wow....kugan ka...kurma wit d spicy roti...good combination wanna do today for dinner....hope it turns out well.....love u alot for posting a new recipes......
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wow....kugan ka...kurma wit d spicy roti...good combination wanna do today for dinner....hope it turns out well.....love u alot for posting a new recipes......
Thanks Lathz for your post. I hope you will give us the
feed back once you try the kurma and roti. Thanks, Kugan98
We all know how to make French Toast with eggs. Lets try the eggless version.
Thanks Kugan98
EGGLESS FRENCH TOAST
Ingredients:
(A)
1 cup milk
1 tbs honey
2 tbs flaxseed powder
½ tsp vanilla essence
¼ cup whole wheat flour
6 slices of bread
Little oil, or butter
¼ cup finely crushed cashew nuts (optional)
Method:
Mix all the ingredients in (A) in a shallow container.
Dip the slices of bread one by one in the batter.
Coat on either sides well.
Heat a non – stick pan with a little butter or oil.
Place a slice of the dipped toast on the pan.
Sprinkle little crushed cashew nuts.
Cook on each side until golden brown.
Serve hot with a drizzle of honey
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What's up friends, all are missing.:huh:
I presume, all must be very busy.
Well as I usually say, our family comes first.
Moreover Aadi month, lot of prayers.
So do not worry friends, take your time.
Take care, Kugan98
Well try this simple scrambled tofu. I think you can make it with panner too.
Take care, Kugan98
SCRAMBLED TOFU
Ingredients:
2 cups firm tofu grated. Squeeze out all the water.
(A)
¼ tsp garam masala powder
¼ tsp tumeric powder
½ tsp ginger paste
½ tsp garlic paste
½ tsp coriander powder
¼ tsp cumin powder
3 green chillies sliced
½ tbs oil
Little salt
1 tbs of chopped coriander leaves
(B)
1 tsp oil
¼ tsp cumin seeds
1 big red onion chopped
Little salt
½ cup capsicum chopped
1 tomato, chopped
¼ cup fresh tomato puree
2 tbs of fresh peas
Little coriander leaves.
Method:
Put the squeezed grated tofu in a bowl.
Add in all the ingredients in (A).
Mix every thing till well blended. Cover and keep aside for ½ an hour.
Heat a wok ( non-stick better ) with the oil, add in the cumin seeds.
Add in the onions and salt, saute well.
Add in the capsicum, and chopped tomato.
Cook for a minute till the tomato is soft.
Now add in the tomato puree and cook on medium heat.
Cook till the raw smell goes.
Add in the seasoned grated tofu. Stir fry for about 5 minutes.
Add in the green peas and cook for another 5 minutes.
Remove and garnish with coriander leaves.
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Kugan, I'm here! tofu scramble looks good, I make something similar with paneer.
Pls. do post some andhra-style dishes.
Kugan, I can understand your feelings. There are so many views for the kitchen thread.
Kugan thank you very much for the mouth watering recipes. We young wives need such simple recipes for day to day cooking. Keep posting Kugan, we are here for you. Kugan you must have forgotten about my avarakkai brinjal poriyal. It is o.k take your time. I will wait for your recipe.
Thanks Rose
Dear Lakme, thanks for your nice post.
Are you from India? Happy that you made scrambled panner.
Lakme I asked a friend of mine and she gave me this recipe.
I tried it out and it tasted good. You name the recipe that you want,
I will get it from my friends. Thanks. Kugan98
ANDHRA RASAM
Ingredients:
1 lime size tamarind
1 cup water
1 tsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp urad dal
3 pips garlic crushed
1 sprig curry leaves
2 shallots sliced
1 small tomato sliced
3 green chillies slit
½ tsp chillie powder
¼ tsp tumeric powder
1 tsp sambar powder
Salt to taste
A pinch of jaggery
1 tbs chopped coriander leaves.
Method:
Soak tamarind in 1 cup of water. Extract juice, keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan, add in the mustard and cumin seeds.
Let them splutter, add in the urad dal, crushed garlic and curry leaves.
Fry well, add in the onions, tomatoes, green chillies, chillie powder,
tumeric powder, sambar powder and salt to taste.
Stir fry all the ingredients well, add in the tamarind juice and jaggery.
Let it come to boil once and off the stove at once.
Garnish with cut coriander leaves and serve with plain rice.
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Dear Rose, thank you very much for your nice post.
I was very happy to read it. Sorry, I forgot about your recipe.
You are right, we need simple recipes for day to day cooking.
Thanks, Kugan98
AVARAKKAI BRINJAL MIX
Ingredients:
1 tbs oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp urad dal
1 sprig curry leaves
1 big onion chopped
250 grms avarakkai cut into 1 inch pieces
¼ tsp tumeric powder
Salt to taste
½ tsp tumeric powder
Little water
250 grms brinjals cut into cubes
1 tsp chillie powder
1 tsp coriander powder
½ tsp cumin powder
Method:
Heat oil in a wok, add in the mustard seeds, cumin and urad dal.
