Kugan's Kitchen Part 6

[dev]

My dear friends, Kugan's Kitchen takes the opportunity to wish everyone a very MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR.

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Thanks K...

Wishes for a MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR to you n family...

Wishes for a MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR to all my dear forum friends ...

[dev]

Made the peanut curry for lunch and it turned out so good... thanks a lot K...

If u know of other ways to use raw peanuts, pls let me know... my neighbour has send me a big bag of fresh peanuts from his farm...

[NOV]

Congratulations K on your daughter's achievement and wishing her more as she goes further in life.

I made Idli batter with a proportion of Idli Rice 3 cup and Urad dhal 3/4th cup and 1 tsp of fenugreek.... but the problem is batter didnt rise on the next day...i left it for second day also... No rising... and also the idli was hard... I dint know where i made the mistake... pls clarify me....

Try this to the letter Karthika

1 cup idli rice
1 cup pulungal rice
1 cup broken rice
1 cup ulundhu
Salt to taste

1. Soak all the rice and ulundhu together for at least 8 hours.
2. Grind the rice and ulundhu together until fine.
3. Now transfer the batter to a aluminum pot or claypot. Add salt
4. Beat with your bare hands for five minutes.
5. Now store it in a warm place overnight or at least another 8 hours.
6. The batter would have risen, unless the weather was very cool.

7. If the batter did not rise because of the weather, do not fret. Heat up your oven to a little more than room temperature. Once it has reached the desired temperature, switch off the oven.

8. Now place the whole pot of batter in the pre-heated oven, and leave it to rise for 30 mins.
9. Make your lovely soft idlies.

Important notes:

1. Beat with your bare hands. The bacteria in your hands will aid the rising.
2. Store in aluminium or clay vessels, not stainless steel pots.

[Thirumaran]

O.K friends, the long awaited news came.
Rubenee has done it again. 7 straight A'S.
She took 7 subjects and got all straight A'S.

Congratulations to her

[kugan98]

Thanks Dev, for your wishes.
I love boiled peanuts. Nalla or pidi pidipen
Let me see check my files ans see.
Kugan98

[kugan98]

NOV anneh thanks for your wishes.

Also big thanks for the tips in making the batter ferment.
Yes, I forgot about telling her to use her hands to mix the batter. Normally we all use our hands only to mix the batter well. We do not have the fermenting problem in Malaysia, I think the same goes to India too.
Only we have the problem in Western countries where the weather is cold.

Anyway bkarthika, our NOV anneh has given very good tips.
Try and see. Take care, Kugan98

[kugan98]

Thiru Tamby, its a long time since you came to the forum.
Thanks for your nice wishes.
How are the kids and Kanya?
Take care, Kugan98

[kugan98]

For breakfast today I made special kuli paniyaram.
I will be cooking a special potato rice for lunch.
Your pasta and few other items.
I will post as soon as I finish my cooking.
Kugan98

[dev]

Thanks Dev, for your wishes.
I love boiled peanuts. Nalla or pidi pidipen
Let me see check my files ans see.
Kugan98

Take ur time K... boiled peanuts are always "saapitukitte irukalaam" thaan...

[dev]

K, pls convey our Christmas wishes to your maid...