Kugan's Kitchen Part 7

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Originally Posted by chinnakkannan

குகன் ஜி.. நன்றி..இன்று தான் பார்த்தேன்.. என்னவளிடம் கொடுக்கிறேன்..கேக் கேக் எங்கே..

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Thanks Chinnakkannan Sir for your post.
Make the sauce and enjoy, just like our Sangeetha.
Posting the date cake for you. Let me tell you this cake will not be "posu, posu":)
A little dense cake, because no eggs. Thanks Kugan.


DATE CAKE

Ingredients:

20 seedless dates
¾ cup milk

¾ cup sugar

½ cup vegetable oil

1 cup all purpose flour
½ tbs baking powder
Sieve both together twice, and keep aside.

Method:

Preheat the oven at 170 degrees C for 10 minutes.
Grease and line a baking pan with parchment paper.

Put the dates in a pan with the milk, heat for about 5 minutes.
Remove and cool, the dates will become soft.

Now put the sugar in a blender, add in the milk and dates.
Now blend till smooth.

In a bowl pour the vegetable oil. Add in the ground paste.
Use a fork and mix well, till well blended.
Now add the flour little by little to the mixture, and mix gently.
Pour into the prepared pan.

Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes, or till the cake is baked.
Test it with a cake tester. Remove and cool before slicing.

Dear friends, went to friend's house for valla kaapu. There they served 5 types of mixed rice.
For white rice they served a type of brinjal kulambu with lots of garlic. I thought just brinjal kulambu.
But the taste was abaaram, viduvenah, sweet talked and got the recipe from the caterer.
The secret lies in the masala. Here is the recipe. Kugan


ARACHIVITTA BRINJAL KULAMBU

Ingredients:

Oil 3 tbs
½ tsp mustard seeds
¼ tsp asafetida powder
½ tsp funugreek seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
2 green chillies, slit into 4 and cut across

1 big onion chopped
15 garlic pips
1 big tomato chopped
¼ tsp turmeric powder
300 grms brinjals cut into big cubes

Roast and grind to smooth paste:
2 tsp oil
2 tbs coriander seeds
1 tbs channa dal
1 tsp aniseeds
½ tsp black pepper corns
10 dry chillies broken
½ cup grated coconut
1 tsp kas kas
Roast all the ingredients separately and grind to a smooth paste using little water

1 lemon size ball of tamarind, extract 2 cups of juice
Salt to taste
1 tsp jiggery

Method:
Heat oil in a pot, add in the mustard seeds to splutter.
Add in the asafetida powder, funugreek seeds , curry leaves and the green chillies.
Now add in the onions, and garlic and saute till the onions turn little limp.
Now add in the tomato, turmeric and cook till the tomatoes turn mushy.
Add in the cubed brinjal pieces, stir fry nicely, cover and cook for 5 minutes.

Now add in the ground masala, and stir fry again for about 3 minutes.
Add in the tamarind water, and enough water to make a thick kulambu consistency.
Add in the salt and sugar, cook on medium flame till oil starts separating.
Remove and serve on steaming rice with a dollop of ghee.


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Originally Posted by kugan98

Vaanga Madhu anneh, ithu thaaneh kurumbu.
Kuih ang koo vaangi saapida vendiyathu thaaneh.
Ethukku recipe ellaam? Madhu anneh athu konjam kastmaana recipe.
Konjam wait pannungoh, post pannren.

Before that get ready with glutinous rice flour, ang koo mould
and all the ingredients needed for the kuih:smokesmirk:
Recipe coming soon. Kugan

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ada rama..

naan annaikku glutinous rice flour packet-ai alakshiyamaga thooki pottu vittu vandhen :oops:
inge thedi parkiren :rolleyes: ang koo mould illatti enna.. namma oor kozhukkattai mould kidaikkum.
ellam adjust senjukka vendiyathuthan.. :yes:

Madhu annaa..... I told you so. :fishgrin:

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Pineapple cardamom lassi for a hot afternoon!

Blend together 2 cups chopped pineapple, 1 1/2 cups yogurt, 1/2 cup milk, a pinch of cardamom and sugar to taste.

