CORN PUDDING AND AWARD COLLECTIONS

This is a dessert my mum used to make when I was young, made with simple ingredients, inexpensive and you'll be amazed at how good it tastes. The original recipe calls for a coconut milk but substituted with evaporated milk for a healthier choice. This quick and easy dessert is best eaten cold.

INGREDIENTS

1 cup cornflour
3/4 cup sugar
2 cups evaporated milk
2 and 1/2 cups water
1 cup whole kernel corn
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
salt

METHOD

* In a small bowl, combine corn flour and 1 cup water, mix well.

* Place the sugar. evaporated milk, corn, remaining water, corn flour mixture, salt and essence in a pot.

* Using medium heat, continuously stir until thicken.

* Rinse the desired mould, pour the pudding or you could use shallow tray, let it cool to room temperature.

* Place the pudding in a refrigerator.

* Serve cold.


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TOMATO FISH AND AWARD

My kid is a great fan of fish whether fried, baked or stewed does not really matter to him as long as it's spicy he loved it. This dish uses chopped tomato and onion and a bit of chili powder. The fish is semi-fried but could be done without frying too. Using red snapper or other variety like sea bass or any meaty fish is perfect for this recipe. If more gravy is needed just add more water.

INGREDIENTS

500g (1 lb) fish slices
2 tomatoes chopped
2 big onion chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
1 teaspoon ginger paste
2 tablespoons chili powder (adjust to taste)
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
2 tablespoons tomato ketchup
salt to taste
lemon juice
1/2 to 1 cup water

METHOD

* Marinate cleaned fish with turmeric, salt and lemon juice for 15 minutes.

* Heat the oil, shallow fry the fish. Remove and place on absorbent paper.

* Heat 3 tablespoons of oil, add onion and fry until light brown.

* Add ginger and garlic paste, cook until fragrant.

* Now add the tomato and salt, cook until tomato turns soft, add chili powder, tomato ketchup and water, bring to a boil.

* Add the fried fish and simmer for a few minutes, remove from heat.

* Serve hot.

AWARD

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BREAD FRITTERS

Quite some time we had savoury fritters and this recipe by Zu's kitchen caught my attention. This is similar to bonda which is popular snack from South India. Bonda could be made with potato or other vegetables of your choice. Made it without egg but original one called for two small eggs. It's so flavorful and tasty, most importantly saving my bread from wastage.

CONDENSED MILK COOKIES

I'm on the look out for new cookies recipes. Never tried using condensed milk for baking.

 At last decided to bake  Condensed Milk Cookies  and it turns out quite delicious, had cracks on top. Added black sesame seed but chopped nut or chocolate chip are best alternatives.

CHOCOLATE RICE BARS

It's already past midnight but my son is asking to bake something since he was staying late for the soccer match and manage to cook this bar in a jiffy. The result is quite pleasing and my son gives a thumb up! Besides chocolate rice you could use chocolate chip instead.

SAMBAL CHICKEN

Hello everyone, how do you do? Hope everything are fine...

Another chicken dish to go along with tomato rice if not it's a great dip with bread, naan or prata. This dish does not use curry powder at all but used blended dry chili which is the most important ingredient along with chopped tomatoes thus resulting an attractive red color. Do adjust the chili used according to your taste.

INGREDIENTS

500g (1 lb) chicken pieces
2 cardamoms
1 stick cinnamon
2 tomatoes chopped
2 big onion sliced
3 tablespoons chili paste
1 tablespoon ginger and garlic paste
3 tablespoons oil
coriander leaf for garnish
salt and lemon juice to marinate
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder

METHOD

1. Marinate the chicken with salt, lemon juice and turmeric.

2. Heat the oil, fry cardamom, cinnamon followed by onion until fragrant.

3. Add in ginger, garlic and tomato, fry until soft. Now add the chili paste, stir until the oil floats on top.

4. Pour the chicken pieces, stir and cover the pot.

5. Water could be added if you want more gravy, once chicken is soft remove from heat, sprinkle the coriander leaves. Enjoy.....

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SPICY FRIED RICE

This is one of popular breakfast dishes, it is so versatile that any vegetable, meat or seafood could be added and the spice level is up to individual taste. Normally leftover rice is being used for making fried rice the following day if not freshly cooked one could be used. Added bird's eye chili for extra hot flavor and sprinkled fried anchovies on top. For vegetarian version kindly omit the prawn and fish ball.

