Sotong Kangkung Recipe | Squid Salad

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Pensediaan dengan menunggu selalu terkantoi. 

Sabar itu, separuh dari iman, jadi teruskan hingga sotong kembang

Waiting to get ready is such a pain. 'Paitence is half of iman' as one hadith said; Therefore, I continue to wait till the dried cuttlefish rehydrates. 

The feeling of going to Penang Island, and lavish the famous dish at Gurney Drive hawker center, none other than Sotong Kangkung. The adventurous feeling of going thru and fro' from the hotel to the eatery via trishaw is memorable luxe.

Talking about Kangkung brought me back to my childhood memory about a story from my mom hiding in a river using Kangkung stalk as an air passage enabling her to stay long enough without loss of breath.  Such an amazing and unique discovery of people in oldies. Whilst we think of eating, even during processing. Not even looking at it closely. If I ever have a chance show the kids how a kang kung plants look like. Oh! for a sake of eating, too focused.. hehe. 

We bought the water crest. Once the kangkung brought in the house, I stood up and took out the dried squid, soak in abu water, soak it for at least 5 hours before the pieces rehydrate. You can also get them ready at wet markets.

I had second thought and end-up keeping the soaking squid in a container with lid instead. I couldn't stand the strong smell which was so inviting to pests I guess. I even recite the Ayatulkursi to prevent any critters from coming, and go far away instead. The next day, the processed continues. I washed the squid and boiled it as well as the green vege, tossed and cut them to bite size. 

Place the green first, cut squid on top, the last but not least the sauce. The sauce  was made out of a fruit sauce called rojak gravy which has prawn paste as one of the ingredient.  I mixed rojak gravy 2 tbs, chillie sauce, tomato sauce, soy sauce and chunked nut to sprinkle and also roasted sesame. Not forgetting malacca sugar. 

Cuttlefish and water crest gravy recipe

2 pieces of dried cutttlefish

2 packs of Kangkung

2 tbs prawn paste or rojak gravy

1 tbs chillie sauce

1tbs tomato sauce

1 tbs soy sauce

1 tbs  brown sugar

Chunked fried peanuts

A bit of roasted sesame seeds 

Mixed well, or cook well. 

Sayang selalu,, ❤️

Perasaan siapa yang tak terbawa ke Pulau Pinang, ke medan makan di tepi laut.  Order air di  pintu lain, duduk di depan kedai lain, kenalah rajin ber-'catwalk' ke sana sini di Gurney Drive. Cekup beca, balik hotel, mewah rasa.

Bila bercakap tentang kangkung, teringat emak cerita dia duduk dalam sungai, batang kangkung dijadikan salur udara, kan batang kangkung macam straw, berlubang di tengah.. Unik kan perjumpaan orang dulu-dulu! Manakala, kita ni nak makan ja, tak sempat nak belek-belek, sekurangnya tunjuk la kat anak mmm anak lidah, anak lidah..nak telan je hehe..

Kang kung di beli hari yang nak buat. Kang kung masuk dalam rumah ja, saya bangun keluarkan sotong kering yang dibeli tahun lepas. Buka plastik, ambil besen, letak 2 keping atau 2 ekor sotong kering dalam besen dan masukkan air abu, berapa liter, jap tanya pakar, dicampur air biasa., Rendam  selama 5 jam minima. Saya tukar dalam bekas yang ada penutup sebab tak boleh tahan baunya. Baca ayat kursi juga untuk hindarkan pest, makhluk perosak suka akan bau yang wangi biasa menjadi sasaran. Risau, proses sotong kangkung tetap diteruskan..

Esoknya baru dicuci, direbus. Kangkung juga begitu, dipotong bahagian akar, basuh, direbus asing. Isi sotong yang empuk, dipotong besar yang boleh masuk mulutkan. Sama untuk kangkung.

Untuk kuahnya, tiada petis udang, diganti denga kuah rojak madu, sos tomato, kicap manis, sos cili, gula melaka

Resepi kuah Sotong Kangkung

2 Bungkus kangkung

2 keping sotong kering

2 sb = sudu besar kuah rojak madu

1 sb sos cili

1 sb gula melaka

1 sb kicap

Kacang goreng tong heng (aci kan?) 

