Kugan's Kitchen Part 7

**uwitiusoj** · 4th April 2013, 06:24 AM

i did the village sambar the smell came till downstairs. i was so tempted of the SB sambar but since it is for tiffin just added the gram dal from that sambar. egg i did the arachuvita egg curry yummy.

can any one clear my doubt , i am in usa so when I visit costco i always get confused of one thing. the organic frozen broccoli and beans will be of the same price as non organic (pesticide/conventional) broccoli and beans. i also see ads like as soon as the vegetables are harvested they are frozen to preserve the maximum nutrients. but i always like organic so buy it. Please share your suggestions. PS Thamby please share ur views too. frozen organic or fresh non oraganic?

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**kugan98** · 4th April 2013, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by sangeethabalaji

i did the village sambar the smell came till downstairs. i was so tempted of the SB sambar but since it is for tiffin just added the gram dal from that sambar. egg i did the arachuvita egg curry yummy.

can any one clear my doubt , i am in usa so when I visit costco i always get confused of one thing. the organic frozen broccoli and beans will be of the same price as non organic (pesticide/conventional) broccoli and beans. i also see ads like as soon as the vegetables are harvested they are frozen to preserve the maximum nutrients. but i always like organic so buy it. Please share your suggestions. PS Thamby please share ur views too. frozen organic or fresh non oraganic?

Dear Sangeetha thanks a ton for your nice posts.
Glad that you enjoyed all the dishes, they call it village sambar, but the taste

Sangeetha oh, you buy from costco, you have to buy things in bulk if you buy from there.
My my the parking problems there, but they compensate by giving lot of sample foods

Well according to me, in general, organic, local, fresh is best, followed by frozen, then canned. This is not an absolute rule; frozen produce can be a better choice if it was frozen shortly after picking compared to fresh produce that traveled 3,000 miles to your grocery store – and then sat in your fridge for several days before you ate it. Lets see what others say. I too buy organic.
Thanks and take care, Kugan.

**PARAMASHIVAN** · 4th April 2013, 09:04 PM

Originally Posted by sangeethabalaji

the organic frozen broccoli and beans will be of the same price as non organic (pesticide/conventional) broccoli and beans.

That is because it is frozen, anything frozen is (since it is not fresh) is slightly cheaper than fresh groceries.

Originally Posted by sangeethabalaji

i also see ads like as soon as the vegetables are harvested they are frozen to preserve the maximum nutrients.

Here in UK as well, they say that, but no one knows the truth, we just take their word for it.

Originally Posted by sangeethabalaji

PS Thamby please share ur views too. frozen organic or fresh non oraganic?

The best option is to buy fresh organic ones, wash them and freeze it. Once in the freezer, try and use it within 3-5 days.

**lakme** · 5th April 2013, 05:16 AM

Kugan, so nice to see you back in full form!
Where is this village sambar recipe? now I want to try too

**kugan98** · 5th April 2013, 06:56 AM

Thanks, P.S Tamby for your nice post. Thanks for your info on organic vegetables.
Take care, Kugan

**kugan98** · 5th April 2013, 06:59 AM

Originally Posted by lakme

Kugan, so nice to see you back in full form!
Where is this village sambar recipe? now I want to try too

Thanks for your nice post Lakme.
Well the village sambar is in Kugan,s Kitchen Part 2 and page 6.
Hope you too will enjoy as much as our Sangeetha did.
Thanks Sangeetha for your nice feed back.
Take care, Kugan

**sudha india** · 5th April 2013, 08:28 PM

K, please check your PM.

Finally made agar agar...... Thanks to Nov and to Kugan

Romba nalla vandhudhu. I made two variation, one with milk and one without milk
so one was thick and other was glossy. I dont know to put picture here.
May be Nov can help.

I used the normal packet milk.

Alavu theriyadhadhal I used the full quantity. I should have used half and kept
half for another variation.

**Madhu Sree** · 5th April 2013, 08:53 PM

Woww sudhakaaa, email me the pics...

super... I will do this one soon...

**PARAMASHIVAN** · 5th April 2013, 10:13 PM

Dev has been missing for months, any one knows if she is OK ?

**kugan98** · 5th April 2013, 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by sudha india

K, please check your PM.

Finally made agar agar...... Thanks to Nov and to Kugan

Romba nalla vandhudhu. I made two variation, one with milk and one without milk
so one was thick and other was glossy. I dont know to put picture here.
May be Nov can help.

I used the normal packet milk.

Alavu theriyadhadhal I used the full quantity. I should have used half and kept
half for another variation.

Thanks Sudha for your nice post.
Glad that the agar agar came out nice for you.
It would have been very cooling for the hot weather now.

Saw the pm, neengga thanks sollumbothu, naan sorry solla kudaatha?

Thanks and take care, Kugan