Dear K,
Thank you so much for remembering us in your prayers and meeting with AMMA.
God Bless You.
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Dear K,
Thank you so much for remembering us in your prayers and meeting with AMMA.
God Bless You.
Dear Aarthii, Dev and NM. Thanks for your nice posts.
Friends usually the end of March and beginning of April are
very busy days for me. Have to bake many cakes and cook for prayers.
31st March was my co-sister's wedding anniversary.
Had to bake a fruit cake as she likes it.
1st April prayer day, had to cook and for tea made chocolate cake curry puffs and jelly.
3rd April is Aishu's birthday she wants a cake with barbie doll image.
4th April is Kugan's birthday, and my worker's birthday.
So still baking and icing is not over yet.:roll:
I will post the fruit cake and chocolate cake first.
Take care, Kugan98
EGGLESS FRUIT CAKE
Ingredients:
2 cups self rising flour
1 tsp mixed spices powder from a bottle
¼ tsp nutmeg powder
1 cup butter
1 cup mixed dried fruits
½ cup light brown sugar
14 tbs hot water
½ tsp bicarbonate soda
1 tsp brandy essence or vanilla essence
¼ cup almond chips or flakes
Method:
Preheat an oven for 10 minutes at 180 degreesC
Grease a cake pan and line with parchment paper.
In a pan add in the mixed fruits, mixed spice, nutmeg, sugar,
butter and the hot water.
Place the pan on medium heat and stir the mixture.
Stir until the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved.
Bring to a slow boil and simmer for 2 minutes.
Remove and let it cool well.
Sieve the the flour and the bicarbonate soda twice.
In a bowl, pour in the fruit mixture, and the essence.
Also add in the almond chips or flakes.
Add in the flour little by little and mix all the ingredients well.
Pour the mixture into the greased tin.
Smooth the top of the mixture.
Bake in the middle shelf of the oven for about 1 ¼ hour,
or till the cake is cooked.
Cool well before slicing
The Fruit Cake:
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The Slices:
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EGGLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE
Ingredients:
1 ½ cups of plain flour
¼ cup cocoa powder
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp sodium bicarbonate
400 grms condensed milk
150 grm melted butter
2 tsp vanilla essence
150 ml water
The Chocolate Icing:
225 grms cooking chocolate
100 grms unsalted butter
Method:
Preheat the oven for 10 minutes at 150 degrees C
Grease and line a 9 inch cake pan with parchment paper.
Sieve the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda,
about 3 times. Put them in a bowl.
In the same bowl, add in the condensed milk, melted cooled butter,
vanilla essence and the water.
Use a electric hand mix and whisk for about 1 minute.
The mixture should be uniform and smooth.
Be careful not to OVER BEAT.
Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for about 1 hour.
Or till the cake is cooked. Remove and cool for 10 minutes,
before over turning into a rack to cool.
The Chocolate Icing:
Break the chocolate into chunks, melt it slowly in a bowl over a
pan of hot water. (Double boiler)
mix in the butter and stir until the icing has the consistency
of thick pouring cream. Place the cake on a cake plate.
Pour the icing over the cake, smooth the top and the sides,
with a palette knife. Use a zigzag knife to make pattern.
Allow to set.
NOTE: I made two measurements of the cake.
Sliced the cake into 2 and iced it before,
Icing the whole cake
Sorry, before I could snap the picture of the whole cake
It was cut up into slices by avasara kaigal:-D
The Slices:
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oh,kuganka,so for sure u r in a party mood as well as party week.
Good!
Both the cakes looks great kuganka!
Hello nga kugan........... epadi irukeenga!? so happy to hear that u had a good dharshan with "amma" & also got hugged twice....how awesome is that!!.....thank u for including us in yr prayers.
konja naal varaleynaalum................vanthaaa ekachekka surprise kandipa kaathukitu irukum nu enaku theriyum....thaango!!!...... super recipes....omg the tomato salan kandipaa try pannaporen....will keep u posted.....
ahaaa aaahaaa...cake mayama onga veetila kugan??!!!....first Congrats!! for your co-sister's wedding anniversary..........second.....a Very Happy Birthday to Aishu on april 3rd...
