Sardine Curry & Honeydew Pudding

I've tried so many of dayang's recipes and they are all great! I am glad that she posted an easy sardine curry recipe coz I am into simple these days. For all those who love curry, this is for you. Enjoy ;)

My sardine curry..

Honeydew Pudding... just perfect for after a small or big meal.

Want some.....? ;) opppss, sorry dh abis la :D

Chinese Chives with Seafood

You never know until you try. Seriously, I never thought of stir-frying chinese chive leaves. Because of their stronger smell and 'oniony' flavor, I don't think to cook the leaves would be a good idea. What I normally do is I would throw in a few short lengths of chive leaves when I cook fresh bean sprouts to complete the taste. Yeah, they make a perfect partner in any stir-fry and dumpling. I stumbled upon this easy stir-fry recipe using chive leaves in a quick search of the internet and gave it a try. It made the difference and I quite liked it!

Note: The recipe is copied from Tan Wiratchada's blog.

Ingredients:

2 g shrimps
2-3 squids, cut
1 g Chinese chive flowers, cut
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 ½ tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce

Preparation:

1. Chop garlic. Cut the Chinese chive flowers into 1 ½ inch long. Peel and devain shrimp. For a presentation, you can use whole shrimp (with head) and peel.
2. Heat a wok or a pan on high heat. Add a tablespoon of oil and chopped garlic and stir.
3. Add shrimp and squids when the garlic starts to brown. Stir to get the shrimp and squid somewhat cooked. The shrimp shoud start to get pinky but not all pink or cooked.
4. Add the chive flowers and stir to cook them.
5. Add oyster sauce and fish sauce. The flowers shouldn't take long to cook. You want the flowers to just cook, but not overcook and still retain their crunchiness.
6. When the color turns bright green, it indicates that they are cooked.
7. Turn off the heat and pour on a plate immediately. Serve with hot steamed rice.

Maccheroni Soup

For those of you who want a quick satisfying lunch or dinner of warm soup or those who wanna do something different with a pack of macaroni, I would suggest you to try this macaroni soup. This soup is quick and easy to put together and it also tastes great! You can serve it up as a complete meal and I'm sure it will be a real treat for your kids and for adults too.

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Note: the original recipe is by kak masz but recipe is copied from Ika's blog. To kak masz and dik ika, thanks a zillion! :)

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Bahan2:

Makaroni (secukupnya)
3 ulas bawang putih - ditumbuk/cincang
1sdk lada hitam - tumbuk
bebola daging - secukupnya
2 kiub lembu/tulang rusuk
2ltr air/ secukupnya
segengam soohoon
sayur-sayuran - carrot, kobis, taugeh atau sawi

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Bahan sampingan:

ikan bilis kecil/halus - digoreng
daun sup/bawang - dihiris
bawang goreng

Cili tumbuk

Cara2:

1. Tumis bawang putih hingga wangi kemudian masukkan lada hitam yg telah ditumbuk - kacau sebentar
2. Masukkan air & kuib lembu/tulang rusuk - biarkan mendidih - tutup periuk bg mengekalkan wangi bawang putih & lada hitam tadi.
3. Masukkan bebola daging - biarkan mendidih & bebola setengah masak.
Masukkan makaroni - bila sudah hampir lembut, masukkan sayuran tadi & soohoon - kacau sebati & biarkan mendidih sebentar kemudian bolehlah tutup api (x perlu lama jika tidak sayur akan jd lembik) - jika perlu tambah garam.
4. Taburkan bahan hiasan & tambah cili tumbuk semasa menghidang.

Nasi Lemak Hijau

I am always looking for new recipes to try out and I would be happy to write a review on it, and share it with my blogger friends. Wokey, today I tried nasi lemak hijau for the first time using CMG's recipe and it turned out ok. The texture of the rice was very nice but the taste was quite 'strong' for nasi lemak. A little too heavy for my taste! I'd personally prefer nasi lemak biasa over NLH because I think it goes well with the sambal tumis. This nasi lemak hijau, if I were to make it again, I would pair it with something like dalca & ayam goreng berempah (or maybe gulai/kerutuk ayam?) for better taste. However, if you would like nasi lemak that tastes a lil different from the usual, then this NLH is something you should be trying, babe!

