Kugan's Kitchen Part 7

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Originally Posted by Madhu Sree

Hi K,
superb spread for aadi perukku..
and the custard jelly is mouthwatering... rubenee is enjoying it seems :D
Like how rubenee has visited her mom ;) I went to my mom's house for aadi perukku weekend. stayed there on sat and sun :happydance:

Sat:
amma enna edhuvume seyya vidala, saturday fullaa avangale samaichaanga, all kind of variety rice, sweets, vada everything... :D
Night dinner, amma pizza saapdanumnu ketaanga, we went and had pizza for dinner.

Sunday:

sunday lunch naan cook panninen, simple lunch thaan, mullangi + drumstick araichu vitta saambar, jeeraga rasam, cheppankizhangu fry, spinach fried with onion and garlic.
idhaiye amma nalla samaichirukkey nu solli saaptaanga... :D Dad and bro loved the fry a lot.
Night we went to hotel again and had North-Indian dinner.

I loved this weeked. :D

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Madhu Sree, thanks a lot for your very nice post.
I am very happy for you, Madhu Sree, you cannot compare any other love for mom's love.
You are very gifted to have your parents with you.
Enjoy and take care of them well. We are still small children to them, even though we are grown up.
That's the mother's love.

Glad you too cooked for your family. You must have felt very proud that your mom praised your cooking.
Good Madhu Sree keep up the good work.
Enjoy, Kugan

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Originally Posted by sangeethabalaji

paaal halwa senjen K it turned out so good and it was over within ten minutes. but the color of it was light brown for me? did i do something wrong? but the taste was so good.

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WOW, you are too quick Sangeetha, very proud of you.
Glad it turned out good for you.
Do not worry about the color, the taste is important:clap::clap:
Thanks and take care, Kugan

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Originally Posted by rajraj

idhu simple lunch? :lol:

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Thanks Rajraj uncle for your post.

Ithu ellam enggalukku simple lunchu thaan.

Uncle list out your menu for a simple lunch, at least I can follow that.

Thanks and take care, Kugan

Monday night Rubenee's dinner spaghetti.
Sorry the cheese was grated a bit roughly.:ashamed:
Kugan


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Tuesday Rubenee's lunch, Amavasai lunch.

Rajraj uncle simple lunch:shaking::shaking:

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Gulabjamun, in the hustle and bustle, I have not forgotten your request.
Here is the recipe, cook and enjoy. Kugan


CHILLIE POTATO

Ingredients:

Batter:
½ cup corn flour
½ cup all purpose flour
2 tsp of soy sauce
2 tsp of chillie sauce
2 tsp of tomato sauce
Salt to taste
A pinch of ajinomotto
A pinch of chillie powder
Water enough to make a thick batter

5 medium large potatoes peeled and cut into wedges
Oil to fry the potatoes

3 tsp of oil
3 green chillies chopped fine
½ inch piece of ginger chopped
4 pips of garlic chopped
2 big onions cut into squares
1 big capsicum cut into squares
¼ cup water, or little more
3 tsp soy sauce
3 tsp chillie sauce
3 tsp tomato sauce
Salt to taste

Little chopped spring onion for garnishing

Method:
Mix the batter well,add in the potato wedges 4 at a time.
Properly coat the wedges with the batter.
Heat the oil in a wok, fry each of the coated potato pieces till crispy and brown.
Remove on kitchen towel and keep aside.

Heat the 3 tsp of oil in a non-stick wok, add in the finely chopped chillies.
Add in the garlic and ginger pieces. Sauté well.
Add in the onions, and capsicum, stir fry for few minutes.

Add in the water and all the sauces. Add more sauce if needed.
Add in salt and mix well, let it come to a boil.
Add in the fried potato wedges, mix well till nicely coated with sauce.
Remove and garnish with spring onions.


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K, unga samayal super supernu solli bore adichiruchu... :lol2: ipdi samaichaa enna seyya...

I always love the colour of sweet kesari... yummy...
K, enakku oru doubt, indha agar agar jellys, epdi irukkum, will tht be firm or soft/dangling ones?
I hv bought china grass, indha weekend jelly senju paakkalaamnu oru idea... :D

Kuganji..

I love simple lunch :slurp:

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Originally Posted by Madhu Sree

K, unga samayal super supernu solli bore adichiruchu... :lol2: ipdi samaichaa enna seyya...

