Panekoek Unti - Pandan Crepes with Sweetened Cinamon Flavour Coconut Filling

Here's Cooking after a long absent. Ambon peaceful days were disturbed by a 'sectarian clash' and conituous bomb threats and unrest in grassroots level. So I'm back full throttle with my young Ambassadors for Peace organization. With 1 year old baby, what I can do is very limited. No more going down to the front line physically but I'm in the 'front line' from behind my computer and phones. I wrote 2 articles that were published by Uniting World Website. A b\website of Uniting Church Australia.
Please have a look to learn about our effort for peace. click the link for the story

Provocateur of Peace

Long Journey to Peace in Ambon

So as things settle back... it's a nice time for a cuppa with some traditional feel... Panekoek Unti...  how can I call this in English? Pandan crepes with sweetened cinamon flavour coconut filling... or the other word for this is Dadar Gulung or Rolled Omelette  hehehe... correctme if I'm wrong... but the taste is yummy... and perfect for a reflective afternoon.....



This is my entry for Masak Bareng Yuuk! Sept-Oct 2011 edition of Jajanan Masa Kecil 

Ingredients: -- (I use approxiamate measurements)

First make the unti or the coconut filling

finely grated 1/2 coconut - preferably not the old and dry coconut ( or you can just use fine dessicated coconut you can buy in store - soaked in water)
1 cup of Dark Palm Sugar  - I use the locally produce one
1/2 cup of sugar
1 Pandan Leaves
1/2 stick of Cinnamon
1 cup of water
1/4 tsp salt

In a non-stick wok mix together water, palm sugar and sugar, cinamon, salt and pandan leaves in a low heat.
Add the grated coconut once the sugar is well mixed and not lumps is showing.
Keep stiring until the sugar water is well absorbed by the grated coconut.
Take care and keep on stiring to make sure it won't stick and the sugar caramelized. --

For Panekoek / Crepes:
1 1/2 cup    All purpose Flour
1/2 cup   sugar
2   Eggs
1/2 tsp   salt
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1 cup of pandan water -- (I blitzed 6 Pandan leaves in a blender with 1 cup of water - drain to separate the leaves from the water)
2 tbsp metled butter or margarine
and about 11/2 cup of additional water


Mix the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder well with a whisker
Add 2 eggs and pandan water and mix well until no lumps is present.
Add the additional water to the consistency you desired. Mine is a but runny so I can get a thin crepes.
Last stir through the melted butter or margarine.
Then we are ready to crepes... In a  non stick pan over medium heat, spray the coating oil or just sprinkle some oil to the surface. Wait until it's hot and 1 dollop of the batter and swivel it around to make a thin crepes. Make sure you turn to the other side so both side will be well cooked.

To Serve:
Add 1 tsp or tbsp of the coconut filling to each of the crepes and then fold

Kacang Ijo Halia // Ginger Mungbean

I made this yesterday when Simon is busy catching up his dissertation deadline and I am 1 day away from my due date. Both of us are very anxious. Simon promised to finsih his dissertation before the baby goes into labour. Poor husband of mine is doing all he can to get ahead of time. Unfortunatelly, he started to feel unwell, a bit feverish. The temperature was dropping so it does feel a bit nippy. I suddenly remember that mung bean is good for health and having it with ginger will warm your body and provide extra energy.
I do not use exact measurement... so it's up to your liking for the taste

Ingredient:
2 handful of Mung bean
a big chunk (app. 3 tbsp) palm sugar - or ordinary sugar will also works
2 glass of water (app. 400ml)
1 tsp salt
2 cm ginger, crushed
Condensed milk to serve with

Direction:
1. Wash and boil mung bean with crushed ginger with 2 glass of water until the beans breaks and tender - feel free to add more water if the mung bean is not yet breaks and tender
2. Add Palm sugar and salt to taste.
3. To serve : ladle mung bean to a glass and drizzle condense milk to your desire.

Koyabu // Steamed Grated Cassava on Pandan Leaves Cone

This is one is one of my favourite. I don't think we can find Koyabu easily in Ambon anymore.
It is surprisingly very easy to make. I have made this few months ago but forgot to post it.
This is actually similar to Lemet. But lemet is fully wrapped in banana leaves while Koyabu usually put in Pandan leaves cone.  Also, I squeeze the water out of the grated cassave to get a much drier texture.

Ingredient:
2 Medium size Cassava, grated and squeezed the water out a bit
100gr coconut, grated - or to your liking. If you like more coconut, feel free to add
200 gr Palm sugar, cut to small cube - feel free to add if you like it to be sweet
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla essence
Several Pandan Leaves formed into cone and attached with toothpicks.

