Menjelang Ramadhan

Semangat abis nih nk sambut puasa... siap beli kelapa n parut sbb nk buat kueh.. kalu nk wat masak..xdela nk beli kelapa...errmmm mahal..beli yg dlm tin je..






izzah bukan main lagi seronok tgk papa die pecahkan kelapa..asyik sebut, "coconut mama, cocnut papa.." siap makan lagi kelapa tu..but after a small bite..muka semacam je..hehe..rase pelik la tu..sbb x biasa makan kelapa mentah camtu je..hihi

WHAT I WILL MISS THIS RAMADHAN:
iftar with my family n in-laws
roti nan & chapati mak
nasi kerabu mama
kueh bantal pisang papa
murtabak & roti john bazar ramadhan
tarawikh with the family
listening al-kuliyyah series every morning during sahur
dengar iklan buka puasa kat tv (hehehe..)

but im actually looking fwd to thiS year ramadhan as the experience will be diff
in every way..sayang jugak xleh nk bertarawih kat surau..kalu x lagi best..

happy ramadhan everyone!! ;)

isshh izzah ni..

Izzah sibuk nk 'tolong' basuh pinggan... hmm ader sekali tu..xpelah die ngah main2 ngan sudu sumer, dok kacau2 air lepas basuh pinggan nk turun kat lubang sink tu, tetiba dah terover excited..pegi minum air tu..sib baik sempat nmpk..suro die buang balik air tu..suro die kumur byk2..ya Allah izzah izzah..

kalu masak pun die ader kat sebelah..and she will ask every single thing that i do.. rase cam kelas memasak pun ader.. bile masukkan bawang die tanya, 'what are you doing mama?", biler masukkan mende lain, die tanya lagi, bile kacau mende dlm periuk die tanya lagi apa kite wat...hmmm kalu xde nk rush apa2 ok laa leh la jawab pertanyaan die..n explain apa kite wat.. sbb actually she's trying to learn.. tapi kalu nk express sbb nk kejar masa..alamatnye..kene cakap kat die..next time mama explain..im in a hurry izzah, nk kene siapkan utk papa, papa nk pegi kelas...rase bersalah pun ader kalu wat camtu..





ooohh the 2 pictures above, diorang tgh mood bagus nk amik gbr..so apa lgi suro la pose macam2..hehe..





pastu biler izzh dah seronok sgt amik gbr, ajakla syirah amik gbr sekali...tetiba je syirah nangis..hmm syirah dah penat la tu main kat luar..so abisla sesi penggambaran ari tu..sumer org kene masuk sbb syirah dah nangis..hehe..

Happy Birthday Abah

Again, another birthday in the family..Tak sure la plak whether everyone in msia is clebrating or not.. but for me i'll wish it anyway..

Semoga abah panjang umur , murah rezeki dan disihatkan tubuh badan

Hmmm hehe.. apa nk cerita pasal abah ek... alaaa kang citer lebey2..abah malu laks citer pasal die kat dlm blog nih... hehe

Many have known "Cikgu Kassim" with his smile. Yang kelakar tu adr sekali mak cerita..pelik camner ramai leh kenal abah padahal abah jarang borak2 ngan diorang..rupanye kenal sbb abah selalu senyum kat diorang.. tulah mmg abah suka senyum kat orang..and that smile has been inherited to all his children...kih kih..

Murtabak Maggi Nonie..

Arituh try la wat resipi nih..taken from a food magazine here..Recipe plus
Skali dah siap..ehhh rase cam murtabak maggi noni(my sis-inlaw) ader skali tu noni wat..not the exact taste, but almost... oklah lepas gian.. nk wat murtabak noni tu guna maggi.. not good for the kids..n also for me since im breastfeeding..

I find the recipe to be very practical, since syirah is eating it..it become impossible to give syirah proper baby food nowadays..she will deny it totally..
she will only eat what we eat, alhamdulillah dah ader gigi byk sikit skrg..so leh la nk makan lauk yg everyone is eating..for lunch..kalu pasta tu blend sket..tapi lelama tu nnti die tgk lain je dr orang lain makan..die pun x nk makan...hihi..macam2 laa syirah nii...

so for this recipe..she ate alot..which im happy to share with any of u moms out there who has a fussy eater in the house like me.. (errmm yg lum ader anak lg n anak x fussy pun leh makan gak..hehe)




Curry Beef & Pasta Pie

100 g spaghetti
400 g minced beef
1/2 tsp dried mixed herbs
1/2-1 tsp curry pwder
420 g mixed vegetables(corn, peas, carrot,potatoes)
4 onions thinly sliced)
1/4 cup parmesan cheese (grated)
1/4 cup cheddar cheese (grated)
6 eggs (lightly beaten)
2 tbsp milk

1. Preheat the oven to 180 deg celcius. Grease the appropriate dish to put your pie.
( i used a rectangle casserole dish)
2. Boil the spaghetti in plenty of water, breaking it in half. Cook until its tender
but still firm to bite.
3. Meanwhile, heat pan, fry all the vegetables with onions
4. Put in minced beef n add in curry powder n herbs.
5. stir well and pour in remaining ingredients.
6. Stir again and put in salt n sugar to your liking.
7. Pur the dish in your prepared dish n bake 35-40 min until set. Cool 5 min b4
cutting.