Note: This NLH recipe is by CMG (Che Mat Gebu) but recipe is copied from Kak Jun's blog. Thanks CMG and Kak Jun :)

Bahan2:

4 cawan beras Basmathi, cuci dan rendam 20 minit. toskan

1 biji kelapa diparut

10 helai daun pandan, dikerat2 kecil*1 cawan air*(*dikisar halus)

2 batang serai, dititik

1 helai daun pandan, disimpul

1 inci halia, diketuk

3 ulas bawang putih, diketuk

5 biji bawang merah kecil, dihiris halus

1 batang kayu manis*

1 kuntum bunga lawang*

5 kuntum bunga cengkih*

3 biji buah pelaga*(*rempah tumis)

1 camca teh serbuk lada hitam

Cara2:

1.Tuang kisaran daun pandan tadi dalam kelapa parut, tambah air secukupnya, ramas dan perah hingga mendapat 6 cawan santan (gunakan cawan yang sama untuk menyukat beras). Masukkan beras yang ditoskan tadi dalam rice cooker. Ketepikan.
2. Panaskan sedikit minyak dalam kuali. Tumis rempah tumis, bawang kecil hiris, bawang putih ketuk, halia titik dan serai titik tadi hingga harum. Tuang santan dan masukkan daun pandan yg disimpul.
3. Masukkan garam dan serbuk lada hitam, biar mendidih. Matikan api dan tuang santan tadi dalam beras yang telah diisi ke dalam rice cooker tadi. Tekan "ON" dan masak seperti biasa, bila nasi masak, balik2kan nasi menggunakan chopstick. Jangan terlebih dibalikkan, nanti nasi patah2.
4. Boleh dihidangkan bersama bahan2 sampingan seperti sambal tumis, ikan bilis goreng, telur dadar, dll.

Nasi Kuning

Nasi Kuning or Yellow Rice is the other popular traditional style rice in Terengganu. If i'm not mistaken, it's normally eaten for breakfast! Yellow Rice goes perfectly with 'Gulai Ikan Tongkol' , 'Acar Timun' and 'Sambal Belacan'. So yummmy, babe!

Bahan2:

2 cawan beras- dibasuh dan ditoskan
2 cawan air
1/2 cawan susu cair
4 biji bawang merah*
2 biji bawang putih*
1/2 inci halia*
*dikisar
2 kuntum bunga lawang
2 biji buah pelaga
2 batang cengkih
1 batang kulit kayu manis
2 helai daun pandan
sedikit pewarna kuning
garam, gula & ajinomoto
sedikit marjerin/mentega
minyak untuk menumis

Cara2:

1. Panaskan marjerin/mentega dan sedikit minyak.Tumiskan bunga lawang, cengkih, buah pelaga dan kulit kayu manis.

2.Masukkan pula bahan2 yg telah dikisar tadi. Tumis sehingga naik bau. Masukkan air, susu dan pewarna kuning. Masukkan daun pandan, beras, gula dan garam. Masak nasi sehingga nasi masak.

3. Apabila nasi sudah masak, kacau nasi sehingga rata.

Air Cendol

When you just came in from the sun, nothing can refresh you better than air cendol. It is easy to make and so refreshing. love it! Cheersss!

