brown rice pilaf

{ingredients}

2 cups of brown rice

4 cups of water

1 spoon of chicken stock

onion

garlic

thyme

parsley

jintan manis

bunga lawang

salt & black pepper

butter/margarine/olive oil

{methods}

1) after washing the rice, soak the rice for at least 30 mins and drain the rice..

2) in the mean time, stir in the chicken stock in water, if possible use hot water..

3) in a heated rice cooker, melt butter/margarine and saute the onion, garlic, thyme, parsley, jintan manis and bunga lawang sampai naik bau..

4) then stir in the drained rice with the sauteed bahan2 until almost the rice are coated with the melted butter/oil/margarine

5) add in the chicken stock, add in salt & pepper and let the rice cook..

6) once the rice is cooked, fluff the rice with fork and close the lids again to let the steam run thru the rice..

7) the rice is good to go after waiting for 5 minutes.. :)

~ Corn beef, cili padi & basil spaghetti, olio style ~

mak oi lamanyer tak write!!! hahaha.. so sorry.. sejak keje mcm jrg masak something new, and jarang ada time nk masak.. hehehe.. anyways, i just wanna share this recipe, saw this on Delicious' menu, thought i ought to make it myself drpd bayar mahal2 to Delicious kan hehehe.. whether rasa sama or not tu tak sure la kan.. hehe.. ok let's start cookin' ^__^

{ingredients}

spaghetti for 2 - 3 portions

1 can of corned beef

1 spoon of roasted garlic/ 4 cloves of finely chopped garlic

8 cili padi (mine was about 2 inches long each)

some basil Thai leaves, roughly chopped

salt & black pepper

olive oil

{methods}

1) in a heated pan, stir fry garlic, chili padi and basil leaves in olive oil.

2) add in corned beef, black pepper and a lil salt and fry until fragrant

3) add in spaghetti, tutup api and mix them well.

4) ready to eat.. 

hehe very easy.. ^__^

~ spaghetti aglio olio with mushrooms ~

a very simple pasta.. actually i have button mushrooms lebih from my spaghetti sauce i cooked last few days.. pastu fikir2 nk buat apa dgn extra mushrooms ni.. so i figured y not i juz stir fry em and have it with spaghetti..

i used angle hair spaghetti coz they cook very fast n they're not too rich gak.. tats y spaghetti nmpk kurus ya.. hihihi.. recipe ni tuk sorang je tau coz i was experimenting jer.. ajoy wanted to eat something else.. ok here's d recipe:

1 portion of spaghetti - boil first

2 cloves of garlic - chopped

1 long cili padi - chopped

2 button mushrooms (canned) - sliced

1 white button mushrooms (fresh) - sliced

chicken cube/stock (ckit jer)

black pepper
salt (if necessary)

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in a heated pan, stir fry the garlic and cili padi.. when it turns slightly brown, put in the chicken cube (i use a small portion jer, secukup rasa) and stir fry lg. pastu put in the mushrooms and dash some black peppers in.. when the garlic da turn almost brown, put in the spaghetti, gaul and done! hihi..

original recipe is to use chili flakes or dried chilies.. tp i dont hv those, so i used chili padi jer, sedap jerrrr... hehe.. and we can always add in prawns, mussels, capsicum and anything we want.. and if we have olive oil, better to substitute olive oil with cooking oil.. happy trying! :)

p/s: i checked recipes from the internet, most of them will sprinkle some parsley flakes & dash some oregano too.. i wanted to do td tp terlupa.. so, put tat in mind when u're preparing yr olio k.. :)

::stir-fry beef with basil and broccoli::

this is actually a few thai recipes that i combined into one.. most beef and basil recipes does not include vege but because m so lazy to cook the broccoli separately, so i mixed them in my dish.. hehehe.. if u search for the recipe yourself, you might find that some of the ingredients are not in my recipe, reason is simply i dont have the ingredient la hahaha.. and though those recipe includes cili padi, mine doesnt have any cili padi because my gastric doesnt permit me to eat anything spicy.. 

ok, enough yapping, here it is, simple but very nice..

