Kugan's Kitchen Part 4

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Originally Posted by kugan98

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Originally Posted by rajraj

suvai: You won't get padhaneer in Toronto. It is tapped from palm trees with a coating in the pot to prevent it from becoming kaL (toddy which is intoxicating). Intoxicating kal is poor man's liquor in villages ! kaL is also used in the recipe for cooking special rice in villages ! I used to get it when I visited my ancestral village during summer ! :) Memories! :lol:

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Tamby, Mr. Rajraj has explained the difference between pathaneer and toddy.
Hope you understand now.
Thanks, Kugan98

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Oh thanks ka

So Pathaneer is basically 'Filtered' kal, I prefer the latter :lol2:

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Originally Posted by NM

Hi - i tried the following last weekend :)

i) potatoes with chillie flakes

Cube 4 potatoes; slice 1 large red onions; chop 2 green chillies

In a wok/pan, heat 2-3 tbsp oil. Fry the onions until you get sweet aroma, add in the green chillies and 2 tablespoons of chille flakes. Stir all of them together and leave them in the oil for about 5 mins.

Add the cubed potatoes, mix well. Add a bit of oil if its too dry. Stir for about 5 mins. Cover the pot and leave for 5 mins. Stir again and add about half cup of hot water and leave it to cook. Stir occasionally until the potatoe is cooked. Add salt to taste, mix well.

Serve with hot rice.


ii) Cucumber and tomatoes - stir fry

cube 1 cucumber, 2 ripe tomatoes
slice a large red onion
chop red or green chillies
grate or thinly slice some ginger
2-3 cloves of garlic - smashed with skin-on

in a pan, heat 2 tbsp oil,add onions and saute till it gives a nice aroma. Add the ginger, garlic and chillies and stir together.
now add the cucumber and stri well together. Leave for 5 mins. Add tomatoes, stir well and leave them until cucumber and tomatoe are cooked. Add hot water if its too dry. Add a bit of salt. You may also like to add about 4 tbsp of coconut milk and stir well and let cook for 2-3 mins.

You can serve the cucumber dish with rice :).

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Here are the pictures of NM's dishes:
Thanks NM, your cucumber dish was a bit new to me.
As Suvai said we make salad with raw cucumber and tomato.
Thanks again for the nice simple dishes. Kugan98

POTATO WITH CHILLIE FLAKE:

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CUCUMBER AND TOMATO STIR FRY:

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Suvai nga, I also tried your recipe :cry2: :cry2: :cry2:
I do not know where I went wrong.
The mixture refused to stick to the sliced potatoes.
Any way I managed to get few slices that did not look nice.
The taste was very very yummy.

Suvai nga I will try it again.
I will not give up that easily :oops: :oops:
Thanks Suvai nga for the tasty recipe.

Here is Suvai nga's recipe:

here is a nice potato fry recipe...my aunts Wink

Cut potato into wedges or like semi circles & wash it in warm water & drain & keep aside...meanwhile take poondu / inji/ black pepper/ thaniya/pattai/ lavangam/ one small piece of coconut add very little plain chillie powder & grind all this onnum paathiyaaa....now add this half & half paste to the potato wedges...in a flat frying pan add oil & put all the coated potatoes & fry in low heat till golden brown...this tastes reallllllllll yummy...Wink

POTATO FRY:

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uh oh sorry nga kugan..:-(......enaku epothum nallaa varumey......slow fire la paneengala?
sometime potato type kooda irukalaam...maybe u need to marinate it in the mixture & then cover panni fry pannalaam or u can do this....boil the potato 3/4 & then mix it with the mixture & then fry panni paarunga...u must use enough oil for it also nga....sareee taste pidichithu thaaney athaan mukiyam nga ;-)

Thanks Suvai nga for the explanation.
I will surely try it again.
Nothing was wasted, we all ate everything.
Thanks again, Kugan98

gm kugan nga...:-)

glad that nothing was wasted..;-)

menu pottuteengala breakfast/lunch ku?

oru pakoda nu senjaa...oru thattai nu seiyanum nu nenaichi....ithai ketkaren kugan nga!!!

Goava ilai thattai....kelvi pattu irukeengala?? ithoda recipe en kita iruku....anaaa pazhaiya type of measurements....i will send it to u...time kidaikum bothu try panni paarunga...surely its not made with goava leaves...but antha ilaiya suttu..athil maavai thatti porichi edukarthai thaan apadi oru title koduthu irukaanga :noteeth: :noteeth: :noteeth:

:hammer: :banghead:

Aiyoh! Dev, enna aachi?
Konjam niruthungga, ungga head ennaavathu.
Enna perchinai yaanaalum teerthu vidalam.
Sollungga Dev.

Suvai nga, do not hesitate to post or ask for any recipes.
No harm in trying out.

My grandmother will tell me,
Try out the recipe" Aannal achula pour pannu,
Aagavitaal modail pour pannuu solluvaangga."

I think modai is an old word for drain :roll:
So do not worry, I will try it out.

Nammba Devku enna aachi?
Ennkku ore kulapamaai irrukku.

Thanks, take care, Kugan98