Sedikit Bijan disangai

Campur semua, mula nak masak. Tak jadi, semua sos, kalau petis tu kena masak. 

Berselera betulkan makanan orang asia ni. 

Love always❤️

Otak-otak Recipe

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Nak buka daun kelapa pun 

Satanya tak sesegar

During the first MCO, I was having problems wih Food Panda apps or portal. Local dish or small businesses are mostly are present in there. Adik loved and missed waffle from the kiosk, and sometime the tasty kaya balls. After we settled on the important matters, on the way home, we stopped by the kiosks place to fulfil adik wish. Looking at the place, the feeling to breathe fresh air became so clear and essential, suddenly:) 

We went out and order Fried banana cheese, Waffle with chocolate and peanut butter. Suddenly we saw Terengganu and Johor delights, we orderred Satar and Otak-otak. Unexpectedly, we stay longer when the latter food we ordered came ready first. We ate while waiting the other orders to be ready. After that moment, I was looking and asking for recipe of Satar and Otak-otak to make it at home. I had my first Sata at the Foodtruck Park at Jalan Ampang, and been loving it ever since. 

For the Karipap recipe, I asked from my aunty. As for Lempeng Pisang, I saw my uncle's recipe in a flight magazine. So we'll keep first the below Otak-otak recipe. 

Ingredients for grilled fish paste

2 tbs ground chillies

1/2 big onion

4 lemon grass

Buah keras or Candlenut 2 pcs

(grind the above and sauteed all with 2 tbs oil) 

Main ingredient

2 cups of ground fish

1 egg

1/2 - 1 cup of thick coconut milk

1 tbs tumeric powder. 

Pour coconut milk bit by bit make sure not so watery. 

2 tbs tepung jagung

Method:

Sauteed items mix with main ingredients. Salt and sugar to taste. The paste alike laid on the coconut leaves. 

Then, grilled for about 10 minutes I think. After I made some I will update the recipe here. 

Salam Friday with full barakah ❤️

Ketika PKP yang pertama, apps Foodpanda saya menghadapi masalah. Makanan lokal atau peniaga kecil lebih banyak di food panda berbanding portal lain. Adik suka waffle biasa tu yang kekadang bersebelahan dengan kaya ball. 

Selepss uruskan hal hal penting, kami singgah di warung untuk mengotakan permintaan adik. Bila tengok tempatnya, rasa nak hirup udara luar. Kami pun keluar, order Pisang goreng cheese, Waffle chocolate, ternampak pula Satar ikan, pertama kali makan Satar di food truck park kat Jalan Ampang tepi Ampang Park yang telah roboh tu. Sedapnya tak terhingga. Masa lalu di bawah pokok ternampak, order terus, sekali harung dengan Otak-otak. Cepat pula siap Otak-otak dibanding dengan pesanan yang lain. Sambil menunggu kami perkena dulu Otak-otak  dan Satar. 

Jadi saya tercari-cari juga resepi simple untuk dibuat sendiri. Resepi Karipap saya dapat dari mak cik. Resepi Lempeng pisang pula dapat dari Pakcik tapi bukan dari dia sendiri tapi resepinya tertulis di majalah lapangan terbang. (Flight magazine). Okaylah, kita simpan dan catat resepi otak-otak dulu. 

Resepi Otak-Otak

Bahan tumis:

2 sudu besar cili  - kalau nak pedas, boleh tambah

1/2 biji bawang besar

3-4 batang serai 

buah keras disebut kalau letak 2 biji

2 sudu besar minyak 

(untuk tumis, bahan di atas di mesin atau di kisar) 

Bahan utama:

2 cawan ikan di mesin halus 

saya cadang nak guna dory hehe.. 

1 biji telur 

1/2 – 1 cawan santan pekat 

Tuang santan sambil gaul  dan agak agar tak terlalu lembik. 

2-3 sudu besar tepung jagung

1 sudu besar serbuk kunyit. 

Caranya:

Bahan yang telah ditumis digaul dengan ikan dan campurannya.  