 {ingredients}

beef - about 250g - 300g; sliced thinly

olive oil - 2 tbsp

garlic - 6 cloves; chopped finely

ginger - 1 inch; sliced or chopped

oyster sauce - 2 tbsp; mix with 5 tbsp of water

basil - 1 handful

broccoli - 1 flower

sweet soy sauce - 1 tbsp

cornflour - 2 tbsp

water

{cara2}

1) if possible at least 30 mins before cooking, marinate the beef with cornflour and soysauce.

2) when ure ready to cook, heat the pan and then the olive oil.. when the oil is hot, sautee the garlic and ginger until fragrant.

3) then add in the beef, stirfry until they are nearly cooked, and pour in the oyster sauce mixture. mix well. 

4) add in the basil leaves, stir and then add in the broccoli. cover the pan and let it simmer.

5) add water if necessary, or if u prefer more gravy.

6) check if the beef and broccoli is thoroughly cooked. when its already cooked, switched off the heat and ready to serve. 

this dish is best served with hot rice.. but i dont eat rice, so i just eat it like tat hehe.. happy trying! ;)

::lemon stir-fry chicken::

this recipe serves 2..

{ingredients}

1/2 lemon - juiced

1/2 teaspoon lemon zest

1/4 cup chicken broth (i mixed a lil chicken stock + hot water)

1/2 tablespoons soy sauce/kicap cair

1 tablespoons cornstarch

1 tablespoon oil (canola/olive/any cooking oil)

200g chicken breasts - potong ikut suka

mushrooms

carrots

snowpeas

garlic - chopped

{cara2}

1. mix lemon juice, chicken stock, kicap n cornstarch in a small bowl

2. heat oil and cook the chicken first until it is cooked thoroughly. angkat and put them on a plate laced with kitchen towel

3. lepas tu add carrots and mushroom in the pan and cook until the carrots mcm da masak, then add in snow peas, garlic and lemon zest and gaul smpi wangi. then add in the lemon juice mixture and stir until nmpk pekat and add in the chicken and gaul hingga sebati.

4. siap and hidang! very simple.. ;)

p/s: u can add or remove any ingredients as u like to suit your taste.. ;)

::healthy tuna pasta::

this was actually a recipe i got from the internet and of course, tweaked to our tastebuds.. sedap.. it was a refreshing change of pasta dishes.. kalau tak asyik beef je kan.. hehehe..in the original recipe, they use fresh parsley and fresh tomatoes.. but i had to substitute with something quick bcoz of time constraint.. ok here goes..

{bahan2}

pasta of your choice - i used spirals

 tuna - 1 can, drained

roasted garlic - 2 teaspoons (use normal garlic if u dont hv these)

dried parsley

tomato paste/puree - 1 small can

diced tomatoes - 1/2 can

black pepper

cayenne pepper (or chilli powder)

extra virgin olive oil

salt & sugar

{cara2}

1) prepare pasta first. as usual, put a pot of water to a boil. while waiting for water to boil, prepare other ingredients..

2) in a large bowl, mix the drained tuna with 1 teaspoon of roasted garlic and parsley.. put aside..

3) in another pan, heat the oil, and fry another 1 teaspoon of garlic and parsley.. and then add in the tomato paste, tomato cubes, dash of black pepper, salt and sugar.. add some water if u need too. mix well and cover until the sauce simmer.

4) once your pasta is el dente, drain them and pour the pasta into the large bowl with the tuna and mix well..

5) once the sauce is done, tutup api and pour the sauce into the mixing bowl as well. mix well again. and we're ready to makan!!! ^_^

bon apetit!

