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Kue Tiao in Prawn Soup

Salam all, Betul ke tak ejaan kue tiao ni? Kira betul je lah kan. This is something that I prepared for dinner. Kadang-kadang tu buntu memikirkan nak masak apa. Melompat-lompat dari satu dapur ke satu dapur, still could not figure out what to cook. Kids do not really like eating rice, especially Hakim. He will grumble if rice is served --- "tadi kat sekolah dah makan nasi, ni makan nasi lagi ... hmmmm.... --- A visit to Kedai Pak Aji for some vege in the evening gave the idea of having kue tiao. But not the fried kue tiao, it's kue tiao in soup. This simple recipe I got from my cousin, Abang Fadzil. As an ex-army, he likes cooking, creative and like to try new recipes. He is already 60++. His recipe requires the kue tiao to be wrapped in the egg, but I just ignore the steps as my dear Sabrina cannot eat egg ---- malas pun ye jugak. Here goes. The ingredients: 5 - 6 medium sized prawns Sliced/ minced chicken/ chicken ball etc. - to add flavour to the soup 5 cloves of garlic - c

Prawn Sweet 'n Sour

Salam all, Every time we visited the Munawwarah Restaurant in Section 9, Shah Alam (a Chinese Muslim Restaurant), my kids will definitely order the Sweet 'n Sour, be it fish or chicken. Therefore, I'm trying my version today but with prawns. Ingredients 10 large prawns - marinated with salt and tumeric powder. Fried. 1 red onion - cut into ring 3 cloves of garlic - chopped 2 tablespoon of chilli sauce 5 tablespoon of tomato ketchup 1 teaspoon of sugar Salt to taste 1 tomato cut into wedges (to garnish) How to: Saute the garlic till brownish. Add the chilli sauce, tomato ketchup and some water. Let it boil. Add the sugar and salt. Also the onion. Just before turning the stove off, add the tomato. Ready to be served. The two plates are ready for consumption. For a more appetizing meal, I fried some potato wedges and their favourite fish crackers. Not to forget some green as well. The children enjoying their meal. Hakim with his self made 'Air Bandung' enjoying the food w

Broccoli Soup

Salam All, Have you ever face the problem in getting the kids to eat their vegetables? I do. My last resort would always be the 'VETO' power!! "With the power of a MOTHER, I command both of you to eat your vege." ( kena baca gaya cartoon He-Man hihih ) Another approach that I tried and was a success is making a vege soup. So here it is ...... THE BROCCOLI SOUP The ingredients: The broccoli Onion Whipped Cream Multi purpose flour mixed with some plain water Salt and pepper How to: 1. On a heated pan. saute the onion till tender and brownish 2. Add the chopped broccoli. Once the broccoli is tender, turn off the heat. 3. If your blender can uphold the heat, transfer everything into the blender, add some plain water and blend it until you obtain a smooth texture. 4. Pour the blended ingredients into a pot, add the about 2-3 table spoon of whipped cream and simmer till a little thicker. 5. Add salt & pepper to taste. 6. To thicken it further, add the

Pancake & Caramelized Banana

Sweet tooth today. Let's have something sweet today. But don't forget to drink extra lot of plain water to dilute the sugar in your system.

Apple 'n Potato Salad

Hmmm ... this is my apple 'n potato salad. At first, I thought of just making the potato salad. However, when the dressing is ready, i find that there are excessive of dressings. Therefore I add some sliced apple into it. Both the potato and apple looks the same in the bowl but the feeling of having to bite the potato and apple from a same salad bowl is somewhat interesting. You'll be wondering whether it's a potato or an apple. The potatoes need to be boiled till tender. Once tender, peel the skin off (some people may just left the skin on). Then diced the potato. Preparing the dressing is simple. 2 tablespoon of mayonaise (mine is the eggless mayo) 1 teaspoon of vinegar Few drops of olive oil Sprinkle of salt, pepper, thyme and dried parsley A pinch of sugar In a bowl, whisk all the ingredient together until it mix well. Add the boiled and diced potato into it. Stir softly. ps: According to Chef Michel Smith, it is best to add the boiled po

Buttermilk Fried Chicken

These are the food that reached my dinner table and plate last night. As mentioned in my other blog , I really went home and made buttermilk fried chicken to be eaten with mushroom soup, salad but no croutons. Croutons were replaced with the garlic toast. I planned to make croutons earlier but change it last minute due to time constraint. On the plate, you can see the fried chicken, apple 'n potato salad, sliced banana and the chilli sauce. I got the idea to make the buttermilk from watching my 'now' favourite show, ' Chef at Home '. With his simple tagline - Cooking Without Recipe, I just love this show. I tried my best not to miss it if possible. If you missed it, you can still go to the chef's website, Michael Smith . The secret behind this dish is the marinating process. It's just like making the 'Ayam Salut Tepung' but marinating the chicken with the buttermilk somehow gives a different taste which is lovely. Here's how it goes:

Stir Fry Baby Cabbage

Salam all, Let's Go Green. Since Monday, I have not cook rice for the family -- we had other than rice for dinner --- therefore, last Wednesday, I craved for a fresh fry of green vege. Dug my fridge and found a packet of baby cabbage. Here go, our side dish for today. A simple and quick dish, here it is: A packet of baby cabbage 3-4 cloves of Shallots and garlic A little bit of anchovies 1 table spoon of cooking oil Sprinkle of Olive oil Salt and pepper to season. 1. I simply soaked the vege for a little while in a table spoon of vinegar (read somewhere that it's good to do this to remove pesticide) 2. prepare shallot and garlic and saute for a while in a heated cooking oil. 3. Once the shallot and garlic turn brownish, add the anchovies. 4. Add some water in order not to burn the ingredients. 5. As the achoveies soften, add some salt. (salt was to retain the green color of the vege, besides to season it). 6. Finally add in the vege that has been washed thoroughly. Let it cook