நன்றி குகன் ஜி.. சாஸ் ம் கேக்கும் அனேகமா வீக் எண்ட் தான் செய்யச் சொல்லணும்.. நன்றி அகெய்ன்..இது வரை பேக்செய்ததில்லை..ம்ம்.. டேட்ஸ் ஹல்வா எப்படி இருக்கும்..அப்புறம் குஜராத்தியில் டேட்ஸ் கட்டியாய் சதுரம் சதுரமாய்ப்போட்டு மேலே அழகான இளம்பெண் முறுவலிப்பது போல மு.ப பாதாம் பிஸ்தா தூவியிருப்பார்கள்..அதுவும் halwa போலத் தான் கிளறவைத்து ஆற வைக்க வேண்டுமா..

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Originally Posted by madhu

ada rama..

naan annaikku glutinous rice flour packet-ai alakshiyamaga thooki pottu vittu vandhen :oops:
inge thedi parkiren :rolleyes: ang koo mould illatti enna.. namma oor kozhukkattai mould kidaikkum.
ellam adjust senjukka vendiyathuthan.. :yes:

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Madhu anneh bayanthuteenggala? :rotfl2::rotfl2: It is very simple to do.
Summa ungga kita oru scene potten.

Madhu anneh I too do not have the mould, I will show you how to make the pattern.
So do and enjoy. Thanks Kugan.

KUIH ANGKOO


Ingredients:

Outer Layer:
200 grms glutinous flour
150 grms orange sweet potato skinned and cubed
1 tbs sugar
8 tbs oil
80 ml hot water

FILLING:
160 grms skinned mung beans (pasi paruppu ) soaked for 3 hours.
90 grms castor sugar
A pinch of salt
5 tbs oil

Some banana leaves cut into rounds

Method:
Steam the cut sweet potatoes until soft. Mash while still hot, add in the glutinous flour.
Add in the sugar and salt and mix until it turns crumbly.
Add in the oil and the hot water, gradually knead into a soft dough.
Cover the dough with a clean kitchen towel and leave aside.


Steam the soaked mung beans for 20 minutes, or till they are soft.
Remove the steamed beans and place in a food processor. Add in the sugar, salt and oil.
Process into fine paste then remove and shape into small round balls.

Shape small balls from the skin dough into rounds. Flatten each piece and place a small ball of the mung filling in the centre. Wrap up to conceal the filling and seal.
Dust lightly with extra glutinous flour, press the balls into the plastic mould.
Knock out the angkoo and place on the round banana leaf.
Steam over medium heat for about 10 minutes. Brush the steamed angkoo lightly with oil.


NOTE: I did not have a mould. So I just flatten the round kuih on the banana leaf.
Used a fork and made patterns all around.

Enjoy Madhu anneh.



I did this for a party in our house:


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Close up of the kuih:

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Orange sweet Potato:

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The plastic Mould:

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Originally Posted by NOV

Madhu annaa..... I told you so. :fishgrin:

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NOV anneh, appadi ennah thaan told him:confused2:

Pineapple cardamom lassi for a hot afternoon!

Blend together 2 cups chopped pineapple, 1 1/2 cups yogurt, 1/2 cup milk, a pinch of cardamom and sugar to taste.[/QUOTE]


NOV anneh thanks for the nice recipe.
I asked my driver to buy me a good pineapple.

Avar, onnuku rendu, upathirathirkku moonunu.
He bought for me 3 pineapples.

I have to think of ways to use up the pineapple.
Your pineapple lassi comes tomorrow.
Take care, Kugan

Note: by the way what did you tell our Madhu anneh.:confused2:



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Originally Posted by chinnakkannan

நன்றி குகன் ஜி.. சாஸ் ம் கேக்கும் அனேகமா வீக் எண்ட் தான் செய்யச் சொல்லணும்.. நன்றி அகெய்ன்..இது வரை பேக்செய்ததில்லை..ம்ம்.. டேட்ஸ் ஹல்வா எப்படி இருக்கும்..அப்புறம் குஜராத்தியில் டேட்ஸ் கட்டியாய் சதுரம் சதுரமாய்ப்போட்டு மேலே அழகான இளம்பெண் முறுவலிப்பது போல மு.ப பாதாம் பிஸ்தா தூவியிருப்பார்கள்..அதுவும் halwa போலத் தான் கிளறவைத்து ஆற வைக்க வேண்டுமா..

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Thanks Chinnakkannan Sir for your nice post.

Apa neenga, namma Rajraj uncle sonna maathiri, few dates a day not eating?:)

Ok Ok I can understand, here is the halwa recipe. Very very simple


DATES HALWA

Ingredients:

500 grms dates, nicely chopped
Water to cover the dated

200 grms sugar
Water to just cover the sugar
2 tbs chopped almonds
200 grms ghee

Method:

Boil the dates in the water till they become mushy.
Remove and cool, blend it till smooth.

