::: Moong Dhal Vada :::

Recipe by Manjulaskitchen. It's very simple, easy and delicious yummi.. Tq Manjula auntie for the recipe. ;-)


::: Moong Dhal Vada :::

Ingredients


1 1/2 cup moong dal - Wash and soak for few hour
2 big potato - boiled peeled and mashed
Finely chopped cilantro
1 green chili minced adjust to taste
1 tablespoon finely grated ginger
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/8 teaspoon asafetida (hing) - skip
1 teaspoon of baking soda - skip
Salt adjust to taste
1 Big Onion - finely dice [adding this :-)]
1 tsp turmeric powder
Oil to fry

Preparation;

1. Finely grinding the moong dhal with little bit of water until becoming soft batter.
2. Add mashed potato and all all ingredients. Mix well. 
3. Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium high heat. 
4. Fry the vada until crispy. 

Refer this recipe here. :-)

Happy cooking :-)

::: Thai Biryani :::

We call it in malay Nasi Komok. A little bit strange for me to hear this recipe for the 1st time. I google to find out what it is. So, i found out the recipe from my school junior popular blog Hasue and try to prepared the dish. I tell you it not that easy for me because i don't really like to cook step by step ;-) it's kind like grrrrr but i made it and i love it. The sauce i tell you, superb spicy. :)


So, let cook.


Recipe by Hasue. Friends, before i proceed i am so sorry. I try my best to translated the recipe below. Anything i explain wrong regarding this recipe, please forgive me okeyy..:)


::: Biryani Thai or Khao Mok Gai :::


Ingredient


"The Masala" [Komok masala] 

2 tsp Chicken curry powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp fennel powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar


For Rice

5  cup basmathi
4 gee oil - Skip and used oil
4-5 onion*
1 Inc ginger*
4 garlic*
3 coriander leave
2-3 spoon "the masala"
200 ml milk - i used coconut milk
1 whole chicken - i cut into 4 
8 cup water
salt to taste


Spice- 1 stick cinnamon, 2 star anise, 3 cardamom, 4 clove)
2 bay leaf
Fried onion 
(*slice the ingredient*)-me, i grind it


Preparation

1. Clean the chicken
2. Basmathi rice wash and soak it for awhile.
3. finely slice the ingredient * and grind it.
4. Heat oil and add the spice together with ingredient* until smell good.
5. Add " the masala" and stir until golden brown add water also bay leaf.
6. Add chicken and simmer it until medium cook.
7. Bring out the chicken and marinate with turmeric, ginger and remaining "the Masala" leave it for awhile, the, fry crispy.
8. 1 cup chicken stock put aside to prepare the sauce.
9. Remaining stock pour into rice cooker and add coconut milk. Simmer it, add salt.
10. Last, mix rice into the gravy and cook.

The sauce

1 Cup chicken gravy
2 tsp chili powder
4 tsp onion - grind
2 garlic - grind
2 tsp tomato ketchup 
1 lemon 
1 tsp sugar
Salt

Preparation

1. In saucepan, mix everything and keep stir until it becoming thick. the way i cook :) 

Done. ;)

Happy cooking.

::: Chicken Soup :::

It's my son favorite dish, chicken soup. He like when eat it with noodle instead of rice. He is not a big fan of rice like his mother :) This chicken soup very simple and easy to prepare.


Let cooking;

::: Chicken Soup :::


Ingredient


Chicken
1 Carrot - dice
1 potato - dice
4 mushroom - soak and cut half
1 cinnamon stick
2 star anise
5 clove
4 cardamom
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp cumin powder
pinch of black pepper
2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 big onion - finely chop
Salt
Oil
Water




Preparation

1. Heat an oil. Add cinnamon, cardamom, star anise, clove and onion together with ginger garlic, coriander powder, cumin powder until golden brown. 
2. Add chicken and mix well. Cook it for two minute.
3. Then, mix water and let it simmer and cover.
4. Add potato, carrot and mushroom and keep it simmer until cook well.
5. Last pour a pinch of black pepper and salt to taste.

Walla. Chicken soup done and walla!. Too oily :)

Happy cooking :)

::: Cakoi :::

It's call "Cakoi" in malay ;-) Once again, it's Hasue recipe. So soft and fluffy and yummi.