4th April is Kugan's birthday.......a Very Happy Birthday to Kugan..................... and for yr worker's birthday........wish your helper too a very Happy Birthday!!....aaga motham orey celebrations ah veetila kugan ngo!!!:noteeth:
antha chocolate cake oru piece intha pakkam konjam paas pannunga plz....looks absolutely moist & yummy....try pannaren....ipadi photo paarthey aasai ellaam theerthukaren ipothaiku...(noteeth icon pottukonga)....will soon try out yr recipes.....i did try yr tomato thuvar dal subji.....it was a sure welcome with chapathi....thank u!
dev.....nalamaa!.....kutty ku...nalla school kidaichidicha? hope it is close to home.
nm...romba naal aachi ongala paarthu.....hope all is well..
actually naanum intha pakkam vanthu paathirathai uruti.....few days nu sonna ellaarum paathrirathai en thalaila thaan poduvaanga....mariyaathaiya a week plus nu sollidaren..:noteeth:
paarunga paarunga...kaiyiley paathiram karandiyoda...kugan/dev/selvi/nm/sudha/aarthi ellaarum ready irukaanga en pakkam veesa....:noteeth:
kugan,
cakes aswesome. feel like eating from the picture.
Aarthii and Selviem, thank you very much for your compliments.
Please do try the cakes.
I made a cake with barbie image for Aishu's birthday.
We are celebrating the party in her preschool tomorrow.
I had to go for a icing workshop to learn the method.:-D
I will post the picture tomorrow. Thanks, Kugan98
Suvai, so nice to see you after sometime.
Neenga vanthale ore kalakalappu thaan.:pink:
Lucky our paathirams are made of stainless steel.
China means we are gone:exactly:
I passed your birthday wishes to the children.
Yes, I was really happy meeting AMMA.
Thanks Suvai for all your compliments.
Try them out when you have the time.
Thanks again Suvai, take care, Kugan98
kuganka,convey my spl birthday wishes to Aishu kutti!
Advance birthday wishes to u too kuganka.
waiting for the barbie doll cake picture kuganka.
Friends, have we ever thought of making chutney with green chillies?
A aunty who came to my house for the prayer brought this chutney.
It was awesome. Try it out. Thanks, Kugan98
PATCHA MILLAGAI CHUTNEY
Ingredients:
½ cup chopped onions
¼ cup roasted peanuts
20 green chillies sliced
1 tsp jiggery
½ tsp tamarind paste
¼ tsp cumin seeds
1 pip garlic sliced
1 tsp chopped ginger
3 strands of coriander leaves
4 curry leaves
Salt to taste
Oil
Method:
Heat about 1 tbs of oil in a pan.
Add in the green chillies and fry till they wilt.
Remove the green chillies, in the same pan, add in the curry leaves,
onion, garlic, ginger and fry till the onions turn translucent.
Remove and cool them.
Now add in all the other ingredients to the fried ingredients.
Grind all the ingredients without adding any water.
Remove and temper with mustard seeds if you want.
Serve with iddli , dosai, chapathi or rice.
Keeps well for few days in a fridge.
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Thanks Aarthii for your post.
Please do not mistake that I will be making a cake that will look like a barbie doll. I will be buy a ready made edible image of barbie doll and place it on the cake.
For Kugan my nephew, he wanted the image of Ben 10.
So I will post the cakes soon.
Thanks, Kugan98
Ugadi Telugu New Year Wishes To All My Friends.
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Kugan, came here after few days; cakes look delicious!! Milagai chutney looks good, will try this week. Tomato salna is also on the list....so many lovely recipes; diet-ellam poye pochu!
Thanks Lakme for your nice post.
Do not worry there is always another day to diet.:-D
Try out the recipes, when you have the time.
Thanks and take care, Kugan98
Friends, here are the two cakes. I made very simple icing with fresh cream,
and little butter icing.
I bought the two edible images from a cake shop.
It's very easy once you know the know how of doing it.
Thanks and take care, Kugan98
Aishu's Cake:
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Kugan's Cake :
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Both the cake looks too good kuganka.
Unga nephew kuganku birthdayva,nan ungalakunu ninaichutten.
Kugan, thank you very much for all the mouth watering recipes.
Green chillie chutney seems new to me. I will try and asathu my family.:-D
Thanks Dev for requesting the tomato ka salan recipe. It looks so gorgeous .
Lot of work, but will try it out.
Oh! your cakes Kugan, all fantastic. Very proud that you take the effort to learn to do the icing as your children like. Very lucky children:-D
Even though the icing is simple, the cakes look great.
By the way, when is your birthday?
Gulabjamun.
:clap:@K...
Super duper cakes... Green chilly chutney thaan bayama irukku... ;) Kutti Ben10 cakea paarthittu "idhu yaaruma? anna cake mela irukaanga!!!"nu ketkura...:lol: K, engalukkum konjam icing basics solli kudunga,pls...
Tomato salan came out very well... thanks a lot Kugan... :)
Suvai, ellorum supera irukom... kuttiku nalla skol kidaichidichu...not too far from home... :D
Kugan, Kugan, Kugan. Super recipes and cakes.
