Kuah Kacang

This dish was to dip in with the compressed rice . At the same time for the satay. I halved the ingredients. Making adjustments at my side.


Kuah Kacang
Sources:-From resipidiana.blogspot.comBahan-(Ingredients:-)
1 kg kacang tanah, digoreng dan dikisar-(groundnut, fried and grounded)
4 batang serai dititik-(lemon grass bruised)
1 inci lengkuas, dititik-(galangal bruised)
3 sudu makan serbuk ketumbar-(tbsp coriander powder)
1/2 sudu makan serbuk jintan putih-(tbsp cumin powder)
3/4 cawan air asam jawa(pekat)-(cup tamarind juice-thick)
500ml air-(water)
1 ketul gula melaka-(1 block palm sugar)
1/2 cawan gula pasir-(sugar)
garam & serbuk perasa secukup rasa-(salt and msg to taste)
3/4 cawan minyak, untuk menumis-(cup oil for saute)

Bahan kisar-(Blended ingredients:-)
20 tangkai lada kering-(dried chillies)
2 biji bawang besar-(large onions)
2 ulas bawang putih-(garlics)
1/2 cawan udang kering(yang telah direndam dan dibersihkan-saya tak letak ini)-(cup dried shrimp-soaked-I didnt put this)
Cara cara-(Method:-)
Panaskan minyak dalam periuk. Masukkan serai dan lengkuas yang telah dititik. Tuangkan bahan yang telah dikisar bersama serbuk ketumbar dan jintan putih. Gaul rata dan masak rempah sehingga naik bau. Masukkan garam, gula, gula melaka dan air asam. Masak sehingga mendidih. Masukkan kacang yang telah dikisar bersama air. Jika kuah agak pekat boleh tambah sedikit air. Masak sehingga keluar minyak. Kemudian boleh dihidangkan.-(Heat oil in a saucepan. Add in lemon grass and galangal. Add in blended ingredients together with coriander powder and cumin powder. Stir well and cook till fragarant. Add in salt, sugar, palm sugar and tamarind juice. Cook till bubbling. Add in grounded groundnut and water. If gravy thickens add some water. Cook till oil rise up the surface. Ready to be serve)

Anniversary Card From Azatie

Alahai, malu ada segan pun ada..received this card from Azatie Perak, An Anniversary card for me. Actually nak low profile aje, part anniversary ni..bukan apa sebab tak ada yang special yang nak di huha kan..itu sebab ayat pun sikit aje bila I mentioned wedding anniversary hari tu..hehehe...tak sangka pulak dapat card dari Azatie ni...hai tak dapat card dari Mr Hubby, dapat card dari teman cyber pun dah cukup memadailah kan..Anyway, Terima kasih banyak2 buat Atie ya..Kak Ayu sungguh terharu dan tersentuh dengan card kiriman Atie ni..Mudah2han semuga persahabatan kita berkekalan hendaknya.

Steam Chocolate Cake

Salam, I guessed by this time most of the housewives and mothers are busy preparing the makan2 for tomorrow Eidul Adha..same goes to me here..my family are actually preparing to cross over the Causeway to celebrate the raya with my brother there..so basically I wont be updating till at least next week...will upload pictures if I were to take and update in my blog Ok.

Anyway, I made this Steam Chocolate Cake for my 16th Wedding Anniversary today. Alah, just cake no fancy dinner or what so ever...just makan lontong ajelah malam ni ..hehe..so this cake can for our makan2 tomorrow also.. 2-in-1 cake....dah tua2 ni, semuanya 'wholesale' borong lah gitu..haha.. this cake is very moist and soft baru tadi potong..SEDAPPPPP!!...ini tak bedek cakap-:)

Ingredients:-
1 cup cocoa powder(sieved)-(serbuk koko-diayak)
3/4 cup fine sugar-(gula halus)
250g butter-(mentega)
1 cup fresh milk-(susu segar)
1/2 cup condensed milk-(susu pekat)
160g plain flour-sieved 2x -(tepung gandum-diayak 2 kali)
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
3 eggs-(telur)

Method:-
Double boil cocoa powder, condensed milk, fresh milk, butter and sugar till incorporated. Let cool and put aside. Sieve flour and bicarbonate of soda together and put aside. Whisk eggs no need to be too fluffy. Add in cocoa mixture and mix well. Add in flour/bicarbonate of soda bit by bit and fold lightly. Grease baking tray with butter, add batter into mould and steam with a medium heat for about 1 hour 45 minutes. Cover mould with aluminium foil.-(Masukkan serbuk koko, susu pekat, susu segar, mentega dan gula kedalam mangkuk dan masak dengan kaedah double boil. Bila semua bahan cair, matikan api dan biarkan ia sejuk sebentar. Ayak tepung bersama bicarbonate soda ketepikan. Pukul telur tak payah sampai kembang. Masukkan adunan coklat tadi dan gaul rata. Masukkan tepung sikit demi sedikit. Gaul menggunakan spatula. Sapukan loyang dengan sedikit butter dan tuangkan aduna kedalamnya. Kukus kek dengan menggunakan api pertengahan selama 1 jam 45 minit. Tutup loyang dengan aluminium foil.)

