[Food & Recipe] Angelhair Aglio Olio

STEP 1
[1]  1 packet angelhair pasta
[2]  1 chicken cube
[3]  4 tbsp cooking oil
[4]  1 tsp coarse salt

- In a pot, add water with chicken cube, cooking oil and salt.
- Bring to a boil.
- Add angelhair and leave to boil until half cooked.
- Take 2 cups of the water, set aside.
- Strain angelhair, set aside.

STEP 2
[5]  Chicken strips - cut into medium-sized bits
[6]  Prawn - leave the tail intact, cut the back and devein
[7]  Squid - cut into rings

- Properly strain and dab (with kitchen towel) the chicken, prawn and squid.
- Heat oil in a work until really hot.
- Fry the chicken, prawn and squid on high heat until the have that brown hues. Fry in small batches.
- Set aside

STEP 3
[8]   6 garlics - I prefer to slice mine, or
                              you can mince the garlic, or
                              'lempang je dengan cleaver sampai penyek'
[9]   Parsley flakes
[10] Chili flakes
[11] 2 cups of pasta water (from Step 1)

- Heat oil in a wok.
- Fry the garlic until they brown on the edges.
- Sprinkle generous amount of parsley and chilli flakes and fry for about 30 seconds.
- Add a cup of pasta water.
- Add angelhair and stir and mix evenly. Use a thong, that would be easier to deal with it :-)
- Add chicken, prawn and squid.
- Add more pasta water if needed.
- Sprinkle some salt to taste (not too much as the angelhair was boiled with salt earlier on).
- Just after turning off the flame, sprinkle some more parsley and chili flakes, you'll get a more 'fresher' look.

Serve & Enjoy!

p/s  I didn't add vege coz the kekanaks don't really eat vege. Instead, I halved cherry tomatoes and served those in their individual bowls. 

[Food & Recipe] Pineapple Cake

Assalamualaikum.

Peace Be Upon You.

My first cake for 2018.

Of course my first-bake-of-the-year has to be everyone's favorite - Pineapple Cake.

Original recipe calls for margarine but I made do with the butter. 

Too lazy to go out beli majerin. 

Ingredients

[1]  250 gm - butter

[2]  200 gm - castor sugar

[3]  3 - eggs

[4]  220 gm - self raising flour

[5]  1 can - pineapple (cube) - drain. 

         Blend half of the cubes with 6 tbsp juice. 

         Cut the other half of cubes into small pieces.

- Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. 

- Slowly add egg one by one. 

- Fold in the flour. 

- Fold in blended pineapple. 

- Pour in the cake pan. 

- Sprinkle small pieces of pineapple cubes on top. 

- Bake 170d (no fan) for 40 minutes. 

If you are a sweet-tooth, you may want to add up some more sugar.. perhaps to 220-240 grams. I lessened the sugar to suit our taste. 

[Bekal] [Makcik Kantin] BOTD Week 4 & Week 5 (Jan & Feb)

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Peace Be Upon You.

Week 4 2017 saw only three days of school (hip hip hurray!).
And Week 5 also had 3 days of school (hip hip hurray!).
Me and my husband enjoyed an extra day since our office address is in KL (hip hip hurray!)

Domino's Pizza tu leftover from dinner the night before.
Got some cruchy apples at AEON Big, sprinkled generously with serbuk asam masin (something I need to reduce/avoid)

I chopped some prawns then sautéed until fully cooked.
Then added to beaten eggs along with a bit of fresh milk and salt.

Sans sayur for the kids because of two reasons
(1) Ah Boy doesn't like greens
(2) To ensure the food won't go bad too quickly

I had mine with generous helping of sliced tomatoes and lettuce.

Ayamas' English Breakfast's sausage is our favourite. It's flavourful. It's meaty and remain soft.
I also made scrambled eggs.
I put slices of bread, the kids can choose what they want for filling.
 

 

My kids absolutely love Buttermilk Chicken Fritters. I cut chicken breasts into small strips and marinade with buttermilk. Buttermilk can be very expensive so I made mine using milk and vinegar.

 

Pan fried the beef salami and arranged them on slices of bread. Topped with cheese slice and toasted.

 

That was the line-up for the past two weeks whenever school in session. Simple, easy peasy. It just needs a bit of effort getting up early. Some can be done beforehand the night before. That can save some of your morning time.

 

 

[Bekal] [makcik kantin] BOTD W3 - January

Assalamualaikum.
Peace be Upon You.

3rd week of school is making its closure today.

Asked some friends, how is Ah Boi coping at school. I pondered a while and thought about an incident that made me drove to the school there and then.

 

Coping. .... was my answer.
And other people are also trying to cope with him

 

Anyway, here's my BOTD line-up for the week trois 2017. Nothing much except they were made and filled with loads of love.