Thank you, thank you.
I tried green chillie chutney. Super taste. No raw smell and the chillies were not hot.
Dev, may be your India chillies if hot, reduce the number. You will not regret making it.
I cook new new items of Kugan in my house, and get the praise from the family.
Where are all our friends, lets thank and encourage our Kugan.
Thanks again Kugan. Rose75
kugan,
wonderful cakes. u r tempting us. green chilly chutney i will try tomorrow.
Kuganka & co
how are u all? :)
Dev
ungaluku Simply Simran ah gyabham irukA :lol2:
ennaiku PM panninenanga aafter almost 5 years :shock: :lol2:
:roll: ..........Quote:
Originally Posted by PARAMASHIVAN
Dear Aarthii, thank you very much for your nice words.
Try the recipes when you have the time. Thanks Kugan98
Gulabjamun, thanks for your nice post and your compliments.
Glad that you enjoy the recipes in this thread.
Do not hesitate to request for any recipe that you want.
Thanks and take care, Kugan98
Dev, very glad that the tomato ka salan came out well.
Thanks for requesting the recipe.
try the cakes Dev, and let me know how they turn out.
Thanks and take care, Kugan98
Rose, I am very happy that you liked the chillie chutney.
It will taste yummy without the chillie raw smell.
The aunty has promised to teach me green chillie pickle.
So wait for it. Thanks and take care, Kugan98
Selviem, thanks for your nice post.
How are you now, still busy?
How are the kids doing?
Let us know the feed back on green chillie chutney.
Try the cakes when you have the time.
Thanks and take care, Kugan98
P.S Tamby, thanks for your post.
We are all well, by the Grace of God.
Thanks and take care, Kugan98
Dear friends, we always like to avoid this vegetable because of its bitterness.
I normally cook this at least twice a week in my house.
Here is a simple recipe, but the taste will be yummy.
Try it friends, Kugan98
PAVAKKAI MASALA (BITTER GOURD )
Ingredients:
250 grms pavakkai cut into slices
½ tsp turmeric powder
Little salt
½ tsp cumin seeds
3 red chillies broken
1 sprig curry leaves
1 tsp oil
To Roast In Oil And Grind:
3 onions sliced
5 tomatoes sliced
4 green chillies sliced
3 pips garlic sliced
¼ inch ginger sliced
¼ cup coriander leaves
To Roast And Powder:
2 tsp kas- kas
1 tbs sesame seeds
Method:
Boil the pavakkai with the turmeric powder, and salt.
Once cooked, NOT OVERCOOKED , drain and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan, add in the cumin seeds, dry red chillies
and the curry leaves. Sauté a bit.
Now pour in the ground ingredients, and fry till the raw smell goes.
Add in little water to make little gravy. Let it boil well.
Now add in the boiled pavakkai and mix well.
Let it come to a boil. Lastly add in the ground powders.
Mix well and remove.
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vara vara unga tanglish :lol2:Quote:
Originally Posted by dev
kugan,
green chutney was awesome, we had it with idli. everybody likes it. thanks kugan.
Kugan, I went to a party, and we were served thick noodle soup.
The thing was the noodles were fried crisp and thick sauce was poured on top. The sauce had sliced carrots, beans cabbage and things.
The soup tasted a bit sour, sweet and hot.
Do you know the recipe for this dish. Sorry I did not catch the name, but it sounded like suey or something.:confused2: Sorry Kugan, but I really loved the dish.
Gulabjamun.
Hope all the aunties are fine here..
hello aunties :cheer: :D
Dev Note this point you Honour :yessir:Quote:
Originally Posted by Thirumaran
rose, will try with less chillies... We generally like lil less spice in our food...so green chilly chutney peyarai kethadhum :shaking:...
Gulabjamun, the dish u ate is called chop suey... I'm sure Kugan will post a nice recipe soon...:)
PS, andha Thiru eppavum apapdi thaan... kandukatheenga...;)
yes this is a condition some suffer as they age ! :lol2:Quote:
Originally Posted by dev
Quote:
Originally Posted by PARAMASHIVAN
Personal experience? :lol:
Thiru Tamby, thanks for your post.
All the aunties are fine. Thanks for your concern.
Take care, Kugan98.
Raj raj uncle:rotfl::rotfl:
Gulab jamun, Dev is right, this dish is called Chop Suey.
We cook this dish in our house.
Before I used to add chicken strips in the dish.
Now is completely vegetarian:-D
I will post it for you. Thanks, Kugan98
Dev, thanks for your nice post.
Do not be scared of the green chillies.
The peanuts will balance the heat of the green chillies.
Try it once. Thanks, Kugan98