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Ketan Serundeng

2011-11-27T13:33:00.001+11:00

This time I will try to participate my Indonesian food blogger challenge... I will translate this recipe in English soon :)

Bahan:
250 gr beras ketan
100 ml santan
½ sdt bubuk kunyit
1 sdt air jeruk nipis
2 lembar daun jeruk

Serundeng:
½ btr kelapa kupas, parut halus

Haluskan:
5 buah cabai merah keriting
1 sdt ketumbar
2 sdm gula pasir
½ sdt garam
3 cm lengkuas, memarkan
3 lembar daun salam

Cara membuat:
1. Kukus ketan sampai setengah matang. Sementara itu campur santan, bubuk kunyit, dan daun jeruk. Didihkan. Siramkan ke atas ketan. Aduk rata kemudian kukus kembali sampai matang. Angkat.
2. Campur kelapa parut dan bumbu yang dihaluskan. Panaskan dengan api kecil sambil diaduk-aduk sampai harum, kering, dan kecokelatan. Angkat.
3. Cetak ketan kuning menurut selera. Taburkan serundeng di atasnya.

Resep disarikan dari buku Aneka Jajan Pasar Tempo Dulu oleh Tim Dapur Demedia & diambil dari okezone.com

kue Lumpur (Indonesian mini mud cake)

2011-07-29T10:16:00.000+10:00

This one of my favorite traditional snack. I usually eat them for breakfast and sometimes snack too :) Making Indonesian snack is a bit tricky sometimes but it's all worthed because once they're done I want to eat more and more :-)

Here in Melbourne we have a few Indonesian supermarket and they occasionally sell some tools for Indonesian cake/ snack. It is a bit pricey but I'm alright with that for once in a while because I wouldn't bring them by my self from Indonesia, it's too heavy! or too big :-P

I went to Chinese groceries the other day and found quite a lot of Indonesian product / packet food there which is surprising (I wasn't expected at all) I suppose Indonesian product are getting famous (common) here. I would even find some products in any the local groceries here.

And Last night when I watched Master Chef Australia they using agar-agar powder (like gelatine) but it will set in the room temperature after cooked. They made me laugh because they spell it as "ega-ega" instead of "Agar-Agar" hehe... :grin: :lol:

Anyway, I got this recipe from my Indonesaian pocket recipe book :-) enjoy!

Kue Lumpur (Indonesian mini mud cake)

75g margarine
200ml water
175g all purpose flour
pinch of vanilli powder
100g caster sugar
a pinch of salt
220g potatoes ( steamed, mashed- become 200g)
5 eggs
375 ml coconut milk
500g sultana

Method:

1. Heat margarine & water until boiling on the pot.
2. Add flour, vanilli, sugar, salt mashed potatoes, mix well. cool.
3. On the separate bowl, add egg one at a time and mix well with the mixer.
4. Pour in the coconut milk slowly and mix well.
5. Spoon the batter on the heated "kue lumpur mould" and add sultana when it's half cook, close the lid and cook some more until cooked trough (set).

Barbie Mermaid

2011-07-14T15:55:00.003+10:00

Helloo....time to catch up again with my blog.. since I joined Indonesian food blogger and promised to post some update. Here I am just found my daughter's 4th birthday cake from last November (hehe..)

She wanted a mermaid theme cake, so I came up with this cake after browsing on flickr... because I baked the cake a day before, on the actual day only take me a bit quick to decorate :) We didn't have a big celebrations that time but I did invited some close friends for tea time, and bring one cake to her kinder for her friends and teacher . And i actually made 2 cakes but only one topper so by the time I finished with one cake I just use the same topper for another cake :P

She actually moved her kinder to the new one because we moved house, so this is really good to remind her about her 3 y/o kinder friends and teacher.
And for her kinder she also wore the cutie dress I made.

With some handmade pouch for the lollybag I really satisfied with my daughter birthday this time :)
best of all
When her Daddy coming home from work she was so surprise because she got a bike that she wanted...

"Not so" spongebob Bento

2011-06-14T21:17:00.000+10:00

Looking at Bentos pictures on flickr or another blogs insipred me a lot. I was stumble on someone's bento lunchbox the other day on instagram and I thought my daughter will be surprise and love to see spongbob in her lunchbox! So I started to google some spongebob picture and making them the next day. I wasn't really happy with the result but it's not too bad :p

The hardest part was making his round black eye as I cut them manually with my scissor.

Have a nice day!

Pesmol Ikan ( Fried Fish with Yellow gravy) 2

2011-06-05T14:38:00.002+10:00

Hmm,... I love seafood, especially Indonesian style which is mostly spicy or at least eat them with sambal.. This recipe I got from my Mum. Last time I made this using fillet but this time I attempt to cook a whole bream fish just like Mum used to do... Yummy!!...

Here is the recipe.. or you can visit my previous page about this dish here.

Pesmol Ikan ( Fried Fish with Yellow gravy)
Ingredients:

* 500 gr fish
* a pinch of salt
* 2 tablespoon lime juice
* 1 carrot, cut into julienne
* 1 cucumber, peeled, cut into julienne
* 5 small red chili
* 200 ml water
* 3 cm galangal, bruised
* 3 salam leave (Indonesian bay leave)
* 1 lemongrass,bruised
* 1 tablespoon sugar
* 1 tablespoon oil

Grind ingredients:

* 5 small brown onion
* 4 garlic clove
* 2 cm turmeric ( i teaspoon powder)
* 4 candle nut
* pinch of salt

Method:

1. Marinate a whole fish with lime juice, leave it for 15 minutes, then rinse off the fish, rub it with a pinch of salt and leave it again for 15 minutes. ( skip this stage for the flat head fish).
2. Fried the fish until golden brown, set aside.
3. In a large saucepan, heat the oil, then add the grind ingredients, lemongrass,galangal and salam leave, cook for 1 minute or until fragrant.
4. Pour in water, let it it boil, then add carrot, chili and sugar, boil for 2 minutes.
5. Add cucumber, cook again until the gravy slightly thicken.
6. Arrange the fish on the plate, then pour in the gravy.
7. Serve with warm rice.

Bento oh bento...

2011-06-05T13:28:00.000+10:00

Hay.. time passed so quick! and now my daughter already attend 4 y/o kinder for nearly 5 months now!. Since then I've been making her Bento for her lunch. Thank God her kinder only 3 days a week so I don't have to make it everyday, hehehe... Sometimes I did 2 days a week and the rest is sandwich or 3 3 bentos a week if I have all the ingredients and design handy :).

At first feels like I've spending hours and hours making her bento because I wasn't really prepared with the ingredients and design :P

Here are some bento I've made and I will keep update my Bento collections apart from trying to update my recipe.

Have a great weekend guys!

Roti Menul-menul ala Ti

2011-03-25T09:05:00.002+11:00

Melbourne sudah mulai dingin, enaknya bikin camilan yang hangat buat teman minum teh. Tadinya ngak ada rencana untuk bikin roti, tapi pas lihat2 bahan kering di pantry trus saya ingat masih punya bread flour, ragi, bread improver & abon ya jadinya bikin roti deh...

Sambil menunggu proses pembuatan roti (yang memang harus sabar) saya juga bikin double chocolate fig slice (semacam brownies) karena di belakang rumah ada pohon fig yang berbuah lebat tapi saya ngak terlalu suka makan fig. Dari pada terbuang percuma ya sut saya langsung cari resep kue yang menggunakan fig di resepnya.

Terus terang ini pertama kalinya saya bikin roti dengan hasil yang sangat memuaskan mungkin karena penambahan gula yang lumayan banyak & pembentukan roti yang lumayan gendut jadi teksturnya empuk sekali, jadi teringat bread kingdom atau bread top. Tapi tetap dengan bantuan heavy duty mixer (pakai bread hooknya), soalnya ngak kuat kalau harus menguleni sendiri :P

Ada beberapa resep yang langsung mencampurkan ragi dengan bahan-bahan lain, sebenarnya cara tersebut sah-sah saja tetapi ada resikonya karena terkadang ragi yang disimpan terlalu lama sudah mati yang akan mengakibatkan roti tidak mengembang sempurna.
Jadi saya lebih suka membuat biang roti terlebih dahulu supaya yakin kalu ragi yang saya pakai benar-benar bagus.

ini resep yang saya pakai.

Roti Menul-menul ala Ti

Bahan Biang :

1 ½ bks Ragi instant

¼ cup air hangat

1 sdt gula pasir

Aduk rata & diamkan sampai berbuih/ mengembang (5-10 menit), jika tidak mengembang ulangi proses berarti raginya sudah mati/ kadaluarsa .

Bahan Dasar Roti:

500 gram Tepung Cakra (bread flour)

125 gram gula (boleh dikurangi menurut selera)

½ sdt garam

1 sdt bread improver

1 butir telur

110 ml air

115 ml susu cair

90 gram margarine

Extra tepung

Isi : saya pakai coklat meises , topping d. Bawang cincang, Mayonnaise & abon

Olesan:

1 kuning telur di campur rata dengan 25-50ml susu cair

Cara:

1.Campur semua bahan roti, masukkan bahan biang uleni sebentar, masukkan margarine & uleni lagi hingga kalis. (Tambahkan extra tepung sedikit demi sedikit bila perlu sampai adonan tidak melekat /lengket).

2.Tutup adonan dengan plastic wrap. Diamkan adonan selama 1 jam sampai mengembang.

3.Bentuk & isi menurut selera, diamkan lagi selama 30 menit, sementara itu panaskan oven 200° C.

4.Olesi dengan campuran kuning telur

5.Panggang Roti 15-25 menit (tergantung besar roti)

Untuk topping abon bentuk adonan bulat pipih & jangan diisi, pada tahap no 5 taburi dengan daun bawang cincang baru di panggang. Setelah roti dingin olesi dengan mayonnaise & Abon.

Siap dinikmati... Yummy!

Good luck :)

Southern Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese frosting

2010-12-24T22:18:00.001+11:00

To be honest this is my red velvet cake ever. I heard about this cake for a while from Cake show on TV and promise to my self that I would try making it for special occasion. But somehow I haven't got any guts until one day I saw one of friend FB status mention about this cake and it's near my birthday..then... aha.. I got the idea to make this cake for my self a day before my birthday hahaha... *wicked laugh* ( because I wasn't really plan to invite any friends over).

I never seen any cake recipe using heaps of vegetable oil before. So I wasn't sure and cannot imagine what the taste would be like. When I started preparing the ingredients I just realized that I didn't read the recipe carefully (bad habit Ti!) that I didn't buy any butter milk! So I have to make butter milk substitute from a cup of milk mix with 1 table spoon of squeezed lemon.

Anyway... when I measured the flour I also have to admit my self that I am sooo.. not careful to check my pantry. I thought my existing flour would be enough for the recipe but once more bummer.. I'm wrong!! I only got about 1 cup of it. So I came up with the idea *ting* Because I have self rising flour sitting there in the pantry as well I used this for the the remaining 1 1/2 cup that need and put less (only 1/4 tsp baking soda). And bake it on the 2 small tin for about 1 1/2 hours.
Guess what?? it's all works.. Yippeee...

To be honest I really happy to see how the cake was turned up. So vibrant Red and looks delicious!

The best part of making birthday cake was to decorate it but I don't want any fancy decorations of course!.
(I only used half recipe of the cream cheese frosting ) With my daughter watching the whole process I could see her face that she really want to try the cake :) poor girl she have to wait until we cut it on the next day.

By the way I just wanted to say Merry Christmas & Happy New year 2011 ... Have a great time!

If you want the recipe please email me at kitchenfunDOTwithtiATgmalDOTcom.

Bolu kukus pelangi (Bolu kukus ketawa)// Mini steamed rainbow cake

2010-12-20T21:36:00.002+11:00

Uggghh.. I finally updated my blog again after a while. Been meaning to do that but always have many things to do. It’s weird weather going on here in Melbourne. It’s already December and summer supposedly here but what happen is very wet and cold days :(. Well I know we needed rain here.
I guess I just have to be patient until the weather get warmer so I can plan something to do outdoor with my daughter this school holiday. Can hardly wait..!!.

Anyhow... about this mini cake. I made it many times in the past and it’s one of my signature Indonesian dessert to bring If I invited by friends to their place or party as well as at my place. It’s quit light and moist. Believe it or not there is no butter or margarine needed for this recipe so no need to feel guilty eating more than 2 :). Because of the shape of the cake (rising and crack in the middle) we often call them laughing cake. So If the cake isn’t laughing means failed. I made similar rainbow cake here (no laughing type/ version) and another laughing steam cake with different flavor here.

Many of you probably wondering what Ovalett/ TBM is. Ovalett (or Ovalette) is a cake stabiliser/emulsifier used predominantly in the baking of sponge cakes or steam cakes. It gives the cakes a super fine texture. It is used to aid the beating process of egg yolks or egg whites to ensure its stiffness holds. It helps the eggs to rise rapidly and stiffly and also to remain stable therefore ensuring that eggs do not lose their voluminous texture. Ovalett ensures quick whipping properties and provides a remarkably stable batter that may be left unbaked for some hours. Ovalett produces a perfect sponge that is not too fragile, while providing excellent flavour and fresh keeping qualities.(source = Ovalett.com).

With the mould in the background

Many Indonesian cake / snack using this emulsifier. Nowadays You can find it quite easy in Indonesian supermarket here in Melbourne. As well as the special mould for this particular steam cake. So don’t be afraid to try and make this cake ok?. And email me if you have any questions.
One more tips from me is that you have to wrap the steamer’s lid with the cloth so that the hot water droplets from the steam is not dripping to the cake that can cause the cake wet and not” laughing”.

Bolu kukus pelangi (Bolu kukus ketawa)// Mini steamed rainbow cake

Ingredients:

* 2 eggs
* 200 g caster sugar
* 2 tsp TBM/ Ovalett/ SP (emulsfier)
* 275 g plain flour
* pinch of salt
* 200 ml soda water (lemonade)
* Pandan paste, strawberry flavored paste ( or using food colouring is fine)

Method:

In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar, eand mulsifier with electric beater, until white and fluffy.
Mix the flour & salt, into the eggs mixture little bit at a time,whisk it gently.
Pour in the soda water, whisk again.
Divide the batter among 3 bowl, add the pink colour and green colour each bowl and leave the rest without any colour.
Preheat the steamer, cover the lid with a towel/ cloth.
Put the cupcake paper on the mould. ( I used cut baking paper)
Spoon pink, green and white on the covered mould, steam for 10- 15 minute.

Btw I also bring this cake to my daughter Kinder party with mostly Australian Mums and they amazed how beautiful (and tasty too!) this cake is :). They can't imagine how did i do it cos they never seen any cake like this before and looks unusual for the cake isn't it?? . ahh... so proud of my Indonesian food!.
Happy Holiday Everyone!!

Es Pisang Ijo // Green wrapped banana on Ice

2010-11-16T12:01:00.001+11:00

I remember exactly when was the last time I made this dessert. Back in 2001 at my kitchen school with my classroom mate "Theresia". We were always in the same group for our cooking class and mostly cook traditional Indonesian food apart from another pastry class that we learnt about various pastries from around the world and cake decorating.This dessert however very refreshing for tropical country like Indonesia or summer in western country. For mostly Indonesian food or dessert the more effort your doing the more better it taste.

