KUGAN'S KITCHEN PART 3

[kugan98]

Selviem, every amaavaasai, banana leaf saapaaduthaan.
Eppadiyavathu 3,4 guests kootikkittu vanthuduvaanga.

Thats why I have to cook few varieties on that day.

I will post the pumpkin puli mandi recipe.
Its a Chettinad recipe.

Thanks. Kugan98

[kugan98]

Suvai nga and Selviem, thanks for your kind concern.

aamma enn kaalkal enn weightai thaangganumeh
Semma valli, nalla hot water othadam koduthen.


Namma Thirukku eppa birthdaynu sollungoh.
Samachi asathiduvom

Thanks. Kugan98

[dev]

Thanks K....

Wish u all a very happy Ugadi...

[kugan98]

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PUMPKIN PULI MANDI

300 grms cubes of pumpkin with skin (good ripe one)
1 lime size tamarind soaked in about 3 cups of mandi
½ tsp tumeric
1 tbls chillie powder ( more if you like hot )
½ tsp mustard seeds
2 red chillie broken into pieces
4 small shallots sliced
1 sprig curry leaves
a pinch of pergayam (hing)
1 tsp fenugreek roasted and powdered
sugar to taste
oil about 2 tbs
salt to taste
little coriander leaves


Method:
Put a wok on fire, pour the oil, when it is hot
Add the mustard seeds, when they splutter, add the onions,
Fry for a minute, add the curry leaves and the dried chillies.
Now add the pumpkin pieces and fry nicely.
Now add the tamarind juice, tumeric powder, chillie powder ,salt and
Cook till the pumpkin pieces are cooked, but not completely mashed.
Now add the fenugreek powder, sugar, pergayam powder.
Little oil should float on the thick gravy.
Taste for sugar and salt and dish out.
Garnish with coriander leaves.

Note: If you like you can chop into rounds 2 green chillies
And add after adding the pumpkin pieces


To Make Arisi Mandi:

Mandi means the water collected while washing the rice.
This mandi is used in many Chettinad cookings.

Take a cup of rice, after a first quick wash, add about 2 cups of water to the rice and mix throughly , while you rub the rice through with your fingers.
After few minutes, drain this water and keep aside to use in the cookings.
The rice can be used for normal cooking.
Thanks. Kugan98


This Is a picture of vendi puli mandi:

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[dev]

K, u can extract arisi mandi when u soak rice for grinding idli batter...that way, u can get a thickish mandi as the qty of rice used is more... I've had mixed veg arisi mandi in my friend's place...t it was yumm!!!... when u add the rice water to puli mandi, u get arisi mandi(I mean the watery version of mandi), right?

This recipe is very similar to the kathirikkai/vendakkai/vendakkai-pavakkai puli kulambu made in kongu region...we use KMP in the curry...I'll post the recipe later...

[kugan98]

Thanks Dev, I still remember my grandma, she will never waste the arisi mandi. She will use it instead of water in her gravies.
Sigh! those were olden days.
Thanks, Dev. Kugan98

[kugan98]

[tscii]I am dedicating this healthy oats porridge to our Dear Thiru.
A very healthy breakfast is very important.



HEALTHY OATS PORRIDGE

Ingredients:
1 cup oats
2 cups water
1 tsp oil
A pinch of mustard seeds
A pinch of cumin seeds
A pinch of asafetida powder
Salt to taste

¼ cup thinly sliced cucumber
¼ cup thinly sliced carrot
Little finely minced ginger
Little finely chopped coriander leaves
3 cups of little thick low fat mooru (not very sour)

Method:
Heat a wok with the oil, add in the mustard, cumin,
and asafetida powder.
Add in the oats and dry fry a little.
Add in the water and salt. Let it boil for a minute.
Remove from stove and let it cool.

Now add in the low fat mooru and mix well.
Dish out the porridge in individual bowls.
Garnish with, sliced cucumber , carrot, minced ginger
And chopped coriander leaves.

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[Thirumaran]

Thiru, you have jumped a very big hurdle by not liking sweets.
(That's my weakness)
The next you have to hate little rice, tubers, and mutton.
Thats it, you can have all your favourite foods in moderation.
Since you exercise, you have nothing to worry.
Enjoy the food and life, Thiru.
Take care. Kugan98

I started avoiding mutton Rice only at noon mostly :P

Thanks for the concern and the delicious and healthy food dedicated to me

My birthday on 19 th

Thanks Suvai :P

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Thiru, you have jumped a very big hurdle by not liking sweets.
(That's my weakness)
The next you have to hate little rice, tubers, and mutton.
Thats it, you can have all your favourite foods in moderation.
Since you exercise, you have nothing to worry.
Enjoy the food and life, Thiru.
Take care. Kugan98

enna Excercise ka thiru aapees staris la 2 vaati erU rathu irangurathum -ah ?

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Suvai nga and Selviem, thanks for your kind concern.

aamma enn kaalkal enn weightai thaangganumeh
Semma valli, nalla hot water othadam koduthen.


Namma Thirukku eppa birthdaynu sollungoh.
Samachi asathiduvom

Thanks. Kugan98

Kugan ka

Ahaa neengalE samaichu neengalE saapidirathu ,..

Besh besh romba naNariku