Kueh Dadar

Today our office suppose to have a mini high tea. Unfortunately 2 of our dear colleagues has lost their beloved mum & grandma respectively, so the session didn't take place. I've prepared some kueh dadar, cheese bread & cashew nut cookies to share around. For those in the office still get to eat them, though it's not in a mode of hi-tea (*^*)

Anyway, I've prepared this Kueh Dadar using a long long time ago hand written recipe book from my antique collection.

Ingredient
Batter
100g plain flour
280ml coconut milk
1 egg
1/2 tsp pandan paste

Method

1. Sift the flour into a bowl
2. Add in egg and give the flour a good mix
3. Pour in the coconut milk and beat till mixture are smooth
4. Add in pandan paste and leave it to stand for a while

Filling
1 cup grated white coconut
1/2 cup chopped gula melaka
1 tbsp sugar
3 pcs of pandan leaves (knotted)
1/2 cup water

Method

1. Mix all ingredients together and cook till the sugar melts and the mixture becomes fairly dry. Cool
2. Heat a clean frying pan and grease with a little oil
3. Pour in 2 tbspful of batter. Turn the frying pan round so that the batter forms a thin layer like a popiah skin
4. When cooked, remove from the frying pan
5. Put a tspful of the filling on the skin and roll neatly tucking the end in
6. Repeat until all the batter is used up
   

Princess Mini Concert - 6 Feb 10

This is a mini concert at Princess enrichment class - My World 2010

Princess is performing an indian dance, when the young explorer reached India. The song of the dance really very happening meh...

My New Toy - La Gourment Thermal Cooker

I've been eyeing on a Thermal Cooker for months, at the same time I'm looking out for a mini rice cooker to cook brown rice for my hubby (All of us loves white rice but health conscious hubby wanted brown rice) All in all i need to get is 2 pots.... finally got a good deal from Robinson last Friday 5 Feb 10.

I bought a 7 litre thermal pot and get 1.5 litre pot for free. The small pot is ideal for cooking brown rice.

Btw this pot is made in Korea and Swiss brand.

This paper cutting is from Tang, same price S$129 but no ECO bag from purchase at Robinson

This is a Wonder Cooker, my mama loves it so much and keep praising it. It's easy to use, save gas, no need to worry about over cooking and watch over fire. It's "Safe and friendly" to use.

I've cooked a simple dish using this wonder pot

Ingredient
1 pc lean meat (cube)
1 pc old cucumber
a handful of wolf berry
4 big bowls of water (per own consumption perference)

Method
Put all ingredients into inner pot and bring to boil
Remove from heat and place inner pot inside the outer layer pot
Cover and let it cook thru' stewing by its own
Soup all ready to consume in less than an hour (The meat is very tender)

Tapioca with Coconut Milk

Monday Big project - Office Potluck. Got this prepare yesterday morning.

approx. 2kg Tapioca

Ingredient
2 kg tapoica
1.5 litre water
5pcs pandan leaves (knotted)
100g gula melaka }
150g sugar } adj sweetness to your own liking
50g rock sugar } * measurement here for reference only

Method

1. Peel and cut tapioca into small chunk piece
2. Wash and soak in water for at least 1 hr
3. Over at the stove, add pandan leave and boil water with tapioca until soft
4. Add in sugars, gula melaka, rock sugar and cooked till thick / sticky

Coconut Milk
400ml coconut milk
2 tbsp corn flour
1/4 tsp salt

Bring all to boil

Fried Batang Steak

To mark this special date : 16 Jan 2010.

First time in my entire life, i bought a slice of fish and cooked them. Though i don't eat them. I'm a FISH Phobia. I dislike the look and I'm so afraid to touch them even if they're so tiny and swimming at the beach. It scare me most if I'll to eat them..... everything will be throw out from my mouth.

For the sake of my son, i brave myself by going to NTUC bought a slice of the Batang fish. To begin with, i wore a plastic glove (so that no direct contact) and quickly wash the fish. Heat up the wok with oil and splash goes the fish into the wok. Dash some pepper salt and do the pan frying.

My son loves it ! Effort all worth it.

BTW, usually my mama will cook fish for the family (minus myself)

Fried Arrow Head 炸慈姑片

I felt in loves with this Fried Arrow Head, after being introduce into eating it during last year CNY. A Couple of weeks ago, office nearby tibits stall were selling a small packet for S$5, yet i crave and bought to eat.

The taste of the arrow head is refreshing and crispy after fried, unlike the fried tapioca.

Arrow Head seems like a seasonal food, easily available during CNY period. When I was young, my grandma used to grow them like plant during CNY. Now its new role is ... tibits (munch munch)

In fact the making of the Arrow Head is easy.

1) Peel off the skin


2) Give it a good wash, soak in the water for a while. Drian and start slicing them into thin layer


3) Fried it over medium fire till lightly brown. May sprinkle some salt and give a good shake while keeping in a air tight container

Pandan Waffles

There was a Prima outlet closed down, so they are selling away almost everything inside the store (including some utensils, cutlery, premix flour). I was so excited cos Prima Waffle is the best in town, when I saw this premix for waffle and it comes with a recipe. Immediately i grab to buy them.

Taste wise was good (probably the coconut give the magic taste to it), just that the commercial waffle maker provide better texture. Prima give a a safe guide of their recipe, so those outlet selling would have to follow their instruction per attached. No matter which outlet we go, still the waffles taste yummy. Keeping up to the std, cos the most important was the Premix flour that makes the trick. The premix flour comes in 1 kg good for 20pcs, I had portion it to 2/10, therefore the quality might be affected.

Recipe (6pcs)

200g pandan waffle mix

2 eggs

100g water

100g coconut milk

34g Vegatable oil (i used canola oil)

Methods

1. Put waffle mix into a mixing bowl , add the eggs and water and whisk for 6 mins until batter is thick
2. Using ned speed, add in coconut milk and vegatable oil to mix for another 10 secs
3. Allow the batter to rest for about 1 hr before using