::spicy minced beef pasta::

i was thinking of something very easy to cook for myself sbb ajoy takde kat umah mlm ni.. pikir punyer pikir, last2 decided to prepare myself a hearty simple pasta.. in this recipe, i tak letak apa2 sukatan, mmg ikut sukatan sdri, ikut citarasa sendiri k.. as i said, it is a simple recipe.. ;)

{bahan2}

pasta of yr choice (i chose angel's hair bcoz cepat masak n sedap)

minced beef

capsicum

garlic

chicken stock granule (knorr/maggi)

black pepper

cayenne pepper

oregano

parsley

olive oil

maggi seasoning

tomato sauce

{cara2}

1) boil yr pasta until el dente and drain it.. then toss it with a drizzle of olive oil and place the pasta in a plate..

2) while the pasta is boiling, prepare the beef. in a bowl, combine the minced beef with black pepper, cayenne pepper, oregano and maggi seasoning with cold spoon. let it rest.

3) in another pan, heat olive oil, and tumis garlic and chicken stock and add in the beef mixed with the herbs. 

4) when the beef is cooked, add in the capsicum and then just give it a good fry.. 

5) add in tomato sauce and gaul everything together. tomato sauce tak perlu byk, just ensure all the ingredients inside the pot is covered with tomato sauce should be ok. and we're done wit the minced beef.

6) tutup api and scoop out the minced beef and place them on top of the pasta. then sprinkle some parsley and drizzle a lil bit more of olive oil and it is good to eat.. :)

happy trying everyone! ^_^

::cucur udang rangup::

kempunan nk mkn jemput2/cucur, tp tak nk pki adabi punyer.. so buat la sdri.. hehehe..

pls remember, portion2 aina mostly for 2 pax ya.. ;)

{bahan2}

1 cups of flour (tepung gandum)

1/2 cup of water (kalau perlu tambah k)

fresh prawns - potong ikut citarasa sdri ;)

carrot - potong dadu kecik2

1/2 tablespoon of olive oil

1 teaspoon of sugar

dash of baking powder (tuk naikkan ckit)

dash of black pepper

garam secukup rasa

serbuk kunyit ckit for a lil colour

*kalau suka, masukkan kucai/daun bwg/bawang (ajoy & i tak suka sbb tu tak letak)

*can always use this recipe for cucur/jemput2 ikan bilis

{cara2}

gaul semua n goreng mcm cucur biasa! hehehe.. 

^_^ 

*peace* 

:P 

::aglio olio with spicy prawns::

olio is a very2 simple pasta dish.. sbb tu i suuuukkkkkaaaa sgt masak olio hehehe.. but of course we have to try to vary it so tat tak bosan la kan.. 

aglio olio with spicy prawns

{bahan2 A}

prawns

lemon juice - 1/2 lemon

chopped cili kering - 1/2 btg

roasted garlic - 1 teaspoon

parsley - generous dash

salt

{bahan2 B}

spaghetti

chopped chili kering - 1/2 btg

roasted garlic - 1/2 teaspoon

salt

parsley

olive oil (penting!)

{cara2}

1) while you're cooking yr spaghetti, prepare yr prawns.. combine all the ingredients A in a bowl.. then stir fry the prawns with olive oil.. bila prawns da pink, angkat the prawns and put it in a separate bowl..

2) next, heat the same pan, add in a lil more olive oil about 1 table spoon and tumis the garlic and chopped cili kering. 

3) pour in yr spaghetti in the pan, lower the fire and toss the garlic oil with parsley and salt.. 

4) then hidangkan dlm plate and place the prawns td on the spaghetti.. siap!!!! ;)

::14 ways to save $$$ on groceries::

my MIL emailed these very useful tips.. balik ni nak terus buat.. tq mama! ^_^

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1. Line the bottom of your refrigerator’s crisper drawer with paper towels. They’ll absorb the excess moisture that causes vegetables to rot.

2. To keep herbs tasting fresh for up to a month, store whole bunches, washed and sealed in plastic bags, in the freezer. When you need them, they’ll be easier to chop, and they’ll defrost the minute they hit a hot pan.