It has been confusing weather here in Melbourne with some heavy rain and cold or very sunny hot days sometimes. I was planned to make this dessert last week because I thought it will be as hot as the past week and I was wrong. Because I already bought all the ingredients I needed I just carried on making it yesterday when the weather is cold :(

I have to hiding it from my daughter because somehow she got cough and runny nose again. I knew she would love this dessert as much as I do.Well maybe next time baby :)

I only make half of the recipe and Got the recipe from Indonesian online magazine called Femina

Es Pisang Ijo

Bahan // Ingredients:

* 175 g tepung beras, ayak // 175g Rice flour, shifted
* 1/2 sdt garam // 1/2 tsp salt
* 300 ml air // 300 ml water
* 100 ml air daun suji // Omit
* 1/2 tetes pewarna hijau // 1/2 stp pandan paste (green colouring)
* 50 g tepung sagu // 50g g arrowroot flour
* 6 buah pisang raja matang // 6 lady finger banana

Bubur: // for the porridge Ingredients:

* 800 ml santan dari 1 butir kelapa parut // 800ml coconut milk
* 50 g tepung beras // 50g rice flour
* 75 g gula pasir // 75g caster sugar
* 1 lembar daun pandan, simpulkan // 1 pandan leave, make a knot
* 1/4 sdt garam // 1/4 sdt salt

Pelengkap: // Condiment

* Es Serut // Ice
* 100 ml sirop cocopandan, siap pakai //100 ml red cocopandan syrup ~ i use rose syrup
* 100 ml susu kental manis // 100 ml sweetened condensed milk

Cara membuat: // Method:

Campurkan tepung beras, garam, air, air daun suji, dan pewarna hijau, aduk rata. Jerang di atas api kecil hingga mendidih sambil aduk-aduk agar adonan tidak berbutir. Angkat. // Mix together rice flour, salt, water and green colouring, mix well . Simmer and whisk it until thicken, set aside to cool.
Masukkan tepung sagu sedikit demi sedikit sambil aduk-aduk hingga kalis. Bagi adonan menjadi 6 bagian. Bulatkan dan tipiskan hingga 1/2 cm. // Then add arrowroot flour and knead until smooth (dough), devide into 6 dough, roll about 1/2 cm thick.
Balut setiap pisang dengan adonan tepung beras hingga semua bagian tertutup rata.// Wrap each banana.
Rebus pisang dalam air mendidih hingga mengapung dan adonan matang. Angkat. Tiriskan. Sisihkan. // Boil wrapped banana until floating, drain and set aside, meanwhile make the porridge.
Bubur: Campurkan santan, tepung beras, gula pasir, daun pandan dan garam, aduk rata. Jerang di atas api sedang sambil aduk-aduk hingga kental. Angkat. // for the porridge : Mix coconut milk, rice flour, pandan leave and salt, simmer until thicken, set aside to cool.
Penyajian: Potong-potong pisang ijo. Letakkan di atas piring saji. Tuangkan bubur. Tambahkan es serut, sirop, dan susu kental manis.// Last step to serve (on the big bowl or plate) is cut the banana, add porridge, ice and drizzle with syrup and sweetened condense milk.
Yummy!

Untuk 6 porsi // To serve 6

Wingko Babat

2010-11-10T11:37:00.002+11:00

Have you heard about the Deadly eruption on Merapi Volcano in Indonesia? It is my country.
So sad to hear the news especially my grandparents live there too in Central Java not too close from the volcano but still got lots of ashes from there :(

You can have a look the picture gallery
here

Anyway, I'm not sure what should i name it in English for this snack. And I don't know who is the first person who invented this recipe I just google it and there are a lot of this recipe on the web. But this snack have been around for centuries in my country.

Wingko babat

*150 g ketan putih // 150 g glutinous flour
* 300 gram kelapa parut kasar // 300 g shredded coconut
* 1/8 sendok teh vanilli bubuk // pinch of ground vanilla
* 1/4 sendok teh garam // pinch of salt
* 200 gram gula pasir // 200 g caster sugar
* 1 butir telur // 1 egg
* 150 gram santan kental instan // 150 g coconut milk

Cara membuat // Method:

Campur tepung ketan putih, kelapa parut kasar, vanili bubuk, dan gula pasir. remas-remas sampai gula larut. // Mix the flour, sugar, salt, vanilla.
Tambahkan telur. Aduk rata. Tuang santan sedikit-sedikit sambil diuleni rata. Aduk rata. // Add the egg and pour in coconut milk little at the time and mix it with hand.
Pipihkan adonan. bentuk kotak.// Make a flat square.
Panaskan wajan datar yang dioles tipis dengan minyak (saya tidak pakai). panggang wingko sampai matang sambil dibolak balik. Potong- potong kotak sesuai selera. Sajikan. // heat non stick pan and add a drop of oil (optional), grill wingko babat until brown each side and cooked trough. Cut into small square. Serve

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2010-10-09T11:40:00.001+11:00

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Indonesian Steamed brownies

2010-09-19T20:40:00.006+10:00

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Some peoples must be wondering, what is the steamed brownies? how is it taste like?. And I bet when you see these pictures you think this is just a chocolate cake.

It is brownies, but steamed! . Well for Indonesian this unique cake is not unusual, there is very famous bakery shop in Bandung west Java selling the most delicious steamed brownies.

This brownies is not like any common brownies (well of course, because it is steamed and layered :P). I mean yes it looks like layered chocolate cake rather than brownies, as well as the moisture of the brownies and the sweetness. Because we use caster sugar plus sweetened condensed milk for the middle layer. But still we don't call it chocolate cake :).

Lucky me. I still have my huge steamer so I could fit my rectangular tin special for this brownies (import from Indonesia). I got the recipe from NCC written by Mrs. Liem.
Unfortunately, I didn't make enough batter of the middle part :( Anyway there is no doubt with the taste though...

Warning: Highly addictive & High in Cholesterol

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Ny.Liem Steamed Brownies

Ingredients:

* 6 eggs
* 225 gr caster sugar
* a pinch of Vanilla powder
* a pinch of salt
* 1 / 2 tsp emulsifier
* 125 g Flour (lsifted with cocoa powder)
* 50 gr cocoa powder
* 175 ml vegetable oil
* 100 g Dark Cooking Chocolate (melted and mixed with oil)
*75 ml sweetened condensed milk

Method:

1. Heat a steamer. Greased the tin with oil.
2. Beat eggs and sugar until half fluffy , and add the emulsifier. Beat again until fluffy.
3. Add the flour and cocoa powder mixture gradually, stirring until smooth .
4. Add a mixture of oil and DCC, stirring until smooth , set aside.
5. Divided into 3 batter in the bowl . Add sweetened condensed milk to the batter no 2 and mix well .
6.Pour the 1st batter the first batter to the tin and steam for 10 minutes, then pour in the 2nd batter and steam for another 10 minutes, then add the last batter and steam for 20 minutes or until cooked.

I usually eat them with sprinkled cheddar cheese :)

hints:
Make sure to heat the steamer and dont open the lid before 10 minutes each time
Also it's a good idea to wrap the lid with towel so the the steam is not dripping to the tin.

Laksa (Johor style)

2010-07-20T14:43:00.000+10:00

I believe this is Malaysian dish as Johor is the third largest states in Peninsular Malaysia. got the recipe from my Indonesian magazine without saying where the recipe originally come from and I'm not really familiar with Malaysian dish.

Anyhow.. you can always substitute salmon with any fillet fish you like and adjust the chili amount. My suggestion is to use fresh chili or mixed between dry and fresh ones.
What a perfect dish for cold winter like this, warm up your body straight away from the hot and spicy combinations. However If you don't like chili at all i guess the taste will still be good. So don't be afraid to try :)

Delicious dish always need more effort to make but they are worthed. My trick is to always make more paste and freeze some of them, especially if you only cook for one or two peoples . So next time You feel like this dish again it will be ready in minutes :)

Here is the recipe originally called Laksa ala Johor (Seni Memasak Kartini- Hidangan Mi yang menggoda selera)

Laksa (Johor style) - Serve 4

Ingredients:

* 250 g Angel hair pasta cook until al dente (until cook trough according package)
* 150 g beansprouts
* 175 cucumber, cut into 4 then sliced
* 20 lemon basil ( i skip this)
* 4 tbsp cooking oil
* 2 lemongrass, bruised
* 30 g onion, chopped
* 4 tbsp shredded coconut, dry roasting until brown, grind.
* 800 ml coconut milk
* 200 g fillet salmon, diced

Grind Ingredients (make paste):

* 8 shallot ( small brown onion)
* 4 garlic
* 7 dried chili, soak into warm water
* 2 cm turmeric
* 2 cm ginger
* 1 cm galangal
* 2 tbsp coriander seed (dry roasted)
* 1 tsp cumin (dry roasted)
* 2 tsp whole pepper (dry roasted)
* 1/2 tsp dry roasted shrimp paste (terasi/ belacan)

Methode:
1. Heat oil in the pan, sautee paste (grind ingredients), lemongrass and onion until fragrance.
2. Add browned grind coconut, mixed well.
3. Add coconut milk, simmer until boiling and thicken, add salmon fillet continue simmer until salmon is cooked.
4. Arrange cooked angel pasta, add salmon , beansprouts, lemon basil and cucumber. Serve warm.

Kambing Panggang Berempah // Indonesian style Rich roast lamb

2010-06-22T21:34:00.009+10:00

Hi All...
It has been a long time again since i updated my kitchenfun.
Finally.... here I am with spicy Indonesian food that will make you droll :)
Unfortunately, I didn't take a good picture as it is getting dark and I haven't got any proper lighting set up for this photo ( I try to take some more pictures tomorrow with natural light *updated).
Winter is here now and I started to collect some more Indonesian slow cooking recipe again. Apart from managing my other blog ,my online shop, looking after my possum girl, sewing, cooking and never ending house work ").
I noticed that a new version of blogger has more feature than this old one, especially the photo uploader. I guess I just keep on upload my pictures via flickr, much better quality and size for this old blog.
Hoaaammm.... *pardon me* i'm getting so sleepy... I will write the recipe and fix the picture tomorrow so I won't make any mistakes.
As the recipe is written in Indonesian language from local magazine.
Good night everyone...

Updated* but sorry, haven't get a new pic but from my flickr.

Kambing Panggang Berempah // Indonesian style

Ingredients:

800 g goat/ lamb pieces on the bone
5 cm cinnamon stick
8 clove
1 whole nutmeg, bruised
5 kaffir lime leaves
2 lemongrass, bruised
3 Indonesian bay leaves (salam leaves)
2 cm ginger, bruised
3 cm galangal, bruised
1000ml coconut milk
2 tbsp tamarind water
50 g palm sugar / coconut sugar

Grind ingredients:
8 small brown onion
3 garlic glove
5 big red chillies
2 tsp salt
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp white pepper

Method:

1. Sauteed grind ingredients along with cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, galangal, bay leave, ginger and lime leave, cook for 2 minutes or until aromatic.
2. Add lamb or goat pieces, cook until brown.
3. Add coconut milk, tamarind water and coconut sugar. Meanwhile heat the oven to 20 degrees C. Simmer until dry and meat is tender.
4. Transfer to ovenproof shallow pot, roast about 20 minutes.

Source:Kartini magazine 12-18 sept 2009, page 106

Yay... My Online shop has officially launched

2010-06-02T10:28:00.007+10:00

Hello Friends, you probably wondering where am I??.
Well, I'm still here... making a new blog, making product and setting up my online shop.
But nothing to do with my cooking or kitchen.
Curious?...
Come and have a peek at http://elitcraft.com/

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Plum & Chocolate Clafoutis

2010-01-10T21:22:00.006+11:00

Summer in Melbourne is really strange, some days cold, some days very hot up to 45 degrees or more, this time of the year (January), even more strange. I still needed my heater early in the morning but needed an AC in the day time, when the sun getting strong...

Lucky me, in our new house we have a very good Ac and ceiling fan in some rooms, plus some fruits tree!! Yippie...

This plum i pick from our garden, don't know exactly when is the plums suppose to be harvest, hehe... when i pick these plums, they taste very sour, so i decided to make something nice than just eat them raw ( i was thinking to make a jam as well).

When i stumble with this recipe from my Donna Hay books, i definitely promised to my self to make it as soon i pick the plums (ending up the day after, hihi..). I thought to my self what the taste will be like, sour and very sweet chocolaty, Hmmm.. interesting and makes me drolling ;P

My daughter love it so much, more than her dad does :), and me??.. es i love it too!! so i would share this recipe for you all.

Plum & Chocolate Clafoutis

Ingredients:

* 1/4 cup (50g) Plain flour
* 1/4 cup (30g) Cocoa powder, sifted
* 1/3 cup (75g) Caster sugar
* 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract ( i used vanilla powder)
* 3 eggs
* 1 cup (250ml) (single pouring) cream ~~ i used thicken cream
* 1 cup roughly chopped dark chocolate
* 20g Unsalted butter, melted
* 8 blood plums, halved & stoned

Method:

1. Preheat the oven 10 180°C. Place the flour, cocoa, and sugar in a bowl.
2. In a separate bowl, place eggs, vanilla and cream and stir to combine.
3. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and whisk to combine.
4. Stir in the chopped chocolate.
5. Brush a 4 cup (i litre)capacity baking dish with the melted butter.
5. Pour in the chocolate mixture, top with the plum halves and bake for 20-25 minutes or until puffed and cooked through.
Serves 8
Recipe by Donna Hay ~~ Simple essential Fruit~~

Enjoy the rest of the weekend everyone...

And don't forget to visit my online book store here :)

Hot Cross Buns

2010-01-06T09:24:00.002+11:00

My baking mood is back, yeahh...
Love it..
But....
After i baked many things, photograph and upload on my computer then, who's gonna eat my cakes and sweets i made??, believed or not this hot cross buns i made last week and i still have the left over (getting bored having them for breakfast every morning :P ).

Yesterday i made banana Muffin, i already gave away some for my friend plus eat them as well with my hubby, today i made an attempt to bake macaroons (failed), and yummy Plum & Chocolate Clafoutis, there are lots more left over in my fridge!!. I actually gave some of the clafoutis to my next door neighbour, but still ending up with the left over.

By the way, there is a funny story on the day i finished baking my hot cross buns..
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I was so exhausted that day after baking these buns, so i went to my room and lying down while Ellyn playing by herself in the family room. After a while, i heard a little foot running back and forward very quickly on the wooden floor (i thought she will go to my room as usual but not.

So i got curious and got up to find out, and there is a panic-ing little girl tried to swallow whole buns in her little mouth but couldn't, she said "Mommy, hug.. hug.." (she was looking so scared afraid that i will be so angry with her, and when her daddy coming to find out too (he was in the spare bedroom), "what happened?" he said , "she was stealing my buns from the kitchen bench" i said, she's even more panic and said "sorry, sorry, sorry daddy" and began to cry, so he just cuddling him cos he felt sorry to see her begging for an apology and cried so badly, " next time you ask mommy ok?, no stealing" he said " Ok daddy" she replied.

My poor girl.. she always feels like snacking and those buns surely was tempt her so much, i already gave her half buns before this happened cos her daddy doesn't want her to have too much, but she actually stole 1 1/2 ( the other half i threw away), all together she ate 2!

Can never forget that moment :)

Ingredients

* 7g sachet (2 teaspoons) dry yeast
* 1/4 cup caster sugar
* 1/2 cup reduced-fat milk, warmed
* 2 1/2 cups plain flour
* 1 teaspoon mixed spice
* 50g butter, chilled, chopped
* 1 egg, lightly beaten
* 3/4 cup sultanas
* 1 teaspoon powdered gelatine
*
Flour paste
* 1/3 cup plain flour
* 1 tablespoon caster sugar

Method

1. Grease a 4cm-deep, 18cm x 28cm (base) slice pan. Place yeast, sugar and milk in a bowl. Stir until combined and yeast is dissolved. Cover and set aside in a warm place for 10 minutes or until foamy.
2. Sift flour and mixed spice into a bowl. Rub in butter until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Make a well in the centre of flour mixture. Add yeast mixture, 1/4 cup warm water, egg and sultanas. Stir to combine. Cover and set aside in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
3. Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Turn dough onto a floured surface. Knead for 5 to 8 minutes or until smooth. Form into 12 balls. Place balls in prepared pan, 1cm apart. Cover and set aside in a warm place for 45 minutes or until balls double in size.
4. Make flour paste: Whisk flour, sugar and 1/4 cup cold water together in a jug. Spoon into a snap-lock bag. Snip off 1 corner from bag. Pipe crosses onto buns. Bake buns for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden and cooked through.
5. Place 3 teaspoons hot water in a jug. Sprinkle gelatine over water. Stir with a fork until gelatine dissolves. Turn buns onto a wire rack. Brush tops with gelatine mixture. Allow to cool. Serve.

Taste magazine

By the way, i think i forgot to say HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010 EVERYONE, wish you all the best!!