Air cendol is served in a cold mixture of cendol, coconut milk & gula melaka (brown syrup). Although it's a nice drink, it's not good to regularly drink air cendol for health benefits. Consuming too much santan/coconut milk is bad ;) errr.. am i writing like a teacher here? oh gosh! :D

Mee Bandung Simple

Oh dude, this is without a doubt the best mee bandung recipe I've tried. It's very quick and easy to make too. tak payah kisar udang kering or kacang tanah, tak payah rebus ubi kentang or keledek, yet the taste is still adorable. I really enjoyed making this recipe. Most of the ingredients you should already have in your fridge or pantry. Absolutely delicious served up with sambal cili & kicap . Very nice. Thank You kak pah sherry (tuan punya resepi ) & kak ummizaihadi :)

Bahan2:

Mee kuning - basuh, celur dan toskan
100 gm udang basah
100 gm daging - hiris nipis
5 batang crab stick - kerat 2
2 biji telor
2 sudu besar cili kisar
2 sudu besar sos tiram
2 sudu besar kicap cair
1 sudu besar sos cili
1 sudu besar sos tomato
1 sudu besar tomato puree
1 biji bawang besar - belah 4
4 ulas bawang merah - kisar
2 ulas bawang putih - kisar
1 kiub pati ayam Maggi
Garam
sedikit gula
lada sulah
1 batang lobak merah - potong kecil
200 gm bunga kobis - potong kecil
15 tangkai snow peas -
1 biji tomato - belah 6
3 - 4 cawan air/secukupnya
Minyak

Bahan sampingan:

Bawang goreng
Tauhu - goreng kekuningan dan potong kecil
Daun sup & daun bawang - hiris halus
Lada kicap - cili merah dihiris dan campurkan dgn kicap cair n perahan lemon

Cara Memasak:

1. Panaskan minyak, tumis bahan kisar dan cili kisar hingga wangi. Masukkan tomato puree, sos tomato, sos cili dan sos tiram, kacau rata. Masukkan bawang besar, kemudian kicap cair.
2. Masukkan daging dan tuangkan sedikit air, biarkan empuk baru masukkan udang dan crab stick. Tuangkan air dan biarkan mendidih, masukkan semua sayuran dan kiub pati ayam, garam, gula dan lada sulah. Seimbangkan rasa. Akhir sekali pecahkan telor terus ke dalam masakan dan perlahankan api. Biar telor masak dan matikan api.
3. Untuk hidangan, letak mee dalam mangkuk, tuangkan kuah dan letak bahan sampingan tadi.

A Special Diwali Greeting Card for Love2cook

Dear my friend, I would like to wish you and your family a very happy and prosperous deepavali. May this year bring you LOVE, good health and lots and lots of happiness in life and fulfill all your dreams :) Hope this Diwali celebration is great and safe! Enjoy & god bless. kalau ada buat Rangoli kt umah tu, jgn lupa snap pic... nakk tengokkk :D hehe

Asam Laksa Baba & Nyonya

Gosh, it’s been 'forever' since my last post! LOL! :D I haven't been able to cook at home much lately due to work commitments, so I've been eating out a lot. sbb tu la takde update.. Yah, I normally prepare my own meals, but sometimes I have to 'menapau' or eat outside especially when I don't have time to cook!

Wokey, today I was quite free, so when I saw this asam laksa recipe on myresipi.com posted by eqyin, I instantly walked into my kitchen and made them. They were simple to make as well as delicious!

Maggi Goreng Pedas

Hari ni Ida try masak maggi goreng untuk lunch merangkap dinner sekaligus.. ambik resepi kt umah love2cook.. patut ler ur hubby suka sgt2 maggi goreng ni ye my fren.. mmg sedap! kita yg kurang suka maggi pun leh makan sampai habis.. tak cukup lak tu hahaha.. I liked it, thanks a lot my fren ;)

Bahan-bahan:

2 bungkus Maggi (celurkan dlm air yang sudah mendidih, dah lembut..toskan)
4 bawang merah (dicincang)
3 ulas bawang putih (dicincang)
2 sudu besar penuh cili kering kisar/ cili boh
2 biji telur
2 ketul tauhu (potong dadu dan digorengkan terlebih dahulu...tabur sedikit garam ketika menggorengnya)
sayur (boleh guna sawi/ kubis)
kicap cair
4 tangkai cili padi (optional)
1 peket perencah kari Maggi
daun bawang (potong kecil2)
minyak masak

Cara-cara:

1. Panaskan minyak dlm kuali. Tumis bawang putih dan bawang merah hingga naik bau.
2. Masukkan cili kisar dan tumis hingga pecah minyak.
3. Pecahkan telur, tuang kicap cair dan kacau hingga telur masak.
4. Tambahkan sayur, cili padi dan tauhu. Kacau rata.
5. Masukkan maggi mi dan perencah kari maggi. Gaul sebati.
6. Pastikan maggi goreng anda cukup rasa...kalau tak cukup tambah kicap cair aje.
7. Dah siap, taburkan daun bawang di atasnya. Sedia dihidang...!
***Jika x mahu maggi hancur ketika menggaul, buat perlahan2...ataupun gunakan 2 garfu dan gaul.

Sotong Kandaq

mesti kawan2 tertanya -tanya knp kat umah ida ni byk sgt menu sotong sejak dua tiga hari ni.. ha, jawapannya tuan umah sdg mengidam sotonggg walaupun tak pregnant dan tak pernah merasa berpregnant hehehe.. dah mengidam, layan gak la.. kalau malas nk masak, beli yg siap ake.. abih cerite! ;)

wokey, kali nih ida try resepi sotong kandaq.. resepi ni ida ambik kt umah ieta.. mmg simple betul resepinya.. tu yg berkenan nak buat tu.. skrg ni mcm dh malas nk masak yg susah2.. nk yg simple2 aje.. janji sedap!

ieta, ada rupa sotong kandaq ke tu?cam termerah aje.. terlebih cili kot tapi rasanya sedap. Ida suka! Ida copy n paste resepi ni ye ieta.. untuk rujukan pd masa akan datang :)

Bahan2:

600 grm sotong
seinci halia*
sebatang serai*
3 atau 4 biji merah*
5 atau 6 tangkai cili kering[klu suka pedas lebihkan]*
3 ulas bawang putih*
1 biji bawang besar*
1 camca besar rempah kari daging
garam,gula@ serbuk perasa

Cara2:

1. Sotong dibersihkan dan dikelar2[klu nk guna ayam pun boleh]klu ayam gaul dengan garam,kunyit dan sedikit sos tiram dan goreng separuh masak.

2. Blend bahan2 yg bertanda* sehingga sebati.

3. Panaskan minyak. Tumiskan bahan2 yg di blend tadi bersama rempah kari. Biar sehingga pecah minyak.

4. kemudian masukkan sotong @ ayam yg siap di goreng td. Akhir sekali masukkan garam,gula@ serbuk perasa. Sesuaikan rasanya.

5. Sesuai dimakan bersama dgn nasi putih & nasi minyak.

Mee Ladna Seafood

Bahan2:

100 gram mee kuning
1 sb minyak sayuran
1 sb kicap pekat
isi sotong & udang
1 sb tepung jagung
sayur-sayuran seperti bunga kobis, baby corn, carrot, dll
2 ulas bawang putih - dicincang kasar
1 cawan stok ayam
1 sb sos ikan
1 sb sos tiram
gula, serbuk perasa & sedikit serbuk white pepper

Cara-cara
1. Gaulkan isi sotong & udang sedikit tepung jagung dan maggi seasoning. Perap selama 10 minit.
2. Di dalam mangkuk, gaulkan mee kuning dengan minyak & kicap pekat. Kemudian goreng dalam nonstick pan sehingga warna kekuningan. Angkat dan sejukkan.
3. Panaskan minyak dan goreng bawang putih hingga bewarna kekuningan. Masukkan isi udang & sotong yg telah diperap tadi dan goreng sehingga masak. Masukkan pula stok ayam dan masak hingga mendidih.
4. Masukkan sayur-sayuran, sos ikan, sos tiram, gula & serbuk perasa. Kacau hingga rata. Masukkan pula tepung jagung yang telah dibancuh dengan sedikit stok ayam.
Bila sudah pekat, angkat dan tuangkan ke atas mee tadi. Taburkan sedikit serbuk white pepper.

