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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Ais Cek Mek Molek


AIS CIK MEK MOLEK
Source : Sis Jie Jie

Ingredients :

Concentrated Sunquick
Condensed
Milk
Sugar
Cold water
Ice cubes

Method :

Blend the above ingredients. If you put more icecubes then it;ll become Cik Mek Molek Slurpy! Will try that soon!

Pau (Sis Jun)






PAU
Source : Sis Jun's Blog

Ingredients :

1 kg Hong Kong flour
8g yeast
18g baking powder
100g sugar
30g shortening
10g bread improver
2 teaspoons ovalette
500g lukewarm water

Filling : (Of your choice/liking)

Red bean
Kaya
Currypuff filling

Method :

1. Sift flour and baking powder in a mixing bowl. Add in yeast, sugar, bread improver and ovalette. On the mixer.
2. Pour lukewarm water a bit at a time until just mixed.
3. Add in the shortening and continue kneading till a soft and smooth dough is formed. Add more water if needed.
4. Make into small balls and leave to prove till double the size.
5. Flatten the doh and place the filling in the middle. Cover the filling with dough.
6. Place on a piece of paper and arrange them on the steamer. Let them prove till double the size.
7. Steam in the prepared steamer for 15 minutes on high heat. Once done, do not open the steamer's lid for at least 10 minutes.

Satay





SATAY
Source : NoorMasri

Ingredients :

1 kg chicken/beef fillet ~ cut into 2.5cm x 2.5cm pieces
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons cooking oil
satay sticks

extra oil and lemon grass for basting

To blend :

3 shallots
2 candlenuts (buah keras)
2 cloves of garlic
3 cm fresh tumeric or 2 teaspoons tumeric powder
4 cm ginger
2 lemon grass
4 cm galangal (lengkuas)
1 tablespoons corriander seed }
1 teaspoon fennel seed (jintan manis) } fry without oil over low heat till fragrant
1 teaspoon cummin seed (jintan putih) }

Method :

1. Mix sugar, honey, cooking oil and salt into the blended ingredients to form a paste.
2. Rub paste mixture into the diced chicken or beef and leave it to marinate for 3 hours.
3. Thread seasoned meat on to satay sticks.
4. Grill over char- coal fire or under hot grill . Baste with oil and water mixture to keep meat moist.
5. Serve with peanut sauce, cucumbers and onion cut into wedges and nasi impit.


Peanut Sambal




PEANUT SAMBAL

Ingredients :

500g freshly roasted ground peanuts ~ coarsely pounded
2 stalks lemon grass ~ knocked
1 cup coconut milk
1 piece dried tamarind skin or a bit of tamarind juice
2 - 3 tablespoons brown sugar
salt to taste
oil
enough water

To blend

20 dried chillies, deseeded
2 cloves garlic
15 shallots
2 candlenuts (buah keras)
2 cm galangal (lengkuas)

Method :

1. Heat oil in wok and fry blended paste and lemon grass till fragrant and oil seeps through the paste, on low heat.
2. Add in the pounded ground peanuts and water, stirring constantly.
3. Add in coconut milk, dried tamarind skin, sugar and salt.

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Plan for Charity

CS1 : SOLD
CS2
CS3 : SOLD
CS4 : SOLD
CS5 : SOLD
CS6
CS7
CS8 : SOLD
CS9
CS10
With reference to Ana's entry in her blog, I came up with this idea to sell all the cross stitches that I've done over the years and only lying idle in the cupboard. ALL THE CONTRIBUTIONS WILL GO TO THE ASSOCIATION MENTIONED IN ANA'S BLOG. I hope you guys will support this...it's all for a good cost....

I thank you from the bottom of my heart.......take care....

Friday, January 25, 2008

Pandan Kaya Bread


PANDAN KAYA BREAD
Source : Mr Alex Goh

Ingredients :

(A)

300g bread flour
2 teaspoons instant yeast
45g sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 tablespoon milk powder

(B)

1/2 egg (I used one whole small egg)
60ml coconut milk
1/2 tablespoon pandan juice
few drops green coloring
105ml water

(C)

20g shortening (I used margarine)

(D)

130g raisins (Oh gosh!!! I forgot to put these in!!!)