I always love the colour of sweet kesari... yummy...
K, enakku oru doubt, indha agar agar jellys, epdi irukkum, will tht be firm or soft/dangling ones?
I hv bought china grass, indha weekend jelly senju paakkalaamnu oru idea... :D

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idhukkagave pona thadvai NOV anna inge vandhappO nanum sudha-vum agar agar vaangi vara seidhu..
adhil color color-a dishes senju saptu padam ellam pottirundhom..

Kuganji kitte kaettu vallarai keerai-la kesari senju mayilammaavukku kodukka sollanum. :yes:

Madhu pappaa... pic naanum paaththen ... pink color la milk jelly senjirundheenga... :)
but i want to know if tht will be soft or firm... tvla soft/dangling jellies paathen or ad la andha maadhiriyaa illa epdinu...
oru thadava UK la oru restaurantla apple jelly, pinapple jellynu vechirundhaanga, which were very soft. adhaan keten... :D

Jelly is soft and requires refrigeration to solidify.
Agar agar solidifies in room temperature and is more firm.
Unless it has too much water.

Thanks NOV... appo agar agar and chinna grass differentaa... i thought both are same...

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Originally Posted by Madhu Sree

Thanks NOV... appo agar agar and chinna grass differentaa... i thought both are same...

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chinna grass or china grass :think: சின்ன புல் அல்லது கடல் பாசி ?
மயிலம்மா மாத்தி போட்டு ரெசிபி செஞ்சிட்டா ? :shaking:

Madhu Sree you must know the difference between the jelly crystals and agar2.

Jelly crystals are mostly sold in boxes with a flavor

JELLY CRYSTALS:

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These are agar agar strands:

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Let me give you a simple agar agar or china grass recipe:


.MILK JELLY

Ingredients:

25 grms agar-agar strands (china grass)
1000 ml water
400 ml evaporated milk
150 grms sugar (more if you like)
Few drops of pink colour
Little rose essence

Method:
Soak the strands of agar-agar in cold water for an hour.
Drain the agar-agar, put them in a pot.
Add 1000ml of water and stir constantly, while bringing
to the boil.

Add the sugar and keep stirring and simmering until all the strands
are completely dissolved.
Add in the colour , milk and essence.let it boil once.
Remove and pour into a tray that has been rinsed in cold water.
Allow to set, cut into diamond shapes.
This will be a firm jelly.


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Best of Luck Madhu Sree.
Kugan

K i opened the forum to look at your spread for Aadi amvasai u r too quick. unga spreadku munadi mine too tiny. extra kootu pannalum hubby feels the lunch box is heavy. so mine is your karuvepillai kulambu and kovakai curry and mrs.mano kadalai paruppu payasam. innum naan taste pannala. iduke it took two hrs for me. :oops2:

unga spread lam is feast for us. only if more members are there we can cook variety.

K ONE request ,i know earlier you have posted a sambar recipe where ghee and paruppu are mixed in rice and on top sambar is served like ur spread today. can u pls link me to that. i am searching for it but cannot find it.

kugan,
My lunch:
One of ... one bagel with cream cheese or grilled cheese sandwich or cheese crisp,

One fruit....apple or banana or water melon or apricot or blueberries,
A few nuts....pistachio or almond or walnut or hazelnut or cashew or macademia
and
A cup of green tea! :)

Occasionally a piece of dark chocolate ( Godiva preferred) ! :lol:

Here (in the US) lunch is light and dinner is heavy around 6 PM !

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Originally Posted by kugan98

Thanks Rajraj uncle for your post.

Ithu ellam enggalukku simple lunchu thaan.

Uncle list out your menu for a simple lunch, at least I can follow that.

Thanks and take care, Kugan

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Originally Posted by rajraj

Occasionally a piece of dark chocolate ( Godiva preferred) ! :lol:

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Originally Posted by madhu

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I get the hint for Godiva! :lol:

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Originally Posted by sangeethabalaji

K i opened the forum to look at your spread for Aadi amvasai u r too quick. unga spreadku munadi mine too tiny. extra kootu pannalum hubby feels the lunch box is heavy. so mine is your karuvepillai kulambu and kovakai curry and mrs.mano kadalai paruppu payasam. innum naan taste pannala. iduke it took two hrs for me. :oops2:

unga spread lam is feast for us. only if more members are there we can cook variety.

K ONE request ,i know earlier you have posted a sambar recipe where ghee and paruppu are mixed in rice and on top sambar is served like ur spread today. can u pls link me to that. i am searching for it but cannot find it.

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Dear Sangeetha, thanks for your nice post.
For Amavaasai, I have to cook many items as we give food to about 20 people on that day.