Let's cooking

::: Cakoi :::


Ingredient

2 1/2 cup maida or all purpose flour
1 cup water 
1 tablespoon margarine - melt
1 tsp salt
3 tablespoon sugar
1 t/spoon condensed milk/fresh milk 
1 egg yolk
2 spoon instant yeast
1/2 tsp baking soda- skip
Oil to fry
1 garlic and 1 onion- grind

Preparation:

1. Mix well water, margarine, salt, sugar, milk, egg yolk, yeast in a big bowl.
2. Add the flour and knead until the dough is smooth.
3. Cover the dough with damp cloth and keep it in warm place for 1/2 an hour. The dough should be double volume ;-)
4. When dough ready, roll it and divided into small roll.
5. Heat an oil and fry it crispy. 

 I will keep trying to make this. I like it. 


Happy cooking

::: Pav Bhaji :::

Pav Bhaji (Marathi: पाव भाजी) is a fast food dish that originated in Marathi cuisine. It is native to Maharashtra and is popular in most metropolitan areas in India, especially in those of central and western Indian states^[1] such as Gujarat.^[2] Pav in Marathi means a small loaf of bread. Bhaji in Marathi means vegetable dish. Pav bhaji consists of bhaji (a thick potato-based curry) garnished withcoriander, chopped onion and a dash of lemon and baked pav. The pav is usually buttered on all sides.


More info : click

This dish remind me to my friend aka Didi Sushma, Fremont California. :)


Let's cooking.


::: Pav Bhaji :::


Ingredient


2 tomato
1 cup tomato
1 carrot
1/2 cup green peas
1 cup cauliflower
2 medium onion
2 large tomato
1 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp chili powder
2 tsp pav bhaji masala
2 garlic
1 tsp cumin seed
Salt
oil
1 cup water


Preparation

1. Heat oil in pressure cooker. Add cumin and onion, saute.
2. Add garlic then tomato and simmer it. Add turmeric, chili powder, turmeric and pav bhaji masala. Finely saute it masala mix together.
3. Last, add the all vegetable, salt and water. Cover it until soft. It's will take 3-4 sound of pressure cooker :) Its depend.
4. Finishing it with mashed all the vegetable to the consistency of thick gravy.
5. Serve with toast bun. Walla.

Happy cooking :)

   

::: Fried Okra :::

Another entry for today. Fried okra, my old recipe and my favorite dish, walla :-) I can cook, so you can cook too ;-) Easy and simple recipe.


::: Fried Okra ::: [ 2 person ]

Ingredient


1 1/2 cup okra - cut
1 small onion - dice
1 tsp cumin seed
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp chili powder
2 dry chili
Salt
2 spoon oil


Preparation

1. Heat oil. When heat on add cumin seed until sound crack the cumin powder. Next dry chili.
2. Add onion and leave for 1 minute. When onion ready add turmeric, chili powder into it. 
3. Finally, add okra and salt to taste. Cook it and its done.

Simple and fast to cook. 

Happy cooking :-)

::: Spinach Chicken :::

Spinach Chicken or Murg saagwala is a combinatian between spinach and chicken. I tell you, it's very good combination and taste delicious too. :) Good to eat with chapati or rice. Me, i prefer to eat with rice :)

Sunday, my husband and i prepared this dish for lunch. We enjoy cooking together :)

Let's cooking and this is the way cook :)

spinach chicken

::: Spinach Chicken or Murg saagwala :::

Ingredient

500 gm chicken

1 cup Spinach

2 big onion - chop dice

3 green chili

4 small tomato - boil and peel the skin and dice it

1 cup coriander leave

1 stick curry leave

1 tsp chili powder

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp coriander powder

1 tsp cumin seed

2 tsp garam masala

4 tsp ginger garlic
Oil
Water

The preparation

1.  Heat 4 oil in fry pan and fry onion till they start to change color to brown. Bring out and grind to thick paste and keep aside.
2. In the same pan heat 3 tbs oil  and add Chicken  - Ginger Garlic - Chilly-Turmeric -salt- coriander powder, cumin and fry in medium heat for 10 mins.
3. Add a Cup of water and tomato to chicken and cook for another 15 mins. The chicken should be medium cooked by now.
4. Add Onion Paste which you prepared earlier to the chicken and cook further for 10-15  mins or until you see a thick gravy being formed .
5. Cut the spinach and coriander in thin slices and add to the gravy also curry leave - Cook for 5-8 mins in high heat .
6. Add Garam Masala to the gravy and simmer it. 
7. Serve with chapati or rice.

