Kugan's Kitchen Part 4

friends,

my elderson has been selected for school swimming team and he is going for coaching in the early morning. coach is very strict about the food.

post some healthy dishes that can be packed for kids boxes.

school started i am breaking my head everyday.

kids want everyday different dishes.

please help me.

Selviem, now you know that Kugan's Kitchen friends are there anytime for support or help.
I am really very proud of our group.
Thanks friends.

Please help Selviem with recipes for her son.
Thanks, Kugan98

[tscii]Friends, I am posting the recipe for the patchapayir brinjal mix.
I want to cook it for chapathi on the bajan day.
The taste was o.k for me.
Please give me your opinions , also any other suggestions for gravy for chapathi. All suggestions are welcome.
Thanks, Kugan98


PATCHAPAYIR KATHARIKKA MIX

Ingredients:
1 cup patchapayir soaked over night
2 medium brinjals chopped into small pieces
1 big onion chopped
5 pips of garlic chopped fine
2 tsp of finely chopped young ginger
½ tbs sambar powder
½ tsp chillie powder
¼ tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp tamarind paste in 1 cup of water
Salt to taste

To grind to a fine paste:
2 tbs fresh coconut
4 green chillies
1 tsp cumin seeds

To Season:
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp fenugreek seeds
¼ cumin seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
1 dry red chillie cut into small pieces
1 tbs ghee

2 tbs of finely cut coriander leaves.

Method:
Boil the patchapayir till well cooked, not very mushy.
Heat a wok with the ghee, add in all the seasonings.

After the spluttering, add in the garlic, ginger and onions.
Sauté well, till the onions are limp.
Add in the chopped brinjals and sauté well for few minutes.
Add in the sambar powder, turmeric powder and chillie powder.
Stir well and cook on low heat for few minutes.

Now add in the tamarind water, salt and let it come to a boil.
Cook till the brinjals are soft, add in the ground paste, boiled
Patchapayir, enough water to make a thick gravy.
Let it boil for about 5 minutes. Remove, garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve with rice or chapathi.

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Hi ladies, I am back, after a 10-day absence, being stationed in Borneo Island.

Thanks K for your wishes and everything else. Go ahead and upload your pix; will enable them.

Raghu, pls don't continually chat here. 8-)

Hi Mrs K,

For chapati, i used to make these as well :)

Potatoe with green peas/mix vege and
keema but with minced mushrooms.. both tasted yum.

For the potatoes :

You will need

A : 4-5 peeled and cubed (1cm cubes)

B : Some frozen mix vegetables containing sweet corn, cubed carrots and green peas (alternatively, if you prefer, cube some carrots very small, take some sweet corn, grean peas) - for 4-5 medium potatoes, you will need about 4-5 tablespoons of this mix vege.

C : Masala mix (1tsp cumin powder, 1/2 tsp fennel powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric and chilli powder to your taste)

D : 1/2 tsp mustard seed, 1 cinnamon stick, 2-3 cloves, 2-3 star aniseed,

E : 1 whole onions - sliced or chopped, 1 full tsp grated/chopped ginger, dried chillies 3, curry leaves 1 sprig, 2 chopped tomatoes

Salt

In a pan, put some oil and thaalichhi the spices in D and add in the onions, ginger, dried chillies and curry leaves. Saute till you have a nice fragrant and the onions begin to caramelize. Add tomatoes. mix and leave for 1-2 mins, Add water, mix and cook till the tomatoe is soft.

Now add the potatoes, sprinkle the masala mix (C), add water to cover the potatoes and leave to cook until potatoe is fully cooked (you may need to add water in between so it doesn't dry up).

After the potatoe is cooked, add in B and salt and mix well.
Cook for another 5 mins.

You can lightly mash the potatoes as you're mixing the mxi vege to give it a thick texture and potatoe is not 'bulk'.

It is now ready to be served.

You may also try this without the chillie powder.

[tscii]Dear friends, a friend of mine gave me this healthy rasam recipe.
It has no oil and tamarind in it.
The taste is super like our paruppu rasam.
Try it once friends. Kugan98.

HEALTHY RASAM

Ingredients:
¼ cup toor dal soaked
Salt to taste

To Pound Coarsely:
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp black pepper
5 pips garlic
A very small piece of asafetida (not powder)

To blend:
2 ripe tomatoes
A handful of coriander leaves
½ tsp turmeric powder

Method:
Boil the dal in 1 litre of water till well cooked.
The dal should be very well mashed.

Now add the blended ingredients into the dal water.
Add also the coarsely pounded ingredients into the mixture.
Add salt and crush well with your hand.
Pour it into a pot and let it come to a slow boil.
When you see it frothing up, remove and serve.

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NM, thanks for the nice recipe.
Will try and post the picture soon.
Thanks, kugan98.

en indha amaidhi???!!!... wllorumm enge poiteenga!!!...

Dear friends, sorry my p.c has been giving me trouble.
Could not locate the pictures.
I have been cooking though.

Please all absentees come back.
I am missing you all.
Thanks. Kugan98

Friends, here is Suvai nga's maadan kuzambu.
Very nice with a different taste.


SUVAI'S MAADAN KUZAMBU:

okay here is a another simple recipe from my kitchen:
maadan kuzhambu :

Thuvaram parupu about 2 tblspn
perungayam oru chinna piece
fry the above till golden brown

coconut about 1 handful (no need to fry this)
now add it to the above & grind them all together & keep aside.

any veg like : murungai/pooshani/red pooshani/ ethaavathu oru kaai

tamarind about a small lemon size karaichi vaikavum

so to this tamarind water add the cut veg/turmeric/ sambar powder/ salt pottu nalla kothika vidunga...pachai vaasanai pogum varai.

now add araithu vaitha thengaai ...ithai pottu let it boil for another 2 to 3 mins...kuzhambu sernthu varum...apo turn off the heat & in a little oil add kadugu/vendhayam/lots of karuvepilai...ithai kuzhambil serthu...add chopped kothamalli too.....

This will go well with rice...& sepangkizhangu or potato or vazhakaai roast.....slurpy slurp!!Wink

oh dont forget to eat it with appalam...



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