Hello,
I haven't eaten a real English fish and chips for almost a year now. But, recently I do made fish and chip at home like real English style fish and chips that we had in England last year. I supposed the tastes even better than a restaurant as mon mari said it was the best fish and chips he's ever had.
It's a big compliment for me and I'm so happy he like it. So, this the simple yet delicious English-style fish and chips recipe.
ENGLISH-STYLE FISH AND CHIPS
Ingredients:
200g fish fillet, cod or white fish
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1-11/2 cups sparkling/fizzy water or beer
Salt and pepper
Oil for frying
METHOD:
- In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt and pepper.
- Add sparkling water or beer and mix until it become thick and smooth batter. Let the batter rest for at least 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, lay the fish fillets in a paper towel, season with salt and pepper and toss the fish with plain flour.
- Dip into the batter and deep fried in the hot oil. Fry until the batter crispy and golden.
- Serve with homemade tartar sauce, fries and mushy peas.
What a great food for dinner, bon appétit!
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
Thursday, 23 July 2015
Cassoulet De Fruits De Mer
Salut,
French cuisine. Yes, this is a recipe from Brittany, France and mon mari has made a cassoulet de fruits de mer few weeks ago. It would be easier if we call seafood gratin but since the recipe is a French recipe, so let's just call it what it is.
Brittany also known for its seafood and most of the fresh seafood dishes is fairly simple to prepare. Frozen seafood is good but for the recipe like this, fresh seafood is better. Here's the recipe.
CASSOULET DE FRUITS DE MER
Ingredients:
200g fresh fish fillet
200g fresh prawns
100g scallops
100g squids or mussels
1 shallot, sliced
1 carrot, sliced
1 cup mushroom, sliced
2 tablespoon butter
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 cup bread crumbs
Salt and pepper to taste
METHOD:
- To prepare the sauce, melted butter in the saucepan.
- Add flour and stirring occasionally while pouring the milk.
- Season with salt and pepper and stirring for one more minute. Set aside.
- Heat little oil in another saucepan and fry shallot until fragrant.
- Add carrot and mushroom and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Add fish fillet, prawns, scallop and squids or mussels.
- Season with salt and pepper and cook the seafood for another few more minutes.
- Preheat the oven 200°.
- Pour the seafood mixture into buttered baking dish and pour the sauce on top.
- Sprinkle with bread crumbs on top and bake for 30-40 minutes.
- And voila, bon appétit!
French cuisine. Yes, this is a recipe from Brittany, France and mon mari has made a cassoulet de fruits de mer few weeks ago. It would be easier if we call seafood gratin but since the recipe is a French recipe, so let's just call it what it is.
Brittany also known for its seafood and most of the fresh seafood dishes is fairly simple to prepare. Frozen seafood is good but for the recipe like this, fresh seafood is better. Here's the recipe.
CASSOULET DE FRUITS DE MER
Ingredients:
200g fresh fish fillet
200g fresh prawns
100g scallops
100g squids or mussels
1 shallot, sliced
1 carrot, sliced
1 cup mushroom, sliced
2 tablespoon butter
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 cup bread crumbs
Salt and pepper to taste
METHOD:
- To prepare the sauce, melted butter in the saucepan.
- Add flour and stirring occasionally while pouring the milk.
- Season with salt and pepper and stirring for one more minute. Set aside.
- Heat little oil in another saucepan and fry shallot until fragrant.
- Add carrot and mushroom and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Add fish fillet, prawns, scallop and squids or mussels.
- Season with salt and pepper and cook the seafood for another few more minutes.
- Preheat the oven 200°.
- Pour the seafood mixture into buttered baking dish and pour the sauce on top.
- Sprinkle with bread crumbs on top and bake for 30-40 minutes.
- And voila, bon appétit!
Friday, 3 July 2015
Haw Flakes Cake
Bonjour,
July is here, the summer begins and holiday season already starting and many people intend to go travel everywhere within the country or abroad. We have decided not to travel this summer but we just have a great place to go, especially on summer weekends.
This week I'm planning to make a few cakes since one of our friends will visit us this weekend and I managed to bake the first cake this morning, haw flakes cake. I get haw flakes sweets from Asian grocery stores here. Pretty simple to make and this cake does not disappoint me. I made half a recipe of the cake to test it and I love it.
HAW FLAKES CAKE
Ingredients:
325g butter
250g sugar
300g flour
6 eggs
1 teaspoon vanila extract
100g haw flakes, finely chopped
METHOD:
- Preheat oven 180° and prepare baking pan.
- Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time and continue by adding vanila extract, keep stirring the batter.
- Add flour and haw flakes, stir until evengthing is well combined.
- Pour batter into baking pan and bake for 45-50 minutes or until skewer comes out clean.
- Instead of baking, steaming also works for this cake.
Happy baking!
July is here, the summer begins and holiday season already starting and many people intend to go travel everywhere within the country or abroad. We have decided not to travel this summer but we just have a great place to go, especially on summer weekends.
This week I'm planning to make a few cakes since one of our friends will visit us this weekend and I managed to bake the first cake this morning, haw flakes cake. I get haw flakes sweets from Asian grocery stores here. Pretty simple to make and this cake does not disappoint me. I made half a recipe of the cake to test it and I love it.
HAW FLAKES CAKE
Ingredients:
325g butter
250g sugar
300g flour
6 eggs
1 teaspoon vanila extract
100g haw flakes, finely chopped
METHOD:
- Preheat oven 180° and prepare baking pan.
- Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time and continue by adding vanila extract, keep stirring the batter.
- Add flour and haw flakes, stir until evengthing is well combined.
- Pour batter into baking pan and bake for 45-50 minutes or until skewer comes out clean.
- Instead of baking, steaming also works for this cake.
