Jom ke Jogja dengan Air Asia (Part 1)

Salam semua,

Minggu lepas saya dan kedua2 anak perempuan sempat bercuti ke Jogjakarta. Kami pergi bertiga saja. Suami dan anak-anak lelaki agak sibuk, maklumlah menjelang Krismas, hotel-hotel dan pelancong ramai ke Langkawi.
Yang bestnya, tiket penerbangan kami free. Sara menang dua tiket percuma pergi balik ke Jogja pada bulan Julai lalu. Setelah di congak dan di fikir berkali-kali, kami membuat keputusan untuk pergi bulan Disember.

Kami bertolak pada hari Rabu (18hb.Dec 2013) jam 12:00tengahari dari Kuala Lumpur. Sampai Jogja jam 13:30 time Jogja. Sebelum kesana, tanpa pengetahuan Sara, saya dah email ke hotel minta dia orang tulis nama Sara bila buat paging semasa ketibaan kami. Bukannya apa, si Sara ni cakap dengan saya, dia suka kalau tengok nama  dia yang terpampang di kertas paging tu bila sampai kesatu-satu tempat. Ehmm..macam-macam dengan anak-anak ni.

Sesampainya kami di airport Adisucipto Jogjakarta, driver kami dah menunggu dengan nama Sara terpampang di kertas pagingnya. Kami terus mengikutnya untuk menaiki kenderaan yang akan membawa kami ke hotel. Yang bestnya tu, dalam perjalanan, pada mulanya kami bersembang secara general saja, tapi tiba2 entah macam mana masuk pulak topik bola (jangan tak tahu kedua-dua Sophie dan Sara adalah peminat tegar Liverpool dan Manchester U) Dengan semangatnya pemandu tu bagitau kami yang dia minat gila dengan Safee Sali. Dia bilang kayak gini (hebat dak bahasa Indonesia saya), "saya senang banget sama Safee Sali. Larinya kenceng. Kalau nonton, saya senang kalau Safee yang main, tapi kalau Irfan Bachdim itu, saya kurang." Hebatkan Safee Sali? Alhamdulilah, pandai dia bawa diri di negara orang.

Sesampai dihotel lebih kurang jam 3:00petang, kami check in dan lepas tu terus keluar cari makan. Maklumlah, kalau ikutkan jam Malaysia, waktu tu dah pun pukul empat petang. Kami jalan menyusur laluan pejalan kaki di luar hotel. Agak jauh berjalan, kami ternampak satu kedai makan ni, dari luar nampak tak bermaya dan gelap. (tapi saya nampak kebanyakkan kedai makan disana nampak kurang berseri, mungkin kurang lampu atau pencahayaan) Kami redah masuk jugak sebab dah kelaparan. Saya dan Sophie agak adventurous jugak dalam bab makanan. Sara agak payah tapi saya tahu selera dia.
Sebab apa saya menulis hal makan ni? Sebab bila saya order mee ayam pangsit, rasanya sangatlah sedap, out of this world gitu.

Ini dia rupa mee ayam pangsit yg sedap tu..

Saya tengok biasa ja mee tu, macam kita kat sini tapi, ayam dia yang membuatkan mee tu jadi sangat sedap. Saya order juga nasi goreng seafood, cakoi atau yang hampir serupa dengannya tapi di isi dengan ketulan udang yang distim dan semangkok bakso. Semua sekali dengan air dalam RM 20.00. Memang berbaloi sangat.

Sebelum saya kesana, saya dah siap google kemana nak dituju dan apa nak dibuat bila di sana. Saya pulak tak berapa suka nak ikut package sebab kita terikat dengan masa dan tempat yang akan dilawati.
Jadi apa yang saya buat ialah, saya check harga dengan pekerja hotel dulu dan bandingkan dengan harga yang saya jumpa semasa mengGoogle. Dengan cara tu, saya dapat apa yang saya nak.

Jadi kami mengambil keputusan untuk ke Borobudur dan Gunung Merapi pada keesokan harinya iaitu 19hb.Dis'13.
Kami siap menunggu dilobi pada jam 10:50pagi. Tour kami sepatutnya bermula pada jam 11;00pagi. Driver kami, Yanto sampai tepat pada masanya. Tapi kami perlu menunggu Mai, teman Sophie dari Indonesia. Dia terperangkap dalam kesesakan laulu lintas. Dia tiba lebih kurang dua puluh minit kemudian.
Selepas berbincang sekejap dengan Mas Yanto dan setuju dengan harga yang ditetapkan iaitu RP 450,000.00, untuk 10 jam (bersamaan RM120.00) kami terus bertolak ke Candi Borobudur. Ambil masa lebih kurang 45~50 minit gitu. Saya amat suka dengan pemandangan sepanjang perjalanan ke sana. Indonesia mempunyai muka bumi yang sangat indah.

Perlu berjalan agak jauh untuk ke Candi Borobudur tu

Tiba di sana, kami terus ketempat membeli tiket masuk ke kawasan itu. Bagi orang tempatan harganya lebih kurang RM 10.00 manakala bagi orang luar RM 50.00. Bagi pelajar yang membawa kad pelajar, mereka boleh mendapat potongan sehingga 50 peratus. Sebelum memasuki kawasan candi, kami diberikan sehelai sarong atau pareo sebagai tanda menghormati kawasan itu. Harus dipulangkan selepas tour.
Agak penat juga berjalan sebab kawasannya sangat luas. Saya pulak bukan jenis yang pandai appreciate bangunan atau runtuhan lama, jadi saya tak terlalu teruja sangat dengan tempat ni. Cuma apa yang boleh saya katakan dari pemerhatian saya, tempat ini dari segi binaannya sehingga kedudukannya dan warna candi itu sendiri sangat mengagumkan sesiapa yang berada disitu.

Kami di sana selama lebih kurang satu jam. Memandangkan zohor dah hampir habis, oh ya waktu solat zohor disana mula lebih kurang pukul 11:30pagi dan 'Asar pulak lebih kurang pukul 3 petang. Kami masih agak keliru dengan time difference ni. Sebab takut habis waktu solat Zohor, kami pergi ke surau yang paling dekat iaitu didalam kawasan candi itu sendiri dan solat disana. Apa yang saya nampak disepanjang perjalanan kami disana, hampir semua tempat yang kami berhenti dan kunjungi mempunyai surau mereka sendiri. Sangat convenient bagi pelawat-pelawat. Cuma satu saja kurangnya. Surau itu kalau dijauhkan sikit dari toilet akan nampak lebih sopan dan bersih.