Monday

Sushi rolls were from dinner the night before.
Kept them refrigerated and told the boys to gobble them down as soon as they have settled down at taska.
And filling for tuna mayo sandwich if from the balance that I used for sushi.

Tuesday

Made savoury bread pudding.
Replaced sugar with salt and chicken cube.
Added loads of bits of chicken and beef salami.
Topped with a bit of cheese slice.

Husband made fried rice for dinner the night before and there was some left.
So, into bekal it was.

Wednesday

Obviously my bento-mood depleted tremendously on Wednesday :-)
Baked frozen pizza and reheated grilled chicken (that I ordered for dinner the night before....)

Thursday

Paratha Sosej ala mumia. I had meant them beautifully wrapped in criss-cross kinda way. But having three students asking this that from left and right surely affected my mood in some way or another. Maka terhasillah sosej dalam bungkusan roti paratha ala-ala mumia.

I brought nasi and chicken currey to work.
Chicken curry was a frozen leftover.
Whenever I make curry, I double the portions so I can keep some for later use, you know, on those lazy nights

 

Friday

Don't ask.
Ran out of fruits.
Ran out of mood.

[Bekal] [makcik-kantin] BOTD W2 2017 - January

Assalamualaikum.

Peace Be Upon You.

 

When school-term is in session, my Makcik Kantin duty resumes.

 

Bekal breakfast ke taska is a must. I have tried to convince Ah Boy tak payah bawak bekal pegi sekolah. I thought he might agree coz maybe macam tak cool dah sekolah menengah bawak bekal,.. kot? Plus takut the food spoil coz dia sesi petang and I prepared whatever bekal sebelah pagi before pegi kerja.. But my darling Ah Boy insisted.

 

Anyway, 2nd week of school almost ends today. I prepare bekal everyday but only managed to bekal-fie the past two days only. Excuse my forgetfulness. Be warned that mine are a far cry from those bento berhias like other moms do. Very simple and basic.

 

And here's my Thursday and Friday BOTD - Bekal of The Day.

The simple humble egg toast or fondly known as roti telur.
The twist - chicken salami and cheese slice.
I added a bit of condensed milk alongside salt in the egg mixture.
While still hot, place a slice of cheese and you watch it slowly melts,, such a therapeutic sight :-D

These I prepared from frozen pizza and nuggets. I always have these (and the likes) in my freezer for those days of mental block tak tau nak masak apa.

I will be back with my Makcik Kantin ramblings and BOTD next Friday. InsyaAllah.
Till then, have a nice weekends. Spend the time wisely with your family.

[Food & Recipe] Tom Yam Ayam

Assalamualaikum.
Peace be upon you.

Tom Yam.

Jarang sangat jumpa orang tak suka makan Tom Yam. My son, Ah Boy is one. The rest of the household would impatiently wait for mealtime kalau buat Yom Yam.

Tom Yam is pretty easy to make. Likewise Kari and Kurma. If you know how to do it, you would tell that to others who don't. But for those who don't, things may seem complicated. Exactly like I felt during my pre Tom Yam, pre Kari, pre Kurma days. If I, yang terkial-kial kat dapur ni can do this, InsyaAllah, so can you.

 

My version would always be Tom Yam Ayam. My other half thinks sotong and udang are much better be on their own, in other kind of cooking. Layan kan aje lah.

 

So, jom I share how I do my Tom Yam Ayam

 

[1]  1 ekor ayam - asingkan bahagian with too much meat, like breast. I normally reserve the meaty parts for deep frying.

[2]  1 1/2 yellow onion - cut into wedges
[3]  4-5 small green chillies - smash
[4]  2-3 stalks lemon grass - smash
[5]  3-4 pieces kaffir lime leaves - tear in half
[6]  3-4 tbsp Tom Yam paste - I use Tai Pee brand
[7]  1 chicken cube - I use Maggi brand

[8]  1 carrot - cut into wedges
[9]  1 packet oyster mushroom - cut into small pieces

[10]  1 1/2 tomatoes - cut into 4 or 6
[11]  2-3 bunch coriander leaves - discard the roots
[12]  1-2 lime - take the juice
[13]  2-3 tbsp fish sauce

Salt and sugar to taste

- Put [1] to [7] in a pot. Pour enough water to submerge everything. Bring to a boil under medium heat.

- When the chicken almost cooked through, add carrot and mushroom. Add salt and sugar. Do not add too much salt as the fish sauce will add some saltiness as well. Cook until carrot is soft.

- Add lime juice and fish sauce. Leave to boil for another 1 or 2 minutes.

- Turn off heat. Add in tomatoes and coriander leaves.

- Leave for about 5 minutes.

