Apple, Carrot and Orange Coleslaw

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

Last Tuesday morning, I put up a post in Facebook, asking how to get to Hospital Kuala Lumpur via commuter from Subang Jaya. Alhamdulillah, there are a number of friends who is more than willing to help. For that, I am very thankful. I am blessed to have such wonderful and helpful circle of friends around, just like Eiffa Fourgy had said....[quote] untung mama ramai kawan.... x sesat jln...[unquote]. Thanks to Nazrina a.k.a Bunga April, Nor Aliza Abdul Aziz, Zana Abd Majid, Rahman Roslina and Eilla Zalila to name a few, for all the suggestions. And not forgetting to my dearest Sister and her Arjuna for trying their best to help! Arjunaaaa??? Ahaks... mama pun dah sengal....

We took the commuter from Subang Jaya straight to Sentul Station. And yes, I ENJOYED THE TRAIN RIDE... ahaks.. kesian tol orang tua ni.. lom grow up lagi gamaknya!. When we got down at Sentul Station, we took a cab just outside the station. When we reached the hospital, hubby paid RM12.00 and we went straight to third floor to see Abang Ngah at the ICU unit. The moment I saw him, felt like bursting into tears but knowing that the family needs to be strong, I just held back the tears. It wasn't easy! My duaa, may Allah blessed Abang Ngah with the best, only HE knows what.

After like an hour or so at the hospital, we made our way home. We waited at the taxi stand in the Hospital area and none stop for almost 10 minutes. Then we decided to walk out of the hospital area and in less than 10 minutes time, we were in the cab to the commuter station. This time, the driver had the meter on. Guess what was the fare? RM6.80 and I actually enjoyed the music that he played on his cd player. Uji Rashid songs, my favourite artist. Just count how much the first taxi driver took as his 'TIPS'. Ish... how could he? Anyway, we just make halaal for all the 'extra tips' or otherwise, he'll be giving his family something not halaal right?

Hubby and my son, seeing how happy the mama was on the ride, decided to join in the happiness! Hahaha... We all had fun, didn't we guys?! Must do more often huh? Hahaha.....

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

I came across this coleslaw recipe from Wendy's lovely blog and decided to give it a go. Had it with frozen Chicken Chop (Ayam Madu Brand), brown sauce (made from the brown sauce powder given by my neighbour Saerah) and fried some frozen fries to complete the menu. I just love the coleslaw. Thank you to Wendy for the simple yet lovely recipe. Allow me to share it here.

APPLE, CARROT AND ORANGE COLESLAW
Posted by MamaFaMi
Source : Wendy

Ingredients :

2 cups thinly julienned carrots
1 red apple, cut into thin matchsticks
1 green apple, cut into thin matchsticks
1 orange, segmented
1 smallish lemon, juiced

Dressing

2 heaped tablespoons mayonnaise
1 clove garlic, grated
1 heaped tablespoon chopped fresh herbs (parsley, dill or whichever combination you prefer)
1/8 teaspoon salt and black pepper to taste

Method :

1. Cut both apples into matchsticks and toss with lemon juice. Chill in fridge.
2. Slice carrots with a fruit peeler or mandolin, then julienne the slices. Cover and keep in fridge.
3. Peel orange with a knife. Cut the skin off until you see the flesh. Then run a small knife between each segment's membrane to retreive the flesh.
4. Combine ingredients for dressing, taste and adjust if needed.
5. Before serving, toss everything together and sprinkle with some extra chopped herbs.

Have a nice day!

Tauhu Bakar Sempoi

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

Every time I open the picture folders in my laptop, I will say... I must re-arrange the folder... I must delete the unwanted photos... I must this... I must that... But the true fact is, till today, the folders remain the same except the photos in them are getting more and more each day!!! And everytime I wanted to start doing it, the mind will say... it'll take ages to clear everything... and that puts me off.

But I guess, I have to do something soon before I am forced to do it!!! Huhuhu.... But when will that be?

Wallahua'lam.

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

Now who is lazy but feel like eating tahu bakar without much hassle? Follow me!

TAHU BAKAR SEMPOI

Posted by MamaFaMi

Ingredients :

3 pieces tau fu

1/2 cucumber - jullienned

1/2 water chestnut (sengkuang) - jullienned

enough bean sprout (taugeh) - blanched

3 tablespoons sambal rojak

a bit of warm water

1 tablespoon roasted ground peanuts (I bought the readymade ones. Makes my job much easier!)

