Kugan's Kitchen Part 5

My dear friends, I am very sorry to be absent without notice.
Well my young nephew, was having high temperature , purging and diarrhoea on the 20th. Took him to a clinic, and by the 23rd he became bad, the white platelets were very low, and had to be admitted to hospital.
Since his parents were away, i had to accompany him in hospital.
Only today he is better and that too I had to beg the doctor to discharge him as a relative passed away in Shah Alam.

Thanks friends for all your concerns.
Even though I was in the hospital, my mind was thinking about the forum 24 hours.
Anyway I met many people and what else cooking kurippu thaan :lol:

Let me come back to my normal self soon.
Thanks, every one. Take care, Kugan98

K, take care of ur nephew... Hope he gets better soon...:) :bow:

Lateaa vandhaalum latestaa super recipes ooda varuvennu solliteenga... verai enna venum engalukku... ;)

Friends, I like to thank our NOV anneh, as he has very, very kindly indexed all the recipes that I was not able to do,
In K.Thread 3 and K.Thread 4. Thank you very much anneh.
Your help is very much appreciated :clap: :clap: :clap:
Thanks again, Kugan98

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Originally Posted by NM

Thanks Dev. I'll surely make that this weekend and put it in dabha :)

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And take a photo and show it to nov...:lol:

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Originally Posted by kugan98

Friends, I like to thank our NOV anneh, as he has very, very kindly indexed all the recipes that I was not able to do,
In K.Thread 3 and K.Thread 4. Thank you very much anneh.
Your help is very much appreciated :clap: :clap: :clap:
Thanks again, Kugan98

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Kuganamma.......

Hospital-laiyum samayal kurippu pathi than pecha ?
Thinking about KK - 24 hours ???

Unga kadamai unarchikku oru alave illaya ????

Kugan and Friends,
Good morning to all. How is everyone? I have a small request. I had been to a pooja this week-end. They had made chana and potato subji which had omam. It was good and tasted very different from what we normally have. Do any of you know how to make this? It will be really helpful. Thanks.


Suja

Kugan,
Sorry I didn't read your earlier post. Sorry to hear about nephew being ill. Kugan will be praying for him and your family. No hurry for the recipes at all. Take care.

Suja

kugan,
sorry to hear kugan. take care of ur nephew and urself.

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Originally Posted by sudha india

Kuganamma.......

Hospital-laiyum samayal kurippu pathi than pecha ?
Thinking about KK - 24 hours ???

Unga kadamai unarchikku oru alave illaya ????

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Sorry to hear about your nephew, Mrs K.

Hope he gets better soon and take care.

Suvai, Dev, Selviem, NM, PS tamby, Suja, Sudha, Madhu, NOV anneh, Rajraj uncle, Thiru tamby and all my good friends.
Thanks for all your wishes.
Take care, Kugan98

Suja, can you please let me know if they had used onions and garlic in the channa potato subji.
Since you said it was in a pooja.
Please let me know. Thanks.

Dear friends, I think you all know our friend Sonu.
Last time she requested for modagam recipe.
I posted it for her and there was no reply from her.

Lately she has pmed me to say that she was not well.
Sorry we all did not know. Wish her all the best.
Now she has pmed me for hotel style rava idli.
I think I have posted rava idli before.
Our friend Madhu Shree too posted her version.

Well today evening I am making the hotel style rava idli.
I will post it with pictures. Thanks, Kugan98

Kugan,
How are you and how is your nephew doing? Is he feeling better? Convey our regards to him.

The sabjis did not have any onions or garlic. I have always made chana and potato sabji only with onions. No hurry at all whenever you get time it is fine. Today's dinner for us was rava idili with coconut chutney!!!

Suja

kuganka,
nan thaan forum pakkam three daysa varalanu ninaicha,neengaluma

Poor boy kuganka.Take care of him well.

Now how hez doing kuganka?

