Pudding Roti with Apple

There is no specific recipe when making bread pudding.. I used leftovers from my bread.. Bread made using your own breadmaker does not last long and soft unlike Gardenia.. So I just used it so my kids will finish it..

This was the last apple I had and nobody wanted it because it was not crunchy.. The raisins were the ones I craved during the first months of pregnancy.. Baking them made it fluffy and plump.. and the pan is the smallest that I have and we just scoop the puding with spoon. Who says it has to be perfect?

Add whatever ingredients you want, chocolate, bananas just name it.

Try it!


Ingredients:

milk
1 egg
sugar (2-3 tablespoon will do.. i don't like it sweet)
a pinch of salt

bread
1 apple
dots of butter (I used Farmcows-not pure butter)
raisin

Method:
1. Arrange the bread (you can cut them in small pieces so it will fit in the pan).

2. Arrange the sliced apple on top, add the dots of butter and just sprinkle the raisins. Put as much as you like.

3. Mix milk, egg, sugar and salt together. If you like the pudding to be soft, use more milk enough for the bread to absorb all the liquid. Pour on the bread.. Make sure you cover all the bread.. Too little milk will make the pudding hard.. Bake in the oven at 180 c until it smells really nice.. don't go and enjoy the smell too much.. it'll burn in the oven.. he he

Tips:
When you bake.. rely on the smell.. not really on the time the recipe gives.. sometimes I enjoy the smell of baking that I forgot to take it out from the oven. Once you smell the burning pudding.. it's too late.. the same goes with cookies and cake..

4. Dig in using spoon!

Kerabu Mangga

This is definitely not the ones you can find at the restaurant because it's just a simple one.. My family (even my extended family) love it! I used 2 mangoes and it was finished in a flash. The ingredients are just basic and we just love the simplicity.. But if you want to add fish sauce.. feel free to add.. But only a dash or two and don't add salt at all. Maybe I'll add another recipe with fish sauce..

I use a special grater to make this 'kerabu'. It looks like a peeler but with a different blade. It's a gift from my best friend, Linda, who bought it in Thailand when she went there with her biker husband.

But if you don't have a best friend like her, try to find it in 'Kedai Barangan Plastik'. They might have. Or maybe I should sell it online.. he he..

Ingredients:

2 mangoes (any type will do but 'mempelam epal' is the best!)
1 onion, cut into halves.. slice thinly

a pinch of salt

1 teaspoon sugar

1 ripe lime - only the juice of course

1/3 cup coarsely crushed peanuts (I just buy in packets- the ones you buy at Mesra and munch in the car when you travel to kampung)

3-4 cili padi - if you like add more.. I normally slice and put it in a separate bowl..

Method:

1. Grate the mango. Make sure you grate as long as you can. Mix with sliced onion and chillies.

2. In a separate bowl, put the salt and sugar together with the lime juice, stir until everything dissolves. Taste and add sugar or salt to taste.

3. Pour on the grated mango.. add in the peanuts

4. Voila!

Kailan Ikan Masin

I just love Kailan Ikan Masin but then paying RM3.50 for a small plate of it makes me grumpy. So, one day, I decided to give it a try.. scrutinizing the ingredients in the plate at the stall, I know the ingredients are all very easy and basic.. chilli, garlic, onion, salted fish and Kailan.. Of course the thirst after eating at the stall indicates the use of 'Ajinomoto' which I really hate! So, here it is... Try it!

Ingredients:-

3 garlic crushed with the back of a knife

1 'tenggiri' salted fish washed (in oil-normally sold in plastic bag)

Kailan washed and cut (cut the stem diagonally)
Chilli (optional)

Method:-

1. Heat some oil in the wok, fry the salted fish, until crispy.. try to debone at the same time. Put aside (in the wok).

2. Use the same oil to saute garlic until golden brown. Once quite golden, put the salted fish back into the oil at the same time mashing it.

3. Add the stem of Kailan, once soft a bit.. (not too soft) add the rest of the leaves.. Add little water if you want.. not too much.. you don't want to lose the saltiness because we are not adding salt to this dish! That's about it!

Pajeri Nenas

This is among the very first recipes that I learnt. It's my mother-in-law's speciality and my husband's favourite! His love towards this dish is contagious.. the whole family just love it! I normally serve this with omellete, and 'sambal belacan'. I sometimes add young mangoes once the pineapple is finished! It tastes better if you keep reheating it. Never ever make Pajeri Nenas without enough sugar. Add more ginger if you like it spicy. Try it!

