Acar Rebung

Salam, 

Got about 4.5 kg of rebung for the Acar when I went back to Alor Star..Alhamdulillah..dh lama duk tunggu nak balik Alor Star to buy the rebungs..sok nk p bedak kat semua orang2 yg berkenaan. Sedap but this time  my hand got a little overboard on the vinegar..careful when u eat the Acar.

HOMESTAY - TMN MARKISA 2

 

Salam,

Just to share our stay at this homestay in Alor Star. Very clean and nice. RM120 per nite.

Master bedroom with toilet attached and aircond.

Main lounge with aircond, other rooms with ceiling fan and stand fan

Full kitchen facilities.

Only problem: No WIFI and also no hot water heater..burrrrr  sejukkkk..

Otherwise very pleasant stay.

Address of homestay: 51 Jalan Taman Markisa 2,

Alor Mengkudu.

Owner contact no:

En Zulkarnain 0174959262

Sewing Project - Pillow Case Dress

LASAGNA

Salam all,

 this recipe I copied and paste from Rima of Bisous A Toi 's FB..She said s, someone asked her for a short cut recipe, so she wrote it down on FB. I made it a bit runny but the kids loved it very much..this is a keeper..thanks again Rima.

LASAGNA

2 cans of prego pasta sauce,

 bawang potong dadu..

Fresh tomato potong dadu..

Garlic 4 ulas crushed..

Ground beef 600g..

Olive oil..

Instant lasagna sheets,

1 can mushroom soup,

 1/2 cup double/whipping cream,

chilli flakes, dry parsley n basil, black pepper n salt

Heat olive oil.. Masuk bawang, garlic ..

Add fresh tomatoes, ground beef..

Once pale.. Add two cans of prego n all the herbs..

Simmer for a couple of mins.. Set aside..

Heat mushroom soup n cream.. Stir n set aside..

 In a large casserole dish.. U spread tomato/daging.. Tutup dgn lasagna sheets, spread tomato/daging, mozzarella cheese, tutup dgn lasagna sheets, pour cream base, tutup dgn lasagna sheets n spread top with tomato/daging n mozzarella cheese again..

 Bake on preheated oven 180c for 45min.. Grill top for a further 8mins..

GREEN CHUTNEY

Served with Tandoori Chicken

Recipe for Green Chutney

1 small bunch of cilantro ( daun ketumbar)

1/4 cupMint Leaves 

1 clove garlic

1/4 inch ginger

2 small green chilies, seeded

3 tbp of yoghurt

2 tbsp lemon juice

salt to taste

Wash the cilantro and mint leaves. Drain well.

Blend everything together in a mixer until u get a smooth paste.

Adjust the salt and lemon juice.

Serve immediately.

DOUGHNUTS

Salam...never been successful at making doughnuts..

I saw this recipe on FB and thought I'd give it a try..not wanting to put a lot of hope that it will turn out good but Alhamdulillah..good till the last piece. I know I took it off someone from FB but I cannot find the recipe again ..and I did not jot don the person's name..

Ingredients

500 gm AP Flour

1 tsp baking powder

11 gm Mauripan yeast

3/4 cup caster sugar - dissolved in 1/2 cup of water

1 tsp shortening

2 medium potatoes - boiled and mashed ( I used US potato so slightly bigger - forgot to weight it :( )

3 tbsp margarine/butter - about 50 gm

60 ml water - if not enough can add more

Method:

1. In a bowl mix flour, baking powder and mauripan. Add the mashed potatoes  and mix well.

2. Add the sugared water and mix well.

3. Knead the dough and add water till u get a soft dough.

4. Add shortening and margarine/butter and knead till dough is smooth and soft.

5. Let it proof for 1/2 to 1 hour and doubled in size.

6. Once rise, roll the dough and use a round cutter to cut into rounds and place on a floured tray.

7. Let it rise again for at least 1/2 hour to 1 hour.

8. Heat the oil for frying...meantime take a smaller cutter and cut out the hole for the doughnut and place it into the oil. Make sure oil not to hot or the doughnut will turn dark very fast.  

