pumpkin bread

I had left over pumpkin in my fridge, so instead of throwing it, i 'recycled' the pumpkin to make pumpkin bread. The texture is soft and moist. and easy to make, using balloon whisk only. This recipe can also be used for banana bread and i would like to share this with you:

Pumpkin Bread

210 gr all purpose flour

1/2 tsp salt

180 gr sugar

1 tsp baking soda

300 gr pumpkin puree

60 ml olive oil

60 ml vegetable oil

60 ml orange juice

2 eggs beaten lightly

1 tsp of layer cake spice

50 gr chopped nuts (walnut or almond)

method:

to make puree of pumpkin: steam or bake the pumpkin till soft then smash/blend it.

whisk puree of pumpkin, olive oil, vegetable oil, till mixed well, then add egg and orange juice.

in a separate bowl mix the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, spice and chopped nuts.

mix together dry ingredients and mixture of pumpkin, mix it well

pour into the square mould and bake for about 30 minutes at 180 degree celcius.

(note: substitute layer cake spice with: 1/3 tsp of nutmeg powder, 1/3 tsp of cinnamon powder, 1/3 all spice powder)

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Nasi Lemak

 

malaysian favourite's dishes,it always served with ikan bilis, boiled egg,and sambal. With sambal nasi lemak, it makes dishes more special, the taste is  little bit sweet, hot and spicy. I will share the sambal's recipe:

100 gr dry chilli

100 gr large onion (bawang besar)

50 gr shallot

25 gr garlic

50 gr brown sugar

50 gr anchovy (ikan bilis)

1 teaspoon of tamarind (mixed with 2 tablespoons of water)

s/p

water

method:

slice the large onion

blend all the ingredients (dry chilli,shallot, garlic) till well

heat the flame, sautee the ikan bilis with cooking oil, till fragrant

add slices of large onion, blended ingredients mixed well

sprinkle with s/p, add tamarind paste, add water

add sugar cook well. set aside

sambal ready to served with nasi lemak.

Steam Chicken Wing

This healthy dishes,so easy to cook, it  can be prepared in just 20-30 minutes, here's the recipe:
6 pcs chicken wings
carrot (cut into julienne)
ginger (preferable young ginger)(cut into thin slice)
mushroom (can use; shiitake, enoki or dried mushroom)
daun bawang (cut into small length)
3 cloves garlic crushed
sesame oil
s/p
cooking oil
method:
prepare the steamer
cut chicken wings into 2 parts; drummet and wing, put it into heatproof dish
sprinke the carrot, ginger slice, daun bawang,mushroom on top of chicken wings
put 2 tablespoons of sesame oil,s/p
saute garlic with a tablespoon of cooking oil till fragrant
steam for about 25-30 minutes or till the chicken cook.off the flame
the steam chicken wings ready to served.

Chicken Rollade

This healthy dishes accompany with broccoli,cauliflowers, green beans, carrot, etc and served together with simple gravy. Here's the recipe:

ingredients:

500 gr minced chicken

1 sm corn flour

5 eggs

salt and pepper

ground nutmeg

3 pcs carrot (boiled)

greaseproof paper/ banana leaves

method:

mix well all the ingredients, add 1 egg. set aside

mix 4 eggs add 100 ml water, s/p, 1 tbsp of flour.

heat the flame, make thin omelette method 1 by 1 till the mixture finish

take greaseproof paper/ banana leaf

take 2 thin omelette side by side on the greaseproof paper/banana leaf

put the chicken mixture,put the boiled carrot in the middle

roll the mixture, and twist the side of greaseproof paper

do it till the mixture finish (it can make it 4-5 roll for 1 recipe)

heat the flame, steam all the chicken roll till cooked. leave it cool

slice cut at an angle 1 cm thick

simple gravy:

2 clove garlic, crushed

onion slice thin

s/p

ground nutmeg

sweet soy sauce

1 tbsp corn flour

cooking oil

250 ml chicken stock/ instant chicken stock maggi

method:

heat the cooking oil,

sautee garlic and onion slice till fragrant

add chicken stock, sweet soy sauce, nutmeg, s/p

add corn flour

bring to boil, off the flame

leave the gravy cool

finishing:

served the slice rollade chicken with boiled carrot,broccoli, french fries and simple gravy