3. A bay leaf slipped into a container of flour, pasta, or rice will help repel bugs.

4. Stop cheese from drying out by spreading butter or margarine on the cut sides to seal in moisture. This is most effective with hard cheeses sealed in wax.

5. When radishes, celery, or carrots have lost their crunch, simply pop them in a bowl of iced water along with a slice of raw potato and watch the limp vegetables freshen up right before your eyes.

6. Avoid separating bananas until you plan to eat them – they spoil less quickly in a bunch.

7. Put rice in your saltshaker to stop the salt from hardening. The rice absorbs condensation that can cause clumps.

8. Stock up on butter when it’s on sale – you can store it in the freezer for up to six months. Pack the butter in an airtight container, so it doesn’t take on the flavor of whatever else you’re freezing.

9. In order to make cottage cheese or sour cream last longer, place the container upside down in the fridge. Inverting the tub creates a vacuum that inhibits the growth of bacteria that causes food to spoil.

10. Believe it or not, honey is the only nonperishable food substance, so don’t get rid of the stuff if it crystallizes or becomes cloudy. Microwave on medium heat, in 30-second increments, to make honey clear again.

11. Prevent extra cooked pasta from hardening by stashing it in a sealed plastic bag and refrigerating. When you’re ready to serve, throw the pasta in boiling water for a few seconds to heat and restore moisture.

12. Keeping brown sugar in the freezer will stop it from hardening. But if you already have hardened sugar on your shelf, soften it by sealing in a bag with a slice of bread – or by microwaving on high for 30 seconds.

13. If you only need a few drops of lemon juice, avoid cutting the lemon in half – it will dry out quickly. Instead, puncture the fruit with a metal skewer and squeeze out exactly what you require.

14. If you’re unsure of an egg’s freshness, see how it behaves in a cup of water: Fresh eggs sink; bad ones float.

::grilled chicken with chimichurri sauce with orange glazed garden salad::

tis meal was inspired by a meal i had sometime ard last year at a restaurant called bijou.. actually, this chimichurri sauce was glazed over the chicken n grilled.. but i decided to have a lil twist of my own n did this instead.. i will only share the recipe for the sauce since the chicken is grilled plain with some salt, black pepper n rosemary.. and the salad was tossed with orange glaze dressing i got from a restaurant at bangi.. hehe m sure the chef who cooked me tat chicken kat bijou disapprove of my sauce recipe, tp sbb dia lmbt sgt bg recipe, so kena la buat sdri hehehe.. and ajoy loved it! so i mustve done something right hehehe.. :P

p/s: malan, pls tell me whr i can improve ;)

so here's d recipe for my chimichurri sauce:

2 small bell peppers/capsicum

2 small tomatoes

1 cili padi

1 spoon of tomato sauce

1 teaspoon of black peppers

dash of cayenne peppers

2 dashes of dried rosemary

2 dashes of dried parsleys 

dash of oregano

salt

3 spoons of sugar (kalau pedas/masam sgt)

*blend all this, and bring it to a boil to cook the tomato and bell peppers. if u wanna make salsa/grilling glaze out of it, tak yah la boil it k.. i put lots of sugar to balance the spiciness of the sauce.. pls feel free to modify this to yr own liking.. ;) 

::sautéed chicken & mushroom with steamed asparagus, topped with black pepper sauce::

i bought the asparagus for awhile.. but havent got the time to use it yet.. i havent cooked for awhile hehe.. this dish can be done in 2 ways.. but i wanna make it easy for us, not too chef-y la kan.. cuma presentation wise, saje je buat konon2 cam professional hahaha.. tp tak menjadi sgt la.. 

ok enough rambling.. here's the recipe for 2 person:

{bahan2}

~main ingredient~

4 strips of chicken breast fillet, cut into bite sized pieces

1/2 of big onion, chopped

1 inch of ginger, sliced

1/2 bowl of sliced white mushroom, cleaned

2 handfuls of asparagus, cleaned

~herbs~

rosemary

black pepper

cayenne pepper

salt

~sauces~

black pepper sauce, thinned, 7-10 table spoons (up to u)

sweet soy sauce, 2 table spoons

oyster sauce, 2 table spoons

{cara2}

1) marinate the chicken with dashes of black pepper, cayenne pepper and rosemary..