Happy baking!
Tuesday, 2 June 2015
Crispy Fried Noodles
Bonjour,
I remember having this crispy fried noodles a long time ago but never tried to make it until now. Well, I tried to make these crispy noodles few days ago and mon mari is happy because he keeps mentioning about this noodles but he wasn't sure how to cook it.
CRISPY FRIED NOODLES
Ingredients:
Half packet Chinese egg noodles (for 2 person)
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1cm ginger, chopped
1 onion, sliced
200g prawns
1 carrot, sliced
4-5 baby corn, sliced
A handful Chinese green vegetables
1 cup chicken stock or water
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon corn flour, dissolved in 2 tablespoon water
A few drop of sesame oil
METHOD:
- Cook noodles follow the package direction. Drain thoroughly.
- Heat enough oil into a wok and carefully put half of the noodles and cook until crispy both side.
- Remove using a slotted spoon and transfer noodles on a serving plate. Repeat the process with the remaining noodles.
- For the sauce, heat little oil in a wok or saucepan and fry garlic, ginger and onion until fragrant.
- Add prawns, carrots and baby corn and continue to fry for few minutes.
- Add chicken stock or water and bring to boil and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
- Add green vegetables and season with salt, pepper and oyster sauce.
- Lastly, add cornstarch and a drop of sesame oil and cook until sauce thickens.
- Pour sauce on top of fried noodles and voila..
Bon appétit!
I remember having this crispy fried noodles a long time ago but never tried to make it until now. Well, I tried to make these crispy noodles few days ago and mon mari is happy because he keeps mentioning about this noodles but he wasn't sure how to cook it.
CRISPY FRIED NOODLES
Ingredients:
Half packet Chinese egg noodles (for 2 person)
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1cm ginger, chopped
1 onion, sliced
200g prawns
1 carrot, sliced
4-5 baby corn, sliced
A handful Chinese green vegetables
1 cup chicken stock or water
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon corn flour, dissolved in 2 tablespoon water
A few drop of sesame oil
METHOD:
- Cook noodles follow the package direction. Drain thoroughly.
- Heat enough oil into a wok and carefully put half of the noodles and cook until crispy both side.
- Remove using a slotted spoon and transfer noodles on a serving plate. Repeat the process with the remaining noodles.
- For the sauce, heat little oil in a wok or saucepan and fry garlic, ginger and onion until fragrant.
- Add prawns, carrots and baby corn and continue to fry for few minutes.
- Add chicken stock or water and bring to boil and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
- Add green vegetables and season with salt, pepper and oyster sauce.
- Lastly, add cornstarch and a drop of sesame oil and cook until sauce thickens.
- Pour sauce on top of fried noodles and voila..
Bon appétit!
Tuesday, 26 May 2015
Sup Telur
salut,
Sup telur in Malay means egg soup. Not to say this is my favorite soup but once in a while I make this egg soup for our dinner. Really simple, quick and easy peasy soup. Simple is sometimes better when it comes to food.
These village-style egg soup only need a few basic ingredients and ready in just a few minutes.
SUP TELUR
Ingredients:
2 eggs
2cm fresh ginger, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 shallot, chopped
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1-2 cup water
Salt and pepper to taste
METHOD:
- Heat little oil in a saucepan and fry garlic, ginder and shallot until fragrants.
- Add water and bring soup to boil, season with soy sauce and salt and pepper.
- Crack the eggs directly into the soup and let the egg cook for a minute or two.
- Serve and garnish with spring onion and fried shallot.
Bon appétit!
Sup telur in Malay means egg soup. Not to say this is my favorite soup but once in a while I make this egg soup for our dinner. Really simple, quick and easy peasy soup. Simple is sometimes better when it comes to food.
These village-style egg soup only need a few basic ingredients and ready in just a few minutes.
SUP TELUR
Ingredients:
2 eggs
2cm fresh ginger, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 shallot, chopped
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1-2 cup water
Salt and pepper to taste
METHOD:
- Heat little oil in a saucepan and fry garlic, ginder and shallot until fragrants.
- Add water and bring soup to boil, season with soy sauce and salt and pepper.
- Crack the eggs directly into the soup and let the egg cook for a minute or two.
- Serve and garnish with spring onion and fried shallot.
Bon appétit!
Thursday, 21 May 2015
Fried Banana Fritters
Salut,
Fried banana fritters or we called it pisang goreng is a favorite tea time snack in most Asian countries. No matter where you go in the country like Thailand, Singapore or Indonesia, there are selling fried banana fritters by small hawker vendor around the street corner or in the night market.
I have two simple and easy fried banana fritters recipe to share here, one is pisang goreng, while another one we called them cekodok pisang. Both are good and some people like to eat with vanila ice-cream, top with shredded cheese and chocolate sauce and some people even eating the banana fritters with chilli sauce.
PISANG GORENG
Ingredients:
3-4 bananas
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup rice flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon oil
A pinch of salt
Water about 1 cup
METHOD:
- Mix all dry ingredients and slowly add water and whisk until you get a smooth batter with no lump.
- Add oil and adding more water if required. The batter should not too runny or too thick.
- Peel and slice banana and add to batter.
- Meanwhile, heat enough oil in a frying pan or wok and deep fry the coated bananas until golden brown or crispy all sides.
- Drain on paper towel and serve warm.
CEKODOK PISANG
Ingredients:
2-3 bananas
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
A pinch of salt
METHOD:
- In a bowl, mashed bananas and mix with other ingredients and stir until the batter is well combined.
- If the batter too runny, add little bit more flour.
- Heat enough oil in a wok until hot and drop a spoonfuls of batter and cook until floats and golden brown all sides.
- Drain on paper towel and serve warm.
