SO SIMPLE...

Tinola...

Errmmm... Just feeling like having chicken soup, today i craved for Chicken Tinola... But no young papaya for cooking. It's one of the ingredients, but unfortunately I couldn't get it any where in the market this morning. So, it just only Green Mustard... It's Tinola With Out Young Papaya... Correctly named... Anyway it taste the same...
I have some stock of chicken in the refrigerator, some ginger, onion and garlic. Chili and black pepper, that's all. A simple and delicious meal for the day.... I have plenty of time for housework and some reading as well. For the past few weeks, I left it the car planned to read it when ever there is time but still it is just left there. I guess it just another day of my LAZY DAYS... It's ok, I had a very good lunch today with a complete meal of vege and chicken.
I still have this craves for Philippines food even after so long I didn't get this kind of nice traditional taste since years ago... Well, aha ... Good attempt this time...
By the way it's much better if cooked with young papaya, just splendid... indeed...

Ingredients :
Chicken
Ginger
Garlic
Onion
Red Chili
Black pepper
Green Mustard
Oil
Water
Salt and sugar

• Heat oil and saute onion, garlic and ginger.
• Add in chicken, chili and black pepper and simmer.
• Add in water and seasoning.
• Add in green mustard and ready to serve.
  

CHICKEN LOVERS PART II

Ayam Masak Lemak Cili Padi

This is one of the famous Malay dishes.... Chicken In Spicy Yellow Coconut Milk. Negeri Sembilan origins, one of the fourteen states in Malaysia located about 1 hour journey from Kuala Lumpur... Negeri Sembilan cuisines are well known with pungent and chili hot tongue biting... A lot of chilies, but i really like it...
Thanks to Aunt Hamidah, Sera's mom... My childhood friend and a very good friend. They have taught me this very delicious chicken dish. Very simple and absolutely finger liking good! Not necessary with chicken only, it goes well with fish, beef and even prawn... the smell of fresh turmeric and lemongrass gives a lot of authentic taste and tangy aroma. And It is just irresistible.. YAYY..... I can't help myself from eating double as much as than usual.... Dealing with it, I am lacking of self control.... YAY....
Traditionally adding in coconut milk, nowadays will be more convenient with packed and pasteurized coconut milk... 250 ml in a packet is equivalent to 1 thick coconut milk... In my cooking, if I am using ready-to-use coconut milk, I love to mix in evaporated milk to add more milky taste into the dish...

Ingredients :
1/2 bird of chicken
1 packet of coconut milk
Evaporated milk
Potato
Lemongrass
Chilies
Fresh turmeric
Turmeric leaves
Garcinia rind
Salt

• Blend turmeric and chilies
  
• Pound lemongrass
• Add in with chicken and coconut milk
• Add in potato and evaporated milk
• Simmer till tender
  
• Add in garcinia rind and turmeric leaves
• Add in salt and ready to serve
  

FOR CHICKEN LOVERS.....

Chicken Karahi

My Jackel is being too much baby... She always want to be pampered, she loves me to baby talk her... Jackel eats a lot and plays a lot too, the weather isn't that hot.. otherwise she will be making noise.... maybe feeling uncomfortable.... My sweet little Jackel... She has been living with me for the past 4 months.... ever since I found her by the road side... Petite with naive looks in the eyes.... but smart and sweet....
MEOOOWWW..... she comes with a greeting every time I got to mom's house.... a loyal friend and a very good listener. A fun traveler as well, she was with me up and down from Kuala Lumpur to Jitra and from Jitra back to Kuala Lumpur again...
Today, my Jackel got very excited with something that i brought from home.... I packed some of my Chicken Karahi which I cooked last night to mom's house... Some food for my brothers to try..... the smell from the chicken was driving Jackel crazy.... she couldn't stop making noise... I guess she can sense how good the cook is.... the smell tells everything.... :p YUMMMY....
This dish is nice with chapati and even with rice, make it a little soupy by adding more liquid... add in shredded cooked chicken breast instead of whole chicken and sprinkle with chopped parsley, then it will be very nice with French toast...! Even me will start MEOOOWING too.... MEOWWW....
Chicken Karahi is very similar to Chicken Caldareta from the Philippines... Chicken Caldareta has more ingredients such as potato, carrot and bell pepper... but the taste is almost the same, except for Chicken Karahi is slightly pungent with chili powder and green chili..... Asian Fusion....

Ingredients :
1/2 bird of chicken
2 onions
5 garlic
1 inch of ginger
Tomato and green chili
Chili powder
Salt
Cooking oil

• Heat oil and saute onion
• Add in salt, garlic and ginger
• Add in chicken and simmer
• Add in tomato and green chili
  
• Simmer till tender and ready to serve
  

LONGED FOR HOME COOKING PART II

Red Chickindoori

The day was quiet, last night I didn't sleep well.. but I am not feeling sleepy either so I did some housework... fold clothes, a lots of them.... which are my brothers'.... guys are very not good in keeping tidy a house... I wonder every time I left mom house cleaned, on the next day it will be messy....??... and these guys will point at each other to put on blame....! child trapped in a guy's body and I am the big sister being a momma taking care of them... Well, I am very happy to do anything for my brothers and sisters... and I loving it.... Sham is requesting chicken for our menu today, ya.. why not? It has been a while I didn't use my oven for roasting. Me and Sham went out to shop some groceries, not that far, convenient and takes only 15 minutes in journey. My menu today has some similarity with Chicken Tandoori... just chicken and some vegetables .... no rice for today....

Ingredients for chicken:
Quarter chicken
Garlic
Plain yogurt
Tomato puree
Cumin, black pepper, chili powder and cardamon
Salt and honey
Cooking oil

• Grind cumin, black pepper, chili powder, garlic and cardamon
• Clean chicken and marinate with yogurt, tomato puree, salt, honey and cooking oil
• Add in grounded ingredients
• Roast on high temperature for 45 minutes

Stir Fry Zucchini and cherry tomato :

• Saute onion, zucchini and cherry tomato
• Add in salt
  

CHERRY THE CHICKEN

Chicken Cherry Sauce

My Ms Cherry the chicken is my creation of the day, very good combination with sweet cherry fruity sauce. Chicken is grilled and poured with cherry sauce... Well, I love spicy with a little sweet combination which enhance the taste of spiciness and the aromatic smell of spices is just too bad to hold yourself from indulging this wonderful creation... MMMM...am I just too boastful or I am just too excited about the outcome?... For the more, what else can be well served with this Ms Cherry if not Mr Green the broccoli... buttered broccoli is a simple vegetable dish but just perfect for this menu. I thought of sauteing the broccoli with some garlic but I think the flavor would be too strong for the chicken... So i keep to simplicity CT...!