- Serve and enjoy!

[Food & Recipe] Vege Omelette

Assalamualaikum.
Peace Be Upon You.

On malas days, or on days I stood staring into the freezer, void of ideas of what to cook, almost always I ended up doing this. Omelette with vege. Masak sekali je dah dapat source of protein (eggs) and vitmins and minerals (vege).

A very simple, easy peasy to make dish. And with minimal cleaning-up lepas masak. Guna satu pan je. Itulah lauk.. itulah jugak sayur. He.. he..

[1]  2 eggs
[2]  Salt & pepper - to taste
[3]  1 or 2 small chillies - sliced thinly
[4]  1 handful bunapi mushroom
[5]  1/2 floret broccoli - cut into small pieces
[6]  1/2 bulb yellow onion - sliced thinly

- Heat oil in a flat pan.
- In a bowl, mix salt, pepper and chillies with egg. Beat until well mixed.
- When the oil in pan is hot enough, fry onion, broccoli and mushroom until onion is translucent and broccoli is soft.
- Pour egg mixture and fry for 2-3 minutes.
- Turn the omelette to the other side and further fry  for another 1-2 minutes.

Sangat sesuai di makan dengan nasi yang panas-panas. For me, takde lauk lain pun dah okay.

Just in case you are wondering apa lah bunapi mushroom tu, tengok gambar kat bawah ni.

Photo credit to Google

Bunapi yang putih belah kiri tu. Seen here with its brown counterpart, Shimeji. Ni hasil siasatan via wiki. Correct me if I am wrong.

I think most of us pernah and biasa Nampak these mushroom kat kedai kan.

I prefer yang putih coz the brown has stronger taste and smell which do not really agree dengan my tekak.

[Food & Recipe] Ayam Noneng

Assalamualaikum.
Peace Be Upon You.

Today is my supposedly the day I report duty back in the office. For some reasons, we (husband and I) decided that I should extend the leave, so here I am today, now, at home.

 

This means I am forgoing some of the things. But I also gain some of the things, somewhere else. InsyaAllah.

 

Between then and now, there were two weddings. Nephew and niece from husband's side got married. May Allah bestowed them with abundant of happiness.

Anyway. Semalam was too lazy to go groceries shopping. For dinner, I just grabbed whatever there was dalam fridge. And ada some chicken parts in the freezer. Kelentung kelentang kelentung kelentang, and voila! Ayam Noneng (Ayam No Name).

 

Husband said ada rasa macam padprik. I think so too. Maybe because I used serai and daun limau purut.

 

Ingredients

[1]  1/2kg chicken parts (not the meaty ones)

[2]  1 yellow onion - sliced

[3]  4 garlic - crushed

[4]  1 inch ginger - sliced

[5]  2 stalks lemon grass - bruised

[5]  4 pcs kaffir lime leaves - torn

[6]  Small chillies - crushed

[7]  Salt - to taste

[8]  2-3 tbsp. oyster sauce

[9]  1-2 tbsp. caramel sauce

[10]  2 pcs asam keeping

[11]  1/2 carrot - sliced

[12]  1 packet baby corn - cut into small pieces.

 

- Heat 2-3 tbsp cooking oil in a wok.

- Fry garlic, yellow onion, ginger and lemongrass until fragrant and yellow onion a bit burnt, but don't over do it.. hehe

- Add chicken parts and fry a bit for about 5 minutes.

- Add salt and oyster sauce. Mix well, then add about 1/2 cup water.

- Cover the wok and leave to cook for about 10 minutes.

- Add kaffir lime leaves, small chillies, asam keeping, carrot and baby corn.

- Add caramel sauce.

- Cook for another 5 minutes.

- Ready to serve

 

Sedap dimakan dengan nasi panas-panas.

 

Selamat mencuba!

 

 

 

[Food & Recipe] Apple Puff & Tuna Puff

Assalamualaikum
Peace be upon you

So, the mid-year term break has started! We kicked-off with having Budak Benyek circumcised. Since now Ummi cuti, I think it's a good time coz he's on mid-term break and I can pay full attention during his recovery period. We're doing good, Alhamdulillah.

 

Last week was a puff-kinda week. I had a pack of instant puff pastry sitting in my freezer for quite sometime. I just needed to do the filling only.

 

Mula-mula buat Apple Puff. Guna 2 biji Granny Smith green apple. Buang kulit and biji. Diced. Masak with a little water, sugar and cinnamon powder.

Tadaaaaaa! After 15 minutes in the oven, I am quite pleased on how these turned out. Forgot to egg-wash tho.

