AYAM MASAK BUNGA KINCAM/ MASAK ITIK/DALCA/ SALAD DAN JELATAH APPLE

One day, my brother just whispered to me..I miss this dish..miss mum's cooking..so it stays in my head for a while until I really was in the cooking mood again..( the mood has long been brooding because my kids do not eat much nowadays..yeahhh everyone's dieting except me :(

I just invited him over for Sunday lunch with the whole family..I felt mighty relieved that everyone enjoyed the food. 

Ayam masak bunga kincam ni is a long time family favorite. My mak menakan called it "Lauk2 Gang Simpang Kuala". Ahaa my hometown and kampong for a long while till both my parents passed and we find it difficult to maintain.

Anyway, this lauk is normally Raya morning food together with the ketupats and gulai daging. Arwah mother will normally cook Nasi tomato to go with it too..sumptious food to me..My mum was really a good cook so as the rest of the mums of her times as most of the time was spend eating at home not like nowadays. I am really in awe of the mums then, good in cooking all sorts of lauks, kuehs and very concern about keeping the heritage food in tact and taught to us the daughters..hahaha not this one who really was never interested at all..what a shame :(

I, for one, learned this because I like to eat this dish..especially the dried lily flowers were the best in this dish.

Here is the recipe

AYAM MASAK BUNGA KINCAM

Original Recipe: Hjh Wan Aishah Hj Wan Ismail

Bahan2nya:
1 ekor Ayam,
75-100 gm bunga kincam ( klu suka makan banyak bunga kincam ditambah lagi klu x suka kurangkan), 
20 biji cili kering ( klu nk pedas lagi tambah, klu nk kurang pedas kurangkan)
6 biji cili hidup merah
3 biji bawang besar

1/4-1/2 cawan kicap lemak manis
garam dan gula secukup rasa
Kacang goreng

Cara-caranya:

 1.  Ayam potong 12/16, dibersih, garam kunyit dan digoreng 3/4 masak dan di letak sebelah dulu.

2. Bunga kincam dipotong skit di-ujung dan pangak dan d rendam selama 15 minutes bagi dia lembut dan buang airnya;

3. Cili kering direndam dgn air panas hingga lembut, ditumbuk kasar2 letak sebelah;

4. Cili hidup merah jugak di tumbuk kasar2letak sebelah;

5. Bawang besaq di potong kasar2 dan ditumbuk kasar2 jugak.

6. Panaskan minyak dalam kuali dan tumis cili kering dulu, biar sekejap;

7. Masukkan cili merah dan kacau rata;

8. Masukkan bawang besaq dan kacau lagi biaq bawang besar layu dan mesra dengan cili;

9. Masukkan bunga kincam dan kicap kacau lagi. .biar bunga kincam mesra dengan bahan2 lain;

10. Masukkan ayam dan kacau rata biar selama 10 minutes dengan api kecil dan kacau setiap 2-3 minit;

11. Rasa garam dan masukkan garam dan gula secukupnya.
12. Kacang goreng mentah yang di rendam buang kulit dan digoreng dengan minyak hingga keemasan dan di tabur atas lauk . ( saya x buat sbb Abg saya menghidap Ghout so x leh makan kacang)

( x masukkan garam  dan gula di awal masak sebab ayam dah di goreng bersalut garam dan kunyit dan jugak kicap tu lemak manis)

                             

Bunga kicam kering yang bolih di beli di kedai

Bunga kincam yang fresh..bolih di beli di Cameron Highland dan supermarket .

Makan dengan nasi putih, nasi tomato dan nasi2 yang se-angkatan dengan nya ganti Ayam Masak Merah hahaha...This dish is going to form part of my Raya celebration spread menu.

Masak Itik

Another "Gang Simpang Kuala" dish. Not easily done and not easily forgotten after u have tried it...I have not actually perfected the recipe simply because I forgot what are the original ingredients to this dish. I have made them countless time years ago when my arwah Mak is till around but never really bother because she was around to supervise the makings of this dish...arrggggghhhh...it kills me sometimes when I cannot perfect the taste of masak itik, which forms an important part of my young life.

