SPICY MUFFIN AND AWARD AGAIN..

Had enough sweet muffin and cookies now trying my hand on hot and spicy one. It seems my children love this changes. Isn't that sweet? From now on would gradually cut down using sugar from our diet. The muffin turns out so soft and delicious, gone in one sitting! Extremely overjoyed since they love this and keep asking to bake it again. I'm using carrot and hot dog but other vegetables or seafood could be added too.

INGREDIENTS

2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped carrot
1/2 cup hot dog sliced
1/2 cup melted butter
1 and 1/4 cups milk
1 potato mashed
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon soda bicarbonate
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 tomato chopped for topping
coriander leaves

METHOD

1. Preheat oven @ 180 C. Sift flour, baking powder and soda bicarbonate.

2. Microwave carrot, hot dog and onion on high for 1 minute.

3. Combine together flour, salt and chili powder.

4. In a separate bowl, mix potato with milk then add butter, combine using the whisk.

5. Gradually add wet ingredients with the dry one together with coriander leaves, stir until just combined.

6. Pour batter into muffin pan and top with chopped tomato. Bake for 15 minutes.

7. Cool on muffin pan for 5 minutes, transfer into wire rack to cool.

8. Serve hot.

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DATES AND OAT BREAD AND A CARD

After I have seen Irish Freckle Bread at Vanillastrawberryspringfields, really tempted to try out but when checked my pantry most of the ingredients are not in hand so just settled down with this one. Made the right choice not only it turns out delicious, a hit with my kids and of course healthy. Would be making this bread again with other fruit.



INGREDIENTS

1 and 1/2 cups wheat flour
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup pitted dates
1 cup strong tea
1 teaspoon soda bicarbonate
1/4 cup rolled oat
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter

METHOD

1. Preheat oven @ 175 C. Soak dates in hot tea for 15 minutes.

2. While still warm add in the soda bicarbonate, butter and sugar.

3. Blend in flour and oat with dates mixture.

4. Transfer batter to 8 x 4 inches greased loaf pan, bake for 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.

5. Cool on pan for 5 minutes before removing.

6. Slice when completely cool. Enjoy...

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COFFEE COOKIES AND AWARD

Hi, everyone did your notice that I bake cookies regularly? Since this is what my children love to munch and to avoid buying those unhealthy snack so baking became my regular routine and at the same time to serve my family. This cookies is really crunchy, mild sweet taste and has pleasant aroma.

INGREDIENTS

2 cups plain flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons instant coffee mix with 2 tbsp hot water
3/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon baking powder
extra coffee powder for sprinkling

METHOD

1. Sift flour and baking powder. Preheat oven @ 180 C.

2. Cream butter and sugar, gradually add flour and coffee mixture. Combine well.

3. Shape into small ball then flatten slightly and place onto baking tray.

4. Sprinkle coffee powder on top, bake for 15-20 minutes @ 180 C.

5. Cool on tray for 5 minutes, remove and place the cookies on wire rack.

6. Store in an airtight container.

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NADAN CHICKEN CURRY AND AN AWARD

If you think about curry, it has a lot of variation from state to state of India. Even this Nadan Chicken Curry has a lot ways to prepare it. Tried this, it is creamy and spicy, loved by my children. Used less coconut milk but you could add more if you want. This curry is best served with naan, prata or even rice.

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NADAN CHICKEN CURRY RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

1 kg (2.2 lbs) chicken pieces
1 cup sliced onion
1 tablespoon ginger and garlic paste
2 tomatoes chopped
1 and 1/2 tablespoons coriander powder
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon aniseed powder
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1 teaspoon pepper powder
2 in cinnamon stick
5 cardamoms
2 green chili slit
1/2 to 1 cup coconut milk
3 tablespoons cooking oil
2 potato cut into small
curry leaves
lemon juice
salt to taste