Daily cooking I have feed 12 mouths.
4 workers and 8 house people.
So I have to cook, rice, kulambu, rasam, curds and 3 side dishes.
This is my daily routine, apart from this, breakfast different each day.

Now our children, their dinner they would not take rice, so noodles, pizza, spaghetti, parotta , idli, thosai and things,
daily have to change for them. Chapathi for the men of the house. If no maid, I am dead.


Inspite of all these, office work, accounts, banking, children's tuition.
My day starts at 4.00 a.m daily and ends at 12 or 1 in the night.
I am used to this life, happy to see when every one enjoy their meals.


Sangeetha let me see through the file, it will take little time.
I will give you the link as soon as I see it.

Thanks and take care, Kugan

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Originally Posted by rajraj

kugan,
My lunch:
One of ... one bagel with cream cheese or grilled cheese sandwich or cheese crisp,

One fruit....apple or banana or water melon or apricot or blueberries,
A few nuts....pistachio or almond or walnut or hazelnut or cashew or macademia
and
A cup of green tea! :)

Occasionally a piece of dark chocolate ( Godiva preferred) ! :lol:

Here (in the US) lunch is light and dinner is heavy around 6 PM !

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Rajraj uncle, how I wished I was in your place.
I used to take food, just like what you have said, while I was in US for holidays.

Breakfast: 1 glass of fresh milk, 1 small bowl of oats

Lunch: 1 fruit and 1 slice of bread with little cream cheese.

Tea: Plain water with a handful of low sodium mixed nuts.

Dinner: mushroom pizza, or sandwiches, at times outing to a vegetarian hotel.

Chocolate: touch panna matten:-D

I love to look around the Godiva chocolate outlets:)


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Thanks and take care, Kugan

Kuganka, thanks, thanks for the chillie potato.
Tried it out today, came out super and yummy. Thanks akka.

avasarame illai K. You have given us so many recipes, ennaku innum romba varchathuku recipes irukku from ur kitchen.

gulabjamun vera chille potato try pannitanga. so so mouthwatering. naanum try pannren. i made suvai maadan kulambu, very tasty. i always love tamrind coconut combination in kulambu. ur curry leaves kulambu also was finger licking with ghee and sadham. almost over though i made is as a pickle for 10days.

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Originally Posted by sangeethabalaji

gulabjamun vera chille potato try pannitanga. so so mouthwatering. naanum try pannren. i made suvai maadan kulambu, very tasty. i always love tamrind coconut combination in kulambu. ur curry leaves kulambu also was finger licking with ghee and sadham. almost over though i made is as a pickle for 10days.

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Thanks Saqngeetha for your nice post.
Yes, our Suvai has given us lots of mouth watering recipes.
Missing her a lot:(:(

Chillie potatoes go well with fried rice, try and see.
Curry leaves kulambu :slurp::slurp: yummy.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

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Originally Posted by gulabjamun

Kuganka, thanks, thanks for the chillie potato.
Tried it out today, came out super and yummy. Thanks akka.

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Thanks Gulabjamun for your nice feed back.
Glad that you enjoyed the dish.
O.K shoot more of your requests.
I will try to full fill your wishes.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

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Originally Posted by rajraj

I get the hint for Godiva! :lol:

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:oops: :noteeth:

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Originally Posted by kugan98

Rajraj uncle, how I wished I was in your place.
I used to take food, just like what you have said, while I was in US for holidays.

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kugan: You are welcome to spend the next summer with us! :) May be, you can teach aunty how to make some Malaysian dishes! :lol:

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Originally Posted by kugan98

Tuesday Rubenee's lunch, Amavasai lunch.

Rajraj uncle simple lunch:shaking::shaking:

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enathu ithu simple lunch ah ?? rendu vEla saapidalam pola iruku :)

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Originally Posted by kugan98

.MILK JELLY

Ingredients:

25 grms agar-agar strands (china grass)
1000 ml water
400 ml evaporated milk
150 grms sugar (more if you like)
Few drops of pink colour
Little rose essence

Method:
Soak the strands of agar-agar in cold water for an hour.
Drain the agar-agar, put them in a pot.
Add 1000ml of water and stir constantly, while bringing
to the boil.

Add the sugar and keep stirring and simmering until all the strands
are completely dissolved.
Add in the colour , milk and essence.let it boil once.
Remove and pour into a tray that has been rinsed in cold water.
Allow to set, cut into diamond shapes.
This will be a firm jelly.


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Best of Luck Madhu Sree.
Kugan

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Kugan, I followed your recipe today. It turned out well. I layered mine with 3 different colours. Thank you.

