Kugan's Kitchen Part 2

Selviem, I am very happy that you all liked the steamed fish.
I have few non-veg recipes. I will post them soon.

Thanks Selviem for the parupp urundai kulambu recipe.
I will surely try it out.
I like to try new ,new ways to cook.
I am sure yours will have a nice taste.
I will post soon , how to upload pictures.
By friday school hoilday statrs, I will be a bit relaxed.
Thanks Selviem. Kugan 98

This is also a disappearing dish.

ULUNTHA KANJI ( PAYASAM )
Ingredients:
100 grms skinless whole ulunthu
1 tbs raw rice
900 ml coconut milk from a coconut
cup sugar
tsp of salt
A pinch of cardamom powder
1 knotted pandan leaf

Method:
Soak the ulunthu and rice for about 2 hours.
Grind them with a little water to a thick paste.
The paste should be a little coarse.
Mix the ground paste, coconut milk and salt.
Put a wok on fire. Pour the mixture with the pandan leaf.
On a slow fire, keep on stirring the mixture
Till it thickens and there is no raw smell of the ulunthu.
Now add the sugar and cardamom powder.
Stir till the sugar is dissolved.
Remove the pandan leaf, and dish out into a bowl.
This is a very good source of protein.

Note: You can add more milk if you want the kanji to
Be more watery.

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TAYIR SEMIYA
Ingredients:

2 cups roasted semiya boiled , rinsed in ice water, drain and keep.
2 cups curds more if needed
1/2 cup chopped cucumber
1/4 cup grated carrot
Little coriander leaves chopped
Salt to taste

To temper:
2 green chillies chopped
1 dry chillie cut into pieces
1 tsp grated ginger
tsp mustard seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
10 cashew nuts
10 raisins optional
1 tbs ghee

Method:
Heat a pan and temper all the items given under temper.
When its cold add the tempered item to the curds.
Add the chopped cucumber and carrot.
Gently mix in the cooked semiya.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Serve chilled.


Note: If you want to do this dish with rice noodles (iddiappam)
Just break up the iddiappam with a spoon and follow the same method.

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Selviem a fish curry for you.


FISH CURRY

300 grms of fish slices (or any small fish )
3 tender ladies fingers, cut both ends and saut in a little oil.
1 big onion chopped
4 shallots slice into 2
4 pips of garlic slice into 2
3 green chillies slit and cut across
1 ripe tomato chopped
1 lime sized ball of tamarind, (more if you like the curry sour ) soak in 3 cups of water. Squeeze out the juice.
cup thick coconut milk ( optional )
2 sprig curry leaves.
2 heaped tbs fish curry powder + 1 tsp chillie powder
tsp fenugreek seeds
tsp mustard seeds
coriander leaves for garnishing
3 tbs of oil or more.
salt to taste
Method:
First apply little tumeric powder and salt to the slices. Keep aside.
Mix the curry powders with little water to form paste.
Put the pot on fire, add about 3 tbs of oil.
When the oil is hot add the fenugreek and mustard.
Now add the chopped onions, shallots, garlic, and stir fry.
Now add the chopped tomato and fry a little.
Now you add the green chillie, and curry leaves
The tomato will be a bit watery now.
Add the masala paste and keep on stirring till oil separates.
Now you pour the tamarind juice with enough water for your gravy.
Let the gravy boil for the raw smell to go.Add salt and taste for sourness.
By now oil will appear on top. Add the fish slices, and the ladies fingers.
The fish will be cooked in about 10 minutes. (test to see if it is cooked)
Add the coconut milk if using. Taste for salt
Just after one boil remove from fire and garnish with coriander leaves.

Note: I like to add a slice or two of mango in the fish curry. The taste will be awesome.

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kugan,

thanks for the fish curry, i will try it out.
also, aarthi's pulikulumbu is looking great in the photo, that also i have to try.
selvi

Kugan thanks for the nice comments.Am so happy that u liked the taste of both the dishes.

Thanks lot kuganka.

Definitely kuganka,will try to post the recipes along with pictures.

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Another Of DEV'S Recipe.
Carrot Sandwich:nion-1/2(chopped)
Tomato-1/4th to 1/2(seeds removed & chopped)
carrot-1 big(grated)
Chilli powder & salt-as req
garam masala-1/4 tsp
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Dev & kuganka,i tired ur carrot sandwich for today's breakfast.It came out very well.

Thanks dev for the nice sandwich recipe.

Dev and kuganka ,plz do post some sandwich recipes .It will be useful for me.

Kuganka,thanks for the thayir semiya,ullanthu kanji and fish curry recipe .Will try it out one by one.

My mom used to make ulunthu kanji with skinned urad dhal.The method differs a little bit.will try this method.

Kuganka,it tried ur thuvaram creamy spinach for today's lunch.It came out very well.Thanks a lot.

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Originally Posted by Selviem

kugan,

thanks for the fish curry, i will try it out.
also, aarthi's pulikulumbu is looking great in the photo, that also i have to try.
selvi

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Slevika,give a try.I hope u all will like it.