Kugan's Kitchen Part 7

[Aarthii]

madhu ,capsicum rice looks yummy !!!

[Ramrish]

Thanx kugan for trying out the beans recipe..ur picture looks drool worthy..for fathers day I made all the traditional TamIl recipes because that's what my husband likes of all...I made kuzhambu vadagam vatha kuzhambu,beans parippu usili,lemon rasam and fried appalam..
We had the leftover strawberry bread.

[Madhu Sree]

madhu ,capsicum rice looks yummy !!!

thanks....

[gulabjamun]

Kuganka, thanks for all your nice recipes. As usual you have cooked up a storm.
I did not cook anything for father,s day
Whole family went out for brunch, later for a show . In the evening went out for dinner.
So no cooking Kuganka.

Welcome to Kugan,s kitchen Ramrish.

[kugan98]

Thanks P.S Tamby, Crazy and Madhu Sree.
Thanks again Madhu for the nice capsicum rice picture.
Thanks, all take care, Kugan

[kugan98]

Thanks Aarthii for your post.
What did you cook for Subra, on father's day?

I have already posted two types of curry puffs.
One is the spiral type and another the normal curry puff.
Since you are special, I will repost them for you.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

[kugan98]

Here is the curry puff recipe.
You can just do it with potatoes alone,
or you can add in little grated veges and things.
remove the spices after cooking before making the puffs.
Thanks, Kugan.

Here is Curry puffs

CURRY PUFFS
Ingredients:

PASTRY
400 grms plain flour
tsp salt
150 grms margarine
180 ml cold water or more

METHOD:
Put the flour and salt into a mixing bowl.
Rub margarine into flour until it resembles fine bread crumbs.
Make a well in the centre and add in cold water to bind.
Knead the pastry well and keep aside.

FILLINGS:
50 ml oil
3 pips garlic finely chopped
1 big onion finely chopped
3 tbs coriander leaves chopped
tsp ginger paste
1 tsp black pepper powder
2 tsp meat curry powder
120 grms carrot finely diced
180 grms potatoes peeled and finely diced
75 grms green peas
1 tsp sugar
1 green chillie finely chopped
2 tsp lime juice
salt to taste
1, inch cinnamon stick
2 cloves
2 cardamoms

METHOD:
Add the oil, the spices, garlic, onion, ginger paste, stir nicely.
Add in the potato, carrot, and peas, stir once.
Now add in the meat powder, pepper powder, green chillies
Salt and sugar. Sprinkle water and allow the veges to be cooked.
You can mash the veges a little with your spoon.
Now add in the lime juice and coriander leaves and dish out.

PUFF MAKING:
Turn the pastry onto a floured table top and roll out thin
. Cut into rounds with a 5cm round pastry cutter.
Put a tbs of filling in the centre of each pastry round.
Fold pastry into half to enclose the filling.
Seal by pinching and fluting the edges.
Deep fry curry puffs in hot oil, until brown.
Drain on crushed absorbent paper.


Before Frying:


After Frying:

[kugan98]

Aarthii spiral curry puffs.

SPIRAL CURRY PUFF

Ingredients:

Fillings:
200 grms potatoes cut into cubes
100 grms sweet potatos cut into cubes
150 grms big onion sliced
½ tsp garlic and ginger paste
1 tbs meat curry powder
1 tbs chillie paste
1 green chillie sliced
Little coriander leaves chopped
2 tbs oil
Little lime juice
Salt to taste

Method:
Heat the oil, add in the sliced onions, and ginger garlic paste.
Sauté well, add in the chillie paste mix well.
Now add in the cut potatoes , sweet potatoes and the curry powder.
Sprinkle little water and mix well, cover and cook on low flame.

Stir now and then, add in the green chillie and salt.
Fry every thing till fragrant. Add in the coriander leaves,
fry till dry, remove and add the lime juice. Leave aside to cool.

Water Dough:
400 grms all purpose flour
225 ml water
¼ tsp salt
2 tbs margarine

Place flour in a mixing bowl, add the salt to the water.
Now rub the margarine into the flour.
Slowly add in the water little by little and knead to a smooth dough.
Keep aside for about 10 minutes. Divide the dough into 24 equal portions, shaping into a ball. Keep aside.


Oil Dough:
200 grms plain flour
100 grms margarine

Rub the margarine into the flour to form an oily dough.
Knead and leave aside for 10 minutes.
Divide the dough into 24 portions shaping into a ball.

Making the pastry:
Flatten one water dough, and wrap one oil dough into the water dough.
Do this to all the doughs. You will get 24 balls.

Now take one dough and flatten it length wise with a rolling pin.
Now roll it up like a swiss roll.
Repeat the process one more time.
Roll it again into a swiss roll, then cut the roll into 2 equal parts.
You can see the circles in the cut halves.

With the cut side on the table, roll the dough into a circle and fill
with a spoonful of the fillings.
Wet the outer rimr of the circle and fold into half.
Flute the edges. Deep fry the spiral puffs in medium hot oil.
Drain and serve.


Before Frying:




After Frying:

[kugan98]

Thanx kugan for trying out the beans recipe..ur picture looks drool worthy..for fathers day I made all the traditional TamIl recipes because that's what my husband likes of all...I made kuzhambu vadagam vatha kuzhambu,beans parippu usili,lemon rasam and fried appalam..
We had the leftover strawberry bread.

Dear Ramya, nice to know that you made all traditional dishes. Yes, you have to cook their favourite food.
What camera do you use? your pictures all look very nice.
I have changed 3 cameras. My latest is Nikon J1. Meera bought it for me.
Now I am eyeing for a DSLR camera. My HB says the cameras are good, only I am no good
Thanks and take care, Kugan

[kugan98]

Gulabjamun, thanks for your nice post.
You are damn lucky, no cooking.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach
Next year cook in the house and see his response
Thanks and take care, Kugan.