9. Once fried and drained off oil, roll on a bed of caster sugar./ icing sugar/ dunk into a choc sauce and decorate as desired..

My version - using mixer

I put all the ingredients into the mixer and add the water as the mixer is kneading...oooppss..I do not remember how much water I put in but I guess at least 1/2 cup+ 1/4 cup ( as per recipe) ...u have to use your judgement on how water u put in..

CHICKPEA PASTA WITH SPINACH, SUNDRIED TOMATOES AND WALNUT

Again this salad as part of my NYdinner menu..like this salad because it has chickpeas as one of the ingredients. Made some changes to what I have at home.

Chickpea Pasta with Spinach, Sun Dried Tomatoes, and Walnuts
adapted from Mollie Katzen's Get Cooking
*serves 4-6 

 Ingredients:

-1 can chickpeas
-1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
-1 tsp minced garlic
-3/4 tsp salt
-1/2 tsp dried thyme (I omitted, didn't have on hand)
-1/2 tsp dried oregano
-1/4 cup olive oil
-1/2 lb fresh mozzarella (cut into dice)
-pepper (did not have them at home)
-1/2 lb small or medium-sized pasta shells ( did not have these at home)
-1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese (did not have these at home)
-2-4 cups chopped fresh spinach (substiture with local romaine lettuce)
-1/2 bag sun dried tomatoes, chopped ( chopped 6 pieces of the un dried tomatoess)
-3/4 cup toasted walnuts

-1 avocado, chopped 
Ingredients:
1. Rinse chickpeas. Combine vinegar, garlic, salt, thyme, oregano, and olive oil. Whisk to mix. Stir in chickpeas, mozzarella, and lots of pepper. Cover and let sit at room temperature for 30 min-1 hour.
2. Make pasta according to box. Drain and add to chickpea mixture.
3. Toss with parmesan, spinach, sun dried tomatoes, and walnuts. Serve immediately.

**FYI, leftovers are good, but they do dry out some. If you have leftovers, you may want to rejuvenate with a sprinkle of olive oil and balsamic

BASIC BREAD RECIPE

Was opening my blog on Saturday evening and started reading my favorite links especially my dear Mamafami's blog. Coincidentally I was making my New Year dinner and saw this recipe which I have a feeling it will be good with what I have decided on serving that nite.It was nice and soft and as suggested, eat it with mushroom soup..absolutely right for each other..the bread and mushroom soup.

BASIC BREAD RECIPE

Resepi: Puan Roshayati Johari (no link)

Sumber:  My Fadelicious,

Sumber lain: Mamafami, Tun Telani, Kak Hana & Ika 

Bahan A

500g tepung roti 

100g gula

1 sk garam

30g susu tepung

1 sk bread softener- optional (I used it) 

1 sk bread improver- optional (I used it)

4 sk yis @ 11 gm yis mauripan

Bahan B

250ml air

1 bj telur- pukul sedikit

Bahan C

80g margerine ( pakai butter instead)

Bahan D

Gula kasar utk tabur-*tak letak

Cara2:

1. Gaul sebati bahan A

2. masukkan bahan B ke dalam bahan A dan uli sampai licin.

3. masukkan bahan C dan uli sampai adunan tidak melekat ditangan

4. biarkan adunan naik 2 kali ganda selama 30-40 minit.,

5. tumbuk2 utk keluarkan angin. uli sebentar, bulat2kan doh sebesar 50g setiap satu. susun dlm loyang, spraykan air atas roti dan biarkan naik 2 kali ganda.

6. taburkan gula kasar jika suka, spraykan sedikit air dan bakar pada suhu 180 C selama lbh kurang 30 minit.