 

One sheet of puff pastry yields four parts. I cut the big square of a pastry sheet into four small squares. Spoon the filling and then simply fold them along the edges. Then, using a fork, pressed along edges, making sure betul-betul lekat bahagian tepi tu. Lepas tu, cut off the excess and uneven edges. Actually this step cosmetic saja, but I just couldn't help myself hehe. Snip off or prick to let steam escape while baking. 

 

 

 

See, tiga side yang ada kesan fork tu, and one without. That one without is bahagian tengah-tengah yang kita lipat puff tadi tu. 

 

 

And I also made Tuna Puff. Just mix tuna flakes (in can) with loads of mayo (I use Kewpie - once dah cuba, there's not turning back).

 

This batch, I buat triangle. Just cut the puff sheet into 4 triangle. Spoon the filling and fold. Lagi senang buat triangle shape. To me la. Yang ni ada egg-wash.

 

Easy peasy. Cubalah.  :-)

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Food & Recipe] Nasi Briyani

Assalamualaikum
Peace be upon you

A couple of weeks ago, I made Nasi Briyani. From scratch.

Adapted 90% from original recipe taken from blog Best of Wardah. There's also a link to a video demonstration in that entry.

 

First time tengok ada orang share kat FB. Teruja nak buat coz it doesn't call for premix or instant biryani spices or paste. Kekonon nak challenge diri sendiri laa...

 

I didn't get the color macam dalam video tu. Nevertheless I am still satisfied with the outcome.

 

 

 

Husband oredi oder satu tray nanti nak bawak pegi ofis jamu kawan-kawan dia :-)

 

Resepi ni ada tiga bahagian iaitu

(1) Penyediaan ayam 

(2) Penyediaan nasi  

(3) Menggabungkan ayam + nasi

 

 

(1) PENYEDIAAN AYAM

 

- Panaskan 1/2 cawan minyak dalam kuali.

 

- Tumis bawang besar hingga hampir garing. Awas jangan sampai hangit!

 

- Masukkan pula halia dan bawang putih yang dikisar

 

- Masukkan pula ayam. Biarkan hingga keluar air. Balik-balikkan supaya tak hangus.

 

- Kemudian masukkan rempah ratus - kulit kayu manis, buah pelaga, bunga lawang, bunga cengkih, daun bay dan jintan manis.

 

- Kacau rata, hingga naik bau.

 

- Masukkan pula cili boh dan serbuk kunyit.

- Masukkan pula yoghurt. Kacau sebati.

 

- Kemudian masukkan air dan didihkan hingga ayam hampir masak.

Ayam is ready! Ketepikan dulu. Kita sediakan nasi pulak..

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(2) PENYEDIAAN NASI

- Rendam beras selama 30 minit. Bersih dan toskan.

 

- Dalam satu periuk, masukkan air dan tambah garam, daun bay, bunga cengkih dan buah pelaga.

 

- Didihkan.

 

- Apabila sudah mendidih, masukkan beras yang ditos tadi. Tanak selama 10 minit.

 

- Toskan.

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(3) MENGGABUNGKAN AYAM DAN NASI

- Dalam satu tray, susun ayam. Tuangkan kuahnya.

- Susun pula daun ketumbar, tomato, lemon dan capsicum.

 

- Tuang nasi.

 

- Titiskan sedikit pewarna makanan. Saya guna warna oren.

 

- Dengan mengunakan tangkai sudu atau chopstick, buat lubang-lubang di atas nasi untuk membenarkan stim dari kuah ayam naik ke atas.

 

- Tutup tray dengan aluminium foil.

 

- Masukkan dalam oven selama 30-40 minit, pada suhu 160C

 

Like I have mentioned earlier, I copy 90% from the original recipe coz I couldn't find black cardamom. In fact tak tau pun kewujudan black cardamom. And tak jumpa juga peppercorn. Not whole peppercorn. And not even cracked peppercorn. Selalu ada je kat kedai. Memang ditakdirkan tak berjodohan masa nak buat biryani tu..

Macam complicated kan? But if you see the video demo, it is not that hard actually. And worth trying if you like biryani.

 

Highly recommended.

[Food & Recipe] Honey Biscuit

Assalamualaikum
Peace be upon you

So, how was your weekends? Mine was a productive ones. At least by my standard.

Went to IKEA Cheras. Since I am now in my cookie-mood, I need more cookies jars! And they must be the same like the very one jar I have a home. So, IKEA it was. And of course I had to also buy other things as well :-)

 

In kitchen department, I am an even more happier woman. Tried out two new recipes and both turned out well. Made Briyani for lunch. I gave myself a pat on the back since the recipe doesn't call for premix spices and had to be done from scratch.

 

I also tried Honey Biscuit. Fell in love at first sight masa makan kat Texas Chicken tapi tak sampai hati nak beli banyak-banyak. Mahal!