Method :

1. Place the tau fu on a non stick pan over medium heat. Grill till brownish in color, both sides of the taufu.

2. Remove from heat and slice or cut into chunks.

3. Place on a plate, with the cucumber, water chestnut and bean sprouts.

4. Mix the sambal rojak with warm water till slightly thin.

5. Pour over the tau fu.

6. Sprinkle with some coarsely ground peanuts.

7. Ready to serve.

Have a nice and lovely weekend!

Pucuk Paku Goreng Belacan

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

Have you ever felt yourself being like a GOOGLE SEARCH? If so, how do you feel?

I had always feel like I am a GOOGLE SEARCH. Not only to my family but also to my friends. At home, whenever someone can't find their stuff, they'll start asking...ma, did you see my 'this and my that' or... ma, did you remove my 'this and that' that I've kept in the cupboard. Oh my God... When I told them to look for it properly and using their eyes and not their mouth, they still couldn't find it. But when I asked them, where they last placed the stuff, and I looked at that spot, in less than 5 minutes, the thing is there... !

And with friends, they always ask me stuffs that actually I don't have any idea what's going on. But they know I'll provide them with answers and they are happy enough to accept it. For example, a friend will ask, why is this fellow driving like a crazy lunatic... and yes, she expects an answer... so I gave her one.... That fellow is in a hurry to go to the loo. She's happy with that... hahahaha....

Frankly speaking, it's tiring being a human google search!!!

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

PUCUK PAKU GORENG BELACAN

Posted by MamaFaMi

Ingredients :

1 bunch 'pucuk paku'

1/4 cup dried anchovies - soak for 5 minutes

3 shallots

2 garlic clove

5 bird eye chillie

2 fresh red chillie

1 inch shrimp paste (belacan)

cooking oil

salt to taste

zeal - optional

Method :

1. Clean the 'pucuk paku' and wash thoroughly.

2. Pound together dried anchovies, shallots, garlic, bird eye chillie, red chillie and shrimp paste.

3. Heat oil in a wok and put in the pounded ingredients. Fry till fragrant.

4. Add in salt and zeal.

5. Finally add in Pucuk Paku and stir till the vegetable soften.

6. Serve with white rice.

T.H.E M.E.N.U

Pisang goreng for dinner, bley macam tu? Hehehe... hantam sajalah labuuu

Have a nice day.

Kangkung goreng

Hari ni kan, mesti Mak Chu tabik spring dengan mama tau. Dua kali I tell you, I update this blog! Kagumest ek Mak Chu... hahaha... Bukan apa, tadi masa mama post gambar lunch combo kami semalam, Nor Hasni ada mintak resepi Kangkung goreng. Bukanlah apa sangat resepinya, tapi sebab nak bagi Mak Chu kagum dengan mama, mama pun tulislah kat blog! Ish, bukan selalu dapat mengagumkan Mak Chu ni... hahaha... so enjoy while it last ye....

Sayur kangkung ni memang kegemaran mama sebenarnya. Teringat dulu, masa kami masih anak-anak kecil, Mak Nah selalu suap mama dan adik lelaki mama (Mak Chu lom ada masa tu eh...jangan mare, nama tak naik!) nasi putih panas, ikan selar goreng, kicap dan kangkung goreng. Mak ai, bukan main laju lagi kami dua beradik menganga mulut. Lauk macam tu dah cukup sedap buat kami....

Inilah cara mama menyediakan kangkung goreng as per photo tu ye... jangan gelak dah ler...

KANGKUNG GORENG
Sumber : MamaFaMi hantam sendiri

Bahan-bahan :

2 ikat kangkung
3 biji bawan merah
2 biji bawang putih
2 batang cili hidup
2 sudu besar udang kering - direndam sebentar
garam secukupnya
serbuk perasa - jika mahu
minyak untuk menumis

Kaedah penyediaan :

1. Potong sayur kangkung. Rendam sebentar di dalam air yang bercampur dengan garam. Toskan dan lalukan air untuk menghilangkan segala kotoran atau tanah yang terlekat. Ketepikan.

2. Tumbuk bawang merah, bawang putih, cili hidup dan udang kering hingga lumat.

3. Panaskan minyak di dalam kuali dan masukkan bahan-bahan yang telah ditumbuk lumat. Tumis hingga wangi. Masukkan sedikit air , jika perlu dan perisakan dengan garam dan serbuk perasa.

4. Akhir sekali, masukkan kangkung dan kacau hingga rata. Tutup api.

5. Sebelum menghidang, taburkan sedikit bawang goreng di atasnya.

French Beans and Tempe

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

This morning, when I had just finished eating breakfast, I said to myself, let me just hang the clothes out to dry after hearing the washing machine's indicator let out the beeping sound.