2) in a pan, heat some oil (i used olive oil) and fry yr chicken and ginger slicces until it is a lil golden brown..

3) then add in yr chopped onions and sliced mushrooms.. stir them well until the onion is cooked..

4) then pour in all the sauces, stir well and let it simmer.. pls note that i didnt use any salt in this chicken dish as there is already enough salt for me.. but if tak cukup tambah je la ye.. ;)

5) while u wait for yr chicken to simmer, dont forget to steam the asparagus, and then toss them in a lil salt n pepper..

6) if u want to present it the way i did, place the asparagus at the bottom in any way u liked.. mine was 2 tiered.. saje je.. hehe.. then dish out the chicken n mushroom from the sauce and place them on the asparagus.. lastly, scoop out the sauce and pour them on top of the chicken and let them drizzle down onto the asparagus.. siap! hehee..

ok i mentioned there are 2 ways to cook it.. i did the very MALAS way of tossing the chicken n mushroom in the sauce.. if u want, once the onion is cooked, take them out of then pan and then simmer the sauce separately.. tu jer la.. hehehe.. 

::tomyam grilled chicken::

to me.. grilled chicken or fish is a very versatile dish.. u can use just about anything in yr kitchen to have many types of grilled chicken/fish.. so this time, i used the remaining tomya, paste to make my grilled chicken.. sgt2 simple.. 

this is how i did it..

{bahan2}

chicken breast stripes..

tom yam paste

lemon juice

sugar

onion

> no need salt sbb tom yam paste tu da ada salt.. 

{cara2}

1) combine the tom yam paste with lemon juice and sugar.. and then gaul rata on the chicken, front and back..

2) paste yg lebih2 tu letak in a bekas, and put half of the onions in the bekas. add water if necessary..

3) place yr chicken on the grill rack, and onion slices on top of the chicken.. grill for about 20 mins each side.

4) boil the remaining of the paste to make the sauce, and then serve them on the chicken when they're done with vege of yr choice, mine will almost always be broccoli hehehe... siap.. :)

::lemony & gingerly baked siakap::

healthy diet continues.. hehehe.. today teringin nk mkn ikan coz rasa mcm da lama sgt tak mkn ikan.. so i bought siakap kat jusco supermarket (sbb dkt dgn ofc hehe).. usually bila beli ikan kat pasar, they wud siang the fish and de-scale it.. tp kat jusco ni dia buang perut jer.. so tpaksa la buang the scales myself.. haishhhh, buang masa org ar jusco ni.. hihihi.. ok, u might notice knp siakap aina ni takde rupa siakap ni??? tats because we actually fillet kan the siakap ourselves.. well, actually ajoy yg tolong filletkan the fish.. hehehehe terrer tak suami sy.. ;)

there's also another reason why i used quite a lot of ginger in my cooking lately.. because i learnt tat consuming ginger pun bole loose weight!! i think it is largely because we're getting rid of angin2 dlm bdn kita yg buat kita nmpk bloated tu kan.. eh byk lak bebel.. here's d recipe!

{bahan2}

siakap - 1 ekor, fillet, buang tulang, clean

blend:

~ ginger - 2 inches 

~ garlic (i used roasted garlic) - 2 teaspoons/1 big clove

~ big onion - 1/2 of the onion

~ black pepper - 1 teaspoon

~ lemon juice - 1 whole lemon

~ salt - 1 1/2 teaspoons

~ sugar - 2 teaspoons 

~ seasoning - dash (optional)

~ cayenne pepper - dash (optional)

~ olive oil - 1/2 tablespoon (optional)

{cara2}

1) blend all the blended ingredients

2) line the baking dish with olive oil if u want.. place the fillet of siakaps.. 

