Nasi Dagang

Our menu for cuti on thaipusam day. Dah lama teringin nak makan nasi dagang tapi malas sungguh nak masak. Aku paling tak suka masak the nasi. It's so leceh. Kena rendam, kukus, kacau, kukus dan kacau lagi. Masak nasi putih lagi senang. But, that's what makes nasi dagang so special.

Nasi Dagang Terengganu

Nasik Dagang
Recipe can be found here.

bahan2
5 pot beras siam wangi AAA
2 1/2 pot air
2 1/2 pot santan (ambik from 1 biji kelapa)
daun pandan
2 tbs halba
2 inches halia - julienne
10 biji bwg merah - potong nipis
2 1/2 tbs garam (masuk dalam santan)

cara2
1. rendam beras for about 5-8 hours.
2. then kukus beras for about 1/2 hour, until 3/4 masak.
3. keluarkan dari kukusan, then masuk dalam bekas besar, tuang air, kacau sampai air kering dan nasi sejuk.
4. masukkan balik nasi dalam kukusan, then tabur halba, halia and bawang.
5. kukus sampai nasi masak dan jadi gemuk :)
6. tuang nasi dalam bekas besar, masukkan santan, kacau/harung sampai nasi tak berwap

Gulai Ikan Tongkol
bahan2
2 kg ikan tongkol besar, potong 3-4, rebus dengan nisan, garam and asam keping.

bahan untuk blend
25 biji bwg merah (i used 5 biji bwg besar)
10 ulas bwg putih
2 inci halia
3 inches lengkuas
12 tbs cili boh
1 tbs belacan
5 tbs rempah nasik dagang

santan 1 kg
nisan
garam, gula

cara2
1. masukkan santan dalam periuk, tuang bahan blend. masukkan dalam 5-8 cups of air
2. masak sampai santan naik minyak.
3. bila santan dah naik minyak, masukkan nisan, garam, gula, ikan tongkol dan air rebusan ikan tongkol.
4. masak for about 10-15 minutes, then masukkan cili padi, belimbing buluh

Budak Demam

Yesterday was a full day for me. Aku cooked kuey teow goreng kerang for breakfast then nasi dagang for lunch, and made chocolate silk tart for tea. Dinner malas nak masak, dah habis gas.. Hahaha... Alasan semata.

Semua tu aku masak dalam busy menjaga budak sakit. Letih la jaga org tua sakit, mengalah budak kecil. I cooked bubur ayam for him.

Claypot Chicken Rice - The recipe

As promised to Ermayum, here's the recipe. Basically this is campak2 recipe, I dont have a specific recipe for this.

Bahan2
1 ekor ayam - cubed (mine potong 24)
250gm dried mushroom (rendam overnight, drain and reserve the juice), potong 2
8-10 ulas bwg putih - crushed
2 tbs minyak bijan
1 cup of air plus the juice from the mushroom
1 1/2 tbs of cornflour - bancuh dengan air
4 tbs kicap pekat
4 tbs kicap manis
garam, gula
ikan kurau - potong kecik2, goreng garing

cara2
1. tumis bawang putih dengan sedikit minyak sampai garing. Masukkan ayam, kicap manis, kicap pekat, air dan mushroom.
2. apabila ayam dah masak, masukkan minyak bijan, garam, gula and cornflour. renihkan sampai kuah pekat.
3. panaskan oven 200 degree celcius, glaze baking dish dengan minyak bijan. Masukkan nasi, topped with ayam beserta kuah. bakar for about 15-20 minutes.
4. hidangkan bersama ikan kurau goreng.

Tokyo Street Pavillion

Here we're, on a public holiday, jalan2 ke Daiso at Pavillion. The initial plan was to leave home at 9am so that senang cari parking. But we woke up late, pukul 10am. By the time we leave home it was already 11am. But surprisingly, KL is quite lengang.

Masuk parking Pavillion, punya la byk parking spot. I was very happy! Hehehe.. One thing I hate about going I shopping mall kat KL ni, seksanya nak cari parking, especially masa weekend. I guess ramai penghuni KL pegi cuti2 Malaysia kot.

Busy Saturday

I woke up as early as 6am. Hajat hati lepas subuh nak pegi pasar tani coz nak beli kerang. Tapi malasnya nak keluar pepagi buta. At 7am, langit still gelap, kalau drive, memang kena on headlight.

