I have no photos unfortunately. So next time. Anyway I used the same recipe for chicken during raya recently and it was good as well. So its a keeper.
INGREDIENTS
Rempah Kurma (using Adabi)
Plain Yogurt
1/2 tbls jintan manis
1/2 tbls Jintan Putih
Kayu manis
2 buah keras (candlenut)
Cengkih
Bunga Lawang
4 eggs
2 large onions
4 pieces garlic
1/2 inch ginger
5 pieces bird chillies
Tomato x 1
Green Chillies x 2
Potatoes x 2
Mint Leaves
Black Pepper (Course)
Cooking Oil
POUND:
CUT TO PIECES of 4:
Tomato x 1
Green Chillies x 2
PREPARE
1. Boil the eggs - put aside
2. Blend together (onions, ginger, garlic, bird chillies)
3. Tumbuk (pound) buah keras
4. Cut to pieces of 4 (Tomatoes, green chillies)
5. Make the paste with rempah kurma, jintan manis and putih
METHOD
1. Heat the oil
2. Add blended items
3. Add rempah mix
4. Add cengkih, bunga lawang and kayu manis.
5. Let it cook with medium to low fire until naik minyak
6. once naik minyak add yogurt , buah keras and add water
7. add in the potatoes, tomatoes, green chillies, mint leaves, black pepper, telur
8. let it cook sampai potatoes masak
I have this bad habit, if I want something die2 also must try to get.
Especially if I am being denied of it.
In this case, apam balik.
I went to two differnt Pasar ramadhan with the sole intent to get an apam balik and went back empty handed instead.
Totally disappointed.
So I googled and found that ramai je orang buat homemade apam balik.
Next thing I knew, I have gone to jusco to get me the ingredients for apam balik (pilot mode la kononnya). Anyway, original recipe is from www.myresipi.com/top/detail/627, and upon quick glimpse, it seems that the ingredients are easy enough to get and most of it are already in the baking-container i have at home.
So here goes (by the way I halved the original recipe)
1 cup of Fluor - Checked. ada kat rumah
1/2 tsp Baking Soda - Checked. ada kat rumah
1/2 tsp Baking powder - Checked. ada kat rumah
180 ml water - Ofkos checked.
1 x Egg- Checked. I didnt half this one, tak reti camana yang put in setengah aja.
For the fillings:
Peanut - I bought the packed salted peanut. Tak larat nak prepare from fresh
Sweet corn with creamer - Never knew this thing exists! but easily found in any supermarket
Sugar
Making the batter:
-Mix Eggs and Sugar
-Add baking soda, baking powder
-Add water and flour
Beat until mixed well. The recipe did ask to leave the batter for half hour. Not sure why so I leave it for about 15 mins sampai dah nak dekat2 buka time.
1.Using my pancake pan - I pour the batter (about 1.5 ladle) and wait for the bubbles to form.
2. Once bubbles are form, sprinkle the fillings in.
3. Fold in two.
Okay, I buat two times. First time wasnt very appetising
Second time - looks better.
But the final verdict?
FAIL. I wouldn't buy an apam balik from me! seriously tak sedap. Rasa tu ada la sikit2, but somehow memang tak sedap. Maybe the batter wasnt right, maybe too much filling, and maybe the pan memang not suitable.
Ive got lotsa salmon leftover from the bbq, so I decided to have a go at making Salmon Fish Cakes or also commonly called as Salmon Patty.
Few recipes call for ingredients that I dont have. But Jamie's was very simple and I have all the things needed make them.
So here goes. Original recipe taken from: http://www.jamieoliver.com/us/foundation/jamies-food-revolution/recipes/SALMON_FISH_CAKES
Didnt actually follow the recipe to boot, kinda lazy to measure things up, so I just whip up whatever feels right.
Here's what I use:
It was probably about two slices of Salmon (not too sure since it was leftovers and already in broken pieces)
One potato (russet)
Two eggs
Lime juice (from quarter lemon)
a handful of english and italian parsley (more of english ones as I had plenty of those)
flour (in the mix, probably about one table spoon, for dusting I used more until it firmed up).
Method:
I first mashed the potato, salmon and parsley together
This recipe is measured for one piece of bawal
Next door neighbor is having a raya open house, I didnt have the time nor the right stuff to prepare something more substantial.
Anyway Mr Fluff thought its not necessary to bring anything since it is an open house, but being rumah sebelah i feel its just good gesture to come with something rather than empty handed.
And desserts is as good as any, and it takes minimal effort, and very little time to make.
What you need:
- one packet of agar2
- water 1400ml
- coloring (i didnt hv any hence the pale color)
- mix fruit (i only use pineapple & cherry)
- sugar (i use about 1 cup, can reduce if prefer less sweet)
The method:
1. Just boil water with the agar2
2. Add sugar and coloring once boil
3. Stir until all dissolve
4. Turn off fire
In the serving casserole:
1. Put in the mix fruit - arrange sporadic
2. Pour the agar2 mix
3. Cool room temperature until less heaty (abt 5 mins)
4. Cool in refrigerator until serving time
Note: i didnt hvae any coloring hence the garnishing of strawberry on top to make up for it.