Ingredients:-

4 shallot (or I use 1 big onion)
2 garlic
1 inch ginger
1 packet of Curry (for Meat)

1 stick cinnamon (kulit kayu manis)
5 clove (bunga cengkih)
1 star anise (bunga lawang)

1 small packet dried shrimp (segenggam)

salt and sugar
1 tbpn'kerisik' (optional) - I don't really put this..
1 Kara coconut milk (200gm or 1 coconut)

1 medium sized not-so-ripe pineapple.. peeled and thickly sliced
or
1 apple mango (suka2 hati je bagi nama- mempelam epal)
or
eggplant (don't add water at all and make sure your coconut milk is reaaalllly thick! and don't say I didn't warn you he he)

Method:-
1.Slice shallot, garlic and ginger. Divide into 2. Put 1 part in the mill (blender) together with dried shrimp and curry powder. Add a little bit of hot water once you turn off the mill to make a thick paste.
2. Heat some oil. Be generous with the oil as when you add the curry paste, you need quite a lot of oil. Saute the other part of shallot, garlic and ginger with all the spices.
3. Once golden, add in the curry paste, salt and sugar. Wait until you can see tiny oil bubble (pecah minyak la tu!). If it's too thick, just add little water or else it'll burn.. Don't add too much.. don't forget we have the coconut milk for the gravy.. Pajeri tastes best when it's thick!
Note:
Some prefer to add salt and sugar at the end of the cooking process.. I, on the other hand, prefer to add earlier..so that it'll blend with the rest of the other ingredients.
4. As I used very young pineapple, I put it earlier so that it'll soften a bit. If you use ripe pineapple, put it last so that it won't get soggy!
5. Add in the coconut milk.. and wait till it boils.. This is when you taste the gravy! yummy..
6. Add sugar and salt to taste..

Bak Choy Sos Tiram

A really simple recipe to make.. A dish during lazy days but all of us like it because the bak choy is really crunchy.. Of course the kids didn't even want to try, but then after a few persuasion, they agreed.. it is indeed tasty.. The best part is it takes less than 5 minutes..

Ingredients:-

3 garlic crushed with the back of a big knife

1 tablespoon oyster sauce

water

bak choy

Method:-

1. saute the garlic until they turn brown and crispy on the edges

2. add the oyster sauce, quickly add a little bit of water..

bubbling.. once you add the water..

3. Once it's boiled, add up the rest of the water for the soup.. don't add too much though.. add in the bak choy! Dig in!

Rendang Daging

I promised my sister I'll put the recipe here so that she can cook rendang for her housewarming! Not to say it's the best rendang recipe, but I like the way it's written.. easy to measure... I took from mesra.net.. and adapted of course!

Ingredients:
Blend all this together!
2 onion (really big ones)
5 garlic
2 inches ginger
10 dried chillies (cili kering la tu.. with seeds removed, boiled and rinsed)
-the original recipe uses 20 dried chillies but I have starving kids to please!)
5 xtra large lemongrass (original recipe uses 10 lemongrass)
4 baskin-robin-tasting-spoon salt
1 teaspoon tumeric powder (original recipe uses 2" fresh tumeric)

Put this in the mill and process until powdery
1 teaspoon cumin seed (jintan putih)
1 teaspoon caraway (jintan manis) rasanya betul kot caraway.. ;P he he

1 kilo beef cut into 2"x2" (azly asked the butcher to do it!)

500 gm coconut milk

1 tumeric leave (thinly sliced)

Method1. Put everything except for coconut milk and tumeric leave in a wok.
2. Use low heat and wait until the beaf is tender. You don't really have to stir all the time...
3. Add in the coconut milk and continue with the low heat until all the liquid is reduced.. You should have all the spices covering the beef! Easy really!

While waiting.. feel free to dip some bread into the gravy... yummy!

Kelantan Fried Chicken

Since there are 6 of us (+1 who is nursing) .. a single trip to KFC will cost us more than RM60.00, so I decided to give it a try..

Honestly.. the kids prefer home made whipped potato as it's buttery and filling.. it's not as smooth as KFC's but the texture makes it even nicer.

