Sambal terung

Onion and garlic - sliced


Eggplant /terung panjang - fried first


Final product

Nasi Goreng Timur Tengah

Bahan-bahan;

Nasi semalam atau nasi yang baru dimasak
Kebab ayam/daging (Chicken Tikka, Shish kebab will do)

Bahan menumis:

Bawang besar dan putih yang ditumbuk
Serbuk cili atau cili boh
Sedikit kicap masin/manis
Sedikit garam
Minyak untuk menumis

Caranya:
Panaskan minyak dan tumis semua bahan
Bila masak, masukkan nasi dan kacau rata
Masukkan ayam dan daging
Masukkan garam secukup rasa
Sedia untuk dihidang.





Nasi goreng timur tengah sedap dihidangkan bersama dengan Teh Arab:

One tea bag
A cup of hot water
Sugar
Mint leaves

Mixed everything together and served hot

Cucur Ikan Bilis

When we were small, there were always goreng pisang, cucur kodok, cucur bawang, tepung talam, pulut sekaya..and my fav cucur ikan bilis..served with hot tea..kena pulak time hujan..heaven...

I still like the idea of having tea with any hot stuff in the afternoon, so mostly every weekend we'll have something on the table either from the food stall or from my own kitchen.

Yesterday, with Hadif on his baby chair and Sufiya running around in the kitchen, I managed to prepare my cucuq ikan bilis.


Bahan-bahan:

Ikan bilis yang sudah dibelah dua (better invest on the best quality)
Tepung gandum
Sedikit sebuk kunyit
Sedikit tepung soda (baca label pd botol)
Bawang besar - dihiris
Daun sup - dihiris (kalau ada taugeh pun ok)
Cili merah - finely chopped
Sedikit garam
Air
Minyak masak
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Gaul sebati semua bahan.
Panaskan minyak
Masukkan bancuhan kedalam kuali, guna sudu atau tangan untuk mendapatkan bentuk yg dikehendaki..mine was always not a desirable look :-P
Angkat bila dah kuning2
Hidang dengan air teh atau kopi panas...

p/s cucur ikan bilis sedap dicicah dengan sos chili thai atau kuah sambal yang dicampur dengan kacang tanah

Kari Ketam Bunga

'Macam Ketam mengajar anaknya berjalan'...ingat lagi peribahasa Melayu ni..?

Haa..ni pun macam tu jugak..

Kari ketam favourite my hubby..pantang nampak kat Pasar Tani, mesti beli at least 2 atau 4 ekor..resipi yg dia suka...mestilah kari ...tak habih-habih nak kari..

So on Saturday..we had lunch with Crab Curry..

Resipi ni senang je, ramai yang dah tahu pun..


Bersihkan ketam bunga tersebut, buang lumpur dna pasir...nanti susah usus dan buah pinggang kita nak tapis.


Potong dua dan buang kulit dan bahagian yg tidak boleh dimakan..potong bahagian penyepit ketam ...guna gunting sennag keja...


Ketam tengah dimasak...

Bahan-bahannya:

-Ketam la kan...ketam bunga ke ..ketam apa2 je la(ketam yg type ni bukan laut dalam, yg laut dalam warna kulitnya merah)
-Serbuk kari -any brand will do..kari untuk udang dan ketam...bukan kari ayam tau
-Santan
-Bawang besar, bawang putih dan sedikit halia - tumbuk
-Sebatang serai -ketuk-ketuk je..
-Air asam jawa - sedikit
-Air
-Garam secukup rasa
-Minyak masak

Cara-caranya senang je:

Panaskan minyak dan masukkan bawang yg ditumbuk bersama serai
Masukkan serbuk kari...kacau sampai pecah minyak
Masukkan sedikit air- tak nak kasi melekat..
Campurkan sedikit santan
Masukkan air asam jawa dan sedikit air
Masukkan ketam-ketam anda
Biar mendidih...tambah garam
Biar hingga masak...thickness of the gravy boleh dipelbagaikan..





Kari Ketam yang sudah dimasak.....

Asam Pedas Nyonya Style

My hubby really really loves asam pedas..be it chicken, ikan pari, ikan merah or even beef..he's mad about asam pedas. I got a this recipe from a friend last week and tried it out and it turn out to be like this..

Habis nasi seperiuk kalau ada asam pedas..hahha

I used ikan merah for this one asam pedas recipe..




Here is the recipe:

Ingredient:

Ikan merah/ pari..or any fish that u like
Dried chili, ginger, onion (i seldom use shallot- malas nak kupas), garlic ,buah keras- blend together,
lemon grass,
turmeric powder,
daun kesum or i used to call it daun asam pedas ;-P
tamarind juice
oil
salt to taste
water

Cara-caranya:....different from Kedah style which we just boil everything

Heat oil in a pot (depends on the size of ur serving)
put the chillie paste and turmeric powder plus lemongrass and stir until it cook well..pecah minyak
pour in some tamarind juice..kacau lagi sikit
Mix some water, put the fish in together with daun kesum
Let it boil and add some salt
Serve with ikan kering or ikan masin goreng...



Asam pedas ikan merah..

Tapai and Kepah Rebus

Today is Friday and that means I don't have to cook coz hubby will be adventurous at Pasar Tani infront of MOF looking at kuihs,sea creature and human being..ooppss.. ;-P

I knew that he always stop by at the same stall looking at those cockles and whatever sealife living in a shells..he just loves it..being a Penangite and lives by the sea, he have this bonding and admire and loves the taste of seafood..so today he bought a kilo of kepah...its not that much actually..it was just the shells weight..







We just boiled the water first..and after about 15 minutes, we put some sliced ginger,lemon grass, crushed garlic plus a pinch of salt..let it boiled and ready...we eat it on its own..no ketchup or chillie sauce...

Before we put them in a boiling water, we mix the kepah in a container togerther with dried chillie to clean the shells..tips from my SIL..

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He always in a mission looking for traditional kuih like these tapai..the one that he always bought was wrapped in different type of leaves..


They look interesting in these leaves..attached together..tapai is a fermented food..it is sweet and juicy. It the olden days, tapai normally were wrapped in daun keladi.

Jeruk Buah and Cheese Cake

What a good start on the first working day in the year 2009...a friend who came back from long holiday in Penang brought us a colourful combination of jeruk (pickled fruit)bought at Chowrasta market..


Ohhh...just look at this red, green and yellow sour thingy....we could not resist it and did not wait until lunch time..by 9am everybody has started conggreggate around this tupperware and trying every piece that tantalized their taste bud..there are jicama (sengkuang), manggo, kuinin, cermai (Phyllanthus acidus) , papaya, nutmeg (buah pala)and kedondong (great hog plum / amra /umra)

Chowrasta is a place to visit when we are in Penang, this is a place to taste various type of pickled fruit, you could bought it pre-packed or timbang kati..depends on how much you want to eat..we always go to the same shop which is next to the staircase..simply because they are more friendly and let everybody to try out some before we decide to buy..awesome...

Fpr those who don't know about this place..if you are at Komtar, just walk along Penang Road and this Chowrasta market is opposite a police station.

There are also few stalls selling other interesting stuff like roasted buah berangan..and also cendol...yummy..

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And here is my lunch bought at RotiBoy Alamanda Putrajaya...cheesecake with hot tea..


Its creamy and cheesy and heavenly...fullstop