Kugan's Kitchen Part 7

I tried this potato roast which turned out suvai o suvai.........maybe you all could give it a try & enjoy too!

Urulai - nalla variety Yukon is good for this

cut into cubes.....in a kadaai...add oil ( i used nallenai )...add in the washed drained cut urulai....ellaamey medium slow fire thaan cooking...it will take time but the end product is really good.
to this add turmeric/salt sprinkle little water add karuvepilai ...stir / cover / cook.

in the mean time take little cinnamon/perunjeeragam (very little) / mint & corriander leaves...ithai nalla araichikonga....

see to it that the taters all cooked well till slightly roasted...now add chilli powder stir well till it coats all the cubed taters....now add the araithu vaitha stuff...stir well....add salt...cover & cook ....till it gets roasted

thayir sadam / rasam or even chapathi ipadi ellaathukum good.........:smile:

:slurp: Yummmmmmmmmmmmm... suvai thx for the recipe... I ll try and tell u ;)

hello suvai,

then according to ur advice i will follow this recipe for the keerai and let you know the results

http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/12/ven...ind-gravy.html

thanks for the yummy potato recipe read pannum pode i can imagine the taste. too many pending recipes to try, ungloda feedback pathadum i want to try madhushrees dal veg curry recipe evenmore, today i will make it for chapati.

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Cardamom Butter Pilaf with Cashews and Raisins


Ingredients:
3½ cups Long grain white basmati rice
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste (blend ¼ cup ginger with ¼ cup garlic)
3 sprigs onions, chopped
8 whole green cardamom pods, crushed
3 cloves
1 cinnamon stick
2 star anise
½ cup raisins
½ cup cashews
½ teaspoon ground turmeric
4 cups good quality vegetable broth

Preparation:

Wash the rice by gently rubbing it with your fingers in a bowl filled with water. When the water becomes cloudy, drain the water and keep repeating the process until the water is clear. Drain and set the rice aside.

Heat the butter in a large sauce pan over medium heat. Add the ginger garlic paste, green onions, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, star anise and sauté until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add the raisins and cashews and cook until raisins are golden. Add the washed rice and turmeric.

Sauté until the grains turn a little whitish in color, about 3 minutes. Pour in the chicken stock and gently stir for 30 seconds. Reduce the heat to low, cover with a tight fitting lid, and cook without stirring, for 20 minutes, or until all the broth is absorbed and the grains are tender and fluffy.

Remove the rice from the heat. Discard the bay leaves and gently fluff the rice with a fork. Serve warm.

- See more at: http://www.malaysiakitchen.us/recipe....fJXdJZeI.dpuf

Nice one Nov :)

hope u tried from that link the keerai kuzhambu sangeetha!

nov ngovvvv looks like a very simple one to make....pannita poguthu :smile:...ty ngov

Hi All,
Been on and off in checking the forum. Sorry All.
For all those you had asked what I ended making for that day party
1. Chilli idli - Starter
2. Bagara Baigan
3. Cauliflower Kadai Gravy
4. Naan
5. Simple Brinji saadham
6. Variety rice - Made coconut rice, curd rice and Lemon sadham
6. Brought some frozen samosa for snacks.
7. Icecream and Jamoon for dessert.

so iniki k kitchen la enna kalakalappu nadathalaam??? :noteeth:

ok intha banana bread came out well for me....maybe u can try too ;-)

spelt flour - about 1 & 1/4 cup...naan konjam jasthiyavey pottuten as i wanted to finish the flour ;-) maybe 1 & half cups
butter half a stick about 3 tablespoon melted nu vachikongalen or 1/2 cup
milk 1/2 cup & a little more to get the cake consistency
baking powder 1 & 1/2 tsp
very ripe bananas two - mashed
almonds half a hand full about 2 Tblspoonful..coarsely curshed ( ithu venumna podunga enkita irunthichi wanted to finish that too so that it can be replaced with fresh ones)..u can also add sunflower seeds ;-)
sugar...add as per your taste....i added about 1/2 cup.....neenga add accordingly more. ( as the bananas are also sweet )
a pinch of salt

mix dry ingris & sieve
now add in the wet ingris

mix well till everything is well in corporated

now grease a bread pan....& bake it for 20to 30 mins depending on yr oven ( 210 degrees centgrd)...slow fire u can control the browning of the cake sareengala....try panni paarunga...

