my magic pots and pans

Pau

2011-02-25T10:58:00.001+03:00

Bahan2:

3 1/2 cup tepung gandum
2 1/2 tbsp yis
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp emplex (optional)
4 tbsp susu tepung
4 tbsp gula
2 tbsp shortening
1 tbsp minyak masak
sedikit garam
air suam (agak-agak -> ~1 1/2 cup

Cara-cara:

1. Satukan tepung, yis, baking powder, emplex, susu tepung, guna, minyak dan garam. Gaul dan ratakan
2. Tambahkan air suam sedikit demi sedikit hingga doh boleh diuli dengan baik.
3. Biarkan 40minit - 1 jam. (Neeza letak dalam microwave je. Tapi janganlah pulak pergi tekan on microwave tu heheh.. :D
4. Bulat-bulatkan dan letak inti
5. Kukus 10-15 minit.

Selamat mencuba.. Kalau takde shortening, gantikan dengan minyak masak saja. Resepi ni flexible. Boleh kurang, atau lebihkan mana2. Resepi asal guna susu pekat manis. Disebabkan diri yang terlampau rajin untuk buka tin susu lepas tu berkurun dia dok dalam peti, Neeza ganti dengan susu tepung dan gula.. Alhamdulillah.. jadi pun pau :)

Kuih Bakar

2011-02-18T15:05:00.003+03:00

Bahan2:

1 cawan tepung gandum
1 1/8 cawan gula (nak kurang pun boleh tapi Neeza suka manis sikit)
2 cawan santan (1 cawan santan serbuk bancuh bersama air)
5 biji telur size B (suka hati sebenarya, lebih telur, lebih lembut)
pewarna hijau/jus pandan
bijan (ditabur atas adunan)

Cara2:

1. Campurkan tepung, gula dan santan. Gunakan whisk utk mengacau adunan. Neeza blender saja (senang!)
2. Masukkan telur satu persatu dan diblender lagi hingga sebati.
3. Tambahkan pewarna/ jus pandan (atau kedua2nya) mengikut pilihan kehijaun masing2.
4. Masukkan adunan ke dalam acuan/loyang kek dan taburkan bijan di atasnya. (Acuan/loyang kek hendaklah terlebih dahulu disapu butter/minyak supaya adunan tak melekat)
5. Bakar di dalam oven (yg telah dipanaskan terlebih dahulu) pada suhu 180 degree celcius sehingga kelihatan ada regangan pada sisi acuan/loyang (utk memastikan betul2 masak, gunakan toothpick/skewer dan dicucuk ke dlm kuih td. Sekiranya tak melekat, maka kuih td telah masak). Kalau guna oven kecil, kuih ini akan naik tinggi semasa membakar. Biarkan saja. Tunggu hingga masak. Jangkaan masa dalam 40-60 minit.
6. Biarkan kuih betul2 sejuk sebelum dipotong.

Nasi Kerabu Klatae

2010-08-08T12:42:00.007+03:00

Resepi turun temurun dari arwah Mok (nenek Neeza sebelah Ayah), diturunkan kepada Ma (menantunya) dan kini Neeza pula guna resepi ni. Tak salah rasanya Neeza nak share dengan semua. Arwah Mok mesti suka :). Semoga ianya memberi kebaikan kepada semua. InsyaALlah...

Menu (untuk makan satu keluarga 4-6 orang)

1. Nasi Putih
2. Sambal Penumis
3. Sambal kelapa
4. Solok Lada
5. Daging Goreng Kunyit
6. Ulam-ulaman

1. Nasi Putih

Masak nasi putih macam biasa. Kalau nak nasi biru, boleh guna pewarna ataupun bunga color biru tu. Di Saudi ni, manalah nak cari bunga biru tu kan. Lagipun, my asben terchenta, tak minat nasi berkaler biru tu. Dia tak lalu makan. Jadi, nasi putih is the best combination :).

2. Sambal Penumis

Bahan-bahan:

Cili boh / cili kering yang di blend 1 sudu besar
Bawang besar 2 biji sederhana*
Bawang putih 4-5 ulas*
Halia 1 cm*
Serai 1 batang dihiris halus*
1/2 cm belacan*
- bahan bertanda * perlu di blend
Budu 1 sudu besar
Asam jawa 1 sudu kecil
Garam dan gula secukup rasa
Santan pekat 2 cawan
Minyak untuk menumis 2 sudu besar

Cara-cara:

Masukkan minyak masak ke dalam periuk. Tumis cili boh / cili blender tadi sehingga kering sedikit. Masukkan semua bahan yang diblend. Tumis sehingga naik minyak. Masukkan santan dan biarkan ia masak. Masukkan asam jawa, garam dan gula. Biarkan sehingga mendidih dan naik minyak sedikit. Tutup api.

3. Sambal kelapa

Bahan-bahan:

1 ekor ikan kembung sederhana besar direbus dan di ambil isinya*
1/4 bawang besar (2 ulas bawang kecil)*
2 ulas bawang putih*
Sedikit halia*
1 batang serai dihiris halus*
- Blender kering @ tumbuk semua bahan bertanda *
Kelapa kering 5 sudu besar
Garam dan gula secukup rasa

Cara-cara:

Goreng kelapa kering sehingga keperangan dan angkat. Gaulkan kelapa bersama semua bahan yang di blender tadi. Masukkan garam dan gula. Gaul rata. Sekiranya ia agak lembab, bolehlah goreng sebatian di atas api sekejap sambil kacau rata. Apabila agak kering, tutup api dan hidangkan.

4. Solok Lada

Bahan-bahan:

7-8 biji lada hijau muda (yang debab sikit tu, tapi bukan capsicum) - buang biji
2 ekor ikan kembung sederhana besar diambil isinya (jangan rebus!)*
1/2 biji Bawang besar*
3 ulas Bawang Putih*
1 cm halia*
- blender kering @ tumbuk bahan bertanda *. Seelok-eloknya ikan di blender asing.
Kelapa kering 3 sudu besar (boleh guna kelapa basah)
Garam dan gula secukup rasa
1/2 cawan santan pekat

Cara-cara:

Gaulkan kesemua bahan yang di blender bersama ikan dan kelapa. Masukkan garam dan gula. Rasa. Kalau dah okay, sumbatkan adunan ikan ke dalam lada (cili) yang dah dibasuh serta buang biji tadi (cili perlu dibelah tengah tapi jangan putus pulak). Susun cili yang telah disumbat kedalam periuk. Masukkan santan dan taburkan garam dan gula atas cili tadi. Masak menggunakan api sederhana sampai cili masak (warna berubah). Siap untuk dihidang.

5. Daging goreng kunyit

Bahan-bahan:

1/2 kilo daging dipotong kecil
1 Biji bawang besar dihiris bulat
Kunyit
Garam
Minyak masak

Cara-cara:

Basuh bersih daging yang telah dipotong. Gaulkan dengan garam dan kunyit. Masukkan daging kedalam kuali (matikan air) dan biar sehingga air kering. Masukkan minyak dan goreng daging sehingga masak. Masukkan bawang besar dan kacau rata. Tutup api.