Add also the curry leaves, let them splutter, add in the onions.
Saute till the onions are lightly brown, add in the cut avarakkai.
Add in the tumeric powder, salt and sprinkle little water.
Cover with a lid and let it cook for 5 minutes.
Now open the lid, add in the cut brinjal pieces, mix well.
Cover and cook till the brinjal is cooked. Stir in between.
Add in the chillie, coriander and cumin powders.
Stir fry well, till the masala coats the vegetables.
Remove and serve as a side dish.
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Kugan akka
Epadi irukeenga, are you fully recovered now ?
Kurma looks sooo yummy... am making it for dinner tomorrow...:slurp:
I know what you mean, I used to post daily in the "Healthy Living" threads about general well being!, I know so many people used to view it ( I can see the no of views on the page) and no body "bothers" posts anything there! I got fed up of it, as it made me feel like an "utter fool" , hence I stopped it now!Quote:
Originally Posted by rose75
ஹாய் தேவ் ஹொவ் ஆர் யு ?
Dear Kugan, andhra rasam sounds really good, I'll try this weekend. I like the andhra-style curries also, I think they use a special powder? My friend's mother used to send the masala powder for stuffed brinjal--very tasty but different from our ennai-kathrikkai. My friend moved away and I couldn't get the recipe:(
PS, me good...how've u been?...
P.S Tamby, thank you very much for inquiring about me.
Well health wise, not that good. Somehow carrying on life.
We have to pay for all our past karmas. Cannot escape from that.
I find a little satisfaction in this forum, with all my friends here.
Take care Tamby, Kugan98
Thanks Dev, for your mail. Try the kurma and let us know the feed back.
Thanks Dev. Kugan98
Dear Lakme, when I asked a Telugu friend, she told me that the cookings are all same and that only they add more spice to their cooking.
I asked another friend and she gave me the rasam recipe. After your post
I found out about the stuffed brinjal, well I have got the recipe from a Telugu friend.
Let me try it first, I have to get small brinjals first. Anyway I will be a bit busy this weekend. Have to cook for a small celebration. Let me get other types of Andhra recipes too. Take care, Kugan98
kugan, made the kurma and just finished my dinner... super taste... rich and creamy too...went very well with chapathi.. thanks to u and ur friend for d recipe...:)
:exactly: but by doing good deeds, you can create good karma for your next birth, till you are liberated !Quote:
Originally Posted by kugan98
We are all here for you, dont worry akka !
Kugan, pls. take care of your health first. As for me, I have bookmarked so many of your recipes to try, let me do them one by one:)
Hope you feel better soon!
Thank you Kugan for the avarakkai, brinjal mix. Made for dinner and it was so simple to make and very tasty. I know there are many people who will only smile, when you ask them how did you cook this. You are so generous with your recipes. Not only that all your recipes come out nice. That means you are not skipping an important ingredient and so on.
Kugan, for your good heart you will be well, do not worry.
Kugan, this 31st August we are having a very big gathering. all are supposed to bring few dishes. I was asked to bring a few types of chutnies. They do not want coconut chutney.
Do you know any new type of chutney? sorry for troubling you Kugan. Take your time and post. I do not mind if you do not post the picture. I know your recipes are always fool proof.
Take care Kugan.
rose, I tried a very simple tomato chutney recently from http://www.ramyaacooks.com/2011/06/t...edish-for.html
Very tasty it was... I din't make it as dry as mentioned in the recipe but still it was tasty...I took the chuney off flame when it still had some moisture in it(like in stepwise pic 3)... A nice tangy chutney... try it if it interests U...
Tried a very simple orange cake from http://www.youtube.com/user/CiccioIt...12/GlY93eqHgNg
Turned out very soft and flavorful... made some changes to the recipe to suit my taste...here is the recipe...
Amazing Orange Cake:
Preheat the oven to 180 C
Mix together 1/2 cup maida and 1 cup wheat flour, 1 tsp of baking soda, a big pinch of salt.
Chop 1 medium orange(with skin on but remove seeds and pip)
Put the orange in a blender and blend along with 1 1/2 - 2 tbsp of curd.
Add 2 eggs, 1/2 cup butter melted, 3/4 cup brown sugar(karumbu sakkarai), 1/4 cup white sugar and blend well for 3-4 minutes.
Now add the flour, 1 tbsp water and blend until the flour is just mixed. Do not blend for long.
Pour the batter into a buttered n floured cake pan.
Bake for 25 mins or until a skewer inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
Best had a day after making the cake...
Initially, I was very skeptical thinking that the cake might turn bitter coz of the use of whole orange... but konjam kuda bitterness illai cakela...:thumbsup:
Orange icing(optional)
mix well the following and use for icing...
1/2 cup butetr at room temperature
1 1/2 cup icing sugar
2-3 tbsp orange juice
1/2 tsp orange zest
Dev, I am glad that you liked the kurma.
Also thanks for the link for the tomato chutney for Rose.
Thanks too for the nice orange cake, but muttai irrukke.
I too cooked a lot for this weekend.
