Kugan's Kitchen Part 6

Thanks NM, for your nice post.
Take care, often write to us about your health.
Kugan98.

Thanks Chevy for your tips for slimming.
Make sure that you do not suffer from gastritis.
For lemon juice in empty stomach is bad for gastritis.
Thanks and take care, Kugan98

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Originally Posted by ani

hi kugan,

Its great to see the thread with so many recipes and with pics specially. Appreciate your great work..

I am a new mom, my son is 4 months now. Just want to know if you have any special recipes for new mom's like me who feed the child.

Also i saw your list of recipes that you had prepared for your guests..its amazing. I wonder how you go about it.

Am in my Maternity leave now so just planning to prepare some delicious food for my husband. Will try your recipes that look simple for me. I just cook the usual sambar and veg that i know. AFter seeing your thread I want to try those.

Can you post me the following recipes whenever you get time ? (its from your list only..) Sorry for the long list...do post them taking your own time.....or let me know if these are already there in thread, i will search them.

Idli Sambar --- must be very childish to ask this, but i want to learn...
Onion Sambal
Rava Kitchadi with kara chutney
Kothu parotta -- How to make soft parotta at home
Vegetarian mutton kulambu
Chillie tofu
Red Spinach kutoo
Vegetarian Nasi Lemak
Sweet nei appam
Avarkkai paal poriyal
Valakkai masala
Green gram dal payasam
curry puffs
Banana fitters
Puttu piring
fried banana rounds (chokodo)

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Dear Ani, first let me welcome you to Kugan's Kitchen.
Congrats on becoming a mom.
Glad that you want to cook delicious meals for your husband.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach :lol:


Let me see if I can find any recipes for lactating mother.
What I know is they will make garlic kulambu, garlic boiled in milk to produce more milk.
I do not know if you are a vegetarian, if not they will also cook paal sura kulambu.

As for my recipe list, all the recipes are posted in my Kugan's Kitchen. Do not worry I will go through the list and post the links for you.



This thread is for new brides as well as old brides :lol:

Feel free to ask anything, all our friends here are very friendly. Some one will answer your question.

Take care, Kugan98

[tscii]Rose here is the bitter gourd kutoo for you.
I normally cook bittergourd at least twice a week in my house.
I have posted many types of them in KK thread. Kugan98



BITTER GOURD KUTOO

Ingredients:
300 grms small bitter gourds cut into rounds
¼ cup toor dal well cooked
1 lime size tamarind in 1 ½ cups of water
2 tbs peanuts roasted
½ tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste


To Roast Grind To A Paste
3 tbs grated coconut
1 tbs coriander seeds
1 tsp channa dal
1 tsp urad dal
4 red chillies
1 tsp oil


To Season:
1 tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp urad dal1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
1 tsp oil

Method:
Cut the bitter gourds to rounds. Add in the ¼ tsp of turmeric powder
and also little salt. Mix well and keep for about 20 minutes.
Now squeeze out the juice from the bittergourds.

Heat a wok with the oil, add in the seasoning ingredients.
Sauté well, add in the squeezed bitter gourd pieces, and also the roasted ground nuts fry well.
Add in the tamarind juice, tumeric powder and salt.
Let it boil for about 5 minutes.

Add in the ground paste and mix well. Add in the cooked dal.
Stir everything well and allow to cook for about 5 minutes.
You will get a nice aroma, you can add ½ tsp sugar if you like.
Stir well and remove.


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Here is your roti recipe. Kugan98

RAVA OATS ROTI

Ingredients:

½ cup rava (sooji)
1 cup regular oats
1 cup butter milk

1 tomato seeded and cut into small pieces
1 onion chopped fine
2 green chillies chopped fine
1 tbs of ginger chopped fine
2 tbs fresh coriander leaves chopped
Salt to taste

Oil as needed

Method:

In a big bowl add in all ingredients, except the oil.
Mix everything nicely, now add in little water if needed
to make a semi liquid batter.
You should be able to take the batter in your hand
and pat it on the dosai kal.

Now heat a dosai kal, pour a little oil on it.
Take the batter a handful and place it in the middle of the dosai kal.
Now using your fingers gently pat the dough into round shape.
It will look like a thick dosai.

Let the roti cook well, add little oil to it and flip it over to
cook well on the side. Cook till golden brown.
Serve with any chutney.



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Originally Posted by dev

Pineapple pachadi:

Chop a well ripe pineapple into tiny pieces. Cook them along with salt, turmeric and water till soft.
Grind to a paste- coconut-1/2 C, Mustard seeds- 1tsp, jeera-1/2 tsp, green chilles, shallots-4 or 5.
Add the ground mixture to the pineapple and boil for 5 minutes.
Switch off flame and immediately stir in 2 cups of curd.
Heat oil in a pan. Splutter mustard. add curry leaves n dry chilles and add the seasoning to the pachadi n mix well.

This dish will be slightly sweetish. Serve as a side dish with rice.

Note: If u don't like the taste of mustard, reduce the qty .

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Dev, I did your Kerala pineapple pachadi to day.
The taste was good.
In Malaysia too we have our pineapple patcharee.
I think I have posted the recipe for it. Thanks, Kugan98



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Originally Posted by kugan98

Dev, thanks, my aunt told me that the normally mutton kuska
is made with mutton broth. The meat will not be there.
It does not matter, I will try with mock mutton.
I will post the recipe soon. Kugan98

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Take ur time K...:)

Sudhaka, unga veetil yaarum weighta kuraikka vendiya avasiyam illaye!!!...aprom en indha kelvi ellam???!!!... anyway, oats porridge(salted, no milk or fat free milk,can use buttermilk) will help reduce weight...esp if one is used to taking heavy dinner, they can take this porridge for dinner(note: ONLY prridge for dinner... idhu paadhi aprom usual dinner paadhi ellam velai aagadhu :P )... my cousin tried it and lost a lot of her pregnancy weight within a couple of months...

Glad u liked the pineapple patchadi... paarka nalla irukku...:)

Kugan,
Wow, a lot of recipes. Tried the chow chow chops. Liked it a lot. K one request, can you post the recipe for Carrot Halwa when you have some time? Thanks.

Suja