6. Ulam-ulaman

Bahan-bahan:

Kobis, Carrot, Timun di hiris halus. Kalau di Malaysia, Neeza campur kacang panjang dan segala jenis daun. Di Saudi ni payahlah sikit nak cari daun-daun. Jadi, apa yang ada sajalah :)

Sebenarnya jumlah bahan-bahan tu lebih pada agak-agak sahaja. Kebanyakan menu Neeza gunakan kelapa kering sebab di Jubail ni kelapa kering paling senang nak dapat dan tahan lama serta halus. Kalau nak beli kelapa segar, hanya certain places saja ada jual. Kelapa parut frozen pulak, kasar lah sangat. Satu kerja nak kena blend. Since nak cepat dan benda yang nak disediakan pun rumit, jadi kelapa kering is the best solution ;). Selamat mencuba. InsyaAllah, sedap... :).

Honey Roasted Chicken with mixed herbs (Ayam Panggang Madu bersama Herba Campuran)

2010-08-07T22:41:00.002+03:00

Bahan-bahan:

1 ekor ayam - lumurkan dengan butter
2 biji bawang besar*
4 ulas bwg putih*
1 inci halia*
1/2 ketul kiub ayam*
2 sudu besar gula*

bahan bertanda * perlu diblend

2-3 sudu kecil serbuk lada hitam#
2 sudu besar madu#
1 sk herba campuran#
garam#
1 sudu besar olive oil#

Cara-cara:

bahan bertanda # lumur pada ayam bersama-sama bahan yang diblender tadi

Hias ayam dengan kentang, carrot dan bawang besar potong yang dah dibuang kulit. Boleh juga sumbat kentang dalam badan ayam.

Perap ayam selama 1-3 jam atau lebih

Bakar ayam dalam oven dengan suhu 200 C selama 1 1/2 - 2 jam bergantung pada size ayam. Pada 10-20 minit terakhir, hiaskan timun dan tomato ceri pada ayam. Siap untung dihidang. Sangat sedap kalau cukup bahan-bahannya.. InsyaAllah..

Lemon Roasted Chicken Meal (Ayam Bakar Lemon)

2010-08-03T06:43:00.004+03:00

Lemon roasted chicken

- Seekor ayam - cuci bersih dan lumurkan dengan butter
- Bawang putih - 3-4 ulas tumbuk halus*
- 1 sudu besar Black pepper*
- 2 sudu besar Olive oil*
- 1 sudu kecil Garam*
- 2 sudu besar Mix herbs (Italian seasoning)*
- Semua bertanda * dilumurkan pada ayam
- Lemon sebiji direbus dahulu sampai lembut, cucuk dengan grapu dan masukkan dalam ayam
- Perap 1/2 jam @ ikut suka
- Dalam bekas yang sama, letakkan juga carrot, kentang, bawang besar yang telah dipotong.

Bakar selama 1-1/2 jam (bergantung pada size ayam) dengan menutup bekas menggunakan aluminium foil. Bila dah nak masak, masukkan tomato ceri ke dalam bekas. Keluarkan aluminium foil tadi. Terus bakar sampai masak.

Mashed potato

- rebus kentang sampai masak
- buang kutlitnya
- kentang dicampur susu segar dan garam, blender sampai halus (smooth)

Coleslaw

- Potong halus carrot, kobis dan sedikit bawang besar
- Masukkan mayonnaise, gula dan garam sedikit
- gaul rata

French fries

- goreng aje lorrr.. :D

Gravy

- Letakkan sedikit butter dalam periuk
- Tumiskan bawang besar yang telah didadu dan tunggu hingga naik bau
- Masukkan sliced mushroom (boleh guna yang dalam tin atau segar)
- Masukkan tomato yang telah didadu (dice)
- Masukkan blackpepper (sauce @ powder)
- Masukkan secubit kiub perisa ayam (nak lebih pun boleh tapi Neeza letak sikit sangat)
- Masukkan bancuhan tepung gandum untuk pekatkan kuah
- Masukkan sedikit sos tiram (optional) dan sedikit kicap
- Tunggu sampai masak (boil) dan tutup api

Japanese Cotton Cheesecake made in Jubail ;)

2010-08-01T12:29:00.002+03:00

Bahan A

250 g cream cheese*
50 g butter*
100ml (1/2 cawan) fresh milk*
6 kuning telur
1 sudu besar jus lemon
1/4 sudu teh garam
60 g (1/3 cawan) tepung halus (superfine/tepung Kuwait kalau di Saudi)
20 g tepung jagung

Bahan B

140 g (2/3 cawan) gula halus
6 putih telur
1/4 sudu teh cream of tartar (boleh ganti dengan 1/2 camca teh jus lemon)

yang bertanda * perlu dicairkan atas api kecil (boleh guna kaedah double boiler kalau rajin)

Penyediaan:

1- Bila bahan-bahan yg dicairkan itu sejuk, masukkan kesemua bahan A dan kacau menggunakan wisk hingga sebati dan tidak berbintil-bintil.

2- Pukul putih telur hingga kembang, masukkan gula dan cream of tartar dan terus memukul hingga kental (tak cair).

3- Satukan nombor 1 dengan nombor 2, dan gaul hingga sebati. Tuang dalam acuan yang telah digris.

4- Bakar kek menggunakan kaedah "bain-marie" dalam oven yang telah dipanaskan pada suhu 160C, selama 1 jam.

Nota:

Kaedah "bain-marie" = bakar dengan cara meletakkan tin berisi adunan ke dalam loyang yg berisi sedikit air panas. Kaedah "double-boiler" = mencairkan bahan dengan cara mengisi bahan2 dalam bekas tahan panas dan meletakkan bekas itu atas air mendidih.

Carrot Cake dari dapur Najd 27

2010-07-24T10:01:00.005+03:00

Inilah hasilnya! malas nak edit gambar ;)

BAHAN-BAHANNYA (Ingredients)

1 cawan tepung gandum* (1 cup flour)
1 camca teh baking powder* ( 1 tsp baking powder)
1/2 camca teh soda bicarbonate* (1/2 tsp soda bicarbonate)
1/2 camca teh garam halus* (1/2 tsp salt)
1 1/4 camca teh serbuk kulit kayu manis* (1 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder)

*disatukan dan diayak (sift and mix)

2 biji telur gred "A" (2 eggs)
3/4 cawan minyak jagung (3/4 cup corn oil)
1 cawan gula halus (1 cup sugar)
1 1/2 cawan parutan lobak merah (1 3/4 cup grated carrot)
1/2 cawan kacang walnut/badam, cincang (1/2 cup chopped walnut or almond)

BAHAN CREAM CHEESE TOPING (The topping)

100 g mentega (butter)
125 g cream cheese
1 camca teh esen vanilla (1 tsp vanilla essence)
2 camca besar gula aising, diayak (1 tblspn icing sugar)

CARA MEMBUATNYA (METHOD)

1. Panaskan oven pada suhu 180C, lenser tin berukuran 7 inci x 7 inci x 3 inci dengan sedikit minyak, alas dasar tin dengan kertas minyak. Ketepikan.

2. Dalam satu bekas, masukkan telur, minyak jagung dan gula, kacau dengan whisk hingga rata, sebati dan gula hancur (kurang lebih 5 minit). Masukkan bahan2 diayak tadi dan gaul perlahan hingga sebati.

