Kugan's Kitchen Part 7

[kugan98]

Kugan akka

I will try the stir fry, thanks. If you want I can post some seeds for you to grow in your Garden, let me know ( I am not joking )

Thanks Tamby for your generosity. I do not know if it can grow in our climate.
Tamby, let me give you an idea.
Steam cook the brussel sprouts. Make the gravy as usual.
Lastly add in the brussel sprouts, stir fry and remove at once.
Eppadi intha idea
I will follow this style in future. Thanks Tamby, take care, Kugan

[kugan98]

aayiram irundhum vasathigal irundhum.... No place in kk

Very soon brahma, vishnu, sivaa are going to queue in front of your house

NOV ANNEH

[kugan98]

I do get brussel sprouts here ka, but never tried stir fry ...I will surely try

Thanks Nithi, for your nice post.
Do try out the stir fried brussel sprouts.
Try the new idea that I have given
I think it should work. Thanks and take care, Kugan

[kugan98]

K, eat dates everyday...also gooseberry if u can...I made a batch of gooseberries in brine today...

u can also try chawanprash but I'm not sure if u can get good chawanprash there... commercial ones are not tht pure/original... if u can get one from ayurveda medical store, it'll be better...

Dev thank you very much for your nice post and informations.

If you let me know the correct names, I will ask Sumi to buy them for me.
I do not know what is chawanprash, also let me know.

You know my problem, I read somewhere that young coconut water is good.
I started taking 1 coconut daily. Recently when I went for my blood test.
The doctor asked me, why is your potassium high? took bananas lot?
I told him, no only young coconut water, he chided me and asked me to stop.
So I feel very scared to take anything now. Everything contains potassium

Thanks for the nice link also Dev, you are really a link queen

As for paal ice, dev, you just boil the milk well with sugar and condensed milk.
Then you can just freeze it or in moulds. Imm, antha naal nyabagam vanthe they dev, dev dev

Thanks and take care, cabbage rice coming soon.
Kugan

[kugan98]

The coming weekend is long weekend here.We have planned for a three days trip to nearby cities along with our friends.Will be back to forum from wedensday.
Take care .bye[/QUOTE]


Thanks Aarthii for your nice post.
Every mother's worry is when the child is sick.
Glad that Pranay is fine.

Aarthii make use of the chance while in Canada.
Visit as much places as you can. Enjoy your stay in Canada.
Take care, Aarthii, Kugan

[kugan98]

Not entirely true anymore. It kills Vitamin C, but cooking helps too. Read here. There are other cooking myth here where I got that link.

Groucho anneh, imm good, nice link.
Good you can give good informations to anni too.
Well I have given an idea to steam the brussel sprouts and add last.
In that way, no vitamins will be lost.
Thanks and take care. Kugan.


NOTE: Saw kutti paiyan's picture.
Wow, very brainy anneh, high forehead.
That's what my granny used to say.
Nalla train pannunggoh. Kugan

[kugan98]

Well friends kara kulambus are also simple matter.
But my relative added a twist to it to make it more tasty.
It was truly yummy. Added cooked moong dal a little in the paste.
Try it out friends, you can make it with vendi also.
Kugan.



BRINJAL KARA KULAMBU

Ingredients:

To Stir Fry And Grind To Paste:
1 tbs gingelly oil
1 big onion sliced
1 tomato cut into big pieces
1 tbs grated coconut
1 tbs sambar powder
½ tsp chillie powder
2 tbs cooked moong dal

1 tbs gingelly oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
1 tbs channa dal
2 red chillies broken
1 sprig curry leaves
½ tsp funugreek seeds
10 shallots cut into halves
2 big brinjals cut into cubes
½ tsp tumeric powder

1 lime size tamarind, make 3 cups of juice
Salt to taste

Method:

Heat the oil in a pan. Add in the onions and saute till translucent.
Add in the tomato pieces, fry till it mashes well.
Add in the grated coconut, sambar powder, chillie powder and moong dal.
Stir fry well and remove. Cool and grind to a paste. Keep aside.

Now heat the 1 tbs oil in a wok, add in the mustard seeds, let it crackle.
Now add in the channa dal, red chillies, curry leaves, funugreek seeds,
and the cut shallots, fry well. add in the cut brinjals and tumeric powder.
Stir fry in the oil till the oil coats the brinjals well.

Now add in the tamarind juice and salt, let it boil in sim, till the brinjals are cooked.
Now mix a cup of water to the ground paste and add it to the gravy.
Let it boil in sim for about 5 minutes. The gravy should be little thick.
Remove and serve with rice or roti.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Steam cook the brussel sprouts. Make the gravy as usual.
Lastly add in the brussel sprouts, stir fry and remove at once.
Eppadi intha idea

Thanks aKka,

This kind of stuff is done by English people here for Easter Lunch, yes they do taste nice

[dev]

Dev thank you very much for your nice post and informations.

If you let me know the correct names, I will ask Sumi to buy them for me.
I do not know what is chawanprash, also let me know.

You know my problem, I read somewhere that young coconut water is good.
I started taking 1 coconut daily. Recently when I went for my blood test.
The doctor asked me, why is your potassium high? took bananas lot?
I told him, no only young coconut water, he chided me and asked me to stop.
So I feel very scared to take anything now. Everything contains potassium

Thanks for the nice link also Dev, you are really a link queen

As for paal ice, dev, you just boil the milk well with sugar and condensed milk.
Then you can just freeze it or in moulds. Imm, antha naal nyabagam vanthe they dev, dev dev

Thanks and take care, cabbage rice coming soon.
Kugan

K, chawanprash is an ayurvedic prep which has some 45 ingre in it...amla is one mail ingre...other being sandalwood,honey, kunkumapoo etc... I guess u'll have to get the approval of an ayurvedic pratictioner before u can take it coz of ur health issues... for a healthy person, it's absolutely safe and a great health tonic...Triphala is also good and it's said that if a person takes it for one whole yr, his health will become so good that he'll live for 100 yrs...one needs to take a diet rich in fat/ghee while taking triphala... If u r interested, just get a copy of this book Sanatan Kriya The Ageless Dimension... it has some indepth analysis on health and ageing... buy it only if u r really really interested... illana u might find it a bit hard to even read thru the book... it's not a light read...

If u can take amla, u can get amla in honey in most medical shops...try it...it's good... I prefer the one in brine...so I prepare my own these days... and I take atleast one a day with curd rice...

Thanks for the paal ice tip K... yes, adhu oru azhagiya nila kaalam... As it's peak sumemr here, I make one or the other ice candy using fruit juices for the lil one... I've promised paal ice and rose milk ice(her fav) this week... If u have an easy, fool-proof ice-cream recipe, let me know K... with all the power cut problems here and my inexper making ice creams, I an scared of making it...so I take the safer and easier route- kuchchi ice...

[kugan98]

Thanks Dev for your nice post and explanations.
I do not want to live for 100 years
Joking Dev, I would love amla in honey.
Seldom take rice, but do not mind popping a piece.

Dev, I will post simple ice creams for you.
Some do not need cooking, or even ice making machines.

How is the heat in India now? Will it be a little less in July?
We are all a little spoilt people

Thanks and take care, Kugan