Just a simple TOMYAM

Dulu kat Penang selalu jgkla makan tomyam tapi tukang masaknya orang Thailand. Memang dorang ni terer masak. Cukup rasa dengan pedasnya. Sambal belacan dorang pon sedap! Bila duk kat sini,teringin nak makan pape kenalah buat sendiri ye...sepanjang duk sini saya x jumpa lagi lengkuas. So, tomyam ni takde lengkuas tapi the taste is not bad.

Ingredients for Tomyam Paste

1 small green onion

1 large shallot

1 tbs lemongrass

1 tbs tamarind conc.

3 red chillies

1/2 cup water

Method

Blend all the ingredients above. Heat the frying pan over medium heat and add a glug of oil into the frying pan. Saute the paste until it becomes aromatic, for about 30 minutes.

Ingredients for Tomyam

500 g chicken

1 onion, cut into 4 portions

1 tsp lemongrass

1 tsp tamarind conc.

3 cup water

sugar and salt

3 cloves of garlic,crushed

1/2 cup tomyam paste

2 chillies,crushed

2 Knorr's Tomyam Cubes

2 tomatoes,cut into 4 portions

carrot and cabbage

Method

In a deep pan, stew the chicken with the onion and garlic. Add the lemongrass and tamarind conc.Add the tomyam paste and let it cook for 15 minutes.

Add the vegetables and 1 tsp of salt and sugar. Have a taste. Squeeze some lime. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Winter is coming :D

My hubby’s friend is planning a birthday party for his son this coming November and I decide to bake something sweet, I don’t know yet. I have to figure it out first. Erm, maybe mocha sponge cake! So, we went to ASDA and it was 10 °C. Actually, the normal fare for public transport is £1.90(single trip). However, if we travel after 5.30 pm, we just pay for £2.40 for return tickets. We just saved £1.40 on that night! It’s equal to RM 7.

When winter is coming, the weather becomes colder than usual and the time is 1 hour earlier than usual too. Sekarang Maghrib dah awal. Lebih kurang 4.40 pm. Siang lebih pendek. Sesuai sangat kalau nak ganti puasa ye. Hehe.

Kalau malas nak keluar, boleh je nak shopping online tapi we don’t want to take any risk sebab kitorang pernah shopping online tapi barang tak sampai. Sekali keluar, beli banyak-banyak buat stok. Nak pergi kedai senang. Bila balik, masing-masing jalan da senget sebelah. Bila weather da makin sejuk, xtaula kitorang larat keluar ke x. Sejuk!

Salmon Fried Rice

Well, it’s a great way of using up my leftover fried salmon and of course, the rice.

Ingredients

2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped

½ green onion, roughly chopped

Salmon, marinated with salt and black pepper, shredded

1 chili, thinly sliced

1 tbs fish sauce, to taste

2 spring onions, finely chopped

1 handful of shredded vegetables, spring greens and cabbage

3 cups of rice

Ground black pepper, to taste

2 tbs oil

1 egg

Method

Season the rice with fish sauce and have a taste. Saute the garlic and onion over a medium heat of frying pan until it becomes aromatic.

Add the salmon and fry until the salmon is cooked. Add the vegetables and cook until the vegetables become tender.

Add the rice and stir-fry in the pan for about 5 minutes or until the rice is hot all the way through. Make a well in the middle of the pan and add the egg. Mix all the ingredients together and cook for another 5 minutes until the egg is cooked.

Taste the dish. Add some salt, sugar or fish sauce. Garnish with the spring onion.

Nasi Ayam Penyet

Masa kat UTM Skudai dulu, selalu je makan nasi ayam penyet. Memang terbaikla sambal dia. Orang indon yang masak. Memang sedap. Bila balik Kelantan, try jugakla cari nasi ayam penyet ni..cari punya cari,jumpala 1 kedai ni kat Jalan Guchil Bayam kot..dahla 8inggit 1 pinggan, sambal dia biasa je dan ayam dia pon ayam goreng biasa. Kecewa.

Resipi ni saya amek dari sariyusa.blogspot.co..Jadi jugakla sambal dia tapi x merah sbb I did not have the red chilies. *I did not put some ingredients such as coriander seed and shrimp paste. Boleh dimakan bersama ulam-ulaman. Saya guna kubis dan kacang panjang je.. 

Bahan-bahan untuk ayam

500 g ayam

3 ulas bawang putih

1/2 inci halia

1 sudu teh serbuk kunyit

Sedikit jintan manis, tumbuk

Garam

Tumbuk jintan manis. Tumbuk bawang putih, halia, garam dan serbuk kunyit. Gaulkan semuanya. Perap ayam semalaman dengan bahan-bahan tadi. 

Kalau ada pengukus, kukus ayam selama 1/2 jam. I don't have one. So, saya steamkan ayam macam gambar kat atas tu. Goreng ayam dalam minyak yang banyak. Goreng hingga kulit dia nampak macam da crispy.

Bahan-bahan untuk sambal

1/2 labu bawang besar, dihiris

2 ulas bawang putih, dihiris

7 cili padi, dihiris. Kalau suka pedas, boleh tambah amountnya

1 sudu kecil kicap sotong (fish sauce)

Sedikit limau nipis

Gula secukup rasa

Panaskan minyak. Goreng bawang besar, bawang putih, cili padi dan kicap sotong sehingga agak garing. Tumbuk bahan-bahan yang digoreng tadi. Tambahkan gula. Squeeze some lime into it.

