Kugan's Kitchen Part 7

[rajraj]

Please go ahead, I love paneer, esp chillie paneer

Paramashivan: If you live in a chilly place you need it!

[kugan98]

Hello Kugan akka...

Long time posting.. Spicy tofu looks sooo yummy.. I cooked beans/peanut side dish and also spinach-potato dish recently.. My husband and me both us of us enjoyed it thoroughly..

Thanks akka for your concerns, my place wasn't affected much during the storm. We had power, so not a big problem. Also i do remember travelling on roads, where the traffic lights weren't working and traffic was messed up. The atm's don't work and so are the petrol bunks. so we were fully prepared this time. Since kitchen stove is also electric, we had to prepare food also in advance. i made your ladysfinger puli kozhambu lots in advance and kept so that it would stay for extended time

Also akka and others in the forum, can you please give me some tips/ideas for finishing cooking fast. I've got a job recently and i want to cook in the morning freshly rather than cook in the night itself and keep. But i donno how well that will work out.

Take care..

Priya, first I am very happy that you were not affected by the storm.
Second I am very happy to know that you have tried few recipes with success.

Priya, congrats for getting a job in US.
What I will advice you is that, you can prepare all the cutting , chopping and grinding on the previous day.
Put them in the zip lock bags and leave them in the fridge.
The next morning, you will only have to do the cooking.
Plan your meals well, so that it will be easy for you.

Please visit our DIET KITCHEN in the forum.
You will get recipes to slim down.
Our DEV started the thread. Thanks and take care Kugan.



Priya as for the chicken kabsa recipe, I have mailed my friend in Saudi.
She replied that it is little like our chicken biryani.
The spices differ a bit, anyway she promised to post me the recipe.
I will post it for you as soon as she sents me.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

[kugan98]

Saddened by the sudden demise of celebrity Chef Jacob Sahay Aruni(of SUN TV's aahaa enna rusi)... RIP... we will miss u!...
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper...cle4065936.ece

I am very much sadden by the sudden demise of Chef Jacob.
Even though I have not watched many of his Aahaa Enna Rusi.
He is a great human liked by many and known for his innovation in the
cooking field. He is no more but his thoughts will. May his soul rest
in peace. Our deepest condolences to his family.

[kugan98]

K, made the CL kuzhambu and it was liked by all... I also tried Selvi's CL chutney and received mixed reviews as some din't like the raw flavour of CL... aprom meedhi aana chutneyaa enna seiyuradhu... Viduvena naan... I made pickle out of it...

Here's the recipe for curry leaves pickle/ karuvepillai thokku...

curry leaves - 1 hand full (tender leaves)
dry red chilly - 5 big
garlic cloves - 4 medium size
tamarind - a nellikai size
salt - reqd


1. In a kadai add 1/2 tsp oil, in slow fire, fry red chilly make it sure, it should not turn black. then grind altogether like a fine paste except garlic, once it is ground finely add garlic, again grind to a smooth paste.
2. Now give tadka with gingelly oi-4 or 5 tblsp, rai, urad dhal, methi seeds and mustard powder.
3. Transfer the chutney into the oil,adjust salt n chilly and keep sautéing on low flame for 10 mins or until the mixture truns thick and starts to form a ball and oozes out oil(oil will ooze out only if u add lots of oil-more than the above qty).
4. Store in a clean jar.
5. Mine lasted for 2 days but I guess the pickle/thokku will have a shelf-life of 1 week or so if enough oil is added to it.

This pickle/thokku goes very well with rice, curd rice, poori,chapathis,idli and dosai...

Dear Dev, thanks for your nice post and feed back.
I am glad you liked the curry leaves kulambu.
Thanks to for the nice curry leaves thokku.

I must tell you, we were discussing about food in my relatives house during the 16th day ceremony.
An old lady was telling me about kollu kulambu.
It was very yummy to hear too, she said if you consume it every week, it will melt your Visceral Fat.
Viduvenaa, got the recipe from her, will post it soon.

Thanks and take care, Kugan

[kugan98]

Please go ahead, I love paneer, esp chillie paneer


Dev

Warning any responces by you to the highlighted word will result in you being banned from this section

P.S Tamby, vendaam, Deepavalli is coming soon.
Do not make our Dev tension.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

[kugan98]

Paramashivan: If you live in a chilly place you need it!

Hello Rajraj uncle, how is your place now?
Has aunty started making palagarams?
I am sure you will help her to remove fried murukus from the chatty.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

[PARAMASHIVAN]

P.S Tamby, vendaam, Deepavalli is coming soon.
Do not make our Dev tension.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

Was joking akka, She knows it

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Paramashivan: If you live in a chilly place you need it!

Words are pronounced the same but with different meaning

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Actually, he loves CHILLIe and not paneer...

[dev]

kollu kulamba?... super... waiting for the recipe K...

K, don't worry... naan tensionlam aagalai...