U can test if the bread is done by inserting a knife...if it come out clean...violaaaa its done!!

another time another recipe....till then.....keep having more fun in the kitchen..:noteeth:

Malay Appam


500 g white flour
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 cups water
11 g yeast mixed with 1/2 cup water
Coconut flakes with a little salt

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Mix flour with sugar.
Add the yeast mixture.
Add water a little at a time and mix till there are no lumps.
Line a 10 inch pan with some oil.
Pour batter in pan and leave it for an hour to rise.
Steam for 40 - 45 minutes.
Wait till its completely cool before cutting.
Serve with seasoned coconut flakes.

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//2. Bagara Baigan// பகாரா பைங்கன்னா..என்ன..ஒரு நிமிஷம் பயங்கர பைங்கன்..பயங்கரக் கத்தரிக்காய்னு நினச்சு பயந்துட்டேன் :)

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Hi all... long time.... nice to see the hub kala kala with suvai...:) Looks like K has been away for a long time now... :think: Hope to see her back in the hub soon...

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Even with Capsicum too....

:clap:

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Originally Posted by suvai

I tried this potato roast which turned out suvai o suvai.........maybe you all could give it a try & enjoy too!

Urulai - nalla variety Yukon is good for this

cut into cubes.....in a kadaai...add oil ( i used nallenai )...add in the washed drained cut urulai....ellaamey medium slow fire thaan cooking...it will take time but the end product is really good.
to this add turmeric/salt sprinkle little water add karuvepilai ...stir / cover / cook.

in the mean time take little cinnamon/perunjeeragam (very little) / mint & corriander leaves...ithai nalla araichikonga....

see to it that the taters all cooked well till slightly roasted...now add chilli powder stir well till it coats all the cubed taters....now add the araithu vaitha stuff...stir well....add salt...cover & cook ....till it gets roasted

thayir sadam / rasam or even chapathi ipadi ellaathukum good.........:smile:

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suvai it turned out so great. i think i burnt a bit but still taste was good. my pic was taken in hurry. flickr was giving problem so attached it.

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Originally Posted by suvai

hope u tried from that link the keerai kuzhambu sangeetha!

nov ngovvvv looks like a very simple one to make....pannita poguthu :smile:...ty ngov

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yes i did try the kulambu and it was good. liking it this way but was not able to use the entire bunch.

hello all hubby had march april allergy . so all errands on my shoulders incl serving everything in his hands. was too busy and tired of all these. he is better from weekend so enjoyed all these 3 days browsing and watching tv.

pls excuse my uninformed leave.

dev welcome back to the forum. hope we can expect new recipes from you. i have tried many recipes of yours and mentioned it earlier. dalcha, uppu parupu, brinjal potato curry, arisi parupu sadam, cabbage rice, spicy noodles were tomato is grinded. many sattu idellam gyabagam vandadu. also the links u give for tried and tested recipes.

i think K will be happy to see all of you back.

madhushree unga dal curry innum try panna mudila but its in my memory for long time. try pannadum pic post panren.

suvai unga bread so tempting. if i dont get gestational diabetes i will surely try. they will test it in few weeks. hoping for the best. :think:

vegetarians please share how you include the following from food sources. i have mentioned how i do

Vitamin B12

Fermented foods like neer agaram, hope idli also has, curd.

milk and eggs (i eat eggs)

Zinc

Sunflower seeds, nuts like cashews , peanuts have little beans and lentils have only little

Iron

The type of iron vegetarians get is nonheme which is not absorbed readily. it does with the help of vitamin C which we get from fruits. all dark green leafs, raisins, dates, prunes, figs,quinoa have little. seasoning with iron vessels. after doing all this i will always be diagnosed as anemic. which means still these things are not enough.

