Ka-Chow!

Our very favorite race car turns 2 today!


Special carrot-walnut muffin cupcakes for our little man.
Happy birthday dearest Ammar Yusuf!

Recipe from Nigella Lawson's How to Be A Domestic Goddess.

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.

Daging Bumbu Lapis

Bahan-bahan:
Daging dipotong nipis2 500g
Telur 1 biji
Planta/Butter 1 tbsp
Bawang putih 2 ulas
Halia & kunyit (1 & 1/2 pinky)
Lada putih
Kicap manis
Gula & garam

Cara-cara:
1. Tumbuk bawang putih, halia & kunyit sampai halus. Tambah lada putih.
2. Gaul bersama daging. Tambah telur, planta, kicap , gula & garam.
3. Tambah sedikit air & rebus sehingga daging empuk (tutup).

Bergedil Daging

Bahan-bahan:
Daging kisar 500g
Kentang 500g (1 biji besar)
Daun sup
Daun bawang
Bawang goreng
Telur 2 biji.
Bawang putih 2 ulas
Lada putih
Garam

Cara-cara:
1. Potong2 kentang & goreng.
2. Lenyek2 kentang - blend pun boleh!
3. Gaul bersama daging kisar. Tambah telur 2 biji, daun bawang, daun sup, bawang goreng, bawang putih (ditumbuk) & serbuk lada putih, dan garam secukup rasa.
4. Gaul sehingga rata, kepal2 jadik shape & size menurut selera. Goreng!

Ayam Goreng Rempah

Ingredients:
Ayam 1/2 ekor
Lengkuas (3 jengkal)
Serai (2 batang)
Halia (1 jengkal)
Bawang putih (4 ulas)
Kunyit (1/2 pinky)
Asam jawa
Garam & gula

Cara-cara:
1. Blend lengkuas, serai, halia, bawang putih & kunyit.
2. Gaul bersama ayam. Tambah air asam jawa, gula & garam.
3. Rebus ayam & rempah sehingga ayam separuh masuk.
4. Asing & drain ayam & rempah.
5. Goreng ayam (bertutup supaya lembut).
6. Kemudian goreng rempah berasingan (tanpa tutup).

Kuih Cara

Siti used to make these a lot. And my boys love it. (So do I!)
And it's a little piece of home.

Special thanks to Ely for buying the acuan, and Nado' for lugging it halfway round the world!

Ingredients:
1 cup tepung gandum
1 biji telur
100 ml santan pekat
2 daun pandan di-blend & tapis
(or 1/2 tsp essence pandan)
Gula, garam & air secukupnya

Cara-cara:

1. Belnd daun pana=dan, tapis & ambil airnya.
2. Campur bersama tepung gandum, telur, santan, garam & air secukupnya.
3. Blend campuran tadi dan siap untuk dibakar!
4. Tuang campuran kuih ke dalam acuan, dan masukkan gula sebagai inti.

Tip:
1. Tutup acuan kuih cara sehingga masak!

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