* Once done with the clothes, I saw a few newspapers fell off the rack and started to tidy them.

** When I was tidying up the newspapers, I saw the shoe racks that need to be sorted out. Went in the kitchen, took the garbage bag and start sorting out the shoes.

*** While doing that, I saw the floor needs sweeping. Done with the shoes, I grabbed the broom and started sweeping.

**** While sweeping, I heard the 'Suratkhabar lama (Old newspaper) van' coming towards my direction. Waved at the sweet Chinese lady and she came in with her trolly. I asked her to empty the newpapers on the rack, while I rushed upstairs to take a big garbage bag full of old excercise books and papers. Passed that to her and went upstairs to get the box full of old unwanted books. Hand them over to the lady and in return, I was given RM4.00. That was not as important as having an empty rack and a house with less unwanted stuffs inside! Hahaha...

***** When she left, I continued sweeping the floor and then I swept the lawn as well. At the same time, chatting with Kak Ana and did some gardening too.....

And my actual intention is just to hang the clothes out to dry!!!

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

FRENCH BEANS and TEMPE

Ingredients :

A bunch of french beans - sliced diagonally
A packet of Tempe
1 teaspoon dried shrimp
2 teaspoons dried anchovies
2 fresh red chillies
1 onion
1 clove of garlic
oil for cooking
salt to taste
zeal - optional
1/2 cup water

Method :

1. Cut the Tempe into small chunks. Fry till golden brown and set aside.

2. Soak dried shrimp and dried anchovies for 5 minutes or so.

3. Pound together, the soaked shrimp and anchovies, fresh red chillies, onion and garlic to form paste.

4. Heat oil in a wok. When the oil is hot, add in the paste and fry till fragrant.

5. Add in french beans and stir to mix. Add water, salt and zeal to taste.

6. When the beans soften, add in the fried tempe, mix well and remove from heat.

KACANG BUNCIS DAN TEMPE
Bahan-bahan :

Secekak kacang buncis - dibasuh dan dipotong serong
Sepeket tempe
1 sudu kecil udang kering
2 sudu kecil ikan bilis
2 biji cili merah
1 biji bawang besar
1 biji bawang putih
minyak untuk menumis
garam secukup rasa
serbuk perasa - jika mahu
1/2 cawan air

Kaedah penyediaan :

1. Tempe dipotong kecil dan digoreng hingga kuning keemasan. Ketepikan.
2. Rendamkan udang kering dan ikan bilis sebentar.
3. Tumbuk udang kering, ikan bilis, cili merah, bawang besar dan bawang putih.
4. Panaskan minyak di dalam kuali dan tumiskan bahan-bahan yang telah ditumbuk tadi. Tumis hingga wangi dan garing.
5. Masukkan kacang buncis. Kacau rata. Masukkan air, garam dan serbuk perasa.
6. Bila kacang buncis telah lembut, masukkan tempe yang telah digoreng. Gaul rata dan matikan api. Sedia untuk dihidangkan.

We had this dish for lunch, together with these......

Have a nice day everyone!

Lemak Kobis & Sardin

If you're not meant to do something, then there must be something that will stop you from doing it. For instance, last Sunday when I was having a 'mesyuarat pagar' (gate meeting) with Kak Ana while hanging the clothes to dry, we had talked about starting our morning walks again. So, we had unofficially said that MAYBE we'll start on Monday morning. And yesterday, I overslept! Gosh the way I jumped out of bed (yes I know, it's bad for the heart but do I have a choice!!! Hahaha)! Luckily Syahmi woke up on his own and got ready fast and the way mama 'rempit' to school... well, Syahmi made it on time!

Pesanan penaja : Merempit hanya dibenarkan bila perlu.... muahaha ..... apa punya penaja daaa.....

When I reached home after sending Syahmi, Kak Ana was ready with her jogging attire. With an innocent look on the face, I said to Kak Ana....come let's go to the market. My freezer is almost empty! Hahaha... and Kak Ana, being an angle, accompanied me to the market though she has nothing to buy! What will I do without you kak! Bodek ler tu! Ahakss.... There goes one day or our 'supposed-to-start-morningwalk' thingy....