Lagi best golek2 atas katil dari bersesak2 dengan manusia kat pasar tani. Dunno why, pasar tani kat melawati ni glamour sungguh, sentiasa busy. Aku jarang sgt2 pegi pasar tani coz I think pasar tani is a bit pricey. Contohnya, ikan kembung sekilo RM15. Kalau aku beli kat terengganu baru RM10. Masa CNY, ada brother ni jual kat aku ikan kembung RM6 perkg coz dia nak tutup gerai awal before maghrib. Rezeki aku :)

Btw, in the end, aku pegi jugak pasar tani lepas makan lontong kat gerai kat melawati. Lontongnya sangat Sedap!! Dah jadi favorite breakfast place utk aku and hubby. Masa tengah jalan from parking lot to pasar tani, aku jumpa Jue, she commented on how kurus I am now. Hehehe... Happy kejap.

Balik from pasar tani, I went out with my cousin wan. Dia mintak tolong masakkan japchae. We went to Korean mart kat ampang to buy the glass noodles and ottogi sesame oil. Pastu we went to jusco to buy meat and veges. I cooked 2kg of japchae!!! Byk giler! Lenguh tangan kacau the japchae.

Lepas masak japchae, I cooked lunch for hubby. Simple lunch today, kerabu pucuk paku and grilled black pepper beef with onions and shiitake mushroom. Err... Sorry.. Lupa nak ambik gambar, dah licin pun. The beef I bought kat jusco. It was on 50% off. I'm a sucker when it comes to bargain! Hehe..

Claypot Chicken Rice minus The Claypot

Errr... I've to buy a claypot. Susahla takde claypot. Iman suka sgt makan claypot chicken rice. Kebetulan masa dok mengemas pantry, aku terjumpa sebungkus dried mushroom. Maka, jadila project claypot chicken rice tu.

Patutnya kalau buat the claypot chicken rice, kena masak guna claypot and guna stove to panas kan the nasi with the chicken. Tapi, oleh kerana aku takde claypot, aku guna Pyrex and panas kan the rice dalam oven. Sedap!!! Hehehe... Pandai je puji diri sendiri.

Cinnamon Chocolate Chips Swirl Bread

Waa... lama sungguh aku biarkan blog ni sendirian. I was so not in the mood to update. Asyik balik Terengganu je, takde masa nak main masak2 or ambik gambar.

Cinnamon Choc Swirl Bread

Sungguh sedap! especially bila makan panas2. Semerbak bau rumah dengan choc and cinnamon :)

Adapted from Technicolor
Cinnamon choc chip swirl bread
slightly adapted from The SoNo Baking Company Cookbook

Dough:
¾ cup (180ml) warm whole milk
1 ¾ teaspoons active dried yeast
3 ¼ cups (455g) all purpose flour
½ cup + 1 ½ tablespoons (85g) whole wheat flour ( I didnt use whole wheat, instead I used all purpose flour)
3 tablespoons caster (superfine) sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
6 ½ tablespoons (91g) unsalted butter, cold, chopped
½ cup + 2 tablespoons water ( I used 3/4 cup of water. I like my dough to be a bit sticky coz sticky dough means softer bread)
2/3 cup dark chocolate chips (I used chopped chocolate bar)

Filling:
2/3 cup (133g) caster (superfine) sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 large egg, beaten, for egg wash
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted

1. Start by making the dough: in a small bowl, mix the warm milk and the yeast with a fork and set aside until foamy, about 5 minutes.

2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, using the paddle attachment, beat the all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, salt and butter on low speed until butter dissolves into the dry ingredients. Add the yeast mixture and the water and beat on low speed until well combine – the dough should be tacky but not sticky when touched; if the dough is too dry, add water by the tablespoon.

3. Turn the dough onto an unfloured surface and knead until dough pulls together in a ball and becomes less tacky. Knead for 7-9 minutes or until dough is smooth and springy. Pat the dough into a 23cm (9in) round, sprinkle with the chocolate chips (or raisins), and knead briefly to incorporate. Form a ball with the dough, place into a lightly oiled large bowl, turn so both sides are coated, cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place (at least 21°C/70°F) until increased in bulk by 1 ½ times and very soft, 1 to 1 ½ hours.

4. Deflate the dough: using a plastic pastry scraper, turn the top of the dough down and the bottom up. Turn the dough so that the smooth side faces in. cover with plastic wrap again and let rise in a warm place until increased in bulk by 1 ½ times, about 1 hour.

5. Make the filling: in a small bowl, mix the sugar and cinnamon together. Measure out 1/3 cup of the mixture and reserve it separately.

6. Turn the dough onto an unfloured surface, gently stretch it to make a 15x35cm (6x14in) rectangle, then brush with the egg wash. Sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar mixture, allowing 2.5cm (1in) borders at top and bottom. Rolling from the top, roll the loaf as tightly as you can into a log. Gently press the seams together. Place the loaf seam side down in a buttered 21x11cm (8 ½ x4 ½ in) loaf pan.

7. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise until increased in bulk by 1 ½ times, 30-45 minutes.
Set the oven rack in the middle position. Preheat the oven to 260°C/500°F.

8. Place the loaf on a baking sheet, put it in the oven and immediately reduce the temperature to 190°C/375°F. bake, rotating about two-thirds of the way through the baking time, until the crust is evenly brown and the loaf sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom (using oven mitts, carefully lift the bread from the pan and gently tap on the bottom with your knuckles), 40-45 minutes. Remove from the oven, unmold onto a wire rack and let cool completely.

9. Brush the cooled loaf with the melted butter and sprinkle with the reserved cinnamon sugar mixture. Place the loaf back on the wire rack and let stand until sugar coating dries, about 30 minutes.

Happy Birthday!

Dear hubby,

I might not be able to give you the best gift on you birthday, I can't give much anyway. But that doesnt mean that I love you less. All the sacrifices that I've made throughout our marriage is a proof of how much I love you.

May Allah grant us the strength to be on the righteous path.

The stray cat that became a house cat

Iman loves cats or any animals. According to hubby, dia ikut his ku (grandfather) belah hubby yg sangat suka binatang. As for aku? Aku cuma suka dan sayang Simba je, kucing aku yang dah few years mati. Aku ni amatla penggelinya. Kalau tengok stray cats, takut nak pegang, unlike Iman and hubby.

Chuppy was picked up after 1 year plus the original Chuppy kena kidnap. Iman was so smitten with this new Chuppy. But since she's asthmatic, aku limit her time with Chuppy. Chuppy is also not allowed to come inside the house. Yea... I know.. Aku kejam! But better safe than sorry kan? Lagi pun aku dah letih berkhemah kat hospital since the girls baby. Not that I'm complaining :)

This is Chuppy after almost 2 years with us.

Red Day at Kenny Roger's

My sister, ayu, tagged me on the Red Day poster. Makcik ni pun apa lagi, excited yg terover2 la nak pegi. The truth is, I'm not that fond of Kenny Roger's food. I think it's a bit pricey. Furthermore boleh masak sendiri kat rumah kan, takyah la buang duit makan kat kedai.

We went there at about 2pm. The girls had to ponteng KAFA coz memang tak sempat nak antar dia org. Shariff and ibu dia joined us. Aduhai shariff! Memang stress aku. Time nak balik, dia takmau ikut his ibu, nak ikut mama. Aku pulak memang letih sgt coz the nite before I slept at 4am! Memang tak larat nak melayan shariff.

Wordless Wednesday

Testing

I just downloaded blogger app for iPod. I hope this will make my blogging life easier. Boleh la update blog kat mana2 je. I need to play around and familiarize myself with this app.

Stir Fry Soba

On Friday last week, Lily came over during lunch coz her lunch break on Fridays is 2 hours. Since kete aku buat hal Friday tu, instead of going to KLCC to where she works, she had to come over to Melawati. Thank you Lily!! Friday hari tu kan panas, so we had to go somewhere cool. The choices are, KFC, Dominos and Secret Recipe. We chose Secret Recipe Melawati.

The truth was, I wasnt that hungry masa tu. Lily ordered Stir Fry Soba, and we shared the soba. It was delicious!! Tak sangka soba kat situ sedap. The funny thing about having a coffee with a girlfriend, you didnt realise how time flies! Rasa kejap je 2 jam tu. We had a heart to heart talk. One of the core thing that we discuss was, being judgmental and belittling people. Sometimes you dont have to say it out loud, just voicing it out dalam hati pun dah salah. It shows how egoistic we are. And orang yang ada sekumit ego dalam hati masa dia mati, memang takan bau syurga. Nauzubillah..Marilah kita sama2, sempena tahun 2012 ni, cuba untuk membuang ego.

Stir Fry Soba

This is the basic recipe yang aku post on my facebook.

Aku rebus soba, siram air sejuk, toskan. Pastu panas kan minyak, tumis crushed garlic, then add sayur. Sayur boleh letak apa2 sayur. Aku letak kobis, carrot and mushroom. Then add light soya sauce, salt and soba. Boleh add fish cake. I used chicken salami. Goreng for few minutes then boleh la dihidangkan dgn lettuce.

