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Malaysian Style Fried Spaghetti

This is a simple recipe I cooked for my kids, for their lunch ( sekali-sekala tukar selera, kalau tiap-tiap hari makan nasi, ada la yang mula menunjukkan kurang selera ). Preparation time - approximately 1 Hour or less (depending on the readiness of your ingredient). The ingredient: Spaghetti (boiled, tossed) Shallot & garlic - for frying Chicken (you can also put beef, prawns or anything that suit your taste bud, i used chicken as that is what my kids love) Ground black pepper 1 table spoon of Chilli paste (do not put too much as we are going to put black pepper later) Carrot Any green vege Salt Dried parsley How to: 1. Fry shallot & gralic till brown and fragrant. Add chicken. 2. Add chilli paste. Cook till chicken is soft, and the chilli is well cooked. 3. Add carrot. 4. Add salt and black pepper to taste. 5. Add in the spaghetti and green vege. 6. Finally, sprinkle dried parsley. This is a 'trial & error' recipe ( but of course ada le jugak meninjau laman web la...

1-hour plus Baked Makaroni

At almost 2pm, Sunday (4th October), I received a call from my x-classmate, Liza Salleh, she's coming for a visit, jalan-jalan raya , Alamak.... what should I serve her? Takkan kuih raya je kot .... tak best la ... A search in my food cabinet found me with a packet of half opened makaroni, eggs was already on the cabinet (as I planned to bake a Prune cake ...tapi tak jadi le pulak sebab resepi lupa nak bawa balik dari opis). So I thought, a Baked Makaroni is a great idea. Further more, I have wanted to eat this for quite sometime. Ini la masanya, selalu masak, makan sorang je, because other member of the family did not like this so much. I used to cook Baked Macaroni with chili paste, but I remembered eating Baked Macaroni made by my MIL which uses 'rempah Kurma' and it tasted good, so, I decided to try it. Resepinya ingat-ingat lupa tapi hentam je la .... but deep in my heart I was praying that the 'hemtam je lah' recipe works ...... Amin. The ingredients: Elbow Ma...

Nasi Ikan on Day 1 Raya in Shah Alam @2009

Sorry, the photo is a bit blurr, snapped in the midst of a lunch by Atikah. Everybody was already very hungry to wait for photography session to take place. From top left: clockwise: Nasi Ikan, salad tomato, daging rempah masak serai (contributed by Ainul aka Mak kecik), Dalca daging, papadam. Preparing for Nasi Ikan. Ingredients : ( Maaf yek, dalam Bahasa Melayu, penat nak translate ) 7 cawan beras (Basmathi lagi umph!) Ikan (apa2 pun boleh - ikan tenggiri paling best!) - digoreng sedikit (jangan sampai garing) (Bahan A) 4 batang Serai & 1 1/2 inci Lengkuas - dikisar, ditapis untuk mendapatkan jusnya sahaja (Bahan B) 3 biji tomato 2 labu bawang besar 1 inci halia - kesemua bahan dikisar bersama (Bahan C - utk menumis) Bawang Rempah 3 beradik - kulit kayu, lawang, cengkih Sedikit minyak sapi (supaya wangi) Minyak masak. (Bahan D - perisa) 4 sudu besar susu cair 1 sudu kecil gula Garam sesedap rasa Cara-caranya:- 1. Panaskan minyak dan minyak sapi, tumiskan Bahan C sehingga kekun...

Berbuka Day-20

This is our menu for berbuka on 20th Ramadhan (rasanya la ... malas nak tengok kalendar, tapi ingat masa tu dah nak hujung-hujung Ramadhan). Top, clockwise: Kari tulang, roti jala, asam pedas daging, apple, fried broccoli and shrimp in oyster sauce, sambal kentang.

Masak Kicap Pedas

The name of the recipe was given by Hakim. Mak cooked the dish for them. I've tasted it before but my children loves it so much. So, I asked Mak how to prepare it. Sonang je rupanya .. Ingredients Onion - sliced Beef/ Chicken Dried Chilli (blended) Tomato Sauce Soya Sauce Cooking oil How to: fry the onion till fragrant/ tender fry the chilli add in the beef/chicken add tomato and soya sauce pour in some water cook until the beef/ chicken tender add some salt to taste (not too many salt as soya sauce is already salty)

Kerabu Belimbing Buluh

This can be considered as mouth watering dish (for me) ..... meleleh air liur. I'm not sure what 'belimbing buluh' is in English (nak kena tanya cikgu Bahasa Omputih) but it's not always available at the market. I usually will not miss the opportunity to buy this if available. But this time, the belimbing buluh was given by Ustaz Hakeem (Imam Surau al-Mawaddah). Simple to prepare! - Slice the belimbing buluh and soak in the salt water (to reduce it's sour taste) - blend (use the blender for the finer texture of the coconut) grated coconut with fresh chilli. - Mixed both; and ready for consumption. Nyum! Nyum!

Berbuka Day-4

Hmmm .... plan tak nak berbuka mewah, nak latih diri untuk bersederhana, tapi penuh jugak mejanya. Actually, looks like many but all are basic. From top left: Sup tulang, kentang goreng wedges, senangin masak cili, otak-otak (beli) Bottom left: Goreng pisang, ikan goreng, okra goreng, buah-buahan.

