Bola-bola Ikan Menyamar

Yang paling seru dari masakan ini selain dimakan adalah namanya. Hehehehe... Padalah ini resep-resepan buat menyelamatkan sisa ikan 2 hari yang lalu (tapi masih baik lho). Ini masih edisi proyek hari hujan bersama mertua. Secara Ambon bulan May ini hujan tak berhenti terus...
Oh ya, bumbu2 bisa disesuaikan dengan banyaknya ikan dan selera sendiri saja.


Bahan:
Beberapa Potong Ikan Goreng - bisa yang baru atau bisa yang sudah dari kemarin. Kami pake 6 potong ikan
2 buah Tahu
1 butir Telur
5 butir Bawang Merah - Rajang dan goreng
4 butir Bawang Putih - Kupas dan goreng utuh
3 cabe merah besar - boleh tambah cabe kecil untuk tingkat kepedesan yang diinginkan
Daun Seledri atau Peterseli secukupnya - Rajang halus
Garam
Ketumbar
Lada

Cara Membuat:

1. Bersihkan ikan dari tulangnya. Giling halus di cobek.
2. Haluskan tahu dengan garpu lalu campur dengan ikan giling
3. Haluskan bumbu: B. Merah goreng, B. Putih goreng, Cabe merah, garam dan ketumbar. 
4. Campurkan bumbu halus dengan ikan dan tahu tadi
5. Masukan 1 butir telur, lada dan daun seledri.
6. Campur rata 
7. Pulung adonan menjadi bola-bola kecil lalu goreng dalam minyak yang banyak hingga matang.

Putu Ayu

Beberapa hari ini hujan terus. Bosan juga dirumah terus. Kebetulan mertuaku mengusulkan untuk membuat kue putu ayu. Maka jadilah proyek hari hujan kami hari ini. Kue Putu Ayu.... ternyata mudah membuatnya... selamat mencoba.

Sumber Resep: Resep Mertua

Bahan:
2 cup  Tepung Terigu
1 butir kelapa agak muda yang diparut memanjang. Sisihkan 1 cup di wadah terpisah
1 cup  Santan (dari kelapa parut diatas) yang disaring dengan 5 lembar daun pandan parut
1 cup  Gula Pasir
4 btr    Telur
1 sdm  SP
1 sdt    Vanilla essence
Beberapa tetes pewarna hijau (jika perlu dan jika suka) - kami pakai pasta pandan
Garam secukupnya

Cara Membuat:

1. Campur kelapa parut yang disisihkan tadi dengan garam secukupnya - kira-kira 2 sdt garam
2. Kocok telur dan gula sampai mengembang lalu tambahkan SP
3. Masukan Tepung terigu dan santan secara selang-seling
4. Tambahkan Vanilli dan pewarna
5. Tuang dalam cetakan yang sudah di masukan kelapa parut
6. Kukus dalam dandang selama 15 menit. 
7. Keluarkan dari cetakan dan dinginkan. 

Mom's Banana Muffin

A recipe I inherit from my mom. This brought back memories of when she was still working for SIL (Summer Institute of Linguistic) and life in Poka before Ambon conflict. At one time, we handled the catering for SIL guesthouse and Mom taught me how to made this breakfast entree. I was in Junior high school and this recipe was an easy one. Fool proof for me... hope it does the same to you...

This month I'm also submitting this to Masak Bareng Yuuk! March-April 2011 Edition for Kue-Kue Internasional. 

Ingredients and Directions


MIX 1
2 Cup All Purpose Flour
1/2 Cup Sugar (Please add if you like it to be sweeter - we prefer it not too sweet)
2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Bicarbonate Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Ground nutmeg (I find that grinding a fresh whole nutmeg gives better taste and smell to the muffin compares to the ready-grinded nutmeg in bottle)

Mix this well and set aside


MIX 2
1 well mashed ripe Banana (better taste with Eating banana such as Pisang Ambon or Pisang Meja)
1 Egg
1 Cup Milk
1Cup Vegetable Oil

Mix this well and stir into Mix 1... Mix Throroughly then spoon into Muffin Cups or any other baking container you wish to use and bake in the oven lower rack for 20-30 minutes on medium heat. Or until the sides of the muffin is golden. Then move to the upper rack for about 5 minutes. ---

Thank you Momma!

