Kugan's Kitchen Part 2

[dev]

Kugan, sooper BF spread... Hope I can be ur guest one day... but not for BF... I think dinner should be ok...

[dev]

Arthi, try pannitu sollunga...

SP, am so happy u tried the recipe & liked it... my bro loves it so much that he'll have it for all 3 meals the day we make it...

[Arthi]

hello Dev Madam, namakkumm sila items sollunga
without garlic & Onion.
I am tired of eating my sambar and usual kaai

[Arthi]

inniki unga dhansak dhan PP la manakudhu
courtesy: Guruji

[dev]

Arthi, dhansak try pannunga onion garlic illama... Even then it'll taste good...

Uppu paruppu recipe post panni iruken....adhai try pannunga... Aprom kitchadi rice, veg rice ellam try panni paarunga...

Kugan, Selvi,Arthi ellorum niraya post panni irukaanga...u can try many of the dishes without oni-gar...only where oni/gar is the main ingredient, it'll change the taste...otherwise it should be fine I believe...

[kugan98]

Welcome Arthi to Kugan's kitchen.
Please try our recipes and post the feed backs.

I am posting a theeyal recipe for Suvai.
You cam omit the onion in that recipe.

Thanks. Kugan98

[kugan98]

[tscii]Suvai here is your theeyal.


BITTER GOURD THEEYAL

Ingredients:

To Grind:
½ cup scrapped coconut
2 shallots sliced
10 black pepper corns
½ tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp chillie powder
2 tsp coriander powder
1 sprig curry leaves
1 tbs oil

Seasonings:
1 tbs oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp fenugreek seeds
2 dry red chillies broken
2 sprigs curry leaves

2 tsp tamarind paste
¼ tsp tumeric powder
Salt to taste
1 tbs oil

Method:
Heat a pan with 1 tbs of oil.
Add in the sliced shallots, fry for a minute.
Add in the pepper corns, cumin seeds, chillie powder,
coriander powder, curry leaves and the coconut.
Fry until a nice aroma comes and the coconut is
golden brown in colour. Remove from stove, let it cool.
Then grind to a fine paste.

Heat a wok with 1 tbs oil, add in the sliced bitter gourds.
Fry them to a deep brown colour. Add in the tumeric
powder, salt and 1 cup of water. Let it boil.
Add in the tamarind paste, and let it simmer for about 6 minutes.

Heat up a pan with the 1 tbs oil.
Add in the mustard seeds, when they splutter,
add in the fenugreek seeds, dry red chillies and curry leaves.
Stir and pour it into the wok with the bitter gourds.
Cover the wok for a while. Now taste for salt and remove from stove.
Serve with rice.

Note: Theeyal can be made with any veges of your choice.
The most common ones are, shallots, snake gourd, bitter gourd,
and prawns.
You can even make with brinjals, potatoes or with mixed veges.
The theeyal tastes best the next day.

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[kugan98]

[tscii]A simple curry to make, when you run out of veges.


APPALA CURRY

Ingredients:

20 pieces of appalapu fried
100 grms small onions
3 tomatoes sliced
1 sprig curry leaves
¼ tsp tumeric powder
1 tbs chillie powder
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urad dal
½ tsp aniseeds
½ tsp fenugreek seeds
6 pips garlic
3 tsp gingelly oil
Salt to taste.

To grind to a fine paste:
¼ cup scrapped coconut
1 tsp aniseeds
3 small onions

Method:
Heat oil in a wok, add in the mustard seeds.
After it splutters, add in the urad dal, aniseeds,
fenugreek seeds, and curry leaves.

Now add in the small onions, garlic, tomato,
Chillie powder, and tumeric powder. Sauté well.
Add in about 2 cups of water, salt and let it boil.
When the tomatoes are well cooked and the gravy
a bit thick, add in the ground paste. Let it boil well.
Now add in the fried appalapu and remove.
Serve with rice.

Note: The gravy has to be a bit watery, for when you add
the fried appalapu, it will thicken a bit.
Careful when you add salt for the appalapu too has salt.

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[kugan98]

[tscii]
APPALA KUTTO

Ingredients:

200 grms channa dal
100 grms split moong dal
10 pieces of appalpoo fried
1 onion chopped
1 tomato chopped
2 green chillies sliced
1 tsp chillie powder
¼ tsp tumeric powder
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
2 tbs of coconut scrapings
Salt to taste

Temperings:
2 tbs oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urad dal
1 sprig of curry leaves

Method:
Boil the 2 dals with the tumeric powder. The dals must be just cooked.
Heat oil in a wok, add the temperings.
Now add the chopped onions and sauté till they are a bit golden.
Add in the chopped tomatoes, ginger, garlic paste and the green chillies. Stir for a minute, add in the chillie powder and coconut scrapings. Stir well add in the cooked dals, salt and ¼ cup of water.
Let it simmer well, add in the fried appalapoo.
Stir well and remove.
Becareful with your salt as appalapoo has salt in it.

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[dev]

Arthi, tried onion tomato puli kulambu... nalla vandhirukku... thanks for the recipe...