Protein

Even though our dal, beans have protein in them its always combined with carbs so total calories shoot up also its not helping weight reduction. is it good to eat non fat milk? they say non fat milk are highly processed so that they cud remove fat molecules. tofu also has only 7 grams protein for a serving size. egg just 6 gms with all the fat.

I am vegetarian from child hood but my hubby turned vegetarian for 8 months. he is putting on weight with vegetarian food, hair started falling and getting gray hairs. also white dry patches in legs which one friend (Dr) told is lack of Zinc.

any vegetarians out there who have achieved muscle mass and fat reduction in body? please share your tips. my hubby is diabetic but from type 1 it became type 2 and a year back even without tablets it was normal due to healthy diet with lean meat fish and vege food. now he turned to vegetarian and putting on weight also blood sugar not as balanced as it was before.

comparatively i see a majority of non vegetarians have good hair though there are rare cases.

i know this is not the forum to discuss but since i find many vegetarians over here i thought i will ask.

I want to know what happened to Kugan madam who is daughter inl law of my dear departed sister.
I see her fans posting on her behalf.
Dev, nice to see you back.

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Ginger and Cinnamon are spices for well being found in Malaysian food.
Here are 5 ways to use Ginger and Cinnamon together....

1. Ginger and Cinnamon boil them in water before adding tea leaves

2. Grind Ginger and Cinnamon, saute in the pan before adding pasta sauce...you get a delicious deep flavor in your pasta

3. Saute Ginger and Cinnamon before adding Chicken....your dish will be aromatic and layered with flavors

4. Ginger and Cinnamon ground together makes a delicious spice for cake or pancake batter...you don't need all that sugar use spice

5. Ginger and Cinnamon is delicious in cookies kids love....a healthy version with raisins and nuts ...cut the sugar

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Originally Posted by dev

Hi all... long time.... nice to see the hub kala kala with suvai...:) Looks like K has been away for a long time now... :think: Hope to see her back in the hub soon...

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ahaaaaa.....edunga melathai...thattunga thalathai....paadunga... vaanga vaanga nu....to welcome dev...:-) romba naal aachithaan ungaluku oru hi solli....:smile:

I hope k will also surprise us by coming sometime dev....:-)

hello sangeetha.....i am so happy that u tried the potato & the picture looks perfect ...just like how i do..;-)
u seem to be a master chef with recipes.....:smile:....good luck with many more...

keerai kuzhambu sumar ah vanthicha...athaan picture podalaiya....:noteeth:...i searched & that was the site that looked & sounded good......keerai i use more for kootu & poriyal only....like today i made swiss chard & spinach to make poriyal...ipadi mix & match....thaan namma kitchen la...:noteeth:...with poriyal & kootu one cannot go wrong....its good to take some form of keerai every day..........

Thanks a lot for the warm welcome Sangeetha, Hemantji n Suvai...:) I don't think I can be regular to the hub for now... but will def post some recipes when I find time...

& yes, I too would like to know the reason for K's looooooooong absence...

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Vegetable Burger

Ingredients: (Makes 4)
2 large potatoes; boiled, peeled and mashed,
1 cup boiled peas and carrots (in small pieces),
1-2 cheese cubes,
1 tsp red chilli flakes (paprika),
1/2 tsp dry mixed herbs,
1/2 cup + 2 tbsp fresh and coarse bread crumbs,
Salt and pepper to taste,
Oil or butter for frying.

Method:
Heat oil for frying in a pan (you can choose to deep fry the patties in a wok). Mix together all the other ingredients in a bowl (exclude the 1/2 cup bread crumbs). Divide the mixture into 4 equal portions, roll each into a ball and then flatten them a little. Spread the bread crumbs in a flat dish, place each patty onto them, flatten them further by pressing them in the bread crumbs. Flip and coat them well with bread crumbs from the other side as well as the edges. Prepare all the patties in the similar way and then fry them on medium flame till crisp and golden-brown from both the sides.

