Kugan's Kitchen Part 6

[dev]

K, salad supera irundhichu... just had it...

Unga cooking sessionai padikum podhe enakku thalaiyay suththudhu... we are so used to caterers that we just couldn't imagine someone cooking so many dishes for so many people!!!... even for prayers, we just cook for padayal and caterers for guests... But I have to agree with u that it all comes with practice... Younger daysla I've seen the ladies in our house cook for small functions(like for 100-150 ppl) with the help of friends n relatives... enga generation aalungalukku thaan 10 perukku melaina alavu kuda theriyaradhu illai...

[dev]

UPS-enakku exactaa solla theriyalai...but it's something like this... an electrical device with batteries(1 or more) conencted to it... when there is power, the batteries gets charged and where there is a power-cut, there will be near-instantaneous power supply from these batteries...UPS-uninterrupted power supply...they also call it an inverter... It is not a generator...we also have a small household generator for those power shut-down days...

Solar based UPS is also in the market these days...

[NM]

K :-

neenga ivvlo senjittu, 3pm thaan tired-a aayittengga, naanu intha maathirir vidiya vidiya samaicha, 9 am priest varumbOthu, naanu collapse thaan!


Dev :- neenga right sonneengga! For Ananthiy's birthday, 30 ppl-ku naan samaichat60 ppl-ku thErum. had to pack for everyone to take home until i ran out of containers! now, my pantry is filled with new containers ... maybe to be used up in the next function!

Hats-off to K!

[rajraj]

For Ananthiy's birthday, 30 ppl-ku naan samaichat60 ppl-ku thErum. had to pack for everyone to take home until i ran out of containers! now, my pantry is filled with new containers ... maybe to be used up in the next function!

enakku konjam anuppi vainga! Aunty is in India!

[dev]

K :-

neenga ivvlo senjittu, 3pm thaan tired-a aayittengga, naanu intha maathirir vidiya vidiya samaicha, 9 am priest varumbOthu, naanu collapse thaan!

exactly!!!...

Dev :- neenga right sonneengga! For Ananthiy's birthday, 30 ppl-ku naan samaichat60 ppl-ku thErum. had to pack for everyone to take home until i ran out of containers! now, my pantry is filled with new containers ... maybe to be used up in the next function!

Hats-off to K!

I have done the same many times...vaazhkaila idhellam sagajamappa(goundamani style)...

[kugan98]

Dev, I am so glad that you liked the salad.
Very refreshing on a hot day.

You are right Dev it all comes from practise.
Now I can cook for about 100 people the maximum, without help.
More than that I need more hands to help me around with the preparations.

Thanks for your pm Dev, our friend was very happy and grateful.
I have posted the pm to you.

Thanks and take care, Kugan

[kugan98]

Thanks NM for your nice post and encouragements.
I was moulded into this by my in-law.
Thanks to her.

NOTE: Apadiyeh, ennakum konjam parcel pannungga.
Take care, Kugan

[kugan98]

Rajraj uncle, how are you getting on?
How are your grandchildren?

Oh! aunty India va, apa what do you do for food?
Athuthaan namma NM kitta kekureengala.

Enjoy the food uncle. Thanks and take care. Kugan

[kugan98]

Dev, you all are very lucky in India.
Remainder food can be given to an orphanage or old folks home.

I asked an orphanage manager, that I would like to contribute one day's lunch
to the children there. You know what he told me, madam the children are fed up
of eating sambar daily, can you contribute few buckets of kentucky fried chicken?
I just walked away from the place.

Thanks and take care. Kugan

[kugan98]

Well I promised to post the Indianised version of the bok choy.
Dev, do you get this vege in India? If you get try it.
Kugan.



INDIAN STYLE BOK CHOY

Ingredients:

2 tbs oil
6 shallots sliced

To Grind Into Smooth Paste:
1 tbs grated coconut
1 inch ginger
4 pips garlic
1 tsp kas- kas seeds, (soaked in water for 10 minutes)
6 cashew nuts

2 tsp chillie powder
¼ tsp tumeric powder
300 grms bok choy cut into ½ inch in length
1 tbs lime juice
Salt to taste

Method:
Heat oil in a pan, add in the sliced shallots.
Saute for a minute, add in the ground paste.
Fry till fragrant and oil seperates.
Add in the chillie and tumeric powder.

Stir fry for a minute, add in the cut bok choy,
Stir fry for a second, add in the salt and lime juice.
The bok choy will ooze out some liquid and will soften.
Stir to coat the bok choy with all the ingredients.

Remove and serve with rice.