I had few over ripe pisang at home, and had made some cekodok, but still left with extras.
So I tried kek pisang, which is one of my favorite. Satu lagi favorite is kek pandan tapi tengok recipe macam complicated so until today belum try2
Anyway. As usual googled up recipe, tengok mana yang senang.
Found one that is simple and with all the ingredients yang memang dah ada at home;
Http://jintanmanis.com/kek/207-kekpisanggebu
2 cwn tepung gandum
1 s/k baking powder - i didnt add (tak tahu pulak its different than bica-soda)
1 s/k soda bikarbonat
1 cawan gula
3 biji pisang yang telak dilenyek
1/2 cawan minyak masak
esen vanila
2 biji telur
caranya
1. Ayak tepung gandum, soda bikarbonat dan baking powder, gliss acuan kek dan panaskan oven 180darjah.
2. Kemudian, putar telur dan gula hingga kembang, masukkan esen vanila dan pisang, putar lagi dan kemudian masukkan tepung.
3.Akhir sekali baru masukkan minyak masak dan kacau sebati, selepas itu masukkan dalam acuan kek dan bakar pada suhu 180 darjah selama 40 minit atau satu jam.
The outcome:
- Hangus sikit, i think 30 mins is sufficient
- the taste- okay.. Not so fantastic but not disappointing either
Picca? Sila jgn gelak at my kek pisang hangus ok
Errr no, I didnt make it myself. I bought frozen - supposedly pre-cook ones.
Just need to steam and there goes.. A homemade dimsum
The verdict - so so only except the dumplings. Siew Mai is ok but i think it needed few more minutes before it tastes its best. The roll, i reckon deep fry would be better.
Cooking instructions:
To steam with pressure cooker (which is what I did):
Around 10 mins with low pressure
To steam (non pressure):
I think need 30 - 40 mins
To fry:
Just fry until skin turns brownish
Alternatively can just boil or add in the soup, i think probably take around same time it took to steam (cos it is slightly raw, and NOT precooked.
Update: Tested last saturday. Not so successful at first due to lack of onions. Recipe corrected.
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Below recipe is just my notes and has not been tried yet. Will refine once tested.
It is measured to make one kilo meat.
The ingredient of kurma paste (garam masala):
-kulit kayu manis x 1 •
-jintan putih x 2 tbsp
-jintan manis x 2 tbsp •
-kas kas x 2 tbsp (or more)
-cengkih x 4 pieces •
-buah keras
-halia x 1.5 inch
-small red onions x 7
-big onions x 3
-garlic x 3
-black pepper x 2 tbsp
-coriander/ketumbar 1/2 cup
Blend red onions first to liquidify the others. Add in all others and blend well. It should come up like a paste.
Other ingredients:
- Meat x 1 kg (cut in big chunks)
- Santan x half kelapa
- 2 spoons x yogurt
- bawang besar x 2 (cut in quarters)
- bunga lawang x 2
- daun pudina
- cili hijau (cut in halves)
- asam keping x 2
Directions:
1. Mix well meat with kurma paste and pinch of salt
2. Heat oil (lots) + 1 tsp butter
3. Tumis bunga lawang and the meat already mixed with kurma paste
4. Add in hot water, to help meat tender
5. Add in santan + bawang besar. Cook till meat is tender.
6. Towards finishing, add daun pudina + asam keping + green chillies
This recipe is the Penang version where the consistency is thick.
Recipe courtesy of Mama cheras n sis.
I didnt use any specific recipe, instead just looked at few and tried it.
Most recipe calls for about the same main ingrediants and cooking method.
What i did was:
1. Cook the meat with chopped onions, garlic, thyme, basil and rosemary. Sautee first then let simmer.
2. Somewhere added the cubed tomatoes and tomato puree (small can).
For layers
I put the lasagna sheet at the bottom after lining the casserole with baking oil.
Then one layer if meat, followed by parmesan, then meat again, and finally mozarella.
The bakingdish i was using wasnt a deep one so i could only manage those 3 layers.
Baking settings
Preheat at 200c for 15 mins, bake with cover at 180c for 30 mins (top and bottom), uncover and bake for another 10 mins
The verdict:
1. Meat and sauce wasnt well blended. Most recipe said to simmer in low fire in a dutch oven for about 2 hours. I have neither the 2 hours nor did i hae the dutch oven. Because of this, my meat turned up dry, but not flavorful enough.
2. Too little cheese. Need to be very generous otherwise coulnt taste anything.
3. I should hv added a layer of potato as well to hold the cheese better
