Kugan's Kitchen Part 7

[Ramrish]

Hello Kugan and everyone !
After a long time I'm back!Hows everyone doin?
Kugan-lotsa new recipes..yummy and mouthwatering!
Nothing much is happening at my end,except I've started to volunteer in California Tamil academy as a teacher
We have 14 kids in my class ..Most of them are 6 yr olds...I njoy teaching and at times thalaiya pitchufying unable to handle all the naughties.Even blogging also has taken a back seat
I just saw the huge spread by Kugan..Ennanga,kalyanathuku samaicha madhirinirukku!

[PARAMASHIVAN]

PS Thamby I have experienced it twice once when I did Biryani at friends' place by mistake I added a lot of oil poured oil without control, did not remove the excess oils as we were in hurry. THe biryani turned out excellent like the hotel ones. Everyone wished for more portion. And once in a hotel i did not have oil so made it with full ghee the biryani was also very tasty. made it with camping stove. So more oil definitely tasty with my exp. I dont know for sure as I am not expert

True akka, anything tasty is never good for you

[Madhu Sree]

K thakkali thokku looks easy and yummy.

Madhu Shree can the keerai procha kulambu be done with Drumstick leaves?

PS Thamby I have experienced it twice once when I did Biryani at friends' place by mistake I added a lot of oil poured oil without control, did not remove the excess oils as we were in hurry. THe biryani turned out excellent like the hotel ones. Everyone wished for more portion. And once in a hotel i did not have oil so made it with full ghee the biryani was also very tasty. made it with camping stove. So more oil definitely tasty with my exp. I dont know for sure as I am not expert

sangeetha, you have murunga keerai? so lucky you are

yes, you can do with murungakeerai, though I never tried with murungakeerai, but heard tht you can do with that. Add coconut as am little bit afraid that it might become bitter??? not sure, but I think it will taste like murungakkaai poricha kuzhambu... try and let us know how it turned out... ..

[kugan98]

Here is one recipe which my mom use to prepare and it is my favourite.
I really dont know how my mom prepares, but this how I prepare and yes it tasted the same and looked the same as my mom's recipe.
I use to prepare this on the day when I dont like/want to have onion or garlic.

Simple Keerai poricha kozhambu:

Spinach - 1 bunch
Toor dal - I guess 4 tbsp. (3/4th handful :oops2: seriously this is how I measure :|)
Channa dal - 1.5 tbsp
Redchilli - 4
Coconut shreds - 1 tbsp(optional)
Turmeric - as required.
Salt - as required.
Oil - as required.


Tempering:


Panch puran seeds - 2 tsp or mustard seeds, jeera - 1/2 tsp
urad dal - 1.2 tsp

Method:

Fry channadal and red chille in oil and keep it aside to cool town.
In a wok, add toor dal and required water, cook till toor dal is mashable. Add turmeric powder, salt, spinach, mix it well. Let is cook for about 15 mins.
Now grind channa dal + red chillies +coconut shreds and add the powder to the spinach mixture.
Add a pinch of asofotida/perungaayam, tempered Panch puran seeds or mustard, jeera and urad dal. Mix well. Leave for about 2 mins.

Thats it. Keerai poricha kozhambu is ready. Enjoy as a main dish or a side for thengaai thuvayal rice.

Thanks,

Madhu Sree

Dear Madhu Sree, thanks for the nice keerai poricha kulambu.
I always do the keerai kadayal, but I do not add the channa and chillie powder.
Your method was new to me, I tried it at once, came out very tasty.
I am sure murungai keerai will taste really good.
You need not kadai the muruga keerai
Took pictures of it, but my p.c is giving me problem.
I do not know how to post pictures from IPad . I will post as soon as my PC is o.k
Thanks and take care, Kugan

[kugan98]

unga kai photo onnu ( original size ) podunga.. appothan recipe puriyum

paanch puran seeds-na enna ? அஞ்சு பூரான் விதையா ? கேள்விபட்டதே இல்லையே !

இதுக்கு விளக்கம் அளித்து விட்டால் செஞ்சு பார்க்க சௌகரியப்படும்.

Madhu anneh, why buying vambu for a vilai
Kugan

[kugan98]

Hi Kugan akka & co

When making Briyani, does it have to be "Oily"?? I have a veg briyani in a restaurant once a week for lunch, it tastes so nice, but I think they use lot of ghee, is ghee a must in such dishes ?

P.S Tamby, I normally do not add extra ghee or oil.
Little oily: not that bad.
After hearing your version and Sangeetha,s, I am tempted to try.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

[kugan98]

Hello Kugan and everyone !
After a long time I'm back!Hows everyone doin?
Kugan-lotsa new recipes..yummy and mouthwatering!
Nothing much is happening at my end,except I've started to volunteer in California Tamil academy as a teacher
We have 14 kids in my class ..Most of them are 6 yr olds...I njoy teaching and at times thalaiya pitchufying unable to handle all the naughties.Even blogging also has taken a back seat
I just saw the huge spread by Kugan..Ennanga,kalyanathuku samaicha madhirinirukku!

Hello Ramrish, how are you and your family?
Nice to see you in the forum after a long time.

I am very happy to hear that you have volunteered to teach.
Such a noble work, we are all very proud of you.
No joke handling small kids, some times it would be fun.
Imm. California, nice place, I have been to the place.


Oh, the spread, it was for about 10 people, plus about 12 people on my house
Ungga anniversaryku sollungga , vanthu. samaikiren.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

[kugan98]

Hello everyone its taking a lot time for me to recover this time. Thank you K and PS Thamby for the tips I am following everything and they did help me.

lack of appetite is still there, which is very strange. I always eat with full interest.

Dear Sangeetha, thanks for your nice post.
Take your time to recover, you need all the rest now.
Take good food, little at a time, do not go hungry.

You are suffering from lack of appetite.
Ingga enadanaa, laboh,labohnu pasikithu

Thanks and take care, Kugan

[selvieam]

hi kugan,

how r u? so much to catch on. bit busy with work. will get time after 2nd week of May.
keep watching the thread. but no time to try.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

P.S Tamby, I normally do not add extra ghee or oil.
Little oily: not that bad.
After hearing your version and Sangeetha,s, I am tempted to try.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

Kugan akka, ghee does make it very tasty, I think once in a while it's OK