Kugan's Kitchen Part 6

Kugan, congrats on the childrens achivements.
You have proved that you are a super mom and super cook.
Please post more recipes for us.
Tried your rava payasam, it was so super and simple to prepare. Thanks Kugan

Oh, glad the link was useful... one of the link had really good ideas... endha linknu maranthidichu... Do let us know ur final selection Aarthii...:)

Thanks, Suvai, Lakme, and Aarthi. Aarthi good luck with the fancy dress competition. Kugan congrats for the kids success in school.

Suja

My Dear Friends, ELLA PUZHALUM (PRAISE) IRAIVANUKKEH.

Thanks for all the nice words, praises and compliments.

Suvai, Dev, Aarthii, Lakme Suja, Selviem, gulubjamun, and Rose75.

Thanks to all those who tried the dishes and given the feed back.
Please try more and give us the feed backs.


Dev, the puli gojju, will be like our puli kachal.
The ingredients differ a bit, I will post the recipe soon.

Suvai your breakfast ideas too are super. Thanks.

Thanks my friends. Take care, Kugan98

[tscii]O.K friends, try this simple fish biryani.
I used mock fish. The biryani tastes super even without the fish. Or you can use seasoned soya chunks. Thanks, Kugan98



FISH BIRYANI

Ingredients:

1 kg mackerel fish slices
1 tsp chillie powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste


3 tbs oil
5 big onions sliced
Little salt

2 one inch cinnamon sticks
3 cardamom pods
4 cloves
2 bay leaves

3 big tomatoes chopped
1 tbs ginger garlic paste
½ cup coriander leaves chopped
¼ cup mint leaves
2 sprigs curry leaves

3 tsp chillie powder
3 tsp coriander powder
¼ tsp turmeric powder
2 tbs curds
1 ½ cups of water to 1 cup of rice
Salt to taste

5 green chillies sliced big
1 kg basmathi rice soaked for 20 minutes

3 tbs vanaspathi or ghee
Little coriander and mint leaves for garnish
50 grms roasted cashew nuts in ghee for garnish

Method:
Apply the chillie powder, salt and turmeric powder to the fish.
Deep fry and keep aside.

Heat a rice cooker or pressure cooker with the oil.
Add in the sliced onions, and little salt. Fry well.
Add in the cinnamon, cardamom , cloves and bay leaves.
Fry well, add in the chopped tomatoes, fry well.
Add in the ginger garlic paste. Sauté well
Add also the coriander, mint and curry leaves. Mix well.

Now add in the chillie powder, coriander powder,
turmeric powder, curds, salt and enough water.
Let the mixture come to a boil.
Once the water boils, add in the green chillies, and the soaked rice.
Give it a very good stir.

Now add the pieces of fried fish on the top of the rice.
Do not stir anymore. Cover the cooker and cook for a whistle,
or, until it is cooked in the rice cooker.

Now add the vanaspathi to another pot.
Transfer the the cooked biryani to the pot.
Otherwise it will be overcooked.
Now garnish with the coriander, mint and roasted cashew nuts.



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Fris biriyani paarave superaa irukku... I'm sure it would taste delicious!!!...

Reg puli gojju- it's very simple... just a few ingre and ready in 10 mins... Do post the recipe K... If u want my version of puli gojju, I can send u the recipe... U can try it and then post it with pic...:)

Post your version Dev, if it differs too much from mine, then I will post my version too :D
Thanks Dev.
I tasted onion pickle in my cousion's house, very yummy.
I will get the recipe and post it soon.
Take care, Kugan98

Puli Gojju for pongal:


Take equal qty of Tamarind and jaggery(say lemon sized ball). U can adjust jaggery to taste.
sambar powder- 1/4 tsp or to taste
turmeric powder
Chilly pwd
Salt- to taste

Seasoning:
oil
mustard seeds
curry leaves
Hing

Soak tamarind in hot water for 15 mins and extract the juice(should be thick juice)
Heat oil in a pan and add the seasoning ingre.
Then add the tamarind juice, jaggery, sambar pwd, turmeric, salt, chilly pwd and let it simmer until raw smell disappears and the sauce thicken to the consistency of honey.
Serve with kara pongal. yummy yum!!!!!

Variation:

U can dry roast urad dhal- 1/2 tsp to golden and grind to a pwd. Add to the gojju once it starts boiling. this will thicken the gojju faster n this is known as uddhinahittu gojju.

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Originally Posted by kugan98

Post your version Dev, if it differs too much from mine, then I will post my version too :D
Thanks Dev.
I tasted onion pickle in my cousion's house, very yummy.
I will get the recipe and post it soon.
Take care, Kugan98

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K, onion pickle recipe post pannunga... Does it have tamarind in it?... I just love the onion pickle that has tamarind in it... Very tasty with curd rice...:slurp:

Kugan, super fish biryani. The fish looks so real :lol:
I love one pot meal, this weekend fish biryani thaan.
That too with real fish, I will post the feed back.
Onion picklela podungga, podungga.