Habis solat, kami mula berjalan keluar untuk ke destinasi seterusnya. Bila sampai saja diluar kawasan candi, mata saya terus tertumpu ke gerai kecil menjual satay. Sebetulnya bukan gerai. Satay tu dia orang letak dalam bekas macam penampi beras yang boleh dikandar, macam dulu-dulu kat kampong. Ini satu lagi uniknya Indonesia. Satay seolah-olah makanan harian tak kira masa dan tempat. Baik waktu pagi maupun waktu malam. Selalu aja ada orang menjual satay. Saya bertegas nak beli satay tapi anak-anak kata tunggu dulu sebab dah masuk lunch time. Akhirnya dia orang mengalah dengan saya. Saya beli juga 3 bekas, setiap bekas 10cucuk (dalam daun pisang). Sedap sungguh kuah kacang dia. Tapi saya sangat suka nasi impit (ataupun lontong). Rasa beras dia macam pulut. Betul sedap.

Kami makan satay didalam kereta dalam perjalanan ke Gunung Merapi. Pemandu kami mengambil jalan pintas sebab nak elak kesesakan.Dia berhenti di persimpangan yang agak sibuk sambil kami berbual dengan Mai yang sangat ramah dan lucu. Kalau nak tahu, Mai ni punya suara yang sedap. Saya minta dia nyanyi lagu Rossa, Once dan lain-lain, bergema suara dia didalam kereta.
Saya baru berpusing muka ke arah luar kenderaan bila saya dapat melihat satu motorsikal sedang bergerak laju kearah kami. Saya dan Sara macam terkaku sebentar mungkin memikirkan benda yang sama, motor ni pasti akan melanggar kami. Memang tepat jangkaan kami. Kami melihat secara live motorsikal itu menghentam bahagian pintu pemandu dengan kuat. Saya boleh nampak mukanya terhempas kecermin tingkap dan darah meleleh keluar dari dahi dan hidungnya. Ada rasa kesian dan simpati kepada orang itu walaupun kami semua tahu memang kesalahan itu seratus peratus dari dia.

Selesai urusan pelanggaran tadi, kami terus menuju ke Gunung Merapi. Sungguh-sungguh saya katakan, Indonesia mempunyai muka bumi yang sangat indah. Kami sampai di kaki Kaliurang lebih kurang pukul 4.30petang. Yanto memandu lagi sehingga kami sampai ke Ttlago Puteri kalau tak silap saya. Disitu dia berhenti kerana kami harus menggunakan jeep 4 X 4 utk mendaki Gunung Merapi tu.
Sekejap lagi dalam pukul 5.45petang akan masuk maghrib. Jadi, kami terus ke surau kecil disitu dulu untuk membuat solat 'Asar dulu. Okay, dah siap.
Driver jeep kami, Danu, anak muda yang baru berumur 17 tahun akan membawa kami keatas. Dia memandu macam orang muda memandu. Laju dan kasar. Anak-anak saya dan Mai enjoy sungguh. Saya pun kira okay juga la. Orang tua, nak enjoy macam mana la sangat. Asalkan anak2 happy sudah. Dalam perjalanan tu (kami ambil masa lebih kurang satu jam ) kami dapat melihat bagaimana kediaman orang-orang kampung yang terkesan disebabkan oleh awan panas dari gunung merapi yang lalu. Lihat gambar-gambar yang saya paparkan. Rumah-rumah disitu rosak teruk sebelum volcano meletus lagi. Awan panas yang menyebabkan rumah mereka menjadi begitu. Masya'allah, saya tak tahu nak gambarkan apa perasaan yang saya rasa ketika itu. Ini semua adalah peringatan dari Allah SWT kepada kita. Menunjukkan betapa kebesarannya tak dapat di halang oleh sesiapa atau apa saja.

Kami juga berenti untuk menjenguk bunker atau bilik bawah tanah yang cuba dibina oleh penduduk kampong menjelang meletusnya gunung berapi itu. Kami difahamkan dua orang meninggal didalam bunker itu, tak tahu samada mereka sedang cuba untuk keluar dari situ ataupun untuk bersembunyi di situ. Subhanallah, semuanya atas kehendakNya.

Kami beredar pada jam lebih kurang 6.30petang kerana hari dah terlalu gelap dan tak boleh nak tengok apa-apa lagi. Tapi saya bersyukur sebab dapat kesana dan perkara begini dapat memberi keinsafan kepada saya dan anak-anak.

Dah panjang sangat saya menulis ni. Saya berenti dulu. Nanti saya cuba tulis bahagian kedua pula iaitu perjalanan kami ke Dieng Plateau. Tanah tinggi yang mempunyai tasik bewarna yang mengagumkan.

Ini ada gambar-gambar di sekitar Gunung Merapi untuk tatapan pembaca semua.

Padang jarak padang tekukur

Runtuhan rumah penduduk kampong disebabkan awan panas sebelum gunung meletus

Jam ini mati tepat pada masa yang sama gunung meletus

Ini lah rupa bunker yang di bina penduduk utk menyelamatkan diri dari gunung berapi

Salam hormat dari saya,
Rose
30th.Dec '13

Let's go Yogyakarta with Air Asia (Part 1)

Hello and Merry Christmas to all my Christian readers!

We had great fun, discover amazing things and visited extra ordinary places. That's to simply describe  our vacation in Yogyakarta about a week ago.

We stayed at a hotel with friendly and attentive staff, a vast selection of buffet and situated at a good location.

We, Sara ,Sophie and I managed to visit this city courtesy from Air Asia. Actually Sara won two return tickets to this city last July. We made decision to go in December since Sara will only finish her final exam in late November and Sophie ended her semester in mid December.

Air Asia had given us an opportunity to visit and discover the wonders of Jogjakarta. Many would have thought Jogja was a dull place. I believe any new place is a fun place to explore as long as we know how to discover new things and make full use of it.

We left Kuala Lumpur at 12:00pm and reached Jogjakarta at 13:30hrs (Jogja time). The flight was on schedule and upon arrival, we were greeted by the hotel representative. It's been a long time since I put on my heels and it blistered a little. Since it's a long way to where the car was parked, I took off my shoes and walked bare-footed until we reached where our transportation was. Got in the car and it took just about half an hour to get to our hotel, the Grand Aston Hotel.

You guys know what we did the moment we reached the hotel? We went out to scout for some local food. We found one local cafe and it didn't look very welcoming. Very dim and lifeless atmosphere. But that didn't dampen our spirits. Both Sophie and I are quite adventurous when it comes to food trying. Sara was always a little skeptical but we know how to handle her. I ordered a few dishes for us, a plate of seafood fried rice, a bowl of chicken noodles, steamed shrimp in a crusted pastry and some chicken satay. All together (include the drinks) we paid about 20 Malaysian Ringgit. A very good price indeed!

The picture didn't do any justice to the taste of this noodle.

After that great meal, we headed back towards the hotel and hit the shower. We were so tired that the three of us agreed to laze inside the hotel and not doing anything. We made plan for the next day. I've shopped around for the best price to hire a car and a driver for a day. I finally agreed to a 10 hour tour (car/gas/driver included) at RM120.00. The tour were to include Borobudur and Mount Merapi.