Add the sugar and little water in a thick bottomed wok,
Cook on low heat till the sugar melts and there is “ one kambi patham”
Add in the ground dates, and the almonds. Cook on low heat stirring all the while.
Add in the ghee and cook till the halwa leaves the sides.
Remove on to a greased tray. Let it cool before cut.


NOTE you can sprinkle, little pista like a young girl slowly smiling at you.:rotfl::rotfl:


The halwa will look something like this:

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K, adhu onnum chidambara ragasiyam illa :mrgreen:

I asked him to buy both pulut rice and flour. Also mixed flour.
But avar vendaam endru sollittaar :)

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Originally Posted by kugan98

Apa neenga, namma Rajraj uncle sonna maathiri, few dates a day not eating?:)

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kugan: avar yaarukko halwa kodukka poraar! adhaan! :)

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Originally Posted by rajraj

kugan: avar yaarukko halwa kodukka poraar! adhaan! :)

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dates halwa yarukku koduppanga ?

chikka.... :rotfl: veetukku kodutha adi... dateukku koduha idi... :rotfl2:

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Kuganka thanks for the ang koo kuih and dates halwa. I too thought that it would be difficult to make.
You have explained it very simple and easy. That too without a mould. Fantastic Kuganka .
You party spread looks very nice, can you tell me what are the items there.
I did not know that you can make halwa with dates. Thanks ka .

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Originally Posted by NOV

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ஓ... I thought we have to "SLEEP OVERNIGHT IN FRIDGE" :shaking:

Yes, sleep overnight in the fridge along with the ingredients.

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Originally Posted by kugan98

Kannu, if you fry the whole tofu, it will get fried only in all sides.
The middle will be still very soft. Then when you cut into cubes, you cannot get neat slices.
Moreover when you cut into slices the fried tofu, only the top and bottom will be little fried.
So if you cut the slices first, you can stir fry all the sides in a non stick pan.
So kelviyai pararthu kelu kannu, adrasakai, adrasakai.

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:rotfl: I never expected this from you :shock: ethavathU 1/4 adichuttu post seincheengala :lol2: Just joking akka :) :yessir:

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Originally Posted by sudha india

Yes, sleep overnight in the fridge along with the ingredients.

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drink everyday-nu sonna 1/4 , 1/2 or full-a appadinu keppeenga polirukke ? :yessir:

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Originally Posted by madhu

drink everyday-nu sonna 1/4 , 1/2 or full-a appadinu keppeenga polirukke ? :yessir:

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Kandippa. Madhu. Appothaan theLivaa irukkum. Overa agakoodadhilla ??

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Originally Posted by NOV

K, adhu onnum chidambara ragasiyam illa :mrgreen:

I asked him to buy both pulut rice and flour. Also mixed flour.
But avar vendaam endru sollittaar :)

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Thanks NOV anneh for your explanation.
Paateengala Madhu anneh, NOV anneh sonna kekanum:-D
Kugan

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Originally Posted by rajraj

kugan: avar yaarukko halwa kodukka poraar! adhaan! :)

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Rajraj uncle:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

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Originally Posted by madhu

dates halwa yarukku koduppanga ?

chikka.... :rotfl: veetukku kodutha adi... dateukku koduha idi... :rotfl2:

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Madhu anneh neengalumaa?:rotfl3::rotfl3::rotfl3:

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Originally Posted by NOV

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Thanks NOV anneh for the info.
Easy to make, and only a litre, can finish in a day.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

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Originally Posted by rose75

Kuganka thanks for the ang koo kuih and dates halwa. I too thought that it would be difficult to make.
You have explained it very simple and easy. That too without a mould. Fantastic Kuganka .
You party spread looks very nice, can you tell me what are the items there.
I did not know that you can make halwa with dates. Thanks ka .

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Thanks Rose for your nice post.
What I made was all local kuihs, angkoo kuih, kara paniyaram, kesari, surul apam, agar agar and samosa.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

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Originally Posted by sudha india

Yes, sleep overnight in the fridge along with the ingredients.