INGREDIENTS

5 cups cooked rice
1 carrot cut into small
1/2 cup green peas
1/2 cup whole kernel corn
salt to taste
15 prawn shell removed
3 tablespoons oil
10 fish balls cut into halves

BLEND
12 red bird's eye chili
5 red chili
8 shallots
4 cloves garlic

METHOD

1. Heat the oil, fry the blended ingredients and salt until fragrant.

2. Add in carrot, peas and corn, sprinkle some water and stir for a few minutes.

3. Now pour in prawn and fish ball, stir until the color changes.

4. Add rice, stir until well mixed. Add more salt if required.

5. Serve hot.

OAT PANCAKE AND MORE AWARD

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Pancake is quite simple to prepare but it is time consuming if you were to cook for large families since you have to fry it one by one. Pancake could be taken with sweet topping either with honey or maple syrup and another one eaten with hot spicy gravy which is what I have prepared today. We ate this with sambar and chutney. We truly enjoyed our simple and healthy meal.

INGREDIENTS

1 cup rolled oat (grind)
1/2 cup whole wheat flour (atta)
2 cups water
2 green chili chopped
2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves
salt to taste
olive oil for greasing

METHOD

1. Combine together oat, flour, green chili, coriander leaves and salt in a mixing bowl.

2. Gradually add water, stir until well mixed. Keep for 30 minutes.

3. Heat a non stick pan, add one teaspoon oil then pour a ladleful of batter, same method when you cook dosa, when bubble appears on top flip and cook the other side.

4. Continue the process until the batter is used up.

5. Serve hot with your favorite gravy. Enjoy!

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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.

AWARD

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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.

AWARD

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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.


AWARD



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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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RAISIN AND OAT BAR

Trying for the first time to bake bar cookies, it turns out to be greatest hit with my family.  Raisin and Oat Bar  is soft, healthy and very pleasant taste, I bet you would love this bar once you tried it.

WESTERN FOOD PLATTER

After days of rice and bread dishes, we want to have something different so prepared this Western Food Platter meal consisting of baked potato wedges, baked beans and roasted chicken.

My family really enjoyed them with a request to include this in our weekly menu. Recipe for baked potato is similar to the pan fried potato except this time baked in an oven for 20 minutes, continue baking for another 20 minutes after turning them. Here goes the recipe for Roasted Chicken.

CHICKEN RICE

We used to buy chicken rice from our favorite shop but no more from now since my family have accepted and enjoyed this one cooked by me. Added carrot and potato in the soup to make it healthier,  fried the chicken with addition of turmeric, ginger, garlic, soya sauce and honey although the chicken could be taken as it is.

INGREDIENTS

RICE
500g long grain rice washed
3 shallots sliced
3 cloves garlic
1 inch ginger sliced
2 tablespoons sesame oil
2 screwpine leaves
chicken stock
water
salt

SOUP
1 whole chicken cleaned
2 screwpine leaves
2 cloves garlic
1 inch ginger sliced
3 shallots
1 piece cinnamon stick
2 teaspoons white peppercorn coarsely ground
salt

CHILI SAUCE
10 red chilli
5 red bird's eye chili
4 cloves garlic
1 cup water
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 inch ginger
salt to taste
2 teaspoons vinegar/lime juice

DIRECTIONS

1. Boil water, salt, screwpine leaves, rub chicken with ginger and garlic then put the chicken into boiling water with  shallot, cinnamon and white pepper, cook until tender. Keep the stock for making the soup and cooking the rice.

2. Remove chicken  from the stock and cut into bite sizes. If you prefer to fry them, coat with 2 tablespoons of  honey, turmeric powder, ginger, garlic, salt and dark soya sauce, marinate for 30 minutes..

3. Heat the oil, add shallots, ginger, garlic and screwpine leaves, fry until fragrant. Add the rice, stir for about two minutes..

4. Add water, chicken stock,  and salt, water level should be 1/2 inch above the rice,cook the rice until done.

5. For the soup, reboil chicken stock, add water,  vegetables if any, spring onion, salt and pepper.

6. Put the red chili, bird's eye chili, garlic, ginger and 1/2 cup water into a blender.

7. Transfer ground ingredients in a pot, add water, brown sugar and salt. Cook until thick.

8. Remove from heat, add vinegar or lime juice.

9. To serve, place the rice and chicken in a plate together with the soup and the chili sauce.

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