Kugan's Kitchen Part 7

[kugan98]

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:




VALAIPOO URUNDAI KULAMBU:

[mexicomeat]

first time visit to this thread

nice recipes - but why does coconut milk feature in most of your recipes?

[kugan98]

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.

[lakme]

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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Kugan, I love the way you cut the vendakkai; one aunty told me once that if you cut it this way, it will never become sticky.
Will try this soon. Thanks!

[rose75]

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

[NOV]

Kugan, I love the way you cut the vendakkai; one aunty told me once that if you cut it this way, it will never become sticky.

if I am not wrong, this is what makes ladies finger not sticky....

Heat oil in a non stick pan, saute the vendi with little salt.

[gulabjamun]

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.

[kugan98]

Thanks, Lakme, Rose75, NOV anneh and Gulabjamun,
for all your nice posts.
Keep writing, Take care, Kugan

[kugan98]

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
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.

[kugan98]

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.