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Thursday, January 31, 2013

Chicken pie (Pie Maker)

T.H.E R.A.M.B.L.I.N.G.S

The first question that came across my mind when I started typing this entry is.... will I finish the entry till it is published or will I stop halfway and left it just as it is! Hmmmm..... I think, today I will try to make sure there is a new entry in my blog! Aja aja fighting mama!!!

Anyway, is there anyone out there who has a Kenwood Major dough hook and no longer need them? If so, kindly contact MULAN. Thank you...

T.H.E R.E.C.I.P.E


CHICKEN PIE (with Pie Maker)
Posted by MamaFaMi

Ingredients :

Topping :

I used readymade puff pastry KAWAN brand

Crust for the base :

455g flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
227g margarine
1 egg ~ slightly beaten
6 - 8 tablespoons water (from the fridge)

Method :

1. Sift flour and baking powder in a bowl.
2. Rub in margarine to form bread crumbs.
3. Add in egg and mix well.
4. Pour in the cold water bit by bit till a soft and smooth dough is formed.
5. Keep in the fridge while you prepare the filling.


Filling :
Adapted from : Makcik Kantin

cooking oil
1 Holland onion - diced
3 piece chicken fillet - cut to small cubes
1 sachet mushroom soup powder (I used Campbell)
300 gm mixed vegetable
button mushrooms - sliced
enough water
salt
black pepper crushed

Method :

- Heat oil in a pan and saute diced onions till soft.
- Add chicken, stir to break the lumps and cook till all the chicken turns white.
- Add in a sachet of mushroom soup powder. Stir.
- Add in the mixed vegetable and sliced button mushroom.
- Add enough water. Season with salt and black pepper.
- Cook at slow fire till done.


To assemble :

1. Roll the dough for the base.. about 1/2 cm thick. Cut using the dough cutter attached with the pie maker.
2. Place the small piece onto the base of the pie maker.
3. Spoon enough filling into the middle.
4. Cut the puff pastry using the pie cutter and place on top.
5. Bake for 8 minutes. Enjoy!

My Pie Maker. Thank you to Hir Yanti, my sister's friend for making it possible for me to own this dream machine! Hehehe....


Have a nice day!

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Cempedak Butter Cake

T.H.E R.A.M.B.L.I.N.G.S

What is the function of turning on hazard lights when driving? Well, it's supposed to be helpful. It should make the driver feels safer if he or she is driving slow in a rainstorm when the visibility is very low. And at the same time, alerting other drivers as well.

But yesterday evening, when hubby and me were on our way to the driving range at Kota Permai, we followed a car with hazard lights on, driving in the middle lane and the visibility was quite alright though it was pouring. She meant well by turning on the hazard lights, but what she doesn't know, she was holding back quite a long traffic behind her! The road was clear after we overtook that car!

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Kak Fauziah, my neighbour gave me some lovely cempedak she brought back from her hometown last Sunday. Since I was too lazy to fry them, I decided to 'transform' the cempedak into cakes. I said to myself, just be bold, and give it a try, I'll never know the taste unless I bake and taste it myself! And alhamdulillah, I chose the right recipe. It turned out lovely to my taste. Thanks to Kak Fauziah for the cempedak and also for the feedback. Not forgetting to my loyal food tester, Saey. Thanks for the positive feedback! *wink*


CEMPEDAK BUTTER CAKE
Posted by MamaFaMi
Adapted from : Fabulous Cakes Book


Ingredients :

125g butter
3/4 cup caster sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
200g cempedak flesh - diced
2 cups self-raising flour - sifted
1/2 cup fresh milk

Method :

1. Preheat oven to 170C.
2. Using the K beater, beat butter and sugar till light and creamy.
3. Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
4. Add vanilla and beat until combined.
5. Using a spatula or a wooden spoon, fold in sifted flour alternately with milk, starting and ending with flour.
6. Add in the cempedak flesh and fold for a few minutes.
7. Pour mixture evenly into a prepared tin.
8. Bake for 45 minutes. Cake is done when a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
9. Leave cake in tin 10 minutes before turning onto wire rack to cool.