Fried banana fritters or we called it pisang goreng is a favorite tea time snack in most Asian countries. No matter where you go in the country like Thailand, Singapore or Indonesia, there are selling fried banana fritters by small hawker vendor around the street corner or in the night market.
I have two simple and easy fried banana fritters recipe to share here, one is pisang goreng, while another one we called them cekodok pisang. Both are good and some people like to eat with vanila ice-cream, top with shredded cheese and chocolate sauce and some people even eating the banana fritters with chilli sauce.
PISANG GORENG
Ingredients:
3-4 bananas
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup rice flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon oil
A pinch of salt
Water about 1 cup
METHOD:
- Mix all dry ingredients and slowly add water and whisk until you get a smooth batter with no lump.
- Add oil and adding more water if required. The batter should not too runny or too thick.
- Peel and slice banana and add to batter.
- Meanwhile, heat enough oil in a frying pan or wok and deep fry the coated bananas until golden brown or crispy all sides.
- Drain on paper towel and serve warm.
CEKODOK PISANG
Ingredients:
2-3 bananas
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
A pinch of salt
METHOD:
- In a bowl, mashed bananas and mix with other ingredients and stir until the batter is well combined.
- If the batter too runny, add little bit more flour.
- Heat enough oil in a wok until hot and drop a spoonfuls of batter and cook until floats and golden brown all sides.
- Drain on paper towel and serve warm.
Tuesday, 19 May 2015
Stir Fried Green Beans
Bonjour,
Green beans or French bean is one of my all-time favorite vegetable and I love when they are still crunchy and not overcooked. When I was in Laos, I learned that people out there prefer their vegetables raw rather than cooked like green beans and cabbage. In countries like Laos and Thailand, almost every meals they served include a plate of raw vegetables and herbs on the side.
STIR FRIED GREEN BEANS
Ingredients:
200g French beans
1 carrot, sliced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 shallot, chopped
2-3 small chilli, optional
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
Salt, sugar and pepper to taste
METHOD:
- Heat little oil in a saucepan and fry garlic, shallot and chilli until fragrant.
- Add French beans and carrot and continue to stir fry for 1-2 minutes.
- Season with salt, sugar, pepper, soy sauce and add little bit water if necessary.
- Stir fry for another minute and dish out.
C'est pret! Bon appétit!
Green beans or French bean is one of my all-time favorite vegetable and I love when they are still crunchy and not overcooked. When I was in Laos, I learned that people out there prefer their vegetables raw rather than cooked like green beans and cabbage. In countries like Laos and Thailand, almost every meals they served include a plate of raw vegetables and herbs on the side.
STIR FRIED GREEN BEANS
Ingredients:
200g French beans
1 carrot, sliced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 shallot, chopped
2-3 small chilli, optional
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
Salt, sugar and pepper to taste
METHOD:
- Heat little oil in a saucepan and fry garlic, shallot and chilli until fragrant.
- Add French beans and carrot and continue to stir fry for 1-2 minutes.
- Season with salt, sugar, pepper, soy sauce and add little bit water if necessary.
- Stir fry for another minute and dish out.
C'est pret! Bon appétit!
Sunday, 17 May 2015
Hokkien Mee
Bonjour,
Hokkien mee or hokkien noodles is a thick yellow noodles which is popular not only among Chinese in Malaysia or Singapore, but for Malays and Indians as well. Made these hokkien mee few times and the noodles itself is tasty and not dry at all and it is flavorful.
HOKKIEN MEE
Ingredients:
1 small packet fresh yellow noodles (for 2 person)
8-10 fresh prawns
1 cup Chinese cabbage, sliced
1 cup Chinese green vegetables/choy sum
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1-2 tablespoon dark soy sauce or thick caramel sauce
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
2 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 cup chicken stock or water
Salt and pepper to taste
Oil
METHOD:
- Heat little vegetable oil in wok and fry garlic until fragrant.
- Add prawns and stir for 1-2 minutes.
- Add Chinese cabbage, chicken stock or water, soy sauce, light soy sauce and oyster sauce. Allow to cook for a minute.
- Add noodles and Chinese green vegetables and season with salt and pepper. Simmer until noodles are tender and the sauce starts to thicken.
- Served hot with green chilli pickles.
Voile, bon appétit!
Hokkien mee or hokkien noodles is a thick yellow noodles which is popular not only among Chinese in Malaysia or Singapore, but for Malays and Indians as well. Made these hokkien mee few times and the noodles itself is tasty and not dry at all and it is flavorful.
HOKKIEN MEE
Ingredients:
1 small packet fresh yellow noodles (for 2 person)
8-10 fresh prawns
1 cup Chinese cabbage, sliced
1 cup Chinese green vegetables/choy sum
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1-2 tablespoon dark soy sauce or thick caramel sauce
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
2 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 cup chicken stock or water
Salt and pepper to taste
Oil
METHOD:
- Heat little vegetable oil in wok and fry garlic until fragrant.
- Add prawns and stir for 1-2 minutes.
- Add Chinese cabbage, chicken stock or water, soy sauce, light soy sauce and oyster sauce. Allow to cook for a minute.
- Add noodles and Chinese green vegetables and season with salt and pepper. Simmer until noodles are tender and the sauce starts to thicken.
- Served hot with green chilli pickles.
Voile, bon appétit!
Saturday, 16 May 2015
Brownie Cookies with Peanut Butter Filling
Coucou,
I liked brownies cake but I have not tried making brownies cookie before, but this one look good. I made these cookies last night and literally just tried them because I have all the ingredients at home. The best part is peanut butter filling and I love it. It's easy and perfect simple thing to put together in a few minutes and a nice thing to have for a morning or afternoon tea break.