 

Adapted from original recipe - The Blue Jean Chef - Buttermilk Biscuit

Ingredients
[1]   2 1/3 cups self-raising flour
[2]   4 tbsp castor sugar
[3]   113 gm butter (straight from the fridge)
[4]   1 1/3 cups buttermilk
[5]   2 tbsp honey
[6]   1 tbsp butter (melted), add honey and stir

- In a bowl, mix flour and sugar.
- Grate butter into the flour-sugar mixture, stir until it resembles crumble
- Add buttermilk and honey
- Using a spatula, mix until just combined. The mixture should be very soft and sticky
- Generously dust a tray with flour, scoop the mixture onto the tray. Using both hands, shape and coat the mixture with flour.
- Arrange in a baking tray.
- Bake for 30 minutes, 160C then take it out, drizzle with butter+honey .. no [6]
- Bake for another 10 minutes

Sedap makan panas-panas with mug of kopi panas on rainy night :-)

[Food & Recipe] Kari Ayam

Sebetulnya, that was the first time saya masak Kari Ayam. Husband was away on a work trip. He called and tanya what we were having for dinner.

 

So... kari ayam?
Kari ayam makan kat rumah?
Kari ayam yang masak di rumah?

I sent him this photo.

:-)

 

Masakan yang orang lain mungkin pejam mata pun boleh masak kot. Saya? Kena google resepi dulu.. tanya kawan-kawan.

Hasilnya? Alhamdulillah. Anak-anak suka. Budak Benyek initially protes. Sudahnya dia yang mencedok kuah banyak-banyak kat nasi dia. And I'm glad Ah Boy suka juga. I am trying to cut down his NKT (Nasi + Kicap + Telur) intake. Yes, nothing wrong dengan telur, protein what kan. Saya cuma nak variasikan makanan dia. As for Kakak, she has no problem adjusting her tekak, just like her mother yang makan macam-macam hehe.

 

 Ingredients

[1]    1/2 ekor ayam saiz sedang - potong kecil
[2]    Rempah tumis - kulit kayu manis, bunga lawang, buah pelaga dan bunga cengkih
[3]    5 ulas bawang merah - hiris
[4]    4 ulas bawang putih - hiris
[5]    Halia (sebesar kira-kira ibu jari) - hiris
[6]    2 1/2 sudu besar serbuk kari - tambah sedikit air dan jadikan pes
[7]    3/4 - 1 cawan santan (saya guna santan kotak jenama M&S)
[8]    Garam secukup rasa
[9]    1 sudu the pes asam jawa (saya guna jenama Adabi) - bancuh dengan sedikit air
[9]    3-4 sudu besar minyak masak
[10]  2 1/2 cawan air
[11]  3 biji kentang - potong 4 atau 5

- Panaskan minyak masak dalam kuali atau periuk. Masukkan rempah tumis dan kacau hingga naik bau. Masukkan bawang merah dan bawang putih. Tumis lagi hingga layu dan naik bau.
- Masukkan pes kari. Kacau hingga pecah minyak. Hati-hati supaya tidak hangit.
- Masukkan ayam dan kacau supaya sebati dengan tumisan. Tunggu sehingga ayam keluar airnya sedikit. Masukkan pula kentang.
- Masukkan air dan santan. Biarkan hingga menggelegak seketika.
- Masukkan pula air asam dan garam.
- Didihkan hingga ayam masak dan jika ada kentang, kentangnya empuk.

Bila masak ada guna santan, sila jangan leka dengan benda lain, terutamanya FB atau IG atau wassap :-)  Kalau dibiarkan lama tak dikacau, ada harapan akan berketul-ketul nanti.

Sejak cuti panjang ni, this is the third recipe I tried doing and Alhamdulillah it turned out okay. The other two recipes are Gulai Ikan Patin (Pahang style) and Asam Pedas. I tried doing guna ikan tilapia and then daging tetel. Alhamdulillah menjadi.

Kari ni pulak, makin diperangatkan, makin sedap. And leftover can be frozen. Same goes to Gulai Ikan Patin and Asam Pedas. So sekali masak boleh masak banyak sikit. Some people mungkin lebih suka makan masakanfresh everytime. But I am okay with this reheat thingy :-)

[Food & Recipe] Choco Flakes Cookies

Assalamualaikum.
Peace be upon you.

Salam Sabtu. Selamat berhujung minggu. Siapa yang ada kesempatan, jom cuba kukis ini pulak. Still guna basic recipe dari buku yang saya pernah cerita sebelum ni, di entry ini. Tajuk buku '1 Dough, 100 Cookies'. True to its tittle. Bahan-bahan asas sama je. Yang berbezanya ialah ingredients lain that define the taste and texture.

