Kugan's Kitchen Part 7

[NOV]

K how long I should soak the bee hoon in hot water ?again I made the fried recipe but this time I soaked in hot water for a little more time.

I don't soak in hot water at all. Just soak in tap water for about an hour or so. After that use it straight away in your recipe.
The only time I cook bee hoon in hot water is when I want to make bee hoon soup.

[kugan98]

K, thanks for the Malaysian steamed cake. definitely intresting. I have tasted this one and I like the mild sweetness. I thought coconut milk was added. Looks simple to make also without any fat. your pic looks so juicy and soft.

I made one of your frosting chocolate cake. I measured everything properly and was so happy of doing it exactly as said. But then realized instead of using self rising flour I used the bread flour by mistake. Immediately labeled all my containers as plain flour, cake flour and bread flour. End result was not bad though. The cake is already over. can one make whipping cream using whole milk K?

K how long I should soak the bee hoon in hot water ?again I made the fried recipe but this time I soaked in hot water for a little more time.

My dear Sangeetha, thanks for your nice post.
You are right there is no coconut milk in the Malaysian steamed cake. You can reduce the sugar if you do not like it sweet.

Good that you labelled all the flours, so you do not make mistake. Bread flour has high gulten, good for making bread.
You cannot make whipping cream using whole milk. You can chill a tin of evaporated full cream milk, and whip it up.

O.K now to the soaking of the bee hoon, Sangeetha, here normally we soak the bee hoon in tap water for about an hour.
The bee hoon would be little soft, when you fry the bee hoon, your sauces plus the little water from the vegetables make up the liquid.
So when you add the bee hoon last and keep up stirring, the bee hoon would absorb all the liquid making the bee hoon soft.
Or if you feel the bee hoon is hard, you can sprinkle little water, and keep on stirring. This comes with experience.

That's why I said soak in warm water, not BOILING WATER for about 20 minutes.
Then drain and keep aside, it would feel soft, not very soft.
So when you fry it would be cooked well.

Sangeetha try little bee hoon soaked in tap water, then you will know how it turns up.
Do not worry, eppadi senjaalum, saapidalaam.

Thanks Sangeetha keep writing. Kugan

[kugan98]

Thanks Sangeetha for your rain rasam recipe.
good to drink piping hot during cold weather.

Going to ask Meerra to prepare it during winter.
What did you do for prayers, for Navarathiri?

For the first day, I made jaggery ponggal and channa dal sundal.
I will be making only two items daily till Saraswathy pooja day.
There will more items on Saraswathy pooja day.
Thanks and take care, Kugan.

[kugan98]

I don't soak in hot water at all. Just soak in tap water for about an hour or so. After that use it straight away in your recipe.
The only time I cook bee hoon in hot water is when I want to make bee hoon soup.

Thanks NOV anneh, I have explained to Sangeetha.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

[kugan98]

KUGAN'S KITCHEN WISHES ALL IT'S FRIENDS A VERY HAPPY NAVARATHIRI

MAY AMBAL BLESS EACH AND EVERY HOME WITH WEALTH AND PROSPERITY

[kugan98]

First day I made sweet ponggal and channa dal sundal. Kugan

[chinnakkannan]

Nice. Enga veetila black channaa sundal..Innikku enna.. appuram our question.. intha aamai vadai enach chollappadum masaal vadai irukkE athu veetula seyyum bOthu hotel cispy ness and color varathillaiyE yEn..

[kugan98]

Nice. Enga veetila black channaa sundal..Innikku enna.. appuram our question.. intha aamai vadai enach chollappadum masaal vadai irukkE athu veetula seyyum bOthu hotel cispy ness and color varathillaiyE yEn..

Kannan anna, how are you? Missing for some time.

Now coming to the tortoise vadai anneh you have to soak the kadalai paruppu for at least 2 hours.
Then drain the water completely, you just pulse it coarsely, no adding water.

Kannan anneh, my friends tell me that they add 1 tbs rava for 1 cup of soaked kadalai paruppu, while grinding.
Have not tried yet, will try soon and let you know.

As for the color, first fry in medium heat for the vadai to cook through.
Then raise the heat a bit and fry till golden on each side.

Thanks and take care, Kugan

[kugan98]

Today I made lemon rice and sweet moong dal sundal.
Kugan


LEMON RICE:




SWEET MOONG DAL SUNDAL:

[chinnakkannan]

நைஸ் குகன் ஜி.. எங்க வீட்ல பட்டாணி சுண்டல் (கொலு வைக்கறவழக்கம் கிடையாது..இருப்பினும் சுண்டல் உண்டு)
உங்க ரெஸிப்பி வச்சு ஒரு நாள் குட்டி டார்ட்டாய்ஸ் வடை பண்ணி ப் பார்க்க வேண்டியது தான்.. நன்றி