3. Masukkan lobak merah parut dan walnut/badam tadi. Gaul rata menggunakan spatula hingga mesra. Tuang dalam tin dan bakar selama 30 ~ 40minit atau hingga masak.

4. Sejukkan kek atas jaringan sebelum disapu dengan cream cheese tadi. Simpan kek dalam peti sejuk jika tidak habis dimakan...

5. UNTUK CREAM CHEESE :- Putar cream cheese dan mentega hingga sebati, masukkan gula aising dan esen vanilla, terus memutar hingga gebu dan halus. Gunakan kelajuan sederhana...Boleh sapu atas kek tadi dan hias ikut suka...(atau guna 250 g cream cheese sahaja tanpa mentega

Nak senang dan kalau nak toping kat atas tu tinggi, bakar je dalam bekas kaca. Tak payah keluarkan kek tu. Letak je topping kat atas tu. Pas tu, simpan dalam fridge. Nak makan potong.. hehe.. sonang bai tu :D

credit resepi ini diberikan pada Kak Nik! clap! clap! clap! :)

Blackpepper Beef - Malaysian style

2009-08-03T14:59:00.001+03:00

Ingredients:

2 tblspn vegetable oil
2 shallots - grind
2 peeps garlic - grind
1cm ginger grind
1 bowl thinly sliced (1cm x 2cm) beef
1 tblspn flour - add water to make 1/2 cup
1 tblspn oyster sauce
2 tblspn black soy sauce
1 tblspn pounded blackpepper
1/2 bowl of chopped (2 cm) scallions
1 tomato - cut 5-6
1 onion - slice roundly
1 red chilli - slice long

Method:

Heat oil in a pan. Fry the grounded spices till fume. Add in beef. Stir fry until beef slightly dry. Add in flour mixture. Stir again. Add in oyster sauce, soy sauce and blackpepper. Cook till boiled. When it's almost done, add in scallions, tomato, onion and chilli. Stir for a while so that scallions will still be crunchy when serve.

Chicken Chop and Beef Steak

2009-05-19T18:01:00.000+03:00

Rice, rice and rice again. What a boring meals. Let's try something different. I g00gled for the recipe but the one that I cooked was a bit altered. Let's look at my version of chicken chop and beef steak meal :).

The chicken

Ingredients

A whole chicken - cut into 4 parts
A tablespoon of grinded garlic
1/2 tablespoon of grinded ginger
1/2 tablespoon of oyster sauce
1/2 tablespoon of soya sauce
a pinch of salt
a pinch of blackpepper
1 tablespoon oil

Method

Clean the chicken. Then, coat the 4 parts with all of the above except oil. Marinate them for 15-20 minutes. Heat up oil on a flat pan. Place the chicken nicely. Cover the pan and let it cook by itself. You may roast the chicken in the oven, if you like. Turn the chicken over after 10 minutes. Wait another 10 minutes and they are ready to be served.

The beef

Ingredients

300g beef - slice wide and thin
(the same ingredients as above)

Method

Coat the beef with the ingredients. Marinate it for 15 minutes. Roast them in the oven. It will be ready after 15 minutes. Do not overcook cause it'll be hard to chew ;)

The Gravy

Ingredients

2 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon diced onion
1/2 cup sliced fresh mushroom
1/4 cup diced fresh tomato
a pinch chicken stock
2 tablespoon of flour - mix with 2 cup of water
1/2 teaspoon oyster sauce
1 teaspoon soya sauce
a pinch of salt
1 tablespoon blackpepper

Method

Heat up butter. Put in diced onion. Let it cook till fume. Then, put in mushroom. After a while, put in diced tomato. Add in chicken stock. Stir. Pour in flour mixture. Stir again. Add in oyster sauce, soya sauce, salt and blackpepper. Stir and wait till it boil. It is ready to be served.

The Coleslaw

Ingredients

1 cup chopped white cabbage
1 cup chopped purple cabbage
1/2 cup chopped carrot
3-4 tablespoon mayonnaise
a pinch of salt
a pinch of sugar

Method

Mix everything together and it is ready to be served.

The potato fries - self explanatory -> just fry them ;)

Place everything on the plate - look at the picture above heheh..

Sup lobak putih

2009-04-03T16:16:00.004+03:00

Gempak je nama. Lobak putih masak air sebenarnya. Tapi since bukanlah semata-mata direbus, jadi Neeza namakannya sup lobak putih. Lobak putih ni ialah carrot yang color putih. Tak tahu lah tempat lain panggil apa. Layan aje lah ya.

Bahan-bahan:

1 batang lobak putih sederhana besar - dipotong bulat
bawang besar ( onion) - 1 biji sederhana besar - hiris halus
bawang putih (garlic) 2-3 ulas - diketuk
ikan bilis (anchovies) 6-8 ekor ditumbuk
lada hitam (black pepper) - 1/2 sudu kecil (tsp)
Air (water)
garam (salt)
gula (sugar)
Minyak (oil)

Cara penyediaan:

Panaskan minyak didalam periuk kecil. Tumis bawang besar yang telah dihiris sehingga terbit baru. Masukkan bawang putih dan ikan bilis. Tunggu sekejap. Jangan pula sampai hangit bawang putih tu. Then, masukkan lada hitam. Masukkan air sesuka hati (tapi jangan lah banyak sangat sampai banjir rumah). Then letak hirisan lobak putih tadi. Masukkan garam dan sedikit gula. Gula ni pengganti encik aji sebenarnya. Tunggu sehingga mendidik. Siap untuk hidangan :).

Mee Jawa version tak cukup bahan

2009-02-25T11:39:00.000+03:00

Neeza suka makan mee jawa. Sangat suka sebenarnya tapi tak reti nak buat. Ma pun tak pernah ajar dan tak pernah buat kalau tak silap sebab Ma bukan orang Jawa pun. Jadi, bila nak makan, Neeza g00gle for recipe. Macam-macam version ada. Neeza suaipadan beberapa version dengan apa yang Neeza ada kat rumah ni. Jadinya... inilah Mee Jawa version tak sudah hehee..

KUAH

Bahan-bahan untuk kuah:

1 biji bawang besar (onion) - perlu di kisar (grind)
5 ulas bawang putih (garlic) - kisar
3 batang serai - kisar
3 sudu cili boh / cili kering yang dikisar
1 inci lengkuas - kisar
1 inci halia - kisar
1/3 cawan udang kering - rendam sekejap dan kisar
3-4 sudu serbuk kari daging
1 biji ubi keledek sederhana besar - rebus dan tumbuk halus
air rebusan daging daripada 200 gram daging
Garam
Gula
Minyak

Cara masak:

Bersihkan daging dan rebus. Setelah masak, keluarkan daging dan ketepikan. Simpan air rebusan. Tumis semua bahan yang dikisar sehingga naik minyak. Masukkan serbuk kari dan tunggu sehingga naik minyak juga. Kacau rata. Masukkan air rebusan daging tadi. Masukkan ubi keledek yang telah di tumbuk juga. Kacau rata. Masukkan air lagi sekiranya terlalu pekat. Masukkan garam dan gula. Tunggu sehingga mendidih. Hidangkan.