And today... no no no.... I did not oversleep okay...come on.. I'm not THAT sleepy head! Woke up at good time, sent Syahmi at good time. Only rushed a bit to get mak's breakfast. Once all done, wore my jogging shoes and off we went for our morning walk...BUT.... We walked for less than 300m, then all of a sudden, the rain started pouring! We were soaking wet by the time we reached home. Of course we were wet, because we didn't run, but we were jive walking in the rain...tu la, kecik kecik selalu kena marah main hujan. Ada peluang ni ha.... kami mainlah hujan sepuasnya.... hehehe.....There goes our second day of the 'supposed-to-start-morningwalk' thingy....

We'll see what awaits us tomorrow.....



As for today, I prepared these dishes for Mak and Syahmi's lunch....

Click here for the recipe.



CHINESE CABBAGE IN COCONUT MILK

Ingredients :

Shallots ~ sliced
Garlic ~ sliced
Red chillie ~ sliced
Dried anchovies
Chinese Cabbage
Thin Coconut milk
Thick Coconut milk
Salt to taste
Zeal (optional)

Method :

1. Place shallots, garlic, dried anchovies and thin coconut milk in a pot and let it boil.
2. Add in red chillie, salt, zeal and thick coconut milk. Continue stirring until boiling.
3. Add in the vegetable for a few minutes and remove from heat.





SARDINE

Ingredients :

Shallots ~ sliced
Garlic ~ crushed
Onion ~ cut into rings
A bit of chillie paste
A bit of lime juice
1 can of sardine in tomato sauce
Cooking oil

Method :

1. Heat oil in a pot and add in the chillie paste. Add in the shallots and garlic and fry till fragrant.
2. Put in the sardine together with the sauce.
3. Squeeze a bit of lime juice, if needed.
4. Just before removing the pot from the heat, add in the ring onions.


Warmest regards,

Tauhu Bakar

Water disruption? Grrrrrrr......... read about it here

Let's go vegetarian.... hahaha... The pecal paste had been in my fridge for quite a while. Before it rots, I might as well do something about it. So here's the end result....

When I visited Mamasya's Fotopage, I was just drooling over that Tahuhu Bakar photo. And since I have almost all the ingredients in my fridge, I decided to give it a try. And wallah, mom said it was nice. Thanks to Che Iza of Myresipi and Mamasya for sharing it with us...

TAUHU BAKAR
Source : CheIza of MyResipi

Ingredients (For 2 servings) :

4 pieces taufu
100 gm bean sprouts
1/2 cucumber
1/2 sweet turnip

* 3 tablespoons chillie paste
* 1 clove garlic ~ chopped
* 2 tablespoons brown sugar or palm sugar
* 1 tablespoon white sugar
* 3 tablespoons tamarind juice
* 2 cups water
salt to taste

1 tablespoon sesame seed, toasted.
ground nuts, fried without oil and pounded

Method :

1. Grill the taufu till cooked. Cut to small pieces.
2. Blanch bean sprouts and set aside.
3. Slice the sweet turnips and cucumber.
4. To prepare the gravy : Mix all the ingredients marked (*) till slightly thick. When almost ready, add in the toasted sesame seed.
5. To assemble, mix the diced taufu, bean sprouts, sweet turnips and cucumber in a bowl. Pour the gravy onto the mixture. Sprinkle with some pounded ground nuts.



TAUHU BAKAR
Sumber : Che Iza dari MyResipi

Bahan-bahan ( 2 org )

4 keping tahu
100 gm taugeh
1/2 btg timun
1/2 biji sengkuang

* 3 sudu besar lada boh / lada giling
* 1 ulas bawang putih dititik
* 2 sudu besar gula merah
* 1 sudu besar gula pasir
* 3 sudu besar air asam jawa
* 2 cawan air
sedikit garam

1 sudu besar bijan digoreng tanpa minyak
kacang tanah tumbuk utk tabur atas tauhu

Kaedah penyediaan :

1. Tahu bakar hingga masak dan ketepikan.
2. Celur taugeh dengan air panas, tapis dan ketepikan.
3. Potong kecil-kecil atau baji sengkuang dan timun
4. Masak semua bahan bertanda * sehingga pekat. Konsistensinya bergantung kepada citarasa masing-masing tetapi baik buat pekat sikit sebab tauhu akan keluar air juga nanti. Bila kuah hampir siap masukkan bijan kacau rata dan matikan api.
5. Potong tahu kecil2, letak taugeh sengkuang dan timun, bolehlah tuang kuah sos keatasnya. Tabur sikit kacang tumbuk, siap untuk dihidang.6. Sos boleh simpan di dalam peti sejuk dan boleh tahan lama jugalah, sesuai untuk keropok lekor, popia dan karipap sayur.