Kugan's Kitchen Part 6

**kugan98** · 12th March 2012, 11:18 AM

O.K Aarthii, this is my style of doing batata vada.

BATATA VADA

Ingredients:

The Filling:

5 potatoes boiled till ¾ cooked
1 onion chopped fine
3 green chillies chopped fine
1 tbs ginger garlic paste
¼ tsp tumeric powder

½ tbs oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
¼ tsp cumin seeds
Little coriander leaves chopped
Little curry leaves chopped
Salt to taste
lime juice to taste

For Batter:
1 cup besan flour
¼ cup rice flour
½ tsp red chillie powder
A pinch of cooking soda
A pinch of asafetida powder
Little salt
Oil for frying.

Method:
Peel and mash the potatoes well.
In a pan add 1 tsp of oil, when hot, add in the mustard seeds,
and cumin seeds. Fry a bit, add in the onions, green chillies
ginger garlic paste , and curry leaves , sauté for a little while.

Add the salt, tumeric powder and combine.
Add the mashed potatoes, and combine and cook for a minute.
Add the coriander leaves, and lime juice, and turn off the heat.
Mix all well, shape the into lime sized balls and keep them aside.

Mix all the ingredients in the batter section, except the oil.
Add enough water to make a thick batter. A bit thicker than dosai consistency.
Heat oil in a wok for deep frying.
Take the ball one at a time and dip in the coating batter.

Slip each one carefully into the hot oil.
Fry them until they turn golden brown.
Serve hot as it is or with any ketchup or chutney.

NOTE:
Aarthii if you want to make vada pav, this is how you do it.

How to assemble Vada Pav:

Cut pav bread horizontally in the center. Spread a tsp of green
chutney and garlic chutney (optional) on one of the halves of the pav,
layer with onion slices, place a batata vada and cover with the other
half of pav. Gently press using your palm and serve along with lemon
wedges.

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**kugan98** · 12th March 2012, 11:22 AM

Dear Aarthii, sorry I did not mention about the ridgegourd curry.
It was really tasty. Every one enjoyed in my house.
I was pretty sure that you will give the recipe, only if it was tasty.
Thanks Aarthii for the recipe. Keep writing.
Kugan.

NOTE: My batata vada will not be as pretty as your friends.

**NOV** · 12th March 2012, 04:06 PM

K, yes, our idli aanda was exactly like that... if Aish doesnt want it, I will come and take it.

The aandaa was also used for boiling water to take bath in the early mornings... all 9 of us!

**dev** · 12th March 2012, 04:38 PM

Enna orye idli andaa paecha irukku!!!...my MIL still uses an idli paanai(and white cloth)quite similar to the one in ur pic,K...her's is 10 idli capacity...4 in the bottam thattu n 6 in mel thattu...She'll use only the mel thattu as she feels the idli made in the kheezh thattu will be soggy... so can make only 6 idlis at a time...:sigh:

Aarthii, glad u had a gala pot-luck..

Batata vada is very similar to out potato bonda... we'll use chopped gin-gar in bonda...they use gin-gar paste instead... maththapadi not much diff...I once tried vada pav recipe from sanjeevkapoor.com... http://sanjeevkapoor.com/vada-pav---...mptations.aspx I added gin paste aswell... very spicy n the batata vada was yummy...I use aachi/sakthi bajji-bonda mix for mel maavu...I prefer aachi bonda mix as it has a nice asafoetida flavour...

**dev** · 12th March 2012, 04:44 PM

Cauliflower rasam...reminds me of the cauliflower rasam/soup I once had in a friend's place long back... it had some garam masala spices in it and was so yummy with rice and on its own as a soup too... will try this version...

Aarthii's ridgegourd curry eppadi ivalo naal miss panninen!!!...senju paarthiduren...thanks for the recipe with pic K...

Aarthii, no doubt all ur recipes are yummy... atleast all those I tried were really good...LF curry, plain kuruma,pottu kadalai chutneyfor mixed rice... all were very easy and yummy aswell...

**PARAMASHIVAN** · 12th March 2012, 06:30 PM

Health recipe of the day: Corn Poha

Corn is high in fibre, beta-carotene and protein. It steadies blood sugar levels and is a great weight loss snack. Try Jyotsna Solanki’s creative recipe.

Ingredients:
100 gms. sweet corn
1 onion
1 green chilli
1 cup coriander leaves
Salt as per taste
1 tsp. cumin seeds
1 tsp. coriander powder
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
Oil for cooking

Method:

Grind coarsely 25gms corn in a blender.
Heat oil in a pan, add the cumin seeds.
When they crackle, add chopped onion.
When the onions are done, add chopped green chilli, salt and spices.
Then add the ground and whole corn.
Add the coriander leaves.
Add 1/2 cup water, cover and cook till the corn is done and dry.

**Aarthii** · 13th March 2012, 01:24 AM

Kuganka,Thanks for the batata vada recipe as well as the explanation regarding the dish.
Thanks a ton.will try it soon,and will come back to you with the feedback.

**Aarthii** · 13th March 2012, 01:27 AM

Thanks for your comments regarding the ridgegourd curry.Am happy that you all liked it.

Your NOTE shows your perunthanmai

Batata vada looks exactly like the ones which my friend made kuganka.

**Aarthii** · 13th March 2012, 01:30 AM

Originally Posted by dev

Aarthii, no doubt all ur recipes are yummy... atleast all those I tried were really good...LF curry, plain kuruma,pottu kadalai chutneyfor mixed rice... all were very easy and yummy aswell...

Oh my dear dev !,I read these lines more than twice,even more than that also.Am so happy that u liked my recipes.Thanks for making me feel happy dev.
Loved your comments dev

**suvai** · 13th March 2012, 02:44 AM

Originally Posted by Aarthii

Yes akka,we had a very good time yesterday.
Come and join us for a potluck suvaika.If u come,i would be happy

Oh,priya rasam powder,Can we get it in indian groceries?

Thanks aarthi for yr invite..but.....happy that you enjoy pot lucks....

yes yes we can get priya rasam powder in all grocery stores these days....also canned Chakkai in salted water ..especially from Thailand...kidaikuthu...