Kugan's Kitchen Part 7

[Ramrish]

Here Rose is the recipe. Kugan



VEGETABLE COCONUT MILK PULAO

Ingredients:

2 tbs oil and ghee mixed
1 bay leaf
2 of each clove and cardamom
1 inch cinnamon stick
½ tsp cumin seeds
2 onions sliced
1 tbs ginger garlic paste
¼ cup potatoes cut into 1 inch fingers
¼ cup carrot cut into 1 inch fingers
¼ cup capsicum cut into fingers
¼ cup green peas

2 green chillies, slit into 4 and cut across
2 tsp chillie powder
¼ cup tomatoes cut into strips
1 tbs tomato sauce
1 tsp garam masala powder
Salt to taste
2 tbs coriander leaves
2 tbs scallions cut into 1 inch in length

2 cups basmathi rice soaked for 10 minutes and drained
1 cup coconut milk
½ cup curds + ½ cup water mixed
1 cup water

1 tbs cashew nuts roasted in ghee
1 tbs raisins roasted in ghee

Method:
Heat a wok with the oil and ghee, add in the spices, and cumin seeds.
Add in the sliced onions and saute for a minute.
Add in the ginger and garlic paste, mix well.
Add in the potatoes, capsicum, carrot and green peas.

Give a good stir, now add in the green chillies, chillie powder.
Add in the cut tomatoes, tomato sauce, garam masala powder.
Also salt, coriander and scallions. Give them a nice stir.
Raise the heat, add in the drained rice, and gently stir well.

Now put the seasoned rice with vegetables into a rice cooker.
Add in the coconut milk, curd and water. Give a stir and on the cooker.
When the rice is cooked fluff up the rice gently, garnish with cashew and raisins.
Serve with any raitha.

Looks appetizing..picture is amazing..drooling here...

[Ramrish]

Kugan,u are as fast as lightning..thanx for the bread and cake recipe..I made ur pressure cooked brinjal yday..it was superb with lemon rice..

[Aarthii]

ok kuganka,lemme try it out by leaving those two items.
How about trying it with wheat bread flour kuganka.

Pulav and kuruma looks good kuganka.
thanks for the recipes.

[dev]

Thnx Ramrish...will chk it out...

K, alls fine... kid is kind of getting used to the new routine... I've some free time but no access to comp...adhaan no freq hub visits... hope u've recovered completely from the flu...ingayum flu full swingla irukku...yaarai paarthaalum flu...

[selvieam]

kugan,

i am visiting the thread everyday. we r going to india on 14th july , will be back on 30 august. so preparations are going on. so bit busy. vegetable coconut milk pulao and kuruma is tempting. will try this week. Father's day celebration was good. we went out for lunch that day. birthday was too good. kids gave me so much of surprise. i was very happy.

[kugan98]

Kugan,u are as fast as lightning..thanx for the bread and cake recipe..I made ur pressure cooked brinjal yday..it was superb with lemon rice..

Thanks Ramya for your nice post and feed back.
I feel very happy to hear when someone says that they enjoyed the dish.

The coconut pulao and kurma recipes were request from Rose.
The dish was very tasty, try it out when you have the time.

I really feel proud of you, for managing the house with 2 kids,
and taking care of your blog.
Not that easy to cook, take pictures, type the recipe and post.
Keep up your good work. Thanks and take care, Kugan

[kugan98]

Aarthii, you can try the bread with whole wheat flour alone.

Try the pulao and the kurma.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

[kugan98]

Thnx Ramrish...will chk it out...

K, alls fine... kid is kind of getting used to the new routine... I've some free time but no access to comp...adhaan no freq hub visits... hope u've recovered completely from the flu...ingayum flu full swingla irukku...yaarai paarthaalum flu...

Oh! Dev, how are you and every thing?
I really miss you in the forum.
Is the little ones school very far from your mom's place?
When will you be going back?


Dev, I felt very bad that I forgot all about your cabbage rice
Also the brownie recipe that you wanted

So I made it today and will post the pictures.
The cabbage rice I have written out the recipe.
Dev, I think if you used red chillie instead of green chillie,
your dish will look more beautiful


Thanks Dev, take care. Kugan

[kugan98]

kugan,

i am visiting the thread everyday. we r going to india on 14th july , will be back on 30 august. so preparations are going on. so bit busy. vegetable coconut milk pulao and kuruma is tempting. will try this week. Father's day celebration was good. we went out for lunch that day. birthday was too good. kids gave me so much of surprise. i was very happy.

Thank you very much for your nice post Selvieam.
Glad that your children gave you lots of surprises. That's what we want.
Their pure love, their thoughts about you , more than their gifts.

Good Selviem enjoy your holidays with your loved ones in India.
Come to the forum if time permits, ennga, with all the current cuts
I too will be away from the 9th to the 22nd.
Hope to see you in early September. Thanks and take care, Kugan.

[kugan98]

Dev, here is the cabbage rice. Kugan


CABBAGE RICE

Ingredients:

1 tbs ghee or oil
½ tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp channa dal
½ cup onions sliced

To Grind To Paste:

1 tsp ginger garlic paste
2 green chillies chopped fine
2 tbs grated coconut
½ tsp fennel seeds
1 cardamom pod
2 cloves
1 small cinnamon stick
Very little water

1 cup cabbage cut into little thick strips.
1 cup rice soak for 15 minutes and drain
1 ½ cups of water
Salt to taste

Method:

Heat oil in a pressure cooker.
Add in the cumin seeds and let it splutter
Add in the channa dal, let it brown a little.
Add in the onions and saute for a minute.

Add in the ground paste, saute well till the raw smell goes.
Add in the cabbage and give a quick stir.
Now add in the drained rice, water and enough salt.

Keep the flame low and allow one whistle.
Off the flame and let the steam subside on its own.
Remove and fluff up the rice, serve with any raitha.

NOTE: I always only allow one whistle.
More than that rice will be kulanjify