Gula dan garam secukup rasa.

Letak isi yang digaul sebati atas daun kelapa.

Bakar 10 minit atas bawah. Nanti saya cuba, baru tahu berapa lama.

Salam Jumaat yang penuh barakah InshaAllah. ❤️

Roti Jala - Rolled Crepe

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Melipatnya pun dalam belanga

Menjala sakan hehe.. 

Now we know the name of a tea time meal originated from fishing net. The inspiration flowed down to homecooking with flour for tea time known as Roti Jala. As for me it's also called Roti Surai, a pancake or crepe type ingredient but using a special apparatus to get a 'fish net' type of looks, like a piece of crepe or pancake with lots of holes. 

On 8th Agust 2021 in history was the day we made roti jala not for the first time, but many times which occured continuous improvements. We've bought the plastic cup with holed legs a.k.a roti jala mould, as before we just settled out for a plastic cup poked with handmade holes.

I'm sure some people out there with good cooking skills that could produce fine roti jala. They could convert their homecooking skills into professional and commercialized this home dish. We had tasted some outside, saw in an outlet of a shopping mall that sold roti jala dish at RM14++ per set.  Five rolls of roti jala with a bowl of chicken curry. As for us, we do not  implement this as yet, will have to wait till we master it.

Back to our own made roti jala on Sunday, we didn't finish and kept them in the fridge. On Wednesday, we heated up, the roti jala still tasted good. 

It was a challenge making roti jala because we're not sure that the batter was liquidified enough. The tool was in hand, the pancake looked like a meal turnout rough, like it was cooked by KL gangster. Alhamdulillah we were full after giving our effort to make the drean come true. Didn't remember to tell the kids about our home meal is better than pizza. Adik tried a bit needs time getting used to the taste. InshaAllah. 

Assalamualaikum ❤️

Rupanya roti jala ni dapat dari inspirasi nelayan yang menjala ikan dengan jala. Tentulah jala itu satu alats atau perkakas penting untuk kaum nelayan. 

Pada 8hb Ogos 2021 hari Isnin dalam sejarah kami buat roti jala hehe.. Kalau pandai buat dan sejukkan sebab lebihan roti kami simpan di dalam peti sejuk dan makan hari Rabu 10 Ogos. Panaskan, masih lembut dan rasa sedap tapi rupa parasnya tak lah sesuai untuk dijual, idea je ada, biar yang pandai buat roti untuk menjamu keluarga atau jadi peniaga. Roti jala berset memang menjadi permintaan sekarang. Restoran Nyonya ada keluarkan Set Roti Jala, kari ayamnya biar pekat berlemak, bukan ceroi.  Harga mahal di restoran dalam mall, anggaran RM14 ++ dapat 5 gulung roti jala dengan semangkuk kari ayam. 

Cubaan  kami membuat roti jala penuh cabaran, dengan bekas kaki berlubang tu untuk surai bancuhan tepung roti surai atau jala. Saya panggil roti surai. Tak halus seperti roti jala orang, nampak macam KL gangster yang masuk dapur je hehe.. Tapi kenyanglah haritu setelah memasak, Alhamdulillah, lupa nak cerita dekat abang adik yang makanan minum petang kita ni lebih enak dari pizza. Adik rasa sikit, dia suka. 

Salam sejahtera❤️

Birds - not Food |Bukan makanan kucing

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Burung belaan adik menjadi sasaran

Bukan halau, tapi memberi amaran ja

A year ago, adik dreamt of a petting zoo themed birthday.  For the first time we were excited but for the second idea we became sceptical. 

