Kugan's Kitchen Part 6

[lakme]

Kugan, pls. take care of your health first. As for me, I have bookmarked so many of your recipes to try, let me do them one by one

Hope you feel better soon!

[rose75]

Thank you Kugan for the avarakkai, brinjal mix. Made for dinner and it was so simple to make and very tasty. I know there are many people who will only smile, when you ask them how did you cook this. You are so generous with your recipes. Not only that all your recipes come out nice. That means you are not skipping an important ingredient and so on.
Kugan, for your good heart you will be well, do not worry.

Kugan, this 31st August we are having a very big gathering. all are supposed to bring few dishes. I was asked to bring a few types of chutnies. They do not want coconut chutney.
Do you know any new type of chutney? sorry for troubling you Kugan. Take your time and post. I do not mind if you do not post the picture. I know your recipes are always fool proof.
Take care Kugan.

[dev]

rose, I tried a very simple tomato chutney recently from http://www.ramyaacooks.com/2011/06/t...edish-for.html

Very tasty it was... I din't make it as dry as mentioned in the recipe but still it was tasty...I took the chuney off flame when it still had some moisture in it(like in stepwise pic 3)... A nice tangy chutney... try it if it interests U...

[dev]

Tried a very simple orange cake from http://www.youtube.com/user/CiccioIt...12/GlY93eqHgNg
Turned out very soft and flavorful... made some changes to the recipe to suit my taste...here is the recipe...

Amazing Orange Cake:
Preheat the oven to 180 C
Mix together 1/2 cup maida and 1 cup wheat flour, 1 tsp of baking soda, a big pinch of salt.
Chop 1 medium orange(with skin on but remove seeds and pip)
Put the orange in a blender and blend along with 1 1/2 - 2 tbsp of curd.
Add 2 eggs, 1/2 cup butter melted, 3/4 cup brown sugar(karumbu sakkarai), 1/4 cup white sugar and blend well for 3-4 minutes.
Now add the flour, 1 tbsp water and blend until the flour is just mixed. Do not blend for long.
Pour the batter into a buttered n floured cake pan.
Bake for 25 mins or until a skewer inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.

Best had a day after making the cake...

Initially, I was very skeptical thinking that the cake might turn bitter coz of the use of whole orange... but konjam kuda bitterness illai cakela...

Orange icing(optional)
mix well the following and use for icing...
1/2 cup butetr at room temperature
1 1/2 cup icing sugar
2-3 tbsp orange juice
1/2 tsp orange zest

[kugan98]

Dev, I am glad that you liked the kurma.
Also thanks for the link for the tomato chutney for Rose.
Thanks too for the nice orange cake, but muttai irrukke.

I too cooked a lot for this weekend.
Also made a nice soft carrot cake, savoury buns, sweet buns,
and a few more items. will post recipes soon.
Take care, Kugan98

[kugan98]

Thanks P.S Tamby, As far as I know, I am only doing good to others.
The rest I leave it to God. Kugan98

[kugan98]

Dear Lakme, I will get the brinjals and will do the dish for you. Kugan98

[kugan98]

dear Rose, thank you very much for your nice post.
Do not worry, we will help you to make your function a success.
Even in my blog, you can find many types of chutneys.
Take care, Kugan98

[kugan98]

Rose, here is your first chutney. The name is very long.
The chutney is very tasty with a nice aroma. Try it. Kugan98

ROASTED GARLIC TOMATO ONION CHUTNEY.

Ingredients:

8 pips garlic
8 dry red chillies
200 grms onion sliced
100 grms tomatoes sliced
1 tsp tamarind paste
1 sprig curry leaves
Salt to taste
1 tbs oil

½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp urad dal
1 sprig curry leaves
1 red chillie cut into pieces.
1 tsp oil

Method:

Heat the tbs of oil, roast the garlic till you get a nice aroma. Remove.
Next add in the dry chillies, roast well, add in the onions and saute well.
Next add in the tomatoes, tamarind paste, curry leaves.
Stir fry well till the raw smell goes. Remove and cool.

In a blender, add all the ingredients with enough salt.
Blend to a smooth chutney. Remove.
Heat the tsp of oil, add in the seasonings and pour on the ground
chutney. Serve with dosai, idli or paniyarams.

[kugan98]

Rose, another different type of chutney for you. Kugan98

URAD DAL CHUTNEY

Ingredients:

1 tbs oil
½ cup of urad dal, roasted till golden
8 red chillies
1 medium onion sliced
1 tsp tamarind paste, more if needed
1 tsp asafoetida powder
1 sprig curry leaves
Salt to taste

1 tsp oil
½ mustard seeds
½ tsp urad dal
1 sprig curry leaves
1 dried red chillie cut into pieces

Method:
Heat the oil and roast the urad dal till golden in colour. Remove.
Add in the dried red chillies and fry well, add in the onions and saute well.
Now add in the tamarind paste, asafotida powder and curry leaves.
Fry well and remove. Cool and blend with enough salt to chutney consistency.

Heat the tsp of oil, add in the seasonings and pour over the chutney.
Super urad dal chutney is ready.