to see your post.

Please come often to this thread.
we all feel very happy to have lot of friends.
Nice to exchange ideas and tips.

Thanks Suja, we all wish you a very happy ponggal.
Thanks. Kugan98

hello mrs kugan, dev, sonu akka and :slurp: nga... i just love this thread...romba naala silent-read-a irunthuttu, innikki veliyE varanumnu thOnuchchu...

great recipes, Mrs Kugan and all.. i love them. I am going to try some in the coming weeks.

Does anyone have vegetarian plain cake recipe? I have tried 1 - it comes out nice and spongy but a bit wet at the top ... any tips??

Unggal ellorukkum Iniya Ponggal Vazhthukkal!

love,
nm