Pulut Kuning & Rendang Daging

So it was Han's birthday and I decided

I should make him a traditional Malay cake instead of the usual dessert. 

For the Pulut. 

500g glutinous rice

Water to soak

1 piece Asam keping (optional)

1 inch tumeric blended with water

Soak Pulut about an hour (or longer if you have the time) in water and blended tumeric. Drain and steam for 20 minutes with pandan leaf .

Prepare the coconut milk to mix with the steamed Pulut.

1 cup coconut milk (santan Kara 200ml + water)

1.5 teaspoon salt 

1 tablespoon sugar

1 teaspoon tumeric powder 

Mix the above on a fairly large bowl and add the steamed Pulut. Once throughly mixed, steam again for 20 minutes 

For the rendang i realized its not the usual style of rendang.. My granny told me it's more like a thick curry of sorts .

700g of sliced beef 

Anyway just blend the following ingredients.

3 onions

3 Garlic

1 cili padi

4 stalks red chilli (because the kids can't take too much spice but do add more of you'd like)

1 cube belacan (2cm)

1 inch lengkuas

1 inch ginger 

1 inch kunyit or fresh tumeric

2 stalks serai

3 cloves

2 Star anise 

1 cinnamon stick 

1 teaspoon coriander seeds

1 teaspoon cumin 

Blend everything and mix half of the rempah with the sliced beef. Marinate for 30 Minutes.

1 stalk lemongrass 

2 lime leaves 

3 tablespoon curry powder

2-3 tablespoons brown sugar or gula Melaka

1/2 Ikan Bilis cube

Water

Sauté the balance rempah and once fragrant, add in the beef and all the above ingredients and wait for the mixture to boil.

1.5 tablespoon kerisik

Coconut milk  (200ml)

1 Asam keping 

Salt

Add the above item and simmer until  the gravy has thickened. Season to taste accordingly. 

Roti Canai

After many many years of procrastinating finally i decided to try The most dreaded recipe ever .. Roti Canai .. I hate to fail.. Not because I cannot accept failure but because I don't like to waste ingredients! Ha ha 

Just mix all the ingredients in a mixer with the dough hook and knead for about 10min. Cover & rest the dough for 1 hour and portion into small balls

500g flour 

250ml iced water

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon powdered milk

1 egg 

1/2 tablespoon Horlicks

1/2 tablespoon salt

1 tablespoon margarine / butter

I managed to get about 12 balls 

Slather lots of butter or margarine over each ball , cover and rest for 4 hours minimum. 6 to 8 hours is the most ideal.

Now time to stretch the dough. I tried the flip style but my wrist got twisted so I figured just be conservative and stretch and pull on my marble slap with lots of oil

After stretching you can fill it up with egg or fold it up plain. 

Fry until golden .. Serve with dhal & Sambal 

Dorayaki

Who love these Japanese treat?? Weird enough Indonesians DO NOT have many desserts with red bean paste. Only green beans like bakpiah and Es Kacang Ijo. Looked for dried red beans over in Grandlucky and nothing labelled kacang merah but Kacang Es instead !????!

So made the paste by soaking the beans overnight and slow cooking it. Once softened, I popped it in the blender and cook it over slow fire with pandan leaf, and sugar until thickened.

For the Dorayaki batter it's also the lazy method for me. The blender method.

2 eggs

80g sugar

1 tbsp honey 

First blend the eggs and sugar & honey until light and foamy. Then add the rest of the ingredients and blend until smooth.

130g all purpose flour

70ml water 

1/2 tsp bicarbonate soda

Set aside for the batter to rest for 30 minutes. If the batter has thickened after resting add another 1-2 tablespoon of water and blend again. 

Use a non stick pan and use a ladle to get equal size pancakes. The tip

To get a nice even crust is to NOT use any oil while cooking the pancakes. Once brown, flip over and cook the other side.

Let the pancakes cool before adding the filling. And then sandwich them

My favourite filling is red bean mixed with whipped cream. The texture is light and creamy. You can also fill them up with cream cheese, Nutella, chocolate spread. Each batter makes 16 pancakes / 8 Dorayaki.

Kuih Putri Salat / Seri Muka

This is Mr Hubs favourite dessert! And this super easy recipe is a keeper! Because I use a blender to mix it all !

First we soak the glutinous rice for at least an hour. And then just add the rest of the ingredients and steam for about 30 minutes until the rice has fully absorbed all liquid. Transfer onto a greased container (6x6). Level the rice. 

200g glutinous rice

200ml santan (50ml santan cream +150ml of water) 

A pinch of salt

A knot of pandan leaf

1 tablespoon oil

If you prefer a creamier rice base, feel

free to add in more coconut cream 

Top layer

2 eggs

130g sugar

1.5 tablespoon flour

1.5 tablespoon rice flour

A pinch of salt 

1 cup coconut cream

Pandan paste 

Green colouring (optional)

Blend the above and the simmer until just  slightly thickened with a knot of pandan leaf. Remove the leaf and pour the mixture onto the rice. Steam for

30 minutes or until the top is firm.

Cool and chill in the fridge for 2 hours before serving. 

Chocolate Nutella Pudding

This is another very simple recipe for you chocolate lovers .. 