3) pour all the blended ingredients on top of the fish and about 4 tablespoons of water

4) if u want, cover the baking dish.. but i find that the fish cooks a lil too slow when i did.. 

5) bake the fish in the oven for 40mins, about 20mins each side of the fish.. or just check if the fish is cooked from time to time..

6) when they're done, serve them with the remaining of the sauce from the baking dish and yr choice of steamed vege or salad.. enjoy! :)

::keema curry::

Keema, Kheema or Qeema (Hindi: क़ीमा, Urdu: قیمہ, pronounced [ˈqiːmaː]; Punjabi: ਕ਼ੀਮਾ; from Turkish 'kıyma') is a traditional meat dish of Pakistan and India. Originally this word meant minced meat.^[1] It is typically minced-lamb or goat curry with peas or potatoes. Keema can be made from almost any meat, can be cooked by stewing or frying, and can be formed into kababs. Keema is also sometimes used as a filling for samosas or naan. 

> taken from wiki ;)

This dish mmg is best to use minced lamb/mutton.. but we can always substitute with beef or chicken. In my case, i used minced beef.. lebih2 from making burger hari tu.. hehehe.. i love eating this dish with naan or chapati or just bread pun ok.. for reference, i googled this recipe and found this video.. and of course and as always, i tweaked the recipe based on what i have in my kitchen and to suit our taste. for example, keema mmg sgt2 best if ada green peas but unfortunately my ajoy doesnt eat peas, so i took them out from this recipe.. but if u like, pls add them in yr keema.. serious sedap! add more colours to yr keema too! hehehe..

i based this recipe using this video (click this link).. 

and this is my recipe pulak.. always remember i always cook for 2 person k.. so sila la adjust balik the recipe for bigger portion hehehe..

{bahan2}

minced beef

ginger - about 2 inches, pounded

roasted garlic - 2 teaspoons, pounded

cili padi - 6 small ones, pounded

curry powder - 1 & 1/2 teaspoons

chicken stock - powder, 1 teaspoon

salt - 1/2 teaspoon, or to taste

big onion - 1/2 of it, chopped

potato - 1 big one, cut into cubes

tomato - 1 fruit, chopped

curry leaves - 6 small ones

{cara2}

1) combine the minced meat with the pounded ingredients (ginger, garlic & cili padi), salt, curry powder and chicken stock. put it aside first.

2) heat oil/margerine/butter/ghee and fry the onions until golden brown

3) add in the meat and curry powder and fry until meat is cooked

4) then add in the tomatoes and potatoes and mix well. then cover and let it cook for about 5-10 mins, until the potatoes are cooked.

5) open the lid and stir for a lil bit more and serve.. done! ;)

::tips: instinctive cooking::

lately i have been cooking using my instincts instead of referring to books or internet.. and alhamdulillah, it turned out great.. well to us at least hehehe. however, i realised some of my friends said i am good in cooking because i can cook instinctively/spontaneously or we knw it as campak2.. one of my aunties will call it 'lebur'.. well wat ever u call it, it simply means not following any recipes, but using yr instinct on wat ingredients to use in yr cooking.. 

so how do i do it? here are the tips i use when cooking campak2.. hehehe..

1) i look at wat ingredients i have in my lil kitchen..

2) then i look at wat bhn mentah i want to use (chicken, fish, beef, etc)..

3) after choosing the main raw material, u shud knw wat ingredients fits best for the bhn mentah ure gonna use.. for example, if ure cooking fish, lemon or lime is almost always a must to remove the hanyir-ness of the fish.. well u get wat i mean..

4) next, for dry ingredients.. u can never ever go wrong with salt and pepper la.. tgk mana2 recipe pun usually mesti letak salt and pepper.. hehehe.. other ingredients like lemon or ginger or oregano will depend on wat flavour u wanna have in yr food.. wat yr appetite is at tat time.. and whether it goes well with other ingredients.. for example, kalau tak kena letak serbuk kari/kurma, jgn la tiba2 letak kari/kurma powder kan.. mmg pelik la jdnya hahahaha.. 