Topping

30g butter

30g sugar
60g plain flour

Method :

1. Mix (A) till well blended.

2. Add (B), mix to form a dough.
3. Add (C), mix to form a smooth dough.
4. Add (D), mix till well blended. Let it prove for 50 - 60 minutes.
5. Mix butter and sugar of the topping ingredients till well combined, then add plain flour and mix to form bread crumbs. Set aside or keep refrigerated.
6. Divide the dough into 15g pieces and mould into balls. Place half the dough balls in a greased loaf tin (L 20cm x W 10cm x H 8.5cm), then put the remaining dough balls on top of them. Makes 2 loaves.
7. Leave to prove for 45 minutes, then brush with egg wash. Sprinkle with topping.
8. Bake at 175 C for 25 - 30 minutes. Serve.

Note :I made half the recipe!


Thursday, January 24, 2008

Fried Macaroni




FRIED MACARONI

Ingredients :

500g macaroni
Minced meat
3 tablespoons chilli paste
5 shallots
2 garlics
1 teaspoon cummin seeds ~ pounded
1 1/2 tablespoons tomato sauce
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
salt to taste
Vegetables


Method :


1. Boil macaroni with a bit of oil till al denti. When the macaroni is done, drain it in a colander.
2. Heat oil in a wok. Add in the chilli paste. Fry till fragrant.
3. Add in pounded shallots, garlics and cummin seeds.
4. Add a bit of water if it becomes too dry.
5. Add in tomato sauce.
6. Add in oyster sauce
7. Add in sugar and salt.
8. Add in minced meat. Stir till the meat is cooked.
9. Add in the vegetables.
10. Stir in the boiled macaroni till well mixed.
11. Remove from heat, garnish with chopped spring onions, fried sliced onions and sliced red chillies.


Note :


1. The amount of each ingredients used may vary according to one's taste.
2. Al denti means cooked just until it can be cut through with the edge of a fork or bitten through with the teeth

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Brownies




BROWNIES
Source : Kak Liza

Ingredients A :

1 cup evaporated milk (I used fresh milk)

1 cup melted butter
1 cup hot water
2 cups brown sugar

Ingredients B [mix well] :

2 eggs (Grade B)

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Ingredients C [to be sifted] :

2 cups flour

1 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon bicarbonate soda (next time round, will lessen it to 1/2 teaspoon only)

Method :

1. Pre-heat oven at 175'C for 10 minutes.

2. Mix well all the ingredients A.
3. Pour in ingredients B and stir.
4. Add in ingredients C and stir to mix.
5. Layer a 10 x 10 inch tin with grease proof paper and pour the mixture into the prepared tin.
6. Bake for 40 - 45 minutes.
7. When cooled, pour the topping on top. Let it set slightly before cutting to small pieces.


CHOCOLATE TOPPING

Ingredients :

250g cooking chocolate

1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 teaspoon evaporated milk (I used fresh milk)

Method :

1. Melt cooking chocholate using double boil method.

2. Add butter and mix well.
3. Pour in the milk and stir. Ready to use.

Bubur Lambuk Johor Style



BUBUR LAMBUK JOHOR STYLE
Source : Duyong95

Shallots ~ pounded

Garlic ~ pounded
Ginger (just a bit) ~ pounded
Minced meat
Kurma powder
fried grated coconut (kerisik)
Salt to taste
Carrots ~ diced
Potato ~ cleaned and diced
Rice
Enough water

To garnish :


Spring onions ~ chopped
Crispy fried onions

Method :

1. Heat oil and add in the pounded ingredients. Fry till fragrant.

2. Add in minced meat and stir.
3. Add in the kurma powder and fried grated coconut (kerisik). Stir well.
4. Wash rice and put enough water like how you prepare porridge.
5. Pour (3) into (4) and stir to mix.
6. Let it boil and add in the diced carrot and potato and leave to cook.
7. Before serving, garnish with spring onions and crisp fried onion.

