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Sunday, November 8, 2009

SERUNDING

Serunding Recipe @ treatntrick.blogspot.com


This spiced coconut floss  is made of fresh grated coconut simmered until almost dry with spices, There are other type of serunding  either beef (contains shredded beef), chicken or fish.  But this plain ones is the most common. It is best served  with white rice or lontong (compressed rice cake). If properly cooked the serunding can last for days without refrigeration. You can adjust the amount of chili power used.

BISKUT MAKMUR

BISKUT MAKMUR Recipe @ treatntrick.blogspot.com


Another popular cookies baked during Eid or Chinese New Year. Made of wheat flour, ghee (clarified butter), stuff with roasted ground peanut and sugar then mold into leaf shape biscuit using the pincer. You can also shape them into small ball and stuff  the filling.

 A drop of green coloring is added to the dough if not you can let as it is. If you find the dough is too soft you can add some flour. After baking you have to coat them with icing sugar. These Biskut  Makmur are very fragile to handle and really melt into you mouth.

Saturday, November 7, 2009

BANANA ESPRESSO CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFIN


Banana Espresso Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe @ treatntrick.blogspot.com


Three in one muffin using banana, coffee and chocolate chip totally irresistible. These are absolutely delicious and so easy to prepare. I added only a quarter cup of chocolate chip since my stock was running low. Nevertheless it turns out great and used instant coffee powder.

Would definitely bake this Banana Espresso Chocolate Chip Muffin again since my kids love them Here's how they are made:

MALABAR BEEF CURRY


Beef Recipe @ treatntrick.blogspot.com

One of the most delicious curry of Malabar. Malabar cuisine is distinctively spicy, aromatic and rich. The most famous dish of Malabar is Malabar Biryani. Its delicately flavors and scrumptious taste are greatly influenced by Arabs.. 

For  Malabar Beef Curry recipe, coconut milk and grated coconut are used, it blends well with the spices and these produce a rich, creamy and spicy curry that goes well with roti or hot steaming rice.

For those who can't take hot and spicy dish, feel free to reduce the chili powder and black pepper used. Here is how I prepare this wonderful curry:

Friday, November 6, 2009

SPICY SARDINE




This is really simple and easy recipe.  Spicy Sardine  uses canned sardines in tomato sauce. With addition of onion, tomato and spices, it turns out really delicious. Sometimes I do prepare this dish on lazy weekend. Kindly adjust the chili used according to your preference. It is best served with hot steaming rice, capati or bread.

CINNAMON ROLLS




If you're looking for soft and delicious cinnamon rolls you should try this one. These are great for breakfast or your afternoon snack. Baking bread is really challenging, it takes time to prepare but once they have baked to perfection with a fantastic aroma you're overjoyed and relieved.

You could easily purchase these rolls from your nearby bakery but nothing beat the homemade rolls, fresh from the oven. The best part about making this roll is that the dough can be shaped, sliced and frozen. When you need them just thaw and let rise again before baking. What you need are:

Thursday, November 5, 2009

PARATHA ROLL

Paratha Roll Recipe @ treatntrick.blogspot.com


Prepared this  Paratha Roll  for our dinner and well received by my family members. This healthy flat bread consists of two parts, the filling and the bread.First you have to prepare the filling and let it cool before you proceed.

Next to mix up the dough and leave for 30 minutes. Roll out the dough  into round shape, fry on flat pan with little oil. Once it is fried, put the filling at one end then roll up. It is best  eaten hot. Add more green chili or chili powder according to your preference.

It is not necessarily be spicy, feel free to adapt to your taste, even by spreading nutella or jam will taste great.

SPICY NADAN TOMATO FISH


Spicy Nadan Tomato Fish Recipe @ treatntrick.blogspot.com


Instead of normal fish curry, I tried this  Spicy Nadan Tomato Fish recipe by Roselle which is a hit with my family. It has sweet, slightly hot and tangy taste the way I like it. Sweetness comes from the onion used and recommended that you lightly fry the fish before adding to the gravy.

If possible try to use bigger fish with less bone and thick flesh. Adding chili powder and tamarind can be adjusted to your liking. This recipe produces rather thick curry but if you want more gravy, do add more water but not too much.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

SPAGHETTI W/TOMATO SAUCE



Bored taking rice daily so prepared this  Spaghetti w/Tomato Sauce for our lunch with little twist by adding chili powder, tomato sauce and also chili sauce, received compliments from my family. You can use other vegetable and substitute
prawn with chicken or meat. The thickness of the sauce is up to you so adjust accordingly.

PEAS PULAO

Peas Pulao Recipe @ treatntrick.blogspot.com

If you're looking for easy and delicious rice, this is for you. Using basmati rice and green peas (fresh or frozen), it is very mild and fragrant.  Peas Pulao  is great for unexpected guests or for small gatherings.