The next day (19th.Dec ) we were ready at the hotel lobby by 10:50am. Our tour will start at 11:00am. The driver was punctual. He arrived on time but we had to wait for Mai (Sophie's Indonesian friend) for about twenty minutes as she got caught in a massive jam.

After a brief discussion with our driver, Yanto, we took off. Our first stop was Borobudur Temple. I was never an enthusiast for any historical sites but I made this place an exception. Everybody was saying you didn't see Jogja until you see Borobudur, so I decided to give it a go. It took about 50 minutes from our hotel to the temple. The entrance tickets was charged at RM50.00 per adult. Sophie got a fifty percent off since she brought along her student card. Since Mai is a local, her price was just RM10.00. After paying for our tickets, we were given each a bottle of mineral and a sarong where we had to wear as a way for respect whilst visiting the temple.

The temple was magnificent even while we were walking towards it. The color of the stone, the structure and the surroundings made it look even better. Only thing is, like I said earlier, I was never an enthusiast for old things, I simply didn't have the knowledge on how to appreciate the beauty of historical sites or some other relics. We walked around for about one hour and later on we walked down to where our driver was waiting.

Unlike the Borobudur temple, my eyes caught something rather quickly...and appreciatively. I saw a vendor selling satay, that skewered meat dipped in tasty peanut sauce. My eyes were glued. The girls tried their best to distract me but I won't budge. This, I am truly good at. By the look of it, I knew for sure it must taste like heaven. The way they sell the satay, remind me of how these delicacies were sold back home some forty years ago. A rather nostalgic moment for me. True to a T, it was heavenly delicious!

We left Borobudur roughly at 1.30pm and was heading towards Mount Merapi when an unfortunate incident happened. Our car met with an accident. Not our driver's fault. He stopped at a T-junction waiting for the traffic to clear. From afar we can see a motorcycle coming towards us at a killing speed. Sara and I were looking at the motorcyclist and both of us must have had the same thought, he's gonna collide onto us. True to our thoughts, he did. His motorcycle rammed directly at the driver's door. He fell on the ground with blood gushing out from his forehead and nose. All the four of us sat still, stunned by it while our driver took charge. He pushed hard to open the door (as it stuck after the knock) and went out to settle the matter. Lucky thing for all, there was a police on a motorcycle riding right behind the motorcyclist who knocked against us. The matter was settled in less than half an hour.   

We were a bit shaken by the incident. It took us a while before everybody got the voices again. We stopped a while for lunch at a local restaurant.

We then made our way towards Mount Merapi, one of the active volcanoes in Indonesia. The last eruption was in 2010. Prior to that was in 2006. The locals believed it would erupt again in 2014. They said the sequel was every four years.  We arrived at Kaliurang, the foot of Mount Merapi and paid a minimal entrance fees. Our driver drove up a little bit more and stopped us there. From there (I think the place is called Tlogo Puteri) we hired a willy jeep to climb up the mountain. We paid RP 250,000.00 (equivalent to RM75.00). 

I can't describe how I truly felt the moment I saw the ruins, the massive empty black land still smoking caused by the staggering eruption and the eerie quietness surrounded us except for the sound of other tourists jeeps.

The little houses that once sheltered the villagers was a total wreck. Nothing escaped the wrath of the volcano. The livestock, vegetation and even human could not stop or escape from any of these catastrophes even with the most advance technology.

Used to be a village before the eruption 

We stopped at the last stop, the bunker. We had little time to wander inside the bunker before the sun goes down. We tried to go inside but it was too dark and the bunker looked a little creepy. The time was about five something in the evening when the darkness fell. It was like ten p.m. The bunker was built in the hope that it could accommodate some of the villagers should the volcano erupt. It didn't work the way it was planned. We were told two people died in that bunker. One died right at the front door and the other person died in the bathroom. They didn't have time to escape. Nobody knows for sure if they wanted to stay at the bunker or they were trying to escape to the nearest village. It was tragic.

We left Mount Merapi at a little after seven p.m. I left the place thinking the welfare of the villagers. What was the first thing to do for them after succeeding in fleeing away from the volcano? They can't return to a place once called home, they had nothing whatsoever left for them to start a new life, the worse of all they could have lost their loved ones in that disastrous phenomena. What's there to live for?

This trip was an educating trip for me and the girls. I see how people live from a different point of view. I thank God for what I have and I am blessed to be able to grow up and live in this country of mine without much of natural disaster.

That's all I am able to write for today. I will continue with the second part on Dieng Plateau. A breath taking view from the highlands.

Enjoy the pictures below that we managed to snap at some of the interesting places.

View from the entrance of Borobudur Temple

The Borobudur

View from atop Borobudur

Going up Mount Merapi

Mount Merapi 

The bunker

Good night everybody,
Rose
26th.December '13

Ayam Cili Hijau

Salam semua,

Rasanya dalam banyak-banyak masakan bagi kita orang melayu Islam di Malaysia ni, ayamlah bahan yang paling banyak kita gunakan. Jadi dalam mana-mana blog masakan pun, ayam lah yang mendominasi segala jenis masakan dan memberi variety kepada masakan kita.

Hari ni kita cuba buat Ayam Cili Hijau pulak. Kalau sesapa yang suka lebih pedas, bolehlah di kisar sekali dengan cili api untuk memedaskan lagi.

Bahan-bahan yang diperlukan :

5 ketul ayam di potong ikut keperluan (goreng separuh masak)

5 ulas bwg merah
3 ulas bwg putih
1 batang serai
6 biji cili hijau
5 biji cili api
3 sudu makan sos cili
( semua bahan ni dikisar sekali dengan sedikit air)

2 helai daun bay
1/4 cawan santan
1/2 cawn air
2 helai daun limau purut di carikkan
2 sudu makan air asam jawa
1 sudu makan gula merah
sikit garam
sikit bijan yang di sangai kering

Cara memasak sangat mudah :

Mula-mula panaskan kuali dan tumis semua bahan-bahan di dalam tulisan biru.

Bila dah agak kering airnya dan naik bau, masukkan ayam yg digoreng separuh masak tadi dan gaul rata.

Setelah tu, masukkan pula 1/2 cawan air dan tutup kuali.

Biar sehingga ayam empuk. Sekarang tuangkan pula santan, gula merah, daun salam dan daun limau purut serta garam.
Biarkan mendidih dan kuah agak kekeringan.
Terakhir masukkan air asam jawa. Kacau sebentar dan tutup api.

Taburkan biji bijan yang disangai tadi.

Dah boleh dihidang.