Have a nice day!


Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Sweet Soft Buns


SWEET SOFT BUN
Posted by MamaFaMi
Source : E-na


Ingredients :

200 ml liquid (1 egg + fresh milk = 200ml)
50 g sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon bread softener
250 g bread flour / high protein flour
50 g flour
1 teaspoon bread improver
1 1/2 teaspoons instant dried yeast
25 g shortening
25 g margarine

Glazing: 1 tablespoon fresh milk
Sprinkle : Coarse sugar


Method (Bread maker) :

1. Into the breadmaker pan, add in mixture of fresh milk and egg. Add in sugar, salt and bread softener.
2. Top it with high protein flour, all purpose flour, bread improver and instant dried yeast.
3. Set the bread maker to DOUGH setting and press start. When the dough is just combined, add in shortening andmargarine. Leave the bread maker to finish the cycle which will takes about 1 1/2 hour or so.
4. Remove the dough from the pan and divide the dough into 12 equal portions. Roughly about 45g each.
5. Form each portion into a smooth ball. Arrange the rolls on a greased baking tray and leave to prove till double the size.
6. Brush the proved rolls with milk and sprinkle with coarse sugar.
7. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180c for 25 minutes or till golden brown.
8. Once out of the oven, brush with a bit of butter. Place on a wire rack to cool. Keep in an airtight container.


Friday, January 18, 2013

....Hmmm...mmm...mmmm...err...

F.O.R T.H.E S.O.U.L

Ya Allah
Jadikan permulaan hari ini dengan kebaikan,
pertengahannya membawa kejayaan dan
bahagian akhirnya suatu keberuntungan.

Ya Allah
Jadikan awalnya rahmat,
pertengahannya nikmat dan
penghujungnya penuh Berkat.

AMIN


T.H.E R.A.M.B.L.I.N.G.S

The menu for today are....

For breakfast...

Spagetti

For lunch and dinner...

Sambal Daging


What about tea?
Actually I fried some keropok lekor but had forgotten to snap the photo because my phone was not with me. It was on the charger upstairs....

HAVE A LOVELY WEEKEND EVERYONE!


Thursday, January 17, 2013

Long Beans with Tempe

F.O.R T.H.E S.O.U.L

Nak jadi jahat, sekelip mata
Nak jadi baik, bertalu-talu ujian melanda
Sabarlah, Allah kan ada...


'Dalam keadaan berdosa sekalipun
ujian didatangkan Nya sebagai satu pengampunan.

Manakala dalam keadaan taat, ujian didatangkanNya

untuk meningkatkan darjat'


- Ustaz Pahrol Mohd Juoi


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LONG BEANS WITH TEMPE
Posted by MamaFaMi

Ingredients :

Tempe - diced
200g long bean, ends trimmed and cut to 1 inch length
2 tablespoons dried anchovies - soaked
1 tablespoon dried shrimps - soaked
2 fresh red chillie
3 garlic cloves - peeled
3 shallots - peeled
salt to taste
cooking oil

Method :

1. Fry tempe till golden brown and set aside.
2. Use a blender to grind the soaked anchovies and shrimps together with red chillie, cloves and shallots for a few seconds. Or you can just pound it.
3. Heat cooking oil in a wok and add in the blended paste. Fry till fragrant then add in salt to taste.
4. Put in the long beans together with a bit of water. Cover the wok for a few minutes till the beans are slightly cooked.
5. Add in the fried tempe and stir to mix well.
6. Remove from heat and ready to serve.

Have a nice day!

Monday, January 14, 2013

Currypuff pastry (Ros)

F.O.R T.H.E S.O.U.L

Life has so many great options...
But you don't have to always pick what seems to be the best...
Just pick whatever makes you really happy and it will be the best..