5) quantity of ingredients ni yg agak tricky actually.. somehow dr dulu, if my mum were to cook any large portion of meal, mesti discuss with me on how much serai to use, how much onions to use coz mum said i have good instinct on this.. tp pernah jugak tak cukup ingredients hehehe.. esp when i 2nd guess myself and reduce the quantity of spices.. hehehe.. so this part, u basically hv to look at the amount of raw meat u'll be cooking, and then kena la tgk the portion of dry ingredients tu.. for example kalau nk masak rendang 3kilo takkan pki 5biji bawang je kan, confirm la tak cukup.. amount of salt to put in pun ikut instinct jugak.. hmmm tp this one mmg susah nk bg tips.. i guess u'll get the hang of it as time goes by, practice makes perfect kan.. so kena practice guna instinct la lps ni.. hehehe.. 

tu je la kut.. m also still learning myself.. there are a lot more that i tak pndi lagi.. and there are still food that i need to refer to recipes whenever m cooking.. ni kira kalau nk masak cam western food, or simple cincai food bole la guna instinct2 ni.. 

good luck and dont stop learning! ;)

::creamy lem0n chicken::

salam & hey y'all..

some of you might know that ajoy and i are watching our diets now.. so lately ni selalu mkn grilled chicken.. but this recipe, mmg leceh ckit.. ckp awal2 ni.. coz it involves a lot of processes.. but, yg bestnya, no oil is involved in this recipe.. yeayyy!! hehe.. so sape yg rajin bole la try k.. ;)

{bahan2}

A - perap

chicken breast strips (i used 4)

salt

black pepper

1 and 1/2 lemon (juice & skin)

ginger - chop/slice (d size of a thumb hehe)

B- other bahan2

campbell chicken soup (1 small tin/305g)

cayenne pepper

potato (1 big one, potong 8)

brocolli

carrot

roasted garlic (optional)

{cara2}

1) first of all, the night before tu, marinade/perap the chicken, together with the lemon skins.. kalau tak nk overnite, i think ard 4 hrs pun ok kut.. hahaha lama kan.. 

2) before we cook the chicken, make sure u boil the potatoes and carrots until it is half cooked.. 3quarter cooked pun bole.. 

3) then, take the chicken out of the fridge and arrange them in a baking dish.. pour all the bahan2 perap tu in the baking dish as well..

4) arrange the boiled potatoes in the baking dish.. make sure semua bhn2 (potatoes & chicken) are about the same level. this is to ensure yr potatoes wont overcook..

5) then pour the chicken soup on top of the chicken and potatoes.. make sure they are covered.. add about half cup of water into the dish.. 

6) dash some salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper to taste.. cover the baking dish with foil and dont forget to poke lots of holes on the foil.. 

7) bake them in oven (i used microwave oven) for 30mins..

8) then, ensure the potatoes and chicken are cooked. if they're not, masuk la balik dlm oven k.. if they are, then this next step is optional.. nk buat bole, tak nak pun bole.. hehe.. i did this coz ajoy suka ayam tu mcm kering2 ckit.. 

9) so i grilled the chicken and potatoes tu pulak for another 20mins.. asingkan the chicken & potatoes from the baking dish yg ada soup tu, and put them on yr grilling rack.. grill for 10mins on each side of the chicken..

10) utk sauce pulak, while the chicken is grilling, pour the remaining sauce frm the baking dish in another pan and then heat yr periuk.. add some water from time to time and heat them until the sauce reach the consistency u want for the sauce.. this way, we are not wasting on the sauce we used to cook the chicken.. :)

11) when the chicken is done, take them out from the microwave and let them cool down a lil.. then steam yr brocolli & carrots.. while ure doing that, bole la start susun the chicken n potatoes cantek2 on yr plates hehe..

12) the sauce should be ready by now.. remove them from the heat and transfer them into a sauce bowl or watever u wanna use la k..