Masa penyediaan : 10 ~ 15 minit / Masa memasak 10 minit

Anggaran cost :

Ayam              : RM 5.00
Santan            : RM 1.00
Cili & tomato  : RM 2.50
Lain-lain         : RM 2.00

Jumlah            : RM 10.50 untuk lima orang

Rose

I Will Be Away

Hey all,
I  may not be updating my blog for a week. I am off to Jogjakarta, Indonesia tomorrow. Only the three of us will be going, Sara, Sophie and I. The boys had to work as Christmas was just around the corner.
I hope we will have some fun there. Will update especially about Jogja once we're safely back.

Have a nice day everybody!

Rose
17th.Dec '13

Kus Kus

Assalamualaikum semua,

Makanan ruji kita di Malaysia ialah nasi. Yang tu dah wajib. Kalau tak da nasi macam tak sah hidangan kita untuk hari tu. Tapi sekarang kebanyakan dari kita dah mula menjaga kesihatan, maka ramai yang menjaga pemakanan harian dengan mengurangkan memakan nasi terutamanya untuk makan malam.

Saya memang amat jarang makan nasi di waktu malam. Tapi sekarang kalau teringin nak makan makanan yang berlauk, saya dah boleh makan sikit iaitu saya masak kus-kus (couscous).

Ada banyak cara untuk kita makan dan menyukai kuskus ni tapi saya tulis yang paling basic dan senang. Rasa kuskus ni agak hambar atau tasteless. Tapi kalau kita pandai mempelbagaikannya ia akan jadi hidangan yang sedap dan menarik.

Cara penyediaannya pun sangat senang :

Kuskus ada di jual disupermarket biasa.

1 cawan kus kus
1 cawan air atau 1 cawan stok ayam
sepotong butter (anggaran 2 jari)
1 sudu makan minyak zaitun
sikit garam
sikit lada putih

1 cawan kuskus

Panaskan mangkuk tahan panas atau periuk kecil yang ada penutup dengan api sederhana.

Masukkan minyak zaitun dan butter . Biarkan butter cair sekejap. Kalau nak masukkan sikit bwg putih pun boleh.

Sementara itu, masak air di dalam cerek sehingga mendidih.

Kalau pakai stok ayam, panaskan dulu stok tu, kemudian tuang masuk kedalam butter yg sedang dicairkan, diikuti dengan kus-kus .
Masukkan juga garam dan lada putih.

Gaul rata. Tutup api.

Ini rupa kuskus yang dah masak

Biarkan selama lebih kurang 10 minit. Buka penutup dan dengan menggunakan garfu kacau dan gemburkan kuskus tadi sehingga sekata dan fluffy.

Boleh dimakan dengan apa saja. Saya padankan kuskus ni dengan ayam panggang. Tengok resipi ayam panggang dalam entry lepas. Secara peribadi, saya sangat sukakan rasanya yang tidak terlalu berat bagi perut saya.

Ia mungkin agak asing bagi orang kita nak get adjusted dengan makanan ni. Tapi bak kata pepatah, alah bisa tegal biasa.

Salam dari saya,
Rose
15th.Dec '13

FISH & CHIPS

Selamat petang,

Fish & Chips ni rasanya memang kegemaran ramai kan? Macam makanan harian orang Malaysia pulak. Walhalnya makanan orang British. Tak apa lah. Okay, selalunya saya buat kerja senang iaitu saya pakai bread crumb, tepung dan telur secara berasingan. Saya terlebih rajin jadi semuanya saya buat sendiri, bak kata orang home made. Saya buat tartar sauce sendiri, saya buat potato wedges sendiri.

Hari ni kita buat secara batter pulak. Sorry saya cari perkataan batter dalam bahasa melayu tak jumpa.Cara ni pun sama senangnya dengan cara dry batter tu. Pilih saja mana yang kita suka.

Bahan yang amat mudah nak di cari :

1 cawan tepung
1/4 cawan tepung beras
1/2 cawan air
2 biji (putih telur saja)
1/2 sudu teh baking soda
sikit garam dan lada hitam

Gaulkan semua bahan diatas kecuali telur dan air.
Bila dah gaul, baru masukkan air sedikit demi sedikit. Jangan semua takut cair pulak nanti.
Pecahkan sebiji telur dan pukul lagi. Tak perlu kembang sangat.
Sekarang tengok, kalau batter dia pekat sikit dari batter goreng pisang, dah kira elok.
Kalau agak pekat pecahkan sebiji lagi telur dan pukul lagi.

Senang kan? Kita cuma perlu sediakan ikan yang dah di fillet. Beli kat supermarket ja, senang cerita.
Potong ikan ikut kesukaan kita dan celupkan kedalam batter tadi. Kemudian goreng.

Siap. Kalau nak nak lebih rangup buat yang macam selalu kita buat. Ambil ikan pedap ke telur, kemudian tepung kemudian breadcrumb. Jadi boleh pilih nak yang macam mana. Dua-dua pun sedap.

Resipi kedua : Tartar Sauce

Capers

1/2 cawan mayonnaise
2 sudu makan chopped pickles (kalau tak ada pun tak pa)
3 sudu sour cream
1 sudu besar capers (dicincang halus)
sikit garam dan gula
1 sudu olive oil
2 sudu teh perahan lemon

(Gaul semua sekali)

Dah siap. Ringkas kan makanan barat.

Anggaran Coast :
Ikan                   : RM 13:50
Telur                  : RM   1.20
Ubi kentang       : RM   0.60
Lain-lain bahan  : RM   5.00 (serba sedikit capers/sour cream/lemon/mayo dan lain2)

Jumlah              :  RM 20.30 untuk 5 orang

Masa penyediaan : 20 minit      Masa memasak : 30 minit


Rose
13th.December '13

Kenduri Kahwin Yang Hebat

Hari Sabtu lepas saya ke Kulim untuk menghadiri kenduri kahwin sepupu saya, iaitu anak bapa saudara saya yang saya panggil Pak Su. Macam selalu, kalau nak keluar dari Langkawi, kami akan mengambil feri terawal iaitu pada pukul 7.30pagi.
Hanya kami bertiga yang keluar iaitu suami saya, Sara dan saya sendiri. Kedua-kedua anak teruna saya bekerja.
Bila sampai ke Kuala Perlis, suami terus menghubungi tuan kereta sewa yang selalu kami pakai. Malam sebelumnya kami dah book Kelisa Auto tapi bila sampai dia orang cakap dah bagi orang lain. Perkara macam ni macam perkara biasa bagi pemilik kereta sewa. Apa nak buat terpaksa ambil juga lah Perdana yang asik mati enjin bila berenti di traffic light tu.
Kami pergi untuk sekejap saja dan dah plan akan balik pada petang hari nanti. Jadi untuk mengelakkan habisnya tiket feri, memandangkan punya lah ramai manusia yang menunggu feri di terminal Kuala Perlis, saya terus membeli tiket untuk balik ke Langkawi pada pukul 6 petang. Dah selesai satu bab.