Apam Mentega

Pertama kali Ida cuba resepi apam mentega last year kalau tak silap... apam mentega ni jugak apam pertama yg ida buat.. terus jadi.. sedap lak tu.. so.. mmg happy sesangat.. Malam tadi Ida buat lagi untuk Pot Luck kat universiti.. Puas fikir nak bawak apa.. last2 ida decide buat apam mentega ni.. lain dari yg lain.. hopefully kawan2 suka dgn apam ni.. ;)


Untuk tuan punya resepi apam mentega ni.. kak fiza.. terima kasih kerana sudi berkongsi resepi..

Bahan2 utk gula hangus:

11/2 cawan gula pasir
1 cawan air
250 gm mentega

Bahan2:

1 cawan gula pasir
4 biji telur
3 cawan tepung gandum ayak besama
2 sudu teh soda bikarbonate
1 tin susu cair
1 sudu teh esen vanila

Cara2:

1. Cara buat gula hangus: masukkan gula dlm periuk,masak dgn api perlahan hingga gula larut dan berwarna perang.
2. Padamkan api dan masukkan air.nyalakan semula api dan kacau hingga semua larut dan masukkan mentega,kacau rata dan ketepikan.
3. Putar gula, telur dan esen vanila hingga kembang dan masukkan gula hangus yg masih panas tadi.
4. Kemudian masukkan susu selang selikan dgn tepung.gaul semua hingga sebati.
perap selama 1/2 jam.
5. Panaskan pengukus dan acuan lompang.tuangkan adunan ke dlm acuan.adunan ni jika dituang penuh kedlm acuan pun x mengapa sbb semasa masak dia x akan melimpah.
6. Jika guna acuan lompang kukus selama lebih kurang 15 min - 20 min.tutup pengukus dgn kain supaya wap tidak jatuh ke bawah.

Ikan Goreng & Sayur Goreng Campur

Ni menu yang paling ringkas... ikan kembung goreng & sayur goreng campur... errr.. betul ke menu paling ringkas? ke menu paling pemalas?? hahahah hmmm memang tengah malas pun ni.. :D Layan je la gambar2 ni ye.. nk bagi resepi rasanya semua dh tau nk goreng ikan & goreng sayur.. hihihi

Mee Goreng Mamak Simple

I was craving mee goreng mamak so I when found this Mee Goreng Mamak recipe I was stunned to see how simple it looked. I loved it!

Bahan2:

500g mee kuning (basuh dgn air panas)
isi ayam (dipotong kecil), udang atau sotong
2 ulas bawang putih (dihiris)
1 biji telur ayam
1 sudu besar sos tomato
1 sudu besar kicap pekat
2 sudu besar kicap manis
sedikit kicap masin
2 keping tauhu - dihiris dan digoreng hingga garing
2 sudu besar air
2 tangkai sayur sawi
3 sudu besar minyak untuk menumis
3 biji lada kering (direndam air panas) *
1 ulas bawang putih *
2 butir bawang merah kecil *
Setengah cm halia *
*dikisar halus

Cara2:

1. Panaskan kuali.
2. Goreng bawang putih hingga berbau.
3. Masukkan bahan kisar dan tumis hingga garing(keluar minyak).
4. Masukkan isi ayam, udang atau sotong. Goreng lagi. Masukkan tauhu yg telah siap digoreng tadi.
5. Tambah sos tomato, kicap manis, kicap pekat & kicap masin serta sedikit air. Kacau rata.
6. Masukkan mee kuning. Kacau hingga sebati. Kuatkan api.
7. Masukkan telur ayam. Biarkan sekejap sebelum dikacau hingga agak kering.
8. Masukkan sayur sawi & serbuk lada sulah. Kacau hingga sebati.
9. Tutup api dan hidangkan bersama timun & perahkan air limau kasturi.

Kerabu Sotong & Mangga

Found this recipe at Ijan's blog. I tried it today and it was really tasty! The mangoes that I picked 3 days ago seem to be over- ripe so I decided to do something with them sebelum mangga tu buruk. Nasib baik ada bahan2 kt dapur so apalagi.. ;) (ha.. ada lagi 2 biji kt dapur tu.. tak tahu nk buat apa... errr.. anyone got any ideas?)

