Kugan's Kitchen Part 6

[kugan98]

Here is another chutney from my old file.

RED CAPSICUM CHUTNEY

Ingredients:

200 grms capsicum chopped
1 onion chopped
6 red chillies cut into pieces
2 pips garlic sliced

1 tsp tamarind paste or more
2 tbs peanuts roasted, remove skin
1 sprig curry leaves

tsp jaggery
Salt to taste
Oil

Method:
Heat about 2tbs of oil, add the capsicum, onions
Red chillies and garlic. Roast till brown and soft.
Remove from heat and allow to cool.

Now in a blender add all the above ingredients.
Grind them together to a nice paste.
Add little water only if needed. ( I did not add)
Serve with idli or dosai.

[kugan98]

Mostly we will buy the garam masala from the stores.
Try making your own, cheap, and clean.
Kugan98


GARAM MASALA

Ingredients:
½ cup cumin seeds
½ cup coriander seeds
2 tbs mustard seeds
2 tbs black pepper corns
3 cinnamon stick
2 bay leaves
3 dried chillies
4 cloves
4 cardamom
2 sprig curry leaves

Method:
Set the oven at 160 degrees Centigrate.
Place all the ingredients spread out in a tray.
Heat for about 15 minutes, till a nice aroma comes.
Cool every thing and grind coarsely.
Put it in an airtight bottle.

OR

Roast each item separately in a pan, and grind it,
to a coarse powder.

[rajraj]

kugan,
I think crazy needs a recipe for "proper kitchen". !

Kurma looks yummy....will try when I get a proper kitchen

[dev]

Karthika, here is the link to the blog...login using ur gmail id...

http://www.kuganskitchen.blogspot.com/

[NM]

Dear K;-
as usual, i made the mistake of browsing your kitchen when i'm hungry so..... athu ooruthu !!!!!!! Delicious recipes!! Maid edutha padam blur-a irunthaalum, nallavE irukku .
I will try the carrot cake K. The one that I tried a fe months ago ended up in the bin ! athuvum sotha-sothanu... now i know you have to squeeze out the juice, see the other lady did not say that, so, naanum mix pannittu bake panni paartha, athu oru cake bengkang mathiri irunthuchi! aiyooh! dare not show my critic husband, so it went straight to the bin. Ananthiy was waiting and then when i told her 'Swiper the fox from Dora' took it, she gave me THAT look !! i know .....

[dev]

NM, U don't really have to squeeze out the juice from the carrots to make good carrot cake... K has posted few carrot cake recipes where she doesn't take out the juice... maybe the proportions din't work out right... chk the blog and try any of the recipes and let us know how the kutti enjoyed the cake...

[dev]

K, I tried the carrot cake with a few modifications(maida:wheatflour-50:50, used eggs and skipped evaporated milk, didn't squeeze juice out of carrots) and it turned out so good... I forgot to add the essence...so flavor was so carrotey... Lil S enjoyed the cake right out of the oven...

[kugan98]

My dear friends, I have been extreamly busy with relatives from U.K and India.
Today is Varalakshmi pooja, also very busy from morning.
Just finished vilakku pooja.
Please every one have the Grace of my Varalakshmi.
I will be back soon tomorrow.
Thanks and take care, Kugan98

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Hi All

Kugan akka,
This varalakshmi pooja is for ladies right ? BTW I had some Thai food today, they had some similar items like out "cutlets" , do you know what they are ?

[kugan98]

Dear NM, I was really overjoyed to see your post after a long absence.
How are you feeling now? I hope a bit better.

As for the carrot cake, the recipe was given by a friend, and she asked me to try it out. NM, I grated the carrots and found that it was very sotha, sotha.
Moreover there was lot of carrot juice. ( Must be a juicy carrot)
Well the batter too was a bit watery. I was worried that the batter will become more loose, and the cake will have a orangy colour. Also I was scared that the cake will turn out like our bengkang.
I also had to think about the cashew nuts that I am putting in.
If the batter is too watery, the nuts will sink in the cake.
The nuts make a lot of difference in the taste of the cake.
So I squeezed out the juice, before adding to the batter.
The cake turned out perfect.

NM one more thing we must consider, Dev used wheat flour. Normally wheat flour takes in more liquid, also she used eggs and not evaporated milk.
That's why her cake was not soggy.
If you do use eggs, try out like our Dev.
Thanks NM, hope this time your cake turns out good.
Take care, Kugan98