Hi A.Ratchasi

How are you? has been years since you visited the hub , hope all is OK :)

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Originally Posted by rajraj

kugan: You are welcome to spend the next summer with us! :) May be, you can teach aunty how to make some Malaysian dishes! :lol:

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Thanks uncle for your invitation.
Let me start packing now itself:-D
Of course I will teach aunty what ever she wants to know from me.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

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Originally Posted by PARAMASHIVAN

enathu ithu simple lunch ah ?? rendu vEla saapidalam pola iruku :)

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Dear P.S Tamby, the rice is only a small bowl measurement.
Enna konjam extra side dishes, kesari, vadai, payasam.
Once in a way no harm in enjoying, little extra food:-D:-D
Take care, Kugan

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Originally Posted by The Ratchasi

Kugan, I followed your recipe today. It turned out well. I layered mine with 3 different colours. Thank you.

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Welcome to the forum Ratchasi:shaking: (joking)
Glad that the recipe turned out well for you. well done:clap::clap:
Would have loved if you had posted the picture.
Thanks, please do drop in when time permits.
Your feed backs are very important to us.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

My dear friends, Meerra, emailed me this recipe and picture.
She asked me to post it in the forum for her. Thanks, Kugan


STUFFED CAPSICUM

Ingredients:

4 medium capsicums

20 grms butter or oil
2 pips garlic crushed
1 tsp cumin seeds ground
1 tsp chillie powder
1 stick celery trimmed and thinly sliced
1 leek, trimmed and thinly sliced

400 grms potato boiled and cubed small
400 grms tomatoes diced
1 tsp vegetable stock powder
¼ cup water

¼ cup parsley chopped
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste

3 tsp olive oil
Grated cheese for garnishing

Method:

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. line a roasting tray with aluminum foil.
Slice tops from capsicum, scoop out seeds and membrane.
Stand the capsicums in prepared tray.

Melt butter in a non- stick pan over medium heat.
Add in the garlic, cumin, sauté for a second.
Add in the chilli powder, celery and leek.
Cook for a minute until aromatic, add in potatoes, tomatoes, stock powder and water.

Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
Cook till the sauce thickens , remove from heat.
Add in the parsely, salt and pepper to taste.

Spoon the warm mixture into capsicums. Drizzle with olive oil.
Bake for about 30 minutes until the capsicums have softened, and skins begin to blister.
Remove the tray, sprinkle the top with grated cheese.
Put back in the oven for the cheese to melt, remove and serve.


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thanks to meera for the wonderful and tempting recipe :slurp:


K i tried the gai choy with ur stir fried bok choy recipe (simple onion garlic ginger) romba abarem. will do it again. also made ur tofu with bell pepper recipe super pongo.

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Originally Posted by sangeethabalaji

thanks to meera for the wonderful and tempting recipe :slurp:


K i tried the gai choy with ur stir fried bok choy recipe (simple onion garlic ginger) romba abarem. will do it again. also made ur tofu with bell pepper recipe super pongo.

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Thanks Sangeetha, your feed backs make me very happy.
It makes me want to post more recipes for you.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

Kuganka, thanks for the nice Western dish.
I have been wanting to do something like that for a long time.
Will soon post the feed back after trying.
Rose

Kuganka, have you any cake recipe that uses coco cola,

My friend told me that her mother made a cake using

Coco cola. I cannot believe her. Post the recipe for me

If it is true. Gulabjamun

K i sometimes do take pics when ever i do ur cooking and so much want to share the outcome with u. but i feel so ashamed :banghead: that it is an insult to the chef like u . so will not. but after seing ur reply i thought why not share the outcome so that it keeps u motivated. yesterday samyal was radish flex seeds pwd and millet pwd chapati. ur tofu bell pepper, the gai choy (ur bok choy style) ur restaurant style dal. though all was super hit bare with my visual result :(






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Originally Posted by sangeethabalaji

K i sometimes do take pics when ever i do ur cooking and so much want to share the outcome with u. but i feel so ashamed :banghead: that it is an insult to the chef like u . so will not. but after seing ur reply i thought why not share the outcome so that it keeps u motivated. yesterday samyal was radish flex seeds pwd and millet pwd chapati. ur tofu bell pepper, the gai choy (ur bok choy style) ur restaurant style dal. though all was super hit bare with my visual result :(
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They look yummy :slurp: you could have taken separate pictures of each item so that the sound of ambience (;) ) will become slurpy ! :yes: