Distressing..

I'm much in need to distress from all the stress I'm having.. Exam corner around the week with additional read up need to do.. So many things need to accomplish within short notice. Anyway, one way to distress myself is either cooking or baking. So I have decided to try out a new dish which I've been wanting to cook it. After searching high and low, I have found it thru Kak Ayu blogs. Anyway let's stop blabbering away, recipes as follows:

Ayam Kalio

Source:  Ayu @ curlybabesatisfaction

Bahan:

500g ayam-dipotong kecil (I used 1 kg)
300ml santan pekat (Naz used trim coconut milk)

3 sudu besar cili kisar

3 helai daun limau purut-disiat

2 keping asam geleugur

Garam & gula secukup rasa

minyak untuk menumis 

Bahan Kisar:

5 ulas bawang merah

4 ulas bawang putih

2 cm halia

2 cm lengkuas

2 cm kunyit hidup

Cara:-

1. Panaskan minyak didalam kuali dan tumiskan bahan kisar bersama cili kisar sehingga pecah minyaknya.
2. Kemudian masukkan ayam dan sanatn pekat. Kacau rata dan biarkan sehingga mendidih dan empuk.
3. Masukkan asam  gelugur, daun limau purut dan didihkan sehingga kuahnya menjadi pekat. Perasakan dengan garam dan gula secukup rasa dan biarkan masak. Angkat dan hidangkan.

Happy trying : )

- Yours truly -

Briyani...

Assalam'mualaikum Wr. Wb 

Hope everyone are in the good heath today. It's been a wet day today. It's been a while since I went to Mustafa Centre to see see and look look... Hehehehe Finally I went there 2 days ago with my family to work around.  I've been wanting to cook briyani from scratch, ooh well I know there are various of spices involve. Anyway, I've decided to get the Shan's brand. It's one of the recommended brand if you want to cook briyani or some other dishes. I have purposely used Jasmine rice instead of Basmati Rice as I was afraid that it won't turn out as how I want it to be. Praise to God, it turns out so well and get thumbs up from Mr Hub & Missy Daughter.

Well enough of blah blah blah, let's screen thru the recipe with my own style. 

My style - Sindhi Briyani

Ingredients:

500g – 700g of basmati rice (I used jasmine rice instead) – Wash & soak basmati rice for 1-2 hours.

1 whole chicken – cut into 8’s

1 box of Shan’s Sindhi briyani spices

1 cup of fresh mint

1 cup of cilantro

1 cup of low fat yoghurt

2 – 3 fresh green chillies – halves

2 medium tomatoes - cut into 6’s

2 bay leaves

1 medium onion – slice it

Ghee (I used oilive oil for healthier version)

To grind into paste:

4 green chillies

2 medium onions

1” ginger

6-8 cloves of garlic

Methods:

• Boil the basmati rice till its ¾ cook and drain it. 
• Fry the sliced onion till its little brownish and fragrant with the ghee / olive oil. Then add in the paste, bay leaves, ½ of the fresh mint and Shan’s briyani spices till the oil float on the surface.
• Add in the chicken, yogurt, tomatoes and 1 cups of water. Simmer till the chicken cook and gravy thickens.
• When it’s done, off the heat and scoop out the excess gravy in a separate bowl. You can serve the gravy with the rice later.
• Spread the basmati rice on top of it then top with the coriander and mint. Cover it and steam it over a very low heat for about 5 mins.  You can skip this step if you prefer to serve the dish separately.

Notes: 

• If you want to top with cashews or almonds, make sure you fry it with little oil or roast it in the oven for healthier choice.
• I don’t use salt as I find the seasoning is sufficient.
• I want my briyani to be natural so I have skipped the colouring. You may use saffron for the beautiful colour.
• You can opt not to add in the fresh chillies that have been halves if you don't prefer it to be spicy.

- Yours truly -

Eggy Toast on wet Monday

Such a nice cold Monday morning.. It's a substitute holiday only for the school kids, whereas its a working day for the adult. The best part being a SAHM is everyday is a holiday for us.. That great, isn't it.. Well, after reading a post from 1 of my FB friend about buttermilk, something just hit me. Since I have half loaf of wholemeal that expiring today, why don't I do something to it using buttermilk.. Here is my another own creation, simple but fulfilling. Thumbs up from my daughter. Hope you will enjoy it too.. Before that a little info about butter milk that was shared by my friend, Salwar Omar from Facebook.

Info Source: Salwar Omar FB

Buttermilk, traditionally was the liquid left from the process of churing cream to make butter. It has a sourish taste and high acidity level. It contains, high amount of water and a small percentage of protein and butterfat.