Banana Muffin

2010-01-05T10:08:00.004+11:00

There are many recipe for banana muffin, and most of all using brown sugar (just like my banana bread), but this recipe called for caster sugar instead, i love the texture of this muffin, so moist and i can really taste the mashed banana.

I don't have mixed spices, so i tried to experiment making them, by mixing a pinch of ground nutmeg, cinnamon, and allspice, the taste was absolutely great!. Even if you only have nutmeg and cinnamon it's just as good.

There is no better feelings than having warm muffin freshly baked from your oven for breakfast, Hmmm.. the smell, the taste are just yummy... with a glass of milk for me because still, i can't drink coffee :(

I got this recipe from my favorite baking book called : The Essential Baking Cookbook"
You can find it in my STORE.

I will share this recipe for you all :) Enjoy...

Banana Muffin

* 2 1/2 cup self rising flour
* 3/4 cup caster sugar
* 1 cup milk
* 150 g butter, melted, cooled
* 2 eggs lightly beaten
* 1 tsp vanilla essence (i used powdered)
* 1 cup mashed ripe banana
* 1/2 tsp mixed spice

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees C.
2. Mixed sugar, flour, mixed spice, stir trough.
3. Make well in the centre.
4. In a jug, mix together the milk, eggs and venilla essence.
5. Pour liquid into the well in the flour and add the mashed banana then cooled butter. mix well.
6. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown.

Note: Easy for beginner :) no mixer required. So don't be afraid to try .

Honey Joys

2009-12-28T21:49:00.002+11:00

As i promised before i finally have a chance to write down this recipe, I'm pretty sure this sweet always been Australian favorite party snack, almost everywhere i went for the party i saw this. Not only kids like them but the adults too! including me :)

I's quite simple and very few ingredients, but always keep in mind that the mixture is very hot when you put them on the patty cases or ice cream cone like mine.

I'm apologize for blurry picture because i forgot to take this picture alone, so i just cropped them from one my food pictures collection.

So all you need is 90g Margarine (i used unsalted butter), 1/3 cup sugar, 1 tbsp honey, 4 cups cornflakes, patty cases ( i used ice cream cone).

Method: Preheat oven to 250 Degrees C. Melt margarine, sugar & Honey.
Add corn flakes & mix well . Spoon into paper patty cases or ice cream cone.
Bake in slow oven for 10 minutes. Allow to cool.
Makes 20 (approx)

Bubur Ayam Kuah Kuning // Chicken Porridge in Yellow Broth

2009-12-24T20:57:00.002+11:00

Hay.. hay...
My favorite breakfast back when i liven in Indonesia, apart from fried rice is this Chicken porridge in Yellow broth, the Men usually sell them in the traditional vendor, by walking from one to the other place/ village.

There are few different version of Chicken porridge, mostly people make it without yellow broth, which is similar to the original version from Chinese cuisine. For me i will do whatever it takes to satisfied my food craving :) I will make my favorite food from scratch to get the perfect taste i desire.

In western country, this dish would be suitable for cold weather, just like soup. A bit complicated but worth to try.

Recipe taken from Rurie's blog with a little revised by Me.

Bubur Ayam Kuah Kuning // Chicken Porridge in Yellow Broth

Ingredients:
- 300 gr rice
- 3 ltr water
- 4 salam leaves
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tbs vegetable oil

- 700 gr chicken
- kecap manis
- 2 stalks spring onion, finely sliced
- 2 stalks Asian celery, finely sliced
- Fried onion
- Cakwe (Chinese long Donut)
- Fried soybean (kedelai goreng)
- Krupuk/emping shrimp crackers/ bitter crackers)
- Sambal

Spice paste:
- 12 shallots
- 5 garlic
- 3 cm turmeric
- 2 tsp coriander, dry- roast
- 5 candlenuts, dry- roast
- 1/2 tsp peppercorns

For the yellow chicken broth:
- 1.5 ltr chicken broth
- 2 tsp salt
- Some pinch of ground nutmeg

Directions:
- Cook the rice, water and salam leaves until soft and turned into porridge. If rice hasn't turn into porridge, add more hot water and continue cooking and stirring.
- Boil chicken until soft, set aside the broth. When it's not so hot anymore, fried the chicken until golden brown and shred.
- Make the yellow chicken broth; heat vegetable oil, saute spice paste with nutmeg and salt until fragrant. Add chicken broth, mix well and continue cooking until boiling, season.
- Serve porridge with chicken broth, add kecap manis, shredded chicken, sliced spring onion, Asian celery, fried onion, fried soybean, cakwe, sambal and shrimp crackers.

Another Award

2009-12-23T21:36:00.003+11:00

Yay.. this surprise award got my spirit back for blogging :) . I just forgotten to get it from my dearest friend Tata, she was sending me this award last October :O hehe...It's now nearly End of December!.
And she actually telling me to grab this award via FaceBook because i hardly open my blog for a long time to check it :P

I think i won't pass this award until i get back on track again with my blog, until I'm getting an idea who are still active blogging from my friend list.

Once again Ta, for this award, I'm so honoured, even thou I've been lazy to update my blog, but i said i will started to update my blog more often, especially next year, my 3y/o daughter Ellyn will stated her Kindergarten and i will make her Bento lunch/ snack Box for her (i will have a sneak peek on her blog as well, since she's so creative making cute bento).

Keep on blogging Everyone!!
and have a great day.

My Black Forest Birthday cake

2009-12-22T11:22:00.007+11:00

In the past 2 years, i always made black forest for my birthday, not only because i mastered how to make them ;P .

I also think it's the easiest and shorter time to make.
There are many Black forest recipe on the internet, but i always use the same recipe since i fond it long time ago.

Apart from my latest birthday, I'm enjoying our new house, it's bigger and feel so homy.. because we used to the unit, which is smaller and only had a tiny concrete backyard. My daughter was so happy when she found out that we'll stay here now.

She couldn't wait to harvest our Apple, Plums and peach :) We just lucky to find this house,it has all the criteria i wanted!

Here some of my BF pictures.

Look at my daughter, she's busy tasting each one of the cake :)

Butterfly cupcakes

2009-12-22T10:45:00.007+11:00

Whoa... seems like ages i neglected my blog already.
I will try.. try.. and try.. very hard to started again updating my blog from now on, i promised ;).
I should push my self to get into this habit again after my long break caused by FaceBooking too much!, hehe...

So, this time i will share my Butterfly recipe i made, for my 26th birthday last week. I actually made the Black Forest cake and honey joys (recipe follow soon) as well.

Happy Holiday Everyone!!

Butterfly cupcakes

* 1 quantity Basic cupcakes
* 1 cup raspberry jam ( i used strawberry Jam)
* 300ml thickened cream, whipped
* icing sugar mixture, to decorate

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced oven. Line two 12-hole, 1/3 cup-capacity muffin pans with paper cases. Make Basic cupcakes (see related recipe).
2. Using a sharp knife, cut a 2cm-deep x 3cm-wide piece from top of each cake. Cut tops in half. Spoon 2 teaspoons jam into each hole. Spoon cream over jam. Arrange cake tops over cream to form wings. Dust with icing sugar. Serve.

Basic Cupcakes

Ingredients:

* 200g unsalted butter, softened
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1 cup caster sugar
* 3 eggs
* 2 1/2 cups self-raising flour, sifted
* 1/2 cup milk

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced oven. Line muffin or mini-muffin pans with paper cases.
2. Using an electric mixer, beat butter, vanilla and sugar in a small bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition (mixture will separate at this stage). Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Stir in half the flour. Stir in half the milk. Repeat with remaining flour and milk until combined.
3. For 1/3 cup-capacity muffin pans use 2 level tablespoons of mixture. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes. Alternatively, for 1 tablespoon-capacity mini muffin pans use 1 tablespoon mixture. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
4. Stand cakes in pans for 2 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Goodie bags

fresh fruits

Finger Foods

Es Cendol (Es Dawet) // Cold pandan dessert with coconut milk and sugar topped with Jackfruit - Masak Bareng

2009-09-30T12:01:00.005+10:00

The dessert's basic ingredients consist of coconut milk, starch noodles with green food coloring (usually sourced from the pandan leaf), and palm sugar. Red beans, glutinous rice, grass jelly, creamed corn, and shaved ice are optional additions. Cendol has become a quintessential part of cuisine among the multi-racial population in Southeast Asia and is often sold by vendors at roadsides, hawker centres and food courts.

Cendol vendors are a common sight in Indonesian cities. In the Javanese language, cendol refers to the jelly-like part of the beverage, while the combination of cendol, palm sugar and coconut milk is called dawet. (Wikipedia)

"Masak Bareng" event this time refer to the cold drinks on Ramadan (Fasting Mont or Holly Month for Muslim), it is very common to serve sweet dessert or drinks for break the fast and there are lots more dessert vendors we could find, during this time of the month (only).

I used my big pasta strainer to make this because i don't have that special strainer for Cendol, tiring but worthed... and my Hubby plus Daugher love it!

Cendol

650 ml air // water
2 sdm air daun suji pandan// pandan Leave--i used drops of pandan paste
75 g tepung hunkwe // mung bean flour
25 g tepung beras // rice flour

Kuah:// syrup

1 liter santan dari // 1000 ml coconut milk
1/2 sdt garam// salt
1 lembar daun pandan, potong-potong // pandan leave- make a kno
250 g gula merah// coconut sugar
75 g gula pasir// sugar
150 ml air// water

5 mata nangka, buang bijinya, potong kecil// Jackfruit, cut into small diced
Es batu, hancurkan // Crushed ice

Cara membuat:// Method

1. Cendol: Campur tepung hunkue dan tepung beras dengan 200 ml air. Masak sisa air bersama air daun suji hingga mendidih. // Mix together 200 ml water mungbean flour and rice flour.Boil the remain water(800ml) with pandan paste.
2.Masukkan larutan tepung hunkue sambil aduk cepat hingga bening dan matang. Angkat.// Add mungbean mixture and whisk generously until clear or cooked. Set aside.
3. Siapkan cetakan dawet, taruh di atas baskom berisi air es. Tuangkan adonan panas ke atas cetakan, gosok-gosok hingga butiran dawet jatuh ke baskom.Tiriskan, rendam dalam air matang dingin. Sisihkan.// Prepare ice water on the big bowl, pour in the hot mixture trough the strainer, use spoon to push if necessary, on top of the ice water bowl.

Kuah:// Syrup : Rebus santan bersama semua bahan hingga mendidih. Angkat, dinginkan. Angkat, saring. // Mix all the ingredient together and boil, set aside, cooled.

Penyajian: // how to serve: Taruh cendol di gelas-gelas saji. Beri es, kuah santan gula merah, terakhir nangka, Sajikan dingin. // Prepare dessert glass, add Cendol, crushed ice, syrup and topped with diced jackfruit.

Semur Betawi (Sweet Spiced Beef in Jakarta Style)

2009-09-14T14:04:00.008+10:00

Hello Everyone, seems like an ages I've been neglected my Blog, so dusty in here, Hehe...

Well apart from my busy days, it has been very cold and dark earlier in the winter here, that makes me lazy to take a picture due to lack of lighting, but of course I'm still cooking variety of food everyday.

I also busy with my one and only daughter Ellyn, she's growing up a lot faster than i thought! She's a chatterbox girl yet very clever :)

Before i forget (although it's a bit late), i wanted to say, happy Fasting for my Muslim friends all over the world! Happy Ramadan. here is a smile from my daughter.

Btw i hope you had a great time and enjoy my Picture plus the recipe...
(this is one of the menu on my Wedding feast!)

Semur Betawi (Sweet Spiced Beef in Jakarta Style)

Ingredients:

* 500gr of beef meat, cut into diced
* 200gr of washed potatoes, cut into 2

Grind Ingredients:

* 6 cloves of small brown onion
* 4 cloves of garlic
* 2 cm of ginger,bruised
* 4 candle nuts
* 1tsp of ground coriander
* 1tsp of ground white pepper
* 2tsp of ground nutmeg
* 1/4 tsp cumin
* Salt & Pepper

* 2 dried cloves
* 1 cinnamon stick
* 2 tomato, cut into 4
* 5 Tbsp of sweet soy sauce (indonesian kecap manis)
* 1 tbsp cooking oil
* 100 ml water
Fried Shallot to garnish

Method:

1. Heat the oil in a big pot, sauteed the grind ingredients, add meat, cook until colour has changed.
2. Add tomatoes, Sweet soy sauce, Cinnamon stick, cloves. Stir until mixed together, then pour in the water.
3. Simmer until all the water absorbed and meat is tender.
Sprinkle with fried shallot
Serve with Rice.

Individual Cottage Pie

2009-03-31T13:43:00.003+11:00

Kids will love this pie, especially my daughter :) she's really good eater, she would finish one and half of the pie. Try to put any veggies you like.

Individual Cottage Pie

ingredients (serves 4)

* 1 brown onion
* 1 zucchini (i skip this and used frozen peas, carrot and corn)
* 1 garlic clove (crushed)
* 2 tsp olive oil
* 400g extra lean beef mince
* 1 tbs flour
* 1 1/4 cups beef stock
* 1/3 cup tomato sauce
* 1kg peeled and chopped potatoes
* 1/3 cup warm milk
* 1 cup low fat cheese

Method:

1. Fry brown onion,finely chopped, with 1 crushed garlic clove in 2 tsp olive oil. Cook for 7 mins. Add 400g extra lean beef mince, cook on high heat until browned. Stir in 1 tbs flour, cook for 1 minute. Add 1 1/4 cups beef stock and 1/3 cup tomato sauce, add frozen veg and season.
2. Boil 1kg peeled and chopped potatoes until tender. Drain and mash. Beat in 1/3 cup warm skim milk and season well.
3. Spoon mixture into an ovenproof dish. Spread the mashed potato over and sprinkle over 1 cup low-fat cheese. Bake in 200°C oven for 15 minutes. (I used individual aluminium pie case).

Source

Fresh Living - April 2005, Page 36
Recipe by Alison Roberts revised by Ti

Nasi goreng sereh plus bakso // Lemongrass fried rice with meatball

2009-03-26T10:02:00.006+11:00

Whoa... deadline again for "masak bareng" (cooking together), i missed last month event due to my tight schedule ;P so i tried to catch up with this month theme fried rice. So far this is the only event that i follow regulary, apart from another new one call "NCC" and click event.

As Indonesian, i love fried rice and we have many different kind of fried rice or "Nasi Goreng". This is the most famous Indonesian dish so far, along with "Rendang, gado-gado and sate".

I made this for our lunch on Sunday, the original recipe is not contain meatball, but i always need some meat on my meal. Photo session only took me about 5 minutes, with crying toddler on the background :( yess it's very limited time and i hate it cos i don't do it properly.

recipe source: Nadrah shahab revised by Ti

Nasi goreng sereh plus bakso // Lemongrass fried rice with meatball

Bahan:// Ingredients

2 cups Nasi Putih // cooked rice
1 Wortel, iris tipis // Carrot, cut into matchstick
50 g Buncis muda, iris // green beans, cut into matchstick
100 g Bakso sapi, iris tipis // beef meatball, sliced

bumbu:Herbs

1 Bawang Bombay, iris kasar // Onion, sliced
2 Bawang Putih, cacang halus // clove garlic, chopped
2 Serai, iris tipis // lemongrass, sliced
3 Daun jeruk purut, buang batang tengahnya, iris tipis // Lime leave, discard the middle part, sliced
Jahe,iris tipis // ginger, sliced
2 Cabe merah, iris halus // red chillies, sliced
Garam, Gula secukupnya // salt and sugar to season
1 tbsp Minyak untuk menumis // 1 tbsp oil

CaraMembuat: // Method

- Matangkan semua sayuran terlebih dahulu , lalu sisihkan.// Saute or cook carrot and green beans, set aside.
- Tumis semua bumbu, dan bakso lalu campur dengan nasi seperti bikin nasi goreng biasa. // Heat Oil, saute all the herbs, add meatballs, then add rice, mix well and cook for 5 minutes.
- Setelah rata dengan bumbu, lalu masukkan semua sayuran dan aduk hingga rata dan beri garam & gula. // Add cooked vegetabes, mix well again and cook for 15-20 minutes, season with salt and sugar.
- Sajikan. // Serve hot.

sayuran dapat di ganti sesuai selera, seperti brokoli atau lainnya sesuai selera.

