Lazy Chicken Porridge

Ingredients
1 cup of rice washed and drained
1/4 or more chicken chopped to small pieces
1 medium sized onion finely sliced
2 garlic finely chopped
small piece of ginger (lightly pound)
dry fragrant spices (2 cloves + 1 cinnamon stick + 1 cardamom seed + 1 star anise)
1 tbsp ghee
1 tbsp vegetable or olive oil
1 Knorr chicken cube
1 tsp white pepper powder
salt to taste
fried shallots for garnishing
some cubed carrots or other vegetables (optional)

Directions

• in a medium size pot, fry cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom and star anise in ghee and oil
• put in onion, garlic, and ginger and stir fry till fragrance
• add in chicken and cook till chicken is halfway cooked
• add in carrot and a cup of water and let it simmer
• put in the rice and another cup of water together with chicken cube
• add salt and pepper to taste
• cook on lower heat till rice turns to porridge... stir and add in water occasionally till desired congee consistency
• garnish with fried onions once cooked

Foodnote: Just craving for chicken porridge so just use whatever ingredients available. Actually tasted good. Delicious comfort food.

Jemput-Jemput Pisang

Ingredients 

3 ripe bananas

1 cup self-raising flour (or 1 cup of plain flour + 2 tsp baking powder)

2 tsp sugar (optional)

pinch of salt

vegetable oil for frying

Directions

• mash bananas then add flour, sugar and salt
• scoop about a teaspoon or tablespoon (up to you) and deep fry in pre-heated oil till dark golden brown

Foodnote: That's all. Simple and good and soft and yummy. If the bananas are still slightly firm, I also like to just cut it up (dice) and mix with the batter. It will be very nice when you bite into soft juicy bananas... ooh la la... 

Sweet and Savoury Soft Bread

Ingredients
Group A
300g bread flour (13% or more protein content)
7g instant brown yeast (Bruggeman)
1 tbsp caster sugar
1 tbsp full cream milk powder
1pc egg (yolk+white=60g)
140g water

Group B
1/2 tsp salt
35g unsalted butter

Egg Wash
2 egg yolks
1 egg white
30g fresh milk

Directions

• put all ingredients from Group A in a mixing bowl, use the dough attachment & mix for about 2mins on medium speed
• combine Group B into Group A, mix on high speed till dough comes together off the hook & does not stick to hands (around 5mins)
• divide the dough into about 50g balls each and place them on a tray (leave spaces in between for expansion) and cover with cling wrap
• rest for 30 to 45mins
• shape dough according to the fillings of each bread roll and cover with cling wrap again and let proof for 1 hour or till double in size (can put on a tray and leave in the oven. Put a bowl of hot water on the bottom tray without switching on the oven. Take it out once ready to preheat oven)
• once ready, brush a thin layer of egg wash before baking
• bake at 180°C for 12mins
• once the bread is out of the oven, quickly brush a thin layer of melted butter on each rolls
• leave bread to cool down completely before decorating
• keep in covered containers to prevent dryness and the bread should be able to retain the softness for the next 3 days if well kept

Foodnote: Learn from another instructor. The dough is simple and really easy to manage. Not bad... and classmates are fun! Looking forward to their artisan bread class.

1. Pandan Twist: pandan paste + kaya spread
2. Blueberry Flower: blueberry pie fillings
3. Chocolate Pull-Apart Bread: coverture cream & Nutella
4. Cream Bun: non-dairy whipping cream (bettercreme) + Nutella
5. Tuna Cone Bread: tuna + mayo + tomatoes + lettuce
6. Fish Burger Wrap: fish fillet + parmesan cheese + paprika + black&white sesame seeds + parsley flakes + chilli sauce + mayo
7. Sausage Roll: 1 sausage
8. Sausage Twist: 1 sausage + chilli sauce + mayo + parmesan cheese
9. Cranberries & Raisins Twist: Dried Cranberries + Dried Raisins
10. Pizza Bread: mozzarella cheese + parmesan cheese + chicken ham + tomato/pasta sauce + capsicums, mushrooms, chilli sauce + mayo + parsley flakes + oregano

Potato Lasagna

Ingredients
potatoes
pasta sauce
mushrooms
tomato
chicken ham
spinach
mixed cheese (cheddar, mozarella or whatever you have on hand... sliced also can lah)
butter
(can use any ingredients that you like on a pizza)

Directions

• peel and slice potato as thinly as possible
• in a well greased with butter or non-stick tray, arrange potato to cover the base
• scoop pasta sauce over the potato
• layered with other ingredients like making pizza/lasagne and keep layering finishing it with cheese
• baked in pre-heat oven (about 170 I think) for about 20-30mins (I forgot how long hehe so until cook lah) covered with foil and final 5-10mins uncovered

Foodnote

An alternative to lasagne as you just replace the pasta with potato. That's all. Taste very nice too... 