BROWNIE COOKIES WITH PEANUT BUTTER FILLING
Ingredients:
250g dark chocolate, chopped
40g butter
2 eggs
100g sugar
1 teaspoon vanila extract
40g flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
For Peanut Butter Filling
1/2 cup powder sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
50g butter
5 tablespoon full cream milk
METHOD:
- Preheat oven 180° and prepare baking tray with baking paper.
- Place dark chocolate and butter in the saucepan over low heat and stir until all melted. Set aside.
- In a bowl, mix eggs, sugar and vanila and whisk until pale and creamy.
- Add melted chocolate, flour, baking powder and stir until everything just combined.
- Spoon tablespoonfuls of the mixture onto baking trays and bake for 8-10 minutes or until puffed and cracked.
- Allow to cool completely.
- To make the peanut butter filling, place all ingredients and stir until you get the creamy texture.
- Spread half of the cookies with peanut butter and top with remaining cookies.
Enjoy et bon week-end a tous!
I liked brownies cake but I have not tried making brownies cookie before, but this one look good. I made these cookies last night and literally just tried them because I have all the ingredients at home. The best part is peanut butter filling and I love it. It's easy and perfect simple thing to put together in a few minutes and a nice thing to have for a morning or afternoon tea break.
BROWNIE COOKIES WITH PEANUT BUTTER FILLING
Ingredients:
250g dark chocolate, chopped
40g butter
2 eggs
100g sugar
1 teaspoon vanila extract
40g flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
For Peanut Butter Filling
1/2 cup powder sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
50g butter
5 tablespoon full cream milk
METHOD:
- Preheat oven 180° and prepare baking tray with baking paper.
- Place dark chocolate and butter in the saucepan over low heat and stir until all melted. Set aside.
- In a bowl, mix eggs, sugar and vanila and whisk until pale and creamy.
- Add melted chocolate, flour, baking powder and stir until everything just combined.
- Spoon tablespoonfuls of the mixture onto baking trays and bake for 8-10 minutes or until puffed and cracked.
- Allow to cool completely.
- To make the peanut butter filling, place all ingredients and stir until you get the creamy texture.
- Spread half of the cookies with peanut butter and top with remaining cookies.
Enjoy et bon week-end a tous!
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Prawns in Coconut Gravy
Bonjour,
I think most people like to eat rice and prefer the meal to be served with sauce or gravy. Traditionally in Asia, coconut milk is used for cooking curries and soup as well for local dessert recipes. One of the recipe I wanna post here using coconut milk is udang masak lemak or prawns in coconut gravy. Creamy and rich with coconut milk, it's tastes good!
There is no particular rule for adding the veggies in this recipe. At this point, you can try out and add some other vegetables or fruits like pineapple, bamboo shoot or carrot.
UDANG MASAK LEMAK
Ingredients:
200g prawns
8-10 French bean/ green bean
11/2 cup coconut milk
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 shallot, chopped
2-3 small chilli
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
Salt and sugar to taste
METHOD:
- Bring to boil coconut milk, garlic, shallot and chilli with medium heat.
- Add turmeric powder and green bean, cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the prawns and season with salt and sugar.
- Cook, stirring for 3-4 minutes or until the prawns are just cooked through.
- Turn off heat and ready to serve with white rice.
Bon appétit!
I think most people like to eat rice and prefer the meal to be served with sauce or gravy. Traditionally in Asia, coconut milk is used for cooking curries and soup as well for local dessert recipes. One of the recipe I wanna post here using coconut milk is udang masak lemak or prawns in coconut gravy. Creamy and rich with coconut milk, it's tastes good!
There is no particular rule for adding the veggies in this recipe. At this point, you can try out and add some other vegetables or fruits like pineapple, bamboo shoot or carrot.
UDANG MASAK LEMAK
Ingredients:
200g prawns
8-10 French bean/ green bean
11/2 cup coconut milk
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 shallot, chopped
2-3 small chilli
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
Salt and sugar to taste
METHOD:
- Bring to boil coconut milk, garlic, shallot and chilli with medium heat.
- Add turmeric powder and green bean, cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the prawns and season with salt and sugar.
- Cook, stirring for 3-4 minutes or until the prawns are just cooked through.
- Turn off heat and ready to serve with white rice.
Bon appétit!
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
Cucumber and Carrot Pickle
Salut,
The first time I made this pickles here, it was for mon mari and our friends a few years ago. I guess this is the first time they eating cold pickles like that. I've made this pickles quite a many times now because everyone loves it!
Cucumber pickles or we called acar timun is popular as a side dishes and is a good combination to go with rice. It is simple and easy to make, delicious and healthy.
CUCUMBER AND CARROT PICKLE/ ACAR TIMUN
Ingredients:
1 cucumber, remove seeds and sliced or cut into strips
2 carrot, cut into strips
1 shallot, sliced
2 small chilli, optional
A few assam boi or chinese dried sour plum, optional
4-5 tablespoon rice vinegar
1-2 tablespoon sugar
Salt
METHOD:
- Dissolved sugar and vinegar and mix all ingredients together.
- Add more sugar or salt and make it as suitable to your taste.
- Chill for at least 30 minute before serving.
Enjoy!
The first time I made this pickles here, it was for mon mari and our friends a few years ago. I guess this is the first time they eating cold pickles like that. I've made this pickles quite a many times now because everyone loves it!
Cucumber pickles or we called acar timun is popular as a side dishes and is a good combination to go with rice. It is simple and easy to make, delicious and healthy.
CUCUMBER AND CARROT PICKLE/ ACAR TIMUN
Ingredients:
1 cucumber, remove seeds and sliced or cut into strips
2 carrot, cut into strips
1 shallot, sliced
2 small chilli, optional
A few assam boi or chinese dried sour plum, optional
4-5 tablespoon rice vinegar
1-2 tablespoon sugar
Salt
METHOD:
- Dissolved sugar and vinegar and mix all ingredients together.