Teriyaki Rice burger ala Koki & Click Event

2009-03-24T11:02:00.004+11:00

Click is monthly event about food photography that i usually participate, host by Bee and Jai. This month theme is wood, but of course must related to the food, so i choose this rice burger with the chopstick and sushi mats to create Japanese style/ decoration.

Bahan:

1 fillet dada ayam, potong 4, pipihkan // Chicken fillet, cut into 4, flatten
50 g tepung maizena // cornstarch
1 sdm // tbsp of sugar
1 sdm mirin
2 sdm soy sauce
2 sdm salad oil
500 gr nasi hangat, bentuk bulat pipih sebanyak 8 // warm cooked rice, make 8 round flat shape
4-8 lettuce
4 bawang bombay, potong bentuk ring // onion, sliced
1 tomato
6 sdm mayonnaise
2 sdm teriyaki sauce
1 Nori // seaweed

Method:

1. Campur fillet ayam dengan gula, mirin dan soy sauce, diamkan 30 menit. // Mix chicken fillet with sugar, mirin and soy sauce, set aside for 30 mins.
2. Angkat ayam, gulingkan diatas tepung maizena hingga rata. // Coated chicken with cornstarch until well coated.
3. Panaskan minyak salad diatas wajan datar anti lengket, panggang hingga matang sambil sesekali di balik. Angkat. // Heat oil in flat saucepan, add chicken and cook until well browned both side, set aside.
4. Campur mayones, san saus teriyaki, aduk rata. Ambil 2 buah nasi, olesi dengan campuran mayones.// Mix mayonnaise with teriyaki sauce. Spread some mixture to the flat rice.
5. Susun diatas nasi : daun selada, ayam panggang, tomat dan bawang bombay. // Lay the flat rice and arrange the lettuce, cooked chicken, tomato and onion ring top with rice.
6. Hias dengan nori.// Decorated with seaweed.
Sajikan.// Serve

Serve 4
Recipe Source: Koki Magazine- Feb 2009

Puding Stroberi Busa (Strawberry Foam Pudding)

2009-03-20T11:49:00.002+11:00

Pudding ini sebenarnya saya buat pas Valentine kemarin, tapi saya lihat NCC mengadakan event berjudul :Puding week NCC", jadi sekalian aja saya berpartisipasi.

Ini resep asli dari Alm Ruri, walaupun saya belum pernah bertemu beliau langsung semasa hidupnya, tapi saya sering mengunjungi blognya sampai sekarang, dan mencoba resep-resepnya. untuk Vla-nya saya buat dari Custard powder.

Puding Stroberi Busa

Bahan :
500 ml air
250 gr gula pasir
2 bungkus agar agar
150 gr stoberi
250 ml air
4 butir putih telur
sedikit pewarna merah

Caranya :

* Blender stroberi dengan 250 ml air, jangan terlalu halus, biar bijinya masih ada, jadi kesan stroberinya masih kuat
* Masak 500 ml air dengan gula dan agar agar sampai mendidih
* Campurkan blenderan stroberi kedalam larutan agar agar
* Sementara itu, kocok putih telur sampai mengembang kaku
* Campurkan larutan agar plus stroberi kedalam putih telur sambil terus dimixer dengan speed rendah
* Teruskan kocok campuran agar dan putih telur sampai tidak panas lagi
* Basahin loyang tulban dengan air es, tuang campuran agar ke dalam loyang, diamkan sampai keras di lemari es
* Hidangkan dengan vla vanila

Lodho Ayam (Tulung Agung)

2009-03-20T11:14:00.001+11:00

Sorry, but this time i will post the recipe in Indonesian language friends...

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Bangga deh dengan masakan Indonesia yang beragam, walaupun bahan bakunya ayam, tapi ada banyak sekali resep berbeda (bahkan satu pulau bisa mempunyai aneka macam resep ayam).

Hidup di negeri orang itu bagiku banyak sekali ~~enaknya~~ perjuangannya, apalagi kalo lagi kangen sama masakan Indonesia, harus berjuang sendiri di dapur untuk menghasilkan makanan yang diinginkan, dan sesuai dengan lidah kita.

Walaupun sudah banyak restaurant Indonesia disini, tapi tetap aja, menu mereka ngak selengkap di Indo, yang mereka sajikan ya itu- itu aja (yang ada di menu list), se- sekali ok lah, tapi kan lama-lama bosen juga dong.

Dengan berbagai keterbatasan bahan, kadang-kadang kita harus pinter-pinter cari bahan pengganti yang mirip, (tapi biasanya sih kalo buat bumbu-bumbu udah mulai gampang di dapatkan di sini, banyak toko-toko Asia, bahkan Indonesia), tapi yang paling penting adalah melestarikan kuliner Indonesia, ya ngak??, bahkan saya selalu kasih resep Indonesia ke teman-teman bule disini (sebagian dari mereka tertarik untuk coba-coba masakan indonesia).

Sambil ngetik, sambil nahan air liur nihh... hehe.

Ini dia resepnya, dapat dari Tabloid Nova.

Bahan:

1 Ekor ayam, belah dadanya tidak putus, tekan melebar (i cut into 8 pieces)
750 ml santan dari 1 btr kelapa (i used Kara instant coconut milk)
20 buah cabai rawit merah utuh
5 lembar daun salam
3 tangkai sereh, memarkan
5 lembar daun jeruk
1 sdt garam
3 sdm minyak untuk menumis
arang untuk membakar (i used grill oven)

Haluskan:

6 bawang putih
4 siung bawang merah
5 kemiri
1 sdt ketumbar bubuk
1/2 sdt jinten bubuk

Pelengkap:

Nasi gurih dan urap I skip this

Cara membuat:

1. Tumis bumbu halus sampai harum, tuang santan, aduk hingga beruap.
2. Masukkan ayam, kecilkan api, masak hingga matang. Angkat, lalu sisihkan kuah kentalnya, bakar ayam diatas bara api hingga harum (atau grill sambai kecoklatan).
3. Masukkan cabai rawit ke dalam kuah santan sisa rebusan, masak lagi sambil diaduk hingga matang.
4. Siapkan nasi gurih, sajikan ayam bakar dengan urap.

Dora Novelty Cake

2009-02-27T14:01:00.003+11:00

I made this cake for Ellyn's friend Charlotte, I hope she like the cake :).
It's so enjoyable and fun making this cake, the weather also perfect to handle my fondant this time.

Dora figurine made a week ahead allowing them to dry and strong (i had difficulty making dora's head, and change the shape once). As a finishing touches, i brush the cake with the pearl dusting, for more sophisticated look :P.

If you make something that you really like, you will enjoy so much like me, especially if your costumer really happy with the result :)

I hope you have a wonderful day on your Birthday Char :)

for more picture, here

Cake Zebra Putih Telur // White eggs Zebra cake

2009-02-26T15:18:00.002+11:00

Some days i have plenty of white eggs in my fridge, cos I've been making cakes with more yolk, i was thinking to make meringue or pavlova but they both too sweet and my daughter can't really eat them, so i began to search again on the Internet.

When i found this recipe, i can imagine the taste already by looking at the pictures, on one of Indonesian blogger name Rina, i don't know where is she get the recipe from or she could make the recipe :) Thanks Mba Rina. Is very good idea using only white eggs (less cholesterol)and using left over eggs.

The texture is very moist (from the emulsifier), not too sweet and best of all it's pretty Zebra pattern. Enjoy... and here is the recipe both in Indonesian and English language.

Cake Zebra Putih Telur // White egg Zebra cake

Bahan:

400 cc putih telur // egg white
200 gr gula pasir // caster sugar
1 sdt TBM/SP // emulsifier
200 gr blue band, cairkan // butter, melted
175 gr terigu // plain flour
25 gr maizena // cornstarch
1 sdm(tbsp)coklat bubuk/pasta coklat/pasta pandan/pasta strawberry // chocolate powder

Cara:

1. Putih telur + SP dikocok sampai mengembang. // Beat the white eggs and emulsifier until foamy.
2. Masukkan gula pasir sedikit2 sambil terus dikocok. // Add sugar gradually, keep beating.
3. Masukkan terigu sedikit2 sambil diaduk rata. // Add flour and mix with spoon or spatula.
4. masukkan blue band yg sudah dicairkan, aduk rata. // Add melted butter, keep mixing until smooth.
5. bagi adonan menjadi 2, ½ bagian beri pasta coklat sisanya biarkan putih. // Divided batter into 2 bowl, add 1 bowl with the chocolate powder, mix well.
6. Tuang adonan putih sedikit, lalu tuang adonan coklat. Tuang lagi adonan putih, lalu adonan coklat. Begitu seterusnya sampai adonan habis. // Pour white a spoon full of batter into the greased tin, then add the chocolate batter, do it in order until finish.
7. Panggang sampai matang kurang lebih 20 menit dengan suhu 180 derajat C. // Bake for about 20- 30 minutes or until cooked trough on 180 degrees oven.

Recipe by Rina Rinso

Ti's style Greek Meatball with Tzatziki and Tomato Salad

2009-02-24T14:37:00.006+11:00

Ti's style Greek Meatball with Tzatziki and Tomato Salad

# 450g lamb mince
# 1 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano leaves
# 1 cup stale white breadcrumbs
# 2 teaspoons finely-chopped fresh coriander
# 1 egg, lightly beaten
# Salt& Pepper
# 2 tablespoons finely-chopped fresh mint

Combine mince, breadcrumbs, coriander, egg, oregano and mint in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Mix well to combine. Using 1/4 cup mixture at a time, roll into 12 Meatball.
Heat a greased pan on medium heat. Cook meatball, turning occasionally, for 10 to 15 minutes or until cooked through. Remove to a plate. Cover to keep warm.

Tomato Salad

# 250g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
# 1 Lebanese cucumber, cut into thin sticks
# 1/4 cup mint leaves, shredded
# 1 tablespoon olive oil
# 1 small lemon, juiced

Combine tomatoes, cucumber and mint. Whisk together oil, lemon juice, and salt and pepper. Pour over salad. Serve meatballs with salad, bread and tzatziki.

Tzatziki

* 2 x 175g tubs natural no-fat yoghurt
* 2 Lebanese cucumbers, deseeded, grated
* 2 garlic cloves, crushed
* 1 lemon, rind finely grated, juiced
* 1 teaspoon lemon pepper
* 1 teaspoon salt

Combine yoghurt, cucumber, garlic, lemon rind, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, lemon pepper and salt in a bowl. Cover. Refrigerate until required.

Recipe From Super Food Ideas, revised by Ti

Somay Tahu

2009-02-12T10:36:00.000+11:00

I found this recipe by accident, when i bought Indonesian tabloid (NOVA).
This kind of food that similar with dim sum (this food adapted from Chinese people who lived in Indonesia, and became our favorite), healthier yet fill you up very quick :).
You can fried them (became "Batagor" or just steam them like the recipe says.

So mouth watering food!. I used to eat this as a snack but, i have them for lunch and dinner here, otherwise i need to spend to much time in the kitchen for our meal. Anyway it's worth to try and you will like it, (my 2 years old daughter like it too,and i already made 2 times since then). Don't forget extra chili if you dare, Yummy!!

Somay:

* 200g fish paste ( i used frozen one, and partially thawed)
* 100g mince Chicken
* 300g white tofu, mashed well
* 1 egg white
* 1 green shallot, chopped
* 5 Tbs Cornstarch
* 50ml coconut milk
* 1 tsp salt

*Wonton skin

Condiment:
* Cabbage, cut into small size,steamed
* Potatoes, steamed
* eggs, boiled
* Ready peanut sauce
* Kecap manis (Indonesian Sweet soy sauce)
* Chili sauce
* lime, cut into 2

Method:

Heat the steamer, meanwhile mix all the ingredients together, wrap 1 tablespoon mixture in the wonton skin and steam for 25 minutes.

Serve Somay with steamed potatoes and cabbage, topped with peanut sauce, kecap manis and chilli sauce.

Es teller ala Ti

2009-02-10T11:16:00.006+11:00

Kenapa ya makin kesini, makin malas upload blog, apalagi sekarang addicted bener sama yang namanya facebook, walaupun udah ngak remaja lagi tapi kan perlu juga, kadang bisa ketemu sama teman yang udah lama ngak ketemu, atau berkomunikasi dengan teman2 di berbagai penjuru dunia.

Mungkin juga karena efek summer yang maunya bikin outdoor activity (kecuali kalo sampe panasnya diatas 35 derajat), mau masak juga males, karena ruangan jadi tambah panas, jadinya bikin yang simple dan seger-seger aja deh.

Silahkan yang mau coba bikin, ini resepnya:

Es teller ala Ti

* 1 kaleng cincau hijau ( green jelly grass), potong dadu
* 1 kaleng kelapa muda, potong kecil
* Alpukat secukupnya
* Nangka, potong dadu kecil
* Susu kental manis putih secukupnya
* Sirup frambozen atau melon (menurut selera)
* Nata de coco (optional)
* 100 cc air matang
* Es batu, hancurkan

Siapkan gelas besar, masukkan cincau, alpukat, kelapa muda dan nata de coco.
Sementara, campurkan susu kental manis, sirup dan air (tingkat kemanisan sesuai selera).
Tuangkan sebagian sir sirup ke dalam gelas yang berisi campuran buah tadi.
Top with ice dan nangka cincang.

Black and white theme birthday Cakes

2009-02-02T14:54:00.004+11:00
Here is my hubby's special birthday cake.
I had some trouble handling the fondant this time, because Melbourne weather was reaching 43°C and the house was so hot as well, so my fondant ending up so sticky and difficult to use, that makes me learned something important about cake decorating :)
Because i was planning to make black and white theme cakes for a long time, I'm quite happy with the result, specially cos he love it.

The Surprise was successful too on that day, i was pretending to forget his birthday in the morning, until he went home and I'm ready with table full of food and sing happy birthday with my daughter (she sang happy birthday song many times that day).

Tom Yum Goong ( Masak bareng Event)

2009-01-29T10:36:00.001+11:00
This month Menu is Tom Yum soup, once more i participated this event called "Masak bareng" or cooking together, with the same menu, and same day we posted the food pictures. So far i always try to follow the event. The hosts are Indonesian women too, there are Deetha in Semarang- INA, Ayin in Norway and Shinta in Japan.

Sometimes we had difficulties finding the specific ingredients, because we live far away from our country, but we never give up, trying to make Indonesian food as authentic as possible, using the substitute and try to be creative :).

I used tom yum paste this time and bought the fresh marinara from fish shop.

Spicy prawn soup

Ingredients (serves 4)

* 500g Marinara Mix
* 1 tbs tom yum paste*
* 2 tbsp fish sauce
* 1L (4 cups) fish or chicken stock
* 150g small button mushrooms, sliced or halved
* Coriander leaves and lime wedges, to serve

Method:

1. Place noodles in a large heatproof bowl, pour over boiling water to cover and soak for 5 minutes or until softened. Drain and set aside.
2. Stir paste in a large saucepan over medium heat for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
3. Add stock, bring to the boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, add beans and mushrooms and simmer for 1 minute. Add prawns and cook for a further 1-2 minutes until prawns are just cooked.
4. Place noodles in bowls and top with tomatoes. Pour over soup, garnish with coriander and serve with lime.

Notes & tips:

* * Tom yum paste is available from Asian and selected supermarkets.
Source:
delicious. - August 2004, Page 143 revised by Ti.

Cheesecake With Crushed Raspberry & Click Event Red theme

2009-01-20T14:11:00.001+11:00

I republish this cake again, because i entered the Click event for January. Click is a monthly food fotography ( but I'm not always participate), with Bee and Jai as the hosts. This Month theme is Red, will be lucky if i win :).

Cheesecake is my favorite dessert of all, any kind of Cheesecake will do :). I found one nice from McD around here, Called Mango Chessecake with macadamia, those three are the best match, so heavenly!!.

Some place, they served the cake in a big pieces, which is too much for me (good for sharing), and some place served very tiny but expensive :( .

After i search the recipe i found this from Donna Hay book, but i used wrong size of tin, so my cheesecake ended up smaller that what Donna suggested, and i got some left over cheese batter, then i baked with my other tin (without biscuit base).