Having other animals means that a double up on all housechores. Coincidently a month before, a mother cat came for visit, that was during school holiday. During that time we even had a staycation at the A'famosa resort. Our prayer stop at the nearby surau outside had us encountered with a couple of kitties, the surau goers even told us to take the kittens as they are strays. We didn't take the advice since we were on the way to the destination and not going back home. To make a long story short, we came home and saw a few stray kittens that are hanging around the house. Definitely they are the first member of the petting zoo. A few weeks later approching the party  date, we thought of adding some more member in the fish tank. There we went to a local petshop and ended up with two rabbits as they were offered so cheap, and two lovebirds (parakeets). At the beginning, we intended to give the birds back once the party is over. Eversince then, day by day, came up with the lockdown & MCO , the original plan has remain just a plan. Thought about the condition of the shop, the environment there is not natural for the pet to call home. The birds are not as brave and indie as the free ones. So the birds are still here and thats the main reason the fluffy tailed stray cat we called Cookie came by to aim or to admire,. I saw one morning Cookie erupted with her hunting instincts, targeting the birds, I screamed and nagged at her explaining the birds are not her food, she looked and seem understand and walk away, didn't take it to her heart and did came back  and well behaved after that. 

Stay calm❤️

Setahun yang lepas, adik mengimpikan hari jadi bertemakan zoo yang boleh dibelai, sebelumnya sudah meraikan majlis begitu. Yang pertama ibubapa yang lebih teruja, kali kedua mula dah cuak. Mempunyai haiwan lain bermakna bergandalah kerja-kerja rumah. Majlis yang lebih ke tema ladang, farm life gitu. Majlis yang kedua ni lebih ke belai membelai haiwan ala petting zoo. Kebetulan sebulan dua sebelum hari jadi adik, ada ibu kucing datang bertandang, pada cuti sekolah pada masa tu. Beberapa hari kemudian, kami pergi bercuti di A'famosa resort, terkenang riang masa abang adik menunggang gajah. Di perhentian sebelum sampai ke situ, kami singgah di surau kat kawasan kampung berdekatan, ada beberapa ekor anak kucing yang comel-comel belaka, orang yang keluar masuk surau situ cakap, boleh ambil anak kucing tu, sebab tidak bertuan. Pendek cerita kami tak ambil sebab bukan hala balik rumah, dan dalam kereta pun dah sendat. 

Sesampai kami dirumah, ibu kucing yang pernah bertandang tu sudah melahirkan beberapa anak kucing, kelabu, jingga dan hitam jika tak silap. 

Itulah permulaannya, anggota-anggota ahli petting zoo yang sedia ada. Kira jadilah mengelolakan majlis bertema petting zoo, ikan dalam balang pun tersergam boleh diperagakan. Seminggu dua buat  persediaan, disebutkan nak tambah ikan dalam akuarium, sekurang kurangnya boleh membahagiakan kanak-kanak yang bakal hadir. Punca ke kedai pet tu la terjebak 'terbeli pulak' burung-burung parakeet, arnab 2 ekor sebab peniaga bagi harga murah sesangat, kami pun ingat mudah, bawa balik ahli ahli keluarga baru ni. Asalnya cadang nak pulangkan butung kepada kedai tapi tup tup PKP, pastu fikir balik, burung di kedai kurang alam semulajadinya. Jadi di sini, kami cuba letak dekat dengan pokok. Pernah terlepas, tetapi burung belaan tak begitu lincah macam burung liar. Jadi itulah kucing ekor gebu di beri nama Cookie ini datang mengacau burung suatu pagi, saya jerit dan berleterlah dekat dia. Dengar, tumpu ja ia bagai memahami, terus pergi tetapi kemudiannya kembali tanpa mengusik burung burung itu lagi. SubhanAllah. 

Bawa-bawa bertenang ❤️

Banana Crepe | Lempeng Pisang Kelapa

Banana Coconut  Crepe | Lempeng Pisang Kelapa

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  Lenyek dengan bawah cawan

Jika tambah kepingan kelapa muda lagi ummph, tersembur serbuk buk gula icing

Early on, wanted to order banana for small project. Once delivered a 1kg of banana  and I settled it at banana hanger. A day passed, bananas happily ripen by itself. The project was abandoned as on rainy days, the thirst for smoothies or normal juice fade away.

It's hanging there as if inviting small flies. Obviously I like to invite garden animals not insects like that hehe

Immediately, we made thick crepe mix with banana and coconut flakes. As the coconut flakes are close to the expiry date, I hurriedly devised a plan to make it into a good use of something delicious. 