 

Saya pulak, adjust ikut selera sendiri. Since buku ni written by omputih, ada bahan-bahan yang saya tak jumpa or kalau ada pun, mahal. Hence, ikut kesesuaian.

Ingredients

[1]   225 gm mentega

[2]   140 gm gula castor

[3]   Secubit garam

[4]   1 sudu teh esen vanilla

[5]   1 biji kuning telur

[6]   225 gm tepung

[7]   1 cawan cornflakes (tumbuk kasar)

[8]   6 sudu besar serbuk koko*

 

- Dalam sebuah mangkuk, campurkan mentega, gula castor, garam dan esen vanilla. Gaul sebati menggunakan senduk kayu.

- Masukkan kuning telur dan kacau sebati.

- Masukkan tepung, cornflakes dan serbuk koko. Kacau lagi hingga sebati.

- Bentukkan bulat-bulat menggunakan sudu dan letakkan di atas dulang pembakar. Tekan sedikit untuk meleperkan dengan menggunakan garfu.

- Bakar selama 12 minit, 160C.

*Serbuk koko terpulang kepada selera masing-masing. Saya guna unsweetened. Hasilnya ala-ala bittersweet.

The cornflakes give a bit of crunchiness. Asalnya nak letak chocolate chip, bukak-bukak pintu cabinet, baru teringat stok lama dah buang and belum beli yang baru.

 

Anyway, I think the cookies turned out fine, even without the chocolate chips. Bunyi macam angkat bakul masuk sendiri kan? He.. He..

 

Choco Flakes Cookies ni pun tercalon dalam shortlist biskut raya tahun ni, depending on tahap kerajinan :-)

[Food & Recipe] Oat Cranberry Cookies

Assalamualaikum.
Peace be upon you.
Salam Jumaat untuk semua.

Since my first trial, I have made another two batches of Oat Cookies. Ah Boy loves it. Bila anak suka, mak pun happy kan. And nice to have something healthier (comparing to junk food that is!) that stays good on the table for days. The newer batches came with addition of dried cranberry, hence the name - Oat Cranberry Cookies.

Ingredients

[1]   225 gm mentega*

[2]   140 gm gula castor

[3]   Secubit garam

[4]   1 biji kuning telur

[5]   225 gm tepung

[6]   1 sudu teh esen vanilla
[7]   1 cawan dried cranberry, cicang kasar
[8]   55 gm oat**

 

- In a bowl, masukkan mentega, gula kastor dan garam, Gaul sebati dengan senduk kayu. Masukkan pula kuning telur, dan gaul lagi.
- Masukkan tepung, oat dan cranberry. Gaul rata.
- Bentukkan ikut selera masing-masing. I scooped mine into small balls then penyekkan a bit using a fork.
- Bakar 160C, 12 minit.
- Setelah masak, sejukkan di atas redai sebelum disimpan dalam bekas kedap udara.

* My preference is SCS. I tried using Golden Churn tapi SCS juga yang kena kat tekak ni :-)
** Original recipe calls for rolled oat but I used instant oat. Sebab itu aje yang ada kat rumah and comes in small packaging.

InsyaAllah I am gonna bake this for Raya nanti.




 

[Food & Recipe] Kek Belang

 

Assalamualaikum.
Peace be upon you.

Salam Hari Khamis.
Ramai yang tak sabar tunggu hujung minggu ni kan. Sambung cuti, dapat 3 hari straight.

Jom cuba buat Kek Belang ni okay.. Bahan-bahan mudah, cara buat pun ringkas saja.

 

 

Made these (dapat 2 bekas) Apam Belang last week. Actually dah beberapa kali buat, but yang latest was the most glory-est of all :-) Cukup rasa. Very soft. The the color combo was just right. Pardon me for being syok-sendiri hehe. I was so happy with the result.

[1]   4 biji (saya guna 5 sebab telur kecik)

[2]   2 sudu teh ekstrak vanilla

[3]   1 sudu besar ovalette

[4]   200 gm gula kastor

[5]   250 ml susu segar

[6]   300 gm tepung naik sendiri

[7]   Emulco (saya guna perisa strawberry dan coklat)

- Masukkan telur, ekstrak vanilla, ovalette dan gula kastor di dalam mangkuk. Pukul bahan-bahan hingga benar-benar kembang. (Gunakan pemukul bentuk belon)

- Tuang susu segar sedikit demi sedikit dan teruskan mengadun hingga sebati.

- Masukkan pula tepung dan gaul sebati.

- Bahagikan adunan kepada tiga bahagian. Bahagian pertama di campur emulco strawberry. Bahagian kedua dengan emulco coklat. Bahagian ketiga tidak dicampurkan dengan apa-apa.

- Sendukkan bahagian pertama ke dalam bekas pengukus. Diikuti bahagian kedua dan ketiga, Ulang sehingga adunan habis.

