Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Sunday, March 22, 2009

30. Okra In Spicy Sauce


Ingredients :

2 tablespoons

3

4

11/2 teaspoons

3

3 tablespoons

225 g

1 tablespoon

dried shrimp

red chilies, cored, seeded and chopped

cloves garlic, chopped

shrimp paste

shallots, chopped

vegetable oil

fresh okra, trimmed

lime juice

freshly ground black pepper

Method :

Soak dried shrimp in hot water for 10 minutes. Drain and put in blender. Add chilies, garlic, shrimp paste and shallots. Mix to a paste, adding water if necessary. In a wok or frying pan, heat oil over medium high heat. Add okra and stir fry for about 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add spice paste to pan and stir fry for 1 minute. Lower heat and return okra to pan with lime juice, 4 tablespoons water and plenty of black pepper. Bring to a simmer then cook gently, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until okra is tender.

Serves 3-4 as a side dish.

29. Masak Lodeh


Ingredients :

1/4 cup

120 g

120 g

4

2 pieces

1

1 tablespoon

2

6

2

4

1 teaspoon

1 tablespoon

fresh shrimps

cabbage

long beans

brinjals

soya bean cake

coconut, grated

oil

cloves garlic, sliced

shallots, sliced

clove garlic, sliced

red chilies, sliced

salt

oil

Method :
  1. Shell and devein the shrimps.

  2. Cut the cabbage into 1 cm strips and long beans into 4 cm lengths.

  3. Cut brinjals into 4 cm pieces, then quarter each piece.

  4. Cut the soya bean cake into 1 cm piece.

  5. Extract 2 cups coconut milk from the grated coconut.

  6. Heat oil in a pan over a medium flame and fry the garlic and shallots until fragrant.

  7. Add in the shrimps and galangal and fry for 1 minute.

  8. Add in coconut milk and salt.

  9. When the coconut milk boils, add in the chilies, vegetables and soya bean cake.

  10. Cover the pan and allow the coconut milk to come to the boil again.

  11. As soon as the coconut milk boils, remove the cover, stir continuously and cook further until the vegetables are cooked.

  12. Add in salt to taste.

Serves 4 - 6

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

28. Malay Chicken


Ingredients :

2 teaspoons

2 teaspoons

8

1

2 tablespoons

55 g

1

1/2

2 teaspoons

1 teaspoon

2 tablespoons

cumin seeds

coriander seeds

boneless chicken thighs, total weight about 700 g

bunch spring onions, white part only, finely chopped

chopped coriander leaves

creamed coconut, chopped

clove garlic, crushed and finely chopped

fresh red chili, cored, seeded and chopped

sunflower oil

sesame oil

lime juice

salt

lime slices

coriander sprigs, to garnish

Method :
  1. Place cumin and coriander seeds in a small pan and heat until aroma is released.

  2. Grind in a blender or using a pestle and mortar and set aside.

  3. Open out chicken thighs.

  4. Mix together spring onions and coriander and spoon an equal quantity on each opened chicken thigh.

  5. Reform thighs.

  6. Place in a single layer in a non-reactive dish.

  7. Put coconut in a bowl and stir in 200 ml boiling water until dissolved.

  8. Stir in garlic, chili, oils, lime juice, spices and salt.

  9. Pour over chicken, turn to coat in marinade then cover and refrigerate overnight.

  10. Preheat grill or barbecue.

  11. Transfer chicken to room temperature.

  12. Soak bamboo skewers in water for 20-30 minutes.

  13. Remove chicken form marinade (reserve marinade) and thread 1 or 2 chicken thighs o to each skewer with a lime juice.

  14. Grill or barbecue for about 20 minutes, basting with remaining marinade, until chicken juices run clear when tested with the point of a sharp knife.

  15. Garnish with coriander sprigs.

27. Ginger and Soy Roast Chicken


Ingredients :

4 cm

1

3

1

5 tablespoons

3 tablespoons

3 tablespoons

2 tablespoons

piece fresh root ginger, coarsely chopped

onion, coarsely chopped

cloves garlic, coarsely chopped

chicken

vegetable oil

dark soy sauce

rice vinegar

light brown sugar

Method :

Put ginger, onion and garlic in a blender. Mix to a paste, adding a little water if necessary. Put chicken in a roasting tin. Rub inside and outside of chicken with half of ginger mixture. Cover and leave for 1 hour. Put remaining ginger paste in a bowl and stir in oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar and 6 tablespoons water.

Preheat oven to 180oC (350oF), Gas 4. Prop up tail end of chicken. Pour as much soy sauce mixture as possible into cavity of chicken. Roast chicken for 25 minutes, basting occasionally with remaining soy mixture. Pour remaining soy mixture around chicken and cook for a further 50 minutes, basting occasionally, until chicken juices run clear. Stir a little water into the tin if sauce begins to dry out too much.

Serves 4

Friday, March 6, 2009

26. Fried Kangkung


Ingredients :

600 g

300 g

6

2

2

1 tablespoon

kangkung

dried prawns

shallots

cloves garlic

red chilies

oil

salt to taste

Method :
  1. Peel the onions and garlic.
  2. Deseed the red chilies.
  3. Pound all these ingredients.
  4. Wash the kangkung and cut into 5 cm lengths.
  5. Soak the dried prawns and pound coarsely.
  6. Heat oil in a pan and fry the pounded ingredients until fragrant.
  7. Add in the kangkung and mix well.
  8. Add in salt and stir for 1 minute.
  9. Serve hot with rice.

Serves 6 - 8

Sunday, March 1, 2009

25. Acar


Ingredients :

4 tablespoons

1

1

5

3 tablespoons

3 tablespoons

1/2 cup

margarine

cucumber (sliced)

carrot (sliced)

red chilies (sliced)

vinegar

sugar

water

salt to taste

Method :
  1. Heat margarine.

  2. Fry paste ingredient until fragrant.

  3. Add sliced vegetables and mix well.

  4. Add vinegar, sugar and water.

  5. Simmer for approximately 10 minutes but do not overcook vegetables.

  6. Season with salt and stir well.

  7. Serve chill or hot.

Serves 3-4

24. Fried Satay


Ingredients :

600 g

3

2

2 cm

2 cm

1 teaspoon

3 teaspoons

2 cups

beef, cut into bite sized pieces

cloves garlic

stalks lemon grass

piece ginger

piece galangal

turmeric powder

sugar

oil

salt to taste

Method :
  1. Marinate the beef with the ground ingredients, turmeric powder, salt and sugar.
  2. Leave aside for 4 hours.
  3. Heat oil and fry the meat until cooked.
  4. Serve immediately with chili sauce.

Serves 4 - 6