7. bila dh masak, keluarkan dan sapu dgn marjerin utk dapat permukaan yg berkilat.

atau

1. Masukkan semua bahan kecuali Bahan D dalam Bread Maker, pilih setting doh (dlm sejam setengah).

2. bila BM dh siap menguli, kuarkan dan tumbuk2 utk buang angin dia,

3. bulat2kan doh sebesar 50g setiap satu. susun dlm loyang, spraykan air atas roti dan biarkan naik 2 kali ganda.

4. taburkan gula kasar jika suka, spraykan sedikit air dan bakar pada suhu 180 C selama lbh kurang 30 minit.

5. bila dh masak, keluarkan dan sapu dgn marjerin utk dapat permukaan yg berkilat.

GARLIC SPREAD

sumber: kak Yatie @ kak Madihaa

50 gm Butter bergaram ~ suhu bilik

3 ulas bawang putih ~ dicincang halus

2 pokok daun ketumbar ~ dicincang halus

sedikit lada hitam kisar 

Gaulkan semua bahan

Siap digunakan.

CARA IZAH UNTUK FINGER GARLIC BREAD: ( I followed Izah/Kak Nor's way)

Bila doh sudah diproof dan dibuang angin, ambil doh sebesar 50gm, bulat2 kan dan ratakan doh @canai doh menggunakan penggelek. Kemudian gulung doh tadi menjadi bentuk finger bun. Ulang lagi sehingga semua doh habis.

Proff doh tadi sehingga kembang dan sapu  garlic spread di atas permukaan roti. Bakar roti pada suhu 180 C selama lebih kurang 25 minit atau hingga permukaan roti perang. Dihidangkan bersma mushroom soup. Enjoy!!

9 CEREAL COUNTRY BREAD

Salam all,

I wanted to make the original Country bread recipe yesterday afternoon. As I was going through my fridge I found the 500 gm 9 cereal flour. so I thought y not ?? Surprise..surprise..it is as lovely as the original recipe.. 

 Ingredients

3/4 cup 2 1/2 cup water   

4 teaspoons  6 tsp of molasses

 2 tbsp honey

4 teaspoons 6 tsp + 2 tbsp canola oil

1/2 1 teaspoon salt

1 1/3 cups 400 gm bread flour

2/3 cup whole wheat flour  500 gm 9 cereal mix

3 tablespoons flax seed

4  teaspoons  6 tsp sesame seeds

2 tbsp black sesame seeds

2 teaspoons poppy seeds

4 tbsp sunflower seeds

1 1/4 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

Directions

Toast seeds on a baking sheet in a 350 degree F (175 degree C) oven for 4 minutes; let cool completely. This step is optional. The seeds can be added untoasted.

Place ingredients in the bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer.

Select Basic bread cycle, and Start.

I used the mixer version to do the bread and  c u can find out how to do that here.

COUNTRY BREAD

Try this bread. I think it i from allrecipes.com.

This recipe is a keeper for me. My kids and hubby love it. It is still soft 4 days after baking. Enjoyed till the last piece..:)

COUNTRY SEED BREAD

Ingredients

3/4 cup water

4 teaspoons honey (I used molasses)

4 teaspoons canola oil

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/3 cups bread flour

2/3 cup whole wheat flour ( I used all purpose flour)

3 tablespoons flax seed

4 teaspoons sesame seeds

4 teaspoon black sesame seeds

2 teaspoons poppy seeds

1 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast

3 tablespoons sunflower seeds

Directions

Toast seeds on a baking sheet in a 350 degree F (175 degree C) oven for 4 minutes; let cool completely. This step is optional. The seeds can be added untoasted.

Place ingredients in the bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer.

Select Basic bread cycle, and Start.

My mixer version:

Place all the ingredients into the mixing bowl except the seeds. Mix well for 3 minutes using the kneading head. Add the seeds and mix again.

Lightly grease a bread pan and place the dough into the pan. Proof for an hour.

Bake at 170C for 20-25 minutes.

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