About Shiitake

Not a die-hard fan of shiitake, but once in a while can do lah. Hmm.. cendawan ni ada satu bau yg.. erkk.. cam bau petai pon ade kadang.. hehe. Rasa die pon mmg lain, tapi try je la masak sekali, kalau suke suke la.. kalo tak suke.. hehe, at least kite dah makan la kan since org kecoh beno pasal bende alah nih, idokla ketinggalan kapal selam sok2 kalo org tanye pasal masak2 ni.

This one is my 2nd time masak shiitake ni. Think the taste goes better with time. Kali ni masak dengan broccoli + carrot. Sape yg suke rasa authenthic (ecewah) dari Jepun ni, ok lah kot.. Benda ni takleh di masak lama2 atau dengan recipe yg complicated, sbb walau camane pun rasa dan aroma die akan lebih dominan dari bahan2 yg ada di dlmnye. Yg penting, bahan2 yg digunakan kene support rasa asalnye tu ~ spy leh dienhance dan disesuaikan ngan selera kite. Enjoice!

My way to do it :

• Lebih kurang 5-6 shiitake dipotong 2 atau 4 kalau besar
• Broccoli di siang dan dipotong besar2 - kemudian direbus sekejap separuh masak dan toskan
• Carrot dipotong nipis dan lebar - pon di rebus sekejap separuh masak je dan toskan
• Yellow onion sebiji besar - dipotong 6 (mcm potong potato wedges)
• 5 biji garlic - di cincang halus/grated
• 5-6 tbs Oyster sause

1. Ni kene masak cecepat ye, tgn kene pantas. Panaskan minyak dlm kuali (yg ni minyak kene lebih sbb shiitake serap minyak)
2. Masukkan garlic - akan masak dlm few second je, dan terus masukkan shiitake - kacau sebati dlm 2 minit
3. Masukkan onion, broccoli dan carrot - kacau 1 minit dan masukkan oyster sauce. Kacau sekejap je sbb semua dah masak, terus angkat dan hidang.

My Devil Curry

Talking bout food, I'm the picky one. Yup. I dont really complaint or anything much, but if its not good to my tongue, I dont eat it. My whole life, just few curries that I can eat ~ heartly. Mamak's one is a NO NO. But My Mak's one.. eheh! the best in the world so far. Even if a mamak eat my mak's curry, they'll sure meleleh one.. makan sambil nangis I'm telling you.. ahahhaha

Its been a while since the last time I masak kari, but.. this is it. Heaven. It's My Mak's recipe definitely ~ I think the ingredients and all quite common recipe for curry, but again, must be the 'how' we cook it that make it taste different from the rest. Call it 'devil' coz its hot, but if you cant stand the hotness, can always reduce the chilli in it. Yang penting : sedap, pekat dan melekat. Enjoice!

p/s : My inlaws pun hooked with this curry, since the first time my mum made this during merisik time. till now nampak je muke mak, nampak kari hehe

How to make this :

• Gorengkan ayam separuh masak. Ketepikan
• Rebuskan cili kering sampai lembut - nak pedas kasi lebey
• Then tos kan cili kering tadi, dan blendkan dengan bawang putih, bawang merah, halia, lengkuas - sampai jadi paste yg bebetul halus ye
• Tumiskan paste ni - minyak jgn byk - sampai bebetul masak dan tanak
• Masukkan serbuk kari - lebih kurang 3-4 tbs penuh2, godek2 kejap dan terus masukkan 1 cup air. Masukkan jugak serai 3 btg diketuk, 5 bunga lawang, 5 kayu manis dan bijik pelaga dlm 5 biji. Kacau dan didihkan lagi
• Masukkan air asam jawa pekat dlm 1/3 cup, gula dan garam to taste. Kacau sebati dan didihkan lagi. Die didih je, terus masukkan ayam tadi.
• Masukkan kentang yg dipotong 2 bersama ayam dan golek2kan sampai didih (Kalau kentang di potong 4, masukkan selepas 5-7 minit ayam dlm kuah)
• Lepas mendidih, masukkan dlm 3 cups santan pekat dan didihkan lagi. Kecikkan api dan biarkan dia masak perlahan dlm periuk/kuali tanpa penutup. Sesekali check and kodek2 jgn sampai hangit lak
• Check dan kalau kentang dah lembut dan kuah dah pekat, then rasa kalo dah ummph ke lom kuah tu. Kalau kurang adjust garam/asam/gula.