Here my husband got cold and fever along with throat congestion ,he suffered a lot for three to four days.from yesterday only hez back to normal.

All my worries were about pranay only,becoz always he wants to go nearby his father and play with him.Protecting him for not go nearby his father was such a big task for me for those three days.

Kugan

very useful tips/ recipes and your dedicated time.

Vaazhthukkal!!!!

Friends, enn kastathai ennanu sollurathu.
My computer has no internet connection.
The TM net has promised to come in 48 hours.
I came to a cyber cafe to post this message,
Please bear with me, I will be back soon.
Sonu's rava idli kooda aaripochu :lol:
Thanks friends, Kugan98

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Originally Posted by kugan98

Friends, enn kastathai ennanu sollurathu.
My computer has no internet connection.
The TM net has promised to come in 48 hours.
I came to a cyber cafe to post this message,
Please bear with me, I will be back soon.
Sonu's rava idli kooda aaripochu :lol:
Thanks friends, Kugan98

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Thank you so much Kugan for making those rava iddlis. Its really so thoughtful of you to please all your fans by bringing in the recipes we seek instantly. :clap:

Rava iddlis aaripona parvaley...I will eat it with hot sambar and delicious chutney..!! :lol: Looking forward to it.... :thumbsup:

Take care K, nothing is more important than your loved ones. KK can wait for a while. :P

Kugan sis, take care of your nephew and yourself too. There's a high number of dengue cases in Malaysia now, esp in Selangor and KL ares. Better be careful. Send my regards to your nephew. Hope he gets well soon.

My mom is leaving to Kerala for a short vacation this weekend. Coincidentally, my cousin and her family will be coming over to our house for a visit sometime next week. Since Mom won't be here, my sis and I decide to play hosts and have a small lunch for them.

I introduced my sis to the recipes here and she fell in love with the whole thread. We've finally decided on making Kugan sis' tomato rice :slurp:
But what side dishes do you think will go well with the tomato rice? :confused2: Any suggestions guys? Kugan sis?

Friends, I kept on bugging the TM Net, that they got fed up and send a person to fix my internet connection.
Modem gone :(
Aanna ippa vanthudichuu :bluejump: :bluejump:
Thanks, friends, Kugan98

Suja, thanks for your nice mail.
O.K I will keep in mind, no onions and garlic.
I will post the recipe soon.
Take care, Kugan98

Aarthii, thanks for your nice mail.
Sorry to hear that tamby Subra was not well.
Take care, Pranay is a small child.
He will easily get infected, so take care.
Its so difficult to take care of them when they are sick.
Thanks, Kugan98

Dear aanaa, getting your blessings is just like God himself has blessed me. Thanks Aanaa.
I will treasure your post.
Thanks again, Kugan98

NOV anneh, thanks anneh for your concern.
Nephew is getting better. His parents have come back.
Thanks again, take care, Kugan98

[tscii]My dear Sonu, here is the hotel rava idli.
I hope it looks like what you ate.


HOTEL RAVA IDLI
Ingredients:
1 cup rava
1 cup curds (it should not be sour)
1 tsp eno fruit salt
½ tsp oil
½ tsp ghee
Salt to taste

To Temper:
¼ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp urad dal
½ tsp channa dal
¼ tsp black pepper crushed (optional )
¼ tsp finely chopped ginger
1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
4 cashew nuts chopped roughly

To Garnish
Few carrot strips thinly grated
Few cooked green peas (optional)
Few roasted cashew nuts (optional)

Method:
Heat a wok with the oil and ghee.
Add in all the ingredients to temper.
Sauté well, add in the rava and stir on medium heat.
Remove and let it cool.

Now add in the curds, eno fruit salt, salt and enough
water to make into thick idli batter.
Oil the idli plates. Lay few strips of carrot 1 pea and ½ cashew nut in the plate.
Pour the rava curd mixture, steam till cooked.
You will get super soft rava idlis.
Mint and coconut chutneys are a super combination for this idli.