Note :

1. I added green beans cut to small pieces just for the color.

2. Before removing the pot from heat, I heat up a little bit of oil and add in some sliced onion. Fry till fragrant and golden brown, then pour all of them into the porridge and stir to mix. My mom said, this method is called tumis darat.

Kuih Lopes



KUIH LOPES
Source : Hanieliza Fotopages

Ingredients :

2 cups glutinous rice (washed and soak with a teaspoon of lime water (air kapur) for an hour. Put through a strainer and rinse again)

2 cups coconut milk mixed with a bit of salt
1 cup screwpine leaves juice (jus pandan)
1/2 coconut ~ scraped

Method :

1. Mix all the above ingredients except scraped coconut in a bowl and steam till cooked, about 30 minutes.

2. Once cooked, scoop a heaped tablespoon of the rice and place it on a piece of plastic, on top of a necafe bottle cover. This is considered to be the mould.
3. Cover the rice with the plastic and press to give it a nice shape.
4. Remove the plastic and coat with scraped coconut.
5. Serve with sugar syrup.

Note :

1. I made half the recipe and managed to get 8 pieces.

2. I didn't use a nescafe bottle but I used the ring for frying egg and I press it with a bottle cover just the size of the ring.
3. I don't have scraped coconut, so I just steamed a bit of desiccated coconut.

SUGAR SYRUP

Ingredients :

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cup water

Method :

Boil the above ingredients till slightly thick. Cool before serving.

Note : The syrup in the photo is a bit too thick. I added hot water to it. Didn't take the photo of the modified syrup, but the recipe above is the modified version

Cara Kuzi mengembalikan ke'remajaan' desiccated coconut...
kuzi pakai nyok yg kering tuh.. desiccated coconut. Masukkan dlm periuk + air skit + santan pekat + garam + gula skit. Masak sekejap. Ni tujuan utk mengembalikan ke'remajaan' nyok supaya jadi seperti nyok yg baru dikukur!

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

My Pizza Sauce/Topping



Pizza Base :

I used
Donut Suria's recipe

PIZZA SOS/TOPPING

1/2 large onion ~ finely chopped
1 large tomato ~ chopped
1 teaspoon garlic paste
1 tablespoon tomato sauce
a pinch of sugar
salt to taste
1/4 teaspoon paprika
Extra-virgin Olive oil

Enough hotdogs ~ sliced
Cheddar cheese ~ grated
Mozarella cheese ~ grated

Method :

1. Heat a bit of extra-virgin olive oil. Add in garlic paste.
2. Add in chopped onion and fry till fragrant.
3. Add in chopped tomato and stir well.
4. Add in tomato sauce, sugar, salt and paprika.
5. Arrange the pizza base on the tray. Spread a bit of tomato sauce on top and sprinkle a bit of grated cheddar cheese.
6. Put the cooked sauce on top, then the sliced hotdogs. Besides hotdogs, you may put whatever your heart desire, but my kids like it plain simple.
7. On top of the hotdogs, sprinkle more cheddar cheese and finally mozarella cheese.
8. Bake the pizzas in a pre-heated oven till cook.


Donut Suria



DONUT SURIA

Ingredients :


(A)
3 cups flour
3 tablespoons milk powder
3 tablespoons shortening (I just used margarine)
3 tablespoons castor sugar

(B)

200ml lukewarm water
2 teaspoons instant dry yeast
20ml water ~ extra if needed

Method :


1. Mix well all the ingredients in B.
2. Pour into ingredients A and knead till smooth and shiny.
3. Roll to about 1/2 cm thick and cut with the donut cutter.
4. Leave to prove for about 1/2 hour.
5. Fry on medium heat till golden brown.
6. Coat with sugar.

Variations :


Suria made this donut with cheddar cheese filling. Just make the dough into small balls and place a piece of sliced cheddar cheese in the middle. With 1 cup of flour, she managed to get about 8 donuts. She'll cut a piece of sliced cheddar cheese into 4 parts for the fillings. When fried, coat with sugar. I just coat mine with icing sugar.

