::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! ;)