Kugan's Kitchen Part 2

dev,
thanks a lot. i do make pasta, podi idli.
i will try the masala idli. whenever u remember some fusion receipes which can be prepared fast, post the receipes for me. coz here kids leave to school by 6.15 in the morning.

selvi

kugan,
thanks. i made the masala powder for tea. it came very nicely. actually it is good for health.
thanks kugan. it is pleasure to share the receipes what we know.

selvi

kugan,
ur masala chapathi also i want to try. tomorrow i will try and give u the feedback.

selvi

kugan,
mini idlis and sambar is my favourite. whenever i go to restaurant i order that.
ur picture is so tempting for me.

thanks
selvi

Thanks Dev and Selviem for your nice posts.


Selviem I too go through the trouble of preparing
lunch for the children to take to school.
The eldest leaves around 6.20 a.m,comes home at 5.00 p.m
The others by 6.40 a.m, they will be back by 1.30 p.m
Different schools.
I will prepare the cutting and things the previous evening.
I will also cook the rice for fried rice that evening.
My morning starts at about 4.30. a.m
Prayers and start cooking, luckily I have a maid to help.

I do things like, pasta, noodles, sandwiches, fried rice.
coconut rice with sambal and veges (famous in Malaysia)
Kalantha rices, fried chappathi, kothu partha, sweet buns.
bread upma. thalica kolukattai and so on.

I also add few cherry tomatoes, cut fruits, grapes , sliced cucumber at times.
Sometimes they will request for fried potato fingers with sauce.

It was very easy when we were non-vegetarians.
Well I am coping. Kugan98

[tscii]My family loves caramel pudding.
I found in the net a recipe for eggless caramel pudding.
I was over joyed and made it at once.
It was a disaster for me. The whole thing was like soft porridge.
It collapsed when inverted on a plate.
The recipe gave me some idea as to how to make it.
I tweaked the recipe making changes here and there.
Finally I made the caramel pudding.
Taste appadi onnum ahh haa ohh ohh illai.
Something is better than nothing.
THANKS TO THE OWNER OF THE RECIPE
Kugan98


EGGLESS CARAMEL PUDDING


Ingredients:
3 cups - milk
4 level tsp - custard powder
15 tsp - sugar
1/2 tsp - vanilla essence
7 gms - china grass or 11/2 tbsp – gelatin

Method
1. Soak the china grass in 3/4th cup water for 1 hour.
2. Put to cook on a slow flame until it dissolves.
3. You can use gelatin (with 1/4 cup water) instead of china grass.
4. In a pan add 4 teaspoons of sugar for caramelising and 1 teaspoon of water and go on cooking until it becomes brown.
5. Spread it all over the mould,rotating the mould to spread the sugar evenly. Keep aside for 10 mins.
6. Mix the custard in 1/2 cup cold milk.
7. Boil the remaining milk with rest of the sugar.
8. When milk starts boiling add the custard and go on cooking until it becomes thick.
9. Add the china grass(or gelatin mixture) to the custurd.
10. Boil again for 2 mins.Strain the mixture into a container.
11. Add the vanilla essence. Mix well.
12. Pour this mixture over the prepared mould.
13. Put it to set in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
14. Before serving loosen the sides with a sharp knife and invert on a plate.


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Try this combo of chutney.

CARROT TOMATO CHUTNE Y

Ingredients:

Dry roast: A
1 tsp urad dal
tsp cumin seeds
5 red chillies
6 pepper corns

Saute in oil: B
1 cup carrot diced
1 cup tomatoes chopped
1 big onion chopped
2 pips garlic
1 small piece ginger
1 sprig curry leaves
Salt to taste
Oil

To temper: C
2 red chillies cut into small pieces
1 sprig curry leaves
tsp mustard seeds
tsp urad dal
oil

Method:
Powder the dry roast items in A
Saute in oil the items in B
Let it cool, then grind it to a paste.
Add the powder to the ground paste.
Heat oil and temper the items in C
Pour the tempered item on the ground paste.
Stir nicely and serve with dosa or idli.


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Here is a healthy wholesome subzi...It's Spinach veg subzi...
- by DEV

Ingredients:

Yellow moong dhal : 50 gms
Spinach : 1 medium bunch or 1 cup( 1.5 litres cup)
garlic : 2
ginger : 1' piece
green chillies : 1
vegetables(carrot,cauliflower,yellow(sweet) corn) :500 gms
salt & chilli powder : to taste


Boil the veg in water seperately...there should not be any water left after cooking the veg...so add minimal water...

cook the moong dhal,coarsely chopped spinach,garlic,ginger & g.chilles in a cooker for 1 whistle...let cool & churn in a mixie to make a coarse paste(needn't be very smooth)...

add the spinach paste,salt & chilli powder to the veg & let it simmer for a minute...Serve hot with chapathis... the final product must be thick & not watery...So take care in adding water to the veg...

Variations:

1.can add tomatoes while cooking the dhal & add a bit of garam masala for a more spicier version...
2. can do the same using boiled eggs instead of vegetables...
3.spinach chicken will also be good...in this case make it a bit spicier to make it tastier...


Tip:

The bitterness of spinach varies...I've added dhal to mitigate the sourness...The traditional recipe uses cream instead of dhal & paneer instead of vegetables...In order to make it healthy,I've made these modifications...
The sweetness of the carrot & corn also helps in mitigating the sourness of spinach to some extent...U can vary the amount of spinach if u find it's bitter using the measurements given above...


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kugan,
nice to see so much of receipes. for me morning starts at 4.30 am. i prefer to give fresh food. i am breaking my head what to give everyday. they dont take rice. kids leaves by 6.15 and comes back home by 1.15. They need breakfast dry type. i make podi idli, onion utthapam, veg utthapam, stuffed chappathi, noodles/pasta/macroni and the nuggets.
selvi

kugan,
combo chutney is good. i do prepare with slight variation.
i will try urs too.
selvi