Fish and Chips

I just made the coleslaw..fish and chips tu saya beli kat Costcutter. Masa ada promotion nilah kita belikan??Nak saving katakan..Ikan tu harganya £1.99. Dalam tu ad dua. Ngam-ngam je untuk saya n hubby..

Ingredients

1/2 cup cabbage,shredded

1 tsp diced onion

1 tsp olive oil

1 tsp sugar

1 tsp rice vinegar

A pinch of salt, or to taste

1 tbs mayonnaise

Method

Mix the cabbage and the diced onion in a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk together the olive oil, sugar, rice vinegar, salt and the mayonnaise. Have a taste.

Pour the dressing mixture over the cabbage and the onion. Chill it at least 1 hour before serving.

Simple Sushi

Do you guys like sushi? I really do. I love it so much and almost every week I went to Sushi King with my husband. 2 days before we were leaving Malaysia, we had a great dinner at Sushi King, but I was a bit disappointed because the salmon nigiri(my favourite) was out of stock at that time!

I'm really excited to be here because the grocery price is really reasonable and we always go to the Morrisons to buy some stuff. Last week we bought a salmon fillet for £9/kg. At that time, I did not have a sushi kit, so I cured the salmon first with some salt and sugar.

The curing process dehydrated the fish and thus, killing any bacteria that might cause any spoilage. Then, I kept the salmon fillet in a fridge for 2 days. After 2 days, I rinsed it under a running tap water and sliced it thinly for my sushi.

You will need a few items to make sushi such as bamboo mat, sushi rice, sushi nori (dried seaweed), sushi soy sauce, wasabi paste and some rice vinegar.

Ingredients for sushi rice:

2 cups sushi rice

2 cups water

Rice vinegar

Salt and sugar

Method:

Rinse the sushi rice in cold water until the water runs clear. Add 2 cups of water into the rice cooker and let it cook. Cool the rice on a flat plate and in another bowl, pour some rice vinegar. Add some salt and sugar. Pour the mixture onto the sushi rice. Have a taste. Cover the sushi rice with a damp towel while preparing the other ingredients.

Ingredients for Salmon Nigiri:

Salmon fillet

Sushi rice

A bowl of water

Method:

With your wet hand, grab about 1/2 handful of sushi rice and shape it into an oval form. Take a slice of salmon and smear about a pea size of wasabi paste along the fish. It helps the salmon to stick on the rice. If the sticky rice starts to cling at your fingers, just rinse your hand in a bowl of water.

Ingredients for Tuna Maki Sushi:

Cooked tuna

Cucumber, thinly sliced

2 tbs mayonnaise

A pinch of salt and ground black pepper

Nori sheets

Method:

In a bowl, mix the cooked tuna with the mayonnaise, some salt, sugar, and a pinch of ground black pepper. Have a taste.

Place a nori sheet (shiny side down) on a bamboo mat. Spread a handful of sushi rice over half of the nori sheet. Press the rice along the edge. Arrange the tuna and cucumber about 1 inch from the bottom of your rice. Roll up the bamboo mat tightly. Dip the knife with some water before cutting the maki. Serve with sushi soy sauce and some wasabi paste.

Nasi Kerabu Kelantan

We were very grateful when a Malaysian couple offered a help when we first arrived here. To repay their kindness, I decided to make Nasi Kerabu and I got this recipe from my aunt. Nasi Kerabu is a traditional dish in Kelantan and I’m really impressed when Johorians also love Nasi Kerabu like we do. They also eat budu. What a surprise!

Ingredients for sautéed chili paste of Nasi Kerabu:

3 large red onions

2 cloves of garlic

2 tbs chilli powder, or to taste

½ inch of ginger

½ cup coconut milk, or to taste

1 tbs tamarind paste, or to taste

1 tbs lemongrass, or to taste

Salt and sugar, about 1 tbs or to taste

1 cup of oil

Method

Blend the red onions, garlic, some chilli powder and ginger together until smooth. Sauté the mixture in a wok with a lot of oil to make it a wet paste on medium low heat. Add in 1 tbs of salt and some sugar. As you cook and the oil is absorbed, add more oil to keep it wet.

Continue to cook for about 30 minutes until the paste turns to dark red or brown. Add in coconut milk and tamarind paste. Let it cook for another 10 minutes. It’s important to have a taste of your paste because the taste always varies. Make it delicious yaa!  

Ingredients for toasted ground coconut (kerisik):

1 mackerel fish, stew with some salt

2 cups of grated coconut

½ large red onion

1 tsp lemongrass, or to taste

Salt and sugar, to taste

Method

Add in the grated coconut into a wok on a medium low heat. Stir it continuously until it becomes aromatic and turns to brown. Ground it by using a pestle and mortar until it’s oily.

Stew the fish with some salt. Remove the bones.

Ground the onion and 1 tsp of lemongrass. Add some salt and sugar, have a taste. Add in the grounded coconut and the fish, one at a time while crushing it. Stir and have a taste. Remember, we want it to taste sweet.

Ingredients for grilled mutton/grilled chicken/grilled beef:

500 g mutton

½ inch ginger

3 cloves of garlic

¼ red onion

1 tbs oyster sauce

1 tbs honey, or to taste

A pinch of salt

Method

Crush the onion, garlic, and some ginger by using a mortar and pestle. Add in some honey, oyster sauce and a pinch of salt. Have a taste. Marinate the mutton with the mixture and keep it in a fridge for 1 day.

Grill the marinated mutton in a pan on a medium low heat until it is cooked.