Agak sesak juga jalan Kuala Perlis pada hari tu. Selalunya bila kami keluar sunyi ja jalan besar disana. Mungkin disebabkan cuti sekolah sekarang. Suami saya yang memandu dulu. Sara duduk dibelakang dengan cerianya menceritakan perihal kumpulan K-Pop kesukaannya Girls' Generation, perihal kawan-kawan sekolahnya yang rata-rata dah mula bosan duduk di rumah tak buat apa-apa dan meneruskan lagi dengan cerita-cerita perihal artis Korea. Tak bosan kah saya? Macam ni lah. Walau macamana sekalipun saya mesti mendengar celotehnya setiap hari samada saya suka atau tidak sebab saya satu2nya kawan dia buat masa sekarang.
Perjalanan ke Kulim mengambil masa lebih kurang dua jam.

Sejurus selepas Lunas dan menghampiri kawasan perindustrian Kulim, saya menelefon sepupu saya Yang untuk bertanyakan arah jalan. Pandai juga dia memberi pandu arah sebab kami dapat mencari rumah bapa sedara saya dengan senang. Kali terakhir saya kerumahnya, rasanya 15 tahun yang lalu. Mungkin lebih.

Kami sampai di sana lebih kurang jam 12,45 tengahari. Pak Su dan Mak Su sedang sibuk menerima tetamu-tetamu jemputan yang ramai pada waktu itu. Saya berjalan terus dan terus bersalam dengan Pak Su dulu. Saya boleh nampak wajahnya yang agak terharu melihat saya sampai juga ke kenduri anaknya. Maklum sajalah, sekali sekali nak keluar dari Langkawi ni bukannya senang. Anaknya, Kamal, sipengantin baru tu, agak janggal dengan saya sebab kali terakhir saya jumpa dia pun rasanya dia masih bersekolah.
Yang paling happening bila saya dapat jumpa ibu-ibu sedara saya yang sangat saya sayang Mak Njang dan Mak Lang saya. Seperti biasa Mak Lang selalu menitiskan air mata apabila berjumpa dengan saya.
Dah habis bersalam dengan mereka, saya ternampak pulak satu kumpulan yang ceria, tersengih-sengih kearah saya. Itulah sepupu-sepupu yang amat rapat dengan saya semenjak kami masih kecil lagi. Riuh rendah dengan gelak tawa kami sambil berdiri di tepi khemah dan bertukar-tukar cerita.
Habis bersembang dan bertanya khabar, kami terus mencapai pinggan dan melayan diri dengan nasi kenduri yang sangat sedap.

Sebab utama saya menulis entri pasal kenduri kahwin hari ni ialah nak berkongsi cerita mengenai cara kenduri itu diadakan di kawasan perumahan bapa saudara saya. Saya sungguh-sungguh rasa kagum dengan semangat kejiranan yang kuat dikawasan ini.
Saya diberitahu oleh sepupu saya, untuk kenduri kahwin ini, hampir semua bahan mentah di sumbang oleh jiran-jiran disekeliling. Ini adalah satu kerja muafakat yang sangat amazing bagi saya. Tak perlu catering, semuanya dilakukan oleh mereka. Dari siang menyiang, lapah melapah, memotong dan mengupas, semuanya dilakukan oleh mereka sendiri.
Kerja memasak dilakukan oleh orang lelaki dibahagian belakang rumah bapa saudara saya. Lauk pauk yang saya ingat adalah nasi putih, nasi minyak, gulai rebung kambing (kalau tak silap), daging masak hitam, ayam goreng rempah dan acar nenas.
Untuk air pulak ada air jagung, air limau nipis, teh o ais dan teh tarik.
Yang paling menarik perhatian saya adalah, jiran-jiran wanita mennyediakan pemanis mulut seperti bubur pulut hitam, roti canai, laksa, laksam dan burger. Saya diberitahu yang burger di sumbang sebanyak 500 bungkus.
Semua pemanis mulut ni, mereka hidang dihadapan rumah masing-masing dan mereka sendiri (jiran-jiran) yang melayan tetamu yang ingin merasa hidangan mereka.

Bagi saya, ini adalah satu amalan yang sangat mulia dan elok dicontohi oleh semua orang. Bayangkan,  kalau sekali nak buat kenduri kahwin, kita perlukan sekurang-kurangnya dua puluh ke tiga puluh ribu untuk penyediaan pengantin, nak beli lembu, kambing, ayam, segala macam sayuran, beras dan lain-lain. Bila ada semangat muafakat sesama kita disatu kejiranan, tentulah ia sesuatu yang sangat menguntungkan bagi semua pihak.

Saya belum pernah hadiri kenduri kahwin yang dilakukan secara bermuafakat begini. Saya harap cara begini akan diteruskan lagi dan akan menjadi amalan kita semua memandangkan kos sara hidup yang semakin tinggi sekarang ni.

Dengan hati yang berat, kami terpaksa meninggalkan majlis pada jam 2.30petang takut terlepas feri pulak nanti. Selepas mengucapkan selamat tinggal kepada semua, kami mula bergerak menyusur ke lebuhraya.
Baru saja masuk melepasi tol, semua kenderaan bergerak macam kura-kura. Tersangatlah perlahannya. Ada satu masa tu, kenderaan langsung tak bergerak. Akhirnya sampai juga kami di R & R Gurun. Kami berenti sekejap sebab nak buat 'Asar. Bila dah siap tengok jam lagi sepuluh minit pukul lima. Allahu Akbar! Rasanya memang tak dan sampai ke jeti dah ni. Walau macam mana pun kami cuba juga.

Saya memecut selaju yang boleh tapi disebabkan waktu puncak, saya tak berdaya nak buat apa lagi. Pulak tu, dipertengahan jalan ada berlaku kemalangan. Aduhai, terpaksa ikut kenderaan yang berderet-deret.

Akhirnya kami tiba di jeti Kuala Perlis jam 6.30 petang. Dah tentu-tentu terlepas feri. Nak buat macam mana. Saya minta jasa baik kalau-kalau dia orang boleh bagi diskaun utk tiket baru atau saya boleh pakai balik tiket pukul enam tadi, tapi semuanya tak dilayan. Mahu tak mahu terpaksalah saya membeli lagi sekali tiket untuk kami bertiga berjumlah RM54.00.

Kami dapat naik feri terakhir iaitu jam 7petang. Kata pukul tujuh, tapi jalannya pukul 7.30petang. Kami sampai dirumah pukul 9.45malam. Saya dah keletihan sangat. Tak nak buat apa lagi dah cuma nak masuk tidur saja.

Jadi, itulah sehari dalam hidup saya. Secara keseluruhannya saya sangat gembira dapat bertemu dengan semua sanak saudara yang dah lama tak jumpa.

Salam dari saya dan selamat malam semua.

