Udang Goreng Cereal

Ayam Golek - my style

I was browsing through the net for the Ayam Golek recipe..macam2 ada..Ayam Golek Kelantan, Ayam Golek Pengantin etc ect..the list is sooo longg..and I also visited several blog yet I cannot find what I was looking for...actually entah apa I was looking for tu I myself also don't know..uhmmm enough time wasted since last nite till almost noon. I ended up with our family recipe which I improvised sikit lah..sorry cousins..called some of them semua pun cannot give me a definite answer so I went ahead...hoping for the best..this was the outcome.

Again my late mum, came into my thoughts today..I used to not take note of what she said..when u cook this , you have to do this n do that..etc..but in my haste..I will just say, baguih if Mak jer lah masak..sure dah sedap hehehe..so now uhmmm u have to delve into it yourself..many a times I make this dish I got totally confused with the spices..I still am..so I add here n there to get what I think the taste should be..

So the recipe is as below:

1 chicken, clean - can be cut into pieces, quartered or whole
1 tsp black pepper
2 tsp jintan putih
1 tsp jintan manis
1 tsp ketumbar
halia
2 bawang besar
6 bawang putih
1/2 cup yoghurt
3 200 ml coconut milk
6 pcs buah keras
2 keping asam gelugor
2-4 telur rebus
2-4 kentang rebus
2 biji bawang besar - quartered
bunga lawang
kulit kayu manis
buah pelaga
minyak masak
garam secukup rasa

1. Black pepper, jintan manis, jintan putih, ketumbar, halia, buah keras, bawang besar dan bawang putih di blender hingga halus;
2. Masuk bahan yang telah di blender kedalam periok dan kulit kayu manis, buah pelaga dan bunga lawang, didihkan,
3. Bila dah mendidih tu masukkan yoghurt ,santan, garam secukup rasa serta asam keping didih hingga hampir pekat dan masukkan ayam tadi,
4. Biar renih dalam kuah tu selama 20 minutes sambil mandikan ayam tadi dengan kuah nya;
5. Bila ayam dah hampir masak, keluarkan ayam dan bakar selama 30 minutes;
6. Masukkan telur rebus, bawang besar dan ubi rebus dalam kuah. Masukkan 3-4 tbsp minyak masak dan renih hingga kuah agak pekat.
7. setelah ayam masak, masukkan kedalam mangkuk dan keluarkan telur, kentang dan bawang besar dan hias sekali dalam mangkok berisi ayam yg dah di bakar tadi. Curahkan kuah atas ayam..sedap d makan dengan nasi minyak atau nasi putih..

Cok Bantal

Sayur Manis Keladi

My mother's dish so it originates from Kedah lah..I will make some of these hand me downs whenever i miss my late mum..

Ingredients:

1 bungkus keladi yang di bersih, di rebus for 5 minutes.
2 bawang merah
1 inci belacan
2 chilli merah
6-7 ekor udang segar/ bolih add some udang kering jugak
1/4 sudu lada hitam
Garam/gula secukup rasa

Tumbuk bawang merah, belacan, cili merah, udang dan lada hitam till setengah lumat.
Masukkan semua dalam periok together dengan keladi yg telah direbus tadi. Masukkan air about 300 ml. Didihkan selama 5 minit and add garam dan sikit gula..Makan panas2 baru sedap..

Masak Lemak Siput Sedut

Not my favorite but my hubby and kids (some of them at least) seems to like them. So this will be on my table once in a blue moon..

Ingredients:

Siput sedut - dibersihkan dan dipotong ujung kulit nyer.
4 biji bawang merah
2 biji bawang putih
1/2 inchi halia
10 biji cili padi ( ikut lah klu nk pedas klu x kurangkan)
150 ml santan pekat
1 serai d ketuk
Garam secukupnyer

Cara:

1. Blender kan bawang merah, bawang putih, hali dan cili padi hingga halus;
2. Masukkan bahan yang teleh diblenderkan kedalam periok dan panaskan;
3. Masukkan siput tadi dan tuangkan santan pekat dan serai tadi;
4. Biar mendidih dan kuah tu jadi pekat.
5. Tutop api and hidangkan.

Asam Pedas Makanan Laut Utara (Seafood Asam Pedas)

This is a dish my late mum used to make. Usually it is made with river fish such as haruan etc. My late dad loves to eat river fish but my late mum is never in favor of cleaning them so we kids will know when he buys them. There will always be a lot of sighing and loud retorts from her. This is not asam tumis but almost alike..maybe we the northerners called them by a different name.

Ingredients:

20 pcs large prawns, cleaned but not shelled
200 gms mussels (optional - u can put fish pieces, calamaris etc)
4-5 pcs of shallots
2 pcs garlic
1 inch belacan
1 inch halia
1 inch fresh turmeric ( 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder is also ok)
2 tbsp blended dried chillies
2 pieces of asam keping
2 tbsp asam jawa puree
2 pcs lemon grass, trim n using the back of the knife, give it a few tap on the lemon grass.
1 ikan bilis stock cube
1 liter of water
1 cucumber, halved and cut into small pieces
1 pc of green fresh chillie
2 pcs of fresh tomatoes, cut up into quarters
oil for frying
salt n sugar to taste
Chinese parsley for deco

Method:

1. Blend the belacan, shallots, garlic and fresh turmeric together.
2. Heat up the pot and put some oil. once oil is hot, pour the blended mixture into it. Add 2 tbsp of the blended chilli and fry for a while till the aroma comes out. Then add a liter of water.
3. Let the water boil and add the cucumbers, green chilli and tomatoes
4. Add the bruised lemon grass, asam keping plus the ikan bilis stock into the pot. Simmer for a further five minutes.
5. Add salt and sugar to taste plus the tamarin puree into the pot.
6. Lastly add the prawns and simmer for at least 5 minutes.
7. Ready to be served with hot rice..

Chocolate Chip Cookies

This were done at 8 pm and gone by about 1030pm..uhmmm looks like none for school tomorrow..actually baked them for the kids to bring to school tomorrow.

This recipe was found over the you tube and really awesome..crispy on the outside but very soft in the middle.

The recipe for the Choc Chips is as below:

Ingredients:

125 gm butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract/essence
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 3/4 cups of Self Raising flour
250 gm chocolate chips ( I used an assortment of choc chips - butterscotch, mini choc and white chocs - which is why u see many shade of choc chips)



Method:

Beat the butter and sugar till fluffy, add vanilla essence then add the beaten egg, a little at a time. Then add the flour till well mixed. Lastly add the choc chips using the spatula.

Preheat oven at 200C for 15 mins.

Grease the baking tray or lay the cookies on the parchment paper. Make a small ball n put the cookies at least 3 inches apart on the tray as the cookies will spread.

Bake for 10-12 minutes, take out the tray once done. Leave the cookies on the tray for 5 minutes then move them onto the rack to cool. Once cool place in an airtight container.