Chocolate Ganache:-
125g dark chocolate
100g whipping cream
1/2 tbsp butter

Method:-
Using double boiler method again, add whipping cream, dark chocolate and butter and let them melt and let cool slightly before decorating.

Meanwhile take care and and Happy Holidays. Miss me Ok.hehe

Eidul Adha Cards From Friends

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Adha to our Muslims friends where ever you are. Like every year my family will celebrate Raya Haji with such moderation..as of this year, we will not be in Singapore but somewhere North from Singapore and South of Malaysia..tekalah kat mana..hehe

Anyway below are the cards that I managed to collect. Sorry if I missed out anybody ya.Thank you for the thoughts and wishes to all of my friend bloggers ya.

Dari Hasue Malaysia

Dari Nor Terenggganu

Dari Kak Mimieloma Kuala Lumpur

Dari Noorsha Negeri SembilanDari Azura Johore Bahru

Dari Kak Intan Kuala Lumpur

Dari Azatie Taiping Perak

Beef & Cheese Nachos

A quick update today, made this yesterday for afternoon tea, end up we missed dinner cause so full after we took this... I fried some fries and wedges and introduce this tortilla chips to go along with the sauce and dip...actually wanted to make this for quite sometimes.. everytime I bought the tortilla chips, for sure, no chance of 'survival' as the kids surely finish them up..

As usual browse the net to look up for cheese nachos recipe, a lot of them!!... so I have to look at the ingredients and methods one by one and decided on this .. the beef dip was from one web and the other from another..anyway, I combine here and there to suits my taste again...

Will be going out later to cut the boys hair and purchase Iqram's books and uniform pulak...
Nanti I go ronda2 you guys blog ya...

Bahan2 untuk daging:-
Ingredients for beef:-
450g daging kisar-(ground beef)
1 biji bawang besar potong dadu-(large onion diced)
1 tsp halia cincang-(minced ginger)
4 biji bawang putih dicincang-(garlics minced)
1/2 biji lada benggala hijau dipotong dadu-( 1/2 green pepper diced)
1 biji lada merah buang bijinya dan dihiris bulat-(red chili discard the seeds and sliced round)
2 tbsp jintan putih-(cumin powder)
1-2 tbsp serbuk chili-(chili powder)
1 biji tomato potong dadu-(tomato diced)
1 tsp lada hitam kasar-optional-(crushed black peppercorn)
1-2 tsp daun parsley kering-optional-(dried parsely)
garam & serbuk perasa secukup nya-(salt and msg to taste)

Method:-
Panaskan minyak dan tumis bawang putih, bawang besar dan halia hingga wangi. Masukkan lada benggala, hirisan cili merah dan kacau rata. Masukkan daging kisar, kacau dan biarkan seketika . Bila daging sudah kering airnya, masukkan serbuk cili, serbuk jinta putih, garam dan serbuk perasa secukupnya. Masukkan tomato dan kacau lagi. Biarkan ia renih seketika selam 2-3 minit. Matikan api dan ketepikan.-(Heat oil and saute diced onions, garlics and ginger till fragrant. Add in diced green pepper, sliced red chillies and stir well. Add in ground beef and let it for a while till water has dried up. Add in chilli powder, cumin powder, salt and msg to taste. Add in diced tomatoes and stir well. Let it for about 2-3 minutes and turn off heat.)


Bahan2 untuk Sos Cheese:- Ingredients for Cheese Sauce:-
1/2 biji lada benggala dipotong dadu-(1/2 green pepper diced)
4-5 biji bawang putih dicincang-(garlices minced)
1 tbsp minyak zaitun-(olive oil)
2 tbsp tepung gandum-(plain flour)
2 tbsp mentega-(butter)
11/2 cawan susu segar-(cups fresh milk)
1 cawan parutan cheddar cheese -(cup shredded cheddar cheese)
1/4 tsp Tabasco sauce
1 biji lada merah dihirs-(1 red chili sliced)
garam secukup rasa-(salt to taste)
sedikit Cayenne pepper-( a bit of Cayenne pepper)
sedikit paprika-( a bit of paprika)


Method:-
Panaskan minyak zaitun bersama dengan mentega. Masukkan bawang putih dan lada benggala dan tumis hingga naik bau. Masukkan tepung dan kacau. Masukkan susu segar dan biarkan ia renih sebentar dengan api yang kecil. Jangan biarkan ia mendidih. Bila adunan sudah pekat, masukkan cheese dan bahan2 yang lain. Biarkan ia renih sebentar diatas api yang kecil selam 5 minit atau sehingga cheese betul2 sudah cair.-(Heat olive oil, butter in a pan. Add in minced garlics and green pepper and saute till fragrant. Sprinkle flour, pour in milk and stir till mixture simmers- do not allow to boil. When mixture has thickens, stir in the cheese and remaining ingredients. Simmer on low heat an additional 5 minutes or until cheese is fully melted.)