MEE DAN CONDIMENTS

Bahan-bahan:

Mee spagetti
Daging yang telah direbus.
Daun bawang - hiris halus
Daun sup - hiris halus
Cili besar merah dan hijau - hiris halus
Bawang goreng
Telur rebus
lemon - di belah kecil

Cara penyediaan:

Mee tadi perlu direbus sehingga lembut. Semasa merebus, curahkan sedikit minyak masak supaya mee tadi tidak melekat antara satu sama lain. Daging yang telah direbus tadi perlu dihiris halus. Senduk mee didalam mangkuk. Letakkan semua bahan condiments diatas mee dah curahkan kuah keatasnya. Kalau ada taugeh, boleh lah diletak. Neeza takde taugeh. Sayur lain pun takde. Jadi, tak letak lah. Tapi takpe.. Boleh juga dimakan dengan lahapnya hehehe..

Ikan Berlada Abu Shahmey

2009-02-24T11:01:00.000+03:00

Saja kasi gempak sebab Abu Shahmey yang masak. Jadi, bagi lah nama dia. Walaupun dia ada blog tapi dengan 1 post tu rasanya dia tu memang lambat lagi lah nak letak post lain kat blog dia. Anyway, mari kita lihat ikan yang Abu Shahmey masak ni. Senang sangat sebenarnya. Let us look at the ingredients and the direction of cooking it.

Ingredients:

A medium size fish - cut into 3-4 pieces
3 tblspn of grounded dried chillies
A huge red tomato - to be sliced
2-3 cloves garlic - to be mashed
1 cm ginger - to be mashed
1 onion - slice thin and roundly
a sprinkle of chopped chinese celery
Salt
tumeric
oil
water

Directions:

Wash fish and coat with salt and tumeric. Fry the fish and set aside. Fry garlic, ginger and chilli paste until fragrant. Add in sliced tomatoes. Stir and fry until cook. If it's too dry, pour in water. Fry again until you could see oil appear on top. Then add in fried fish. Add in salt. Add in sliced onion. Stir well and serve with chopped chinese celery.

Chicken Rice (Nasi Ayam senang gilos)

2009-02-08T14:39:00.000+03:00

Whenever I've had no onion left in the kitchen, I could only think of 1 menu - Chicken Rice (Nasi Ayam). It only requires ginger and garlic and chicken of course :). The rest are just side garnish. It won't spoil the Chicken Rice taste if you don't have it. Lets look at the recipe:

Ingredients:

4 cups rice
1 whole small chicken - cut into 4 pieces
1 1/2 bulb garlic
3 inch ginger
4 red chillies
3-4 red tomatoes
celery
Cucumber
Lettuce
black soy sauce
Salt
lemon juice
Water

Methods:

Grind garlic and ginger and set aside. Put in chicken in a pot. Pour in water and cooked. Add in 1/2 of the grounded ginger and garlic. Add in salt. Let the water boil and chicken to cook. Take out the cooked chicken and set aside.

Wash the rice and put it in the cooker. Pour in the chicken soup that you have prepared earlier - just enough to cook the rice. Add in 1-2 teaspoon of grounded garlic and ginger in the cooker and stir. Let the rice cook in the cooker by itself.

Grind the red chillies, tomatoes and 2 teaspoons of grounded ginger and garlic. Then, pour it into a pot and cook it for a while. Add in sugar, salt and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Upon boiling, the chilli is ready to be served.

Add the rest of the grounded ginger and garlic onto the chicken. Spill black soy sauce and mix them all. Broil the chicken in the oven for 10-15 minutes. You may also fry the chicken. I prefer baking it in the oven as the ingredients will absorb better.

To make the soup more tastier, add in chopped celery and let it boil again. Serve hot.

To garnish the chicken, you may use tomatoes, cucumber and lettuce.

Happy trying :)

Kuih Karipap (Curry Puff)

2009-01-09T14:01:00.000+03:00

Some people call it Curry Puff (english version I guess). Some calls it Karipap (very melayu right!). I prefer to call it Karipap as there's no puff for this kuih at all. It's easy yet require some effort (the effort to knead the dough if you have no food processor). Let's look at the recipe together with the pictures :).

The curry filling

Ingredients:

2-3 large size potatoes - dice them small
1/2 cup of blended / ground beef
1 onion
2-3 cloves garlic
1/2 cm ginger
3 tblspn beef curry powder
1/4 cup of chopped chinese celery (daun sup)
Water
3 tblspn oil

Method:

Heat up oil. Blend the onion, garlic and ginger. Pour the blended item into the oil. Add in curry powder. Stir and let it simmer. When the oil appear at the top, put in diced potatoes. Add in about 1/2 cup of water. Stir once in a while. When it boils and dries, add in chinese celery. It's cooked when the potato is soft and dry.

Outer layer (the dough)

Ingredients:

1/2 kg flour
3 tblspn full margerine (preferrably corn based)
1/2 cup oil
1/2 tspn salt
Water

Methods:

Mix salt with the flour. Heat the margerine and oil in a pot until medium hot. Pour the oil in the flour and start kneading. Add in water until the dough become soft and easy to roll. Make a small round cirle - the size of 1 cent / a penny out of the dough. Then, roll each round dough using a wood / plastic roller and make it round and flat. Take a tea spoon of curry filling and put in the middle. Fold the layer and attach both layer by making flowery shape (like a screw).

Homemade Pan Cake

2008-12-30T21:33:00.003+03:00

It has been ages that I didn't update this blog. Well, when I don't try new recipe, of course there'll be no new entry right :). I just wanna put a simple recipe that I've tried. I've got this one from a blogger friend, Drno.. here it is...

Ingredients:

1 cup all purpose flour
1 tblspn sugar
2 tspn baking powder
1/2 tspn salt
2 egg
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil

Methods:

Mix everything together in a mixer @ food processor @ blender). Pour a scoopful over the heated pan. Cook 1 minute each side. I covered the pan with a lid while the batter is cooking.

Kuih Gulung (Kuih Ketayap)

2008-09-15T13:12:00.003+03:00

Ingredients:

About 1 cup of shredded coconut
1 cup of brown sugar
1 Pandan leave
1 cup flour
1 1/2 cup coconut milk/fresh milk
1/2 cup pandan juice - blend the pandan and get the juice
2 tablespoon oil

Methods:

Prepare the filling by cooking shredded coconut together with the brown sugar. Add in pandan leave for the flavor. Add a bit of flour to make the mix sticky. When it is well mix and cooked, set aside.

Prepare the outer layer by mixing flour and coconut milk. You may replace coconut milk with fresh milk, if you like. Then add in pandan juice and oil. Mix them well till smooth. Make sure there is no bubbles of flour in the mix.

To cook, put in slight oil into the pan. Take about 1/3 cup of the mix and pour onto the pan. Wait till it cook well. Take it out and put on a plate. Spoon in about 1 tablespoon of filling and fold. Tis recipe would serve 4-6 people.

Pecal Gravy with Vege (Sambal Pecal)

2008-09-15T13:11:00.000+03:00

Ingredients for Gravy:

About 2 cups of peanut - fried with slight oil until cooked
3 shallots
2-3 pieces dried chilli
1/2 cm prawn paste (belacan)
1 teaspoon tamarind paste (asam jawa)
salt
sugar
1 tablespoon oil
water

Ingredients for Vege:

Morning glory (kangkung) - cut and soak in a boiled water for 5 minutes
bean sprouts - soak in a boiled water for 2 minutes
Cucumber - to be sliced
Lettuce - cut as you like

(you may use any kinds of vegetables as you like)

Methods:

For the gravy, blend peanuts, set aside. Sautee shallots, dried chilli, prawn paste and tamarind paste. Ground all the sautee items. Mix te ground peanuts and the ground items. Add salt and sugar. Finally add some water to the mix. Do not put too much water as it will deteriorate the taste of the gravy.

