SWEET VERMICELLI

Ferni

Another new recipe which is very popular in the north of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Ferni is very easy to prepare and the method is similar to preparation of Kheer from my earlier post. I have noticed that most desserts from this region are milk base ..... raisins and almond best to be served with this milk based desserts.
A Bee Hoon look like, thin and made of semolina flour is cook together with milk and sugar, cardamon powder for some spicy dash. Later on, add in butter or ghee and serve with roasted almond and raisins. It's looks like Bee Hoon Soup, but sweet and milky tasty...
This vermicelli can be bought in a shop selling imported goods from Pakistan, located in Jalan Masjid India in City One Plaza. This shop merchandising National brand, spices powder, Biryani mixes and a lot more....
I have noticed one thing.... Most recipes that originates from north India and Pakistan, uses cardamon powder even in the dessert. When I was younger, I used to go to a grocery shop owned by an Indian Muslim gentleman, known him as 'Uncle'. I used to smell a kind of aroma every time I entered the shop, but I didn't know what was that. Only now I can recognized the smell after cooking few of this regional dishes...It's cardamon....! Sweet, spicy and tangy....Ms Cardamon

SPICY STIR FRY VEGETABLES

Stir Fry Turmeric And Mixed Vege

I cooked vegetables with turmeric powder, MMMM.... nice to be eaten with Briyani which I cooked earlier... Both of my brothers were at home, so I think the food is good enough for the three of us. I have prepared Chicken Briyani earlier, it's nice to be eaten on it's own even with out anything else. I have zucchini and cauliflower in the fridge, some tomatoes and onions.... perfect for a stir fry vegetables dish. With a dash of turmeric powder and mustard seeds.....

Ingredients :
Zucchini, cherry tomatoes, cauliflower and onion
Garlic and mustard seeds
Water
Salt
Turmeric powder
Cooking oil

• Cut zucchini, cherry tomatoes, cauliflower and onion
• Heat oil and saute garlic
• Add in mustard seeds
  
• Add in vegetables
• Add in water and ready to serve
  
• Add in turmeric powder and salt
  

I LOVE THAI'S FOOD

Tom Yam

I love mom's Tom Yam, she has given some twist to her Tom Yam, to the original recipe. It's still taste very nice. Mom add in some crispy fried shallots and instead of using coriander leaves, she uses Chinese Parsley which is aromatic and very sweet in smell. Her Tom Yam taste more like a sour soup, perfect with chicken and fish.... I have few Thai friends, they taught me how to cook Tom Yam. It's simple and very nutritious, a good choice for a diet meal. And I really like it, using only fresh ingredients and herbs. I prefer not to use Tom Yam paste or Tom Yam cubes for flavoring, it doesn't tastes as nice as using fresh herbs... For the more, the ingredients can be bought any where in Malaysia, you can go to wet market and even in hyper market... So, don't be too lazy to try out for a better cooked food....

Tom Yam

Ingredients :
Beef/ chicken/ fish/ prawn/ squid
Galangal
Chili
Onions
Garlic
Lemon grass
Carrot, tomato, mushroom, baby corn
Lime juice
Fish sauce
Kafir lime leaves and coriander leaves
Salt and sugar
Water

• Boil water with meat till tender
• Crush galangal, chili, lemon grass and garlic
• Cut vegetables and onions to favorable size and shape
• Add in vegetables
• Add in other ingredients
• Add in leaves 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
  

SWEET RICE PORRIDGE

Kheer

I have learned some thing new today, a dessert. Kheer, a sweet rice porridge with a mix of milk, almond, pistachios and cardamons. For today instead of coking it traditionally, I am using an instant mix. It's a product of Pakistan, where you can buy it from special grocery shop selling imported goods. It is so easy to prepare, bring milk to boil and add in the mix. Simmer for 15 minutes and stir gradually to avoid burning at the bottom. Serve cold and good with roasted almond and dried fruits such as raisin and apricot. This dessert is very similar to Bubur Merah Putih in Malaysia, rice porridge cooked with coconut milk and red palm sugar. Same as Champorado, Philippines origin... glutinous rice porridge in chocolate flavor. For a modern twist, I think Kheer would be very nice to be served with fresh fruits... strawberry, kiwi and peach..... This attribute to monkey man...

Abbas....

LONGED FOR HOME COOKING

Bendi Goreng

Telur Masak Kicap

This is the reason for my disappearance, house renovations. Mom took an opportunity on her holiday in Kuala Lumpur doing some maintenance to our old house. The house aged 28 years now, as same age as my sister, Jubet. We moved here after she was born. Jubet has two beautiful children now.. Afiq, my favorite nephew and Sofea, a cat's lover.
You know, being in a place which is ful of memories, makes you feel trapped in the past. The house captures so much of the good old days. Good beautiful moments, sadness and also disappointments. Well, I don't deny there are few black incidents happened in this old house besides the sweet and the unforgettable. Ironically to say, that I still cherish my good old days even though the bad old days are so terribly disappointing.. The sweet one is invulnerable to vanish and blacken by the tears and losses
I have spent one week in cleaning, rearranging and sorting stuff in the house. It's time consuming, I have no time for my leisure and my blog is left not updated ....! My brother bought take-away dinner for me on his way back home everyday. It shows how much the renovations has taken the priority over my cooking and baking...!
But today I am really tired of eating regular and monotonous outside food. I cooked simple dishes as long as it can treat my urge, longing for home cooking, Especialy home cooking cooked by me and myself....
Simple Dishes as Telur Masak Kicap and Bendi Goreng serve with warm plain rice...Nice....!

Telur Masak Kicap (Fried Egg In Soya Sauce)
Ingredients :
2 eggs
Onion
Chili
Soya sauce
Salt and pepper
Cooking Oil

• Fry eggs and put a side
  
• Heat oil and saute onion and chili
• Add in soya sauce, salt and pepper
• Pour on eggs and ready to serve
  

Bendi Goreng (Stir Fry Lady's Finger)
Ingredients :
Lady's finger
Garlic
Chili
Salt
Water
Cooking oil

• Heat oil saute garlic and chili
• Add in lady's finger
• Add in water and salt