METHOD

1. Marinate cleaned chicken pieces with lemon juice and salt.

2. Heat the oil, fry the cinnamon and cardamoms until fragrant. Add onion and curry leaves, fry until light brown.

3. Add ginger and garlic, stir for a few minutes then add the tomatoes, cook until pulpy.

4. Now add the spice powder, water and green chili, cover pot until boiling.

5. Add the chicken and water, stir until half done then add the potato.

6. Once potato is soft add coconut milk and bring to boil again, continue to stir.

7. Remove from heat and ready to be served.


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FISH TEMPRA

My children love to eat fish but preferred the one with less bones like threadfin, sea bass or red snapper.   It was safer for young kids to have boneless fish  or fish fillet  unless you have time to remove the bones before feeding them 

After having curry dishes, decided to cook this dish using soy sauce and bird's eye chili. The eating session ended with smiling face and it is finger licking good. Using fish fillet for this  Fish Tempra   recipe.

KUIH BAKAR KENTANG

This is traditional kuih of Malaysia and Singapore, made of wheat flour, coconut milk, mashed potato and sugar then bake for at least 40 minutes. This kuih has so many versions and in the olden days, it is cooked using charcoal, the coconut itself is picked from our own garden, grated and squeezed by hand to obtain the coconut milk if compare with today's life it is so convenient, one click does it all. I have modified the recipe to make it eggless and used evaporated milk. Thanks Jun for sharing this recipe.

INGREDIENTS

3 medium size potatoes mashed
1 and 1/4 cup coconut milk/evaporated milk
2/3 cup sugar
1 cup wheat flour
1 tablespoon butter melted
food colouring
oil for greasing the pan
a pinch of salt

METHOD

1. Blend together coconut milk and sugar.

2. Now add flour, butter, mashed potato, colouring and salt. Blend until smooth.

3. Pour into 7 inches greased pan and bake for 40-50 minutes @ 180 C.

4. Cool completely before slicing.

Source : Jun

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*MUTTON SAMAK*

If you are a meat lovers, this Mutton Samak is a great recipe to try out.  You can reduce the amount of dry chili used if you're not keen on spicy curry.

Served over rice, naan or other flat bread, the while family love this Mutton Samak  or a great dish to feed a crowd. Original recipe called for beef but used mutton instead.

ORANGE CAKE

Another simple and healthy cake using orange juice. It could turns into muffin by baking it in muffin pan for 15 to 20 minutes. Added a handful of raisin in the batter.

INGREDIENTS

2 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter melted
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon cornstarch

METHOD

1. Preheat oven at 180 C.Sift flour and baking powder, keep aside.

2. Combine the butter, orange juice and water in a mixing bowl.

3. Mix together dry and wet ingredients, stir until well incorporated.

4. Pour batter into 7 inches greased cake pan.

5. Bake for 25-30 minutes @ 180 C until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.

6. Let the cake sit in the pan for 10 minutes, remove and cool on rack.

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PRAWN MASALA

My family loves spicy food regardless of seafood, chicken or meat, it must be hot. Tried this Prawn  Masala, it turns out great, best served with naan, paratha or rice.

COCOA AND OAT COOKIES

My children love to have some tidbit like biscuit, cake, muffin and the like for tea time. This is the reason why I had to bake regularly instead of buying ready made goodies from supermarket shelf. Furthermore baking your own gave a lot of satisfaction in improving the recipes and we can adjust the amount of fat and sugar to our requirement another words, it is much healthier. One such recipe is Cocoa and Oat Cookies baked according to my taste.

INGREDIENTS

1 and 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 and 3/4 cups rolled oat
1 cup white sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
1 cup butter
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1/4 cup milk

METHOD

1. Preheat oven @ 175 C.

2. Cream butter and sugar until creamy, add milk and vanilla.

3. Combine together flour, cocoa, oat and baking powder, add the butter mixture, stir well.

4. Shape into a small ball then flatten slightly. Bake for 10-15 minutes.

5. Leave on pan for 5 minutes, remove and cool on rack.

6. Store in an airtight container.

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CHYE SIM WITH DHAL

Simple and nutritious vegetable, it is non spicy and best taken with rice or capati. Beside chye sim (Japanese mustard spinach) other leafy vegetables could be replaced using this method. Adding the chili powder makes it tastier otherwise it is rather bland. Without soaking, boil  the moong dhal until soft but still maintain its shape before adding them to the veggie.