By the way, i can't spend too much time anymore in front of my Notebook, cos my back started to give me a problem :(

Cheesecake With Crushed Raspberry

Crushed Raspberry sauce:
200 gr frsh or frozen raspberry
1 cup sugar
Base:
55g plain sweet biscuits
1/3 cup almond meal ( ground almonds)
30g butter, melted
Filling:
600g cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sour cream
2 eggs
1 cup caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

Method:

Preheat the oven to 200°C. To make crushed raspberry sauce, place the raspberry in an ovenproof dish and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 15 minutes or until mixture is syrupy. Set aside.
To make the base, process biscuits in a food processor until finely chopped. Add the almond meal and butter and process until combined.
Grease 6 x 3/4 cup (185ml) capacity non stick muffin tins. Line each tin with 2 intersecting strips of non-stick baking paper. Press the crumb mixture into the bases of the tins and refrigerate. Preheat the oven to 140°C.
To make filling, process the cream cheese, sour cream, eggs, sugar and vanilla in a food processor until smooth. Pour mixture over bases and bake for 30 minutes. Chill, serve with raspberry sauce. Makes 6

Martabak Manis (Indonesian Style Sweet Thick Pancake)

2009-01-19T09:24:00.003+11:00

I had baking blue lately... plus the unpredictable weather, making me lazy to spend too much time in the kitchen, i rather spend my time with my Ellyn.

I attempt to try this recipe because i found simple and easy recipe from my blogger friend Sefa (i wish you get welll soon Mba). I used to buy this pancake in Jakarta, few years ago, my favorite flavor is actually coconut and brown (chocolate) rice.

Anyway, you can eat this for breakfast or tea time. Enjoy...

Martabak Manis (Indonesian Style Sweet Thick Pancake)

Recipe by Stella through Nining, slightly modified by Sefa

Ingredients:

250 gr all-purpose-flour
400 ml fresh milk
1 egg (medium size)
30 gr granulated sugar
½ tbsp salt
½ tsp baking soda
Granulated sugar for drizzling, as needed

Filling:

Rice chocolate
Chopped almond
Grated cheddar cheese
Condensed milk
Butter for spreading

Method:

1. Combine all the ingredients except baking soda in a bowl. Mix using whisker until well dissolved. Sieve if there are still lumps in the batter. Rest for an hour and more in a room temperature.
2. Heat the pan over medium heat. Add baking soda and whisk. Pour the batter over the pan. Cook over small heat until the surface dry up and consist pores. Drizzle small amount of sugar over the pancake and cover the pan and let it cook until set.
3. Transfer martabak into a flat plate or cutting board. Spread pancake with butter. Add your desired filling (even you can combine the filling) and pour condensed milk over. Fold the pancake and spread again with butter. Cut as desired.
4. Serve warm or cold.

Happy New Year

2009-01-05T12:43:00.003+11:00
I know it's a bit late with New year greetings, but i just uploaded some pictures on my computer from my holiday, i will upload some more on my flickr.

wishing you all the best this year!!

Soto Padang (Masak Bareng)

2008-12-22T12:52:00.005+11:00

This is the cooking event that i follow every month, i couldn't do it last month due to lack of ingredients i needed.
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Seperti biasa,banyak masakan Indonesia yang belum pernah saya coba, seperti Soto padang ini. Bahan2 yang digunakan hampir sama dengan soto yang biasa saya bikin, hanya bedanya soto ini menggunakan bahan2 seperti masakan India (pekek, Kapulaga), yang membuat rasa dan wangi yang khas untuk masakan ini.

Setelah mencoba soto ini saya ketagihan, next time pasti mau bikin lagi, enak sih..
Untungnya waktu belanja mingguan di Indonesian supermaket, ketemu sama kerupuk merah yang menjadi ciri khas dai soto ini, kalo ngak mungkin bakalan gigit jari,hehe..

Buat semuanya Happy Holiday Ya... saya mau liburan dulu sampai tahun baru...

Resepnya saya dapat dari cuek.wordpress.com (saya modif sedikit)

Soto Padang

Bahan:

600 gr daging
2 bh pekak
2 bh kapulaga
2 bh cengkeh
1 ltr air
minyak untuk menggoreng

Bumbu perebus daging:
2 siung bawang putih
1 sdt ketumbar
1 sdt garam

Haluskan:
8 btr bawang merah
5 siung bawang putih
2 cm lengkuas
2 btg sereh, ambil bagian putihnya memarkan
4 lbr daun jeruk
2 lbr daun salam
garam dan merica

Cara membuat:
1.Rebus daging dalam bumbu perebus hingga empuk.
2.Angkat dari kaldu, potong tipis dan goreng hingga renyah.
3.Tumis bumbu halus hingga harum masukkan kedalam kaldu, tambahkan cengkeh, kapulaga, daun jeruk, daun salam, sereh, garam dan merica.
4. Masukkan daging kembali ke dalam kaldu dan didihkan.
5. Angkat dan sajikan dengan pelengkapnya :
50 gr soun, perkedel
daun bawang, iris tipis jeruk nipis
kerupuk merah

My Black Forest Birthday Cake

2008-12-19T09:44:00.003+11:00

Fells like i was just arrived here in Australia yesterday and i was only 23, but in fact I'm 25 years old now, i couldn't believe how fast the time passing, my baby girl is 2 y/o now, and I'm getting old :). That means i need to be more mature, more patient and more wise, Amien.

I made the cake in the morning on my birthday, i forgot to buy some chocolate blocks so i can't really make a lot of fence to put around my cake (like this cake), so i broke them into pieces and assemble like a puzzle instead, looks unique isn't it. There are 3 different cherries i used here, they are red cherries (Maraschino), fresh cherries (on season at the moment) and cherries on the can.

I put more melted chocolate on my batter cake, and less eggs this time, but still from the same recipe source, Dapur Bunda and using whipped cream instead of butter cream for the layer, the only disadvantage with the whipped cream is that i can't really put them outside too long, otherwise they gonna be watery (melting), and can't bring them for traveling on the box at all.

Baby Laila Cupcakes

2008-12-14T18:43:00.003+11:00

Booties, booties...

Look at that pram, isn't it cute? i got the idea from wilton cupcake book, but i only used fondant without buttercream as they mentioned :)

Here again my creation, dedicated for my lovely friend Kylie, she just had beautiful baby girl couple weeks ago name Laila.

I decorated in the morning with fondant, a bit rushed cos Ellyn is grumpy that morning, i colored them a few days ago, to get the vibrant colour. I choose chocolate cupcakes cos i love them too :)

Soto Mie Bogor ( Noodle)

2008-12-12T15:30:00.004+11:00

On the Rainy and cold day, it's great to have some warm soup or Soto. I was tempted to see the pictures of this soto on my recipe book, so i bought some diced beef and make this delicious food in the same day, but don't ever forget the chili sambal :)

Soto Mie Bogor

Ingredients // Bahan :

1/2 kg Diced beef //daging sapi (sandung lamur)
1000 mlwater // air untuk merebus
2 tbsp oil //sdm minyak goreng
2 salam leave // lbr daun salam
2 lime leave // lbr daun jeruk purut
1 lemongrass, bruised // btg serai memarkan
1 beef powder // sdm kaldu sapi bubuk (i omit this)
3 spring onion, cut inti 1cm length // btg daun bawang, iris 1 cm

grind ingredients // bumbu dihaluskan :

5 small brown onion // btr bawang merah
2 garlic // siung bawang putih
1 tsp pepper ground // sdk merica butiran
1 cm turmeric // kunyit
1 cm ginger // jahe
1 tbsp salt // sdm garam
1 tsp sugar // sdt gula

Condiment // Pelengkap :

Cooked Yellow noodles// Mi kuning basah
Vermicelli noodles // Bihun
Cabbage sliced // Kol iris halus
tomato, diced // Tomat potong dadu
Small celery, sliced // Seledri
Lime cut into wedges // Jeruk limau
Sambal rawit, vinegar // cuka
Risoles (Indonesian spring roll)

Method // Cara membuat :

1. Cook beef until tender // Rebus daging sapi hingga empuk
2. Saute gring ingredients, until fragrant, add salam and lime leave and spring onion, add to the beef //Tumis bumbu yang dihaluskan hingga harum, tambahkan daun salam, daun jeruk, serai daun bw. Masukkan tumisan ke daging yang sedang direbus
3. Add beef powder, season with salt // Tambahkan kaldu sapi, diicip rasanya.
4. Serve with condiment.

source : Dapur Sexy Chef

Tuna Sushi

2008-12-09T08:44:00.006+11:00

My first tempt to make sushi roll, so difficult and sticky...But it's Yummy!!

recipe taken from delicious. - April 2002, Page 142, revised by Ti

Tuna Sushi

Ingredients:

* 1 cup short-grain rice
* 1 tbs caster sugar
* 5 tbs rice vinegar
* 1 small can tuna
* 1 small Lebanese cucumber, peeled
* 1 celery stalk, cut into julienne
* 1 carrot, peeled, cut into julienne
* 1/2 avocado
* 4 nori sheets
* Wasabi*, to taste
* Pickled ginger, to serve
* Japanese soy, to serve

Method:

1. Rinse rice under cold water and drain well. Place rice and 500ml (2 cups) of water in a saucepan and bring to boil. Decrease heat to low and simmer uncovered for 12-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the water is absorbed. Remove from heat and let stand with lid on for a further 10 minutes.
2. Place rice in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the sugar, 2 tablespoons vinegar and 1 teaspoon salt, and pour over rice. Stir to combine. Cover a flat tray with aluminium foil and spread rice on it to cool.The rice should be completely cool before using.
3. Choose from a variety of fillings. I used tuna, cucumber,celery carrot and avocado. Prepare the fish and vegetables by slicing into batons about 5cm long. Set aside. Meanwhile, combine remaining vinegar and 300ml cold water in a bowl.
4. Place 1 nori sheet, shiny-side down, on a bamboo mat (or non-stick baking paper). Make sure longest edge of nori is at top of mat. Dip hands in water mixture (to prevent rice from sticking) and spread a quarter of rice over bottom two-thirds of nori, leaving a small border around edge.
5. Spread a thin line of wasabi along the middle of the rice and arrange a little of the fish and vegetables alongside the wasabi. Gently lift the end of the mat closest to you, and roll it over the ingredients to enclose.
6. Continue rolling the mat forward to make a complete roll. With one hand on top, gently roll mat back and forth a few times to make a nice round shape. Use a sharp knife to slice the rolls at 2cm intervals. Serve with pickled ginger, soy sauce and extra wasabi.

Notes & tips

* * Use wasabi sparingly as it is quite hot.

Chicken and Haloumi Caesar Salad

2008-12-03T09:05:00.003+11:00
yummy!!

This recipe is simple but filling for dinner, by adding chicken and haloumi, makes this simple caesar salad even more tasty.

Chicken and Haloumi Caesar Salad

# 2 chicken fillet,trimmed, grill and cut into small pieces
# 1 baguette, cut into 1cm cubes, toss on the oven until golden (croutons)
# olive oil cooking spray
# 3 rashers rindless bacon, chopped (i used salami),chopped
# 1 large cos lettuce, washed,dried, leaves torn
# 180g Haloumi cheese, cut into 2cm squares, grill until brown
# 50g parmesan cheese, shaved

Method:

Place lettuce in a large bowl. add to lettuce with haloumi, chicken and croutons. Drizzle with caesar salad dressing, toss to combine. Top with parmesan to serve.

Ellyn Birthday party and her Telitubbies cake

2008-11-27T13:54:00.002+11:00

So here is Ellyn 2nd birthday cake. To see more pictures click here.

Ellyn cupcakes

2008-11-27T13:53:00.000+11:00

Happy 2nd Birthday Ellyn!!

2008-11-25T09:39:00.004+11:00
I just wanted to say Happy Birthday for my daughter " You grow up so quick my baby, now you can sing, dance and talk like us, Mommy and Daddy love you so much, my Possum girl." lots of Kiss and cuddle. XOXO (Cake Photos coming soon...)
Before:

Then:

Floral cake

2008-11-24T13:45:00.005+11:00

Available here

I've been busy making and preparing cake and figurine lately, it's so fun, i really enjoying doing this now 9that makes me lazy to upload my blog too ^_^), apart from looking after my daughter as a stay home mum.

When i have spare time (which is when my daughter watching her TV program, or having a nap, i grab all my decorating tools and made something, usually some figurine (cake topper) during that time, cos they need to be dry and i can keep them for longer time before applied to the cake.

At the moment, I'm in the middle of doing Teletubbies cake project for my daughter 2Nd birthday, so excited for us!, my daughter like them so much, and knew each one of the character, lucky for me that isn't so difficult (practice makes perfect..!!).

We'll have a bit of party in her playgroup, just hoping that is a nice day, (it was terrible weather lately in Melbourne, feels like winter again, gosh!).

This cake i made 2 weeks ago in 1 day, using minimum tools but still looks pretty isn't it?, the idea is from the essential guide to cake decorating book.

Baby Cupcakes for Baby Mia

2008-11-18T09:49:00.004+11:00

Baby topper

More cupcakes i made, yay... I'm loving it!! (but this is my first baby topper I've ever made)

This time is for Baby Mia,(Congratulations for Sarah and Peter).

I chose the chocolate cupcakes with ganache, because they are quicker to make and decorate, originally i was planning to make it colourful with fondant to match the baby topper, but i haven't got much time to do it :)

When i made the baby topper 2 days before, i imagine the baby impression on my topper will be crying baby, but it turns out like a surprised baby, ha..ha.. and i made 1 milk bottles, a pair of pink baby shoes, 3 letters , couples of daisies and 2 roses.

The photo session is a bit hectic, Ellyn was in a grumpy mood and fell over the chair and of course she's crying too),so that is effecting me too, I can't really concentrate to what I'm doing, so i apologize if the picture is not really good.

Now, i can hardly wait to make Ellyn Birthday cake and cupcakes!!1 week to go until her b'day...

Strawberry Sunday

2008-11-16T19:29:00.001+11:00

Experimenting with the fresh strawberry is fun! apart from cooked food.

Raspberry & Blueberry Muffins

2008-11-15T10:26:00.006+11:00

For muffins addict, here is simple and recipe i found in the Internet, it's actually similar with Donna hay Blueberry muffins recipe, i ate this for my breakfast and tea time, in the evening before dinner ( yes, i used to do that since i moved here).

Sometimes, i used less sugar, so my daughter can have some too, little girl doesn't need too much sugar or sweet for snack, that will only make them super active(they call it sugar explosion), and damaging their teeth, I never give my daughter any candy or chocolate yet, cos i knew once she knew them, she will be addicted to it.

Using frozen blueberries is ok too,but it's on season at the moment in Australia, make the price cheaper and easy to get. We didn't live near bushes, so we can't hunt or pick them ourselves.

Anyway, nothing better than fresh baked muffin, for breakfast with the family, on the weekend.

Raspberry & Blueberry Muffins

Ingredients:

* 300g (2 cups) self-raising flour
* 155g (3/4 cup, caster sugar (originally used firmly packed brown sugar)
* 150g fresh or frozen blueberries (i used fresh blueberries)
* 150g frozen raspberries
* 250ml (1 cup) buttermilk
* 60ml (1/4 cup) vegetable oil
* 1 egg, lightly whisked

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 190°C. Cut out eight 13cm-square pieces of non-stick baking paper. Line eight 80ml (1/3-cup) capacity muffin pans with paper squares.
2. Combine flour and sugar in a large bowl. Add blueberries and raspberries, and stir to combine. Add the buttermilk, oil and egg, and stir with a metal spoon until just combined (do not overmix).
3. Spoon batter among prepared pans. Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centres comes out clean. Turn onto a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Source:
Australian Good Taste - September 2005, Page 46
Recipe by Sarah Hobbs

Have a good weekend everyone!!

Dino Cupcakes

2008-11-13T17:27:00.000+11:00
This one is Dinosaur toppings

Teddy Bear Cupcakes

2008-11-13T17:23:00.000+11:00
I made the toppers by my self, not bad for beginners i think... for 4y/o boy in his kinder, his Mum really happy when she saw this cupcakes.