Serving Suggestions:
1. This patty is ideal for burgers. So get those burger buns, spread mayonnaise, mustard paste, place lettuce leaves, tomato and onion slices, a patty, cover and serve. Since this recipe is not spicy, this could be on your menu for your child’s birthday party.
2. Place this patty in between buttered brown/multigrain bread loaves with lettuce, cucumber-tomato-onion slices and prepare a nice sandwich.
3. Prepare small size patties and serve as appetizers or snacks.

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Originally Posted by dev

Hi all... long time.... nice to see the hub kala kala with suvai...:) Looks like K has been away for a long time now... :think: Hope to see her back in the hub soon...

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Good to see you back, it has been years! Hope all is well with you! How is dieting going :lol2: :yessir:

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Originally Posted by sangeethabalaji

Any vegetarians out there who have achieved muscle mass and fat reduction in body?

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Naama irukumla :)

1) Ask him to go on Liquid Protein Diet

* Whey Protein
* Casein (pure milk Protein)
* Pea Protein
* Soya protein

Liquid Protein digest sooner and has a less Carbs to Protein ratio, compared to Solid protein.

2) Ask him to pump iron! Weight training increases your metabolic rate, while resting (sleeping). While Cardio
Only burns calories while you work out. If one loses weight purely by Cardio, once you lose weight. You will get loose skin hanging; hence Weight training is a must to tone up!

3) Ask him to drink 2 litres of water a day

4) Avoid Salt!

5) ask him to go gym and train at least 5 times a day!

6) Avoid alcohol


Sangeetha akka

For further info, please see this topic I have started under the name of Raghu!

http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthrea...reaks-out-here

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Originally Posted by NOV

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Vegetable Burger

Ingredients: (Makes 4)
2 large potatoes; boiled, peeled and mashed,
1 cup boiled peas and carrots (in small pieces),
1-2 cheese cubes,
1 tsp red chilli flakes (paprika),
1/2 tsp dry mixed herbs,
1/2 cup + 2 tbsp fresh and coarse bread crumbs,
Salt and pepper to taste,
Oil or butter for frying.

Method:
Heat oil for frying in a pan (you can choose to deep fry the patties in a wok). Mix together all the other ingredients in a bowl (exclude the 1/2 cup bread crumbs). Divide the mixture into 4 equal portions, roll each into a ball and then flatten them a little. Spread the bread crumbs in a flat dish, place each patty onto them, flatten them further by pressing them in the bread crumbs. Flip and coat them well with bread crumbs from the other side as well as the edges. Prepare all the patties in the similar way and then fry them on medium flame till crisp and golden-brown from both the sides.

Serving Suggestions:
1. This patty is ideal for burgers. So get those burger buns, spread mayonnaise, mustard paste, place lettuce leaves, tomato and onion slices, a patty, cover and serve. Since this recipe is not spicy, this could be on your menu for your child’s birthday party.
2. Place this patty in between buttered brown/multigrain bread loaves with lettuce, cucumber-tomato-onion slices and prepare a nice sandwich.
3. Prepare small size patties and serve as appetizers or snacks.

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Super !

thanks suvai. i am such a big fan of this forum. I will for sure try all the recipes posted by you all if not immediately within few days. I have never been such loyal to any site. step by step pic, video va vida neenga kodukara instructions thaan best.

oh combining 2 keerais is a gud idea too.

this recipe turned out good with the red amarnath leaves

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7q6Cw7nXn8

I am so glad dev told that she will post some recipes when ever she can. :yes:

dev the links u give for some recipes were also good i have tried many , its like master chef giving certificates. so pls do post whenever u get time.

everyone pls forgive me past month i was chatting a lot over the phone vetti aratais, and could not come to the forum often. two close friend of mine are pregnant at the same time too so ore aratais. lot of things pending due to this new habit :ashamed::ashamed:

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Originally Posted by PARAMASHIVAN

Naama irukumla :)

1) Ask him to go on Liquid Protein Diet

* Whey Protein
* Casein (pure milk Protein)
* Pea Protein
* Soya protein

Liquid Protein digest sooner and has a less Carbs to Protein ratio, compared to Solid protein.