MamaFaMi's Yong Tau Foo


MAMAFAMI'S YONG TAU FOO

Ingredients :

1 tray of assorted tofu and vegetables stuffed with fish/crab paste (I bought mine from Tesco)
1/2 green onion ~ pounded
1 anchovies cube
enough water
a few dashes of sesame oil
a few dashes of white pepper
cooking oil

Method :

1. Heat oil in a pot. Add in the pounded green onion. Fry till fragrant.
2. Add in the anchovies cube. Stir well.
3. Pour in the water. Let it boil.
4. Add in the sesame oil and white pepper.
5. Finally, add the assorted tofu and stuffed vegetables into the soup.
6. Gently simmer for about 10 minutes.
7. Serve hot.

Since it's my own 'creation' so, this verse is a must-write...COOK AT YOUR OWN RISK! Hahaha....

Monday, January 21, 2008

2 Minutes Chocolate Cake



2 MINUTES CHOCOLATE CAKE
Source : Recipes4cakes.com

Ingredients :

1/2 cup self-raising flour
1/2 cup superfine sugar (I grinded sugar into powder)
2 level tablespoons cocoa powder
pinch of salt
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 cup fresh milk
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

Method :

Place all ingredients into a mixing bowl in the above order. Beat well for 2 minutes. Pour into a prepared pan. Bake in preheated at 160 C oven until cake test done, when using a toothpick. Note : I made these into cupcakes and managed to get 9 cupcakes all together.

Saturday, January 19, 2008

14 Perkara Yang Sunat Dilakukan Pada Hari Asyura


14 Perkara Yang Sunat Dilakukan Pada Hari Asyura
(10 Muharram, bersamaan sabtu, 19 JAN 2008)

1. Melapangkan masa / belanja anak , suami & isteri2
fadhilat - Allah akan melapangkan hidupnya pada tahun ini.

2. Memuliakan fakir miskin
fadhilat - Allah akan melapangkannya dalam kubur nanti.

3. Menahan marah
fadhilat - Di akhirat nanti Allah akan memasukkannya ke dalam golongan yang ridha.

4. Menunjukkan orang sesat
fadhilat - Allah akan memenuhkan cahaya iman dalam hatinya.

5. Menyapu / mengusap kepala anak yatim
fadhilat - Allah akan mengurniakan sepohon pokok di syurga bagi tiap-tiap rambut yang di sapunya.

6. Bersedekah
fadhilat - Allah akan menjauhkannya daripada neraka sekadar jauh seekor gagak terbang tak berhenti-henti dari kecil sehingga ia mati. Diberi pahala seperti bersedekah kepada semua fakir miskin di dunia ini.

7. Memelihara kehormatan diri
fadhilat - Allah akan mengurniakan hidupnya sentiasa diterangi cahaya keimanan.

8. Mandi Sunat
fadhilat - Tidak sakit (sakit berat)pada tahun itu
lafaz niat : 'Sahaja aku mandi sunat hari Asyura kerana Allah Taala'

9. Bercelak
fadhilat - tidak akan sakit mata pada tahun itu.

10. Membaca Qulhuwallah hingga akhir seribu kali
fadhilat - Allah akan memandanginya dengan pandangan rahmah diakhirat nanti.

11. Sembahyang sunat empat rakaat
fadhilat - Allah akan mengampunkan dosanya walau telah berlarutan selama 50 tahun melakukannya.
lafaz niat : 'Sahaja aku sembahyang sunat hari Asyura empat rakaat kerana Allah Taala'
Pada rakaat pertama dan kedua selepas fatihah di baca Qulhuwallah sebelas kali.

12. Membaca 'hasbiyallahhu wani'mal wakil wa ni'mal maula wa ni'mannasiiru'
fadhilat - Tidak mati pada tahun ini .

13. Menjamu orang berbuka puasa
fadhilat - Diberi pahala seperti memberi sekalian orang Islam berbuka puasa.

14. Puasa
Niat - 'Sahaja aku berpuasa esok hari sunat hari Asyura kerana Allah Taala'
fadhilat - Diberi pahala seribu kali Haji, seribu kali umrah dan seribu kali syahid dan diharamkannya daripada neraka.