- Add more sugar or salt and make it as suitable to your taste.
- Chill for at least 30 minute before serving.
Enjoy!
Saturday, 2 May 2015
Nasi Lemak
Bonsoir a tous,
The weather is not so pleasant this week, humid and rain almost every day. Grey and windy all day long, it's better if we just stay at home, cleaning up and watching movies.
Okay, forget about the weather, few days ago, I cooked nasi lemak for our lunch with friends. Nasi Lemak is one of the most popular dish in Malaysia and traditionally it's served as a breakfast meal but these meal can be eaten any time of the day. Nasi lemak is a rice cooked in coconut milk and served with sambal, fried anchovies, peanuts, boiled egg and cucumber.
I've made nasi lemak many times since I moving here few years ago. This time, I made my sambal chilli entirely vegetarian and less spicy so all my French friends can enjoy it. And to my surprise, it worked and they loved it.
NASI LEMAK
Ingredients:
For coconut rice;
2 cups rice, preferably basmati rice
3 cups coconut milk
2cm ginger, sliced
Salt to taste
For sambal chilli;
2 onion, sliced
1/2 cup dry chilli, boiled or chilli paste
2 cloves garlic, sliced
2cm ginger, sliced
2 tablespoon tamarind, add 1/2 cup water to make a paste
Palm sugar or brown sugar
1/2 cup oil
Salt to taste
METHOD:
To prepare coconut rice:
- Wash and clean the rice and put it in a pot or can cook use a rice cooker as well.
- Add coconut milk, ginger and salt.
- Cover and bring to boil and then simmer for 10-15 minutes until the water has been absorbed.
- Removed from heat and loosen rice with wooden spoon.
- Cover up and allow rice to cook in its own.
To prepare sambal chilli:
- Using a blender or food processor, blend onion, chilli, garlic and ginger into paste.
- Heat oil in a saucepan and sauté blend ingredients for a few minutes.
- Add sugar and tamarind paste and allow to cook for 10-15 minutes.
- Season with salt then remove from the heat.
- Dish a serving portion and serve the coconut rice with sambal and other garnishing like fried anchovies, fried peanuts, hard boiled egg or fried egg and cucumber.
Bon appétit!
The weather is not so pleasant this week, humid and rain almost every day. Grey and windy all day long, it's better if we just stay at home, cleaning up and watching movies.
Okay, forget about the weather, few days ago, I cooked nasi lemak for our lunch with friends. Nasi Lemak is one of the most popular dish in Malaysia and traditionally it's served as a breakfast meal but these meal can be eaten any time of the day. Nasi lemak is a rice cooked in coconut milk and served with sambal, fried anchovies, peanuts, boiled egg and cucumber.
I've made nasi lemak many times since I moving here few years ago. This time, I made my sambal chilli entirely vegetarian and less spicy so all my French friends can enjoy it. And to my surprise, it worked and they loved it.
The two different photos of nasi lemak that I made quite a while ago.
NASI LEMAK
Ingredients:
For coconut rice;
2 cups rice, preferably basmati rice
3 cups coconut milk
2cm ginger, sliced
Salt to taste
For sambal chilli;
2 onion, sliced
1/2 cup dry chilli, boiled or chilli paste
2 cloves garlic, sliced
2cm ginger, sliced
2 tablespoon tamarind, add 1/2 cup water to make a paste
Palm sugar or brown sugar
1/2 cup oil
Salt to taste
METHOD:
To prepare coconut rice:
- Wash and clean the rice and put it in a pot or can cook use a rice cooker as well.
- Add coconut milk, ginger and salt.
- Cover and bring to boil and then simmer for 10-15 minutes until the water has been absorbed.
- Removed from heat and loosen rice with wooden spoon.
- Cover up and allow rice to cook in its own.
To prepare sambal chilli:
- Using a blender or food processor, blend onion, chilli, garlic and ginger into paste.
- Heat oil in a saucepan and sauté blend ingredients for a few minutes.
- Add sugar and tamarind paste and allow to cook for 10-15 minutes.
- Season with salt then remove from the heat.
- Dish a serving portion and serve the coconut rice with sambal and other garnishing like fried anchovies, fried peanuts, hard boiled egg or fried egg and cucumber.
Bon appétit!
Thursday, 30 April 2015
Gateau Grand-Mere aux Pommes
Salut,
I learned to make this gateau grand-mere aux pommes or grandma's apple cake from my French boss when I was working in cinema catering a while ago. So I made this cake few days back for our afternoon tea break. Though, I'm not a big fan of apple cake but mon mari liked it. I knew that most French people loves apple cake or pie and they really know what to do with them.
GRANDMA'S APPLE CAKE
Ingredients:
3 eggs
150g flour
150g sugar
2 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 tablespoon milk
30g butter, melted
4-5 apples, peeled and cut diced
METHOD:
- Preheat oven 180° and prepare grease baking pan.
- Put the cut apples in the prepared pan.
- In a large bowl, mix sugar, baking powder, vanilla and eggs.
- Add flour and milk, mix well.
- Add in the melted butter and stir until well combined.
- Pour the batter over apples in pan, spread the batter so that it covers all apples.
- Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour or until skewer comes out clean.
- Serve warm or cooled or with vanila sauce or ice cream, it's delicious.
Bon appétit!
I learned to make this gateau grand-mere aux pommes or grandma's apple cake from my French boss when I was working in cinema catering a while ago. So I made this cake few days back for our afternoon tea break. Though, I'm not a big fan of apple cake but mon mari liked it. I knew that most French people loves apple cake or pie and they really know what to do with them.