Just a note, for this recipe, again i halved the minced beef, saje nk jimat daging.
and telur pun sama..i only put 2 eggs and add the milk from 2 tbsp to 1/3-1/2 cup of milk yg dah ditambah dgn 1 tbsp of flour, the flour helps to 'glue' the sapghetti together instead of eggs and you know the milk is enough when you can see the liquid is almost to the top of your spaghetti dish.
The mixed herbs, i only used fresh resemary..if u dont have any, i guess it should be ok, and the mixed veggies, i cut each individually since i dont have the prepared pack of mix vege at home (except for peas, yg tu ader)
hmm apa lagi..oohh...parmesan cheese tu i used powder, since parmesan kat sini susah nk cari block parmesan yg halal, cheddar cheese i used kraft sliced cheddar cheese which i sliced thinly.

mak aaaiii byk nyer alterations..hehe... ok..guess that's about it. selamat mencuba!!

Nak sataaayyyy

satay is one of my favourite dish... once, i've eaten up to 15 sticks at one time...(ya Allah...dahsyat kan)..satay haji samuri tau..not the usual one..apparently i like satay hj samuri better than other coz of the nut gravy which tastes better and their satay's are bigger..
but i've heard hubby saying that the satay there isnt as big as they used to be..apparently there was a change of management... uhh...but never mind..still like it anyway...

Since satay here in perth is quite expensive..dlm 8 dollar dpt 6 cucuk je, yelah its not their customary food so we decided to make it our own.

This is my 2nd attempt to make satay. The first time it doesnt taste as good. so i dig up for more recipes and tried this one which was alhamdulillah to me and my hubby's satisfaction.. Syukur alhamdulillah..

Satay

Bahan A
450 g daging
450 g isi ayam
sejari kunyit hidup / 1 tsp serbuk kunyit *
250 g gula pasir
4 biji bawang putih *
sejari halia *
2 tbsp biji ketumbar *
1 tbsp jintan putih (cumin) *
1 tbsp jintan manis (fennel) *
2 btg serai *
* Semuanya dikisar

Bahan B1 biji buah keras - tumbuk
1 tsp gula pasir
1 tbsp air
1 tbsp minyak

Semua bahan dicampur bersama

Bahan C8 biji buah keras *
60 g asam jawa
2-3 biji bwg besar (saiz sdhn)*
6 biji bwg putih *
240 g gula
30 batang lada kering * ikut citarasa pedas masing2
2 cawan kacang tanah (digoreng)
2 batang serai - dititik
1 tsp belacan *
3 cawan santan
Sejari Kunyit hidup *
sejari lengkuas - dititik
Garam

Cara (Bahan A)

1. Daging cuci bersih dan ditoskan. Potong ikut citarasa masing2.
2. Gaul daging yg telah diptong dengan rempah kisar, gula dan garam sehingga
rata. Perap 2-3 jam, baru dicucuk dengan lidi.
3. Bakar atas tempat pembakar satay/ oven / gril.
4. Renjis dengan bahan B dan bakar sampai garing n masak
5. Hidang dgn kuah sate, nasi impit, timun n bawang.

Cara (Bahan C)

1. Kacang tanah dikisar, jangan terlalu halus.
2. asam jawa diramas dgn 6 cawan air dan ditapis
3. Tumis rempah kisar sehingga garing n enak baunye
4. Masukkan serai n lengkuas titik. Tuang air asam. kacau rata
5. Masuk gula n garam
6. Masuk kacang tanah last sekali dan masak sampai mendidih n naik minyak dgn
api sederhana
7. Masak smpi desired consistency. Simpan semalaman lagi sedap.

Tideous isnt it? haha...yup..biler dah terdesak mmgla rajin wat..especially i was fasting that day..so macam2 la nak makan.. but if im back in msia..i wouldnt guarantee ill still do it.. it depends on demand from my hubby n kids..hehe but anyway..about the recipe..

i halved all the ingredients since i only used half amount of the chicken n meat.(sape lak nk makan kalu wat banyak2 kan..)I didnt have kunyit hidup, so i only used serbuk kunyit. I cooked the satay in the oven n soak the skewers (btg lidi) in water so it wont burnt, but still it got burnt...maybe i shoudlve soaked them longer.. satay taste better when they're sweet..so i used around 200g of sugar for both kuah kacang n the satay marinate..
During baking the satay in the oven, i drizzle some of the marinate on top of the satay...maybe next time i shouldnt have done that, which resulted the satay to taste a little bit bitter.. n the satay was not shiny like usual.
But overall the taste is there... Alhamdulillah..