Masak Itik is actually not cook with a duck but a chicken..I guess my arwah Grandmother made them using duck because ducks are tougher and have fats which can stand long cooking techniques..and also we don't eat ducks.

MASAK ITIK

Resepi: Hjh Wan Aishah Bt Hj Wan Ismail

Amended by me...for now

Bahan2nya:

1 - 2kg chicken cleaned and put aside;

4 tbsp jintan manis*

2 tbsp jintan putih*

2 tbsp ketumbar biji*

1 tbsp black pepper *

4 - 6 buah keras*

2 inch ginger*

3 red onion*

4 cloves of garlic*

2-3 asam keping

1 kg santan

salt and sugar 

cinnamon stick, cardomom, star anise and cengkih 

Cara2nya:

1. Panaskan minyak dalam periok dan tumiskan 4 sekawan 

2. Sebelum ni, blender kan yang bertanda * dan masuk dalam periok yang dh panas tadi;

3. Gorengkan rempah ni sampai wangi;

4. Masukkan santan dan biar mengelegak santannya;

5. Masukkan ayam dan kecilkan api;

6. Masukkan asam keping;

7. Kacau sekali sekala hingga ayam dah masak sambil balik2kan ayam dan kuahnya dah pekat;

P/S: i do not remember whether that is the right combination for the blended ingredients.

SALAD

1 head of salad *

10-15 small tomatoes, halved ( sorry I forgot the name)*

1 cucumber, cut into rounds*

1 capsicum, cut thinly lengthwise*

2 tbsp olive oil**

juice of half lemon**

1/2 tsp black pepper**

salt and sugar**

Feta Cheese

1. Put the vegetables marked * in a salad bowl;

2. Put those marked ** in the bowl and mix well;

3. Add dollops of feta cheese on top of the salad n mix when serving.

4. Refrigerate before serving.

JELATAH APPLE

5 green apples, sliced thinly

2 red chilies, seeded and cut thinly

2 onions halved and thinly sliced

2 tbsp vinegar

salt and sugar to taste

Put all the above in a large bowl and mix well;

Refrigerate before serving.

LUNCH AT HALF MOON ARAB AND YEMEN RESTAURANT

Once in a while Sunday treat for us...one of the best and reasonable 

Arab Yemen food that I have tasted so far.

Half Moon Restaurant is owned by a Malaysian , Pn Suriati who is married to a Yemenese.

 9-1, Jalan SP 2/8, Taman Serdang Perdana, Seksyen 2, Seri Kembangan, Serdang, 43300

 Chicken Kabsah with rice and its condiment

 Humus and Lamb Oqda  - our family favorites 

 Arab bread

 Amir and Amar enjoying their food

 Amin and Aman waiting to eat

Kakak and adik pon makan jugak

Family lunch on last Sunday 16.12.2013

 Vegetable Curry

Nasi Tomato

Vegetarian

A few type of mushrooms - oyster mushrooms, abalone mushroom, straw mushrooms, monkey's ears mushroom, fried tofu squares and fucuk...stir fried with garlic and oyster sauce.

Salad

 Ayam Ala Kandar

  Ayam Goreng


Acar buah

Dessert

 Apple Pie

2 tiered Pavlova

RENDANG AYAM

Tiga ari dulu dh blog walking cari resepi ayam yang senang dan nampak sedap..owhh ada criteria tu...yg senang n sedap..amboiiii,,belom cuba belom tau la kan..anyway, resepi Diana selalu mendapat perhatian sebab dia pandai ambik gambak dan of kos mesti la sedap jugakkk...

Recipe dari Diana of Sky Blue Kitchen...tq..akak dah copy and paste plus my adjustments according to apa yg ada kat umah..

The verdict: sedap...sekali.

