Hari Raya Special 2

Well.. after a few days i thought that we should come out with something new for our taste buds



THe special of the day would be ayam masak merah with nasi tomato



This dish is quite famous not only among the malay population

but it is also favoured by most Malaysians..



i have come across this recipe that is simple and easy to prepare



AYAM MASAK MERAH

INgredients for gravy

chicken (1 whole chicken into 10 pieces cut)
lemongrass 2 sticks
Onions 400grams
Garlic 50g
Star anise 2 nos
Cinnamon 2 sticks
Clove 5-6 nos
Cardammon 2 nos
Tomatopaste 300grams
Chilly boh 400grams
CHilly sauce 200grams
Tomato sauce 100grams
evaporated milk 1/2 can

Pre fried the chicken pieces and leave aside

1. Blend the lemongrass, onion and garlic into paste.
2. saute the paste together with the star anise, cinnamon, clove and cardommon until fragrant.
3. add in the chilly boh and tomato paste and cook until a layer of oil appears on the top.
4. next, add in the tomato and chilly sauce and stir until well mixed.
5. Finally, add in the evaporated milk and season with sugar and salt up to taste.
6. add in the chicken( add in the pre-fried chicken) and cook for at least 15 minutes by leaving to simmer.

Tomato rice

INgredients

Rice 500grams
tomato paste 300grams
tomato sauce 100grams
pandan leaf 1 nos
sugar 150grams
salt to taste
cinnamon stick 1 stick
water enough to cover rice
butter 50grams

1. wash the rice
2. saute the tomato paste and tomato sauce together with rice and add in the cinnamon.
3. put rice into rice cooker together with the rest of the ingredients with the water the same proportion as the rice.
4. leave to cook... while waiting for the rice to cook remember to make a cool glass of lemonade to relax...

ENJOY THE MEAL

Hari Raya Special 1

For the sake of hari raya and we are a harmonious community here in Malaysia,
i shall put up a few recipes for raya and and for buka puasa.

We shall start with a rather simple buka puasa dish,

NASI LEMAK WITH SAMBAL TUMIS IKAN BILIS

Ingredients for the rice

Rice 400grams
Coconut milk 200g
Onion 4nos or 100g
garlic 30g
Lemongrass 1 stick

1. Wash the rice thouroughly.
2. Add in coconut milk into rice and fill up with water and make sure liquid is enough to cover the rice.(approximately 200ml coconut milk + 150-200ml water)
3. Slightly pound the garlic onionand lemongrass and add into rice and cook.
4. REMEMBER TO TURN ON THE RICE COOKER OR THE RICE WILL NEVER COOK!!!!!

Ingredients for sambal tumis ikan bilis

Lemongrass 3 talks
Shallot 100g
Onion 100g
Garlic 30g
Ginger 10g
Tamarind paste 50g (dilute in 200ml of water)
Cooking oil 100g
Cili boh(chilly paste) 300g
Water 500ml

1. First, blend lemongrass, onions, ginger, shallot and garlic together until totally crushed.
2. Heat up the oil in a wok and turn to low fire when wok is heated.
3. Pour in the blended items and tumis until fragrant
4. Add in cili boh and continue to tumis until a layer of oil is seen above the chilly mixture.
5. Then, add in the water diluted from the tamarind paste .
6. Lastly add in water and bring to boil and
7. Voila, SAMBAL TUMIS IS READY

To explain in brief, the sambal tumis goes well with almost any fried item(e.g. fried chicken, fried fish, fried anchovies and fried egg)

As a matter of preference, some may want to boil some kangkung to go with the nasi lemak

PS: THE ABOVE RECIPE SERVES UP TO 5 PORTIONS ON THE NOWM QUANTITY.