Tips of the day :

1. Semasa menumis paste, selalu pastikan yg paste tu dah bebetul masak sblm proses seterusnya sbb kadang2 kalau minyak dah naik pun tak semestinya paste tanak - ini akan mengakibatkan perbezaan rasa.
2. Jgn guna terlalu byk minyak masa menumis sbb kita tak nak masakan kite terlalu oily. Lagi sikit lagi baik, asalkan jgn sikit sangat sampai susah nak masakkan paste.
3. Always use kari ADABI, rasanya tak terlalu kuat tapi tetap kick! dan kari die punye bau tak melekat kat tgn, tak mcm sesetengah kari tu basuh ngan klorox pon tak ilang bau

My Rendang Style

Tingat rendang, misti tingat raya, tapi tidak lagi.. nowadays u can get rendang anytime of the days you want. No more specialties like before. People just simply cook it at home, or kalo malas, pi je memane kedai kompom jual. Have to say, rendang is such a delicious traditional food that we have, and so proud we have it as one of our 'royalty' food.

The traditional way, rendang usually dimasak berjam2 lamanya - to make sure daging die btol2 empuk atau - sampai daging die telerai. Hmmm.. rasa die memang le tip top tak kire le ape pesen ape style pon. Teringat2 rendang zaman kekecik dolo, adoyai mmg nangis kalo kene. Nowadays.. emm.. kalau nak makan pi je kedai , tapi kene la pandai pilih2 tempat. Untung sabut sedap, untung batu muntah. hehe

Okay, now that I found a way how to make rendang the easier way but tasty (definitely!), I like to share it with uolls. Tak byk ragam, dan tak payah lelame. Semua campak dalam lepas tu taraaa!! jadi dah.. Enjoice!

How to do it?

• Blend cili padi (depends on your like) + cili merah (cili yg besau tu, bukan cili padi kaler merah) + onion + garlic and ginger
• Daging di potong nipis2 dan lebar2 ( cari le daging yg cepat empuk)
• Daun kunyit dipotong halus2
• Daun limau purut
• 1 tbs brown sugar
• Lengkuas di potong nipis2 dan lebar2
• Panaskan kuali dan masukkan semua di atas, gaulkan sebati
• Masukkan serai dan garam. Masakkan sampai daging empuk.
• Bila daging dah empuk, tambahkan santan dan air asam jawa, kemudian masak lagi sampai kuah jadi pekat

Sedap dihidang dengan nasi impit atau nasi atau pulut.

Movie must see : Rango

Why blend in when you can stand out? ~ I like that too much already! Cartoon or not, whenever Johnny Depp in it, its a top notch people! I laugh like hell while watching this one. Laughed too loud, till I missed few scenes and dialogs along the way. Hehe.. sure hope the cinema was dark enuff that time so people around cant really recognize me.

So this Rango basically is an ordinary chameleon pet who accidentally went off the vehicle and stranded in the middle of the desert. Do not know how to find his way, he brought himself to the town called Dirt, and accidentally become the new Syeriff of that town. There, all the Wild Wild West thing came up in all sort of ways. I dont wanna be the spoiler, so just DO NOT missed this movie okay? Its totally awesome, and full of laughter from start to the end. Enjoice!

Nasi Goreng Cili Api

Hmm.. whats for breakfast? What about nasi goreng? Thats totally the timeless favorite menu for Orff ! breakfast and lunch and erkk.. dinner too! Well, can be as simple as it can be, or as heavy and bloody, depends on what you wanna do with your nasi goreng. Some people can make it light and easy to make, but some..probably not. Need to say, that nasi goreng can be so tempting once you eat it.. you can carry on eating and on.. and on.. and on.. but, too much of it will be a disaster to your health coz nasi + minyak and everything in between, NOT GOOD. If you're on diet especially, beware okay?

As for me, I like it simple. But the taste have to be PURRRFECT! Most importantly, less oil and lotsa vege, and neutralized with some protein as well.. hik hik! But one ingredient that cant be beat by anything else (instead of air tanganlah hehe) : put cili padi in it! Its Jawa style.. well actually more to our own family recipe. Jawa lain tak sure lah pulak.. tapi kalo tak cili padi tak cukup jawe lah kan. Enjoice!

