:: UDANG GORENG KUNYIT ::

Sunday 6-11-11, my husband brought back home 1kg of Udang Galah from his hometown. wowwieee...it's not easy or cheap to get those big prawns... it costs him RM30! But sesekali, why not kan...??? FYI, we are prawn lovers... from hubs, me, Anis, Eiman and even Arissa! The first recipe came across my mind was Udang Masak Lemak Cili Api.. but some potatoes and tomatoes will do wonder! But for a quick additional side dish for our dinner on Monday, hubs came up with the idea of Udang Goreng Kunyit... yeah! Simple but always a big hit. Warning - make sure double up the quantity since Udang Goreng Kunyit bukan sahaja enak sebagai lauk, but sebagai ratah-ratah...hehe :)

Udang Goreng Kunyit serves on Tupperware Plate

Simple-dimple recipe:

Udang Galah - quantity depend on how tempted you are to those prawwwnnssss

Kunyit Hidup - kunyit serbuk is a big NO. Tell u, mmg x sedap jadinya.. 

Coarse Salt

- Clean the prawns

- Unskinned the turmeric, chopped and tumbuk hingga halus... add the coarse salt (sikit je tau..sebab masin nanti!) and tumbuk lagi hingga sebati

- Mixed and marinate the prawns for 10-20 minutes... deep fry in hot cooking oil until cooked and crispy. Serve with hot steaming rice :-)

Why we MUST use fresh turmeric?

- to retain the natural flavour and to make the prawn crispy and crunchy..tak percaya... cuba try..kalau pakai kunyit serbuk, udang itu jadi lembik x sedap.

I cooked the same Udang Kunyit last night by kids' request. But this time me substitute the udang galah with medium-sized prawn yg banyak dlm peti ais (prawn lovers kan..hahaha)... masak banyak2 sampai siap bawak bekal gi opis hari nie (kids sambung meratah as breakfast pagi tadi oke...) hehehe....

My Tapau Today :p

:: KUIH BAKAR LABU ::

Kuih Bakar - baked in oven

 Hi Friends :)
I haven't got a chance to update my blog yesterday since I was busy at home doing a lot of 'maid'-thingy..huhu.. Today, I'll share with you a recipe I inherited from my beloved mom... an extremely simple recipe.. suitable for vegetarian and everybody can do! This cake is called Kuih Bakar Labu or some may call it Bingka Labu... whatever.. but this kuih is my favourite, I am a big fan of pumpkin :)



Before I start talking about the recipe itself, it would be better if I tell you about the mould first. As far as I know, there are 2 different sizes - small and large. Since I came from a small family, I bought a small one which is just nice to feed the 5 of us :) You could get this mould from any baking shop or even kedai periuk as well. I can't remember exactly how much it costs me, but I remember bought this piece at Pasar Borong Selangor @ Seri Kembangan.

Kuih Bakar Mould

Okay..let's go to the recipe. As I wrote before, it is damn easy to make this cake. All you need are:

Sugar

Flour

Coconut Milk

A slice of pumpkin, boiled till' soft

How about the quantity? This id depend on the size of the mould :) My mom taught me by using the large mould, so I halve her quantity :)

For small mould:

1 cup of Sugar (you may use half or 3/4 as well..follow your sweet tongue..I always use 3/4)

2 cups of Flour

3 cups of Coconut Milk with boiled pumpkin mashed       inside it

NOTE! Boiled pumpkin is watery, you may need to adjust or agak-agak.. follow your sense or you'll end up with pengat labu..hehe..

(for large mould, double up the measurement...)

How to bake this cake:

There are 2 ways you can bake this cake. But before that, brush some cooking oils to the inner part of the mould and pre-heat for 30-45 second. This is to avoid the mixture from sticking to the mould.

Pour the mixture into the mould.

You may choose either one of the baking method:

1/ Bake directly on the gas stove..the result will be a real kuih bakar like you seen in many nasi lemak stall, with dark brown or black kerak2 that is nice.. purely traditional way

OR

2/ Place in a pre-heated oven at 180-200 degree, bake till done. The result will be a nice Kuih Bakar Labu like photo above. 

Normally it takes around 40-50 minutes. Let the cake cold to room temperature before slicing it. Or else akan melekat2 dan lembik..

Alternatively, you may also use this recipe to make a Kuih Bakar Pandan by removing the pumpkin and add pandan leaves water to coconut milk.

Try this and give your testimonial :-)

:: SIAKAP STIM LIMAU ::

Dear All... Hi I am back after a delightful weekend :) My apologies for not being able to update my blog over the weekend due to my PC fully occupied with my kids playing computer games and my husband doing his job. Plus.. my youngest baby girl was down with fever and clingy all the time..huhu...

So in this post I am not going to give a review but I want to share my cook... my recipe... :) Yesterday, while having our breakfast at McDonalds Senai Airport, I asked my husband what he wants for lunch. Having him for weekend nowadays is pretty difficult since he will be at his mom's house almost every weekend :( I remember a big Seabass (or is it Ruby Snapper? ..geng... Siakap in English apa ek?) rest-in-peace in my big large FreezerMate (ecewah... iklan Tupperware!)... so I asked him whether he wants Siakap Sweet Sour or Siakap Kukus... and he decides to have Siakap Kukus... well... easier for me... healthier choice and me lovin' it also :)

My philosophy of cooking is - Make It Simple. Simple in every way. FYI, I am not a fussy type of woman..far from being a perfectionist! I knew there is a type of people who will be looking for ingredient to cook sampai ke akar umbi... but I just not that kind of people. For me ~ always look for alternative. Cooking is all about creativity. For example, I don't have lime leaves to cook my fish but I use a lot of lime (limau sambal) as an alternative. I can cook Lasagne without bechamel sauce because I used ******** as a subsitution :) and my family loved it... So, enough talking... let me share the photos and recipe ;)

my steamed fish before cook

SIAKAP STIM LIMAU

Ikan Siakap - depend on how large the size is, the size of your steamer...in my case, I cut the fish into 3, make another portion for dinner

Ingredient for Marinate:

Onion - large one, red or yellow will do - coarsely slice

Garlic - slice thinly

Ginger - slice thinly - I put quite a lot because I don't like the fishy smell..huhu..

Bird-eye chilli - slice thinly

Limau Sambal - cut into 8

Oyster Sauce

Fish Sauce

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For garnish:

Chinese Celery a.k.a daun sup -coarsely cut

Tomato - cut into small pieces

Red Bell Pepper - thinly slice

Marinate the fish with with the ingredients above.

I put the marinated fish inside the fridge for half an hour before steam it. Ouh, I actually made 2 sets.. one for our dinner last night. Well, you may do the same because steamed fish taste great while steaming hot and I just can't take it when it gets cold :(

Just before I place the fish inside the steamer (I used an electric Morphy Richard steamer), garnish the fish with all the garnishing (except chinese celery which I spread on top before serving)

Steam for 20 minutes...and tadaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa................!!!

Siakap Stim Limau Eycha

p/s - i didn't add salt our msg to my cooking because oyster sauce and fish sauce have done a brilliant job as a flavouring :-)

Tryla yer kalau sudi...hehehe....:D