It is this butterfat that gives rich and moistness to baked goods. When a recipe calls for buttermilk, bicarbonate soda is necessary to help neutralize the acidity in buttermilk.

The buttermilk we bought at supermarket nowadays are known commercial buttermilk. It means wathat it is milk which has been cultured with lactic acid.

A search on www.muslimconsumergroup.com lists lactic acid as a halal ingredients.

To subtitute buttermilk, add 1 tbsp of fresh lemon juice to 250ml milk. But, the flavor is nowhere near the rich and full flavor of buttermilk.

Eggy Buttermilk Wholemeal Toast

Ingredients: 
2 - 3 eggs 
1/4 cup of buttermilk
1 - 2 tbsp maple syrup (depends on ur sweetness)
Dash of cinnamon / nugmeg powder
Butter
Wholemeal bread ( u can use ur own preference of bread )

- mix all the above ingredients except for butter..
- heat up the pan with little butter n oil. (oil to prevent butter frm burning)
- dip the bread into the egg n fry it on the pan.
- make sure both sides r crispy n golden
- serve it hot. U can top it up with extra maple syrup n some fruits like berries, banana.,

Note : 

if using happy call pan, can omit the oil, just use little butter.

I didn't use salt as the butter is already salty unless if u use unsalted butter. But do keep them at a minimum.

Happy trying : )

- yours truly -

Labor Day !!!

Wow... Its my 1st time celebrating Labor Day being a SAHM.. Lately, weather have been unpredictable. Some days are sunny and hot whereas some days will be wet and cold. Been wondering what to cook, preferably something quicky and simple. While was browsing thru Kak Ayu blog, came across an interesting recipe. That is Nasi Goreng Cili Kering or I shall rephrase it as Dried Chili Fried Rice. Fried rice have always been my favorite dish since I was in my teens. Tho it is a simple dish but you can come up various version of fried rice. Anyway, enough of me talking.. lets look into the ingredients for the Nasi Goreng Cili Kering aka Dried Chili Fried Rice. 

PS: Kak Ayu, I love the simplicity of this fried rice..

Nasi Goreng Cili Kering

Souce: Kak Ayu 

Ingredients:-
6 bowls boiled cooled rice-(6 mangkuk nasi )
*15 dried chillies-soaked-(chili kering) (Naz used about 3 tbsp cili boh/cili paste)
*9 shallots-(bawang merah) (Naz used 1 big red onion)
*2 handful of anchovies-(2 genggam ikan bilis)
*thumbsize shrimp paste -(sebesar ibu jari  belacan)
2 eggs -(2 biji telur) (Naz used 3 eggs)
salt & msg to taste -(garam & serbuk perasa secukupnya) (Naz used anchovies knorr seasoning)
(*ground ingredients coarsely) -(bahan2 ditumbuk kasar)

Additional I put in chye sim aka sawi in my fried rice

Method:-
Heat oil and saute grounded ingredients till oil rises up the surface. Add in eggs and stir well. Add in salt and msg and stir again. Add rice and stir till incorporated.Ready.-(Panaskan minyak dan tumis bahan2 tumbuk hingga garing. Masukkan telur dan kacau. Perasakn denagn garam & perasa secukupnya. Masukkan nasi dan gaul rata. Siap untuk dihidang).

Experiment with HCP (Happy Call Pan)

I did this Oyster Grill Chix for my chicken rice few weeks ago.. Thumbs up by hub and daughter. This is going to be my ever grill chix for my chicken rice dish in a healthier instead of those fried ones. Anyway recipes as follows: 

Ingredients: -
6 - 8 boneless chicken thighs - trim all the fats. You can opt for any chicken parts
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1/2 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp dark soya sauce

1 tbsp crushed black pepper

• After washing the chicken, tap it dry so that the marinate able to stick to the chicken. Mix all the marinate and the chicken well & leave it for about 1 - 2 hours in the fridge. 
• Heat up the Happy Call Pan for 5 mins on medium heat on both sides.  Place the chicken on the Happy Call Pan & close the lid. I have cooked them for about 10 - 15 mins depending on the thickness of the chicken. You can either flip the pan or manually turn the chicken yourself with thongs.

Notes:

You can grill them in your oven or grill pan.

Happy trying :)

- Yours truly -

Simplicity Mee Goreng

Did this sometime back.. As usual been busy till forgotten to update in my blog.. Its so delicious to have a place of this on wet cold day.. So yummilicious.. As usual, recipe as follows ...