GRANDMA'S APPLE CAKE
Ingredients:
3 eggs
150g flour
150g sugar
2 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 tablespoon milk
30g butter, melted
4-5 apples, peeled and cut diced
METHOD:
- Preheat oven 180° and prepare grease baking pan.
- Put the cut apples in the prepared pan.
- In a large bowl, mix sugar, baking powder, vanilla and eggs.
- Add flour and milk, mix well.
- Add in the melted butter and stir until well combined.
- Pour the batter over apples in pan, spread the batter so that it covers all apples.
- Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour or until skewer comes out clean.
- Serve warm or cooled or with vanila sauce or ice cream, it's delicious.
Bon appétit!
Tuesday, 28 April 2015
Squid Curry
Coucou,
Cooking squid is easy and can be as simple as cooking prawn. When it comes to squid, I actually prefer the squid to cooked with curry just like my sister style squid curry. For me, the texture and taste of squid goes well with the curry flavor.
For those who like curry and spicy, here is the simple and easy squid curry recipe.
SQUID CURRY
Ingredients:
300g squid
1 red onion or shallot, sliced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2cm ginger, chopped
2 tablespoon curry powder, add little water to make paste
Salt and pepper to taste
METHOD:
- Heat little oil in a saucepan and fry garlic and ginger until fragrant.
- Add in onion and fry for a minute.
- Add curry paste, stir and let the curry cook for a few minutes. Add little water if necessary.
- Add in the squids and stir thoroughly.
- Cover and let the squids cook through for 5-10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Enjoy!
Cooking squid is easy and can be as simple as cooking prawn. When it comes to squid, I actually prefer the squid to cooked with curry just like my sister style squid curry. For me, the texture and taste of squid goes well with the curry flavor.
For those who like curry and spicy, here is the simple and easy squid curry recipe.
SQUID CURRY
Ingredients:
300g squid
1 red onion or shallot, sliced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2cm ginger, chopped
2 tablespoon curry powder, add little water to make paste
Salt and pepper to taste
METHOD:
- Heat little oil in a saucepan and fry garlic and ginger until fragrant.
- Add in onion and fry for a minute.
- Add curry paste, stir and let the curry cook for a few minutes. Add little water if necessary.
- Add in the squids and stir thoroughly.
- Cover and let the squids cook through for 5-10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Enjoy!
Saturday, 25 April 2015
Onde Onde
Bonsoir,
I made this simple and easy Malaysian dessert called onde onde or kuih gula melaka few days ago for our friend farewell party. Onde-onde should be tender and chewy texture made from glutinous rice flour and filled with palm sugar.
These chewy little balls dessert doesn't require many ingredients and it's easy to prepare.
ONDE ONDE/ PALM SUGAR BALLS
Ingredients:
1 cup glutinous rice flour
1/2 cup pandan leaf juice or plain water
1/2 cup palm sugar, chopped
1/2 cup grated coconut, mix with a pinch of salt
Few drop green food coloring, optional
Salt
METHOD:
- Combine glutinous flour and pandan juice or water in a bowl and knead to form a smooth dough.
- Add a few drop food coloring and more glutinous flour or water if needed until you get a pliable dough.
- To assemble, pull off small size portion of dough and flatten in your palm and fill with palm sugar, then fold the dough to seal and gently roll it into a ball.
- When all the dough has been prepared, boil a pot of water and add the balls into boiling water.
- The balls are ready and cooked when they start floating on the surface.
- Removed with a slotted spoon, drain briefly and roll each ball in coconut mixture.
Voila, c'est pret! Bon appétit!
I made this simple and easy Malaysian dessert called onde onde or kuih gula melaka few days ago for our friend farewell party. Onde-onde should be tender and chewy texture made from glutinous rice flour and filled with palm sugar.
These chewy little balls dessert doesn't require many ingredients and it's easy to prepare.
ONDE ONDE/ PALM SUGAR BALLS
Ingredients:
1 cup glutinous rice flour
1/2 cup pandan leaf juice or plain water
1/2 cup palm sugar, chopped
1/2 cup grated coconut, mix with a pinch of salt
Few drop green food coloring, optional
Salt
METHOD:
- Combine glutinous flour and pandan juice or water in a bowl and knead to form a smooth dough.
- Add a few drop food coloring and more glutinous flour or water if needed until you get a pliable dough.
- To assemble, pull off small size portion of dough and flatten in your palm and fill with palm sugar, then fold the dough to seal and gently roll it into a ball.
- When all the dough has been prepared, boil a pot of water and add the balls into boiling water.
- The balls are ready and cooked when they start floating on the surface.
- Removed with a slotted spoon, drain briefly and roll each ball in coconut mixture.
Voila, c'est pret! Bon appétit!
Tuesday, 21 April 2015
Fried Mackerel in Tomato Sauce
Bonjour,
I love fresh mackerel and it's certainly a lot cheaper than other fish in market. Simple and easy way to do with mackerel is to fried them. This time I cooked mackerel in a different way, but they are still easy to prepare and I'm sure the taste even better with sauce.
FRIED MACKEREL IN TOMATO SAUCE
Ingredients:
2-3 fresh mackerel, cleaned
4 fresh tomatoes, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 seasoning cube, any choice
Salt and pepper
Oil
METHOD:
- Season mackerel with salt and fry them until cook. Set aside.
- Heat up few tablespoon oil and fry onion and cook for few minutes.
- Add in the chopped tomatoes, seasoning cube and salt and pepper.
- Cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until the sauce slightly thicken.
- Lastly, place the fried mackerel into the sauce and simmer for another minute.
- Serve with rice or potato on the side.
Bon appétit!