Bahan2:

250 gram sotong, di rebus dan di tos dahulu
1 biji mangga muda, dicincang
1 biji cili, dihiris
5 biji cili api (kalau suke pedas boleh tambah), dihiris
3 ulas bawang merah, dihiris
1 labu bawang besar saiz sederhana, dihiris
segenggam daun ketumbar dihiris
sedikit daun bawang, dihiris
sos ikan
garam dan gula
perahan asam limau nipis

Cara2:

1. Sediakan semua bahan, campurkan di dalam mangkuk besar.
2. Masukkan sos ikan, asam limau nipis, garam dan gula secukup rasa. Berhati-hati masukkan sos ikan sebab sos ni dah agak masin.
3. Sedia untuk dihidang.

Tongkol Goreng Asam Jawa

Ikan aya again! never get tired of ikan aya and i'm looking forward with great anticipation to any easy, versatile & tasty ikan aya recipes posted by blogger friends.. would love to try 'em out baby!

Wokey... back to this recipe, I would say it is a recipe that everyone will enjoy.. quick and easy and will most probably become a favorite fish dish on your table.. Thanks sue.. loved it.. makan ni hari2 pun tak pe.. hehehe :D

Here's the recipe:

Bahan-bahan:

1 ekor ikan tongkol segar sederhana besar-potong2 dan cuci bersih
1-2 sudu makan asam jawa
1 sudu makan penuh garam-letak lebih sedikit agar senang meresap
Serbuk perasa-tak letak pun takpe
1-2 batang serai-diketuk (utk aroma serai-tak letak pun takpe)
1 cawan minyak untuk menggoreng

Cara-cara:

1. Lumurkan asam jawa pada keseluruhan isi ikan dan gaulkan kesemua bahan lain bersama ikan kecuali minyak masak.
2. Rasa sedikit dengan hujung jari,harus terasa garamnya sebelum diperap.Perap sekurang2nya setengah jam sebelum digoreng
3. Jangan goreng ikan terlalu lama kerana isi ikan tongkol yang garing rasanya agak kering..

Singgang Ikan Aya

oh god.. how i missed this singgang ikan aya.. never had the chance to make this singgang during the Ramadhan month although I wanted so much (was busy trying out other recipes LOL :D) until today and I managed to lepas geram la... hehehe

Taugeh Goreng

Bean sprouts have always been one of my favorite veggies especially if cooked with tofu & kuchai leaves.. so yummy & delicious.. cuma yg malas skit.. time nk snap off ekor taugeh tu.. adehhh.. tak kuasa aku! tapi buat la jugak coz with the tails off, bean sprouts look neat, tidy and cantik.. it also gives better taste when you cook the sprouts!

Bahan2:

50g taugeh - dibuang ekornya

3 tangkai daun kuchai - dipotong panjang2

2 ekor sotong - dihiris

1 biji cili - dihiris

2 biji bawang merah - dihiris

1 biji bawang putih - dihiris

1 keping tauhu - dihiris

1sb sos tiram

sedikit ajinomoto

Cara2:

1. Panaskan minyak. Masukkan bawang putih & bawang merah. Goreng sehingga naik bau.

2. Masukkan tauhu & sotong. Goreng sehingga tauhu kekuningan.

3. Masukkan taugeh, daun kuchai & cili diikuti dgn sos tiram & ajinomoto.

4. Kacau sehingga sebati.

5. Tutup api dan hidangkan.

Kari Udang

Made this today for lunch and the recipe is realllly gooood. Simple to make but good flavor! I really enjoyed it! It was also my first time making curry, so yay! :D Bukan senang kita nk masak & makan curry tau.... tapi ntah camne terasa nk mkn curry lak hari ni.. hehe.. thanks eiyna for sharing this prawn curry recipe.. It was yummy.. I will definitely be making this one again.. go go curry! LOL ;)