Serve the gravy and the vege that you've prepared earlier. You may it just like that or together with plain rice.

Tomato Rice (Nasi Tomato)

2008-09-08T11:17:00.001+03:00

Ingredients:

2 cups plain rice
2 cups plain water
3 shallots / 1 medium size onion - grounded

2 garlic - grounded

1/2 cm ginger - grounded

1 cm small size cinnamon stick

1 star anise

1 cardomom

2-3 cloves

2-3 fresh tomatoes / 3 tablespoon of tomato puree
3 tablespoon Ghee / margerine+butter

Methods:

Heat up ghee. You may use margerine and butter as a replacement. Sautee all grounded items together with cinnamon stick, star anise, cardomom and cloves. Wait till the fume comes up. Pour in the grounded fresh tomatoes. You may also use tomato puree. Then, pour in the prewashed plain rice. Stir a bit and let the rice blended with the mix in the pot. Pour in water. When it boil, cover the pot with a lid. Turn the heat to minimal and let it cook. Before serving, you may put some fried shallots on top. This recipe would serve 4-6 people. Happy trying :)

Cherry Cheesecake

2008-08-31T08:41:00.004+03:00

Ingredients:

1-2 cups of tea biscuits and oat biscuits crumbs
1/2 cup butter
840g cream cheese (preferrably Philadelphia brand)
1 cup sugar
1 cup plain yogurt
4 medium size eggs
2 teaspoon vanilla essence

Methods:

Preheat oven to 175 C. Prepare the crust by mixing the biscuits crumbs with butter. Press firmly onto bottom and 2-1/2 inches up side of pan. Heat the crust for about 10 minutes. Set aside.

Beat cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add yogurt and vanilla essence. Mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour into crust.

Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 min or until center is almost set. Turn oven off. Open oven door slightly. Let cheesecake set in oven for 1 hour. Remove cheesecake from oven; cool completely. Refrigerate at least for at least 4 hours. To have the best texture of the cake, refrigerate it for 24 hours. Loosen cheesecake from rim of pan; remove rim. If you're using a glass bowl, you may not loosen the cake. Top cheesecake with Cherry pie filling just before serving. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.

This recipe would serve 10 - 12 persons depending on how much they eat :). Happy trying!

Kek Gula Hangus (Caramel Cake)

2008-08-30T07:45:00.000+03:00

Ingredients:

1 1/2 sugar - divided
1 cup water
2 tablespoon butter
1 cup flour
1 cup fresh milk
5 medium size eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
2 teaspoon baking soda

Methods:

Prepare the caramel by putting 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in a pot. Cook using a medium heat. Wait till it melt and become brownish. Stir and let all the sugar melt and turn to dark brown. Put it butter an stir. Set it aside.

Using a blender or a mixer, beat eggs till stiff. Add in fresh milk. Blend again. Pour in flour, baking soda and blend it again. Later, put in vanilla essence. Finally, pour in the cool caramel that you;ve just prepared. Mix all of them again. Let the batter stay in the bowl/blender with a top covered for at least an hour.

Pour the batter in a baking pan and bake for an hour with 160 C. Be sure to use the bottom heat during th first 45-50 minutes. The later of 10-15 minutes, you may use both heating - top and bottom.

This recipe would serve 5-6 persons. Happy trying :)

Oreo Cheesecake

2008-08-20T08:51:00.001+03:00

Ingredients:

15-18 pieces Oreo - crushed and blended
1-2 tablespoon butter - melted
10 pieces Oreo - cut into small pieces (1/4)
700g cream cheese
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
200ml liquid whipped cream
1 tablespoon corn flour
1 tablespoon vanilla essence
Whipped cream - for topping

Methods:

Prepare the basement by mixing the crushed and blended Oreo biscuits with butter. Coated the springfoam with the mix. Cover the base by pressing it firm to the base. Bake with 180 C temperature for 10 minutes. Set it aside and let it cool off.

Beat the cheese and sugar in a bowl. Add in egg one by one. Then, add in the whipped cream. Pour in the corn flour. Put in vanilla essence. Finally put the cut Oreo in.

Bake by using a Ben Marie method for about an hour. Open the oven lid for an hour to let the cake cool off slowly. Put the cake in the fridge for at least 5 hours before serving. You may decorate the cake with whipped cream topping Oreo biscuits on top. Happy trying :)

Ikan Merah Masak Masam

2008-08-06T08:01:00.000+03:00

Ingredients:

3 slices Ikan Merah (no idea of the English name for it)
1/2 onion - blend / ground
2 cloves garlic - blend / ground
4-5 medium size anchovies - blend / ground
1/2 cm prawn paste (belacan) - blend / ground
1 red chilli - blend / ground
1/4 tspn turmeric
Salt
Asam keping
3 cups water

Methods:

Pour in water in the pot and put all blended items. Add in turmeric. Heat up until boil. Stir once in a while. Put in fish. Add in salt and asam keping. Wait till the fish cook and boil again. Serve.

Sambal Sotong

2008-08-06T07:31:00.004+03:00

Ingredients:

400g Squid - cut according to preferences
10 dried cillies - to blend
3 Onion - 2 to blend, 1 to slice in circle
3-4 cloves garlic - to blend
Salt
Sugar
Tamarind paste / Asam keping
2 tblspn oil

Methods:

Heat oil. Pour in blended items. Stir while waiting for the chillies to cook (oil appear on top). Add in salt, sugar and tamarind paste or asam keping. Add in sliced onion. Put in squid. Stir a bit until the squid turn to white color. Do not cook too long because the squid would lose its taste. This recipe would serve 4-5 people if eaten with white rice.

Singgang Ikan Kembung

2008-07-28T11:26:00.003+03:00

Ingredients:

1 large Kembung Fish (Ikan Kembung) - cut into 3
2 cloves garlic - finely sliced
1 cm galangal (lengkuas) - finely sliced
1 pieces asam keping
4-5 bird eye chillies
3-4 cups water
salt

Methods:

Fill the pot with water. Add in garlic, galangal, asam keping and chillies. Heat the pot. Wait till the water boil. Put in fish. Let the fish cook a bit. Add in salt. Wait till it boil again. Serve.

Note: do not cut/slice the chillies so that it'll be just nice for the kids to eat.

Sambal Udang

2008-07-28T11:12:00.004+03:00

Ingredients:

30 pieces medium size prawn
7-10 dried chillies - blended
1 medium size onion - blended
1 onion - sliced roundly
3 cloves garlic - blended
1 cm prawn paste (belacan) - blended

1 pieces asam keping
Salt
Sugar
2 tablespoon oil

Methods:

Peel the prawn to make it handy to eat. Heat oil. Pour in all blended items. Cook till it smell and the oil appear on top (naik minyak). Add in asam keping. Add in salt and sugar. Add in the sliced onion. Stir for a while. Finally put in prawn. I purposely put the prawn towards the end to preserve its fresh taste and juicy meat. It would serve 4-5 people.

