Kugan's Kitchen

Thanks Thalafanz for dropping in.


Thanks Superspiczy for the nice feed backs.
Thanks. Kugan98

Thanks kugan for clearing my doubts. anyway i will try and come back to u. My son is waiting for that.
selvi

Thanks superspicy for ur feedback. U can reduce oil in ur dish, rest everything looks like what i make. I am very happy u enjoyed the dish. thank u once again
selvi

Glad it's of use to you all... am done with updating the index for Kugan's kitchen... If any of you would like to help me update the index for Mrs.Mano's thread pls PM me... I need to index something like 40 pages there...

NOV, thanks for moving the index to page 2...much easier to update now...:)

nov ngov...thank u too :-)

thalafanzzz.....nalla irukeengala?! hope u have been cooking all the wonderful recipes that are shared here by kugan & friends! :mrgreen:

kugan.......the eggplant tofu looks very yummy...will try & let u know.

:-)

Suvai do try out the recipe.
Aunty is giving me more recipes.
Tomorrow is prayer day for grandmother, 30 days.
Aunty has prepared a list of menus.
Hope to get all the recipes, and I will post
them one by one.
Thanks Kugan.

[tscii] Here is another recipe by aunty.

MIXED VEGETABLE STEW

Ingredients:
100 grms carrots cubed
100 grms potatoes cubed
100 grms cauliflower florets
50 grms French beans cut into I inch in length
1 tomato cut into cubes
25 grms green peas
Any other vege of your choice.
¼ tsp tumeric powder
A pinch of asafoetida powder
1 big onion sliced
2 tsp garlic and ginger paste
½ tsp aniseeds
1 inch cinnamom stick
3 cardamom pods
1 tbs oil
Salt to taste
1 sprig curry leaves

To Grind:
5 dry red chillies
1 tbs coriander seeds
2 green chillies
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp poppy seeds
5 cashew nuts
½ cup coconut scrapings
1 tbs rice powder
Little coriander leaves

Method:
Boil all the vegetables with little water, tumeric powder and salt.
See that the veges are not over cooked.

Dry roast all the ingredients (red chillies,poppy seeds, coriander seeds
Cumin seeds )
Now grind to a fine paste with the green chillies, cashew nuts coconut,
Coriander leaves and rice powder.
Heat a wok with oil or ghee if you like.
Add in the cinnamon stick, cardamom pods and aniseeds.
Now add in the sliced onions and sauté till the onions turn golden brown.
Add in the ginger garlic paste stir nicely. Add in the curry leaves.
Now add in the ground paste and sauté nicely .
Add about 1 ½ cups of water (more if you want more gravy )
Let it boil once, add the boiled veges with the water in which it was boiled. Add in salt and asafoetida powder.
Simmer for sometime, add in the coriander leaves and remove.
Serve with rice or rotis.

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Thank u nga kugan!! for all the fabulous recipes u post with pics!

kugan,

i tried ur soya mutton varuval. but i did it with Fried Tofu.. and it was really nice. I shall try it again with chicken or mutton... slurpz!

Superspiczy

Prawns Pepper Masala
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Prawns - 200 gm cleaned (small size)
Small onions - 20 finely chopped
Garlic - 10 small cloves finely chopped
Ginger - 1/2 tsp chopped
green chilly - 1 slit
curry leaves - few
coriander leaves - for garnishing
aniseed - 1/2 tsp coarsely ground
tomato - 1 medium size finely chopped
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
pepper jeera powder - 1 1/2 tsp coarsely ground(u can adjust according to ur taste)
cocount - 2 tblsp (coarsely ground without water)

Soak prawns with 2 tsp of lime juice, 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder and 1/2 tsp of salt for 15 minutes, then wash it. so that the smell is totally gone. Then in a heavy bottom pan, add 2 tsp of oil, add aniseed powder, after 2 minutes add onions,garlic,ginger, green chilly, curry leaves. Saute nicely so that the onions turns its colour slightly. Then add tomato, salt, turmeric powder and cook till tomato mash nicely, then add pepper jeera powder and saute for 2 minutes, then comes the prawns, mix with tomato gravy , cover and cook for 5 minutes, donot cook prawns for long, then it will be hard. Once it is done, add coconut ground mix and keep for 2 minutes, garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with bread, chapathi, Steamed rice.