Soak the rice for 30 minutes before you start cooking. It is best served with spicy gravy of meat, chicken or vegetable.

Now this dish has became our regular menu on weekend. Let's get cooking..

CINNAMON RAISIN BREAD


Cinnamon Raisin Bread Recipe @ treatntrick.blogspot.com

Ventured into making my own bread by hand  and tried this recipe by Southern Food with slight adjustment by me. Although I'm not the pro the result is not disappointing at all. The main ingredient for baking bread is the yeast, use either instant or active dry yeast and make sure the yeast is still active if not throw it away. To check whether it is active or not simply pour warm water ( not hot)  into a bowl and sprinkle the required yeast and sugar, wait for 10 minutes if the mixture resembles creamy foam then you can go ahead baking your bread.  Cinnamon Raisin Bread produces nice aroma due to the cinnamon used.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

BEEF RENDANG


Beef Rendang Recipe @ treatntrick.blogspot.com

Traditional recipe in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore prepared during special occasion like Eid, served with lontong (rice cake) or plain white rice.

Beef Rendang use blended dry chili, kerisek (pounded roasted coconut) and other spices which can be adjusted to your liking  and produced an unique taste. For this  Beef Rendang preferably use lean meat ,fat removed and  thickly sliced. Too many version on this dish but mine does not use coriander or cumin powder.

CAPPUCCINO MUFFIN

Cappucino Muffin Recipe @ treatntrivk.blogspot.com

This easy cappuccino muffin is a great as your breakfast or afternoon snack. These are also handy for kids since it is smaller or even you could bake the mini one for their lunch box. Now you could easily purchase this muffin from nearby bakery with multiple flavors and gorgeous decor but bake you own is much healthier and better choice. You decide what you need to use or add for the batter.

If you're running short of time, just mix all the dry ingredients at night, the next day just add the liquid and stir until well mixed and now it's ready to be baked in the oven. This way you could enjoy your freshly baked muffin on your breakfast table.

Since the chocolate chip was not in hand, I omitted them but surprisingly it still  tastes great.

Monday, November 2, 2009

KEERAI KOOTHU


Vegetable Recipe @ http://treatntrick.blogspot.com


This dish comprises of spinach and the mung dhal.  Keerai Koothu  combination worked so well for this vegetable dish. As you may know, spinach is a good source of iron, niacin, zinc, dietary fiber, vitamin A/C/E/K/B6 and other nutrients, equally moong dal is also rich source of protein, fiber, vitamin C/K, niacin, iron and other minerals.

Combination of vegetables and dhal are very popular in southern part of India. Best eaten with naan, paratha or rice. What you need are:

RAVA PAYASAM



Payasam is an Indian dessert similar to Western rice pudding. It is delicately flavored, usually serves in the end of spicy meal and also essential food during wedding.

The semolina is lightly roasted with ghee (clarified butter) then simmered in hot milk until thicken. Rava Payasam  is sweetened with sugar according to your taste then sprinkled with roasted cashew and raisin.

It is best serve either hot or cold but this is not recommended for dieter since butter and full cream milk are used for making this wonderful dessert.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

MEE GORENG


Mee Goreng Recipe @ http://treatntrick.blogspot.com


Mee Goreng or fried noodle is a famous hawker food in South east Asian countries. It is so delicious and spicy. Normally seafood, chicken or meat is added together with vegetable such as cabbage or bean sprout. What I used here is the precooked noodle made of wheat flour. If unavailable you could use dry egg noodle which requires boiling before you proceed to cook.

Addition of blended dry chili, sauces and tomato really enhance the flavor of this noodle. Kindly adjust the chili used according to your taste. You could easily omit the chicken or seafood making this a complete vegetarian dish. Here's the recipe:

COKDAM COOKIES



Cokdam Cookies Recipe @ treatntrick.blogspot.com

Cokdam  Cookies is named after the ingredients used for making this cookies. they are cocoa and badam (almond), I have tried other cookies using almond but not this combo. It is extremely delicious and has a right amount of sweetness. Not only that the dough is is so easy to work with. So much easier if you roll out the dough in between plastic sheet. It is now becomes one of my favorite cookies collection.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

BANANA MUFFIN

Banana Muffin Recipe @ treatntrick.blogspot.com

Banana Muffin is the fastest and easiest to prepare. To munch while watching his soccer match my son has requested to bake a muffin and I chose this one by Madbaker.