Simple and Quick Chicken Biryani

Here's the Chicken Biryani. It taste pretty good for my between feed food. The recipe calls for peas only but I only have frozen mix vegetable, so why not? ^_^... I also use the left over rice from yesterday. So there's a little tweak from the original recipe

Source: BBC Goodfood Cookbook

Ingredient
2 tbsp vegetable oil
6 chicken wings
1/2 Onion, thinly sliced
2 tbsp curry powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 cups of leftover rice
1/2 cup of chicken / vegetable stock
1 cup of frozen mix vegetable (mine was peas, beans, carrots and sweetcorn)

1. Marinate chicken with salt and pepper then fry for 5 - 8 minutes or until cooked. set aside.
2. Saute  onions until soften and fragrant, add the chicken and mix vegetable
3. Add the stock, curry powder and turmeric powder and let it simmer
4. Tip in the rice and mix well.-

Chicken and Vegetable A la Provencale

I was going to cook Briyani but I saw Simon's Bap Breads on their last day of expiration. Thus, I thought to make something that we can eat with the bread. We've got loads of vegetable in the fridge that demands to be cooked before they go spoil. So the easiest thing to cook is a quick Chicken and Vegetable with provencal herbs. We usually bought a ready to cook package from supermarket but just this once I want to try it from scratch. - Anyway, the recipe calls for chicken breast but I only have chicken wings so... no chicken breast no problem

Source: Pan-Cooked Chicken Dishes from Around the World (cookbook)

Ingredient:
2 chicken breast, skinned and boned (I use 6 chicken wings)
2 tsp of herbs de provencal (mix 1 tsp each of marjoram, basil, thyme and oregano)
1/2 Onions
2 garlic cloves
1 tomatoe, cut in fours and cubed
1/2 red pepper, cut into strips
1/2 green pepper, cut into strips
2 carrots, cut half length wise and cut in medium chunks
4 tbsp olive oil
salt and black pepper
2 tbsp chopped parsley (I used dried parsley)

Direction
1. Rub chicken breasts (or chicken wings or what ever you are using) with salt, pepper and the herbs.
2. Peel and finely chopped Onions and garlic
3. Heat the olive oil in the pan and fry the chicken breast for 8 minutes or until chicken is cooked to your liking. remove from pan
4. Add garlic and onion. Saute until fragrant
5. Put in the carrot chunks. you can add a little water  (4 tbsp) just to let the carrot a bit tender
6. Add the pepper and tomatoes. Stir until everything soften but still has a crunch to it
7. Add a little of the herbs mix, adjust the seasoning
8. Serve with toasted bread.

Cheesy Sweetcorn

It was a cold afternoon yesterday. I'm feeling peckish. So I checked on the cupboard but found none interesting. I then saw a can of sweetcorn and remembered the cheesy corn we usually buy in the mall. You know the little stand near the escalator in some malls selling steamed hot corn topped with cheese.
I made this without measurement. It's fool proof - nothing can go wrong. you can add or take awayanything you like. So thre you go... cheesy sweetcorn

make 2 glass

Ingredients:
1 can of sweetcorn
Handful of grated cheddar heese
2 tsp butter or margarine
2 tsp condensed milk

Direction:
1. Steam or boil the sweetcorn for 5 minutes or just to heat the sweetcorn
2. Drain the excess water then put the sweetcorn in a cup or glass
3. Add 1 tsp of butter or margarine to each of the cup
4. topped with grated cheese and drizzle with condensed milk

Best served steaming hot

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.