:: 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

:: NASI GORENG YONG CHOW & ENGLISH BUTTER PRAWN ::

Yesterday was a terrible day. Not for being alone while husband was down with fever but the weather was scary! Heavy rain and riding a motorcycle alone from Tebrau to Kulai was awful..it was the longest journey ever!

Stop talking about the rain... I arrived at home to a sick husband, and he demanded a further checkup at Kulai Hospital. After dropped him off, me bring my hungry kids to a nearby restaurant for dinner. A very simple dinner for a non-fussy mom and easy to please kiddos... Lapan Kati was the best choice as it located 1 minute from the hospital and my kids love the food very much.

Biasalahkan, tgh bulan..bajet juga dah sampai ke paras hidung, I opted for a simple menu but proved to be delicious. Yong Chow Fried Rice, served piping hot with vegetables, chicken, eggs and topped with spring onion and fried onion. My son and younger daughter makan bertambah okay...mama diorg apa lagi..huhu...and we were also having a plate of English Butter

Prawns as a perfect companion to this delicious rice :)

To be honest, English Butter Prawn has already become the 'must-order' every time we had our dinner at Lapan Kati. Medium-sized prawns cooked perfectly in the i-don't-know-what-the-ingredients-is mixture but what I am very very sure, butter, finely slice curry leaves and a little amount of green birds' eye chili.

Rasanya mcm tak pernah missed menu nie dari senarai pesanan ktorang...kalau makan, anak saya sampai menjilat pinggan..penangan kuah mentega yang superdelicious...

Actually, macam-macam lagi lauk pauk diorg yang sedap kat sini. Tapi, for this visit..ini jelah yg kitorg makan..and with the cold weather... minum neslo, teh o dan milo semuanya suam.. so tak dan la saya nak snap gambar air biasa-biasa kan... antara yang menarik di sini adalah Ketam Blackpepper, Corn & Crabmeat Soup, Lemon Chicken - my personal favourite! , hotplate tofu etc etc etc... Lapan Kati serves a signature drink named Sarawak Teh C... ini pun later-later la saya bg review yer...

Price range kat sini... taklah murah dan takdelah mahal tak masuk akal. Customers may choose the portion size e.g S, M, L mengikut pax... Yong Chow Fried Rice 2-3pax costs RM9.00 and Small plate of Butter Prawn berharga RM15.00. No worries, no govt tax or service charge. And the service is sangat pantas...!!!

LAPAN KATI RESTAURANT IS LOCATED AT INDAHPURA, KULAIJAYA... OPPOSITE BANDAR PUTRA. TURN LEFT AT THE FLYOVER JUST AFTER KULAI HOSPITAL, AND YOU CAN SEE THE RESTAURANT ON YOUR LEFT JUST A FEW SHOP LOTS AFTER KLINIK YAP AND BEFORE PETRONAS. LAPAN KATI IS A HALAL CHINESE MUSLIM RESTAURANT.