Ingredients:

* 2 med red onion

* 4 tbsp chili paste - u can adjust according to your spiciness level

* blend the above ingredients

U can add anything u like, eg prawn, chicken breast meat, fish cakes. It's best don't over crowd the noodle

Veg - best use chye sim or beansprout

Salt to taste

Fry the paste with oil till its fragrant & the oil float on the surface on low fire.. Then add a  little water & let it boil.. Once it's boiling, add in all the seafood tht u like then let it cook.. Make sure the it's not too watery & should be medium consistency.. Then add in the veg & seasoning n let it cook for another 5 mins then finally toss in the noodle. Make sure it's well mix.. When the noodle is ready it should look abit wet.. Well, the consistency is up to individual.

Happy trying :)

- Yours truly - 

Experimenting Hokkien Mee

It's been awhile I have been wanting to try out cooking my very own hokkien mee instead of getting it from the banquet. Finally I have managed to do last night for family dinner and I guess its a success. Unfortunately, there's no sambal chili to go along but instead I had it very few slices of cili padi for the kick. Well let's move on to the recipe...

Stock

handful ikan bilis
2-3 cloves of garlic - chopped1-2 slices of garlic
prawns head - more the better

Put all of them in a pot and boil them in a medium heat. Longer the better to get all the essence from the ikan bilis and prawns. As the stock is boiling, skim off the formy on the surface to have clear stock. You can adjust the seasoning while making the stock.

Main ingredients:

Yellow mee
Laksa mee
Taugeh or chye sim aka sawi
prawn and squid - blanch them in the stock
fishcakes
2-3 eggs
Chopped garlic

• In a wok with a little oil, fry the chopped garlic till its fragrant and brown. 
• Then put in the noodles and stock, let them cook for few mins. 
• Put in the blanched prawn, squid and fishcakes plus the stock again. Let it cook it for a while. Finally put in the eggs and stir it quickly. How wet or dry you wan it be, you can adjust with the stock.
• Dish out while it hot with spring onions or fried shallots, sambal of your choice and a calamansi on the side. 

Happy trying : )

- Yours truly-

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Snacking...

Wow... cuaca dingin sahaja, if dapat nikmati snack utuk petang best gitu... Tengah go thru my blogs suddenly came across dengan blog CMG.. cekodok bawang ikan bilis CMG buat Naz terliur.. Since bahan-bahan semua ade di fridge, apa lagik.. Mari kita renungkan resipi CMG gi bawah...

Cekodok Bawang Ikan Bilis

Source:  CMG

 




 

BAHAN-BAHANNYA :-)

1 genggam ikan bilis yang telah dibersihkan, rendam

1 biji bawang besar, hiris halus

1 camca besar penuh bawang goreng

2 cawan tepung gandum

1/4 camca teh baking powder

Garam secukup rasa

2 1/3 cawan air atau secukupnya

Sos kegemaran untuk mencicih

CARA MEMBUATNYA :-)

1. Toskan ikan bilis, perah sedikit, masukkan dalam mangkuk besar bersama bawang hiris dan bawang goreng. Masukkan tepung gandum dan baking powder, gaul rata dan tuang air, kacau hingga mendapat adunan yang tidak terlalu cair atau yang boleh disudukan.
2. Tambah garam secukup rasa, kacau rata dan rehatkan sekejap. Panaskan minyak dan sudukan 1 camca besar dalam minyak panas. Buat 8 - 10 biji sekali goreng, bergantung pada saiz kuali. Goreng hingga kuning keemasan pada semua bahagian.
3. Angkat dan toskan, buat kaedah sama untuk baki bancuhan tadi. Hidangkan bersama sos kegemaran anda samada untuk sarapan atau minum petang

 - Your truly- 

Nazia @ Foodie Craze

Permission denied

Its been awhile I have been following up with my favourite blogger. I just realise that I'm unable to follow 1 of my favourite blogger, Kak Ayu from http://curlybabesatisfaction.blogspot.com/. Does anyone know how can I contact her? :(( I guess its my fault for being anonymous follower..

Spiral Pasta Day

Hi folks.. Apology from my end, as usual I hv been always MIA (missing in action) for a long time then I'm back again. That goes on & on. Well been pretty busy ever since hv given birth to my 4 months old princess with addition currently I'm pursuing my studies. Yeah I know it's tough but hey I need to take advantage of my current situation as a SAHM while I can.