The coleslaw is made using shiela's recipe and turn out to be great! I just have to reduce the sugar a bit.. because I'm already sweeett without the sugar ha ha ha

It's quite a long process... but it's worth it! Try it!

Bahan-bahan:-
1/2 ekor ayam dipotong 8 (suruh je la orang kedai tu potong hehe)
tepung goreng ayam (nina pakai brand kelantan fried chicken, rasa dia sebijik macam hot and spicy kat KFC.. bukan exactly la.. tapi 90% marahla adik ipar den yang kerja kat kfc tu!)

Cara-cara:-
1. rendam ayam dalam air sejuk.. nina siap bubuh kiub ais lagi..

2. Golek-golekkan dalam tepung... jangan masukkan titis-titis air.. karang jadi goreng pisang.. melekit-lekit terus ayam tu jadi togel! tos dulu... (dah kena la tu!)

3. Goreng dan jangan kalih sampai garing sebelah.. nanti hancur...
Tip:- #1 potong dada ayam kiub2 kecil.. jadi popcorn chicken gitu!

Fries
5 biji kentang (dipotong ala fries gitu!) dan digoreng! Pisau ni ada dijual kat supermarket.. syiok! Ini x rangup sangat, kawan nina suruh potong dan masukkan dalam freezer, insyaallah rangup tapi x try lagi.. kalau try komen sikit tau! ada yang suruh rendam air kapur dulu...

Whipped Potato
Lenyek dan campurkan kesemuanya..
3 biji kentang direbus dengan garam sampai betul-betul empuk, baru dibuang kulit
2 sudu besar butter (nina pakai farmcows je..)
black pepper

Fake Gravy
Bahan-bahan:-
1 sudu kecil stock ayam maggie (kiub ayam pun boleh guna half kot)
1/2 cawan air (tambah la lagi kalau masin)1 sudu kecil tepung gandum
black pepper sesedap mata memandang.. jgn byk sgt nanti pedas

kicap (tambah sampai warna jadi kale gravy kat KFC he he)

Cara-cara:-
Masuk semua dalam kuali (kecuali kicap) dan whisk sampai sebati
Ini rupa dia bila dah whisk.. buka api kecil.. whisk laju-laju..

whisk laju2 dengan whisk.. sampai dia pekat.. kalau kurang pekat boleh tambah tepung gandum lagi.. tapi jangan banyak sangat. Tambah kicap sampai warna dia cantik... kan dah rupa gravy tu!
Careful bila dia dah start bubble kat tepi.. sebab dia akan berketul kalau x kacau!
Cepat-cepat masuk dalam mangkuk..

Coleslaw (compliments to Chef Shiela @ http://shiela-sweetmomentos.blogspot.com/
1. Campurkan semua
1 sudu kecil cuka
1 1/2 sudu besar minyak masak
1/2 biji bawang besar (chopped)

2. Masukkan ini dan gaul rata

1/4 cawan gula kastor (kurangkan sikit)

1/2 biji carot disagat halus
1/2 biji kubis (chopped)

3. Tambah secukupnya sampai dia wushi wushi.. he he..

mayonaise

4. masukkan dalam fridge (dalam bekas bertutup)

Sup Cendawan

Sup cendawan ni memang plain.. tapi sebab cendawan ni memang good on its own, memang menyelerakan.. ditambah pulak dengan soon.. memang lezat! Actually, this recipe is inspired by my bestfriend, Linda, she puts all sorts of mushroom, inoke, button mushroom and the one I'm using here!

Bahan-bahan:-
Kisar,
1 bawang besar
3 bawang putih
sejemput ikan bilis

1 sudu besar sos tiram

1 paket fishball

1 paket kecil soon

cendawan

Cara:-

1. Tumis bahan kisar sampai garing.

2. Bila sudah garing, masukkan sos tiram, tambah air sikit.
3. Tambah air untuk jadikan satu mangkuk, masukkan fishball, soon. Last sekali baru masukkan cendawan.
4. Udah!

Tips:

#1 memang tak payah bubuh garam.. sebab sos tiram dah masin. Tapi kalau rasa kureng, baru tambah!

#2 Jangan masak mushroom lama sangat! Nanti soggy tak sedap!

Ikan Masak Taucu

It's a childhood favourite. The good thing about taucu is, it's really tasty and versatile.. Cook it with fish, or fried egg.. or even cabbage alone! It's a dish made in heaven!

