Kugan's Kitchen Part 6

**NOV** · 8th February 2011, 10:01 AM

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**dev** · 8th February 2011, 10:17 AM

NOV, I want the recipe for the steamed veggeis in this pic... http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...4&id=720372628
what are the ingre added to it other than salt?... do they add vinegar to it?...

**Lathz** · 8th February 2011, 10:56 AM

Tomato Lentil Pacchadi

Ingredients:

1/4 kg tomatoes- finely chopped
100 g tur dal
2 onions - thinly sliced
6 green chillies - split
2 T oil
1 T mustard seeds and udad dal
2 dried red chillies
1/4 tsp fennel seeds
2 springs curry leaves
2 T chopped coriander leaves
1 1/2 tsp salt

To grind to a paste:

1/2 tsp fennel seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 clove garlic

Method:

Wash the tur dal in plenty of water and pressure cook in 200 ml water.
Heat 1 T oil in a kadai. Temper 1/4 tsp fennel seeds and green chillies.
Add the tomatoes and salt and fry till the oil separates out.
Put in the cooked lentils and ground masala paste; cook on a low flame for 10 minutes.
Remove from flame. In a small kadai, take the remaining 1 T oil. Put in the dried red chillies, udad dal, mustard seeds and curry leaves.
Once they splutter, transfer them on top of the lentils. Sprinkle chopped coriander on the top and close it with a lid until served.

**Lathz** · 8th February 2011, 10:58 AM

thanx Kugan akka & Dev anne.....

happy to be in ur loop....n pls coorect me if any mistakes in my receipes....

**dev** · 8th February 2011, 05:51 PM

Tomato Lentil Pacchadi sounds interesting...I don't generally add fennel to lentils...will try it...

Originally Posted by Lathz

thanx Kugan akka & Dev anne.....

happy to be in ur loop....n pls coorect me if any mistakes in my receipes....

Orye oru chinna correction... am not a male... naan female-nga...

:P

**NOV** · 8th February 2011, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by dev

NOV, I want the recipe for the steamed veggeis in this pic... http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...4&id=720372628
what are the ingre added to it other than salt?... do they add vinegar to it?...

No vinegar, oyster sauce.

Will ask my sister in law on how she made it.

**dev** · 8th February 2011, 07:32 PM

oyster sauce!!! adhaan secret ingredientaa?... (I hope the courier guy delivers the veg.oyster sauce that Kugan sent me

)...pls do ask ur SIL and post the recipe... I've been looking for this recipe for a long time now...

**dev** · 8th February 2011, 07:33 PM

BTW, what does oyster sauce taste like?... is there an alternative for it?

**NOV** · 8th February 2011, 07:44 PM

If I were to make I would use garlic, soy sauce and oyster sauce. I would also use cornflour as a thickener.

**lakme** · 8th February 2011, 08:39 PM

Dear friends, I was not able to visit KK for a few days-ippo vandhu patha...so many changes!! Nice, change is always welcome. Kugan, hope
you had a good trip.