Projek Meroti 2012

Setelah berbulan tak buat roti, finally yesterday, aku berjaya mengatasi kemalasan melampau dan berjaya menguli roti menggunakan mixer! hehe... Tak kuasa ler nak uli guna tangan. Since I was gone for more than 1 month, barang2 kat pantry tu sgt2 limited. I had to make do with whatever that I have. Mula2 plan nak buat floss buns, tapi tengok chicken floss dah habis. Bukak freezer, ada 7 pieces of hotdog tinggal. So I ended up with pizza buns and serunding buns. Serunding daging tu neighbour sebelah yang bagi. Sedap! :D

I'm still using the sweet bun recipe shared by Happy Flour. I love her recipe sebab aku tak payah guna any additive, and roti still lembut dan gebu. Lagipun I'm the kind yang, kalau dah sesuai dengan satu recipe, aku akan guna that recipe je unless buat kek. With roti, malas nak trial and error sebab it's time consuming bila buat roti ni. So, kalau aku end up dengan recipe yang tak menjadi, I'd be wasting my time.

Aku dah penah kena sekali, masa buat roti naik. Someone gave me a recipe, which she herself hasnt tried. Maybe because it was from a recipe book, she thought it's foolproof. Ended up, aku wasted more than 10 hours menunggu roti yang tak naik2. Memang frust! To me, if u wanna share a recipe, share a foolproof recipe which has been tried. Tak boleh expect orang mencuba untuk kita. Err.. that's my 2 cents. Sorry sangat kalau aku ada mengguris hati sesapa. It was unintentional.

 Pizza bun

Serunding buns

Recipe (This recipe is perfect! but I reduced the sugar)

Ingredients
(Basic Sweet Buns Dough)
200g bread flour
100g plain flour
6g instant yeast
55g sugar (I only use 2 tbs)
140g milk
1 egg
1/2tsp salt
45g butter

100g raisins } soak for 5mins
1tsp water } then squeeze out liquid

Steps:
1. Combine all ingredients in a mixer, except butter and rasins.
2. Beat at medium speed until it form a dough and add in the butter.
3. Continue to beat until it form a smooth and elastic dough.
4. Cover the dough and let it prove for 45-60mins.
5. Flatten the dough on a lightly floured surface and knead in the raisins.
6. Divide dough into about 55g each portion and rest for another 10mins.
7. Shape into round ball and arrange it on a greased tray.
8. Cover and leave to prove for 45mins until it doubled in size.
9. Preheat oven to 190C.
10.Brush surface with milk and bake in a preheated oven for 10mins until buns is brown.
11.Remove buns from tin, brush surface with butter and cool on a wire rack.

Note: You can use this basic sweet buns dough to make any types of buns of your choice. If you prefer a softer buns, just add 1/2tsp of bread improver or softener.

Schooling week...

This week, Iman and Iffah are back in school. Their school holiday ended on 3rd January. Aku rasa aku la orang yang paling bercinta nak bangun masak breakfast untuk the girls. More than 2 months aku cuti buat breakfast. While kat Terengganu, everyday makan kat luar. Kat sana, banyak sangat variety, that, rasa rugi pulak kalau masak breakfast kat rumah sebab tak boleh rasa macam2 makanan.. hehehe.. terukkan?

First day of school, aku goreng mee for the girls. Today, aku tak masak apa2 sebab malas sangat. Lunch box dia orang aku letak nasi with curry ayam. Their breakfast, roti with curry ayam, leftover from last nite. Aku tak larat these past few days sebab kena migraine yang sangat teruk. Duduk kat Terengganu, it has always been mendung, berangin and sometimes hujan. Cuaca memang best. Balik je KL, panas yang amat. Subhanallah! memang perit rasa kalau kena ambik the girls time tengahari.

The problem with me is, my migraine will be worse bila cuaca panas macam sekarang. Kalau keluar time panas terik, balik je rumah, sure kena migraine yg teruk. Anyway, I wanna start my entry for this year with a recipe. Dah lama aku buat puding ni, during ramadhan last year. Tapi sebab towards the end of last year, aku dah jarang berblogging, maka, this puding telah diperam selama berbulan2 dalam folder. InsyaAllah, I'll start blogging actively. Aku harap Allah will give me strength.

Puding Buih

Bahan2
20gm agar2
1 litre water
1/4 cup of sugar
1/2 tin susu pekat (500g)
telur putih 8 biji
telur kuning 4 biji
rose essence

cara2
1. didihkan air + agar2 sampai hancur, masukkan gula, set aside.
2. pukul telur sampai stiff, masukkan susu, pukul lagi.
3. then masukkan agar dlm susu + telur, tambah rose essence, pukul for another 3-5 minutes. sejukkan

for the sauce
1/2 tin susu pekat (500gm)
telur kuning 4 biji
1 tbs tepung castard
air 250ml

cara2
1. masukkan semua bahan dlm periuk, kacau atas api yg slow sampai pekat. masukkan yellow colouring few drops, and rose essence.

 note : for the sauce, aku add heavy syrup from fruit cocktail, served chill with fruit cocktail.