T.H.E R.A.M.B.L.I.N.G.S

You (both hands on the waist.. ala ala Mak Tiri style) : Maaamaaaaa.. where areee you??
Me (panting) : I'm here!! I'm here!!!
You (eyes opened wide... macam nak terkeluar biji mata!) : Where have you been???
Me (eyes blinking... gedik style) : Just at home...
You (mouth opened wide... macam nak telan orang!) : Then why is your blog not updated?
Me (with a confident face... toya tapi ayu ayu gituuu) : Lazy...
You (both hands up in the air) : ..................

T.H.E R.E.C.I.P.E

I love to eat currypuffs and actually I love to eat the currypuffs that I made myself.... hahaha... betul punya poyo ayat mama! The only problem is, just too lazy to do it. Hish...

Anyway, since I have some leftovers of currypuff filling laying lazy in the fridge, I decided to try this pastry from Ros's blog. And all the effort (hahaha... effort la konon kan, macamlah susah sangat nak buat! Ngeh ngeh ngeh) didn't go to waste. It turned out lovely. Thank you Ros for sharing the recipe with us....


CURRYPUFF PASTRY (ROS JINTANMANS)
Posted by MamaFaMi
Source : Ros of Jintanmanis


Ingredients :

Currypuff beef filling

400g flour
2 tablespoon margarine (I used Planta)
1/2 cup cooking oil
1/2 cup chilled water
salt to taste

Method :

1. Add salt to chilled water and set aside.
2. Place flour in a bowl. Rub in the margarine to resemble bread crumbs.
3. Heat oil and then pour into the flour. Using a spoon, stir the dough. It will be crumbly.
4. Add chilled water, a little at a time and knead till a soft and smooth dough is formed.
5. Wrap the container with the dough and keep in the refrigerator for 1 or 2 hours. This is to get a crispy pastry and also it will make the dough much easier to handle.
6. Take a bit of the dough, the size of a ping pong ball and roll flat.
7. Place some filling in the middle. Fold over and pleat the ends of the pastry to seal in the filling.
8. Fry till golden brown.

Have a nice day! I am off to read my storybook... yeeehaaaa......


Monday, January 7, 2013

Vegeroni Spirals Carbonara

F.O.R T.H.E S.O.U.L

"Your life is a result of the choices you make...
If you don't like your life, it is time to start making better choices..."

T.H.E R.A.M.B.L.I.N.G.S

Finally, after 2 years , I managed to finish reading I Love You, Stupid by Melur Jelita. Not to say that the story is not interesting, but I don't really have the time to sit and read. Unless I decided to forget about the world and just be in my reading world, then only I think I would be able to finish faster. But that TWO YEARS does not mean 730 days ya. I am not THAT slowcoach! Hahahaha.... Two years here means 2012 and 2013! *wink*

I am relieved I've finised reading that book. Not only it answered most of the questionmarks, but also I don't have to carry a 1.126kg book everywhere I go!

Thank you to Melur Jelita for a book well written. Hmm one question.... What happened to Matt?

T.H.E R.E.C.I.P.E


VEGERONI SPIRLS CARBONARA
Posted by MamaFaMi

Ingredients :

San Remo vegeroni spirals

3 garlic cloves - chopped
3 bird eye chillie (more if want it hotter) - minced
3 pieces chicken sausage - cut to small chunks
enough frozen mixed vegies
4 pieces canned mushroom - I used Ayam Brand (washed and sliced)
1 can Prego Carbonara (blue colored can)
3/4 can water (use the Prego can) blackpepper
olive oil

Method :

1. Bring a pot of water to boil. Add in a bit of oil and put in the vegeroni spirals. Boil it for 8 to 10 minutes or till al dente. Pour the pasta into a colander to drain out the water and set aside.
2. In another pot, heat olive oil, then add in chopped garlic and minced bird eye chillie. Stir till fragrant. Add a bit of water.
3. Add in the chicken sausages. Stir for 3 minutes then add the mixed vegies and sliced mushrooms.
4. Pour in the carbonara sauce, water and blackpepper. Let it simmer for a while and remove from heat.
5. To serve, place the pasta in a bowl and pour the sauce on top! Enjoy!


Have a nice day!