- Kukus selama 30 minit

 

My personal preference - kombo perisa plain+coklat+strawberry yang paling sedap. Diikuti dengan plain+orange. Tried blueberry tapi it could not make it to my favourite list :-)

Some recipes call for pewarna instead of emulco. Well, it is up to masing-masing punya tastebud. I like the color and flavour when using emulco.

 

Potongan bersememeh. Not IG worthy at all hehe. Adunan as per recipe saya share di atas, yields 2 bekas. I use 9-inch springform. If guna springform, make sure to line with paper baking sheet. We don't want the mixture to seep kat tepi-tepi tu.

 

And cover penutup kukusan dengan teatowel untuk elakkan air kukusan jatuh atas adunan. Like I did. Nampak tengah-tengah tu (gambar kedua) ada corak hampir-hampir serupa telinga Mickey Mouse sbb air penutup kukusan jatuh atas tu.

Dah tau tapi buat jugak. Degil kan.

 

[Food & Recipe] Oat Cookies [Love of My Life] Unwell

Assalamualaikum.
Peace be upon you.

It's been a while (again).

Hemm... the following two weeks after cuti sekolah, husband and the boys took turn tak sihat. Fever, batuk and selsema. Numerous trips to clinic with the boys, and days of MC. And finally Ummi caught the bug too. On one of those my unwell days, I texted husband to come back early coz I really need to lie down and sleep. Mine was not of so much fever, but throbbing headache and nausea.

 

And Alhamdulillah, Kakak and Adam si Budak Benyek Benyek got good results for their Fasa 1 exams. Ah Boy showed improvements and naik kelas. I had so much worries (I am a mother, worrying is one of my daily tasks hehe) that he can't take the heat. True that, the first day in new class, he came back with loads of homework and loads of catching up to do. Mak nya kena la support him during the transition and help him with his homework and see him do extra exercises for him to catch up.

 

Well, that explain the hiatus.

Alhamdulillah, now everyone is back on their feet. Except for husband who still has a bit of coughing. And Alhamdulillah, Ah Boy is catching up and adjusting.

Anyway.

Adam, my benyek-benyek boy, of late, is cultivating creativity. The other day, he made us went to Midvalley coz he needed to get Elmer's glue and borax for his slime project. Days prior to that, he went checking my baking supplies and insisted to do some dough-y thingy using corn-starch. Of course Ummi had to do the cleaning afterwards.

And last Sunday, he decided we needed to bake some oat-based cookies.

Sebab Adam nak makan cookies oat.

Banyak cantik. Dia ingat pling pling pling magic wand terus jadi cookies kot. Thinking that I'd better utilise the time while I am still on long leave.. why not? Makanya, menjadilah projek oat cookies nya. Of course he was very busy helping out.

Nak! Nak! Nak! Nak tuang!
Nak! Nak! Nak! Nak kacau! Nak kacau!

Nak! Nak! Nak! Nak cedok!
Nak! Nak! Nak! Nak buat! Nak buat!
Nak! Nak! Nak! Nak letak dalam oven!

He didn't want some ingredients such as raisin and hazelnut (Dalam resepi asal) Thank Godness, sebab dedua bahan tu memang takde kat rumah. I tried to persuade him to add some dried cranberries. Declined. Just oat, he said.

 

Fine.

 

 

Recipe taken from this book that I bought way back in 2010. Baru test dua resepi kot from this book. Sebenarnya saya tak berapa rajin nak buat cookies coz of the leceh-ness. Nak terap or nak kena shape kan. Unlike cakes, boleh tuang je semua into baking pan.

 

After tweaking it, here's the recipe that we did..

 

Ingredients

[1]   225 gm mentega

[2]   140 gm gula castor

[3]   Secubit garam

[4]   1 biji kuning telur

[5]   225 gm tepung

[6]   50 gm oat

[7]   1 sudu teh esen vanilla

 

 - Dalam sebuah mangkuk, campurkan mentega, gula castor, garam dan esen vanilla. Gaul sebati menggunakan senduk kayu.

- Masukkan kuning telur dan kacau sebati.

- Masukkan tepung dan oat. Kacau lagi hingga sebati.

- Bentukkan bulat-bulat menggunakan sudu dan letakkan di atas dulang pembakar. Tekan sedikit untuk meleperkan dengan menggunakan garfu.

- Bakar di dalam oven pada 160C, api atas bawah, fan on selama 10-12 minit.

- Setelah masak, keluarkan dan alih cookies ke atas redai untuk menyejukkan.

- Simpan di dalam bekas kedap udara.

 

Kids love it. Terubat hati Ummi dok basuh besen-besen lepas buat cookies.