The traditional way :

• Guna lesung batu dan tumbukkan cili api dan garam sampai lumat
• Masukkan bawang putih, tumbuk lagi tapi tak payah lumat sangat
• Masukkan bilis, tumbuk renyah2
• Masukkan bawang merah/besar tumbuk renyah2
• panaskan minyak, gorengkan sampai 70% garing - masa ni kene rase, kalau kurang garam dan perasa. Lidah kene power sikit sbb nak agak2 kang kalo masuk nasik tak payah dah letak garam lagi.
• Masukkan telur kalau suke dan buat mcm scramble egg ngan ramuan tadi kat dlm kuali tu.
• Bila telur dan agak masak, masukkan nasi dan sayuran ~ mcm karot dan french/long beans yg di potong dadu
• Kacau sampai sebati dan masakkan sampai bekepul2 asapnye, atau sampai vege cukup rangup bila makan ~ jgn terlalu keras dan jgn terlalu lembut.
• Hidangkan dengan ikan bilis goreng, kopok dan timun

Mari Derma Dara(h)!

Family Day @ USJ One Avenue : Kali ni nye Annual Family Day memang much better compare to years before. Kalau dulu, yg ade cume makan + entertainment + cabutan bertuah dan cume dibuat waktu mlm je, kali ni sudah tukar - buat siang lak. Pepagi dah ade bekfes, then lunch and tea time - all for FREE of course. Lepas tu acara pun lebih variety sbb selain entertainment and music, ada juga games/session for kids and family, pameran dan ade jugak community service. Bravo! Antara yg mendapat sambutan ialah acara derma darah kat lobi. So proud that my community here not just any community, but the community that care ngan bebende camni.. love it love it love it HERE! Enjoice!

Testing iron dolo dalam darah cukup ke tak..

pastu test homoglobin plak.. untuk tau jenis dare.. eh darah

Ini inchek punye daree.. type O

Lepas tu kene check blood pressure kang tepengsan lak

Neighbour aka our good fren : Mr Amir Yazman yg tengah penuh semangat kesukanan menderma

Sepupu wife Amir yg kontrol macho ~ first time derma.. dapat darah virgin lagi!

Tgn tunjuk aja aja fighting! tp larat atas dada jek.. hahahah

Dem la asal die dapat nurse tomei aku tak?? kata jiran sebelah tanda kejelesan

Haa... yg ni snap sambil pejam mata.. jarum ngah masuk dlm kulit tu.. eeee

Go go go! dan darah pon kuar ngan lajunye

Seronoknyeee... lepas ni diorang kate leh makan tripple dari biase.. huh!

Sempat posing

Tu dia darahnye.. bape pain derma ni? 3 cukup? hehehehehehe

Tapi diorang tak kasi lak

Selesa org menderma pasal ade ekon kat sini

Full house

Bebende yg dapat lepas derma.

Eh, ada roti ngan Milo kotak tapi habis sudah

Mari ber-Ice-Skating

Percaya atau tidak, dalam sesejuk beku kat ice skating Sunway Pyramid ni, Orff bepoloh2 siap memerah padam lagi mukenye. Ahahahahaaha.. Seme gegare nak ajo Anyea yg baru first time main ice-skating. Budak kecik tuh lak.. lepas se-round, se-round lagi sampai brape round ntah dah lost cout. Katenye : "I dont want to rest, because I have to keep practice sampai pandai." haa.. masa tuh muke Ayah dah cuak dah... hamek! nak sangat ajak die.

Aku yg tukang tunggu kat luar rink ni lak, dah mcm org gile gegelak tak hengat tengok gelagat 2 org ni.. tebongkang sane tekangkang sini, tambah lak bapaknye pulak mmg dah kurang skillnye, pasal last time main zaman dinosour dolo, ha.. dah macam nak kene semput pun ye... kekekekekekekekekeke!

Erkk.. by the way, sendiri pon lom penah try sendrik main ice-skating ni.. ada try main roller blade dulu, tapi tu pon dah huru hara, ni plak nak skate, nenanti je lah. Kasi can kat Ayah and Anyea dolo.. kang kalo Ibu yg main mau tak cukup tempat nak landing kat dlm rink tu.. hehe.

Check out the pout, mulut same je dedue

dah siap pakai kasut & gloves dah..

Steady... steady...

Opocot!

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