Fish paste

I had a minor surgery recently, and have had to mind the food intake.

I was told to berpantang similar to those who had given a caesarean birth.

No chicken, no seafood (except white fleshed fish), no fried food, no spicy food and etc.

It recommended that you take as much as fresh food like fruits and vegetables, fish and soupy, steam and grilled food.

Yes, all those that I dont normally take

Anyway, after few days of steam and soupy food, I wanted a bit of variation and looked for recipe for grills. Found this one and tried it. http://qasehququinnie.blogspot.com/2011/12/ikan-haruan-bakar-berempah-harum.html

I pretty much copied everything.

Se here goes:
5 pieces onion (shallots)
3 pieces garlic
An inch ginger
Half inch galangal
1 piece lemongrass
1 piece bunga kantan (torch ginger)
3-6 pieces bird chillies
1 tablespoon fish curry powder
3 tablespooons tamarind juice
Half tablespooon soy sauce
Half tspoon sugar
4 pink spoon salt

Blend all together. I dont add water onto it, just using the tamarind juice. Try to use as little water possible, to make the paste less watery.

Once all blended well, sautee it on a wok with little oil. Just sautee until it is drier.

The get aluminum foil or banana leave, put the paste, and put the fish and smattering the paste all over.

Fold the aluminum foil or banana leave so that the juice is sealed in.

Using a flat pan, and medium fire, lay flat and cook on both sides. Mine turned out a bit dry, maybe because it left it too long so i guess if your fish is not too big should keep it around 5 mins on each sides.

Kenwood Mini Chopper

So my 2nd hand blender has gone kaput as well. I suppose they dont build those things to last forever.

I mostly used it with the chopper function, so i decided not to bother to buy the whole set of hand blender and leave me with a clutter of stuff in my cabs doing nothing, andjust scout for chopper.

Unfortunately there isnt much in the market, not the small capacity that I prefer/need.

I cant buy the bigger capacity ones because I usually cook for two and the larger chopper would not chop well with smaller amount.

That left me one option, which is the Kenwood mini chopper CH150.

So for those who would like to buy this, I guess there isnt much to review, except you might want to know that this little bugger, despite its small size is exceptionally loud. 

It also has this safety function where it wouldnt work unless you turn it in a certain way, which honestly to me is such a nuisance.

Apart from those grudges, it has worked well so far.

Note: you would also see on onlinesites, it doesnt do herbs well (at least not as good as my demised hand blender). But i dont use it much for herbs chopping so doesnt bother me much.

So there you go. Hope this helps for those in the look for mini choppers

Bihun goreng cina

Dalam banyak2 noodle my most favorite is, and will always be, is bihun. Or sometimes called mihun or meehoon.

And dalam banyak2 style goreng mihun, two of my all time favorite are mihun goreng cina and mihun hailam.

Now dalam banyak2 kali buat mi, mihun selalu tak jadi and therefore i lebih rajin buat mee sebab failure rate is lower. :p

Anyhoe, since pepagi dah kena tinggal and takde keta pulak tu, terpaksa la memberanikan diri goreng mihun jugak. Luckily for me, I have everything I need sans the prawns.

Took the recipe from here (Thank you madam!):

http://dapurkakyah.blogspot.com/2012/11/bihun-goreng-cina.html 

My cincai / apa2ygada version:

3 squares of bihun(rendam through out the prep time)
4 ulas bawang putih(tumbuk)
2 ulas bawang merah(tumbuk)
Sebiji cili merah(tumbuk)
1 sudu besar sos tiram
Seekor sotong(potong memanjang)
Isi ayam(Potong kecil)
Sebiji telur
Lada hitam
Lada sulah
Daun sup(potong kecil)
garam
Minyak untuk menumis

What to remember : once dah masukkan and sautee a bit chicken and sotong, add water at this point. And masuk garam siap2.

Then only masuk bihun and the vegs.

Final note, happy that it turned out okay. Definitely can repeat. 

Loving this beast!

I have just changed my router. 

Not only it is much more pleasing to the eyes... since it doesnt stand out in my range of equipments on the console...