 

 

 

 

 

[Ramblings] [Food & Recipe] Too Much Love & Bubur Jagung

Assalamualaikum.
Peace be upon you.

Kids are either unwell or lethargic these days. Husband asked if too much love can make one sick :-)  Maybe Ummi should go back to work. All geleng kepala.

 

Kids! Please remember that this is only temporary.

 

I blame it on the hot weather and for the insufficient plain water my kids take. And that is partly my fault. A mom sure has a lot on her plate.

 

Anyway, last weekend beli jagung. Cadangnya nak buat bubur. Well, my plan did took off but very-very much later. Semalam baru lah jagung sudah menjadi bubur he he.  

 

 

Bahan-bahan
[1]   3 tongkol jagung
[2]   1 keping nisan kelapa
[3]   2 sudu besar gula
[4]   1 sudu teh garam
[5]   200 ml santan (saya guna santan kotak)
[6]   1 helai daun pandan
[7]   2 sudu besar sagu

-   Hiris isi jagung dari tongkolnya. Masukkan dalam periuk.

-   Masukkan tiga cawan gelas air ke dalam periuk berisi jagung. Masukkan juga nisan kelapa dan sagu dan daun pandan.

-   Masak di atas api sederhana hingga mendidih. Biarkan mendidih kira-kira 10 minit atau sagu separa jernih.

-   Perisakan dengan gula dan garam.

-   Masukkan santan. Didihkan kira-kira 5 hingga 10 minit. Sentiasa kacau supaya tidak berketul dan pecah minyak.

-   Sedap dimakan panas atau sejuk.

 

Mine was a little starchy and thick from the sagu. I am okay with that as I can make lollies out of the leftover later.

 

Salt in bubur manis will enhance the flavour and so the bubur will not taste plain sweet.

 

Ah Boi loves this. He normally drink hot chocolate every night after coming back from tuition. He gave an exception last night and ate this instead.

 

So that is our dessert for the week. I told kids that I am only going to make a cake or jelly or bubur on weekly basis. Let's see how long we will stick to this ;-)

 

 

[Food & Recipe] Jelly Blueberry Cheesecake

So, anyone trapped in horrible traffic jam last weekend? We did! Took us four and a half hour from KL to my kampung in Temerloh. It's been ages since we last stuck like that. School's off for a week. Husband took an extra day off. Today I am with the kids at home. Kemas my sewing corner which sungguh bersepah you can hardly see the table surface. Andddd I am contemplating to go watch Ola Bola this coming weekends. I heard it's good.

Anyway.

As a continuation of my Cranberry Cream Cheese Buns (recipe here) I wrote about a bit more than a week before, I later made Jelly Blueberry Cheesecake (as per Ah Boi's request). After trying out several cakes recipe, I conclude that denser cakes are more preferred to their spongy fluffy counterparts. Top three favourites - Blueberry / Strawberry Cheesecake, Kek Nanas and Kek Lumut versi hantam saja by yours truly :-)

 

Bagi memudahkan proses makan and to save space in my fridge, I upgrade my cakes into small foil container with cover. If not is in its baking tin covered by aluminium foil and pushed into a corner in the fridge.

 

So, here's the recipe and it's graphical step-by-step.

 

First, mix 60 gm melted butter with 2 cups oreo crumb.

 

Boleh guna either ready-made oreo crumb or biskut oreo yang ada krim kat tengah tu. Peel off krim tu then blend guna dry mill. Banyak kerja sikit la tapinya.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kemudian, ratakan dalam baking tin. Tekan-tekan sikit biar padat.

Here, I used small foil containers and a small springform tin.

 

Then, bakar selama 10 minit dalam oven 160d api atas bawah, fan on.

 

Leave to cool.

 

 

 

 

 

Meanwhile, pukul cream cheese dengan gula hingga lembut. Masukkan telur, light sour cream, tepung jagung dan blueberry pie filling.

Masukkan bahan demi bahan, making sure adunan sebati selepas setiap bahan diadun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ini lah rupa lepas siap di adun.

 

Tuang dalam acuan yang ada lapisan oreo tadi.

 

Bakar selama 15-20 minit untuk bekas kecil, 30-40 minit untuk bekas kecil.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lepas siap dibakar, sejukkan seketika.

 

Sudukan blueberry pie filling di atas kek tadi.

 

Ketepikan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sementara itu, masak crystal jelly. Satu peket jelly ni dengan 400ml air.

Saya tambah jadi 420ml coz I want the jelly not too firm. I want them wobbly.

Dah masak, tuangkan atas kek with blueberry pie filling on top tadi.

Biarkan sejuk.

Kemudian chill in fridge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here I used strawberry pie filling with strawberry flavoured crystal jelly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Highly recommended.

Makan sejuk-sejuk.