Insya'allah..
Semoga Bermanfaat Dan Dapat Dipanjangkan Kepada Yang Lain-Lain.

Friday, January 18, 2008

Reen's Chicken Pie




REEN'S CHICKEN PIE

For the crust :

400 g flour (sifted)
200 g margarine
pinch of salt
7 - 8 tablespoons water (from the fridge)

For the filling :

Carrots ~ diced
Potatoes ~ cleaned and diced
Button mushrooms ~ sliced
Eggs ~ boiled
Onion ~ sliced
Garlic ~ minced
Ginger ~ minced
Chicken fillets ~ diced
Water
Chicken cube ~ optional
Black pepper ~ crushed
Soya sauce
Corn flour mixed with a bit of water ~ to thickens the gravy
Egg yolk ~ to brush on top
Oil for cooking

Method :

For the crust :

1. Margarine + flour + salt, make into breadcrumbs.
2. Add water till soft dough is formed.
3. Divide into 2 portions and let it rest for at least 20 minutes

For the filling :

1. Boil carrots and potatoes with a bit of salt till tender. I added some young corns and green beans as well, for color and also, I just love vegetables!
2. Heat oil in a wok. Saute the garlic, ginger and onion till fragrant.
3. Add in the chicken chunks and enough water. The amount of water depends on how much gravy you prefer. You can also add a chicken cube, I didn't.
4. Once boiling, add in black pepper, salt and soya sauce for color.
5. Before removing from heat, pour in the cornflour mixture to thicken the gravy.

Assembling :

1. Roll thin the dough for the base. Put it in the pie dish. Poke with fork.
2. Bake for 20 minutes in a pre-heated oven at 180 c.
3. Pour the filling into the baked crust, arrange the boiled vegetables, mushrooms and the eggs (quartered).
4. Roll thin the second portion of the dough to cover the filling. Trim the edges and press with a fork to seal. Make small slits on top.
5. Decorate as desired with the remaining dough.
6. Brush with beaten egg and bake in a pre-heated oven at 180 C for 40 - 45 minutes.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Sayur Campur



SAYUR CAMPUR

Ingredients :

Carrot ~ sliced
Young corn ~ sliced
Green beans
Potato ~ peeled, sliced and fried
Onion ~ cut into rings
Garlic ~ crushed
Chicken stock cube
Red capsicum ~ cut to small pieces
Shitake mushroom ~ soaked and sliced

Method :

1. Heat a bit of oil in a wok and add in fresh garlic. Fry till fragrant.
2. Add in the crushed chicken stock cube and a bit of water.
3. Add in the carrots, young corn and green beans. Fry till half cooked.
4. Add in the shitake mushroom, red capsicum, onion and lastly the fried potato.

Vanilla Cupcakes



VANILLA CUPCAKES

Ingredients :

50g butter
50g castor sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
75g self-raising flour
1 tablespoon fresh milk

Method :

1. Cream butter and sugar.
2. Beat in egg, one at a time.
3. Add in vanilla essence and fresh milk.
4. Cut and fold in the flour, lightly.
5. Scoop a tablespoon of mixture into the paper cups.
6. Bake in a preheated oven at 160 C for 20 - 25 minutes or till done.



Thanks Haleema!

Friday, January 11, 2008

Japanese Green Tea Bread


JAPANESE GREEN TEA BREAD
Source : Mr Alex Goh

Ingredients :

(A)
400g bread flour
100g plain flour
75g sugar
8g salt
8g green tea powder (I put about 2 1/2 teaspoons)
1 tablespoon milk powder
4 teaspoons instant dried yeast

(B)
2 eggs
200ml cold water (I put lukewarm water)

(C)
60g butter (I used margarine)

(D)
pinch of black sesame seed

Red Bean Filling (I used the readymade red bean paste from the bakery supplies shop)

(A)
150g red beans
800g water

(B)
150g sugar

(C)
40g butter

Method :

1. Mix (A) till well blended. Add (B) and mix to form a dough.
2. Add (C), continue to mix to form a smooth and elastic dough.
3. Mould it into a ball. Place in a bowl and cover with clear film (I wrapped the bowl with a clean plastic bag). Let it prove in a warm place for 45 minutes or until it doubles its size.
4. Divide the dough into 60g pieces and shape them into balls, then let them rest for 10 minutes.
5. Flatten the dough and place the filling in the centre and shape them into balls. Place the dough onto a baking tray.
6. Let them prove for 45 to 60 minutes or till they double in size.
7. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle some black sesame seed on top. Bake in a preheated ove at 190 C for 12 - 15 minutes. Serve.