I love fresh mackerel and it's certainly a lot cheaper than other fish in market. Simple and easy way to do with mackerel is to fried them. This time I cooked mackerel in a different way, but they are still easy to prepare and I'm sure the taste even better with sauce.
FRIED MACKEREL IN TOMATO SAUCE
Ingredients:
2-3 fresh mackerel, cleaned
4 fresh tomatoes, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 seasoning cube, any choice
Salt and pepper
Oil
METHOD:
- Season mackerel with salt and fry them until cook. Set aside.
- Heat up few tablespoon oil and fry onion and cook for few minutes.
- Add in the chopped tomatoes, seasoning cube and salt and pepper.
- Cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until the sauce slightly thicken.
- Lastly, place the fried mackerel into the sauce and simmer for another minute.
- Serve with rice or potato on the side.
Bon appétit!
Friday, 17 April 2015
Baked Potatoes
Bonsoir,
There is a time when we keep asking what's for dinner tonight? Sometimes it's happen to me that I'm looking for something really easy to prepare yet delicious. Baked potato, it's the simplest things to bake. I love recipes with simple ingredients that taste so good.
TWICE/STUFFED BAKED POTATOES
Ingrdients:
3-4 large potatoes
1/2 cup sliced spring onion
1 tablespoon butter
Salt and pepper
Milk
Grated cheese
METHOD:
- Arrange potatoes on a pan and baked in oven at 220° for 1 hour or until tender.
- Sliced off the top of the potato and scoop out the pulp without breaking the skin.
- Mix and mash potato with spring onion, butter, a little drop of milk and seasoning.
- Scoop mashed potato into the shells and sprinkle with grated cheese.
- Bake for another 10-15 minutes or until brown.
JACKET BAKED POTATOES
Ingredients:
3-4 large potatoes
Olive oil
Salt and pepper
Butter/ cream
METHOD:
- Clean the potato and rub a little olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Wrap whole potato with aluminium foil.
- Bake in preheat oven 220° for 50 minutes to 1 hour.
- Before serving, cut across the top and squeeze the side to open them up.
- Top with butter or cream of your choice.
Enjoy the baked potatoes, a plus!
There is a time when we keep asking what's for dinner tonight? Sometimes it's happen to me that I'm looking for something really easy to prepare yet delicious. Baked potato, it's the simplest things to bake. I love recipes with simple ingredients that taste so good.
TWICE/STUFFED BAKED POTATOES
Ingrdients:
3-4 large potatoes
1/2 cup sliced spring onion
1 tablespoon butter
Salt and pepper
Milk
Grated cheese
METHOD:
- Arrange potatoes on a pan and baked in oven at 220° for 1 hour or until tender.
- Sliced off the top of the potato and scoop out the pulp without breaking the skin.
- Mix and mash potato with spring onion, butter, a little drop of milk and seasoning.
- Scoop mashed potato into the shells and sprinkle with grated cheese.
- Bake for another 10-15 minutes or until brown.
Ingredients:
3-4 large potatoes
Olive oil
Salt and pepper
Butter/ cream
METHOD:
- Clean the potato and rub a little olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Wrap whole potato with aluminium foil.
- Bake in preheat oven 220° for 50 minutes to 1 hour.
- Before serving, cut across the top and squeeze the side to open them up.
- Top with butter or cream of your choice.
Enjoy the baked potatoes, a plus!
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Homemade Tuna Pizza
Salut,
One of the good things about making homemade pizza is we can choose any kinds of topping we love. I would prefer making homemade pizza at home rather than buy the ready made pizza from supermarket. I realize that how easy to make my own pizza dough at home and in fact, the tastes much better than store-bought.
With this recipe, I can make 2 medium size pizza and serves for 2-3 people.
HOMEMADE TUNA PIZZA
Pizza Dough
1 packet dry yeast (7g)
1/2 teaspoon sugar
125ml warm water
225g flour
1 teaspoon olive oil
A pinch of salt
Method:
- In a water jug or bowl, dissolve the yeast and sugar into warm water and let it sit for 5-10 minutes.
- Mix the rest of the ingredients in a bowl and add the warm water slowly.
- Knead dough for a few minutes until smooth.
- Cover dough with dry clean towel and let it rise for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Pizza Sauce
1 can diced tomato/ crushed tomato sauce
1 onion, chopped
1 cup button mushroom, sliced
1 teaspoon dry oregano
Salt and pepper to taste
Olive oil
Method:
- Heat little olive oil in a pan and sauté onion for few minutes.
- Add mushroom, tomato sauce, oregano and salt and pepper.
- Let it simmer and cook for 5-10 minutes.
Toppings:
1 can tuna
1 capsicum, sliced
1 onion, sliced
1 mozarella cheese
1 cup shredded cheese
Assembling:
- Preheat oven 220°.
- Take and knead the pizza dough and pat into round shape baking tray and continue to shape the circle.
- Let it rest and rise again for 10 minutes.
- Top with pizza sauce, toppings and sprinkle with some shredded cheese.
- Baked for 20-25 minutes.
Voila, c'est pizza pret et bon appétit!
One of the good things about making homemade pizza is we can choose any kinds of topping we love. I would prefer making homemade pizza at home rather than buy the ready made pizza from supermarket. I realize that how easy to make my own pizza dough at home and in fact, the tastes much better than store-bought.
With this recipe, I can make 2 medium size pizza and serves for 2-3 people.
HOMEMADE TUNA PIZZA
Pizza Dough
1 packet dry yeast (7g)
1/2 teaspoon sugar
125ml warm water
225g flour
1 teaspoon olive oil
A pinch of salt
Method:
- In a water jug or bowl, dissolve the yeast and sugar into warm water and let it sit for 5-10 minutes.
- Mix the rest of the ingredients in a bowl and add the warm water slowly.