Note: you have to steam the idlis, as soon as you mix the water and eno salt.
Other wise the batter will become very thick and soggy.

You will get about 7 idlis with 1 cup of rava.




Hotel Rava Idlis With Only Carrot Strips:


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Hotel Idlis Made With Carrot, Green peas And Cashewnuts.
As Garnishings. (made by my maid)


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Close up Of The Idli:


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I will be back soon to post the pictures.
Kugan98


Sorry, had to help to send my neighbour's son who fell and fractured his arm. Kugan98

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Originally Posted by kugan98

[tscii]My dear Sonu, here is the hotel rava idli.
I hope it looks like what you ate.


HOTEL RAVA IDLI
Ingredients:
1 cup rava
1 cup curds (it should not be sour)
1 tsp eno fruit salt
½ tsp oil
½ tsp ghee
Salt to taste

To Temper:
¼ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp urad dal
½ tsp channa dal
¼ tsp black pepper crushed (optional )
¼ tsp finely chopped ginger
1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
4 cashew nuts chopped roughly

To Garnish
Few carrot strips thinly grated
Few cooked green peas (optional)
Few roasted cashew nuts (optional)

Method:
Heat a wok with the oil and ghee.
Add in all the ingredients to temper.
Sauté well, add in the rava and stir on medium heat.
Remove and let it cool.

Now add in the curds, eno fruit salt, salt and enough
water to make into thick idli batter.
Oil the idli plates. Lay few strips of carrot 1,pea and ½ cashew nut in the plate.
Pour the rava curd mixture, steam till cooked.
You will get super soft rava idlis.
Mint and coconut chutneys are a super combination for this idli.

Note: you have to steam the idlis, as soon as you mix the water and eno salt.
Other wise the batter will become very thick and soggy.

You will get about 7 idlis with 1 cup of rava.

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Thanks Kugan for the rava iddlis..... :D I shall try it soon. :P

You said 1 cup - is it the cup we measure for making cakes (by tupperware)? I am looking forward to the pic too coz it speaks volume... :lol:

Friends my pc system is not fully alright.
Internet is very very slow.
Image Shack refuses to open to post pictures.
So please bear with me.


Sonu, yes you know the measuring cup we use when making cakes. It will be sold in 1/4 cups, 1/2 cup, 1/3 cup and 1 cup.
All ringed into one bunch.

You can get it in plastic or stainless.
Sorry, I cannot post the picture now.
I will do it once the system is o.k

Just imagine 7 idlis for that one cup of rava.
Real savings, when you do it at home.
Thanks, Kugan98

Jay Tamby, here in Malaysia, the combo for tomato rice is
chicken cooked in tomato sauce.
I will post the recipe, but I cannot post the picture now.
I have the picture, the system not working.

If you are vegetarian then the best combo is onion raitha and potato chips.


Come on friends, give our Jay tamby some ideas.
Thanks, Kugan98

[tscii] Jay tamby, I will post the picture as soon as the system is o.k. Thanks, Kugan98



CHICKEN IN TOMATO SAUCE

Ingredients:

1 chicken cut into 12 pieces
3 cm fresh turmeric pounded with salt
Little pepper powder
Oil for deep frying

To Blend:
8 shallots
6 pips garlic
3 cm fresh ginger
6 dried chillies, soaked in water

2 big onions cut into rings
3 tbs tomato puree
½ cup tomato sauce
1 tbs sugar
½ cup water
3 tbs cooking oil
Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:
Marinate the chicken with the turmeric and pepper
for about half an hour. Prick all over with a fork.
Then deep fry the chicken, when almost cooked,
dish up and drain.

Heat the oil in a wok, add in the blended paste.
Sauté well for about 3 minutes, until aromatic.
Add in the tomato puree, tomato sauce and sugar.
When the sugar has dissolved, add in the fried chicken
And about ½ cup of the water.
Let the dish simmer until the chicken is thoroughly cooked.
The oil should surface. Add in the onion rings.
Dish out, garnish with the coriander leaves.
Serve with plain ghee rice or tomato rice.