To prepare the filling :

1. Boil (A) till soft.
2. Discard water, add (B) and cook till thick.
3. Add (C) and continue to cook till thick. Allow to cool. Set aside.


Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Salam Ma'al Hijrah

Doa Akhir Tahun dibaca 3 kali pada akhir waktu Asar atau sebelum masuk waktu Maghrib pada akhir bulan Zulhijjah.

Sesiapa yang membaca doa ini, Syaitan berkata :

“Kesusahan bagiku dan sia-sia lah pekerjaanku menggoda anak Adam pada setahun ini dan Allah binasakan aku satu saat jua. Dengan sebab membaca doa ini, Allah ampunkan dosanya setahun”

Maksudnya:

Allah SWT berselawat ke atas penghulu kami Muhammad SAW, ahli keluarga dan sahabat-sahabat baginda dan kesejahteraan ke atas mereka. Wahai Tuhan, Engkaulah yang kekal abadi, yang qadim. yang awal dan ke atas kelebihanMu yang besar dan kemurahanMu yang melimpah dan ini adalah tahun baru yang telah muncul di hadapan kami. Kami memohon pemeliharaan dariMu di sepanjang tahun ini dari syaitan dan pembantu-pembantunya dan tentera-tenteranya dan juga pertolongan terhadap diri yang diperintahkan melakukan kejahatan dan usaha yang mendekatkanku kepadaMu Wahai Tuhan Yang Maha Agung dan Maha Mulia. Wahai Tuhan Yang Maha pengasih dari mereka yang mengasihi dan Allah berselawat ke atas penghulu kami Muhammad. Nabi yang ummi dan ke atas ahli keluarga dan sahabat-sahabatnya dan kesejahteraan ke atas mereka. Barangsiapa yang membaca doa akhir tahun ini, maka syaitan akan berkata: “Hampalah kami di sepanjang tahun ini”.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Doa Awal Tahun dibaca 3 kali selepas maghrib pada malam satu Muharram. Sesiapa yang membaca doa ini, Syaitan berkata :

“Telah amanlah anak Adam ini daripada godaan pada tahun ini kerana Allah telah mewakilkan dua Malaikat memeliharanya daripada fitnah Syaitan”.

Maksudnya:

Allah SWT berselawat ke atas penghulu kami Muhammad SAW, ahli keluarga dan sahabat-sahabat baginda dan kesejahteraan ke atas mereka. Wahai Tuhan, apa yang telah aku lakukan dalam tahun ini daripada perkara-perkara yang Engkau tegah daripada aku melakukannya dan aku belum bertaubat daripadanya. Sedangkan Engkau tidak redha dan tidak melupakannya. Dan aku telah melakukannya di dalam keadaan di mana Engkau berupaya untuk menghukumku, tetapi Engkau mengilhamkanku dengan taubat selepas keberanianku melakukan dosa-dosa itu semuanya. Sesungguhnya aku memohon keampunanMu, maka ampunilah aku. Dan tidaklah aku melakukan yang demikian daripada apa yang Engkau redhainya dan Engkau menjanjikanku dengan pahala atas yang sedemikian itu. Maka aku memohon kepadaMu. Wahai Tuhan! Wahai yang Maha Pemurah! Wahai Yang Maha Agung dan wahai Yang Maha Mulia agar Engkau menerima taubat itu dariku dan janganlah Engkau menghampakan harapanku kepadaMu Wahai Yang Maha Pemurah. Dan Allah berselawat ke atas penghulu kami Muhammad, ke atas ahli keluarga dan sahabat-sahabatnya dan mengurniakan kesejahteraan ke atas mereka.