Mashed two bananas, mix with 2 cup of water, half a cup of coconut milk and flakes. I wanted to make it authentic like how my arwah mak tok did, which wrapped the goodies with banana leaf. Readily, we can eat them just like that. If you like, sprinkle with powder sugar and cinnamon. 

Salam sayang ❤️

Mulanya, order pisang sebab ada projek kecil. Sekali ia datang, tuh dia... sesikat besar! Sehari ia tersadai di tempat gantung pisang (yang dibeli dari Daiso) rasa ada kehidupan kuning terang di situ. Projek tah ke mana pergi sebabnya hujan tiada lagi minat untuk nak buat smoothies atau jus biasa pun. Terkonteng-kontenglah ia di situ bagai menjemput bari-bari pula. Sah-sah saya suka menjemput haiwan ditaman bukannya bari-bari hehe..

Cepat cepat dibuat lempeng pisang, kelapa parut juga ditumpang sekaki, tak nak hampir luput baru terhegeh-hegeh nak buat sesuatu.

Caranya:

Lenyek 2 biji pisang dengan bawah cawan,  secawan air, setengah cawan santan, konon nak lempeng asli kan tak mudah melekat di belanga..sedikit gula..

Siap, makan begitu saja, atau buh gula icing, suka serbuk kayu manis tu taruh je. Mengimbau zaman arwah mak tok saya yang bakar dengan daun pisang. Alhamduillah.

Syukur selalu ❤️

Pandan Coconut Cookies

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Warna pandan kuat 

Piping macam biskut samprit. 

Flashing back few months ago, I had to honour myself hehe for making raya cookies. 

Fasting at daytime, havingt terawikh and extra classes for kids and yet I've baked cookies. Since we have coconut flakes and  been seeing a lot of viral pandan cake gula melaka, I couldn't sit still but baked some not cake but cookies. 

How it turned out didn't bother me. What I cared the most was the mood and the aroma of coming hari raya that I could give at that moment. It cheered everybody up, inbthe distinguished month of Ramadan that they were in. That's what any parent could do right to bloom the atmosphere of winning  celebration ahead.

The aroma of pandan, coconut raised as well as coconut sugar, gave combination awsome fragrance. Loved and missed the moment. Cakey cookies have been the centre of attraction, the main focus to look forward to. It's yummy tastes that melted in your mouth.

Salam bahagia❤️

Imbas kembali beberapa bulan dahulu, saya rasa berbesar hati buat diri sendiri hehe.. kerana telah rajin mengadun tepung dan membakar biskut raya. 

Berpuasa di siang hari, malam berterawikh, juga ada kelas extra untuk budak-budak lepas solat sunat tu masih larat lagi untuk buat kuit ala tart.. Saya bersemangat kerana bahannya dah  sedia ada, iaitu flakes kelapa parut masih dalam simpanan. Lagi-lagi kerap lihat kek pandan gula melaka menular merata tertambat mengidam. Tak boleh jadi, duduk tengok saja mesti berganjak ke membakar biskut. 

Jadi tak jadi tu, belakang kira, kerana tepung telur masak sekejap dah boleh makan. Logiknya kerana telur separuh masak  diamal ramai. Yang penting, aroma dari mentega, pandan, bauan gula kabung, kelapa parut tu memukau hati. Itulah yang dapat saya memeriahkan keadaan di bulan ramadan. Ia menceriakan malam dari malam biasa menuju bulan Syawal. Ia menjadi tumpuan utama pada malam tu. Sebagai ibu, ini adalah salah satu cara untuk membangkitkan suasana  merayakan kemenangan yang bakal menjelma. Wangi pandan, mentega serta gula kabung menyelebungi udara malam tu. Rindu momen tu, semua menumpu perhatian di dapur sambil menunggu biskut masak untuk merasa biskut yang sedap dan yang cair dalam mulut. serta aroma biskut itu sendiri mengamit selera. SubhanAllah. 

Sesambil menaip mama menonton Fikrah TV1 berkenaan Tokoh Maal Hijrah 2021, teringat arwah Tok saudara yang mana adik arwah Mak Tok juga Tokoh Maal Hijrah nak kena search tahun apa. Al-Fatihah.