Enjoy the photo;

chicken

we need this :)

spinach mix with coriander leave

ginger garlic paste

the chicken

simmer the chicken

tadda... walla

the way we eat. homemade romali roti

Keep it smile, keep it simple and happy cooking :)

::: Prawn Biryani :::

Biryani, biriani, beryani or beriani is a set of rice-based foods made with spices, rice (usually basmati) and meat, fish, eggs or vegetables and also prawn. The name is derived from the Persian word beryā(n) (بریان) which means "fried" or "roasted".^[1]

The cooking method of Biryani originated in Iran (Persia) and it was brought to the Indian subcontinent by Iranian travelers and merchants. In India, the recipe of biryani developed to its current form. Local variants of this dish are popular not only in the Subcontinent but also in Southeast Asia, Arabia, and within various Asian expatriate communities in the West.

[source from wikipedia]


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My husband and i decide to cook prawn biryani for today lunch. :-) This recipe cook by my hubby.

prawn biryani

Let's cooking.

::: Prawn Biryani ::: 

Ingredient;

4 cup basmathi rice - soak and drain

250 gm medium prawn - wash and boil it for awhile

4 bay leave

2 cinnamon stick

5 cardamom

16 clove

1 star anise

1 1/2 big onion

3 table spoon ginger garlic paste

2 tsp chili powder

1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp cumin seed

1 tsp coriander powder

1/2 cup coriander leave

4-5 table spoon biryani masala

1/2 cup water

salt

oil

2 lemon

How to cook

1. Roast cardamom and clove and grind it - keep a side
2. Heat oil and fry onion together with bay leave.
3. Add the cumin seed, cinnamon stick, star anise until cook well. When cook keep aside.*
4. Another bowl, marinated prawn with ginger garlic paste, prawn biryani masala, roast cardamom, clove, chili powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder.
5. Same frying fan, add prawn and water. Leave it for awhile. Then adding coriander leave.
6. When the gravy become thick, add fried onion*
7. Let it simmer for awhile.
8. When ready, bring out like a cup of cook prawn. Keep aside. We need it to make layer between rice and prawn.

How to cook rice;

• Boil water, adding some salt and oil.
• When water boiling, add rice.
• we need medium cook rice.
• when rice ready, drain it 

Final touch ;)

In rice cooker, layer the prawn and rice. Sprinkle the lemon juice into it. Keep warm and biryani DONE. Walla !!! :)

Take a look at the Picture :

onion, turmeric,chili, cumin, coriander

star anise, cinnamon stick, clove, cardamom

ginger garlic paste

coriander leave

prawn biryani masala

dry bay leave

roasted spices

prawn

fried onion with spices

uncook prawn marinated

fried Prawn gravy

basmathi - soak and drain

Ready to eat

Keep it smile, keep it simple and happy cooking :)

::: Indian Drumstick Vegetable Curry :::

My first recipe. Let's cooking :)


::: Indian Drumstick Vegetable Curry :::

The Ingredients:


2 stick Indian drumstick Vegetable - peel and clean it
3 large tomato - slice
2 large onion - slice
1 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp tamarind paste - optional
2-3 tsp chili powder
1 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp cumin seed
1 tsp cumin powder
Curry leave
Coriander leave
salt to taste
Oil 3 tsp
water

I used pressure cooker to cook this dish. It's fast cook and save your time and money :)


How to cook ;

1. Heat an oil in pressure cooker. 
2. Heat on, add cumin seed and cumin powder until sound crack. That mean it's ready to add another ingredient.
3. Add onion together with curry leave, fry for 2 minute then add tomato. mix well.
4. Follow by ginger garlic paste and leave it for awhile. Then, add little bit water and cover the pressure cooker. let's it cook until becoming paste.
5. When paste ready, add the vegetable until cook and add salt to taste. 
6. Garnish the vegetable with coriander leave and serve hot.
7. Good to eat with white rice or chapati.

Happy cooking :-)

Keep it smile , keep it simple and Happy cooking.

An Introduction about myself

I am Eihasyed. I have completed my degree Bachelor Sc. of Information Studies from Mara university of technology Shah Alam branch, Selangor Malaysia in 2003 with major in record management. I have been Library Team Leader for three years in Modern Corporate System for librarian post. Now i am fully housewife.

A married and a mother of a cute talented baby boy.

It's my first official cooking blog page.

It's all about food and cooking. I love to cook. So, let's get cooking.


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