Fish Head Soup

Ingredients

Fish head - a good size Kurau head
20 pieces of parang fish balls - cut into half or leave it whole
Soo hoon - soaked in water till soft
10-15 pieces of parang fish crackers (not fried)
2 onions - quartered
2 shallots - thinly sliced
3 garlic - thinly sliced
1-2 inches of ginger - sliced
1 ikan bilis stock cube
Fresh chinese parsley, cut about 1 inch length
Fresh spring onions, cut about 1 inch length
Salt and white pepper to taste
2 tbsp cooking oil
1.5 litres water

Method:

Heat up the pot and put the shallots and garlic. Fry till fragrant and pour in the water for the soup. Let the soup boil. Mention put in the ikan bilis stock and ginger.
Once soup is boil put the fish balls, fish crackers, soo hoon and onions into the soup. Once the soup boil again put in the fish head. Add salt and pepper and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
The fish head soup is ready to be served. Put the cut chinese parsley and spring onions before sending the soup to the table..(I forgot mine hehehe)

Pilaf Rice

Sorry xde image..lupa ambik gambar tadi..uhuuuu

The recipe is really easy and very good..makan sampai x bolih berenti..once again I forgot where I copy the recipe from..

Ingredients :~

• 2 cups of Basmathi rice ~ washed and soaked in water for abt 3o minutes
• 6 tbsp of butter
• 3 cloves
• 4 cardamom pods
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 cups of water
• a few drops of yellow, green and red food colouring

Cooking methods :~ Using electric rice cooker

1. Wash the basmathi rice and drain well. Leave it aside.
2. Melt butter in a wok and add the cloves, cardamom pods, bay leaves and salt. Stir-fry awhile and add the washed basmathi rice. Mix together in a lower heat.
3. Transfer the rice together with all ingredients into a rice cooker and add 3 cups of water. Mix well.
4. Turn on the power and cook rice like normal.
5. Once the rice is cooked, turn off the power.
6. Make 3 holes in the rice using a chopstick... add 1 colouring into each hole. Cover the lid and let the rice to cool abt 30 minutes or more. (Do NOT mix the rice straightaway!)
7. After 30 minutes or so...gently mix the rice using a fork. Ready to serve!

Ayam goring ala mamak

This recipe reminds me of my teenager days when I use to visit and also stay after college at my uncle and auntie's house at Jalan Selangor, Federal Hill.

Se ekor ayam, di potong kecik2 dan di cuci and toskan
Garam
Kunyit
2 biji Bawang besar, dihiris
Daun kari
Minyak untuk menggoreng

Ayam di taruh garam and kunyit. Perap for about 10-15 minutes.
Panaskan minyak untuk menggoreng.
Goreng hirisan bawang besar dan daun kari hingga kekuningan dan angkat.

Goreng the ayam yang di perap hingga garing. Once all dah goreng, put it on a plate.
Then taburkan bawang goreng tadi and ready for the table.

Enjoy..

Masala Kambing

I copied from someone's blog..but I have forgotten who.. whoever it is thanks for the recipe..sungguh lah sedap..

come on give it a try..

Bahan-bahannya :-

1kg daging kambing (dibersihkan dan dipotong kiub saiz sederhana besar...gaul ngan 1 sk serbuk kunyit dan sedikit garam...rebus dgn sedikit air hingga air kurang/ daging cukup masak...)

Bahan dikisar bersama :-

• secukupnya

• Minyak masak 7 ulas bawang merah
• 5 ulas bawang putih
• 2 inci halia
• 1-2 batang serai

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• 1 labu bawang besar (dihiris)
• 2-3 biji ubi kentang (potong empat)
• 2 biji tomato (potong empat)
• 2 tangkai cili hijau (dihiris)
• 2 tangkai cili merah (dihiris)
• 1 tangkai daun kari Sedikit daun ketumbar
• 1 keping kayu manis
• 1 bunga lawang
• 3 biji pelaga
• 1/2 sk biji jintan putih
• 1/2 sk biji jintan manis
• 1/2 sk serbuk ketumbar
• 3 sb serbuk cili (boleh lebih/ kurang ikut suka...nak mix ngan sedikit serbuk kari daging pun ok)1 sk serbuk Garam Masala
• 2 gelas air
• Garam dan aji

Cara-cara memasaknya :-

1. Panaskan minyak dlm kuali.
2. Tumis kayu manis, bunga lawang, buah pelaga, biji jintan putih dan jintan manis.
3. Masukkan bahan2 yang telah dikisar tadi dan tumis hingga bau wangi.
4. Masukkan pula bawang besar, cili hijau, cili merah dan daun kari.
5. Kacau seketika dan masukkan tomato.
6. Kemudiannya, masukkan daging kambing yang telah direbus tadi. Kacau bersama ubi kentang. Tambahkan air, serbuk cili, garam dan aji secukupnya. Kacau sebati. Tutup periuk dan biarkan mendidih.
7. Apabila kentang dah masak, boleh masukkan serbuk ketumbar dan garam masala. Gaul sebati dan biarkan seketika.
8. Pastikan cukup rasa, daging pun dah masak.

Taburkan daun ketumbar dan gaul. Padamkan api.
Mutton masala sedia dihidang.