Rhubarb and vanilla crumble

2008-11-12T09:29:00.002+11:00

As usual, i never try any rhubarb before, like many western veg(parsnip,turnip,celeriac etc), this time i did fruit and vegetable shopping in a huge fruit market, and the sell fresh rhubarb, so i tempted to make something with this.

When i got home, i remembered that i borrowed Donna hay book called "Simple essentials fruits", so i had a good look at the recipes there, and i found this easy, and looks yummy recipe (at this stage i still don't know what the taste will be like, i thought maybe sweet).

I tried half of the recipe, because i only bought less that half a kilo of rhubarb, looks good and tempting. So i tried them right away when its cooked, and i was surprise that the rhubarb taste is actually sour!!, it looks sweet from the appearance (fresh red), well at least now i recognise rhubarb taste now.

Donna hay recipe book is really good, i had the essentials chocolate one, this fruit book is full of summer fruit recipe, which is good because it's nearly summer here...

Rhubarb and vanilla crumble

1 bunch rhubarb(850g), trimmed, cut into 3cm pieces
2/3 cup demerara sugar (i used caster sugar)
1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped

Crumble toping:
1 cups (150g) plain flour
1/3 cup sugar
100g butter

Method:
Preheat oven to 180°C. Combine the rhubarb, sugar and vanilla bean and seeds. Place in 6 cup (1.5 litre) capacity ovenproof dish. To make the topping, combine the flour, sugar and butter. Pile the mixture on top of the fruit. Bake for 50 minutes or until the topping is golden brown and the rhubarb is soft. Serves 4.

Nasi Liwet Solo

2008-11-11T15:05:00.003+11:00

This complete package this originally from Solo - Central Java. Food associated with Surakarta includes Nasi Timlo, Gudeg, Serabi, Intip, Roti Mandarin, and Bakpia Balong.

I need half a day too cook all the side dishes for this food, but at least im satisfied with the result, so yummy and authentic. You need Ayam suwir ungkep // Javanese shredded chicken, Telur pindang // Marble boiled eggs, Telur Areh, Sayur labu siam and
Steamed rice for this dish.

telur pindang ( marble boiled eggs)

2008-11-11T15:02:00.002+11:00

For the recipe click here

Ayam suwir ungkep // Javanese shredded chicken

2008-11-11T14:51:00.003+11:00

Ayam suwir ungkep // Javanese shredded chicken

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken(400g), cut into 4 // Ayam potong 4
2 Salam leaf(Indonesian Bay-leaf) // Daun salam
2 lemongrass, bruised // sereh memarkan
2 cm galangal, bruised // lengkuas, memarkan
2 tsp coconut sugar, shredded // gula merah sisir
600ml coconut milk // santan

Grind ingredients:

5 small brown onion // bawang merah
2 clove garlic // bawang putih
1/2 tsp coriander seeds // ketumbar
3 candle-nut // kemiri
salt // garam

Method:
Mix all the ingredients, simmer until cooked trough (30-40 mins), drain and shredded the chicken , cook again for 20 minutes, set aside. // Aduk rata semua bahan, masak sampai matang, angkat ayam, suwir-suwir dagingnya. Didihkan lagi, angkat.

Sayur labu siam ( Lodeh labu tahu) // Chokoes in coconut milk

2008-11-11T14:28:00.005+11:00

Sayur labu siam ( Lodeh labu tahu) // Chokoes in coconut milk

ingredients:

3 chokoes, cut into small matchstick // labu siam. potong kecil panjang
250 gr brown tofu, medium diced // tahu
400ml coconut milk // santan
1000ml water
2 salam leaf // daun salam
2 cm galangal, bruised // lengkuas, memarkan
2 tbsp veg oil // minyak sayur

Grind:

6 small brown onion // bawang merah
4 clove garlic // bawang putih
4 red chilies // cabe merah besar
salt
1 tsp coriander seeds // ketumbar
1/2 tsp shrimp paste // terasi

Method:
1. Heat oil in a saucepan, cook the grind ingredients until fragrant.// Panaskan minyak sayur, tumis bumbu halus sampai harum.
2. Add chokoes , tofu and pour in water and coconut milk, simmer and boil until cooked trough. // Masukkan labu siam, tahu, air dan santan, didihkan dengan api kecil, masak sampai matang.

Telur Areh

2008-11-11T13:55:00.004+11:00
i Cooked Indonesian food a lot lately, and this dish is part of Nasi Liwet Solo, i made this last Monday, such a hard job doing this Complete package, there is Nasi(Rice), Telur pindang(Marble boiled eggs), Sayur Labu siam (chokoes in coconut milk), ayam suwir ungkep(Javanese shredded chicken.

I will upload the picture one by one, along with the recipe, and the complete pictures of this dish. i try to write the recipe both Indonesian and English.

Telur Areh

Bahan:

3 big size eggs //telur
200 ml coconut milk //santan
a pinch of salt //garam
2 salam leaf (Indonesian bay-leaf) //daun dalam
Grind 3 small brown onion //bawang merah

Method:

1.Beat the eggs in a bowl. // Kocok telur
2.Mix all the ingredients (except eggs), whisk well, boil in a small pot,keep whisking. // Campur semua bahan,kecuali telur, aduk rata, didihkan.
3.Pour in the boiling coconut milk to the beaten eggs, mix well. //Masukkan santan ke adonan telur.
4.Stesm the mixture for 45 minutes. // Kukus salama 45 menit.

Pindang serani

2008-11-09T14:27:00.003+11:00
Ini adalah salah satu jamuan khas idul fitri dari Keraton Surakarta, resepnya saya dapat dari majalah kartini no 2227.

Rasanya seger apalagi kalo pake belimbing wuluh (disini ngak ada hiks..), jadi saya ganti dengan tomat aja deh, tapi enak juga kok, agak mirip soto dari penampakannya, karena warnanya yang kuning, tapi bedanya pindang ini ngka pake pelengkap kayk soto (toge dkk), dimakan pake nasi dan sambal juga udah maknyuus kok.

Bingung mau pake foto yang mana, akhirnya di pajang semuanya deh, habisnya pas pencahayaan dan setting-nya bagus sih, hehe...

Pindang serani

ingredients // Bahan:

1 whole chicken, cut into 8 or as desire ( i only used drum stick)//1 ayam potong 8
3 big red chilies, sliced // cabai merah besar, potong2
3 green tomatoes, cut into 4 (Belimbing wuluh)
1 tsp salt// garam

Grind ingredients:
5 small brown onion // bawang merah
3 clove garlic // bawang putih
1 cm turmeric // 1 ruas kunyit
1 cm ginger // jahe
1 lemongrass, bruised // sereh
1 lime leaves // daun jeruk

Method:

1. Boil chicken with enough water to cover on the pot. -- Rebus ayam
2. Sauteed grind ingredient with oil, add to boiled chicken,cook again for 15 minutes.-- tumis bumbu & masukkan ke rebusan ayam.
3. Add sliced chilies and tomatoes.-- masukkan cabai dan belimbing wuluh.
4. Serve.

Ellyn's healthy lunch set & Internet back!!

2008-11-09T13:55:00.003+11:00
Yippie... i finally got my Internet connection back!!. feels like living in the jungle this week without internet, i only checked my website in the internet cafe or library that time, but can't really reply to any comment :(.

now everything back to normal again, and i can do many things via my notebook now, like watching my Indonesian Tv programe , upload pictures, make and reply comment and email and most important this is updating my blog!.

Here is my daughter healthy lunch for Tuesday (fish day), there are mashed potatoes, grill Salmon, some cherry tomatoes,boiled carrots, cauliflower and broccoli.

Rollade tofu / tahu

2008-10-30T08:59:00.003+11:00

Sebelumnya maaf ya saya ngak punya cukup waktu untuk tulis resepnya, nanti kalau internet saya sudah dibetulin pasti langsung saya tulis, janji deh... yang penting kan setor toh? Maaf sekali lagi ya...

-------*updated*--------

Teriyaki Tofu Rollade

500 gr tofu, mashed
50 ml teriyaki sauce
1 small onion, chopped
2 shallot ( green onion), chopped
2 eggs, beaten
salt and pepper
1/2 small Red capsicum (red paprika)-i added this-
10 ml salad oil
Banana leaves (i used foil)

Method:

1.Mix all the ingredients, except eggs, meanwhile, greased banana leave or foil with salad oil.
2.Heat the steamer.
3.Roll tofu mixture on the greased banana leave or foil, steam for 20 minutes or until cooked trough.
4.Open the foil and roll on to beaten eggs.
5.Fry until golden brown, drain and cut as desire.

Recipe source: Kartini magazine no:2229(Okt 2008)

Green tea buns

2008-10-29T09:52:00.002+11:00

On Sunday we always doing weekly shopping, my favorite place called "Clayton", in that area i can find some Asian groceries and Asian vegetables, there is Hongkong store that i like to visit, and 1 Indonesian grocery.

I accidently found this Maccha hagoromo A.K.A Japanese green tea in Japanese/ Korean store (i've been looking for this for a while), i found similar one before but that one is for making ice cream green tea.

The recipe i used is from Bunda Yuli (Bunda's corner), original recipe written Indonesian, it's really good recipe,the buns is very moist and not too sweet.

Green tea buns

Ingredients:

* 150g bread flour
* 150g plain flour
* 1 teaspoon green tea powder
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
*5 gr instant dry yeast ( i used i teaspoon, diluted with 50 ml warm water and 1/2 teaspoon sugar)
* 1 egg
* 130 ml milk
* 60 gr sugar
* 55 gr butter

Method:

1. mix all the dried ingredients , add egg add milk little bit at a time, and mix using the bread machine or by hand until become smooth dough, then add margarine, mix again.
2. Rest the dough for 30 minutes and covered with damp cloths or glad wrap.
3. Divide the dough into 8, and put on the greased pan, rest the dough again for another 30 minutes, glazed with half of the milk.
4. Bake for 20-30 minutes on the preheated oven on 180 C degrees, until cooked. Glazed again with milk.

Oseng- oseng Silverbeet // Silverbeet stir-fry

2008-10-22T12:01:00.005+11:00

Silverbeet or swiss chard is very famous in western countries, i never knew about this kind vegetable until i live here in Australia. The word Swiss was used to distinguish chard from French spinach varieties by nineteenth century seed catalog publishers. The chard is very popular among Mediterranean cooks. The first varieties have been traced back to Sicily.

Some of Indonesian friend here told me that the silver beet taste like cassava leave that used to eat in Indonesia, so i tried to cook them as a stir- fry, well the taste is not really the same, but not too bad though, i will try again ext time with different style of cooking.

All you need for this dish are sliced small brown onion, red chili and garlic then saute them with a little water, add a bit of water then stir in ready wash and cuts silver beet, season with salt and pepper.

Empal daging ( Sweet Fried beef)

2008-10-22T11:58:00.004+11:00

I still had very difficulty taking my pictures outside for my food, this one looks like too much sun exposed, but i never have enough time to experimenting, due to my daughter screaming when i stepped in the backyard without her. She usually crying during my photo session, it makes me frustrated sometimes and couldn't concentrated on what im doing.

About this food, this is some kind of sweet beef, i took the recipe from my special book bought in Jakarta, the taste of this food is sweet and very tender, wanna try? here is the recipe:

Empal daging (Sweet Fried beef)

ingredients:
400g Beef
1.800 ml coconut milk
2 salam leave
2 cm galangal, bruised
1 lemongrass,bruised
oil to fry
Grind ingredients:
5 small brown onion
2 clove garlic
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon coriander seeds
75g coconut sugar (palm sugar is ok), sliced
1/2 teaspoon tamarind
Method:
Boil the coconut milk with grind ingredients, salam leave, lemongrass, galangal, and beef until cooked trough.
Drain and Cut the beef about 5x5x1 1/2cm, flattened beef using rolling pin or meat smasher.
Boil the beef again until all the liquid have absorbed.
Fry beef until browned. Serve with rice, fresh vegetables and sambal.

Telur pindang // Marble boiled eggs

2008-10-16T20:36:00.005+11:00

I don't really know hot to call it in English language, this marble pattern i got from small brown onion skins (bawang merah :IND) and some salam leave (Indonesian of bay leave), another recipe is using some guava leave or teak leave.
Javanese people usualy added this egg as a side this on their traditional dish.

I already satisfied with my result only using a simple ingredients, i will never find guava leave here :) . So if you want to try making this, just boil the water (about 1500ml), 4 eggs and 1/2 cup small brown onion skins together for half an hour, then crack the eggs using the spoons, then boil again for about an hour, cooled, peeled. Isn't it wonderful and unique pattern?

Tandoori Chicken with lemon yoghurt dressing

2008-10-16T20:18:00.003+11:00

This recipe still i got from my Best- everbudget dinner book, i really really like the balance of the food recipe they make, salad and chicken.. so healthy and it's my favorite!

Tandoori Chicken with lemon yoghurt dressing

Ingredients:
400g chicken tenderloins or sliced breast
2 tablespoons tandoori paste
1 bunch rocket leaves, shredded ( i skip this and substituted with baby spinach)
2 Roma tomatoes
1 Lebanese cucumber
Lemon yoghurt dressing:
1 cup Greek- style yoghurt
1/4 cup finely chopped coriander
2 tablespoons lemon juice
In a large bowl, combine chicken with tandoori paste. Turn to coat well.
In a separate bowl, combine rocket / spinach, tomatoes and cucumber. Set aside.
Lightly brush the char- grill or barbecue with oil. Preheat to high. Char grill chicken for 3-5 minutes each side until cooked through.
Lemon yoghurt dressing: In a small bowl, combine yoghurt, coriander and lemon juice. Season to taste.
Serve.

Roti buah berbumbu // Fruit loaf

2008-10-15T22:14:00.004+11:00

Found this recipe at last, i've lost the recipe after i made the loaf about a month ago... :)

Roti buah berbumbu // Fruit loaf

Ingredients:
750g high protein flour
250g plain flour
15g yeast
3g bread improver
220g caster sugar
2 eggs
30g milk powder
350 ml iced water
1 tsp spekoek powder ( substitute with a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg)
50g egg yolk
10g salt
150g margarine
250g mixed dried fruit ( red and green cherries, sultanas)
100 ml milk for glazed
Method:
mix all the dried ingredients (except dried fruits), add egg yolk, eggs, add iced water little bit at a time, and mix using the bread machine or by hand until become smooth dough, then add margarine, mix again.
Add all the dried fruits, rest the dough for 30 minutes and covered with damp cloths or glad wrap.
Divide the dough into 2, and put on the greased loaf pan, rest the dough again for another 30 minutes, glazed with half of the milk.
Bake for 30-40 minutes on the preheated oven on 180 C degrees, until cooked. Glazed again with milk.
recipe source: Tabloid Nova- Indonesia

Nasi & Gudeg Jogya // Rice & Sweet Jackfruit casserole

2008-10-10T16:06:00.010+11:00

Another very famous dish, originally from Yogyakarta- Indonesia, Sweet and very tender dish, made from young jack fruit, need a long hours to cook them, but the result is satisfying. As Indonesian, I'm trying to share and Introduced Indonesian food to Australian, i don't know why our food is not as famous as Thai food or Chinese food.

We have so many traditional food that will tickle your tongue, each island have a unique style, but they all yummy food. My Mom came from west Java and My Dad from Central Java, and they have the opposite taste of food, but i like both style (actually i like all kind of food from my country!!).

I feel lucky to live in Australia, but i missed my country a lot :( so i try to cook variety of Indonesian food at least 2- 3 times a week. Since i lived here, i knew a lot more food variety from another country like Indian, Thailand, Italian, Greek, Mexican etc, and i like all of them! LOL.

The jack fruit i used on this dish is from the can, i don't know where to find the fresh one, but never mind, they taste as good, i tried to make it convenient for my self by substitute similar ingredients sometimes.

For the recipe please contact me via e-mail at: titisagie@hotmail.com

Cheers!!

Chicken Cajun with corn salsa

2008-10-10T15:39:00.004+11:00

I bought a new recipe book called best ever budget dinner from Woman's Day, it's really good book, the price i paid for only AU $6.95, so worth it.

