I'm back...

Wow... It's been a very long time since I was here.. Well been pretty busy wif like n family.. Ooh yes... By God Grace, I hv safely delivered my lovely baby Nadya Shereen 2 mths ago.. She been keeping me busy since then however I tried to slot in some baking/cooking in between..

Oh well... Since dearest hubby been requesting for Kuih Keria, I've decided to tryout a recipe which been shared by dearest facebook friend.

Some of u must be asking what is kuih keria.. Ooh well, it's a malay form of donut, simply made from sweet potatoes wif lil flour n coated wif sugar to gv the additional sweetness.. It's normally served during breakfast or tea time wif a cup of hot tea or coffee.. Wow it simple compliments each other.

Here I'm sharing the recipe for a tryout.



KUIH KERIA aka Sweet Potato Donut

Ingredients :

500 gm sweet potatoes ~ boil & mash
6 - 8 tbsp all purpose flour
Pinch of salt
Oil for frying

Sugary Coating
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water

Caranya :

1. a bowl, mix the mash sweet potatoes, flour & salt, mix it well till it form a soft dough.
2. Shape it like a donut.
3. Fry it till golden brown..
4. Sugary coating: In a pan, mix water & sugar. cook it till its abit thick.
5. Coat the fried sweet potatoes well wif the sugar..

Happy trying = )

-Yours truly-

Condiments .... Condiments...

Hi dearies,

I'm sharing another condiments that is Sambal Ayam Penyet. This spicy condiments to compliment the indonesian delicacy.

Ingredients as follows: -



Bird eye chillies
Red chillies
Shallot
Garlic
Shrimp paste
Lime zest
Lime juice
Salt
Brown sugar
Olive Oil

Methods: -

- Cut/Slice the shallots, garlic, bird eye chili & red chillies
- Fry them with a lil of olive oil or any cooking oil till fragnant
- In the food processor or blending, blend all the fried ingredient with the shrimp paste coarsely
- Once its done, bring all the blended paste to the pan with lil of olive oil. Fry them till fragnant.
- Add in the lime zest & juice, brown sugar & salt to taste.
- Serve it with abit of sweet soya sauce & lime/calamansi juice




Happy Trying : ) ...

With love,
Nazia @ Foodie Craze

Some common condiments in daily food

Hi dearies,

Finally its weekend.Time flies real fast & soon its gonna be November... Exam fever is around the corner but I'm sure all the PSLE students are enjoying their themselves after the stressful period.. Well it's Party Time !!!

Anyway, I was going thru some of the pics gallery in my phone & came across 2 condiments which I thought of sharing in here.. Its commonly used in our malay delicacies day to day basis.. However I have gv it a little twist as usual to suit my taste.

Some of you may be wondering how does chili padi looks like or the type that I'm using.. Here it goes the pics for your reference.



Let's move on to the very first condiments: -

Chili Padi Kicap @ Bird eye chili with sweet soya sauce



(This condiments is best for noodles like Mee Soto/Soto Ayam/Porridge & also for dippings for fried fish & also beef lungs (paru)

Ingredients:-
Handful of bird eye chili @ chili padi
Few cloves of garlic
Salt & Sugar to taste
Sweet soya sauce

Methods: -
- Blend all the above ingredients together in your food processor/blender.
- Season with salt & sugar according to your individual taste
- Store it in your air tight container or bottle of your choice & refrigerate it.

PS: I don't use lime/calamansi juice as it will gv the sourish tangy taste aft some time which I dont fancy. If you prefer, you can add abit of calamansi/lime juice in it.

Happy trying !!! :)

With love,
Nazia @ Foodie Craze

Simply Quicky Dinner

Hi dearies,

Here I'm again as promised, I'm updating & uploading all my post dated pics cum recipes. I have made this 2 weeks ago for my dinner.. Been wanting to go western once a while rather than sticking to our staple food on regular meals that's RICE

Enough of talking, let's move on to the easy simple quicky recipe. I've named it as -

Quicky Grilled Chix with Mushroom sauce



Ingredients: -
Chicken breast meat (de-bone it)
Salt & Pepper
Olive Oil
Lemon zest & juice

Mushroom sauce:
Mc Cormick's mushroom gravy (instant in pkt)
Button mushroom (you can opt for type of mushroom)
Pepper to taste

Optional:
Garden salad/Mix greens with thousand island/Coleslaw/Grilled seasonal veggies

Methods: -
- Marinade the chicken for atleast an hour. Grill them till its cooked, tender & juicy.
- Cut the button mushroom according to your individual preference. Whereas I prefer to cut it
thinly
- Make the sauce as per the instruction on the pkt. Then add in the mushroom & dash of
pepper. It will takes abt 5 mins to have a complete sauce.
- Serve the grilled chicken with the mushroom sauce on it with salad as the sides. You can have
mac cheese if some of u preferred.

PS: The grilled chicken is great for wraps, sandwiches or any salad to go along with it.

Happy trying !!! : )

With love,
Nazia @ Foodie Craze

Another Experiments....

Hi all ....