Banana Muffin  turns out well and not very sweet.  Let's check the  recipe below:

BUBUR FIESTA

Bubur Fiesta Recipe @ treatntrick.blogspot.com


This rice porridge is very popular during fasting month of Ramadan, almost every household would serve this for iftar. It's very nutritious and fulfilling too. Instead of  using ready made garbanzo and kidney bean you can also use dry beans like lima bean, mong bean, red bean or black eye bean. It is much tastier if you add few types of bean when making this porridge.

All dry bean used must be soaked overnight if used  to cut  down the cooking time and the meat to be marinated before you start cooking. Although it involved a bit of work but you will be pleased after tasting it. What you need are:

Bubur Fiesta Recipe @ treatntrick.blogspot.com

Friday, October 30, 2009

KADAI CHANA


Garbanzo Bean Recipe @ http://treatntrick.blogspot.com

I was introduced to  Kadai Chana, a  popular vegetable dish when we went to a vegetarian restaurant for dinner and instantly fall in love with it. It uses chickpeas simmered with onion, tomato, garlic, coriander, dry mango powder and garam masala. . Lucky enough the recipe was aired  on local cookery show. This recipe turns out very well, I cook without the coconut and serve with naan., please adjust the chili powder used according to your taste. My family really loved this spicy chana. Here is how I made them:

MEE JAWA

Mee Jawa Recipe @ treatntrick.blogspot.com



Mee Jawa Recipe @ http://treatntrick.blogspot.com


Mee Jawa or Jawa Noodle is quite similar to mee rebus which is popular hawker food in Singapore and Malaysia but Mee Jawa does not use salted soya bean (taucheo) unlike  mee rebus.

Made with yellow noodles accompanied with thick, spicy and slightly sweet gravy. The gravy is thickened with mashed sweet potato, seasoned with curry powder and dried shrimps. This dish is garnished with a hard boiled egg, limes, red chili, fried tofu, fried onion and bean sprouts.

Tried  this version by Chef Hanieliza which produce perfect result. Here's the recipe:

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

SWEET AND SOUR FISH


Fish Recipe @ http://treatntrick.blogspot.com


There are so many recipes relating to this  Sweet and Sour Fish  but this one really suits my taste and you can adjust the hotness according to your liking. For the vegetables you can add whatever you have like capsicum, carrot  or pineapple. This recipe does not use any thickening agent. First step you have to fry the fish which is coated with turmeric and salt then transfer onto a plate and pour the prepared sauce on it or cook the  fried fish with sauce for few minutes, the choice is yours.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

OATMEAL & NUTS COOKIES


Oatmeal & Nuts Cookies Recipe  @ treatntrick.blogspot.com

One of the tastiest cookies I ever baked.  Oatmeal & Nut Cookies  uses oat and chocolate chip but use almond instead since that was in hand.

The dough is quite easy to handle, but must place the cookies apart since it will expand when baking. Apart from chocolate chips, nuts and dried fruits are the best alternative.

After baking, let them sit in the baking sheet for 5 minutes since it is still soft and fragile. Transfer into wire rack to cool. My family love them so much, will definitely bake them often.

NAAN

Naan Recipe @ treatntrick.blogspot.com

Naan is a popular Indian flat bread cooked using 'tandoor' or clay oven. It is easily obtainable from North Indian restaurant almost all countries around the world.

It is made using plain flour, dry yeast and yogurt then left to ferment for several hours before baking them.

However, you could prepare your own using the oven. But now I'm using flat pan to cook them. In fact you can make very good naan from white bread dough or pizza recipe. Besides spicy gravy, you can also serve them with soups or dips.

Monday, October 26, 2009

CHOCOLATE PUDDING




Love chocolate pudding and want to make one that is quick and easy at home? Then this is the right recipe for you. It is pretty simple to make, in just a few minutes you can have your delicious dessert.

I'm using agar powder, sugar and chocolate milk for making this jelly. It is much healthier choice since no fat or cream are being used. So sit back and enjoy this satisfying dessert that won't ruin your diet.

If your are serving for kids, do use fancy mould with various shapes, definitely your children would love to have a bite. Here is how it's made:

BRIOCHE EGGLESS


Brioche Recipe @ http://treatntrick.blogspot.com


Brioche Eggless is a French sweet bread enriched with butter, sugar and egg. It uses special brioche pan and a classic shape has a fluted bottom and an upper protruding knob.

I decided to bake a simpler version of brioche and eggless too. Although slight modification was made from the original recipe I found on net, it turns out fantastic, buttery and sweet but with less fat. My children love this bread and request to bake it again. What you need for this bread are:

CHICKEN MASALA




This Chicken Masala is on top of my family's favorite recipe and I will prepare on every other week together with pulao,naan or ordinary bread. It's very easy to cook and taste great. For milder taste you can reduce the quantity of chili powder used.