My kids just love it especially when we have it with fried 'bawal'. Try it with 'tenggiri', 'kembung' or even fresh 'sardin'. A good hint though, 'kuah taucu' is not complete without 'ginger' and sugar.. Never cook masak taucu without them.. Try it!


Bahan-bahan:-

3 ketul Ikan tenggiri / 2 ikan kembung / 3 telur mata kerbau

1 bawang besar / 4 bawang kecil dipotong 2
3 bawang butih dipotong 2
1 inci halia


1 paket kecil taucu (tak payah basuh dulu.. use straight from packet)



1 sudu kecil penuh asam jawa adabi


kubis / timun dihiris kalau timun dipotong panjang macam acar
cili hijau dibelah 2



gula
(pakai garam kalau tak cukup masin je sebab taucu dah masin)

Cara:-

1. Goreng ikan sampai garing.

Tip Goreng Ikan:

Jangan kalih selagi ikan tak garing habis.. kalau tidak ikan akan hancur. Tunggu betul-betul masak baru kalih.. baru ikan cantik..

1. Tumis bwg kecil, bwg putih dan halia sampai garing.

2. Masukkan taucu, goreng sampai garing baru sedap. (boleh standby air sikit, takut kering dan hangit.. tapi jangan tambah banyak sangat)

3. Masukkan pes asam jawa dan tambah air. Kalau guna air asam jawa, jangan guna pekat sangat, nanti rasa taucu tak rasa.. masam je lebih. Jangan guna cair sangat, nanti tak syok.

4. Tambah gula secukup rasa. Jangan tambah garam.. rasa dulu, kalau rasa terlebih asam jawa, baru tambah garam bagi balance.. Selalunya masak taucu sedap kalau kena garam gula dan asam jawa..

5. Bila dah okey garam gula, baru masukkan ikan yang dah digoreng, cili hijau dan sayur kubis / timun. Jangan masak lama sangat.. sayur kalau rangup lagi sedap..

Tip:

Kalau guna telur mata kerbau... Letakkan telur dalam mangkuk, baru curahkan kuah dalam mangkuk.. Nina suka kalau telur half cook .. lagi best!

Plain Nasi Goreng Cina

My kids just love this plain Nasi Goreng Cina. The more egg and garlic you add, the better! If you like, you can add cooked chunks of chicken breast, mixed vege or even a dollop of butter. But my kids loves it plain with soy sauce! (kicap le tu - cap lembu melaga! ha ha ha)


Bahan-bahan:-

Nasi sejuk (3 pot - air sama banyak, kalau masak utk makan, nina tambah air lebih sikit bagi lembut!)

4 bawang putih, dititik
2 biji telur
lada sulah / lada putih
garam

kacang buncis - optional dihiris bulat-bulat pendek-pendek

Cara:-

1. Titik bawang putih dengan pisau besar. Masukkan minyak dan tumis sampai garing .. baru sedap.
2. Pecahkan telur 2 biji,
kacau bagi hancur.. tapi jangan hancur sangat nanti tak cantik.

3. Masukkan nasi yang udah digembur! Kacau rata..

4. Last sekali, baru masukkan garam dan lada sulah.. ingat! kalau nak bubuh garam mesti 12 inci dari kuali (chef la kata!) barulah garam sekata.. masukkan lada sulah!
5. Gaul rata ! I'm loving it!

Tips:
#1 kalau tambah telur lagi best!
#2 Nasi sejuk jangan dibuang.. because it's effortless.. it's a good menu for breakfast!
#3 Nasi sejuk boleh disimpan dalam 'fridge', tambah je air, lembutlah nasi tu!

Banana Smoothie

I once bought this smoothie at Mid Valley, the price was almost RM6.00. That was the only time I bought it.. I tried making it at home and the rest is history.. It's super easy.. need no recipe actually.. It's sinful almost like vanilla shake! Try it!




Ingredients:
3 riped banana
sugar
UHT milk


Method:-
1. Simply put the banana and sugar (about 3 tablespoon) in the blender.

2. Add milk up to half the blender.

3. Blend the banana, sugar and milk until everything is smooth.
4. Add ice cubes to fill up the blender. Give some space so that it'll not spill!

5. Pulse.. then blend until it's super smooth.. yummy...