Shakshuka

Salut,

Shakshuka, a new recipe that I have come across recently and managed to make shakshuka for our dinner last night. This dish is one of the popular breakfast meal in Israel and I suppose it also popular in many Middle Eastern countries.

Simple and easy dish yet good enough to eat with any bread or french baguette. Mon mari and I loved it and many times he said it was so so good. I'll definitely make this dish again and again. I've even got an idea to make these dish for some special occasion and I'm pretty sure it will delight and satisfy eveyone around.

Actually, for the basic shakshuka recipe, there is no meat, but I've add another ingredients like tuna and shredded cheese. I've also devided the sauce into half and baked in oven for 5-8 minutes. I add shredded cheese on top while the sauce still hot.

SHAKSHUKA

Ingredients;

1 onion, chopped
2 clove garlic, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
3 tomatoes, chopped
2 tablespoon tomato paste
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon chilli powder
1 can tuna
2-3 eggs
Salt and pepper to taste
Some chopped parsley for garnish
Oil

METHOD;

- Heat some oil in a pan and fry onion and garlic until fragrant.
- Add bell pepper and sauté for few minutes or until softened.
- Add chopped tomatoes and paste and stir until everything well blended. Add a little water if needed.
- Add spice and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and simmer over medium heat for 5-8 minutes.
- Add tuna and stir well, continued to cook for a couple of minutes.
- Crack the egg over the sauce, cover and let simmer for another few minutes.
- Garnish with fresh chopped parsley and serve with any bread..

Bon appétit!

Roti Jala

Salut,

Whenever I think about what to cook for friends or even simply for our tea time snack at home, one of simple and easy snacks to prepare is roti jala or sometimes being called kuih renjis or net crepes. Roti jala is a type of crepe, made from flour, egg and water. This time, I've made roti jala filled with potato curry and rolled it like spring roll or we can serve separately with other curry dish.

To make this net crepes, we need to use a special mold or for altenative, just use any water bottle or can and nailing a few holes and fill the bottle with batter and swirl around the pan, and voila, there is a net crepe ready.

ROTI JALA

Ingredients;

150g flour
1 egg
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
300ml water
A pinch of salt
A little bit of yellow colour
Little oil to grease the pan

" For the roti jala filling, I used the same filling of curry puff from my previous post"

METHOD;

- Combined all ingredients, whisk until no lumps or blender and strain the batter.
- Add more water or flour if the batter too thick or thin, until the batter was like crepe consistency
- Fill the special mold or bottle with some batter and gently make some swirl around the grease pan.
- Once the batter is set, remove the crepe to a plate and make the remaining batter.
- Fill the crepes with potato filling and roll it just like making spring roll.
- For those who don't want the filling, just fold them in any shape of your choice.
- Serve with any curry dishes.

Happy snacking!

Coconut Milk and Palm Sugar Jelly

Bonjour tout le monde,

Two weeks school holiday come and go every two months here just everytime season change. Unlike in some Asian countries, there is only tropical season and long holiday only begin in November to December and short school holiday around March and Jun or July.

A few days ago, last day at my art class before school holiday, I've made some dessert for my friends in class and this sweet dessert is typical Malaysian and popular dessert are made with gula melaka or palm sugar. One of the sweets that I made are called agar-agar santan gula melaka or coconut milk palm sugar jelly. One of our friends ask for the recipes, and I told her that this recipe just as simple as any other jelly recipe, the only different they are using Asian product like coconut milk and palm sugar. And these product we can get here in Bio shop or Asian grocery shop.

COCONUT MILK AND PALM SUGAR JELLY

Ingredients;

12gm agar agar strips or powder
750ml water
150gm palm sugar, chopped into small piece
200ml coconut cream or milk
A pinch of salt

METHOD;

- Soak agar agar strips with water just to soften a few minutes.
- Place drain agar agar with water in a pot and bring to boil until agar agar dissolved.
- Add palm sugar, stir and let the sugar completely dissolved.
- Add coconut milk and salt and stir for a minute or two. Remove from stove.
- Strain the agar agar mixture and pour to jelly moulds or tray.
- Let the jelly cool a bit before transfer to refrigerator for at least 2 hour before serving.
- Once set, we will see the 2 layer separate like magic...

Bon appétit!