Nasi Tomato

Had a great Saturday evening with the Khans. Took the boys splashing around the pool followed by dinner - menu: Nasi Ayam! Then topped it off with game night & me winning at Settlers of Catan. Must've been beginner's luck! =)

Ingredients:
1 whole chicken
1 kg white rice
Dried chillies
Tomatoes
Cucumber
Onions, garlic, ginger
Bunga cengkih
Bunga lawang
Kayu manis
Tomato puree
Chilli sauce


How To:

1. Boil chicken with some ginger (2") until half cooked. Take the soup to cook the rice with.
2. Blend together 1 big onion, 2 ulas garlic, 1 tomato. Add in 1.5" cinnamon stick, 5 bunga cengkih, 5 bunga lawang. Add in the chicken soup and 1 cup tomato puree. Cook the rice with this mix and add aome salt once the water has boiled.
3. Fry the pre-boiled chicken till half cooked.
4. Blend 10 dried chillies, 2 tomatoes, 1 big onion, 2 ulas garlic & halia 0.5". Fry this mix until cooked. Then add the chicken. Add salt, sugar & water as needed.
5. For the cucumber salad, mix sliced 1/2 onion, 2 cucumbers, chilki sauce, sugar & salt.

Basil Fried Rice

Another thai inspiration. Thanks to the many2 basil leaves we still had in the fridge. We've been using them for our stirred fry ground beef & Achik's ayam richa-richa.

Ingredients:
Ayam
Basil leaves
Jalapeno/Serrano peppers (or cili padi)
Bawang putih
Sos tiram
Kicap manis
Telur 2 biji

1. Goreng telur ala scrambled eggs (add sikit garam) & asingkan
2. Tumis bawang putih + cili yg ditumbuk
3. Masukkan ayam + sos tiram + kicap dan goreng hingga masak
4. Masukkan nasi dan kacau
5. Lastly, masukkam telur goreng & daun basil

Nasi Ayam Madu

Ed & Jin came over to visit one Sunday. Menu for the day.. nasi ayam!

Bahan-bahan:

Untuk Nasi & Sup:
2 helai daun pandan (optional)
2 kiub ayam
1 ekor ayam
2 sup bunjut adabi
Bawang putih
Bawang merah
Halia
Kayu manis (optional)
Marjerin
Daun bawang
Daun sup

Untuk perap ayam:
Madu
Kicap
Sos tiram
Serbuk lada putih
Halia
Bawang putih

Kicap:Bawang putih, sos tiram, kicap manis/masin, sup ayam

Sambal: Cili merah, bawang putih, halia, perahan limau, sup ayam

Sayut: Daun salad/timun/tomato



1. Tumbuk bawang putih dan halia. Tumis dengan sedikit minyak sehingga bawang jadi perang. Masukkan air, ayam, sup bunjut dan kiub ayam. Masaklah sehingga ayam separuh masak.

2. Ayam tadi diperap dgn: halia, bawang putih, madu, sos tiram, kicap manis & pepper.

3. Untuk masak nasi, tumiskan bawang merah, bawang putih, halia & kayu manis dalam marejerin sampai wangi. Kemudian gunakan sup ayam tadi (variation + daun pandan if tak pakai kayu manis). Bila mendidih tambah garam & kacau supaya rata. Lepas nasi dah masak, kacau lagi supaya mixed.

4. Roast ayam @ 375F for 20 minutes, then 300F for another 10 minutes.

5. Untuk kuah sup, tumbuk bawang putih, bawang besar & ketuk halia. Tumis sampai naik bau. Kemudian tambah air, sup bunjut &kiun ayam , garam & gula secukup rasa. Bila mendidih, tutup api & masukkan daun bawang & daun sup.

6. Tumiskan bawang putih sehingga naik bau. Masukkan kicap manis, kicap masin, sos tiram dan sedikit sup ayam tadi.

7. Untuk sos cili, blend cili merah, bawang putih & halia, bersama garam, gula, perahan limau & sup ayam tadi.