Daging Masak Kicap

2008-07-26T16:19:00.005+03:00

Ingredients:

A bowl of beef - thinly sliced
Salt
Turmeric
1 Onion - to be sliced
3 cloves garlic - to be chopped finely
1/2 cm ginger (if you like)
1 teaspoon of blackpepper - crushed or ground
2 green chillies - slice long by 1/2
1 tomato - cut by 1/4
3 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon oil
water

Methods:

Cover the beef with salt and turmeric. Heat them in a pot/pan to let them soften and cooked a bit. Set aside the beef. Put oil in the pan. Sautee the onion and garlic. You may also put sliced ginger if you like it. Put in blackpepper. Put in the beef. Stir and make sure the beef is cooked. Put in soy sauce. Stir and put water. Put in green chillies and tomato. Stir for a while and turn the heat off. It serves 3-4 persons.

Rendang Daging

2008-07-20T15:43:00.006+03:00

Ingredients:

1 kg Beef - thinly sliced about 2cmx2cm
1 can Coconut milk
3 large onion - blend
5 cloves garlic - blend
4 tablespoon of blended dried chilli
2 cm ginger (halia) - blend
2 cm galangal (lengkuas) - blend
5 stalks lemon grass (serai) - blend
2 tablespoon curry powder
tamarind paste
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
3 tablespoon soy sauce
sugar
salt (if necessary)
turmeric leaves - finely sliced

Methods:

Heat up pot/wok. Pour in all blended items together with coconut milk. Add in curry powder and turmeric. Put in beef. Wait till it boil and dry a bit. Add in sugar, tamarind paste and soy cause. Taste. If it's not salty enough, add in salt. Cook till the beef dry a bit. Add in turmeric leaves and stir. Turn off the heat. Serve.

Peanut Sauce / Sate Gravy

2008-07-20T14:42:00.004+03:00

Ingredients:

1/2 kg Ground nuts (peanuts) - fry with a slight oil till cook
1 medium size onion - to be blended
3 cloves garlic - to be blended
1 cm ginger (halia) - to be blended
2 cm galangal (lengkuas) - to be blended
2 stalks lemon grass - to be blended
3 tablespoon of blended dried chilli
Salt
Sugar
Tamarind paste (Asam jawa)
Water
3 tablespoon oil

Methods:

Heat up oil. Pour in all blended items. Wait till it fume and crispy a bit. Meanwhile, blend the ground nuts but not to fine. It is best that you have 1/2 finely ground and 1/2 not too fine so that the gravy won't be that thick. Pour in blended ground nuts into the pots. Stir a bit. Pour in water. The amount of water is very much depending on the thickness of the gravy. Pour in some more water if you think the gravy is not smooth enough. Add in salt, sugar and tamaring paste. Stir once in a while to avoid the peanuts stick at the bottom of the pots. When you see the oil appear at the top and it already boil for a few times, the gravy is cooked.

Daging Padprik

2008-07-20T14:06:00.004+03:00

Ingredients:

A bowl of beef - thinly sliced
1 Onion
3 cloves garlic
3 bird eye chillies
1/2 cube of tomyam paste
1 tablespoon chilli sauce
1 tablespoon tomato sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
2-3 pieces kaffir lime leaves
1 Carrot - sliced it as how you like it to be
1 stalk lemon grass
Turmeric
Salt
Water
Oil

Methods:

Heat up oil. Coat the beef with salt and turmeric. Fry the beef until it dries, soft and look crispy a bit. Take out and set aside. Using the same oil, sautee onion, garlic and bird eye chillies. Stir for a while. Add in the tomyam paste. Add in chilli sauce, tomato sauce and oyster sauce. Add in sliced carrot. Wait till the carrot soften a bit. Pour in water. Stir until it boils a bit. Add in kaffir lime leaves and lemon grass. Stir and turn the heat off. It serves 3-4.

Kangkung Goreng Belacan

2008-07-20T13:49:00.003+03:00

Ingredients:

Kangkung (Morning Glory) - cut according to your preferences
1 Onion - finely sliced
3 cloves Garlic - finely chopped
1 cm Belacan (prawn paste) - dilute in 2 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
2 bird eye chillies (if you like it hot) - smashed
1 tablespoon oil

Methods:

Heat up oil using maximum heat. Sautee onion and garlic. Stir for a while. Pour in diluted belacan. Add in oyster sauce. Stir again. Add in bird eye chillies. Add in kangkung. Stir for a while and turn the heat oil. Serve.

Notes: Never let kangkung to be overcooked because the fresh taste would vanish.

Meehoon Soto

2008-07-16T15:09:00.019+03:00

Picture from top left: Meehoon, peanuts, chinese celerey

Centre: A complete bowl of meehoon soto

Bottom from left: chilli gravy, sliced chicken flesh, chicken soup

Condiments for Meehoon Soto:

1. Meehoon (Rice vercimilli) - soak in boiled water for 10 minutes
2. Chicken Soup
3. Begedel (meat and potato ball)
4. Chilli gravy in soy sauce (Sambal Kicap)
5. Fried peanuts - explainable
6. sliced chicken flesh (ayam carik hehee..)
7. Chinese celerey (daun sup) - just chop it off

CHICKEN SOUP

Ingredients:

1 Saudi Chicken - make it 4 parts (Saudi chicken is about 1/2 Malaysian chicken)
3 tablespoon powder Soup broth (Rempah Sup - any brand will do)
3 Onion - 2 to be blended, 1 to be sliced
3-4 cloves garlic
2 cm ginger (halia) - to be blended
1 cm galangal (lengkuas) - to be blended
1 medium size lemon grass - to be blended
1 staranise (bunga lawang)
5-6 cloves (bunga cengkih)
1 (3cm) cinnamon (kulit kayu manis)
2-3 cardamom (buah pelaga)
1 tablespoon oil
water

Methods:

Heat up oil. Sautee the sliced onion together with all spices (staranise, cloves, cinnamon and cardamom). Wait till it fume. Pour in all blended items. Stir until yellowish in color and the oil appear at the top. Pour in the powder soup broth Then, add in some water. Add in chicken and pour in lots of water (about 6 cups). Let it there for the chicken to cook. When it boils and the chicken is cooked, take out the chicken and put aside. Turn off the burner for a while. Peel/slice the chicken to have the sliced chicken flesh. Put all the chicken bones back in the pot (where the soup is). Heat up the soup for a while and turn it back off.

BEGEDEL

Ingredients:

4-5 medium size potato - peel, slice big and fry with oil
a palm size beef - wash and blend using a dry blender
1 Onion - dice it finely
1/2 green chilli - dice it finely
1/4 teaspoon anise seed (jintan manis) - to be grounded
salt (only a little)
1-2 eggs - beat them in a separate bowl
1 tablespoon oil

Methods:

Saute the diced onion and anise seed until onion soften. Add in salt. Add in grounded beef. Instead of ground the beef yourself, you may also purchase grounded beef in the market. Add in green chilli. Cook until the beef is fully cooked, meaning no more water and the beef changes its color. Set it aside. Ground the fried potato. I used mortar (lesung batu) to ground them. Then mix the grounded potato and the fried grounded beef. Make balls and press a little so they don't look so round. Soak the balls in the egg. Drain a bit and fry. Makes about 15-20 begedels (depending on sizes).