Bhn²

900 gm ayam yang telah d bersihakan, d buang kulit dan d potong kecil

3 batang serai - titik

200 ml santan pekat ( Diana guna santan dalam kotak jer )- tambah skit jadi 250ml

1 helai daun kunyit - mayang halus ( Xde stok so x taruh)

4 helai daun limau purut - mayang halus

3 tbsp kerisik - 1 packet kecik tu ajer

2 keping asam keping

Gula melaka / merah - 2 tbsp

Garam secukup rasa

Bhn² A

5 tbsp cili kisar

10 ulas bawang merah

3 ulas bawang putih

1 inci kunyit hidup

1 inci halia

1 inci lengkuas

2 batang serai + 1 btg lagi

sedikit minyak - 3tbsp minyak

1 tbsp garam

Cara²

1.            Kisar bhn² A bersama sedikit air kecuali cili kisar dan garam.

2.            Ayam d gaul bersama cili kisar, garam dan bhn² yang d kisar tadi. Perap selama 30 minit.

3.            Kemudian.. panaskan sedikit minyak d dalam kuali.. Tumiskan serai sehingga wangi.

4.            Masukkan ayam yang d perap tadi dan masak selama 5 minit.

5.            Setelah itu masukkan santan cair dan asam keping. Setelah mendidih bolehlah d masukkan daun limau purut, gula dan garam secukup rasa. 

6.            Masak ayam d atas api sederhana dan gaul sekali sekala sehingga ayam empuk.

7.            Masukkan kerisik dan gaul rata.

8.            Setelah kuahnya pekat.. masukkan daun kunyit dan gaul.

9.            Angkat dan hidang .

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.

DINNER TONITE

 Today was a special day, we had our school 90th school reunion...will take about it later.
 After a long day and all the excitement ..I came back and was really tired..so climb into bed and have a snooze...a very good snooze I might say. Came down for tea..woww  my maid sometimes wows us her Masterchef skills( from watching the series) lempeng and sambal ikan bilis..rest for a bit then prepare for family dinner .. a late one a I started preparing at about 730 pm.

Tried a new roast chicken recipe , made Yorkshire puddings, cauliflower salad, Ceaser's salad and the gravy for the chicken. Simple yet enough to fill the hungry stomachs.

The family dinner spread

 Caeser's salad

2 heads Local Romaine salad , clean and cut into smaller pieces

1 red bell pepper, cut into strips

1 avocado, cut into pieces

Homemade croutons**

Mix all the above together, spoon the salad onto the plate and drizzle with Ceaser's salad sauce. 

P/S : put the croutons into the salad and mix the salad just before serving.

I made my own Ceaser's salad sauce ( my version of what I think the dressing should taste)

3-4 tbsp Heinz Balsamic Vinegar

4 tbsp Mayonaise

2-3 tbsp Olive Oil

2-3 tbsp Water

1 tbsp lemon juice

Black pepper , sugar and salt 

I put everything in a clean bottle and close the lid. Give it a few shake..Done..yumss..

**Home-made croutons -  brush melted butter or olive oil to both sides of the bread. Cut up into small pieces and put them on a baking tray. Back at 180 C for 10 min or till golden brown. take out and cool.

Cauliflower Salad

1 head of cauliflower, cleaned and cut into florets

a bunch of coriander leave

1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1 tbsp lemon juice

3 tbsp mayonaise

Black pepper, salt and sugar to taste

Boil some water enough to submerge the cauliflowers. When the water is boiling, put the cauliflower in for a minute or two and toss. Put aside to cool.

Once cooled, put all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well.

Put in the fridge till ready to serve.

Yorkshire Pudding

You can find the recipe for the pudding here

Roast Chicken

"This is a very flavorful and simple way to roast a chicken. Recipe inspired by Barefoot Contessa."