Chewy Gooey Yummy Brownies


CHEWY GOOEY YUMMY BROWNIES
Source : - Sis 1mas2ra

Ingredients :

250g butter ~ cut to small cubes
400g cooking chocolate ~ cut to small cubes
6 eggs
340g brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
20g chocolate emulco
80g flour
60g cocoa powder
140g walnut/pecan/almond/macadamia (optional) ~ toasted


Method :

1. Layer a 12" x 12" tray with greaseproof paper and make sure the paper is longer than the tray , so that it'll be easier to remove the brownies from the tray.
2. Melt butter and cooking chocolate using double-boiler method. Set aside till lukewarm.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, vanilla essence and chocolate emulco using the hand whisk till the sugar dissolves.
4. Pour the butter and chocolate mixture into the egg mixture. Mix well.
5. Sift flour and cocoa powder and add in the toasted nuts. Add the flour into the mixture. Do not overmix.
6. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake in a preheated oven at 160 C (if using a small oven) for 1 hour or till done. The temperature and the baking time depends on your oven.
7. Leave the brownies to cool completely before cutting. For better result, leave overnight.
8. You can top the brownies with ganache, eat them with icecream or custard sauce or simply enjoy them the way they are!


Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Sambal Kering Tempe & Ikan Bilis


SAMBAL KERING TEMPE DENGAN IKAN BILIS
Source : Blog Ummi

Ingredients :

2 pieces tempe ~ sliced thinly
1/2 cup dried anchovies
1/2 cup chillie paste + blended onion
2 cloves of garlic ~ knocked
2 tablespoons dark sweet soya sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons tamarind juice
salt to taste
1 Bombay onion ~ diced
3 green chillies ~ julienned

Method :

1. Fry the tempe and dried anchovies (separately) till golden brown and set aside.
2. Heat a little oil in a wok, add in the chillie paste and blended onion. Let it simmer till fragrant.
3. Add in the garlic, tamarind juice, soya sauce, sugar and salt.
4. When it's slightly dried, put in the fried tempe, anchovies, diced onion and green chillie. I added red chillies as well.
5. Stir to mix. Remove from heat and ready to serve.

Monday, January 7, 2008

Roti Goreng Inti Sosej


FRIED BREAD WITH SAUSAGE FILLING
Source : Sis Jun's Blog

Ingredients :

250g bread flour (I used multipurpose flour)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon instant dried yeast
90ml lukewarm water
40g butter (I used margarine)

egg whites
breadcrumbs
Ayamas koktail sausage

Method :

1. Place the sifted flour into the mixing bowl. Add in salt, sugar, yeast and egg yolks. On the mixer.
2. Slowly pour in the lukewarm water and continue kneading, just till well combined.
3. Add in butter and continue kneading till a soft and smooth dough is formed. Add more water if necessary.
4. Make into small balls and leave to rest for 15 minutes.
5. Flatten the dough and place the sausage in the middle. Cover with sausage with dough.
6. Dip the dough with filling into the eggwhite and coat with breadcrumbs.
7. Fry on medium heat till golden brown.
8. Enjoy! Oppss...don't forget to recite your prayers before eating




Friday, January 4, 2008

Kek Marble Susu





MILKY MARBLE CAKE

Ingredients :

250g butter (I used margarine)
230g castor sugar
2 teaspoons ovalette
4 eggs
270g superfine flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
60g condensed milk
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 tablespoons fresh milk or evaporated milk (I used fresh milk)
1 teaspoon chocolate paste or chocolate emulco (I used chocolate emulco)

Method :

1. Sift superfine flour and baking powder. Set aside.
2. Cream butter, castor sugar and ovalette till light and fluffy.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Fold in the sifted ingredients. Add in condensed milk.
5. Divide the bater into 2 portions. Leave one as it is.
6. To the other portion, add in cocoa powder, fresh milk and chocolate paste/chocolate emulco.
7. Scoop 2 tablespoons of plain mixture onto the centre of a well-greased and floured cake tin.
8. Scoop 2 tablespoons of cocoa mixture on top of the plain mixture. Repeat till finished.
9. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 C for 40 - 45 minutes.