Telur Dadar Special

This is a very simple and quick recipe. An adaptation from a cooking magazine. RASA or SAJI, tak sure. Ingredients Cooking oil (I used Olive oil) 3 eggs - beaten(kalau nak makan ramai-ramai, boleh tambah sesedap hati) Potato (sliced thinly) Onion - sliced Leek Salt & Pepper to taste. 1) Pour a tablespoon of olive oil onto the pan. 2) Arrange the sliced potato onto the pan. 3) Fry a while, then pour in the beaten eggs and onion. 4) When the egg is almost cooked, add sliced leek, and sprinkle some black pepper to taste. (Add salt into the beaten egg before pouring the egg onto the pan) HAppy EaTiNG!!!

Home made Minestrone Soup

Best nya ...... Finally, I made my own minestrone soup and my family loves it. "Lebih best dari yang selalu kita makan ( It's better than any that we used to eat )", that was the remark from Atikah. Ayah make me promise to save some more for him to eat after the game (he played badminton every Tuesday after Isya'). I am delighted. I started looking for the recipe when ayah decided not to eat rice for dinner. Ayah's dinner: Minestrone Soup and Garlic bread The first time I tasted it, it was horrible. I was frustrated. I know I always fail to follow a recipe exactly. I like to add and remove lots of items from a recipe. But most of the time when I did that (add and remove), the taste is not so bad, but why is it soooo bad this time. Sadly, I just keep on adding salt, pepper and chopped parsley, hoping to add more taste. I tasted it again, ALHAMDULILLAH, it taste delicious this time. The recipe. Olive oil. Chopped Garlic Sliced Onion Celery ...

Lala goreng

Masak lemak ikan masin tanpa santan

Kari tulang with button mushroom

Nasi daging

Suatu Ahad. Tiba-tiba terasa nak makan nasi daging. I call mak (as I usually did) to get some tips and also browse the internet. Coupled with my own experience (pernah buat tapi dah lama - ingat-ingat lupa), here is my version: Ingredients: Beef - boiled to tender, and for stocks Basmathi rice - washed Milk Tomato paste (1 table spoon is more than enough) Rempah kurma ( 1 table spoon is more than enough) Black pepper (not grounded yet) Menumis: Shallot Garlic Ginger Cinnamon, clove and star anise How to cook: Just saute all the ingredients for menumis till fragranced. Add the rempah kurma Pour in the milk, beef the cooked rice (the photo is bit blurred due to the steam) ready for consumption (dont forget the papaddam) Dalca kerabu tomato (just like the tomato salad but a bit spicy) Sliced onion, sliced tomato, chilli also sliced, tomato sauce, salt and sugar. Mix and taste. Fried capsicum with minced beef in oyster sauce (the recipe was created based on the dish that I have tasted duri...

A very simple menu for kids

chicken ball soup ayam goreng kunyit Everything on the dining table Everything on the plate! Sabrina enjoying her lunch Nutritional facts: Carbo from the rice, potato Protein from the chicken Vitamin A in carrots Protein, calcium, iron, vitamin A, vitamin C from the long beans.

Steamed fish

The steamed fish is Atikah's favourite. She seldom eats fish, but when I make steamed fish, she will be the last to leave the dining table. She'll it everything, but of course not the bones. The recipe is simple. Main ingredient: The fish - The picture showed a garoupa (kerapu) but most of the time I used siakap. Wash, marinate with salt and white pepper to taste. Other ingredients: Ginger - sliced garlic - crushed Onion - sliced tomato - sliced cili padi (apa orang putih cakap ye???) - ketuk2 je some 'daun limau purut' (kena bukak kamus nih ...) serbuk asam boi (yang biasa makan dengan buah jambu tu...) Dah tu .... Put the fish in a container that is big enough for the fish but athe same time can fit into your steamer. Put all other ingredients over the fish (you may arrange it as u like). Put into the steamer and steam until about 30 minutes. Ready for consumption. Fish Facts for Healthy Nutrition (from http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/oehas/fish/default.htm) Eat Fish, Be Sm...

Pumpkin

What can we do with pumpkin? Image taken from the following site: fogcity.blogs.com/.../ 10/halloween_and_c.html Definitely not this!!! (It's cute though....) Image taken from www.students.stedwards.edu Before going into cooking, let's read some healthy information about pumpkin. Got this from: http: //homecooking.about.com/od/foodhealthinformation/a/pumpkinhealth.htm PUMPKIN & HEALTH Pumpkin and Health Pumpkins are a tasty source of vitamins and minerals, particularly beta-carotene, vitamin C, and potassium. It also helps prevent arterosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, which can lead to strokes and/or heart attacks. Pumpkin seed oil and pumpkin seeds are a good source of zinc and unsaturated fatty acids which are effective help for prostate ailments. A study by the USDA indicated that diets high in pumpkin as a fiber source tended to curb the appetite, yet provided more food for the same calorie count. The subjects in this study also absorbed less fat and calorie...

Mee Rebus

Again, this is a recipe that I learnt from my mother. Well, most of my cooking knowledge comes from mak. Make sense isn't it? Kemana tumpahnya kuah kalau tak ke nasi. But I have not acquired all. There are many more to learn. Anyway, this is my first time cooking the mee rebus for my own family since got married. Phew! That's so looOOOOOOng ................ Apo nak buet, kadang-kadang R ajin tapi kadang-kadang juga M alas. These are some of the MUST HAVE ingredients: Boiled beef bones. Boiled and mashed sweet potato. Fresh prawns. (cut off its head, blend the head and strain for the 'juice', betul ke? hentam je lah ) Other ingredients will be: chilli paste tomato pure (tomato sauce pun hentam je lah) shallots and garlic peanut (fried & blended or boiled & blended - pick your choice) - but i did not put this into my cooking as my beloved daughter, Sabrina is allergic to this -meaning to say, the gravy 'menjadi' even without the peanut. tamarind juice co...