Sambal Hijau Padang

Your lunch would be perfect if served with hot steam rice and crispy fried fish, mmmhh.....
here's sambal hijau recipe;
ingredients:
500 gr chilli hijau
250 gr chilli padi
250 gr shallot
100 gr garlic
150 gr tomato
100 gr ikan bilis
lime leaves
salt and pepper
cooking oil
method:
Steam all the ingredient except ikan bilis dan lime leaves
Blend all the steam ingredients together till mix well
Heat the flame, stir fry the ikan bilis and lime leaves till fragrant come out
Pour the steam ingredient, add salt and pepper,leave till the fragrant and oil come out.
If the mixture dry, add few tablespoons of cooking oil.
Off the flame and ready to serve.

cupcake for lee's daughters

it's my friend; desi ordered for her daughters and again used rolled fondant for decorating

cuppacakes school party

kak tini's ordered for her children school party. cupcakes topped with rolled fondant (really loved play with this!!) i divided into 2 themes; boy and girl.

create your own sushi

i promised to my sons that i would make some for them, got crabstick, some chicken, beef floss and cheese. so i made and created sushi from my kitchen, c'est voila....

cuppacakes

again.. cupcake on season and create some ideas for decor...i'd love it

name it your own snack

and put the filling (carrot,potato and egg chunk) and sandwich it.......

chocolate cake

it's everybody's favorite, and none can't resist.....................

sweet and sour chicken

i haven't cooked this dishes for many years and one day suddenly....it popped into my head, get this idea to cook ... it taste sweet and sour (as it names..) and spicy because i added slices of red chilli and chilli padi.....

nasi kuning

Indonesian traditional dishes; the rice cooked in coconut milk and blend together with turmeric and some spices, it's served together with potato cutlet, sautee of chilli slices, egg slices dish (telur dadar), sautee tahu-tempe and garnish with fried onion. and don't forget shrimp cracker or emping blinjo hmm marvelous....

puff pastry

after many years never make it, finally here it is; puff pastry with some filling, from sausages (my kiddo favorit !!!), chicken and mushroom, chicken ham and cheese, sambal ikan bilis, and sambal hijau. they grab in a second.......

mini chocolate cake

i use sponge chocolate cake, cut them into small pieces and coat them with dark cooking chocolate. it's so tantalizing...

ball - rhumball

the loose cake transform into the scrumptious rhumball,...

pudding in a cup

it's a mango pudding with fruit cocktail at the bottom, hmm yummy....

cute cupcakes

cute cupcakes with fancy designs using fondant, i love working with fondant....

Steam Cake (a.k.a Bolu Kukus)

i used kickapoo instead of 7UP and surprisingly the taste is remarkable. i made them small because it looks cute and it makes my children visit the kitchen more often :) here's the recipe:
250 gr flour
250 gr sugar
200 ml 7UP/ kickapoo
1 tsp emulsifier
2 eggs
2 tbsp of condensed milk
1/2 tsp of vanilla extract
Method:
1. Prepare the steamer
2. put egg and sugar into deep bowl, beat at medium speed until smoothly blended.
3. add emulsifier beat again till stiff, add flour
4. add vanilla extract, 7Up/kickapoo and condensed milk
5. divide the mixture into few colour
6. pour the mixture into the cup
7. steam it with high fire for 15 minutes.
8. cool it down and it's ready to be served.

serunding ayam

It's a must have dishes for Hari Raya Aidil Fitri in Malaysia. It usually accompanies Nasi Impit (ketupat) or sometimes served with rice or noodle. And here is Serunding Ayam recipe:

1 Whole Chicken

5 pcs of shallot

2 pcs 0f garlic crushed

1/2 tsp Shrimp paste (belacan)

500 ml Thick Coconut Milk

1 pc lemon grass

2 pcs dry chilli (boiled and pounded)(optional)

Chicken cube maggi

s/p

seasoning(optional)

Method:

1. cut chicken into 4 parts and boil with coconut milk and lemon grass.

2. cool the chicken and shred into small strips.

3. put back the shredded chicken into the coconut milk, boil it, this time adding shallot, garlic, dry chillies, s/p, seasoning and chicken cube.

4. stir until it dries up.

5. enjoy the serunding Ayam.