When i looked at the book for the first time, i marked the pages, which one should i try first... just so many!, they all really simple and healthy recipe. On the original recipe the meet called for beef but you can substitute with Chicken fillet instead ( that's what i have on the fridge). And i think i only got the big butter beans too, so it looks huge on the picture :)

Chicken Cajun with corn salsa

Ingredients:
500g piece rump or round steak, trimmed, cut into 4 ( i used chicken breast fillet)
1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
CORN SALSA:
300g can butter beans, drained, rinsed
125 can corn kernels, drained
1 small red capsicum, seeded, diced
1 avocado, stone removed, peeled, diced
1/2 cup snow pea sprouts, trimmed, chopped
2 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Method:
Lightly brush a char- grill or barbecue with oil. Preheat to high. Rub steak with Cajun seasoning.
Cook steaks for 2- 4 minutes each side or until cooked to taste.
CORN SALSA: Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine all the ingredients. In a small jug, combine oil and lemon juice. Drizzle over salsa and toss well.
Slice steak and serve with corn salsa.

Capcay // Vegetables stirfry

2008-10-08T21:53:00.003+11:00

Bored with boiled veggies? well, i have this recipe for your solution (he he... advertising mode on).
This dish originally adapted from Chinese food, but everyone in Indonesian knew it, many Chinese live there and share the recipe with us.

Like in many country you can always find China town, as well as in the capital city of Indonesia (Jakarta, where my parents live) there are huge Chinese population, we get along very well and Indonesian cook and eat Chinese food a lot, except for food that contain some pork (Muslim not allow to eat pork, and many Indonesian are Muslim).

Anyway, this food is healthy yet delicious, not contains any meat or eggs. My daughter like it too, By the way, I'm happy that we started to have dinner together now as a family in the dining table, Ellyn getting better at holding her spoon and put it on her mouth, so save me time, don't have to feed her anymore :)

Note: you can add any vegetables you like like broccoli or Zukini

Capcay // Vegetables stir fry

ingredients:
1 large carrot, sliced
1/2 cauliflower, cut into small pieces
3 clove garlic, crushed and mix with 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
2 spring onion, sliced
1/2 wombok ( Chinese cabbage), sliced
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon veg oil
1 teaspoon cornstarch, diluted with 50 ml water
extra 100 ml water
Method:
Wash all the vegetables well, heat the oil on a wok, add crushed garlic, cook until fragrant.
Add carrot and water, boil for 2 minutes, add cauliflower, cook again for 1 minutes then add wombok.
Pour in the cornstarch water, and soy sauce, season with salt and last add spring onion, cook again for 1-2 minutes.
Serve.

Tempe cabai hijau // Tempe with green chillies

2008-10-08T19:07:00.004+11:00

Here is one of my favorite food.
Tempeh, or tempe in Javanese, is made by a natural culturing and controlled fermentation process that binds soybeans into a cake form. It is especially popular on the island of Java where it is a staple source of protein. Like tofu, Tempe is made from soybeans, but Tempe is a whole soybean product with different nutritional characteristics and textural qualities. (credit to wikipedia.org)

You can fried them with batter or without, cook with chillies etc, healthy food for vegetarian.

Tempe cabai hijau // Tempe with green chillies
250 g Tempe, cut into small diced
2 small brown onion
2 clove garlic
3 big green chillies, cut into big chunk
2 tablespoon kecap manis
100 ml water
salt and pepper to season
5 tablespoon oil
Method:
Heat 4 tablespoon oil in a large saucepan, fried the Tempe in a batch for 1 minute (add more oil if needed). drain in a paper towel and set aside.
Meanwhile heat the remaining oil in a same saucepan, add onion and garlic, cook until fragrant, add green chillies, Tempe, water and kecap manis.
Cook until nearly dry, season with salt and pepper.
Serve with rice

Nasi Buntut bakar ( BBQ Oxtail with rice)

2008-10-03T09:33:00.004+10:00

Back to normal life after Ramadan, enjoying lunch again, try a new recipe and eat them in the day time again, try to finish those cookies i made for "Lebaran"... This year i cooked some special food, and invite a few friends around in my house, feels good.

Last 2 years i couldn't really feel the celebrations marking the end of Muslim holy month Ramadan (Lebaran), because i was pregnant and breastfeeding my baby, so this year i felt so much energy to cook plenty of food.

About this menu, most Indonesian love oxtail, we usually cook them as a soup, but this time i found another recipe that look sooo luscious, so i started grinding the ingredients and imagining what is the taste will be like.

Nasi Buntut bakar ( BBQ Oxtail with rice)

Ingredients:
2 tablespoon oil
500 g beef oxtail
6 tablespoon kecap manis ( sweet soy sauce)
2 tablespoon honey
2 lime leaves
1 cm ginger
2 lemongrass, bruised
1000 ml water
2 cups cooked jasmine rice to serve
Grin ingredients:
g small brown onion
3 clove garlic
1 teaspoon coriander seed
1/4 teaspoon cumin
30 g coconut sugar / palm sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Method:
Heat oil in a large saucepan, cook the grind ingredients until fragrant.
Add oxtail, kecap manis, honey, lime leaves, lemongrass and water, simmer until the water almost finish .
Grill the oxtail until dry.
Spoon some rice into a bowl and top with cooked oxtail and the remaining gravy.
Serve it warm.
Recipe from: Resep praktis Sisco Soewitomo.

Happy Eid Mubarak

2008-10-01T13:10:00.007+10:00

Selamat Idul Fitri bagi seluruh teman-teman Muslim di seluruh dunia, Mohon Maaf lahir bathin, by Ti Ioannou's family

Soto Banjar - Masak bareng-

2008-09-25T09:37:00.009+10:00

I've been sick last few days, got some bad cold and high fever ( couldn't remember when was the last time i got them, seems a long time ago), but now i must post this recipe, because of deadline, i will post this in Indonesian language again===============

Udah agak lama saya ngak posting nih, dikarenakan flu berat sedang melanda, mungkin karena pergantian musim disini, padahal saya jarang- jarang kena flu, tapi kok sekalinya kena pake acara demam tinggi dan pusing- pusing segala ya..

Tahun lalu saya di vaksin, supaya ngak kena flu, tapi kayaknya itu vaksin udah ngak mempan lagi, jadi saya harus minta di suntik lagi deh. Ngak enak banget rasanya kena flu ya? apalagi kalo punya anak kecil, jadi kasihan ngak keurus, karena perlu istirahat yang banyak, alias molor teruss....hihi...

Ok deh, sampe situ curhatnya, sekarang ngomongin soto ini dulu. Penampakannya mirip dengan soto ayam yang saya suka buat, rada kuning, pas browsing sana-sini ada yang bilang pake kunyit ada yang ngak, menurut saya soto yang pake ayam itu kurang afdol kalo ngak pake kunyit, selain warnanya lebih menarik, juga rasanya jadi tambah seger, walaupun cuma pake kunyit bubuk sedikit. Pelengkapnya juga ternyata ngak ribet-ribet banget, malah ngak pake tauge, seperti soto kebanyakan, dan yang paling penting adalah rasanya Maknyuus... pas dilidah, anakku pun suka.

Oiya sambalnya itu sambal jadi, soale saya paling males ngulek sambel mentah, suka ngak sabaran, hehe.. maap ya.

Ini resep dari internet dan saya padukan sedikit dengan resep mas Rudi Choiruddin

Soto Banjar

Bahan:

1 ekor Ayam belah empat
1500 ml kaldu
5 cm kayu manis
4 btr cengkeh
3 bh kapulaga
4 batang daun bawang, iris halus
2 batang seledri, iris halus
1 sdm minyak
garam

Bumbu yang dihaluskan :

10 btr bawang merah
5 siung bawang putih
1/2 sdt pala bubuk
1/2 sdt merica
1/2 sdt kunyit bubuk
3 cm jahe
1/2 sdt adas dan jintan

Pelengkap :

100 gr soun, rendam air panas hingga lunak
3 btr telur rebus, belah empat
perkedel kentang
kecap manis
jeruk nipis

Cara Membuat :

Rebus ayam hingga lunak. Keluarkan ayam dan suir-suir dagingnya. Sisihkan.
Tumis bumbu halus hingga harum. Masukkan ke dalam kaldu. Tambahkan daun bawang, kayu manis, cengkeh, kapulaga, daun seledri dan garam. Rebus hingga mendidih.
Siapkan soto di mangkok dengan sedikit soun, daging ayam dan beberapa iris telur rebus. Tuangi kuah.
Sajikan bersama pelengkap dan sambalnya.

Kolak // Sweet potatoes, Pumpkin in coconut milk

2008-09-19T11:35:00.008+10:00

I would say this is signature dessert on Ramadan, people in Indonesia will make it, or find it so easy to buy, breaking the fast without kolak feels like something missing :).

It's not that complicated to make kolak, you can even add banana on it ( i couldn't get one this time), so u used pumpkin instead. Serve it cold would be better, there are no standard recipe for this dessert, put as many filling or coconut sugar as you want. Here is my recipe version:

Kolak // Sweet potatoes, Pumpkin in coconut milk

Ingredients:
100 gr pumpkin, cut into small diced
1 medium sweet potato, cut into small diced
1 small can of coconut milk
1 can palm seed (attap, kolang-kaling)
3 cups water
2 coconut sugar
1 pandan leave
2 cm ginger, sliced
a pinch of salt
Method:
Put coconut sugar on the medium pot, bring to boil, add pandan leave, ginger, a pinch of salt, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, cook until tender.
Add coconut milk and stir regularly, add palm seed, cook again until boil for a second time.
Cooled and keep it on the fridge, serve it cold.

Cake Tape keju // Fermented cassava cake with cheese

2008-09-18T14:26:00.005+10:00

First time i got the fermented cassava here, and right away thinking of making this cake.

I never done it before, and i remember when i was in Jakarta, my friend tried to make this cake but failed, so i tempted to make this cake with optimist mind :), and i got a good result.

The fermented cassava it self quite expensive here, and i only bought 250 gr. That makes me hunt for frozen cassava the other day, so i tried to make some fermented cassava by my self from scratch, we'll see the result after 3 days, i will take the picture of them too.

And if i successful with the result, i will make another cake with plenty of the main ingredients!.

Cake Tape Keju // Fermented cassava cake with cheese

Ingredients:
300 gr fermented cassava, mashed (i used 250 gr)
6 eggs yolk ( i used 4)
4 eggs white
10 gr emulsifier (TBM: Ind)
200 gr Caster sugar
160 gr plain flour (i add extra 40 gr)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
150 gr butter / margarine, melted
25 gr milk powder
125 gr grated cheddar cheese
Method:
Preheat oven on 180 degrees C, Grease the 20 cm tin.
Beat the eggs, sugar and emulsifier with electric mixer until fluffy.
Add fermented cassava little bit a a time.
Add flour, milk powder, baking powder, whisk gently.
Last, add melted butter and 100 gr cheese, combine well.
Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Bake until brown or the skewers come clean when inserted (about 40-59 minutes).

Nastar Klasik

2008-09-17T09:26:00.009+10:00

Resep dari mas Budi Sutomo, S.pd

Rasanya bener2 original dan empuk deh, Ti bikin 2x resep. Ini resepnya:

Nastar Klasik

Bahan:

30 g tepung maizena
250 g tepung terigu rendah protein
200 g mentega/margarin
20 g susu bubuk
60 g gula halus
2 butir kuning telur
1/4 sdt garam halus
Cengkih untuk hiasan

Selai Nanas:

200 g gula pasir
400 g nanas matang, parut
3 buah cengkih
5 cm kayu manis/ 1/4 sdt bubuk kayu manis
1/4 sdt garam halus
Olesan, aduk rata:

3 butir kuning telur
2 sdm susu tawar cair/ 1 sdm susu bubuk, larutkan dengan 2 sdm air

Cara Membuat:

Campur tepung terigu, tepung maizena dan susu bubuk, aduk rata.
Tambahkan gula halus, kuning telur, mentega/margarin dan garam ke dalam campuran tepung. Aduk dengan garpu atau mixer kecepatan rendah (gunakan satu gigi)hingga terbentuk adonan yang berbutir-butir.
Padatkan adonan dengan tangan atau sendok kayu sehingga terbentuk adonan yang bisa dipulung/dibentuk.
Ambil sejumput adonan, bentuk menjadi bulatan, pipihkan. Isi tengahnya dengan 1/2 sendok teh selai nanas. Bulatkan kembali.
Atur kue yang telah dibentuk di atas loyang beroles margarin. Olesi permukaannya dengan bahan olesan. Tancapkan satu buah cengkih di atasnya.
Panggang kue dalam oven bertemperatur 150 derajat celcius selama 20 menit atau hingga kue matang dan berwarna kuning kecokelatan. Angkat, dinginkan. Simpan dalam stoples kedap udara.
Selai Nanas:

Campur parutan nanas, gula pasir, kayu manis, cengkih dan garam, aduk rata. Panaskan sambil terus diaduk hingga terbentuk adonan selai yang kental. Angkat, dinginkan.
Untuk 550 g

Tip:
Jangan mengaduk adonan dengan tangan terlalu lama karena panas tangan akan mencairkan lemak dalam adonan. Akibatnya kue kering akan keras/tidak rapuh. Aduk seperlunya, asal adonan sudah bisa dibentuk. Untuk variasi rasa, selai nanas bisa diganti selai sesuai selera.

Happy Ramadan

2008-09-16T11:14:00.003+10:00

I just wanted to wish you all the Muslim Friends Happy Ramadan...!!.

Asem- Asem Daging ala Ti // Ti's sour beef

2008-09-15T09:18:00.004+10:00

Originally this dish called for some green beans, but i don't have any on my fridge.
The taste is OK , not too sour, the trick for tender meat is that we only need to cook them in a short time (only until the colour turns brown). Tomatoes i used is green and red plus green chillies.

Asem- Asem Daging ala Ti // Ti's sour beef

Ingredients:
300 gr diced beef
2 clove garlic, sliced
1 small brown onion, sliced
1/2 onion, chopped
1 big green tomatoes (diced)
5 cherry tomatoes
1 small red capsicum (diced)
1 tablespoon oil
50 ml water
1 tablespoon tamarind water ( Asem; Ind)
1 teaspoon Kecap Manis (Sweet soy sauce)
salt, sugar and pepper to taste
Method:
Heat oil in a large saucepan, add garlic, onion and brown onion, cook until fragrant.
Add diced meat, cook for 7 minutes, then add tomatoes, capsicum, water, tamarind water, and kecap manis, simmer for 7-10 minutes or until the meat cook trough.
Season with salt, sugar and pepper.
Serve with warm rice.

Kue Putri Salju Almond // Almond Shortbreads

2008-09-13T11:18:00.006+10:00

This year i make the shape round for this Almond shortbread, i wrote the recipe here.
Have a good weekend everyone, don't forget to drop by my Flickr gallery too :)

Langues De Chat // Lidah kucing

2008-09-11T19:17:00.003+10:00

Langues De Chat translate from French language which means Cat's tongue, obviously the shape of this biscuits look like it. Indonesian Love it too as "Lidah kucing" and many people make this for Idul Fitri celebrations along with other biscuits.

Serve this snack with ice cream or tea/ coffee, keep it in or out the fridge.

Langues De Chat // Lidah kucing

Ingredients:
100g/4oz Butter
200g/4oz Icing Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
5 Egg Whites
200g/7oz Plain Flour
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 220C, 425F, Gas mark 7.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, vanilla and sugar until pale and smooth.
Add the egg whites, little bit at a time, then fold in the flour with a metal spoon or palette knife.
Place the mixture in a piping bag fitted with a small plain round nozzle and pipe strips approximately 7.5cm long directly onto the baking sheets, spacing well apart.
Bake in the oven for approximately 8 minutes until golden brown.
Cool on wire racks.

Ayam cabe ijo ala Ti // Ti's style of Green Chili Chicken

2008-09-11T09:35:00.007+10:00

When i did my shopping in Clayton fruit market, i found green tomatoes from Adelaide , i thought i would never find any green tomatoes in Melbourne, but surprisingly i got some to bring home for my favorite dish.

