31 May, 2012

~Simple Prawn Curry~


I like spicy food.
Last Sunday I cooked this simple version curry prawn.
'Simple' because no need 'tumis rempah', ingredients and method of cooking are simple too.
I like curry but hate 'tumis rempah'. ^.^
For those who like curry can try this out!
'where i get this recipe?' ya, a recipe from a cook book,
usually after lunch i go to Popular read some cook book before go back office.

Ingredients:-
12  - Large Prawns
1/2 inch Ginger , finely chopped
1 Clove Garlic , finely chopped
3 Shallots , finely chopped
2 Tomatoes ,  finely chopped
2 Onions , cut in cube
Curry Leaves - 2 stalks
Chillies powder - 2 teaspoon
Curry powder -2 Tablespoon
Plain Yogurt - 2 Tablespoon
Full Cream Milk -100ml
Salt and Sugar - to taste
Oil - 2 Tablespoon


Method:-
1. Wash and clean the prawns , season with salt.
2. In a frying pan , heat oil . Quick fried the prawn. (2-3 mins)
3. Put aside the prawns, add in chopped ginger, garlic and shallots fried till fragrant.
4. Add onion and curry leaves.Fry till onions are translucent.5. Add in tomatoes cook till soft then add in
 chillies and curry powder, stir it for 3-5 mins.
6. Lower heat add in yogurt and full cream milk, cook till the gravy start to thicken , add in prawns.
7. Add salt and sugar to taste and continue cook till the gravy thicken.



Usually i took 10mins to cooked this 'simple' version curry.
Hope you all like it too!!









28 May, 2012

~Curry Puff~

Crispy Curry Puff !! 


Curry Puff, one of my favorite snack!!
I like the crispy puff skin & spicy potato...the combination are soooo perfect!
Never think about it want to learn it till......
A'rukun tetanga ' activities .I went to this curry puff making section with my friend Lay Ling.
After1 week we decide "try to make it...."
This is the 2nd times we made both of us enjoy the curry puff wrapping procedure....

For Curry Puff 's Lover, can try it out...

Curry Puff
Fillings Ingredients:-
Potatoes   – 300gm.
~~Wash and boil till soft.  Let it cool down , peel the skin, cut into cubes.
Meat         – 1 Chicken breast.
~~Cut into small cubes. Season with salt and Babas curry powder.
Onions      – 3 big Onions.
~~ Peel off the skin , cut into small pieces.
Rempah    – 3 stalk serai (lemon grass) ,20 shallots ;20 Chillies ( Blend it together )
(Or can buy curry chicken ready rempah from market)
Curry leaf  - 1 stalk


Method:-
-Heat oil , fried the rempah till fragrant , add in curry leaf
-add in chicken breat meat , stir fry
-when chicken is cooked , stir in onions cook till it soft
-finally , add in potatoes.Mix well add sugar & salt to tatse
-leave it aside to cool down


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Pastry (2 types)
Pastry A
- 250gm Plain Flour
- 1 tsp shortening
- cooking oil
Sieve flour, make a hole in the middle, add shortening & oil mix well and knead.
Roll into a few small balls (about 40-50gm each , cover up)

Pastry B
- 250gm Plain Flour
- a pinch of Salt + water
Sieve flour , mix with slat water. Knead the dough for a few seconds.
Roll into a few small balls (about 40-50gm each , cover up)

Make the puff skin
1. Roll out Pastry B, put Pastry A in the center, close it up to get bigger ball.
Roll out using a rolling pin. Roll out again & roll up.
Cut into 4 – 5 pieces
2. Roll out a piece of the pastry (got line / pattern is outside).
3 .Put filling in the middle. Close up and Flute..

Fried it in hot oil till golden brown.....serve it Hot


WOW!!! is yummy






21 May, 2012

Pandan Layer Cake




I made this Pandan Layer Cake for mom last 2 week @“Mother's Day “celebration.
This is the 2nd time I made it 
Last weekend i made the 3rd time , my friend order from me the cake after she saw it.
I like Pandan Layer Cake and thought ‘it’, complicated to made it
BUT till I read from a FB friend Soh Pin Tee post…. 

I try it out and i make it!

Here the 3rd time I made it for my friend as a Birthday Cake for her husband.

Pandan Layer Cake
(Recipe adapted from Soh Pin Tee “Facebook”) 
 Chiffon cake
 (A)
4 egg yolk
30g Sugar
60g Corn Oil
60g Milk
1tsp Pandan Paste
90g Superfine Flour
(B)
 4 egg white
¼ tsp Cream of Tartar
50g sugar

Method
1. Mix all the ingredients (A) then sift in flour till all combine.
2. Beat ingredients (B) till stiff.
3. Fold in 1/3 part of beaten egg white into (1) mix well .
4. Add in the remain beaten egg white mix well
5. Pour the mixer into 7” round cake tin.
6. Bake at pre-heated oven at 160C for 35mins.
7. Cool the cake on a wire rack. Slice into 3 equal pieces.

 Pandan Jelly Layer
(A)
300ml coconut milk
400ml pandan water ( 10pcs pandan leaves + water)
100g sugar
1/2tsp salt
8g Jelly Power

Method
Put the above ingredients in a pot cook it ; stir it till boil.

(B)
85g Hoen Kwe flour ( Indonesia green pea flour)
300ml water Method Mix the Hoen Kwe flour with water
Then pour it into the (A) in low heat stir it till The mixture thick & smooth

To assemble pandan layer cake
Use a 8” round cake tin put 2 or 3 scoops of the Pandan Jelly Paste then put in a slice of cake on top the paste. Repeat the rest of Pandan Jelly Paste and cake. After completed all 3 slice , let it cool down  and store cake in the fridge for 3 hours or overnight.