But more importantly, it is making me flyyyyy!! Speed is 150mbps now. Awesome :))

As usual, here comes the question - why didnt I take the plunge much earlier also I dont know. It just proves you shouldnt be afraid of the unknown - but just do it.

You know this router is actually quite cheap, only about RM150. And configuring was a breeze. In fact its already preloaded with unifi and maxis configuration. I practically do nothing, except to choose which VLAN for which port (separating the internet and IPTV) and putting in the unifi details. I dont even need to configure DNS.

What a whole lot of cool aint it. :)

Sewing thread

Okay readers. Please ignore this particular post, because it is just to serve as my reference so that I wont be buying two of the same ones

Cap Kuching. (Purchased from Macy's)

Cole's. Bought from Ace Hardware. They only sell in package of three. Pre-packaged, cant choose colors

And finally the most sought after. Gutermann, bought from Spotlight. Sold in various shades, various length, various type :)

Another sad love song

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.

Cravings!

Let me tell you about the start of my love affair with Mr Apam Balik.

When I was schooling, My grandma used to take me to this pasar tani, which starts as early as 4pm.

Its a weekly affair, every tuesday, and each time after collecting me from school, we would make a pitstop at this pasar tani. And every week as well, i would be buying apam balik.

Now, I havent realised how much I actually liked apam balik. Its sort of always there, and boleh je lah kalau nak beli kat mana2. And most of the time, rasa pun quite ok kat mana2 pun. Except ada kedai kedekut the fillings, ada kedai generous sikit.

Anyhow, jarangla nak ada cravings for apam balik. In fact after school, I think I hardly eat apam balik. 

Until recently. When I used to go to pasar malam at Tmn Maluri. I think thats when I rediscovered my love for apam balik.

Macam suddenly I terjumpa old flames. Haha. Sungguh over.

So now. Its bulan puasa, and out of nowhere tetiba teringin nak makan apam balik.

I have been looking for it at both nearby pasar ramadhan, and tak jumpa jugak apam balik. Like, suddenly every one has no interest in apam balik anymore, and semua sibuk nak jual all the complicated and hard-to-find kuih muih instead.

U name it, nasi kerabu ada.. Nasi tomato ada, kuih lagi lah memacam ada.. Tapi apam balik, takde. Apam balik yg usually ada je kat mana2, boleh disappear from the face of the earth during ramadhan.

How la like this? 

Kena tunggu lepas raya la nampaknya 

Of Ramadhan and bubuk lambuk

My stomach hasnt been very well these past few days, ever since I had that real bad food poisoning.

Because of that, I am still wary of eating macam-macam and somehow teringin nak makan bubur je. Tapi tak syokla makan bubur kosong, and in the fridge pun ada some meat. 

And I have always liked the masjid Kg baru bubur lambuk, so when i found this recipe here http://www.myresipi.com/top/detail/5478, and ingredients are also something that I can easily get from my grocery store, and walla.. Here u go..

I made some adjustments, and below is what i use instead of the original recipe

• 1 cawan beras
• 1 sudu besar minyak sapi - i skipped this
• 2 sudu besar minyak masak (I put in 3, since I skipped the minyak sapi)
• 1 kulit kayu manis, 1 bunga lawang, 2 bunga cengkih, 2 buah pelaga
• daging
• segenggam udang kering
• 2 helai daun pandan
• 1 sudu kecil halba
• 1 sudu kecil jintan manis
• 1 biji bawang besar 
• 3 biji bawang putih 
• 2 inci halia - i used ginger powder instead
• 1 sudu kecil serbuk lada hitam
• 2 cawan santan pekat (i used only 10ml)
• 6 biji bawang merah - buat bawang goreng
• daun sup dan daun bawang
• Air dan garam secukup nya
• Diced vege ( I just use the frozen mix vege)

Prep work:

- Dice the meat

- wash rice and put aside

- blend the ginger and get the juice (2 inch ginger and 2 cups water)

- sliced onion and garlic

- blend udang kering ( i didnt blend but i think would taste better if i did)

Method:

- Panaskan minyak

- Tumis bawang, garlic 

- Add kayu manis, cengkih, lawang, pelaga and halba

- Add the meat and a bit of water, add jintan manis, and udang kering

- when the meat looks well seasoned, add more water

- add rice

- put in daun pandan , pepper, garam

- add in the vege

- cook sampai beras jadi bubur-like

- once get the bubur texture, add the santan, let it boil few more minutes.

meanwhile tgh bubur nak masak, can prep the garnishing, buat bawang goreng and daun sup and bawang.

The verdict:

Hub says, its the best he ever tasted. Tak tahula cakap saja nak kasi encouragement or he was just being nice. In any case, he is not a fan... So cam takleh nak pakai sangat kot his feedback. Haha

My verdict pulak, its good - kena citarasa lah jugak. But then, sendiri masak of course la ikut citarasa sendiri kan kan kan...

Okay. Puas hati ku!

Since I have recently acquired a sewing machine, and learnt how to use it, I am indeed very pleased with it - and at the same time felt like kicking myself in the butt.

Macam like, duh, why didnt I do this sooner??

It is soo unbelievably fast okay. I remember I used to sew all that pillow cover and stuff and how it took me weeks to complete, when I could've learnt how to use the darn machine and have it over with within minutes! Tsk tsk tsk...

Anyhow, with this new hobby, I have started to read more to learn the ropes. Of course, part of the process is to also have the right tool.

Little that I know that it is not so easy to come by. 

Because of this, I am dedicating the post for newbies like me, on WHERE to find your tools.

First item I wanted was this L shaped ruler, this fella here:

I actually went to soo many places (not craft shops) and none of them carry it. In the end, I found it in Ace Hardware. Ace also carry the straight ones, so you have two options.

Next up, was to find sewing threads. The good ones.

I read that one of the reason the stitches break or don't last could very well caused by a poor quality thread. Now, this is a real tricky one. The thing is I have no idea how to tell if the thread is any good. I mean, not like you are able to see with naked eyes if the fibres on the thread is any good. The only way is to basically stick with well known thread brands, such as Gutermann, coal, etc. Which is another ghost hunt on its own. Kat Malaysia ni manalah nak jumpa semua tu. I tried Macy's but they also only carry china brand, which I suppose is still good but I wasnt sure. I tried that craft shop in Ampang Park, also they dont carry Gutermann nor Coal. Again, just some other brand. 

So it became an obsession pulak trying to find this apparently superb thread, in the hopes that my senget benget sewing will improve (as if!) , to a point that I wanted to order it all the way from UK.

Then, one fine day, I found a site which was giving away Gutermann thread as gifts, and I asked the blog owner where can I find those, and she said, Spotlight - the australian craft and party one stop center is spreading its wings to KL, and will carry those.

After a long wait (for the shop grand opening), finally I got my hands on them: 

And of course a whole bunch of other stuff which is scarcely available elsewhere.

So there, peeps if u ever need any sewing related items, scratch your head no more, just head straight to Spotlight in Ampang Point and you will surely go gagagaga like I did :) 

Note:

For those wondering how much are Gutermann thread selling over here, its RM8.99. Yeah, pretty steep compared to the brand selling in Macy which is RM1.99. Time will tell, if it is worth it...

Anxious!

Okay, here is what I did on a whim.

Well, not really a whim la cause I have always wanted to have one. Except that the ones I've seen so far are much more expensive than what I just bought.

Ta daaa

A sewing machine!

Usually I am skeptical with way below market price items. But this particular one has good reviews and quite a number of bloggers have actually used it and commended it.

Especially for newbie like me. So why not.

Apparently even if you don't know how to sew it doesn't really matter cause it has an auto sew function. Very useful I suppose for someone who is clueless like me.

On a sad note, arwah uwan used to sew all the time. And i learnt how to stitch from her. Sekarang uwan dah takde, dah takde sapa lagi nak bermanja nak mintak tolong jahit itu ini. Kena la buat sendiri :(

So nak jahit apa? okay so here is my list. Peeps please make sure I tick off at least one item per month ya.

1. Bed skirting . I already got Ikea sewing service to sort it for me. Yelah tak aci but tak kisah la kan.
2. Pillow case. For that big huge pillow.

Okay, I don't know why, but my mind isnt cooperating with me cos that is all that I could come out with. I know Ive got more things I wanted to experiment with but it just wont come to mind now. Hmm ape2 je la kan. You know you are already making stupid purchases the moment you click that 'Pay Now' button. :P

Missing her more than ever.

Until today, there are still times that I still just couldnt believe that she is no longer with me, with all of us.

There are still times when i would cry a river thinking about how much i am missing her.

There are still times when it gets too much and all I could do is look at her photos and smile at her cheeky face.

One month and a bit now. 

And it is getting worst and worst.

Because usually if I havent seen her this long, I would have already missed her and could call or see her.

Only that I cant anymore.

Uwan. Ina rindu uwan. Sangat2 rindu.

Alfatihah to my grandmother.

Roti Jala

The making of Roti Jala

And let the pictures do the talking! :)

Bon Appetite!

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Salmon Patty

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

Then added the eggs (beaten)

Then the lemon

Added flour to firm it up, salt and pepper to season it, and scoop up in a ladle to make patty

Have not fried them yet so I dont know whats the end result's gonna be like. Will add pictures and comments on the taste.

Update: happy to report that it tastes quite good :)

Kari ikan (fish curry)

This recipe is measured for one piece of bawal

Tried and tested, finally one that works. (I actually had it for a while already, but didnt have the guts to try it out.  I jotted this down when sis (or was it mama) cooked it. This time I made sure I had exact measurements. So please excuse the unconventional way of my measuring - main hentam whatever that came to mind to describe the amount.

10 x Bawang merah 

5 x bawang putih

Rempah kari 2 small packets 

Rempah ratus 1 small packet

Minyak - about 10 cm depth 

Asam jawa - a size of pingpong ball

Daun kari - 2 sprigs

2 x bawang besar cut quarter

2 x tomato cut quarter

Bendi

One piece of bawal

Salt to taste

Sprinkles of course black pepper

1. Blend or slice thinly bawang besar and bawang putih

2. Heat the oil, and put in bawang blended/sliced

3. Make a paste out of the curry powder and rempah ratus.

4. Add the curry leaves, the curry paste once the shallots are lightly browned. 

5. Cook the curry paste until oil is separated from the mix ( orang melayu panggil naik minyak)

6. Get tbe juice out of the asam and add in

7. Add in a bit of water and the fish

8. If you want to put santan, this is when you add it in

9. Bring to boil and salt to taste

10. Add in quarted tomato and onions

11. Leave to cook for another few minutes, add water if too thick

12. Lastly add in the ladyfingers and blackpepper sprinkles

I am sooo over the moon finally I can cook a decent fish curry :)

Chalking business gone awry

I stepped up from the chalk business and found these cool chalk bistro marker.

I bought these from Daiso. Bistro markers arent something that is easily come by in this part of the world. Had a toughtime hunting these demons down. Though I know crafthaven in 1utama sells them as well - In limited colors and quantity of course.

In theory, they are perfect. No dust, doesnt easily come off, writes like a pen/marker therefore more refined and clearer writings, blah blah blah..

In actual fact, it is a nightmare to clean.

See what i mean??

This picture above - was after i tried in vain to: 

1. Rub it with water (as what the suggested method to clean)

2. Rub it with glass cleaner

3. Rub it with more concentrated ammonia

And it just wouldnt come off!!!

It is sooo frustrating. My new kitchen writing board is ruined - just like that.

I really dont know how else to wipe it off. So if you people have some tips please please please share them with me.

Update:

Finally found on the web someone suggested Acetone. That works, except that it also rubs off a part of the chalk paint. See the black marks on the cloth?

But I guess thats better nothing. 

Looks like I gotta stick with good ol' fashion chalks after all

Daging Masala (Beef Masala)

To be honest I didnt know what the daging masala is supposed to taste like. I bought serbuk masala at a whim and since I had it at home i just google up for recipe to try it out.

Google came up with a few hit and the first few links had the same recipe but different sites. I have no idea which one is the original recipe owner so I'm just gonna credit one of it (the first link).

Okay below is my modifications of the original recipe, cause I didnt have some of the ingredients.

Ingredients

400 gram daging tanpa tulang

Cooking oil

1 batang kulit kayu manis+2 kuntum bunga lawang

1/4 biji bawang besar - i use whole onion, because I found more onions gave better flavor)

2 ulas bawang putih
2 inci halia
1 sudu kecil jintan manis - skipped this cause didnt hv any

6 tangkai cili kering

2 sudu kecil rempah garam masala
1 sudu besar serbuk rempah kari
2 sudu besar serbuk rempah korma

1 cawan santan  pekat
2 biji kentang
1 cawan air
2 sudu besar kicap manis
1 sudu besar kicap pekat - i use light soy

Recipe taken from http://www.jintanmanis.com/daging/380-dagingrempahgarammasala

Step 1

Blend onions, garlic, cili kering, ginger

Step 2

Tumis kayu manis and bunga lawang, together with blended items

Step 3

Meanwhile make a paste from the masala, curry and kurma powder. Add to the tumisan

Step 4

Once mixed well, add in the meat. I added a bit of water to simmer a bit because my meat wasnt the best cut

Step 5

Once it dried up, add in the coconut oil, water, potato, and kicap. Once it has boiled over twice, or when the meat and potato is ready, add salt to taste. 

I quite like it, and this recipe is definitely a keeper. Would not mind making it again. And maybe next time I will try it with crab - i think it will be super.

Chalk-ing up

You know what has gone obsolete these days? Apart from video player, walkman, tape recorder and the likes?

Chalk.

Yes that is correct. Lemme ask you when was the last time you even see it. If you are like me, the students in the 80's and before, you would have seen it everyday in class.

But today, finding chalk at the shops are like finding a needle in the shack. Colored ones especially. 

Even since I saw Man in love (korean show), I have been secretly wanting a cool blackboard too. Yes I know hubs wouldnt be exchanging notes or poems there ( one can always wish haha) , but its idea is cool nevertheless.

And having a whiteboard just isnt gonna cut it, cause there's something ol school about blackboard that isnt the same with other kinds.

So I found a nice blackboards in this cool shop selling french looking stuff in Paradigm Mall. That was easy. Finding a board wasnt difficult.

But trying to find chalk, is another matter. I had to go to quite a few shops before I found it. But only white ones.  Like these:

Cant seem to find colors anywhere, until, ikea. I was soooo happy. And you know where in Ikea? At the place where they sell the easels (kids section). So happens I was looking at it cos I was thinking of getting one for Lysya. Though it wasnt so obvious - there was nowhere in the packaging stating that they are chalks.

With those, I finally can have some colors and drawings

Still, I wasnt satisfied, because I thought the colors are a bit dull. Not like the ones I see in that bakery/cafe in Forum apartment where I frequented lunch

Theirs is like deep pink, so cheerful and bright. I was tempted to ask but of course I didnt.

Maybe I did somehow wish and God heard me, one day as I was queuing at Daiso IOI to pay i saw these. 

Again, I couldnt tell from the packaging what it was, though it does look like chalks. On the spur of moment, I just grabbed it since its already my turn to pay. I asked the counter boy and he said they are crayons. I was disappointed but I took it anyway and thought Lysya could use it regardless.

When I went home and opened it, I was sooo happy to discover that they are indeed chalks. And when I tried them, they are those same colorful bright ones. See the difference??

Finally I found what I wanted. After like gazillion months. 

When I went to Daiso today to get something today, i saw they have a different box there . I quickly scanned it and noticed that they have different colors like black. Again, not having time to deliberate I just added it to my pile. By the way it is placed near the cashier so thats why I had to think quickly.

Obviously I cant think well under pressure because, after a while ( after I bought it of course), only then I realised why on earth would i need a black chalk for a black board?? <sigh...> 

Facepalm!

Loving the little bugger

I was happy when I first managed to listen to my music (kept in my ipad) on the home audio system. It was so great because I have tons of songs and hubs's sound system is fantastic.

Soon after, I realised that it wasnt entirely ideal, because I also like to, in fact prefers to read my books from my ipad. And I cant do that, because I have to connect the ipad to the audio cable.

I started to look around if it was possible to use some sort of wireless thing ( thought of something like remote at first) to hook up and have the music played remotely.

After days of reading up about it, I came across two suggestions:

One - audioengine AW2. 

Two - AirPort.

Of the two, a lot of praises given to the audioengine AW2, for its simplicity and out-of-the-box setup. No configuration whatsoever, just hook it up and it will work. Because it comes in pair, one the receiver and the other the sender, and it creates its own wifi cloud without riding or hooking to the existing wifi network. I was sold on this one, and my only problem was that it is not readily available in MY. I found a  local authorised dealer but they are selling it based on the old price which is like RM360. I am not prepared to pay an overblown price since I know audioengine has knocked down the price to only USD49 nowadays.

I then started to look at the possibility of AirPort. A lot of the comments and reviews were not favorable. Mainly on the fact that it rides on existing wifi and some sites highlight incompatibility issues with Unifi. That, coupled with the fact that it requires certain setup - which reportedly not very straight forward held me back. Upon further reading, I came to realise that most of those issues are actually relating to using it as a router. Which is not what I intend to do. I then found out that I can actually use the AirPort as an extender or a client to an existing WLAN. Looks very promising, especially after I went for a hunting visit to the apple store in IOI mall and saw it retailing for RM249 for the 1st gen model. It is definitely closer to what I am willing to fork out. (Latest model 2nd gen retails at RM299).

After weighing all the pros and cons, in the end I decided to get the AirPort over the AW2. One main reason is that for the price, AirPort does have more functionality. If I cant use it as a medium to wirelessly play my music, I can still use it as something else. It is also an easier item to sell off should it not work for me at all. 

So tonight I coaxed hubs to go to IOI again so that I can buy the 'old' version of the AirPort. I was being very kiasu, as there were only one left and I dont want to have to pay the additional RM50 for the newer version. But as usual, when I got to the store i got sucked in to buy the newer version. But for good reasons, and when I got home I was glad I chose the newer model. The older model does not have an AC power cable, you need to plug in the AirPort to the plugpoint, which would have been difficult for the setup we have in the music room. Luckily I decided to be safe than sorry.

To top it off, contrary to what I was made to believe, the setup was actually very very easy and straightforward. It took less than 5 mins and it just worked like a charm.

So now uve guessed it, i am indeed writing this post while enjoying my music from hub's superb audio systems. 

Dont I just loved it when things work well :)

Char Kuey Teow

Dah lama nak try masak Char Kuey Teow ni but somehow never got around to it.

Dulu ada beli this fridge magnet with char kuey teow recipe and it has been there punya la lama, and each time bukak fridge I thought to myself, bila la nak buat ni...  Dah bertahun kot punya lama finally now baru nak buat, though tak ikut recipe dia cos macam too many ingredients (ni kes malas nak buat groceries shopping).

So I improvise (read cincai-ing) and ikut sesedap rasa instead:

1 packet of kuey teow (450 g)

1 tbl sp cili boh

Oil (abt 3 or 4 spoons)

Oystersauce 1 tblsp

A dash of light soy sauce

Abt 3 tblsp soy sauce (the likes of tamin/ habhal - i didnt hv dark soy sauce)

3 cloves garlic - crush

Taugeh - i like them a lit so i put in about 2 handful

Chives

6 large sized prawn

1 handful Cockles 

3 eggs

The method:

Note * make sure all ingredients are ready and handy cause u need to be fast because of the high heat. Which is why no picca as well, no time :p

Over absolute high heat, add in oil

When its hot, add in garlic

Stir, the add in almost immediately ciliboh

Add in oyster sauce, soy sauces

Add a bit of water if its too thick

Stir, then add in cockles, prawns

When prawn is half cooked add in the kuey teow

Toss it well so that the sauce is all even. I add in a bit of water to help it spread a bit

Once mixed well, add taugeh and chives

Add salt to taste

Lastly, put in the eggs 

Thats it!

Bon appettite