Rose
9th.December '13

The Little Trip and A Wedding Banquet

Yesterday I attended a wedding. My uncle's son got married. As usual if we were to travel outside the island we had to leave by the earliest boat possible. So, we took a 07.30am boat. Only three of us went, Sara, my husband and I.
Once reached the mainland, we rented a car from the usual operator for half a day. We planned to return later in the evening. Since December is Malaysia's longest school holidays, I can see heavy crowd waiting for their boat to the island. Thus, to be on the safe side, I decided to get our ferry tickets endorsed at 18:00hrs for the return trip.

The traffic was quite heavy, so we decided to use the expressway. My husband took the wheel the first leg of the trip. As usual, my M.C, Sara was bright as the sunshine entertaining me with her non-stop chatter about her Korean favourite group, about her friends and endless info about Korean music. She switched off the radio and turn on her Korean music from her i_Pad.  Does she bore me? Let's put it this way. I have to listen since I am her only friend during this long school break.
The trip took us about two hours.

Once we were about to reach my uncle's house, I rang my cousin, Yang, who lived about a kilometer away from my uncle's house and asked for directions. If I am not mistaken, the last time I went to his house was about fifteen years ago, it could be more.
We reached his house at about 12:45pm. My uncle and his wife, Aunt Zakiah was at the porch receiving all their invited guests. My uncle looked moved when he saw me coming. I gave him a tight hug and then his wife. His son, the bridegroom was standing next to his parents welcoming us with his newly wed wife.
The best part was when I saw all my favourite cousins and aunts standing behind my uncle smiling broadly the moment they saw us. We started squealing, laughing, joking and exchanging remarks on how each and everyone of us looked. My aunt, remember my blog  The Men In My Life Part 2? She was there too sitting on a chair. She looked so frail and yet she wanted to be apart of the welcoming team. The moment I hugged her, her tears rolled down her cheek. She is a lovely creature and will  always be close to my heart. Yang's mom was one of my favourite aunt too. I was close to tears when I saw both of them looked so small and fragile. We sat and talked and reminisce about the good ol time.

My main intention of writing this article was to share about how wedding reception and the banquet was done at this neighbourhood. I was both amazed and in awe by something so pure and unpretentious still exists in today's community. I was told that all the menus for the wedding reception was cooked by my uncle's neighbours and friends. There were white rice and ghee rice, black sauce beef , lamb curry, fried chicken, lentils curry and pineapple salsa. All these were cooked at the back of my uncle's house with the help from all within that neighbourhood. No charge at all. You too find that amazing? Wait till you hear this. All the chickens, the rice, the vegetables, and other items for the feast were chipped in by their neighbours. I would estimate an invitation was sent out to about one thousand people. They close the lane in front of my uncle's house till the end of the lane and erected a makeshift tent to hold the reception. I dare say my uncle paid next to nothing for his son's wedding. Ain't that something? I still find it hard to believe.

Now lets see the dessert. As if not enough with what they had done, the neighbours, again, took the initiative by cooking some mouth watering delicacies and sweet dessert for the guests and placed it in front of their houses. We can walk from one house to another and select whatever dessert we wish to take after that delicious lunch. I should have taken some pictures and upload here for all to see. I totally forgot about it once I saw all the endearing faces there.
There were also the tropical fruits, the all time Malaysian favourite, roti canai,the sweet and yummy red beans in coconut cream, and they even provided about five hundred burgers to be consumed especially for the children.
As for drinks, there were lime juice, corn juice, iced tea and hot milk tea.
All these were done in the spirit of goodwill and an act of benevolence.

To cook and prepare food for that amount of people is no joke. I would say for chicken meal itself will require at least about 60 ~ 80 pieces of chickens which had to be cut, cleaned and skinned. Then, there's beef  which had to be cut too in small pieces (taken from one whole cow!). The vegetables (carrots/onions/ginger/pineapple, etc..) had to be peeled and chopped accordingly which I am sure came from stacked of boxes which contained all sorts of vegetables. All these man power required long labour and hours if not days.
Thus, all in all the preparation for the banquet will at least take 2 days to complete. And that means, some of the neighbours who willingly participated in the process of preparation and cooking will need to take a day off from their working place just to be certain everything worked out well on the day the wedding took place. How noble!

I have never seen this being practiced anywhere else and I would say that was an act of nobility and a true neighbourhood spirit. To hold a wedding reception like that could easily cost us about thirty thousand Malaysian Ringgit. What the community in that area did was highly commendable as this kind of close knit togetherness saved us a lot of time, headache and money if we were to organize it on our own. What with today's high cost of living, this is one way to plan a  wedding effectively and affordable by all.

With a heavy heart we left at 2.30pm as we had to catch our 6 o'clock boat. After saying our goodbyes and countless cheek touching, we were finally on our way to go home. Right after we eased our way into the expressway, the traffic crawled. At one time, it didn't move at all. Normally it would take between 2 ~ 2  1/2 hours drive from where we were to the ferry terminal. But that day, we were so behind schedule. When we finally reached the R & R in Gurun, we stopped for about 15 minutes to perform our 'Asar prayer. Sara asked me if we have enough time to reach the terminal . I glanced at my watch and realised we most probably couldn't make it. It was ten to five and it's going to be heavy with traffic as office hours finished by five.
I took the wheel and drove like crazy trying to beat the time. Half way before the end of the expressway, the traffic crawled again, another accident. This time I know for sure, we will miss the boat. We tried calling the ticket counter but nobody picked up the phone.

We finally reached the terminal at 6.35pm and our boat was long gone. I tried to initiate for some refund or a discounted rate for our  un-utilized tickets but to no avail. We wasted fifty four bucks for that tickets and had to purchase new tickets and paid again another fifty four bucks. I was fuming but nobody was to be blamed except for the traffic.

We got on the 7 o'clock boat and the bloody boat didn't depart until after 7.30pm. We finally reached home at 9.45pm.
I was too tired to do anything else except get ready for bed.

And so there goes another day of my life. It was always good to see the old familiar faces once in a while.

I enjoyed my brief meeting with my relatives and look forward to seeing them again.

Have a nice evening people wherever you may be!

Rose 9th.Dec '13

Kuih Ketayap/ Kuih Dadar Perisa Coklat

Salam semua,

Kuih dadar ataupun lebih dikenali sebagai kuih ketayap disebelah utara adalah salah satu makanan ringan yang disukai terutamanya buat minum petang bagi kita orang Melayu.

Cara nak membuatnya agak senang. Bahan-bahannya senang didapati dan cepat untuk disiapkan.
**Saya tulis agak panjang, step by step untuk anak-anak yang nak belajar cara membuatnya. Jangan risau, tak susah mana pun. 