Direction:
1. Mix together grated cassava, grated coconut, palm sugar, salt and vanilla essence
2. Take 1 tbsp of the dough and fill the pandan leaves cone
3. Steam for 30 - 40 minutes

Es Pisang Ijo // "Banana in Green Pancake Dessert"

I am so excited for this month theme of Masak bareng Yuuk!!! "Aneka Masakan Berbahan Dasar Pisang"
I thought of several different dishes but my sister's picture of Es Pisang Ijo she made in Holland got me drooling all over. Thus I decided to make my take of Es Pisang Ijo.

Es Pisang Ijo is basically steamed Banana wrapped in green pancake served with coconut milk thick custard and topped with crushed ice and milk drizzle. It's popular and delicious Indonesian Desert or snack.
In Ambon, Es Pisang Ijo is almost immediately  associated with Pemuda Bakery. The yumminess of Es Pisang Ijo Pemuda is indeed on my mind when I made my version. Only this is Es Pisang Ijo ala Helena's Kitchen in Brighton, UK.

LOL!!!... I was already a bit hungry when I made the green pancake and got very impatient when taking picture with a rumbling tum. One, because it smell and look delicious and because obviously I am Hungry. So here's the pictures and recipe.... Happy Cooking!!!

Ingredient:
For Green Pancake:
1 cup All Purpose Flour
11/2 cup milk or water mix with 3 tsp of Pandan paste or essence
1 egg
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp of oil to grease the pan


Mix flour, salt, sugar and egg then pour milk. Mix well until there's no lumps in the batter.
The batter should be runny to make nice thin pancake.
Heat a non-stick pan, add few drops of oil to grease the surface.
Pour 1 ladle of pancake batter, swivel around to make pancake. Cook 1-2 min on each side.

For Thick Coconut milk Custard
400 ml coconut milk (I use canned one - 300ml mix with 100ml water)
25 gr Rice flour
4 tbsp granulated sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 Pandan leaf, bruised and tied together

Put the Rice Flour in medium non stick pan with sugar and salt.
Add the coconut milk slowly while mixing it until smooth.
Put the pandan leaf in and continue stiring over medium heat.
When the batter thickened and smooth, take it off the heat.

For Banana
I use 2 ripe Pisang Tanduk or yellow plantains. much better if they are soft to the touch when you buy it.

Simply peel the banans, cut them in half or in three and steam for 5 minutes.

Topping
1 cup of crushed ice per serving
Cocopandan or Strawberry syrup
Condensed Milk

(Ps. I cannot find Cocopandan or Strawberry Syrup in Brighton so I made my own simple syrup. simply boil 1 cup of water with 1 cup of sugar. Add 2 drops of strawberry essence and 2 drop of red food coloring. Let it simmer for 15 min over medium heat)

How to Serve:
1. Wrap the steamed banana in green pancake
2. Put it on a bowl or deep plate and cut it bite size
3. Topped with Coconut Milk Custard and Crushed Ice
4. Pour Cocopandan or strawberry syrup
5. Drizzle Condensed milk on top

ENJOY a Blissful Dessert!!

Risoles // Vegetable and Meat Croquette

This is an entry based on inspiration from Novi Hamid Risoles. It was so yummy that I cannot stop thinking about it. So this morning, I decided to make my own take of Risoles. It was actually yummy (at least for my taste) especially for me who need to nibble every other hour. 

Risoles is slightly difficult to find the English translation... (anybody know???)...
It is basically vegetable and/or meat wrapped in savory pancake then rolled in breadcrumbs before frying it for a few minutes. Here's the recipe ........

Ingredient for Savory Pancake
100gr        All Purpose Flour
21/2 cup   Semi-skimmed milk (you can just use water )
1              Egg
1 tsp         Salt
Oil to drizzle the pan

Ingredient for the filling
5 small New Potatoes, diced small

1 medium Carrot, diced small
1/2 can of Corned beef

6 shallot, finely chopped

3 Garlic, finely chopped

a small bunch of flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
salt, pepper and sugar to taste
2 tbsp of water

1 tbsp of cooking oil

Final Prepartion Ingredient
Breadcrumbs
1 Egg, whisked
Cooking oil for frying

Direction

Savory pancake

Mix all ingredient together beginning with flour and salt and ad the egg before adding the water.
The consistency of the pancake dough should be runny and not thick. It will make it easier for you to create the thin pancake.
Drizzle a little oil in a non-stick frying pan jut enough to moist the surface.
Pour a small ladle of dough and swivel the pan to make a round think pancake shape.

Filling
Heat the oil then add finely chopped shallot and garlic fry until fragrant.
Add diced potatoes and carrots, let them cooked a bit by adding 2 tbsp of water (you can add some more if the potatoes are still raw.
Stir in the corned beef then add parsley
Add salt, pepper and sugar according to your liking.

Final Preparation
1. Lay the pancake flat open and fill with 2 tsp of filling. Wrap and roll.
2. Dip and coat the pancake with filling to the whisked egg
3. Roll it in the breadcrumbs, making sure all is coated
4. Fry for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown.

Make 13 Risoles.