Kugan's Kitchen Part 5

Devi, I thought I will answer you first.
Devi, normally I will do the kolukattai, ponggal, vadai and sundal.
I have to get everything ready today.
I have the Varalakshmi mugam, given by my in law.

I usually decorate the mugam in a kalasam.
Tomorrow morning, We will invite the ambal into the house with pooja. We recite Lakshmi Sahasranamam, Lalitha Sahasranamam.
Tie yellow saradu in our hands.

In the evening we will do villakku pooja.
We invite friends who are not celebrating the pooja for the villaku pooja. We distribute taamboolam to them
Devi, this is how I celebrate Varalakshmi nombu.


It will be nice, if friends can share how they celebrate different poojas.


Devi recipes for all the items mentioned above are in the index. Thanks, Kugan98


Thanks for the quote :notworthy: :notworthy:

Actually this is my first year of doing it in my house. Usually I will participate in the temple thiruvilaku poojai.
Ellam ambal mel baram pottu seiyapogiran.

How does the lakshimi mugam looks like ? M curious to find out.

I have copied your vadai, ven ponggal, paal pongal and sundal recipes.

Infact tried your vadai recipe once. As i was using the normal blender the vadai mix was a bit watery. As such instead of making it into the round pattern with hole in the middle, I used a laddle to pour the vadai paste into the oil. Thus I had vadai balls. The taste was ok. M going to try it again tomorrow.

Thanks for the recipe.

May goddess Lekschumi bless your home and family with prosperity and good health.

Regards

WISHING ALL MY FRIENDS A VERY HAPPY VARALAKSHMI NOMBU.
MAY THE GODDESS BLESS ALL YOUR HOMES.


Devi, I am posting the mugam which I decorated in 2008.
I did not celebrate last year as my F.in law passed away.



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Thanks for the image. It is looks very "magalagaram".

Happy varalakshmi nombu to you too.

rdgs

Hi Kugan,
How are you. Have been busy these last few weeks. The kids school started this week, Amma is leaving next week, few trips in the middle. Hope all is well with family. Nice to see all these posts.

How many recipes. K you are really great. Don't know how you manage to do it all.

Suvainga welcome back. Have a great day friends.

Suja

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Originally Posted by PARAMASHIVAN

Houmous dip seiya theriyuma ungalaku? :roll:

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Hummus is mediterranean dish like our paruppu thuvaiyal. They use chickpeas (garbanzo beans) instead of thuvaram paruppu. You can make it like thuvaiyal adding garlic, red pepper(?), black pepper, parsley or celantro! They add olive oil. You can use sesame oil instead ! :lol:

( I can prepare this for you if only aunty lifts the ban ! :lol:
kugan: I am not competing with you. I needed something to post! :) )

Thanks Suja for your post.
I know you will be sad as mother has left.
Do not worry.
You will be busy with the kids now.
I thought school only starts on the first week of Sept.,
Take care Suja, Kugan98

Ahemm, uncle :roll:

P.S Tamby, here is the recipe for you.

HUMMUS

Ingredients:

100 grms chickpeas soaked and boiled well
2 pips garlic crushed
2 tbs olive oil
2 tbs lemon juice
1 tsp toasted cumin seeds powder
1 tbs sesame seeds paste
Little chillie flakes
Salt to taste
100 ml of the water in which the peas was boiled

Method:

Boil the soaked chickpes till cooked.
Drain the chickpeas and reserve the liquid.

Place the drained chick peas in a blender.
Add in the garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, cumin powder.
Add in the 100 ml of the liquid.
Process to a puree until smooth.
Add salt and the chillie flakes.
Mix well, add more liquid if needed.
Transfer to a bowl and use as a dip,

NOTE: For a very good aroma, add roasted
Garlics, instead of crushed.


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K, thanks a lot for the kothu idli n parotta recipe... Kothu parotaku veg kurma epdi seiyanum?... Recipe alreadu post panni irukeengala?...

thank you very much Kugan akka will get mum to try this week end, sorry I am very busy at work, that is why i did not c it b4 :)