TOP 10 COOKIES FOR RAYA

Since  the festive time (Eid) is just  around the corner, here  are  Top 10  Cookies For Raya   that are made year after year.    This is the perfect time to savor and share these little treats for family and friend.

The process begins  1-2 weeks before the festival and this time of the year, most  family would gather around to bake these cookies.  With a combined effort,  jars of delicious cookies could be made faster as each member of the family is assigned to do the task.

Top 10 Cookies for Raya.  To view each recipe, click on the title  of the cookies.

1.  Suji Cookies    

Pleasantly buttery and slightly crunchy cookies.  It uses clarified butter (ghee).  It will remains white after baking.  Place them 1 in apart as these expand while baking


2.   Black Sesame Seeds Cornflakes Cookies                                                      

These cookies are the first one to disappear from my cookie collection.    You can't stop gobbling them, the are really GOOD.  Black sesame seeds and crushed cornflakes are used for making  Black Sesame Seeds Cornflakes Cookies


3.    Cocolate Almond (Cokdam) Cookies                                                                           

Deliciously simple yet elegant and tasty.  Chopped almond, chocolate spread and cocoa powder are added for making this wonderful  treat.    Roll out the dough in between 2 plastic sheet to avoid sticking


4.  Semolina Cookies/ Biskut Suji

One of the popular cookies of  yesteryears. . It is still made during festive seasons.    These contain semolina but I have one without it in this collection, it is called Suji Cookies.


5.    Cornflakes Cookies

They are quite addictive, crunchy outside but chewy inside.   Crushed cornflakes added a great texture
                                           
6.  Honey Cornflakes Cups Recipe 

Only 4 ingredients to whip up these cups.  Melted honey, butter and sugar are added to cornflakes then spoon onto cake cases for baking


7.    Daisy Cookies / Biskut Dahlia                                                      

Basically these are buttery, melt in the mouth butter cookies.  It was pretty laid on a plate due to its lovely shape made with special mold or use  a cookie press.  It is a bit tricky to make the dough,  too soft turns the cookies flat

8.  Date Tart.                                          

One of seasonal favorites,   commonly stuffed with pineapple,  but I have made slight changes by filling it with pitted date.  The beauty of these tart was pinching the sides with tart pinchers

9.   Crisp Chocolate Cookies Recipe  

Made with oil. these cookies require 1-2 hours chilling time.  Place them 2 in apart as they really spread during baking.  Turned out crisp but soft inside

10,   Biskut Makmur

A traditional biscuit made with ghee.  It was melt in the mouth usually shape like a leaf, stuffed with crushed peanut and icing sugar.  Nowadays, it is shaped into a small ball coated with icing sugar

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MUTTON KORMA RECIPE

Mutton pieces  are marinated in yogurt then slow cooked until tender.

There a tons of recipe for Korma.  One of them uses ground almond, cashew or grated coconut like this  and   this  . You can use chicken, beef or lamb for  cooking the recipe. .  .

This Mutton Korma uses  pounded fried onion and to be marinated for at least an hour.    The marination not only gives a tasty flavor  but also help to tenderize the meat.

Another difference  was, this Mutton Korma does not involve sauteing the spices in ghee as  you normally do, The spices, yogurt  and ghee are added together with mutton.

Pounded cinnamon, clove, peppercorn and cardamom are also  used

HOW TO MAKE SAMBAL BALADO RECIPE

A popular hot and spicy sauce   made of  coarsely blended fresh red chili. onion then fried in oil until fragrant.

How to make Sambal Balado is popular in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

It is often put atop of fried vegetable such as brinjal, tempeh, chicken. seafood  or even eggs.  These item have to be fried before adding the sambal balado,

You may add ginger, garlic and turmeric to the chicken, meat or seafood before frying them,

I have added few bird's eye chili to make it extra spicy or reduce  the seeds of the chili  if  you want a milder version.

BAKED POTATO WEDGES RECIPE

A wonderful and healthier  way to enjoy potato wedges  is  by baking  them in an oven.

I have boiled them for 5 minutes or about 3.4 cooked prior to baking.   Prick with fork to see Baked Potato Wedges are done. We would complete the process by baking them.   With this method it allows you to reduce  cooking time.

These Baked Potato Wedges have some heat due to the addition of pepper and chili powder.  If you are serving small kid, you may reduce or omit those altogether.

Other snack recipes your might want to try:

Vegan Homemade Doughnuts

Egg Curry Puffs from scratch

Braided Masala Bread

6 DELICIOUS RECIPES OUT OF PIZZA CRUST

There are more than pizza  you could made out of  it.   And these  6 delicious recipes out of pizza crust prove it!   Click on each title to view full recipe..

How to make Chicken Calzone 

If you are looking for savory treat, you should try this, stuffed with chicken.  Feel free to stuff with a variety of fillings of your choice.  Omit chicken and replace  with  veggies with cheese if you are vegetarian. .


                                        

Yeast Pie Crust 

Turned the recipe into mini pies that are lighter in calories  stuffed with sweet filling

Pizza Dough Apple Hand Pies

Made with yeast free pizza dough  The dough  is super easy to work with.  You may choose other shapes of your choice.





Tomato Pizza Tart
A simple savory tomato tart  made with juicy tomatoes, topped with cream cheese, mayonnaise, tomato sauce, salt and pepper.  Play around with cheese or herbs  option but this  basic recipe is timeless.

 

Tuna Pizza Cups 
These small bites are stuffed with spicy tuna.  Replace tune with chicken, meat or  sausage if you like them
                                   

                          
Pizza Rolls 

These rolls taste exactly as regular pizza but the only difference is that it comes in rolls with a filling of your choice. They are practically great for parties, snack or lunch box.

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