Wow again I have been awhile for quite long... Well due to some health reason.. Without wasting any time I will be uploading all the post dated & updated pix together with the simple recipes to go along... Hereby, my very own version of Nasi Ayam Penyet aka Smash Chicken wif Chicken Rice. This is dish originated from Indonesia. You can get it @ any indonesian stall in Singapore but unsure in other countries. This dish goes well with the Sayur Asam aka Tamarind Veggie Soup. Actually there's 2 different kinds of version. The one I have here are using Chicken Rice instead of plain rice. Some stall uses Fried Rice instead. There's what most of us confused about. If I get it right, the original version of this indonesian originated dish uses plain rice instead of chicken rice. The key thing in this dish will be the powerful spicy chili & the fragnant spices from the chicken.. Its so yummy..



Lets move on to the recipe: -

Chicken Rice Ingredients:
Rice Home-made Chicken Stock (you can use those chicken rice paste with comes in the bottle like Woh Hup & Lee Kum Kee)
Pandan Leaves aka Screw pine leaves - cut em into pcs or you can tear it.. This is to gv the fragnant smell
(if you unable to get it, you can use lemongrass as an alternative)
Salt to taste

Chicken Marinade:
Any parts of the chicken
Coriander
Cumin
Fennel
Abit of curry chicken powder
Mix of garlic, onion & ginger paste
Salt to taste

Condiments:
Bird eye chillies
Red chillies
Shallot
Garlic
Shrimp paste
Lime zest
Lime juice
Salt
Brown sugar
Olive Oil

Garnish:
Lettuce
Fried tofu
Fried tempe aka fermented soya beans
Baby tomatoes
Abit of sweet soya sauce
Calamansi

Methods:-

Chicken rice
- Wash the rice till the water run clears then add in all the above ingredients including the chicken stock & cook it in the rice cooker.
- Fluff it with a fork when its cook to prevent breaking the rice grains.

Chicken Marinade
- Fry the coriander, cumin & fennel without any oils till its fragnant. You can grind it or use or pestle & motar to smash them coarsely.
- Wash the chicken clean & pet it dry with kitchen towel as the marinade need to be a thicker ones.
- Add all the ingredients to the chicken in a zip lock bag & season well.
- Marinate it for atleast an hour or best keep it overnight.

Condiments
- Cut/Slice the shallots, garlic, bird eye chili & red chillies
- Fry them with a lil of olive oil or any cooking oil till fragnant
- In the food processor or blending, blend all the fried ingredient with the shrimp paste coarsely
- Once its done, bring all the blended paste to the pan with lil of olive oil. Fry them till fragnant.
- Add in the lime zest & juice, brown sugar & salt to taste.
- Serve it with abit of sweet soya sauce & lime/calamansi juice

Happy Trying : ) ...

With love,
Nazia @ Foodie Craze

Quicky Seafood Marinara

Hi dearies,

Had a long lazy day today.. I hv plan the menu for today however due to some laziness in me, I have decided to settle down with my very own quicky seafood marinara. @ the same time, Im expecting some guests over the evening. So this meal is simply great to enjoy apart of those malay traditional food - longtong , rendang etc.

Anyway here goes my .....

Quicky Seafood Marinara



Ingredients:
Any choice of pasta (I used spaghetti)
1 bottle of any ready-made spaghetti sauce (I used Prego Traditional Sauce)
Mince garlic
Fresh mushroom or button mushroom in tin
Prawns
Squid
Lala/Clams
Tobasco/Cayenne Pepper
Salt to taste

Methods:

- Heat a wok/pan with little oil, sweat the minced garlic for a few sec.
- Throw in the squid, prawn & lala/clams in it, have a quick toss before adding the whole bottle of sauce in it.
- Simmer for abt 5-10mins.
- Season with tobasco/cayenne pepper & salt to taste.
- Dish out while its hot with a plate of choice of spaghetti & sprinkle ur favs cheese.

Thts so simple & easy to make especially for those working mom's or when you have unexpected guess. Another option is, you can replace all the seafood with fish slices or tuna chunks. Toss in the pasta & dish out to the oven bake dish. Sprinkle with mozza cheese or any of ur fav cheese then broil it for abt 5-10mins.

Happy trying !!! : )

With love,
Nazia @ Foodie Craze

Eid Mubarak

Hi dearies,

Its been a while since my blog is being updated. Therefore I would like to take this opportunity to wish all muslims around the world Eid Murabak / Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri Maaf Zahir dan Batin.

Apart that, alhamdulillah I have managed to clear my small order by my friends. With all the feedbacks that I have rcvd. I feel so contented. All my tiredness have been paid off..

Back to work yest, having to clear all my messy desk.. Targetting to clear all of them by this wk latest. At the same time, cant wait to get my hands on my Roll Cakes for hub next week.

Ooh my, whenever I metioned abt food .. I m always forgotten abt uploading the pics. Anyway I try to get it up this evening.

Hmm.. I have been wondering if I should take in orders for the upcoming festive thats Deepavali & Xmas .. jus wonder & wonder..

Well I gtg now, will updates soon on my decisions on the above.


With love,
Nazia aka Foodie Craze