CHILLI GRAVY

Ingredients:

10-15 bird eye cillies
3 cloves garlic
3 tablespoon salty soy sauce (kicap masin)
4 tablespoon sweet soy sauce (kicap manis)
1/2 bowl chicken soup that you've prepared earlier

Methods:

Blend everything. If you plan to ground the chilli using mortar, you don't have to put the chicken soup. But, your chilli gravy will be vey thick.

The above recipe would serve 7-8 people. Happy trying :)

Nasi Lemak Daun Pisang

2008-07-16T08:04:00.006+03:00

Picture from top left (clockwise): Complete nasi lemak with condiments, Chilli gravy, sliced cucumber, nasi lemak with condiments again, Nasi Lemak in Banana Leaf, Nasi (Rice), Eggs and Nasi Lemak in Banana Leaf again.

Condiments for Nasi Lemak Daun Pisang:

1. Rice itself (Nasi)
2. Chilli gravy (Sambal)
3. Fried peanuts - just fry using a little oil
4. Boiled eggs - explainable
5. Slices Cucumber - explainable

Rice

Ingredients:

3 cups plain rice
1/2 can coconut milk
1 small/medium size onion - to be sliced
salt
1 -2 Pandan leaves
water - measure accordingly

Methods:

Rince the rice until clean. Pour in coconut milk, and water. Add in onion and salt. Add in pandan leaves. Cook like any other rice.

Chilli gravy

Ingredients:

10-15 Dried chilli - blend
2-3 large Onion - blend
1 large Onion - to be sliced
thumb size of prawn paste (belacan) - blend
a small bowl of peeled anchovies (1/4 to be blended)
Salt
Sugar
3-4 tablespoons Oil
water

Methods:

Heat up oil. Pour in all blended items together. Wait till the chilli is fully cooked (tips: no more uncook smell / you see oil appear at the top). Then, add in another 3/4 bowl of anchovies. Stir a bit. Add in sugar and salt according to your preferences. Then add in some water so that the gravy won't be that thick. Add in the sliced onion. Cook until the gravy boils. It serves 5 - 6 people.

To have Nasi Lemak Daun Pisang (banana leaf), arrange the rice, gravy and other condiments on a banana leaf. Wrap it properly. Eat it after 1/2 hour. You can enjoy a nice smell of Nasi Lemak. Good Luck!

Shakshuka

2008-07-14T09:47:00.003+03:00

Ingredients:

3 large eggs
1 fresh tomato - chop finely
1 medium size onion - chop finely
1 green/red chilli - chop finely

1 middle size cucumber - dices small
Salt
Blackpepper
Oil

Methods:

Heat up oil. Pour in all chopped items. Stir occasionally till the onion soften a bit. Add in eggs. Stir while chopping the eggs in the pan. Mix everything and stir until it is dried a bit. Remember, the tomato contains lots of water and you don't want the Shakshuka to be so watery. It'll be then ready to serve. Mix it with the cucumber. You may eat them with bread.

Daging Masak Merah

2008-07-14T09:21:00.003+03:00

Ingredients:

1/2 kg beef - slices thin and small - 1.5cmx1.5cm
2 tablespoon of dried chilli paste
2 tablespoon of tomato sauce
2 Onion (large) - 1 to be blended and 1 to be sliced
3 cloves of garlic - chopped finely
1 green chilli
Turmeric
Salt
Oil

Methods:

Mix beef with turmeric and salt. Using a covered wok/pan, cook the beef till it soften and dry. Add in oil. Fry while stirring until the beef look a bit brownish. Toss them separately. Using the same oil, saute the blended onion and garlic. Add in dried chilli paste. Cook till the chilli is well done. Add in tomato sauce and salt. Use only a bit of salt since the beef is already salty. Add in fried beef, sliced onion and green chilli. Stir once in a while until eveything is well blended and done.

Kailan Ikan Masin

2008-07-14T09:05:00.005+03:00

Ingredients:

200g Kailan (leafy vegetables)
2 pieces Salted Fish (Ikan Masin) - to be blended / smashed
1 Onion (slices finely)
3 cloves garlic (chop finely)
1 green chilli (slices)
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 tablespoon Oil
water

Methods:

Cut the Kailan according to your preferrences (the larger the better). Heat up oil using medium to almost maximum heat. Pour in onion and garlic. Stir a bit. Wait for a while but not too long. Add in salted fish. Stir and pour in water. You will see bubbles since the water would boil. It's okay. Keep on stirring till the salted fist is almost cooked. Add in oyster sauce. Stir again. Finally, when you're sure that the water is completely boil and the salted fish is well cooked, add in Kailan and green chilli. Stir only for a while for we want to avoid the Kailan to be overcooked. It will spoil the taste of the Kailan. It's ready to serve.

Preferrably, cook the Kailan when you're about to eat and not much earlier. This is to preserve its freshness and shiny look.

Simple Bread

2008-07-13T23:35:00.000+03:00

The recipe..

Ingredients:

2 cups of warm water (I used 3 3/4 milk and 1/4 water)
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
1 tablespoon sugar (I used 4 tablespoon - saja suka2)
5 1/2 - 6 cups of all purpose flour (I used only 5 cups)
2 teaspoon salt

Method:

Pour the water into the bowl. Add the yeast. Put in the sugar and whisk until the sugar and yeast are dissolved. Measure 2 cups of the flour into the bowl. Whisk the mixture well. Let it 'proof' or sit for 10 minutes. Then, stir in the salt. Add in the remaining flour, 1 cup at a time. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured countertop. To knead, fold the dough in half and push it down and away with the heel of your hand, rotate the dough, and repeat until it is smooth and elastic (Kneading can take up to 10 minutes).

Place the dough in a bowl greased with vegetable oil. Cover with a damp cloth or plastic wrap and let the dough rise in a draft-free area (I don't know what this means actually) for 1-2 hours or until it has double it size. Punch the dough down and knead it again and shape it according to your preferences. Cover with plastic wrap or damp cloth and let it rise for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 400F (Celcius?). Brush the dough with egg wash (if you like it). Bake for 25 minutes. Then, transfer to a wire rack to cool and wrap the cooled bread tightly in plastic until ready to eat.

Rebung Masak Lemak Cili Api

2008-07-13T23:08:00.007+03:00

Ingredients:

Bamboo shoot (Rebung) - to be sliced
Coconut milk (thick one)
Onion (blend)
3-4 bird eye chillies (blend)
1 lemon grass (serai) - to be smashed
turmeric
anchovies - blend
salt

Methods:

Mix all blended items with coconut milk. Heat up. Add in turmeric. After a while, add in the bamboo shoot. Add in salt and lemon grass. Stir occasionally till the bamboo shoot soften and the gravy boiled. Enjoy..

Ayam Masak Kicap

2008-07-13T22:50:00.005+03:00

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken (in S@udi, the chicken is small)
2 Onion (1 to be sliced really fine and another, slices big)
3 cloves garlic (chop finely)
1 cm ginger (slices small)
2 - 3 Green chillies
a pinch of black pepper
Soy Sauce (preferrably salty one)
Water
salt
turmeric
oil

Methods:

Chop the chicken according to your preferred size (I like it small, about 2cm x 2cm - avoid wastage). After cleaning the chicken, mix them with salt and turmeric. Fried them till cooked. Toss and put them aside.