13) lps da susun chicken, potatoes, carrots and brocolli, bole la drizzle the sauce on the chicken and potatoes.. siap utk dimkn.. bon apetit and happy cooking!

::bihun goreng tom yam::

salam all..

this is a very cincai recipe actually sbb i juz used watever i had in my kitchen (lum g pasar lg hehe).. so pls feel free to improvise to yr taste k.. 

{bahan2}

<bhn2 blend>

- 6 biji cili padi (medium sized)

- 2 teaspoons of roasted garlic

- 2 teaspoons of black pepper

- 3 teaspoons of perencah tomyam adabi (yg dlm jar tu)

- 2 teaspoons of ikan bilis stock 

- 1 spoon of tomato sauce

bihun

chicken - potong kecik2

sayur - i used cabbage

daun limau purut

{cara2}

1) heat the oil and fry the chicken until it is half cooked and then add in the blended ingredients and tumis smpi naik minyak..

2) then add in salt, cabbage and daun limau purut and gaul smpi naik bau daun tu..

3) then add in bihun and gaul smpi rata.. siap.. happy cooking!

::homemade grilled burger patty::

salam all..

knp nk kena emphasize on homemade burger patty? ye la, kalau cakap psl buat homemade burger kang, igt kita masak pki burger ramly or such kan.. hehehe.. tak aci2.. actually i teringin sgt nk buat burger patty sdri yg tebal and juicy mcm restaurants2 mcm bijou, delicious, tgif, etc.. so wat i did was mcm biasa browse thru mcm2 recipe from the net and improvise to our taste la.. hehe.. so here's my recipe..

{bahan2}

minced/grounded beef

salt

black pepper

oregano

chopped onion

{cara2}

1) in a bowl, mix all the ingredients with a spoon.. always remember, JANGAN pakai tangan, sbb the heat from our hands will melt the fat in the beef and that will take the juice away from the burger nanti.. sbb tu kita gaul dgn sudu.. :)

2) pastu take a portion and bulat2kan dgn tgn.. tp jgn lama sgt tau hehe..

3) pastu on a flat surface letak clingwrap/aluminium foil.. guna chopping board pun bole hehe.. pastu place another clingwrap/foil on top of the patty pastu tekap dgn pinggan smpi thp keleperan yg dikehendaki.. like me, i like it to be tebal2.. da siap da patty nyer.. :)

4) ok nk masak pulak, remove the patties from the foil and place them on a grilling rack yg telah di alas dgn aluminium foil and dah dicucuk2.. 

5) grill for 12 mins.. pastu turn the burger and grill for another 12 mins.. kalau nk letak cheese, bole letak when the timer is already at 11th min, stop the oven, letak cheese pastu press start again.. 1 min is enough for the cheese to melt just right n just nice on the burger..

6) in the mean time, you can prepare yr buns with any sauce u like, and lettuce/cucumber/tomato or watever u like.. as for us, i had mine with black pepper sauce & chilli sauce, and ajoy had his with mayonnaise and chilli sauce.. bon apetit!!

::grilled chicken and broccoli::

as i mentioned in my main blog, actually recipe ni recipe campak2.. alhamdulillah menjadi and sedap.. my husband really enjoyed them.. have fun trying! ^_^

{bahan2}

4 pcs of chicken fillets

3 cloves of garlic, pound

1cm of ginger, pound

serbuk kunyit

black pepper

cayenne pepper

oregano

tumix's perencah pati ayam

maggi's seasoning

olive oil - sikit je

aluminium foil - cucuk2 with fork so tat dia jd lobang2

{cara2}

1) spread the oil on the aluminium foil. this is just to prevent the chicken from sticking on the oil

2) in a separate bowl, combine all the other ingredients until it is mixed well.. then put them nicely on the aluminium foil..

3) then put them on yr grilling rack and start grilling for 15 mins..

4) then flip the chicken and grill again for another 10 mins..

5) da siap! :) serve the chicken with vege of your choice. as for us, it will always be broccoli! ^_^