Roti Boyan

Ingredients

dough
500g non-bleached wheat flour
1/4 cup cooking oil
pinch salt
hot water + cool water

fillings (not feelings ah)
500g potatoes (boiled, peeled and lightly mashed)
1 large diced onion
chopped chilli (optional... mum never include)
chopped Chinese parsley (daun bawang) and/or scallion
2 eggs
black pepper
pinch salt
cooked minced meat (optional)

oil for frying

Directions

• for dough, same as epok2. Mix flour with oil then add hot water and salt
• let it form a soft dough (adjust with cold water) and put it aside covered for 30mins
• then divide the dough to form small balls (tennis ball size)
• for the fillings (not feelings) combine everything and mix well
• then take each dough, roll and flatten it into round shape (prepare 2 pcs)
• top one with the fillings (not feelings hehe) and top/cover with another layer of dough
• pinch the edges like epok2
• fry in hot oil (but not too hot) take your time because the longer you fry, the crispier the dough will be... yum yummm
• tadaaaa... roti boyan seeeh

Foodnote: If you want to freeze the roti boyan for future consumption, fry it a bit until the dough is a bit pale. Cool down the roti boyan and cover with plastic or put in container before freezing. That is what I did to my roti boyan in the pic. 

My mum used to make giant ones. This is the biggest I can make. I put lots of fillings (not feelings eh got lah... feelings of love ekekeke). This is nice to eat with sambal tumis... but when I was young, I just ate it with chilli sauce hehe.

Kueh Dadar (Gulung/Ketayap)

Pancake Ingredients
2 cups flour
1 cup fresh milk/evaporated milk
3/4 or 1 cup of water
1 egg
1 tsp salt
green/yellow coloring
1/2 tsp koepoe pandan flavor (optional)

Filling Ingredients
4 cups grated coconut
approx. 1 1/2 cups gula melaka
1 tsp salt
2 knotted screwpine leaves

Directions

• prepare the fillings first by cooking everything in a pan till gula melaka have melted
• leave to cool and put aside
• blend pancake ingredients in blender or you can also whisk the ingredients together and then sieve to remove any lumps
• heat non-stick pan with a bit of oil, scoop batter and spread it around the pan
• when batter looks look, quickly turn it to the other side... don't leave it till brown
• wrap the kueh with the fillings like making popiah (just google for steps lah)

Pineapple Tart 2017

Pineapple Jam

Ingredients

1 pineapple

140g sugar 

20g rock sugar

1 cinnamon stick

3 cloves

2 pandan leaves knotted

0.5 tsp vanilla essence

0.5 tsp egg yellow coloring

1 tbsp butter

Directions

• in a non  stick pan, cook grated pineapple with cinnamon and cloves till slightly dry
• pour in sugar and the rest of the ingredients
• cook till jam do not stick to pan

Tart

Ingredients

225g cold butter

300g or more wheat flour

50g caster sugar

40g corn flour

1 tsp vanilla essence

Directions

• mix all ingredients using fingers till soft dough is formed
• shape using mould
• fill with pineapple jam and bake at 165°C for 12min

Shoyu or Hanjuku Eggs

Ingredients
4 cold eggs
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup light soya sauce
1/4 cup teriyaki sauce
1 tsp dark soya sauce
1 tbsp sugar

Directions

• prepare boiling water & add eggs for 7mins
• scoop & soak eggs in ice water till cool and carefully remove shell... put aside
• in a saucepan, put all other ingredients and bring it to a boil for 10mins then let it cool
• put eggs in a glass container with a cover and pour the liquid ingredients (make sure the sauce cover the eggs)
• cover the container and leave it for 4 hours or overnight before serving

Foodnote: This is a simplified version (my own version) of shoyu egg. It taste like... just like boiled egg hehe. Well, it is not that bad. I like it with my salad because it just look so cool.