Using only about 1 tablespoon of oil, saute the onion, garlic and ginger. Add in black pepper. When fuming, add in soy sauce. Add in water. Wait till it boil. Pour in the chicken and the green cillies. Stir once in a while until it is boiled again. Now, it's done.

Daging Masak Itam

2008-07-13T21:04:00.000+03:00

Ingredients:

300g beef (slices them small)

1 onion (medium size) - blend

3 cloves garlic - blend

1 inch ginger - blend

1/2 tsp blackpepper powder

2 tsp curry powder

1 tsp vinegar (I used lemon since I've got no vinegar at home)

3 tblsp soy sauce (preferrably a salty one)

3 tblsp kerisik (dried coconut paste??)

2 tblsp oil

Method:

Marinate everything except oil with the beef for at least 1 hour. The longer the better. Heat the oil in the frying pan. Put in the marinated beef in the pan. Stir a bit. Then, cover the pan for while. Stir the beef once in a while. While not stirring, remember to put on the pan cover so that the beef is well cooked. It is ready to be served when the beef looks dry (garing) a bit. Not to dry though. Imagine how you cook Rendang. That's how it should look. Happy trying :)

Abang didn't like to eat it with rice since it's tastes like Rendang. So, I ended up eating most of it myself. Anyway, I was the one who crave for it ;).

Plain Cheese Cake with Peaches

2008-07-13T21:01:00.003+03:00

I ate another scrumptious cheesecake last Thursday (thanks to As who paid for the cake). I still wanna eat more of it hehehee...

Yesterday, I made a 2nd attempt. I asked for a recipe from Kak Mahani, again (I think she's been telling me for more than 10 times heheheee). It was a really simple recipe.

Yesterday, I made a 2nd attempt with the simple recipe. I alter the recipe a bit though. Alhamdulillah, it turn out better. I shall rate it as 7/10! hehehee.. (tak lah sedap sangat pun..)

Cheescake recipe

Base
2 cups of cookie crumbs (I used tea biscuits)
5 tblspn butter

Cake
400g Philly cream cheese
5 eggs
1 can plain yogurt
1 cup sugar
1 tspn vanilla essence
1 tspn lemon rinds
3-4 slices of peach

Topping
1 can of liquid whipping cream
1/2 cup sugar
1 tspn vanilla essence

To prepare the base:
Mixed them together. Spread it at the bottom of a baking pan. Press it till compact and bake for 10 minutes to ensure the crumbs stick together.

The cake:
While baking the base, beat egss and sugar together. Mix cream cheese, yogurt, lemon rinds and vanilla essence. Add in chopped peach slices. Pour the batter into the prebaked base. Steam baked the cake at 175 C for about an hour or slightly golden in color.

The topping:
Whip together whipping cream, sugar and vanilla essence till soft peak. Spread the cream all over the cake. Decorate the peach slices on top.

Note: steam baked means putting the pan with batter inside another bigger pan filled with water. It is steaming while baking, to prevent burning too soon, cracking and drying.

Chicken Salad

2008-07-13T21:00:00.000+03:00

Ingredients:

3 leaves Lettuce
1 huge Potato (cook before cut them)
5 pieces Nugget
2 Eggs (hard boiled)
1 medium size tomato
1 Green Apple
6 -7 tbl spn Mayonnaise
1/2 tspn Black Pepper
pinch Salt
1/2 tspn Sugar

Directions:

Just mix everything and serve :)

Fried Mee Hoon

2008-07-13T20:58:00.001+03:00

Fried meehoon with eggs

I served the fried meehoon with Kopi 'O' cap H@ng Tu@h (American coffee makes my head goes #%$&@)

I'm gonna put the recipe here (its rather meant for me to view it later). But you're welcome to read and smile looking at a junior amateur (not even an amateur yet!) recording her success story :)

Ingredients:

1 small packet meehoon (rice vermicelli)

1-2 tblspn of ground dried chilies

1 onion (or 3-4 shallots) - crush

3 cloves garlic - crush

4-6 pieces of anchovies - grind (preferrably using a traditional mortar)

2 eggs

1-2 teaspn salt

1-2 teaspn sweet soy sauce

a small bowl of chopped cabbage

2 tblspn oil

1 cup water

string onion, cilantro and red pepper to garnish - chopped

Directions:

Soak the meehoon in hot water for 5 minutes. Drain well. Heat the oil over medium high to high heat. Stir fry the anchovies until fume and crispy look. Add the crushed onion and garlic. Stir fry until yellowish in color. Add the ground dried chillies. Stir fry until cooked well. Add salt. Add soy sauce. Pour in water. Add the meehoon. Add the chopped cabbage. Stir thoroughly. When the meehoon soften, break eggs and add them. Stir again until the egg well blend with the meehoon.

When its cooked, garnish with the chopped string onion, cilantro and red pepper. Its ready to be served to the hungry tummy!

Tips:

1. The anchovies is a replacement of MSG (anchovy is healthy, the latter not quite...)

2. I like my fried meehoon to be a bit hot, sweet and sour. So, I prepared the asam kicap (chop birds eye chili and put them in a bowl. Add sweet soy sauce and squeeze 1/4 of lemon)

Khalass....

Creme Caramel

2008-07-13T20:45:00.001+03:00

The Caramel

Ingredients

2 - 3 Cups sugar
1/2 - 3/4 cup water

Method

Pour sugar in a pot (preferrably non-stick). Heat up on the stove, turn to minimum. Wait till at least half of the sugar melt and turn dark brown. Stir slowly so that it doesn't burn (burn means your creme caramel will taste yuckss!). Then pour the water. Yes, it'll be harden. Its okay. Let it boil coz' it will finally melt. I like mine gooey like (not too thick and not too runny)

Don't waste time. While the caramel cook on the stove (of course once in a while you have to check and stir), you can prepare the creme (pudding).

The creme (pudding)

Ingredients

1 can evaporated milk (roughly about 350 - 400 ml)
1 can eggs (you need to break the eggs and measure them using the can)
1/2 can sugar
2 teaspn vanilla essence
1/4 cup water

Method

Open up the milk and pour into a bowl. Use the can as a measurement cup. Break eggs and put them in the can (the number of eggs will depend on the can size). When the can is filled, pour them into a blender (yupp... instead of mixing them using a mixer, I used a blender - faster and no splashing). Pour the sugar. Blend them. Then, pour them into the bowl (the one that you pour the milk into). Stir slowly. Put the vanilla essence and water. Some people don't put water at all. I noticed, by putting water, the creme would be soft (it'll be too soft if the water is too much) and not harden like eating an egg tart.

Steaming / Baking time

Usually, by this time, your caramel is ready. Wait till it is cold a bit. Take 2 bowls (make sure your bowl is safe for the oven or steamer). Split them into 2 bowls. Then, pour the creme batter. Same thing, split them into 2 bowls too. Then, steam or bake them. It usually takes about an hour to cook (for the steamer). I never bake them. I don't know how long does it take to cook. Check if it is well cooked using a dinner knife.

To serve, you have to carefully put them upside down in another bowl or deep plate, so that the caramel won't spill.