Kugan's Kitchen Part 7

[selvieam]

will def try ur rice combo too. all must be tried once my son comes to normal.

[kugan98]

Dear Selvieam, thanks for your posts.
Glad that at least you are around to post something.
Thanks and take care, kugan

[dev]

K, hope u liked the kongu style kuzhambu...

I tried the fried rice recipe for kids lunch box today...it came out good...I made it an egg fried rice as she loves eggs... oats cookies look goods...I don't fuss over taking oats if added to cakes or cookies... so I might try this recipe... innum fanta cake seiya mudiyalai ennala... hopefully, this weekend...

[dev]

K, can u pls post a recipe for a fool-proof recipe for brownie...egg version is fine too...will a fudge like bownie or cake like brownie be best to make a sizzling brownie?

[kugan98]

Dear. Dev, thanks for your nice post.
Glad that you tried the fried rice.
Yes the Kongo style kulambu was very nice
Hope to make it often.

I have to still ask around for the fanta cake.
Will look into the brownie cake recipe soon.
Have made pizza and taken step by step pictures.
Just do not know how to post
Same thing with croissant , made it do not know
How to explain
Some how will try.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

[dev]

K, just write the step by step procedure and then post pics in the same order... like so...http://www.ramyaacooks.com/2012/04/e...ke-recipe.html

[dev]

enna no pathram uruttals in kk today!!!...

[kugan98]

Thanks Dev for your nice comments.
Every day pathram will urundu in my kitchen.
Athum India vil summerna, nerayaveh paathram urulum.
Too many guests from India for vacation.
I will post two recipes as bonus for you Dev.
You are one of my best well wishers.
Take care, Kugan

[kugan98]

Friends tomato with sesame seeds, recipe from a relative from India.
Looks a bit oily, I have reduced the oil in the recipe.
Enjoy. Kugan


TOMATO SESAME CHUTNEY

Ingredients:

1 tsp oil
1 green chillie chopped
3 dry red chillie broken to pieces
2 shallots sliced
1 cup red tomato chopped
¼ tsp tumeric powder
2 tbs chopped coriander leaves
1 tsp thick tamarind paste
Salt to taste

2 tbs roasted and ground sesame seeds

1 tbs oil
¼ tsp mustard seeds
¼ tsp cumin seeds
¼ tsp urad dal
1 sprig of curry leaves
A pinch of asafoetida powder

Method:

Heat 1 tsp oil, add in all the ingredients one by one in (A).
Cook till the tomatoes turn mushy. Cool
Now add the roasted sesame seeds powder to the mushy tomatoes.
Now grind the mixture to a smooth paste.

Heat 1 tbs of the oil in a pan.
Add in the seasonings, one by one.
Now add in the ground tomato mixture.
Cook for a minute, remove.
The chutney should be thick, serve it with iddli or roti.


Tomato Sesame Chutney With Rava Idli:

[kugan98]

Friends this masala idli is very tasty with 3 flavours.
I did not take the picture immediately after cooking.
So the idli has soaked up all the gravy
Sorry, Kugan.



SUPER MASALA IDLI

Ingredients:

1 tbs gingelly oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
2 dry red chillies cut into pieces
1 sprig curry leaves
1 big onion sliced
2 green chillies sliced

2 tsp chillie powder
3 tsp coriander powder
¼ tsp tumeric powder

½ lime size tamarind, take ½ cup juice
1 small piece of vellam
Salt to taste
20 mini idlis or 2 cups of cubed big idlis
1 tbs of chopped coriander leaves

Method:
Heat oil in a non -stick pan, add in the mustard seeds.
Add also the red chillies, curry leaves, sliced onions and green chillies.
Stir fry nicely, add in chillie, coriander and tumeric powders.
Give a good stir, add in the tamarind juice, vellam and salt to taste.

Stir and cook till oil seperates, add in the mini idlis, give a good stir.
The gravy should cover all the idlis.
Remove and garnish with the coriander leaves.
The dish has a nice sweet, sour and hot taste.