dinner

this was nasi pilaf (modified), chicken kebab and tomato salad.

Mee Calong and Kuah Dhal

yesterday tried this mee calong from hanieliza fotopages but since there was no 'calong' i call it the modified mee calong (had no idea what that means till i read the recipe - hanieliza fotopages).

MEE CALONG (hanieliza)Bahan 1 rangka ayam [potong kecil] 500 gm mee kuning atau bihun [celurkan] 1 pokok daun sup [hiriskan] 1 batang carrot [potong kecil] 3 pokok sawi minyak/baby sawi/kailan [potong pendek] 3 biji cili merah [hiriskan] bawang goreng garam air secukupnya 2 s/b minyak 1 kiub ayam [maggi atau knor] Bahan tumbuk/mesin 2 ulas bawang merah 3 ulas bawang putih 1 s/b lada hitam Bahan Sos Kicap Pedas 15 biji ciliapi ] tumbuk halus 1 ulas bawang putih ] 2 s/b kicap cair Bahan Calong 1/2 cawan isi ikan tenggiri atau selayang 1 s/k lada hitam tumbuk sedikit tepung jagung sedikit garam Cara. 1. Isi ikan digaulkan dengan lada hitam, tepung jagung dan garam. Bulat2 bentuk kecil. 2. Panaskan minyak dan tumiskan bahan tumbuk/mesin sehingga wangi. 3. Masukkan air dan biarkan mendideh. 4. Masukkan garam, tulang ayam dan renehkan sehingga mendideh. 5. Apabila mendideh asingkan tulang2 ayam tadi dan masukkan calong. 6. Masukkan kiub ayam dan carrot dan bairkan mendideh perlahan2. 7. Masukkan sawi/kailan. 8. Bila mendideh tuangkan bahan sup keatas mee atau bihun. 9. Taburkan daun sup dan cili yg telah dihiriskan dan bawang goreng. 10. Hidangkan panas2 bersama sos kicap pedas.


the other pictuer was my kuah dhal - easy to do but i notice other recipes look more complicated. the way i did it - soaked dhal overnight, then tumis bawang, add biji sawi, daun kari, add that dhal (can also boil first so that it's more lembik), add bit of kunyit and salt to taste. let simmer.

Roti canai - frozen ones.

Oven-baked chicken with garlic and parmesan

okay rita, I figured this google account thing. THis is another you-must-try recipe, especially if your audience like things cheesey. not exactly ready in 1/2 hour but it's take out ayam in the morning, marinate in the afternoon (or this reads as leave instructions for helper to do.. if you do this on a workday as in my case), bake in the evening and ready in one hour. recipe from Delia's summer collection with some modifications

Oven-baked chicken with garlic and parmesan

1 chicken – 8 parts
4 large clove garlic ]
1 teaspoon rock salt ] tumbuk

3 x size 2 eggs ]
black pepper ] whisk, add garlic puree and pour over chicken.
Marinate at least 4 hours

Preheat oven 350oF or 180oC
Pop in shallow roasting tin containing:
50 g butter
4 tblspoon olive oil

50 g fresh breadcrumbs ]
40g parmesan cheese, grated ]
2 heaped tablesppon finely chopped fresh parsley ]
seasoning ] mix and put on plate
(* had no parmesan so i used 3 slices of cheddar cheese - grinded sekali with 2 pieces of kepala roti that no one eats anyway). No parsley so i added some other spice for the colour.

remove chicken from fridge,
take one piece at a time
sit in crumb mixture, pat and coat with crumbs
add chicken pieces
bake on high shelf 20 min
turn and bake another 20 min (*for my oven i did 30 mins)
pour off excess fat, bake another 5 mins

drain and eat.

coleslaw from Hanieliza - cabbage + carrot + mayonnaise +lime juice +2 spoonful cold water.

18th ramadhan

epal with rojak sauce - easy and very yummy (tak ada jambulah...). And possible the best dish - BUDU with ikan bakar! some vegetarian sandwiches from department lunch and finally, lepat pisang without the daun pisang!


 

Curried Carrot Soup ala Lynn Roffey

Sheen – here’s my contribution to your 5 ingredient or less recipe. Easy to make especially if you have a hand blender, and nutritious. Don’t know whether appropriate for bulan puasa, but definitely will heat you up in winter.

Ingredients:

1 lb/600 grams carrots – peeled and cut up into sticks – doesn’t really matter which shape, just need to cut up so that cepat sikit masak. Or buy prepackaged cut-up carrots lagi senang.
2 cans vegetable or chicken broth (about 30 ounces or ..75 liter total)
1 medium bawang besar coarsely chopped
2 ulas bawang putih, coarsely chopped
Curry powder to taste (I guna half pack serbuk kari daging Adabi – this makes it really hot, which I like – so ikut suka seleralah).

Cara:

Panaskan sikit minyak, goreng bawang besar and bawang puteh sampai lembut, tapi jangan garing. Masukkan serbuk kari, tumis sikit (if too dry, add a little broth). Masukkan cut carrots, saute a few minutes on medium heat. Masukkan broth, bring to boil, then simmer 30 minutes. Cool slightly and blend. Kalau pakai hand blender, can blend directly in the pot. Otherwise, blend in a few batches in a regular blender. Garnish with what ever you like when serving – bawang goreng or kucai or sour cream.

Kalau pakai half a pack of curry powder, sure berpeluh bila makan.

Lynn, 8 Oct 2006

15th Ramadhan

We (Ami and us) had a scrumptious Indian meal just now - Tandoori chicken, pompadum + mango chutney + raitha (?spelling), fish curry, fried eggplants... siap try masala vadai which turned out fairly okay. The yellow drink you see is mango lassi - Mira's attempt .... sodap....

Tandoori chicken was from Chef Wan's book, fish curry was an attempt to follow Jamie Oliver's curry sauce, vadai came from our recipe book, lassi was from Hanieliza's website.  

monday 2nd october

Today am a bit adventurous - naan with "indian spiced fromage frais spread" - got it from the internet. Pengat is easy to do - santan, put it sugar (i used equal amounts of brown and white sugar) boil, put in pisang. Didn't have daun pandan. Some people put sagu to make it thicker.
 

Chinese Cuisine

The 2 members of tkc8084 cawangan manchester had a lovely berbuka yesterday - Ami's sweet and sour cod, hoisin beef with shittake mushroom and steamed veggies!