- Knead dough for a few minutes until smooth.
- Cover dough with dry clean towel and let it rise for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Pizza Sauce
1 can diced tomato/ crushed tomato sauce
1 onion, chopped
1 cup button mushroom, sliced
1 teaspoon dry oregano
Salt and pepper to taste
Olive oil
Method:
- Heat little olive oil in a pan and sauté onion for few minutes.
- Add mushroom, tomato sauce, oregano and salt and pepper.
- Let it simmer and cook for 5-10 minutes.
Toppings:
1 can tuna
1 capsicum, sliced
1 onion, sliced
1 mozarella cheese
1 cup shredded cheese
Assembling:
- Preheat oven 220°.
- Take and knead the pizza dough and pat into round shape baking tray and continue to shape the circle.
- Let it rest and rise again for 10 minutes.
- Top with pizza sauce, toppings and sprinkle with some shredded cheese.
- Baked for 20-25 minutes.
Voila, c'est pizza pret et bon appétit!
Tuesday, 7 April 2015
Mamak Style Fish Curry
Salut,
Fish curry can be prepared in many ways, with or without coconut milk, it still turned out good. Some people like to eat with bread, roti or on top of rice, but either way they are delish!
My previous post fish curry using coconut milk but for this recipe, I didn't use coconut milk but I used tamarind paste in the curry gravy.
MAMAK STYLE FISH CURRY
Ingredients:
300-500g fish fillet, any fish
3 tablespoon fish curry powder, add little water to form paste
1 teaspoon chilli paste or chilli powder
1 onion, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, sliced
1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon coriander seeds
2 spring curry leaves
2 tablespoon tamarind pulp, add 2 cup of water
8-10 okras
2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
Blend ingredients,
1 onion
2 shallot
2 cloves garlic
METHOD:
- Heat little oil in pot and fry sliced onion, garlic, fennel, cumin and coriander until fragrant.
- Add in the blended ingredients and stir fry for a minute.
- Add curry paste, chilli and curry leaves, stir well and let curry cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add tamarind juice and let it boil.
- Once the sauce begins to boil, add fish, okras and tomatoes.
- Season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil for a few minutes or until fish are cooked.
Bon appétit!
Fish curry can be prepared in many ways, with or without coconut milk, it still turned out good. Some people like to eat with bread, roti or on top of rice, but either way they are delish!
My previous post fish curry using coconut milk but for this recipe, I didn't use coconut milk but I used tamarind paste in the curry gravy.
MAMAK STYLE FISH CURRY
Ingredients:
300-500g fish fillet, any fish
3 tablespoon fish curry powder, add little water to form paste
1 teaspoon chilli paste or chilli powder
1 onion, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, sliced
1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon coriander seeds
2 spring curry leaves
2 tablespoon tamarind pulp, add 2 cup of water
8-10 okras
2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
Blend ingredients,
1 onion
2 shallot
2 cloves garlic
METHOD:
- Heat little oil in pot and fry sliced onion, garlic, fennel, cumin and coriander until fragrant.
- Add in the blended ingredients and stir fry for a minute.
- Add curry paste, chilli and curry leaves, stir well and let curry cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add tamarind juice and let it boil.
- Once the sauce begins to boil, add fish, okras and tomatoes.
- Season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil for a few minutes or until fish are cooked.
Bon appétit!
Wednesday, 1 April 2015
Short Break Holiday
Bonjour,
I am home.. After a couple of weeks being in my hometown for a short break, now it felt good to be back home again. I haven't had a problem with long-haul flight because it saved at least and also I had a great flight. It just my feeling after few stories of airplane crashed few months back, I have been feeling a bit scared to fly but I always know that I'm in a good hands. Somehow I still love to travel and I enjoy it.
I felt refreshed after a short vacation. I'm just so happy I managed to get my stuff done like dentist, buy my food stuff that I need here and spending time with my family and relatives. Eventually things went pretty good for me.
" We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open".
"One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things".
I had some food photography during my holidays to post here and most of them are traditional food specialities. Different place, different food and all with good home food.
Some local food above it seems new and sounds weird to Europeans but it's not weird at all. They are all good, fruits and vegetables, healthy foods and healthy eating.
A plus!
I am home.. After a couple of weeks being in my hometown for a short break, now it felt good to be back home again. I haven't had a problem with long-haul flight because it saved at least and also I had a great flight. It just my feeling after few stories of airplane crashed few months back, I have been feeling a bit scared to fly but I always know that I'm in a good hands. Somehow I still love to travel and I enjoy it.
I felt refreshed after a short vacation. I'm just so happy I managed to get my stuff done like dentist, buy my food stuff that I need here and spending time with my family and relatives. Eventually things went pretty good for me.
" We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open".
"One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things".
I had some food photography during my holidays to post here and most of them are traditional food specialities. Different place, different food and all with good home food.
I had nasi lemak or coconut rice with condiments at the airport before my flight to my hometown two weeks ago.
'Ambuyat' is a traditional dish of Borneo. Ambuyat made from sago flour and comes with a set of local vegatables and grilled or fried fish.
Another local vegetables dish of Borneo, 'umbut and papaya vegetable'.
Plenty of local dishes during our lunch in Brunei at my cousin house.
Brunei style assam pedas fish.
We had barbeque parties at home last weekend with family and friends.
Plenty of choices to please everyone and it's kind of normal for us every time we had a gathering.
Local dish from my hometown, it's called marunggai or malunggay vegetable.
Bitter gourd salad.
'Tapai' is another tradional food popular in Borneo as a dessert.
Modern macaroni fruit salad for dessert.
Fun picture, my brother has pet baby monkey and kids like to play with him. This cute baby monkey named Bobo.
A plus!
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