Ingredients

1 whole chicken

1 bunch thyme ( I used rosemary)

1 lemons, quartered

1 head garlic, halved

2 tablespoons melted butter ( I used olive oil)

salt

pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

After removing giblets (discard or save for another recipe), salt and pepper inside of chicken.

Stuff the cavity with rosemary, lemon quarters and garlic halves.

Brush the outside of the chicken with olive oil.

Salt and pepper outside of chicken.

Tie the legs together with string (good idea to soak string in water prior so it won't burn in the oven) and tuck the wings under the body.

Cook in oven for 1 1/2 hours or until done.

(hehehe cannot find any strings to tie my chicken...so I got some ribbons from some bunga telur lying around in my cupboard and use them..perfect)

BUTTER CHICKEN WITH FRIED RICE

Salam everyone..as promised this is the recipe for the butter chicken. 

V love Chinese food so I got to keep searching for more and more recipes to try . This one is one I know the kids will love because it is more or less like Butter prawns but not.

 Got this recipe from Diana from Blue Sky Kitchen

Diana's butter chicken definitely looks better than mine though but I like the taste though.

So here is the recipe and the recipe is in Malay..:)

 Bhn²

2 keping dada ayam - d hiris

2 tangkai daun kari - d hiris

4 biji cili padi - d cincang ( saya tambah)

60 gm mentega ( Boleh d tambah jika hendak kuahnya bersalut banyak kat ayam tu)

1 biji bawang besar - d cincang

Tepung jagung secukup kegunaan

Minyak untuk menggoreng

Sedikit gula

Bhn² Perap

1/2 tsp perencah pati ayam Tumix ( saya buh 1/2 kuib pati ayam)

2 tsp gula

1 biji telur

1 tbsp tepung jagung

1/2 tsp serbuk lada hitam ( I buh yg kasar)

1/2 tsp serbuk lada putih

Garam secukup rasa

 Cara²

Ayam d gaul bersama bhn² perap dan perap selama 20 minit.

Saluti ayam tadi dengan tepung jagung.. Goreng.. Setelah ayam masak angkat dan ketepikan.

Cairkan mentega dan masukkan bawang besar, daun kari dan cili padi.. Tumis sehingga naik baunya.

Kemudian masukkan ayam dan gula.. Gaul sebati.

Angkat dan hidang.

Bhn² Untuk Nasi Goreng

800 gm nasi

2 biji telur _ d pukul ringan

1/4 tsp serbuk lada putih

1/2 tsp perencah pati ikan bilis Tumix
1 sudu besar kicap pekat ( I add to give color to the fried rice)
Daun ketumbar dan daun bawang di potong kecil ( I tambah)

Garam secukup rasa

Minyak 

Cara²

Panaskan sedikit minyak d dalam kuali... Masukkan telur dan biarkan ianya separuh masak.

Kemudian masukkan nasi, perencah pati ikan bilis, serbuk lada putih dan garam secukup rasa.

Goreng seketika. Masukkan daun ketumbar dan daun bawang. Angkat dan ketepikan.

BUKA PUASA 18.8.2012

Aidil Fitri is getting nearer..yahooo...menu getting shiorter.

a) Telor Bungkus

b) Siakap tiga rasa

c) Kabsa chicken (hubby bought them)

Menu shortened because of the Kabsa chicken

d) Cut Watermelon

e) Honey dew in ice cream..

Made the Baklavas for my friend.

BUKA PUASA 16.8.2012

Menu for today

a)Nasi Ayam Thai day...ahaaa simple yet a favorite with all of us..the sauce tuuu 

betui2 makes u want to eat and eat the rice ..

b) Cucoq badak

c) Mango Jelly

BUKA PUASA 15.8.2012

Getting to be quite tiresome..luckily or unluckily we are finishing Ramadhan. It was really a quick month. Still going strong on the menu making..

a) Kung Pao Chicken my style;

b) Mix vegetable;

c) Kerabu sotong;

d) Laksa

e) Buboq candil;

f) Cut watermelon