2) Ask him to pump iron! Weight training increases your metabolic rate, while resting (sleeping). While Cardio
Only burns calories while you work out. If one loses weight purely by Cardio, once you lose weight. You will get loose skin hanging; hence Weight training is a must to tone up!

3) Ask him to drink 2 litres of water a day

4) Avoid Salt!

5) ask him to go gym and train at least 5 times a day!

6) Avoid alcohol


Sangeetha akka

For further info, please see this topic I have started under the name of Raghu!

http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthrea...reaks-out-here

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thanks PS thanmby. good to see you back. my husband has this gnc protein powder, but never heard of liquid protein. from the link given by you looks like you are or were a gym instructor . i just glanced the link lot of exercise discussion , will go through in detail later.

but do pls keep posting abt health and food related stuffs when ever you get time, i do read and follow them.

"thanks suvai. i am such a big fan of this forum. I will for sure try all the recipes posted by you all if not immediately within few days. I have never been such loyal to any site. step by step pic, video va vida neenga kodukara instructions thaan best."

sorry dont know how to quote paathi message...lol so i copied & pasted sangeetha.

Glad you are enjoying this forum :-)

hahahah ....pic video va vida en instructions best??....sareeyapochi .....recipe try pannitu sollunga if instructions were good nu..:noteeth:..okyaa!!....hope u r keeping well...

Iniki i tried something different with muttai kose.....though not a fan of it...do the regular poriyal with it

oil...kadugu...ulutham parrupu....sivanthathum....oru vara milagaai & karuvepillai....then cut cabbage....medium / slow fire la nalla thirupunga....add turmeric & little perungayam....stir again....dont sprinkle water....but cover & cook by adding salt....apo apo paarthukonga....ozhunga vegaraaraa nu okyaa...( engaluku crunchya iruntha pidikum ) so glazed look vanthathum......chinna vengayam....fine ah naruki podunga...oru pachai milagaayum round round ah cut panni poddunga....ithu rendum enkita cut panninathil konjam meethi irunthathaal potten.......nalla thirupi vidunga...ellaam onna sernthu "hello" sollanum....:noteeth:...then add.........(lime) konjam pizhinjikonga....switch off & keep it covered....for a bit....taste panni paarunga...pidichithaanu ezhuthunga....(maybe not all will like this.....but we did :noteeth: )...it went well with chapathi ;-) parupu rasam

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Originally Posted by PARAMASHIVAN

5) ask him to go gym and train at least 5 times a day!

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You mean 5 times a week? If he goes 5 times a day he will be a skeleton in no time ! :lol:

netrikkaN thirandhaalum kutraam kutramE ! :)

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Originally Posted by sangeethabalaji

thanks PS thanmby. good to see you back. my husband has this gnc protein powder

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Don't try that powder , I tried it before , we have a store near my office, their brand is not that good!
I buy from here myprotein.co.uk ( I am not sure if they will deliver to US )
I drink about 50g of liquid protein for BF, then a snack(Fruit/nut) then again another Protein shake, then for lunch salad/pasta then around tea time another protein shake, then for dinner some protein food again like ( soya, Dal soup)
Make sure he drinks loads of water, and stay away from salt.
This is the liquid Protein I drink It is 100% condensed milk
http://www.activesportsnutrition.co....FZQZtAod5zoAbg
I am still a Gym Instructor (P/T) and full time software developer! But I enjoy the gym more
There are lots of posts about food and nutrition on the healthy living thread on this food sections please go through them
Ok, now the above advice requires consultation fee, all payments must be send to Kailash ! :lol2: :yessir: