Nasi Arab

This is my first attempt cooking this dish.
The recipe is a mixture of several from the internet, and since I don't have the kabsa spice, I prepared it myself.

The rice and chicken turns out ok, but I think i can lessen the spice in future.
My family loves this rice.


NASI ARAB (KEBSAH RICE)

Bahan:

1 ekor ayam ~ potong 2
3 pot beras basmathi ~ dibasuh & direndam at least 30 minit
sedikit minyak masak & minyak sapi
3 buah pelaga
2 bunga cengkih
1 kayu manis
5 labu bawang merah }
3 ulas bawang putih } potong dadu
1 bjiji tomato }
1 biji capsicum merah }
2 tbsp tomato puri
1 tbsp rempah kabsa
1 biji lemon zest } parutan kulit luar
1 biji lime zest }
1 batang lobak merah - parut kasar2
sedikit serbuk lada hitam
sedikit kismis
garam
sedikit pewarna kuning telor/saffron
2 biji lada hijau

Cara:

1. Panaskan minyak masak & minyak sapi.
2.Tumis bawang merah & bawang putih hingga wangi .
3. Masukkan kayu manis, bunga cengkih & buah pelaga, goreng hingga naik bau.
4. Masukkan ayam, rempah kabsa, tomato & tomato puri, capsicum, carrot, gaul rata.
5. Masukkan parutan lemon, kismis dan sedikit garam.
6. Masukkan beras & air ikut sukatan beras.
7. Bila nasi sudah separuh masak, masukkan cili hijau.

REMPAH KABSA

1 tsp cardamon seed (biji pelaga)
1 tsp back pepper
1 tsp cumin (jintan manis)

Kisar semua hingga halus.

SOS

250 gm tomato - buang kulit
100 gm daun pudina - ambil daun sahaja
sedikit batang ketumbar
50 gm cili hijau
sedikit garam
perahan lemon

1. Cincang semua bahan & gaul rata atau kisar.

Macaroni & cheese

We had lasagna for breaking fast & 'sahur' last night. The kids had extra helping even though they are sleepy. I found this recipe which is one of my favorites when i was studying abroad back then.

MACARONI & CHEESE

1 (8oz)pack elbow macaroni
1 (8 oz)pack shredded cheddar cheese
1 (12 oz) cottage cheese
1 (8 oz) sour cream
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
salt & pepper to taste
1 cup dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup butter - melted

1. Preheat oven to 175C
2. Boil a large pot of lightly salted water, add pasta, cook till done, drain.
3. In 9x 13 baking dish, stir together macaroni, shredded cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, parmesan, salt & pepper.
4. In a small bowl, mix bread crumbs & melted butter. Sprinkle topping over macaroni mixture.
5. Bake 30- 35 min till top is golden brown.

Pulut Pagi

The first time I tried this dish, was awhile back when having breakfast at a stall in the east cost.
It is a very simple dish, which I often prepared usually for tea in the afternoon.

PULUT PAGI

1/2 kg beras pulut -rendam at least 1/2 jam
2 tangkai daun pandan
500ml air gula melaka
1 biji kelapa parut putih
garam secukup rasa

1. Kukus beras pulut dengan daun pandan selama 30 minit atau 3/4 masak.
2. Setelah sparuh masak, gaul rata dengan air gula melaka.
3. Gaulkan kelapa parut dengan sedikit garam. (kukus sebentar agar tidak cepat basi)
4. Hidang pulut bersama kelapa parut.

Quiche

My elder sister introduce this dish when we had lunch out a while back. Its one of her favorites.

Found this recipe in a recipe book I found in the library. It is just 'awesome'!



Mushroom & Onion Quiche

Pastry case:
Shortcrust pastry

225 gm plain flour } sifted
1/2 tsp salt }
65 gm chilled butter
65 gm chilled vegetable shortening
1 1/2 tbsp cold water

1. Sift & add in chilled butter & shortening, rub in till looks like breadcrumbs.
2. Stir in water till mixture just start to stick together.
3. Rolled dough and lined into a baking dish.
4. Bake at 180C for 10 mins.

Filling mixture
300 ml double cream
3 large eggs
salt & ground black pepper
1 small can of button mushroom - sliced
some sliced onions

Beat eggs lightly, add in cream & pepper. Add in mushroom & onions
Pour into half baked pastry case & bake for 20 mins or till cooked.

More pre ramadhan cookies

I have been busy last week baking cookies for relatives & friends who are going abroad. May you all reached your destinations safely, insya'allah. Hopefully, somebody is happy with these cookies, as this is the least that I can 'courier' without the food getting rotten on the way. Enjoy the cookies!

By the way, I have some recipes posted below.



Mexican Mocha Balls

Ingredients:

1 cup butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp instant coffee crystals
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup finely chopped almonds/walnuts
some icing sugar for dusting

Method:

1. Cream butter, sugar & vanilla till light & creamy.
2. Stir in flour, cocoa, coffee & salt.
3. Gradually, beat (2) into (1).
4. Stir in nuts, mix well. Chill for 1 hour.
5. Form into 1 inch balls.
6. Bake at 175C for 20 minutes or middle is crisp.
7. While warm but not hot, dust with icing sugar.



Biskut Suji Badam

1 kg tepung gandum
350gm badam kisar
400 gm gula icing
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp soda bicarbonate
secubit garam
minyak jagung secukupnya

1. Masukkan semua bahan kedalam bekas kecuali minyak, gaul rata.
2. Masuk minyak sedikit2 hingga jadi doh yang boleh di terap.
3. Bakar pada suhu 170C selama 20 minit.

Selamat menyambut ramadhan

Rainbow cookies

Cookie ni sedap. The kids lovee them, colorful agaknya.

Recipe pun dari aunty yochana's blog, a singaporean.

Rainbow cookies

100 gm butter
60 gm ghee
80 gm sugar - i used castor sugar
50 gm egg - 1 medium sized egg
250 gm plain flour
30 gm custard powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp milk powder
60 gm ground almond
pink & orange coloring
some fine sugar

1. Cream butter, ghee, sugar & salt till light and creamy.
2. Add in beaten eggs & the rest of the ingredients except coloring.
3. Divide into 3 parts, orange, pink & plain
4. Roll & toss in fine sugar & place in small paper cups.
5. Bake at 160C for 20 minutes or till cooked.


rolled beef lasagna

resepi nya sama je macam lasagna biasa, cuma presentation je lain and rasanya lagi senang nak buat..
Lepas dah lembutkan lasagna pieces tu, isi sedikit daging cincang dari red sauce, and gulung macam popiah. Then susun dalam bekas, tuang red sos then tuang white sauce. Saya letak metball sekali dalam red sauce. Lepas tu atas susun cheese. bake macam biasa.
Red sauce kena banyak sikit so that nak tenggelamkan rolled lasagna tu.
Anak-anak suka.

ni belum masak..nampak tak, lasagna tu dah tenggelam dgn red sauce, atas tu white sauce, belum letak cheese lagi.



ni huzaifah punya..dia suruh ibu ambil gambar mangkuk dia..dah 3 helping tu....

Cookies

Baru lepas nangis...enjoying his cookie


Many other shapes too....other than gingerbreadman

My youngest has been pestering me to bake gingerbreadman cookies. He saw the gingerbreadman cookie cutter i bought recently and plus the fact that this 'gingerbreadman' is one of the cartoon that appears in the online learning that he frequently selected.

I used the pressed cookie recipe that i found from the internet at Aunty Yochanas blog, to make this cookie. The last cookie batch was pressed by Alya, zulaikha & huzaifah, and they enjoyed themselves very much. First time 'ibu' allowed them to have ago at cookie making...part of learning process...

Here's the recipe: a very easy recipe

Pressed cookie shortbread

120 gm plain flour
60gm rice flour
60 gm castor sugar
120 gm butter
1 tsp almond essence
1 tbsp fine sugar - for sprinkling

Mix all ingredients together. Do not overwork kneading dough.
Knead lightly and make into small balls. Press with cookie cutter.
Sprinke with sugar.
Bake at 160C for 15 minutes or till cooked and crispy.



My first attempt at making cuppies for wedding.