Was lil buys kuganka,you have posted so many dishes :)
Thanks for the dishes kuganka
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Was lil buys kuganka,you have posted so many dishes :)
Thanks for the dishes kuganka
selvika,take care of your son.He will be alright in few days.
Give him tender coconut water often.Take care selvika.
thanks kugan and aarthi. i do give him tender coconut.
Suvai,u can cut the vazhaipoo into 2 or add it whole whilemaking kuzhambu... We make kuzhambu like this...
Heat oil... add in kadalai paruppu(1 tbsp), cori seeds(2 tbsp),jeera(1 tsp),dry red chillies...remove them once golden.
Heat oil again... add like 20 pearl onions, 2-3 garlic and fry till golden brown. you can also add a small tomato now and cook a bit.
Add grated coconut,turmeric, salt and cook for a minute.
grind both these together to a paste.
Add req tamarind extract to the paste and mix well.
This is the basic kuzhambu paste .
Heat oil. splutter mustard and add curry leaves. add chopped onion n saute for a while.
Add the vazhaipoo and saute for few mins.
Add the kuzhambu paste and let it cook till the poo is thorougly cooked.
Add lil jaggery towards the end(optional but we add it for vazhaipoo. bittergourd, sundakkai kuzhambu)
Done
K, TOFU STRIPS WITH SESAME SEEDS looks so so so yummy!!!...
Thanks Aarthii for your nice post.
Have you tried any recipes lately?
Take care Aarthi, Kugan
Selvieam do let us know how your son is doing?
You took have enough rest, take care, Kugan
Dev, thanks for your nice post.
Dev your curry paste looks nice.
I have made the valaipoo urundai kulambu with your curry paste.
Thanks for the recipe. Thanks Dev, take care Kugan
Dear friends, yesterday I had to go to Ipoh for a very close relative's funeral.
She was 82 years old, died of old age.
The beauty was she has 13 children, 88 grand children and 15 great grand children.
The house was filled with their own people. All the grand children crowding around her.
Truly she must have been a very blessed soul.
May her soul rest in peace.:notworthy::notworthy:
Kugan.
Friends, do try this simple vendi dish. Kugan
SIMPLE VENDI FRY
Ingredients:
1 tsp oil
300 grms vendi cut into strips
2 tsp oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp urad dal
¼ tsp asafoetida powder
1 sprig curry leaves
1 onion sliced
2 tsp of sambar powder
½ tsp chillie powder
Salt to taste
Method:
Heat oil in a non stick pan, saute the vendi with little salt.
Remove and keep aside.
Heat the oil in a pan, add in the mustard seeds, urad dal,
asafoetida powder, and curry leaves. Saute well.
Add in the onions, sambar and chillie powder.
Add in the salt and the sauted vendi.
Stir fry nicely and remove, serve as a side dish.
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VALAIPOO URUNDAI KULAMBU
Ingredients for valaipoo urundai:
½ cup channa dal soaked for 2 hours
1 cup valaipoo chopped and soaked in mooru
1 onion chopped fine
1 green chillie chopped fine
½ tsp aniseeds
½ tsp ginger chopped fine
Little coriander leaves chopped
Salt to taste.
Method:
In a pan, add few drops of oil, saute the squeezed valaipoo till lightly cooked
Drain and grind the channa dal to a coarse paste.
Now add together, the valaipoo, channa dal, chopped onion.
chopped green chillie, aniseeds, ginger, coriander leaves and salt to taste.
Now mix every thing nicely with your fingers.
Take small portions and shape them into small balls.
Now steam the balls in a steamer till cooked for about 10 minutes.
Remove and add it to the kulambu you are making.
As for the kulambu, I followed Dev,s recipe.
When the kulambu boils, lastly add in the valaipoo urundais.
Cook in simmer for about 10 minutes.
Remove and serve.
DEV,S KULAMBU RECIPE:
Heat oil... add in kadalai paruppu(1 tbsp), cori seeds(32 tbsp),jeera(1 tsp),dry red chillies...remove them once golden.
Heat oil again... add like 20 pearl onions, 2-3 garlic and fry till golden brown. you can also add a small tomato now and cook a bit.
Add grated coconut,turmeric, salt and cook for a minute.
grind both these together to a paste.
Add req tamarind extract to the paste and mix well.
This is the basic kuzhambu paste .
Heat oil. splutter mustard and add curry leaves. add chopped onion n saute for a while.
Add the vazhaipoo and saute for few mins.
Add the kuzhambu paste and let it cook till the poo is thorougly cooked.
Add lil jaggery towards the end(optional but we add it for vazhaipoo. bittergourd, sundakkai kuzhambu)
Done
VALAIPOO URUNDAI:
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VALAIPOO URUNDAI KULAMBU:
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first time visit to this thread
nice recipes - but why does coconut milk feature in most of your recipes?
Welcome to Kugan's Kitchen Mexicomeat.
Thanks for your comments. Not all the dishes need coconut.
Some recipes need coconut.
Well, those who are health concious can leave it out.
I give recipes as taught by my mom , grand mother and also friends.
It is up to us, to take the good and discard the unwanted.
