Prawn Masala

Namaste,

I haven't post any recipes for quite a long time, but today I felt I want to post this prawns recipe just because I crave for Indian food for the past few days. Another reason is this prawn masala taste was really good and mon mari said that this is an exceptional dishes. It's surprising but at the same time I'm happy that he liked it.

For me, this meal doesn't need to be fancy, just something that provide a satisfying meal and we enjoyed the food.

PRAWN MASALA

Ingredients:

200gm prawns, without shell
2 onions, chopped
2 tomato, chopped
1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
1 teaspoon chilli powder
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/4 teaspoon coriander powder
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder
1/2 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 tablespoon tamarind or 1/2 cup tamarind juice
A few curry leaves
Salt and sugar to taste
Fresh chopped coriander for ganish

METHOD:

- Marinated prawn with little bit of salt, lemon juice, a pinch of chilli powder, turmeric powder and ginger garlic paste. Let it aside for 1 or 2 hour.
- Heat little oil in pan and fry chopped onion until soft and brown.
- Add curry leaves, ginger garlic paste and fry for a minutes.
- Add all the powder masala and chopped tomatoes. Let cook for another few minutes.
- Add the marinated prawns, mix well and add tamarind juice.
- Season with salt and sugar and cook until the gravy are slightly thick.

We ate our prawn masala with roti prata and it was really really good. Bon appetit!

English-Style Fish and Chips

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!

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!

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!

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!