Kita perlukan untuk intinya :

2 cawan kelapa parut putih
1/2 cawan ~ 3/4 cawan air
3 sudu besar gula merah
2 sudu besar gula putih
sikit garam
1 sudu makan tepung gandum

Masukkan kelapa parut kedalam kuali. Kemudian tuangkan air kedalamnya.
Buka api pada kadar sederhana.
Terus masukkan semua bahan lain kecuali tepung. Kacau rata dan sekatakan gula merah kesemua bahagian.
Tunggu sehingga air hampir kering, baru lah direnjiskan dengan tepung gandum. Fungsi tepung gandum ialah untuk melekatkan inti kita.
Biar sehingga air kering dan inti  jadi sticky barulah ditutup api. Angkat dan biarkan sejuk.

Untuk kulitnya pula :

2 cawan tepung gandum
2 helai daun pandan
1 sudu minyak masak
1 biji telur
1 cawan santan
1 cawan air
sikit pewarna hijau
1 sudu besar serbuk coklat

Kisarkan daun pandan bersama sedikit air. Tapiskan dan campur sekali dengan santan.
Masukkan tepung kedalam bekas dan tuang masuk santan tadi bersama dengan air.
(Air jangan dituang sekali gus. Harus sikit2 supaya tak terlalu cair)

Sekarang pecahkan telur tadi dan gaul sekali.
(Untuk membuat batter yang lebih halus, saya masukkan semua bahan kedalam blender dan kisar sebentar)

Batter yg dah diblender

Sekarang kita dah dapat batter yang halus dan licin.
Batter yang elok adalah tak terlalu cair dan tak terlalu pekat.
Akhir sekali masukkan sikit  garam dan minyak dan gaul sebati.

Untuk batter pertama, kita renjiskan dgn sikit minyak supaya tak melekat

Pasangkan api sederhana. Pakai kuali kecil supaya senang kita nak lenggang sebentar nanti.
Ambil sesenduk kecil adunan dan tuangkan kedalam kuali yang dah dilengserkan dengan sedikit minyak. (Kalau ada cooking spray lagi senang kerja kita)

Pegang dihujung telinga kuali dan lenggangkan batter supaya menjadi begini

Angkat kuali dan lenggangkan batter ini sekeliling kuali kemudian letak semula diatas api.
Kulit ketayap ini masak apabila warna tepung hilang dan tidak melekat di kuali.
Angkat dan lakukan perkara sama dengan yg lain-lain.

Bila hilang warna putih tepung dan bertukar ke hijau terang begini, bermakna dah masak ketayap kita

Lapisan ketayap yg dah masak. Letak inti sebegini

Untuk gulungannya pula, ambil sesudu inti dan letakkan diatas kulit ketayap, kemudian gulung sikit dulu.

Gulungkan sikit dulu, kemudian lipat dikedua2 belah tepi ketayap ni. Selepas dilipat baru gulung habis

Lepas tu, lipat dikedua2 belah kulit sebelum meneruskan dengan gulungan penuh.

Ketayap original dan ketayap perisa coklat

Untuk menambah perisa coklat, kita hanya perlu asingkan sikit adunan tadi menjadi dua adunan.
Satu adunan pandan, satu lagi adunan kita tambah serbuk coklat.
Masukkan semula adunan ini kedalam blender dan kisar sehingga coklat bergaul mesra dengan adunan.

 Nampak tulisan saya panjang macam susah je kan? Tapi tak susah mana pun. Saya tulis panjang lebar untuk anak-anak diluar yang baru nak belajar buat kuih ni.

Penyediaan : 20 minit + memasak 20  minit.
Boleh dapat : 16 ketayap

Anggaran costing :
Tepung       : RM 0.60
Santan        : RM 1.00
Kelapa       : RM 2.00
Lain-lain     : RM 1.00

Jumlah       : RM 4.60

My Busy Weeks

                                           

Hello people,

What a hectic month it has been for me. Ramadhan comes and goes. Praise be to God for we had succeeded in completing the fasting month with patience and sincerity.

I had to be in Penang for my radiotheraphy treatment for three weeks. That means for 3 weeks I had to stay with my sister as her place is the closest to the hospital. Thanks to her and her family for their hospitality.

I drive daily from my sister's place to the hospital via expressway and Penang bridge which takes about 40 minutes to get there. I brought my 12 year old car (it has been  good to me all these while) to mainland for easy accessibility.

My final treatment was on the 16th.Aug. By 10:30am I am done. I am amazed with myself that I can still drive on my own right after my radiotherapy treatment. Doctors had advised I will feel slightly nauseous and headaches after the treatment. But I feel just fine. On top of that I can still fasting. (no drinks and eating from dawn to dusk)
So, right after the treatment, we, Sophie and I, drove straight from Penang Island to Kuala Kedah (took us about one and a half hour) to board a ferry that will take us to Langkawi Island.
Upon reaching home, I didn't have much time to laze around. The "Eid" is just 3 days away. Had to get myself to the wet market in the evening for some fresh meat, chicken, veges and other necessities. Being one of the islanders, we rely on food sources from mainland. That means during festive seasons, the tow boat or cargo boat will cease their operations for a few days. That is why I had to buy all those aplenty, enough to last us for a week. On top of that, I had given my words to the kids that I'll prepare some food for their school friends during Raya/Eid open house. For those who doesn't live in Malaysia, open house is a term we use during festive seasons where we cook a variety of festive meals and everyone and anyone can come uninvited to sample the food, but usually friends and families are the only ones who will stop by. Rest assured, even when there was no more food left, the host would still come out with some drinks and cookies for their guests.
The house needed some serious spring cleaning. I leave that to my husband. My job is to cook and the girls will help me with it.

The big day came and everything worked out nicely. There were about forty to fifty friends of theirs turned up.The food was plentiful and the sky turned out to be clear and blue. We would usually go for Eid special prayer at the nearest mosque in the morning but since we were having an open house, I missed out that particular prayer as I do not have enough time at hand.

The next day, we left Langkawi by the last ferry to get to Kuala Lumpur as Sophie will start her college life on the 22nd.Aug. Upon reaching Kuala Kedah, we met the guy who'd been good enough to look after our car for the past few days. Suddenly, the car refused to start. My husband tried a few times when at last it  started revving up.Oh my..let's hope it will bring us through 400 something kilometer safely.

We left Kuala Kedah about 10pm and stopped at almost every R & R (rest n relax) to while away the time so that we'll reach K.L not too early in the morning. We got there at 09:30am in one piece. The car worked wonders considering it's age and the long trip. The fatiqueness is catching up on us,especially me.  We checked into the hotel and the four of us just pulled the blankets and sleep away until after 2pm. Only then we went out to look for some food.

The next morning, we were busy with Sophie's registration and a briefing for student's parents conducted by the college officers. Finally we were free in the evening. Grab some food for dinner and head to bed early.
We planned to leave K.L early in the morning, like 5am. But we can only planned as this time our car refused to start at all. It was late and we had no choice but to leave the car where it was. We'll find a mechanic by tommorrow.
It turned out that the fuel pump was at faulty. The car had to be towed to the nearest garage. The car was ready by 1.30pm. We had to fork out RM540.00 for that stupid pump. Urggh..I need to visit a spa..pronto..