INGREDIENTS

200g chye sim chopped
1 onion sliced
1 teaspoon garlic paste
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
1/4 teaspoon urad dhal
2 tablespoons moong dhal soaked
1 tablespoon oil
salt to taste

METHOD

1. Heat the oil, splutter the mustard seeds and urad dhal. Add the onion, fry until light brown.

2. Add the garlic and chili powder, fry for a minute then add the chye sim, salt and the dhal.

3. Stir for few minutes, remove from heat.

4. Serve hot.

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NORTH INDIAN CHICKEN CURRY

Chicken was always a favorite for everyone.  There were tons of ways to cook chicken.  Am always on look out to try any new recipes to serve my family.

I came across this unique dish  by famous chef,  Zarinah Anwar. which does not use ginger and garlic in the recipe and really curious to know how it turns out.  This North Indian Chicken Curry does not use ready made curry powder but make your own from scratch.

The masala paste made of coriander seeds, cumin seeds and dry chili  are first roasted  then blended.   North Indian Chicken Curry was super yummy,  spicy and  very aromatic since using freshly blended  spices.  I would  definitely cook this again.

BANANA AND OAT COOKIES

Have baked muffin and cake using banana. What's next to cook with banana? This is a nice twist to a regular oatmeal cookies. It's a great way to use up your over riped banana. At the time of baking the aroma of bananas filled entire kitchen, certainly any essence is not required for the recipe. The cookies had soft center and pleasant to munch with.

EASY POTATO CURRY

Normally came across a dish with no onion and no garlic but this time I decided to 

try one using Nithu Bala recipe.   It turns out to be a favorite with my family although it uses minimum ingredients. Thanks so much Nithu for sharing this lovely recipe. Done with my own style.

INGREDIENTS

2 potatoes cut into cubes
1 and 1/2 teaspoons sambar powder
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 tablespoon oil
salt to taste
curry leaf
water

METHOD

1. Heat the oil, fry the mustard seed until it crackles, add cut potato, sambar powder, chili powder, turmeric powder, salt, curry leaves and little water.

2. Cover the pan, stirring once a while,  sprinkle water if it is too dry, let it turns soft.

3. Remove from heat.

4. Great to serve with rice or chapati

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SWEET POTATO AND YAM JELLY

Since it is very hot now so need to drink plenty of water and to compliment that have prepared this dessert for the weather. If possible try to get colorless agar agar since the sweet potato is orange in color, in order to get beautiful contrast shade. Can't get the plain so go ahead to make this dessert using red one. For more information about agar agar please follow this link, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agar

INGREDIENTS

1 pack agar agar white powder (12g)
1 liter coconut cream
2 cups water
150g sweet potato cubed and boiled
150g yam cubed and boiled
250g sugar
4 pandan leaves (optional)

DIRECTION

1. Boil sweet potato and yam with salt until soft. Drain and keep aside. Keep the stock.

2. Boil agar agar, sugar, pandan leaves and 2 cups of water plus the stock until boiling.

3. Add coconut milk and bring to boil again, pour in sweet potato and yam. Stir and remove.

4. Wet the desired mould, pour agar agar and let it cool.

5. Cool in the fridge.

6. Serve cold.

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EGGLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE

Have you ever tried baking eggless cake? Do try this one, it is so moist and tasted just right. Sprinkle toasted almond on top or decorate with your favorite frosting if you want.

INGREDIENTS

1 and 3/4 cups flour
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup melted butter
1 cup milk
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
toasted almonds for decoration



METHOD

1. Preheat oven @ 175 C. Sift together flour, baking powder and cocoa powder.

2. Beat sugar, butter, milk and water until well blended.

3. Combine together dry ingredient and wet ingredient until well incorporated. Add the essence.

4. Pour into greased 7 inches cake pan, bake for 25-35 minutes until a skewer inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.

5. Remove cake from the pan after 10 minutes. Invert on rack.

6. Decorate the cake with favorite frosting if you want.

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