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Thanks Sudha for your post.
We have to buy a very BIG fridge to sleep over night with the ingredients>:-D
Take care, Kugan

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Originally Posted by PARAMASHIVAN

:rotfl: I never expected this from you :shock: ethavathU 1/4 adichuttu post seincheengala :lol2: Just joking akka :) :yessir:

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P.S Tamby, just tried to follow up with our Sangeetha's style.
1/4 na ennathu Tamby.
Kugan

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Originally Posted by kugan98

P.S Tamby, just tried to follow up with our Sangeetha's style.
1/4 na ennathu Tamby.
Kugan

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LOL, I was refering to alcohol :) That 's why I said I was joking :)

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Originally Posted by PARAMASHIVAN

LOL, I was refering to alcohol :) That 's why I said I was joking :)

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Hello Tamby, intha akkavukku, 1/4, 1/2 enna full kooda theriyum.:smokesmirk:
I am just testing, testing you.
Kugan

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Originally Posted by rajraj

kugan: avar yaarukko halwa kodukka poraar! adhaan! :)

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lol! YarukO illa thanOda "Date" iku halwa koduka pOrar :lol2: :yessir:

NOV anneh, here is the pineapple lassi. The children loved it very much.
Doing it again tomorrow. Thanks for the recipe. Kugan



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O.K friends, the first pineapple was made into pineapple lassi.
The second was made into pineapple sambal, goes well with ghee rice and things. Kugan

PINEAPPLE SAMBAL

Ingredients:

1 tbs oil
2 pips garlic smashed
1 big onion sliced
1 tbs of chillie paste
300 grms pineapple cut into small pieces
Sugar to taste
Salt to taste

Method:

Heat a non stick pan with the oil.
Add in the smashed garlic and saute well. Add in the sliced onions.
Saute till slightly limp. Add in the chillie paste.
Cook on slow fire till the raw smell goes.

Add in the pineapple slices, sugar and salt.
Cook for few minutes. The pineapple will ooze out some juices.
Stir fry for a moment and remove.
Goes well with any pulao or ghee rice.


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Madhu anneh, Angkoo kuih pathi, pechi muchi onnum kaanum?
Kugan

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Originally Posted by kugan98

Madhu anneh, Angkoo kuih pathi, pechi muchi onnum kaanum?
Kugan

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next visit-la andha mould, flour ellam vaangittu vandhu kodutha senju tharadha Mayflower sollittanga :slurp:

Long Weekend here went for a short trip with friends and family. K adukula evlo recipes. Angkoo kuih looks different and healthy sweet. K can this one be made with only orange sweet potato? I doubt if I have come across one.

Madhu anna Raj Raj Uncle Ps Thamby K ellaroda jokes super. sirichi vailru vallikudu :rotfl3::rotfl3:

oh..இந்த த்ரெட்க்கு வராமலே இருந்துட்டேன்.. இப்பத் தான் டேட்ஸ் ஹல்வா போஸ்ட் பார்த்தேன்..ம்ம் தாங்க்ஸ் குகன் ஜி.. :)

டேட்ஸ் ஸ டேட்க்கெல்லாம் கொடுக்கலை மதுண்ணா..பரமசிவன்..:) ராஜ் ராஜ் சார்.. அதுக்குள்ளயும் ஒரே அலசலா..

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Originally Posted by kugan98

Hello Tamby, intha akkavukku, 1/4, 1/2 enna full kooda theriyum.:smokesmirk:
I am just testing, testing you.
Kugan

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Adadadada enna oru bathil !!!! Full + :smokesmirk:
Sema kalakkal. Keep it up K.

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Originally Posted by madhu

next visit-la andha mould, flour ellam vaangittu vandhu kodutha senju tharadha Mayflower sollittanga :slurp:

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Thanks Madhu anneh, marakaamal vaangittu pongga:-D
Kugan

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Originally Posted by sangeethabalaji

Long Weekend here went for a short trip with friends and family. K adukula evlo recipes. Angkoo kuih looks different and healthy sweet. K can this one be made with only orange sweet potato? I doubt if I have come across one.

Madhu anna Raj Raj Uncle Ps Thamby K ellaroda jokes super. sirichi vailru vallikudu :rotfl3::rotfl3:

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Thanks Sangeetha for your nice post. Glad you enjoyed your trip.
Sangeetha you can use the white colour sweet potato too.
Normally here they use the white colour sweet potato and add little red colouring to the outer skin.
The angkoo kuih would be red in colour . You do not need a mould.

Have you tried the mochi in Korean supermarkets?
It will be something like that. Thanks, Kugan

Kuih Mochi:

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