As we were about to leave this place, my heart is sinking. Sinking deep. I am missing my girl. She were to be left alone again. It's tearing me apart. I love having her with me and together with her baby sister, Sara we make a good team. Sophie called us The Three Musketeers. All For One and One for All..tagline for these trio was applicable to us as well.

When finally we got home to Langkawi, I was an absolute wreck. My legs were kind of wobbly and my back was hurting so much. I left all those dirty laundry until the next day and all that I wanna do is sleep,sleep and more sleep.

I am missing her so much that it hurts. Whenever she called and said she missed me and that she wanted to snuggle next to me, I cried. Whenever she said she hasn't had her lunch yet, I cried. What is wrong with me? She fared well the time when she were in the U.S for 6 months and now I am crying when she was just a few hours away from home? Silly me. I guess I am crying because this time she will not be returning home like she used to. This time around, she will only stay for a while coz right after graduation, she'll be starting to live a full life of a grown up, that means working. I am missing the moment when the three of us together. we will talk about everything under the sun, from weather to food to boyfriends and even politics. I am missing those quality talks with her and soon her little sister,Sara, will follow her footstep.

We,the parents, I am sure, share the same heart-breaking feeling,when they left home, the same sadness when the house went quiet without their laughter and the same loss when their finally lead their own lives without needing us to guide them any more.

Whatever it is, I am proud of my daughter. She may looked fragile and a softie but she's got a strong heart. She'll survive no matter where she is. I will always love you no matter what.

Okay, that's it for today. I am writing to let every body out there to know how hectic my life had been for the past month..ha..ha..as if anybody would care. Whatever it is..enjoy life while you can..

Bye for now,
Rose 28th.Aug '12

Ikan Cili Asam Jawa

Hello dan salam semua,

Hari ni saya nak share masakan ikan yang sangat mudah, cepat dan sedap di makan. Ada hari kita malas nak masak yang fancy-fancy dan renyah, jadi kita masak macam ni. Tak payah cari lauk lain lagi dah.


1 ekor ikan (ikut selera nak pakai ikan apa)
sikit tepung ubi & garam
(lumurkan tepung ubi dan garam keseluruh bahagian ikan)

gula melaka

7 biji cili merah 
4 ulas bwg putih 
(kedua-dua bahan dikisar bersama)

1/4 cawan air asam jawa
1/2 potong  gula melaka
1/2 sudu makan cuka
sikit sos ikan
sikit garam

Goreng ikan di dalam minyak yang banyak sampai garing. Angkat dan toskan dulu.

Panaskan kuali dan masukkan sikit minyak.

Campak masuk bahan2 kisar tadi kedalam kuali. (Kalau nak lebih pedas, boleh tambah cili api.)
Kacau sampai naik bau.

Sekarang tuang masuk air asam jawa dan kepingan gula melaka serta cuka. Kalau sos agak kurang, bolehlah ditambah sedikit air.
Terakhir masukkan sos ikan dan kacau rata. Kalau kurang masin, boleh ditambah sikit garam.

Bila sos dah mula memekat, tutup api.
Angkat kuali dan siram sos keatas ikan yang dah digoreng tadi.

Ataupun masukkan ikan semula kedalam kuali sos dan bolak balikkan sos keseluruh bahagian ikan. Kemudian angkat dan hidangkan didalam pinggan.

Hiaskan dengan daun bawang, cili atau apa-apa saja.

Senang kan?
Cepat untuk disediakan dan sedap.

Anggaran masa : Penyediaan 5 minit + memasak 8 minit
Anggaran cost :
Ikan                               : RM 13.50
Bahan-bahan sampingan : RM   2.00

Jumlah                             RM  15.50 untuk 4 orang

Selamat mencuba
Rose
4th.Dec '13

Ayam Panggang

Hello semua dan salam dari saya,

Hari ni saya nak share resipi diatas dengan pembaca semua. Tak, tak, ni bukan resipi saya. Ini resipi dari Chef Wan. Hari tu saya tengok dia masak masakan ni nampak sedap. Jadi dua hari lepas tu, saya cuba sendiri kat rumah.
Pada pandangan saya, resipi ni memang resipi yang orang melayu suka sebab semua jenis herba atau rempah ratus ada didalamnya. Bagi saya pula, saya lebih suka masakan yang ringkas dan mudah disediakan.
Apa pun, apa salahnya sekali sekala kita mencuba resipi sebegini untuk majlis keramaian atau menjamu tetamu yang berkunjung kerumah.


Bahan2nya (A):

6~7 biji cili merah
2 hiris lengkuas (hirisan nipis)
sikit halia
5 ulas bwg merah
4 ulas bwg putih
6 biji buah keras
3 helai daun purut (buang tulangnya)
sikit kunyit hidup (dlm 1/2 inci)

(semua bahan A di atas di kisar bersama dgn sedikit air)

Bahan (B) :

Ayam sebelah (dibelah dua lagi) : Kalau ramai dirumah, boleh gunakan ayam lebih lagi
4 sudu besar kerisik
segenggam nenas yang dirincik halus
santan RM2.00
Sikit air asam (ataupun jus limau kasturi)
Garam
sikit gula

2 helai daun pandan (yg dicarik dan disimpul)
2 batang serai yang di titik

Sekarang kita mula masak:

Panaskan minyak didalam kuali besar. Masukkan serai dan daun pandan kedalam kuali.

Bila dah panas, tuangkan bahan2 (A) iaitu bahan2 yg di kisar tadi.
Biarkan sehingga pecah minyak.

Sekarang masukkan ayam tadi dan gaulkan rata.
Kalau kuahnya kurang tambahkan air. Masak atas api sederhana.

Bila dah mula mendidih, tuangkan santan, air asam dan nenas.
Terakhir masukkan kerisik, garam dan gula.

Kuah dah masak dan ayam kita dah separuh masak, tutup api dan angkat ayam keluar dari kuali.
Pada masa yang lain panaskan oven atau pemanggang. Kalau guna oven, panggang pada suhu 160c selama 30 minit.

Sekarang masukkan ayam ke dalam oven dan biarkan sehingga warna keemasan. Jangan lupa terbalikkan ayam setiap 15 minit. Kalau masih kurang masak biarkan sebentar lagi.

Bila dah masak keluarkan dan siram kuah yang kita masak tadi keatas ayam. Ataupun jika suka boleh digaulkan sehingga ayam bersalut dengan kuah tadi. Ikut selera kita.

Disini saya asingkan kuah nya.

Inilah rupa Ayam Panggang Seri Menanti kita.

Rose
3rd.Dec '13