I will be very glad if you can post to us some nice recipes.
Thank you, and take care, Kugan
NOTE: Try the simple vendi fry, no coconut,
also the tofu strips with sesame seeds. Thanks.
Well said Kuganka, like aapam you cannot cook with out coconut.
It is up to us to use our own discretion. Like certain poriyals, I do not use coconut,
as a garnishing in the finish. Certain vegetables only taste good with coconut.
So keep posting your simple recipes Kuganka.
I have become a better cook with all your nice recipes. Rose
Hai, Kugan thanks for all your nice recipes. I like all your day to day simple recipes.
Kugan, still waiting for your step by step pizza recipe.
Thanks, Lakme, Rose75, NOV anneh and Gulabjamun,
for all your nice posts.
Keep writing, Take care, Kugan
Dear friends on the way from Ipoh, we stopped at a Chinese vegetarian shop for food.
We had Chinese fried rice with mushroom hot sauce. (not that hot )
I would have preferred mee curry:wink::wink:
It was tasty, so somehow got the recipe for mushroom sauce.
Try it out friends, for a change. Kugan
CHINESE FRIED RICE
Ingredients:
1 tbs sesame oil
1 tsp garlic chopped
2 shallots sliced
2 green chillies chopped
¼ cup finely chopped beans
¼ cup finely chopped carrots
½ cup sliced green capsicum
¼ tsp pepper powder
Salt to taste
1 cup, cooked and cooled rice
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp chillie sauce
Little spring onion for garnish
Method:
Heat a wok with the oil, add in the garlic, saute till nice aroma comes.
Add in the sliced shallots and the green chillies, stir fry well.
Add in the chopped beans, carrots, capsicum, and stir fry for a minute.
Add in the pepper powder, and salt, stir fry again for a minute.
Now add in the cooked cooled rice, soy sauce, vinegar, and chillie sauce.
Turn the heat high and do a quick stir fry. See that all the ingredients,
are mixed well with the rice. Remove and garnish with the spring onions.
Goes well with mushroom in hot sauce.
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Here is the mushroom sauce. Kugan
MUSHROOM IN HOT SAUCE
Ingredients:
The Sauce:
1 cup vegetable stock
1 cup water
1 tsp corn flour
Mix the 3 ingredients and keep aside
1 tbs oil
1 tbs finely chopped garlic
3 fresh red chillie chopped
The Vegetables:
1 cup mushrooms diced
1 cup capsicum diced
Salt to taste
2 tbs tomato sauce
1 tsp soy sauce
½ tsp black pepper powder
½ tsp honey
2 tbs spring onion chopped
Method:
Heat oil in a pan, add in the chopped garlic and saute till nice aroma comes.
Add in the chopped red chillie, and saute for a minute.
Now add in the vegetables , salt and stir fry for a minute
Add in the tomato sauce, soy sauce, black pepper powder and honey.
Stir fry for a minute, add in the vegetable stock mixture.
Stir continously till it boils. Simmer for 2 minutes till gravy thickens.
Remove and garnish with the spring onions.
Serve with fried rice.
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kugan,
tried ur simple vendai fry today, came out nicely and very easy to prepare. one variation is i cooked vendi in microwave intially instead of stir fry.
kugan,
both fried rice, mushroom in hot sauce are very tempting will try definitely once my son is cured.
yea ofcourse, i am frying anything and no tadka at home.
Dear Selvieam, thanks for your nice feed back and tips.
I will try that next time I cook vendi.
Try the rice combo once your son is better.
I am sure they will like the dish.
Thanks and take care, Kugan.
Thanks Tamby for your nice post.
Yes, we do still follow our traditions.
No frying no tallipu, all vegetarian food in the house.
No visitors to the house, as a sign, we hang a bunch of vepa illai in the front door.
Bath the children with water kept in the hot sun, mixed with tumeric and vepa illai.
When the child is fully cured, we take them to a Amman temple.
We cook kanji , or kool and distribute to people who come to temple.
I still remember my grandma sitting by my side and singing Amman Taalaatu.
I still try to follow all the traditions of our forefathers.
Thanks Tamby and take care. Kugan
Hi Kugan,
My daughter too is having chicken pox. Today is the 13th day. She has been missing school for two weeks. With SPM breathing down her neck this year, she is certainly missing a lot. My MIL told me to sing taalaatu song. All i did was put on some amman songs on the players.
Your chinese fried rice looks too nice. Will try it this week. I always wonder how on earth you manage to persuade those people to give their recipes. You must be a very persuasive person.
Rdgs
Rachudevi
Oh! Rachudevi, so sad to hear about your daughter. I know SPM is just around the corner.
I know how hard Rubenee is burning her midnight oil. That too science stream.
Her school hours are too long, leaves home at 6.20 a.m and comes home at 4.30 p.m
Rachudevi, you can play Ammam songs. Usually you can buy small booklets in book shops.
They call it Ammam Taalaatu. I am sure your daughter will be alright soon.
Give her lot of cooling stuffs, apply calamine lotion on the spots.
I am sure she will be better soon.
Well Rachudevi, do praise the person who cooked the dish.