Well here I'm, decided to blog my food from my iPhone instead of logging on the net and spend time just to edit & blog about my foodie.. This week is a long a weekend for everyone due to the public holiday of Good Friday yesterday. Weather been pretty crazy past few weeks, it's either sunny or raining.. Due to the weather & my schedule, I've decided to whip up a simple dish yesterday for both meals. Let's go into the details: -


Spicy Fried Spiral for both lunch & dinner


Ingredients: -
Spiral pasta
Minced meat
Mini prawn meat - got it frm Giant Tampines, much prefer normal medium range prawn
Cabbage - cut as per your preference
Chicken cubes


Chilli paste )
Onion ) blend finely
Olive oil / cooking oil


- Fry the the blended paste till its fragrant & oil floating on the surface
- Throw in the minced meat n prawn, cook them thru.
- Put in the chicken cubes n cabbage, mix well & let it cook thru for another 5 mins.
- finally toss in the pasta & mix well


Best serve with spring onion & fried shallots. Greeny n fragrant.. Yumm..


Notes:
- can replace the cabbage with chye sim aka sawi
- can add in fish cakes instead of prawn
- can replace the chicken cubes with salt or fish sauce
- choice of pasta would be better to use macaroni, penne or spiral. Again it's up to your preference :)


Happy trying


- yours truly -


PS: sorry folks my measurement are more to estimation, so it's easier for individual to adjust according to your taste. As such I hv added alternative under my notes. : )

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

Finally its wkend...

Hi peeps.. hope everyone have a good wk & yess... finally its wkend..I'm sure all of you out there must be having plans & I'm one of them : D Oooh yes, Ramadhan is jus abt a wk from now.. Wow, its almost end of the year..

As usual, a lil updates from my end.. Well, wkend will be abit exciting as I will be attending basic cake deco. Apart than that, nothing special.. Have plans to do some home made chocs in the morning before heading for my class & well lets see hows my morning gonna be tmr ...

Its almost 11pm here & I'm having a short date wif hub. Well too bad he have to work.. I guess I better get going so that I can be up pretty early to get my hands on the handmade chocs.

Wish everyone a good & enjoyable wkend ahead.. Good nite peeps.

Wif love,
Foodie Craze

Specially for hub.

Hi peeps,

I'm back on here again. Well, now my blogs gonna be on those are 'expired' updates meaning foodie that I've cooked some time back or weeks back.

As usual before we get started, here a little updates on my day before proceeding for my back dated food updates. Oooh well, I took a day off from work today due to my daughter. Unfortunately she have rashes on her neck but luckily nothing serious according to the doc. Its such a relieve. Apart that, did a spring cleaning of my kitchen after so long. Finally its all in order & hoping to get more containers for my storage purpose. Basically its a quite relaxing day w/ no deadlines for the day.

Ok... let get back on to my 'expired' updates thts Ayam Masak Merah aka Spicy Tomato Chicken as requested by my dearest hub before leaving for his business trip. This dish is a mixture of little sweetness from the tomatoes & sugar & the spiciness from the chilli paste. Best eaten with Nasi Tomato aka Tomato Rice (similiar to Ghee Rice) or best with Lontong (Rice cake/Pressed Rice) otherwise as usual will be a place of hot popping jasmine rice.. yum yumm ..As usual, I dun have exact measurement..

Lets take a look @ the recipes as follows: -




Ayam Masak Merah aka Spicy Tomato Chicken

1kg of chicken (any parts) but I've used mind wings & drumlets
Chilli paste (measurement according to the heat tht you wan in your dish)
1 big onions
2-4 cloves garlic
Tomato puree
2-4 pandan leaves (screwpine leaves) - wash & tie them into knots
Lemon grass - bruise
Cooking oil
Salt & sugar

Methods: -

- Marinate the chickens parts with lil tumeric powder & salt & fry it till its half cooked.
- Grind the chilli paste, onion & garlic.
- Heat up the wok with little oil, throw in the lemongrass & pandan leave. Sweat it real quick till it gv u a nice fragrant.
- Pour in the grinded chilli paste with onion & garlic & fry it till it changes the colour or we called it pecah minyak (the oil will flood @ the sides).
- Season it tomato puree, sugar & salt. The taste shud balance. bet the spiciness & sweetness.
- Cook it for a lil while more before adding in the half cooked chicken in it.
- Mix them well & simmer for abt 5mins before dishing them out on a place.
- Serve with a plate of fragrant jasmin rice, longtong or tomato rice.

Well thts all folks for now. Please take note that this recipe is purely experimented by myself & not adapted from anyone blogs. Please do credit if you gonna share the pic/recipes.

PS: Apology if my illustration is not tht good. Please do pm me for more clarification.

Got to run now.

I will be back soon..

See ya.. : )

Wif love,
Foodie Craze