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I am so sorry to have put you into trouble by asking you abt rava iddlis esp. now when your nephew is ill. :(

You could have done it after everything is back to normal - I was not in a hurry. :oops:

Pray he has a speedy recovery. Glad his parents are back. :D

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Originally Posted by kugan98

Sonu, yes you know the measuring cup we use when making cakes. It will be sold in 1/4 cups, 1/2 cup, 1/3 cup and 1 cup.
All ringed into one bunch.

You can get it in plastic or stainless.
Sorry, I cannot post the picture now.
I will do it once the system is o.k

Just imagine 7 idlis for that one cup of rava.
Real savings, when you do it at home.
Thanks, Kugan98

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Thanks Kugan - yes I have the cups both in plastic and stainless steel. The recipe you gave is just nice to try out for the first time. After that I am sure we can double the amount accordingly.
:D

Sudha, here is your kara kara aval.
Real moru moru :lol:

KARA KARA AVAL

Aval - required quantity
Oil to fry
Salt + chilly powder + asafotida powder
curry leaves

Heat oil and when ready fry the aval and keep in a bowl.

mix required salt + chilly powder and asafotida powder and sprinke on the fried aval and mix well. In the same oil, fry some curry leaves and add to the aval.

This does not take much oil.

Thats all. A very crispy instant snack is ready and believe me this is very tempting and sure the vessel will be empty soon.


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NM, here in Malaysia no body cooks anything with aval.
We see aval and the roasted channa only in Thaipusam.
Every one who goes to the Batu Caves will be holding a bag of these two items.

They normally eat it like that, or soak it in milk with sugar.
Or like me, add a mashed banana into it. :lol:

There are lot of recipes with aval.
So you just name it and you will get it.
Take care, Kugan98.

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Kugan sis,

Thanks a lot for your suggestions. The chicken in tomato sauce looks :slurp: :thumbsup:

Thanks Jay tamby, give us the feed back.
Thanks, Kugan98

[tscii]Well according to my aunt, you can get this 1 inch fish, only in Madurai, that too for only 3 months during the season.
She says the fish is sold alive. Taste wise she says :thumbsup:
Only Madurai people know about this fish. Kugan98

AYEERA MEEN KULAMBU (MADURAI)

Ingredients:
500 grms ayeera meen
100 ml milk
150 shallots sliced
6 pips garlic
100 grms tomato chopped
1 lime sized tamarind soaked in 2 cups of water
2 tsp chillie powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp pepper powder
½ tsp cumin powder
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp urad dal
Few dry red chillie pieces
2 tbs oil
Salt as needed

Method:
Put the alive fish in a clay poy.
Use little salt and swirl the fish in the pot using your hands.
Pour more water and drain the fish.
Pour the milk in the pot, close and keep aside.
The milk will make the fish more tasty and soft.

Squeeze the tamarind juice, add in the turmeric powder,
cumin powder, pepper powder and chillie powder.
Mix well and keep aside.

Heat a pot with the oil, add the mustard seeds, urad dal
and the dried chillies. Sauté well.
Add in the shallots and the tomatoes.
Sauté well, add in the tamarind juice mixture.
Let it boil till the raw smell goes.
The gravy will be a bit thick.

Now add in the ayeera fish with the milk.
Let it boil once till the fish is cooked.
Remove and serve with rice.

This is how the fish looks like:


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Originally Posted by kugan98

Aarthii, thanks for your nice mail.
Sorry to hear that tamby Subra was not well.
Take care, Pranay is a small child.
He will easily get infected, so take care.
Its so difficult to take care of them when they are sick.
Thanks, Kugan98

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well said kuganka,It is really very difficult to take care of kids ,when they are sick.

How is ur nephew doing now?

Thanks for the recipes kuganka.