Tell them how you enjoyed the dish, and that you like to try it out.
Tell them, " I know it would not be tasty as you cook, but let me try it out."
Another thing, if they just give you out line, you can fill the rest with your experience:-D
Thanks and take care, Kugan.
NOTE: Let us know how your daughter is doing.
Friends, try out this simple oats cookies. Kugan
OATS COOKIES
Ingredients:
120 grms butter or margerine
150 grms caster sugar
2 tsp vanilla essence
2 tbs milk, little more if needed
120 grms all purpose flour
120 grms rolled oats
2 tsp baking powder
Method:
Cream the butter and sugar with a wooden spoon.
When the mixture is creamy, add in the essence and milk.
(NON- VEGETARIANS CAN ADD 1 EGG INSTEAD OF THE MILK)
Mix nicely, add in the flour mixed with baking powder and oats.
Use your hands and mix it into a nice dough.
Do not use lot of pressure like chapathi dough.
Make iinto small round balls. Place them in a greased tray.
Place them a little apart as the dough will spread while baking.
Preheat a oven to 160 degrees C.
Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes till cooked.
Remove and cool before storing. You get crisp oats cookies.
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wow, what a tempting cookies. should give a try after my son is cured completely.
will def try ur rice combo too. all must be tried once my son comes to normal.
Dear Selvieam, thanks for your posts.
Glad that at least you are around to post something.
Thanks and take care, kugan
K, hope u liked the kongu style kuzhambu...
I tried the fried rice recipe for kids lunch box today...it came out good...I made it an egg fried rice as she loves eggs...;) oats cookies look goods...I don't fuss over taking oats if added to cakes or cookies... so I might try this recipe...:) innum fanta cake seiya mudiyalai ennala... hopefully, this weekend...
K, can u pls post a recipe for a fool-proof recipe for brownie...egg version is fine too...will a fudge like bownie or cake like brownie be best to make a sizzling brownie?
Dear. Dev, thanks for your nice post.
Glad that you tried the fried rice.
Yes the Kongo style kulambu was very nice
Hope to make it often.
I have to still ask around for the fanta cake.
Will look into the brownie cake recipe soon.
Have made pizza and taken step by step pictures.
Just do not know how to post:roll:
Same thing with croissant , made it do not know
How to explain :banghead:
Some how will try.
Thanks and take care, Kugan
K, just write the step by step procedure and then post pics in the same order... like so...http://www.ramyaacooks.com/2012/04/e...ke-recipe.html
enna no pathram uruttals in kk today!!!...:think:
Thanks Dev for your nice comments.
Every day pathram will urundu in my kitchen.
Athum India vil summerna, nerayaveh paathram urulum.
Too many guests from India for vacation.
I will post two recipes as bonus for you Dev.
You are one of my best well wishers.:-D
Take care, Kugan
Friends tomato with sesame seeds, recipe from a relative from India.
Looks a bit oily, I have reduced the oil in the recipe.
Enjoy. Kugan
TOMATO SESAME CHUTNEY
Ingredients:
1 tsp oil
1 green chillie chopped
3 dry red chillie broken to pieces
2 shallots sliced
1 cup red tomato chopped
¼ tsp tumeric powder
2 tbs chopped coriander leaves
1 tsp thick tamarind paste
Salt to taste
2 tbs roasted and ground sesame seeds
1 tbs oil
¼ tsp mustard seeds
¼ tsp cumin seeds
¼ tsp urad dal
1 sprig of curry leaves
A pinch of asafoetida powder
Method:
Heat 1 tsp oil, add in all the ingredients one by one in (A).
Cook till the tomatoes turn mushy. Cool
Now add the roasted sesame seeds powder to the mushy tomatoes.
Now grind the mixture to a smooth paste.
Heat 1 tbs of the oil in a pan.
Add in the seasonings, one by one.
Now add in the ground tomato mixture.
Cook for a minute, remove.
The chutney should be thick, serve it with iddli or roti.
Tomato Sesame Chutney With Rava Idli::-D
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Friends this masala idli is very tasty with 3 flavours.
I did not take the picture immediately after cooking.
So the idli has soaked up all the gravy:(
Sorry, Kugan.
SUPER MASALA IDLI
Ingredients:
1 tbs gingelly oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
2 dry red chillies cut into pieces
1 sprig curry leaves
1 big onion sliced
2 green chillies sliced
2 tsp chillie powder
3 tsp coriander powder
¼ tsp tumeric powder
½ lime size tamarind, take ½ cup juice
1 small piece of vellam
Salt to taste
20 mini idlis or 2 cups of cubed big idlis
1 tbs of chopped coriander leaves
Method:
Heat oil in a non -stick pan, add in the mustard seeds.
Add also the red chillies, curry leaves, sliced onions and green chillies.
Stir fry nicely, add in chillie, coriander and tumeric powders.
Give a good stir, add in the tamarind juice, vellam and salt to taste.
Stir and cook till oil seperates, add in the mini idlis, give a good stir.
The gravy should cover all the idlis.
Remove and garnish with the coriander leaves.
The dish has a nice sweet, sour and hot taste.
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