Also made a nice soft carrot cake, savoury buns, sweet buns,
and a few more items. will post recipes soon.
Take care, Kugan98
Thanks P.S Tamby, As far as I know, I am only doing good to others.
The rest I leave it to God. Kugan98
Dear Lakme, I will get the brinjals and will do the dish for you. Kugan98
dear Rose, thank you very much for your nice post.
Do not worry, we will help you to make your function a success.
Even in my blog, you can find many types of chutneys.
Take care, Kugan98
Rose, here is your first chutney. The name is very long.
The chutney is very tasty with a nice aroma. Try it. Kugan98
ROASTED GARLIC TOMATO ONION CHUTNEY.
Ingredients:
8 pips garlic
8 dry red chillies
200 grms onion sliced
100 grms tomatoes sliced
1 tsp tamarind paste
1 sprig curry leaves
Salt to taste
1 tbs oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp urad dal
1 sprig curry leaves
1 red chillie cut into pieces.
1 tsp oil
Method:
Heat the tbs of oil, roast the garlic till you get a nice aroma. Remove.
Next add in the dry chillies, roast well, add in the onions and saute well.
Next add in the tomatoes, tamarind paste, curry leaves.
Stir fry well till the raw smell goes. Remove and cool.
In a blender, add all the ingredients with enough salt.
Blend to a smooth chutney. Remove.
Heat the tsp of oil, add in the seasonings and pour on the ground
chutney. Serve with dosai, idli or paniyarams.
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Rose, another different type of chutney for you. Kugan98
URAD DAL CHUTNEY
Ingredients:
1 tbs oil
½ cup of urad dal, roasted till golden
8 red chillies
1 medium onion sliced
1 tsp tamarind paste, more if needed
1 tsp asafoetida powder
1 sprig curry leaves
Salt to taste
1 tsp oil
½ mustard seeds
½ tsp urad dal
1 sprig curry leaves
1 dried red chillie cut into pieces
Method:
Heat the oil and roast the urad dal till golden in colour. Remove.
Add in the dried red chillies and fry well, add in the onions and saute well.
Now add in the tamarind paste, asafotida powder and curry leaves.
Fry well and remove. Cool and blend with enough salt to chutney consistency.
Heat the tsp of oil, add in the seasonings and pour over the chutney.
Super urad dal chutney is ready.
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Rose, make a visit to our blog, you can get so many types of chutney recipes.
Green, red, white, yellow and so many colours.
I will try a ginger chutney tomorrow. Thanks, Kugan98
Kurma looks yummy....will try when I get a proper kitchen :) :oops:
K, carrot cake indha weekend try pannuradha plan... Lil S liked the orange cake a lot... carrot is one of her fav veg... Did u try a new carrot cake recipe or is it the one U've posted already?...
Thanks Crazy for visiting Kugan's Kitchen.
Try the kurma and let us know the feed back.
thanks and take care, Kugan98
Hi Kugan,
How r u ? I hope u r in good health. So many recipes to try....Take care!! Bye
Dear Dev, thanks for your nice post.
I will have to try the orange cake minus the egg.
Let me use egner instead of the eggs.
As for the carrot cake, this is a new one.
It came out very perfect. I made little changes to make it vegetarian.
I think it will taste great with cheese frosting.
I will post it now for you.
Thanks and take care, Kugan98
Hello Kugan thread friends,
How r u all ? Please give me the link of blog...I missed it...Take care!!! BYE!!!!
EGGLESS CARROT CAKE
Ingredients:
2 cups self raising flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon powder
½ cup melted butter
1 cup evaporated milk
1 ½ cups castor sugar ( little less if you like )
½ cup curds
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp almond essence
2 cups grated carrots, squeeze the juice
1 cup chopped cashew nuts, or almonds
Method:
Mix well the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon powder
and little salt. Set aside.
In another bowl, take the butter, sugar, milk and curds.
Give a good mix with a whisk, so that the sugar is dissolved,
and all the wet ingredients are blended well.
Add in the vanilla and almond essence, give another good mix.
Fold in the flour well, then use the whisk and give a good mix.
Finally fold in the grated carrots, and the chopped nuts.
Preheat the oven to 150 degrees Centigrate.
Grease and flour a 9 inch cake pan. Pour the batter into the pan.
Bake for about 40 minutes, or till the cake is cooked.
Use a cake tester to test if the cake is cooked.
Remove the pan and let the cake cool for 10 minutes in the pan.
Remove the cake from the pan and cool for another 10 minutes.
Serve as it is or ice the cake.
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Thanks bkartika for your nice mail.
It is nice to see your post once in a way.
Please drop in when ever time permits.
Have you given us your gmail ID ?
Please pm me your gmail ID.
We will give you the access to the blog.
Thanks and take care. Kugan98
K, thanks for the recipe... will try it and let u know...Should we bake this cake at low temp(150)?... I usually bake at 170 or 180 C...
As for the orange cake, u can use ur basic eggless sponge cake/vanilla cake recipe...just add orange to it and leave out vanilla essence