Kugan's Kitchen Part 6

[kugan98]

My dear friends, I have posted many recipes to Meerra.
I have asked her to cook and post with pictures.
She will be cooking more non-veg recipes also.
She is quite a busy person, but has promised to post.
Thank you very much Meerra. Kugan98

[kugan98]

Another type of okra dish. Try it friends. Kugan98


SPICY CREAMY OKRA

Ingredients:
15 okra cut into 1 ½ inches in length
2 onions chopped
2 red tomatoes chopped
1 capsicum cubed
2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp chillie powder
2 tsp coriander powder
¼ tsp tumeric powder
¼ tsp garam masala powder
10 cashew nuts grind to a paste

2 tbs oil
1 tsp coarsely crushed coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
Salt to taste
Chopped coriander leaves.

Method:
Heat little oil and shallow fry the cut okra. Remove.
Heat a wok with 2 tbs of oil.add in the cumin seeds, and curry leaves.
Now add in the crushed coriander seeds, stir for a second.
Add in the onions and saute till just transparent.

Add in the ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell goes.
Add in the chopped tomatoes and salt. Cook till mushy.
Add in the coriander , chillie, tumeric, and garam masala powders.
Stir well and cook. Add in the ground cashew nut paste.

Stir fry till the oil separates. Add in the capsicum cubes and fry.
Add in the shallow fried okra, mix well.
Add little water and let the okra cook. Do not over cook the okra.
Remove and garnish with the cut coriander leaves.

[meerra]

Thanks for the warm welcome guys. Ms. K always has fool proof recipes and I am looking forward to adding my own twist to them.

Excited

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Thanks for the warm welcome guys. Ms. K always has fool proof recipes and I am looking forward to adding my own twist to them.

Excited

[lakme]

Meerra, welcome! So sweet of you to fill in for our dear Kugan!

[lakme]

My dear friends, I have posted many recipes to Meerra.
I have asked her to cook and post with pictures.
She will be cooking more non-veg recipes also.
She is quite a busy person, but has promised to post.
Thank you very much Meerra. Kugan98

Dear Kugan, I'm moved to tears! Your dedication is simply amazing. Pls. take care of your health. Thanks to Meerra for stepping in.
Praying for your well-being.

[kugan98]

Dear Lakme, thank you very much for your nice post.
I am glad that I have so many sincere friends.

I love cooking, that is my passion.
Thanks again Lakme.

[kugan98]

My dear friends, it was my dear friend DEV, who asked me to post
few recipes and pictures to her, so that she can post them in my absence.

I told her I have few recipes, but not the pictures.
I have no time to cook and take so many pictures.

Then I asked my niece who lives in US.
She agreed to cook and post with the pictures.

The recipes are mine and written in my style.
The cooking and pictures will be hers.

Thanks to Meerra again.
Kugan98

[dev]

Welcome to the hub, Meera!!!...

K, I tried the creamy vendakkai today...very tasty... thanks a lot for the recipe...

[dev]

I was in the mood for noodles today but no sauces at home... Not even tomato sauce... So I did some mix n match and ended up with a spicy noodles that tasted almost like the ones u get in kai yendhi bhavans/hawker stalls...

Spicy Stir fried Noodles- Indian Ishtyle

cut 1 m. carrot into matchsticks.
cut 7-8 beans fine.
slice 1/2 a capsicum.
Shredded cabbage-1 cup
1 onion- sliced
Spring onion greens- a handful- roughly chopped

2 packet noodles- cook till done(in salted water) and immediately dip in cold water. Drain n keep aside.

Grind to a paste- 1 or 2 green chilly, 3 garlic cloves, 1 inch ginger
Grind separately- 1 tomato

Oil- 1 tbsp
ghee- 1 tbsp
salt
sugar- 1 tsp
pepper powder- 1/2 tsp
Aachi curry powder- 1/2 tsp or more depending on how spicy u want.

How to:
1. Heat a cast iron wok on high flame to smoking point and add the oil n ghee. Let it smoke.
2. Add the onions n g-g-g paste. Let the onions turn limp.
3. Add the beans n cabbage. Saute for 2 mins.
4. Add tomato paste and saute for a min.
5. Add capsicum, carrot n saute for 2 mins.
6. Add salt, sugar, pepper pwd and saute for another minute on high flame.
7. Add curry masala and saute for another 1/2 minute on medium flame. Don't burn the masala.
8. Add the noodles, spring onions and stir fry for another 2 mins or until the noodles is steaming hot.Take off flame.
9. You can add some lemon juice but it's purely optional.
10. Dish out.

Match fixing:
Tomato sauce
Curd(lol). Yes, I like to have noodles with curd towards the end. Indian Ishtyle again...

Sorry, no pics this time. But trust me, it tastes really good. Nice n spicy n hot...mmmm... Go ahead n try it if u have aachi curry masala on hand. I've tried with few other masala powders but this I feel is the best for noodles.

You can add tomato sauce instead of tomato paste. In that case, add it towards the end(along with the noodles).