In my opinion, the food will taste authentic if i did the traditional way, by grinding the ingredients on a mortar rather than food processor, (I was too lazy to do that, but next time i will), add more chilies if you like hot, the small green chili ( Rawit in Indonesia), they will give you even hot taste. Serve them with warm jasmine rice. Yummy!!

Ayam cabe ijo ala Ti // Ti's style of Green Chili Chicken
2 breast fillet, cut into medium size
5 big green chilies
1 big green tomatoes
2 clove garlic
5 onion
salt and pepper
Oil to fry
Method:
heat oil in a large saucepan, fry chicken until brown and cooked trough. Drain, set aside.
Grind all the ingredients.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a same saucepan, add the grind ingredients and cook for 3-5 minutes.
Add chicken and cook again for another 5 minutes, season with salt and pepper
Serve.

Sayur bayam jagung // Spinach and corn soup

2008-09-11T09:14:00.006+10:00

This soup is very tasty and easy to make, yet healthy for my toddler girl. There are different kind of spinach here and in Indonesia, but as long as they have similar taste its ok for me.

Sayur bayam jagung // Spinach and corn soup
1 bunch English spinach, washed and cut
2 small cans corn kernel
2 clove garlic, crushed
2 small brown onion, sliced
2 cm kencur sliced (Lesser galangal?)
salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp Oil
300 ml water
Method:
Heat oil in a small saucepan, add crushed garlic and sliced onion, meanwhile boil water in a small pot, add kencur.
Transfer the sauteed garlic on a boiling pot, add spinach and corn, season with salt and pepper.
Serve.

Ayam suwir pedas ala Bali // Balinese style of spicy shredded chicken

2008-09-09T16:26:00.005+10:00

Ti in Tanah Lot, Bali- Feb 2008

Bali is a beautiful island, with variety of delicious food, this is one of them, you can add more chillies for hotter taste, i boil the chicken instead of fry them ( less messy), feels like I'm in Bali when i eat this food :)

Ayam suwir pedas ala Bali // Balinese style of spicy shredded chicken
1 medium size chicken
15 small brown onion, sliced
salt
500 ml Oil to fry
Grind ingredients:
8 red chillies
5 clove garlic
1 red tomato
1teaspoon shrimp paste (terasi)
1 tsp sugar
Method:
Wash chicken, and cut into 4 pieces, Fry until cooked trough, drain, set aside.
Bruised all the chicken with mortar, and shredded the chicken ( don't forget to throw the bone).
Heat 3 tablespoon oil in a large frying pan , add sliced brown onion and grind ingredients and cook until fragrant.
Add the shredded chicken and mixed together, season with salt.
Serve with rice.

Jaffa Triple - Choc Brownies (JTCB)

2008-09-06T09:45:00.008+10:00

Never say no to brownies!! Go Brownies, Go!! he he... one of my favorite snack made from chocolate, I don't mind to eat 3 or 4 pieces at once, ha..ha..

To be honest I'm not a sweet tooth, like i can't eat original chocolate bars or candy, they makes my tooth hurting because of the sugar content is huge, but i can eat chocolate cake and their family :)

This brownies is different to the usual one, they have signature taste from zest of orange,rich chocolate, very nice and unique, try them your self :)

I got the recipe from my book collection called " The essential baking cookbook" bought from my amazon store here, i really love that book because i never fail anything i tried from that book, and cheaper than any book store here!.

Jaffa Triple - Choc Brownies (JTCB)
125 unsalted butter, cubed
350 gr dark cooking chocolate, roughly chopped
1 cup soft brown sugar
3 eggs
2 teaspoon grated orange rind
1 cup plain flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
100 gr milk chocolate bits
100 gr white chocolate bits
Method:
Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Lightly grease a 23cm square shallow tin and line with baking paper, leaving the paper hanging over on two opposite sides.
Melt the butter and 250 gr of the dark cooking chocolate in a bowl. cool.
Beat the sugar, eggs and rind in a bowl until thick and fluffy. Fold in the chocolate mixture.
Sift the flour and cocoa into a bowl, then stir into the chocolate mixture. Stir in the remaining dark chocolate and all the chocolate bits. Spread into the tin and bake for 40 minutes, or until just cooked. Cool in the tin before lifting out, using the paper as handles, and cutting into squares.
Drizzle with the melted white chocolate.

My dream barbie cake

2008-09-06T09:25:00.006+10:00

After being a long time dreaming about decorating barbie cake, this time i can't resist to dress her :) .

Still simple and the same idea with previous cake it's ribbon theme... also i used the left over fondant blue and white (and I'm not yet confident with variety or brighter colour), the dress cake i made with instant butter cake package, on the barbie dress mould,and dummy cake as the base.

The texture is smoother this time, especially the ribbon, i tried to do it very carefully and patient, i feel that my work paid off with the good result. So what do you think?

Gift cake

2008-09-03T17:03:00.004+10:00

I made this cake special for my hubby's colleague, our present for his new house :) .

I that week i was thinking about making this cake decorating, using dummy cake.. until on Saturday night, my hubby said we had an invitation for tea party for Sunday afternoon on his colleague's new house, we met once before and he had very nice family.

A short notice for us, and we didn't have time to buy anything for gift, so i decided to bake the chocolate sponge cake in the morning and decorate them few hours before we go there at 2.30pm. I'm so glad that their like it, and they wonder how did i make the ribbon just like a real one, so i explained a bit to them.

From making this cake i learn that i should make the long ribbon the last to prevent them from cracking (except the bow), also make the fondant a bit thicker, so i will be able to smooth the surface on the cake after i apply them on the cake, well i did my fondant decorating using my motto "learning by doing" before i do my proper course :). But I'm so happy with the result, using my own imagination, LOL...

Lamb Korma and lentil soup

2008-09-01T14:50:00.006+10:00

After being lazy to update my recipe, i present this Indian food. I got the lentil soup recipe from my Indonesian magazine, don't worry about the taste, yummy and authentic. And the lamb korma from Super Food Ideas - December 2005 , Page 94.

I served them with rice plus pappadam, i prefer to cook pappadam in the microwave, less oil and equipment :)

Here is the recipe:
Lamb Korma

1kg piece boneless lamb leg roast, cut into 3cm cubes
1 large brown onion, finely chopped
1 1/2 cups (420g jar) korma simmer sauce
3/4 cup thick, plain yoghurt

Method:

Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large, non-stick saucepan over high heat. Add a third of the lamb. Cook, stirring often, for 3 to 4 minutes or until browned. Transfer to a large plate. Repeat with oil and remaining lamb, in 2 batches.
Reduce heat to medium. Add remaining 2 teaspoons oil and onion to pan. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until soft. Return lamb and juices to pan. Stir in simmer sauce and yoghurt. Bring curry to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Cook, uncovered, for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until lamb is tender
Lentil soup
1 tablespoon olive oil / ghee
2 clove garlic
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
225 gr dried split red lentils, rinsed, drained
1500 ml water
1 cm ginger, crushed
1/4 tsp garam masala
Salt to season

Method:

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and cumin and cook for 3 minutes. Addchili powder and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
Add lentils and water. Add turmeric and ginger. Cover and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, partially covered, for 20 minutes or until lentils are very soft (stir often to prevent lentils from catching). ass salt and garam masala,stir. Remove scum from surface .
Remove from heat and cool slightly, stirring to release heat.
Ladle soup into bowls.

1 Year my Blog - Happy Birthday!!-

2008-08-30T10:26:00.008+10:00

1 year is a long journey for my blog, at first i wrote it in Indonesian language, but then i started to use English language as i lean, so i can share the recipe for my Aussie friend too.

I started blogging on the beginning of August last year ( a bit late to celebrate i knew..), but at least i didn't forget completely :) and i made Japanese cheesecake on the cup, i gave away some of the cake to my friends and neighbors, i made about 12 cupcakes and 1 oval cheesecake and I'm sure that we couldn't finish them all.

Japanese cheese cake always tempt me, 1 can eat 3 cups at a time :) .
I put some red maraschino cherry with cheese cream or with cream and mint leave for the topping and some with sliced purple grapes.

Ellyn got one without cream topping but grapes, she love it too! the texture is very moist, almost like cotton ( they also called it cotton cheesecake), i got the recipe from my friend in Indonesia, the baking time is about 1 hour and using water bath technic (au bain marie).

If any of you interested to order, just let me know okay?? this cake is highly addictive for cheesecake lover like me! size is available on oval, round 20cm and individually on the cup, topping is variable ( strawberry, mandarin, grapes, kiwi or as seasonal fruits as you desire).

Masak bareng -Nasi Tim Ayam Jamur // Steamed rice with chicken and mushroom topping-

2008-08-28T10:32:00.005+10:00

I suppose, i will write this in Indonesian language since this Event for Indonesian :) host by Deetha, Shinta, Lidia and Ayin.

Karena baru pertama bikin nasi tim ayam,dan keburu-buru bikinnya, jadi ngak baca resep dengan seksama alhasil, semua kaldu di campur sama tumisan ayam deh, hihi... kelihatannya jadi kayak nasi goreng gitu ya?? lain kali deh bikin lagi sesuai resep.

Trus beras yang aku pake iti long grain rice, kayaknya menyerap air lebih banyak dari biasa, padahal aku udah guyur pake kaldu sampe berasnya tenggelam semua loh... ya sut lah itung2 pelajaran buat kedepannya kalo bikin nasi tim lagi. Tapi masaknya lumayan lama ya 1 jam, Ellyn ngak sabaran nunggu, haha.. kalo di rice cookerkan paling 15 menit, mateng deh nasinya..

1 hal lagi yang bikin aku ngak sabar buat posting gambar ini. karena baru pertama coba teknik settingan untuk outdoor picture dengan makanan, hasilnya lumayan juga aku puas, abis bosen di dalam terus, apalagi sebentar lagi summer jadi pasti banyak aktivitas yang asyik di luar.

Aku ambil resepnya (di modif) dari buku Variasi nasi tim - sajian lezat lengkap gizi- by Lilly T Erwin, resep aslinnya menggunakan daging giling (Nasi tim daging), tapi ku fikir kayaknya cocok juga di ganti ayam sama jamur, jadinya ngak susah2 cari resep deh. ini dia resepnya:

Nasi Tim Ayam Jamur // Steamed rice with chicken and mushroom topping
300 gr Beras
250 gr ayam fillet, potong kecil dadu
100 gr jamur Champignon ( iris tipis)
1.500 ml air kaldu ayam
2 sdm minyak goreng
Wortel, brokoli, cauliflower dan zukini rebus (pendamping)
Bumbu:
4 siung bawang merah, iris tipis
1/2 bawang bombay, iris kecil
2 bawang putih, iris tipis
1 sdm kecap manis
1 sdm kecap inggris
1 sdm kecap asin
1 sdt garam
1 sdt lada hitam
Cara Membuat:
Cuci bersih beras dan tiriskan.
Tumis bumbu iris sengan menggunakan minyak goreng hingga harum.
Masukkan ayam, tumis hingga setengah matang, lalu masukkan jamur dan bumbu-bumbu lainnya. Beri 1 sdm air agar bumbu meresap sempurna.
Siapkan 5 buah mangkuk tim, bagi adonan menjadi 5 bagian, bagi rata ke dalam masing-masing mangkuk, tutup atasnya dengan beras lalu tuangkan kaldu hingga beras terendam. Kukus kurang lebih selama1 jam, angkat.
Sajikan dengan sayuran rebus, Yummy!! Ellyn syuka sekali...

Just wanted to say hello from Ellyn

2008-08-27T14:00:00.004+10:00

Winter nearly end... Say hello to spring, that means more outdoor activity Yippeee....

Award

2008-08-27T08:13:00.006+10:00
I got this award from my friend Deetha, don't know why she chosen me with this award, am i creative?? yeah maybe or sometimes :) anyway thanks Det for the award, i will forwarded to another creative blogger too as mentioned on the rules.

This award reminds me that i must be more creative in the future... by the way its started spring here, everything looks so beautiful... and the good news is that i become more understand about outdoor photography too, yeah... so spring is a good time to start taking picture outside and explore beauty of nature, am i right?. Thank God i finally know how to set my camera for outdoor with the crisp colours in the right time :) to see my picture creation click here on my flickr gallery.

I must forward this reward to 5 of my friends, and the lucky blogger are:
1. Mamapindi
2. Mariena
3. Rea
4. Bunda Yuli
5. Mama Kintan

So here is the rules to for the award:
1. The winner may put the logo on her/his blog
2. Put a link to the person you got the award from.
3. Nominate 5 blogs.
4. Put links to the blogs.
5. Leave a message for your nominees.award

Fondant Dolly & flowers

2008-08-25T09:34:00.004+10:00

I started to get addicted making fondant figurine, and I'm waiting for the next term to attend decorating class, on one of the cake shop in Melbourne, Yippee... i already falling in love with fondant now, LOL.

I think it wasn't bad for my first attempt, am i right?. next time would be better for sure, especially if i have more time (not in a rush), those 2 dollies wasn't smooth yet, the fairy dolly looking a bit strange on her face, hihi.. i named them Jessy and Lily the fairy.

I will started to think about what i wanna make for Ellyn's 2nd birthday from now, i was thinking of the castle cake. By the way happy Monday!!

Orange,Bread and butter pudding

2008-08-19T19:34:00.004+10:00

I submit picture for Click event, hosted by Bee and Jai, this month theme is citrus, i remembered that i made some pudding with orange and i love the picture. i posted the recipe here on June.

I usually put copyright on my picture, but i suppose i don't need to do that for this event ( well, no one does), not expecting much to win but it will be nice too if that's happen ^_^.
Cheers.

Tumis kailan cah cumi // Chinese brocolly with squid stir-fry

2008-08-19T11:01:00.004+10:00

In my country they called this vegetable "kailan", do not know why they name it Chinese broccoli here, seems like many things came from China and name it after their country, anyway i love this new recipe, and the vibrant colour too... Basically i love all kind of veggies, only since I'm a teenager :) .

Try with chicken or shrimp next time, will be a s delicious as this one. Only problem i found with the squid is that i never clean or handle that thing before! so i just use my feeling how to clean and cut them, i also confused what is the different between calamari and squid, any idea?.

Tumis kailan cah cumi // Chinese broccoli with squid stir-fry

Ingredients:
1 medium (100g) cleaned squid hoods
200 Chinese broccoli ( kailan )
1 red capsicum (paprika)
2 tablespoon oil
2 clove garlic, crushed
1/2 onion, chopped
3 tablespoon teriyaki sauce
50 ml water
salt and pepper to season
Method:
Using a sharp knife score inside in a criss-cross pattern. Cut in half length ways. Cut each strip cross ways into 4 pieces. Pat dry with paper towel.
Heat oil in a wok or saucepan over medium-high heat, cook garlic and onion until fragrant, add squid, cook for 3 minutes.
Add water and teriyaki sauce, simmer until boil, add Chinese broccoli, capsicum and season with salt and pepper.
Serve.

Banana & Sultana - stuffed Toast

2008-08-18T11:34:00.003+10:00

Sometimes i feel soooo... lazy to work in front of my computer, to update my blog. I actually took many pictures of my food, but they're still sitting nicely on my camera, waiting for me to transfer to the computer, so i had plenty of recipe to upload, as long as the recipe in English, i can do it quick, but if they still in Indonesian language, i need to force my self, argghhh...

This is healthy yet yummy breakfast for me and my daughter, i hate the original toast for brekkie, so i had some breakfast recipe collection, for when i feel bored with my oatmeal or cereals. Recipe from Recipes+ magazine

Banana & Sultana - stuffed Toast
2 eggs
1 cup milk
2 large ripe bananas, mashed
1/3 cup sultanas, finely chopped
8 slices white or multi grain sandwich bread
60 gr butter
Method:
Whisk eggs with milk in a large shallow bowl. Combine banana and sultanas in a separate bowl. Let stand for 5 minutes. Divide banana mixture equally among 4 bread slices and spread evenly. Top with remaining bread slices.
For each sandwich, melt 1/4 of the butter in a large non- stick frying pan over moderate heat until foaming. Place sandwich in egg mixture; stand for 30 seconds. Turn over and soak for 30 seconds more. Drain off excess liquid and place in pan. Cook for 1- 2 minutes each side or until golden. Cut sandwiches in quarters to serve.