The method is to heat all the ingredients in a pot until almost boiling and add in the gelatine. Whatever it is, do not let the liquid boil.

300ml cream

600ml milk

50g sugar

20g chopped chocolate

5 tablespoon cocoa powder

3 tablespoons Nutella 

10g gelatin powder mixed with 1/4 cup cold water.

Stir until all the gelatine melts. Pour into 5-6 glasses or bowl evenly. Let cool and then let the pudding set in the fridge overnight. Top with whipped cream & grated chocolate before serving. 

Whipped cream

200ml cream

2 tablespoon sugar 

Because I'm lazy like that, I use the blender to whip the cream :-p

Yorkshire Pudding Pie / Sos Makker / Kuih Sos

This is what happens when I crave for Yorkies and Kuih Sos .. Combine both and I'm a happy gal... 

Yorkshire Pudding Batter

2 eggs

100g flour 

100g milk

1 tsp salt 

A pinch of black pepper 

Blitz it all in the blender . The end 

Beef filling

1 onion, chopped

2 garlic, minced

1/2 carrot, chopped into tiny cubes

150g minced beef

1 tablespoon curry powder

1 teaspoon garlic powder

Salt / pepper to taste

Butter

Chopped parsley

Fried shallots

Sauté the onions, carrot and garlic in butter and once softened add the beef.

Sauté until the beef is cooked through and add the rest of the seasonings.

Heat oven to 220 degrees. Pour oil into the muffin tray and heat the oil for 5 minutes just like how you would do for Yorkies.

Pour batter into the muffin pan. Add a spoonful of beef filling and top with grated cheese.

Bake for 20 minutes or until the golden brown and puffed up.

Pav (bread rolls)

This is the same recipe you can make for Pav-Bhaji. 

Today I made these babies just because I'm too lazy to head out to buy bread .. Super easy especially if you have a mixer.

In a bowl, mix the milk, sugar and yeast and set aside until frothy.

1 cup warm milk

2 teaspoon instant yeast

1 tablespoon sugar

In a mixer, add the dry ingredients

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 tablespoon milk powder

Add the yeast mixture and knead until combined. Add 4 tablespoons softened butter and continue kneading for 10 minutes. Once the dough is smooth, Cover and proof for an hour.

Punch the dough down and divide into 16 equal pieces.

Place in a buttered baking pan (4x4) and cover. Leave to proof for another 45 min.

Brush the pavs/ rolls with milk before popping it in the oven. Bake for 20-22 minutes at 200 degrees or until the top is golden brown. Brush with melted butter over the pavs / rolls for shine & buttery taste ..cover with aluminium foil so that the rolls can softly steam in its on heat for a couple of minutes..  Enjoy 

Honey Bread Rolls

I can't sleep!!! Woke up at 4am & that's because I've been craving for honey rolls with honey glaze and extra honey glaze for dipping! Yuuummmmm

The recipe is really simple - 

1/2 sachet of instant yeast

1/4 cup warm water

1 teaspoon sugar 

Mix and let the yeast froth up for 5 min.

Add the rest of the ingredients and mix until well combined only. Do not knead for long! I dumped everything and let my mixer do the hard work for a minute :-)

1 egg

3/4 cup warm milk 

1/2 tsp salt

2 tablespoons butter

2 cups flour

 

Transfer to an oiled bowl, cover with cling wrap and let it rise for an hour or

Until doubled. Once doubled, flatten dough onto your work surface and roll about 1/4 inch thick.

Cut into equal triangle ..I did 16 cuts.

 Glaze with honey butter...

 

Honey Butter Recipe

4 tablespoons softened butter

3 tablespoons honey

3 tablespoons icing sugar 

Stir until well combined and spread using a brush over your dough. Keep the rest of the honey butter for glaze & dipping. 

Roll the triangles from thicker side to the edge. 

Place onto tray that's been lined with grease-proof paper. Cover and let the rolls rise for about 15 minutes. Bake for 20 Minutes at 180 degrees. Once it's nice and golden brown, remove from oven and glaze with more honey butter. Enjoy!

Nutella Twist Bread

The kids love Nutella but to just have toast with Nutella in the mornings can be quite a bore .. So I'm trying out the much-raved Nutella bread. I halved the recipe in case we can't finish and added whole eggs instead .. 

1 teaspoon instant yeast 

1/3 cup warm milk 

225g bread flour

So basically mix all the ingredients into a bowl and knead into a soft dough. 

Kuih Rose / Kuih Loyang

Again ... This is the blender method.. Because I'm lazy like that ...

So blitz all the ingredients in the blender until smooth and transfer to a flat based bowl.

1/4 cup rice flour

1/2 cup flour 

1/2 cup coconut cream 

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp vanilla essence 

1 egg 

1/4 cup sugar 

Sesame seeds (optional)

Heat the oil with the mould in the hot oil. Drain excess oil from the tool and dip into  the batter. Ensure that only 3/4 of the tool is dipped in. DO NOT dip the entire mould into the batter as it will be hard to shake off the cookie from the mould . Fry until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Enjoy!

Durian Mousse Cake

This is a really basic durian mousse cake.. And I like super thick durian mousse with thin layers of sponge :-)

For the sponge, whisk 2 eggs until frothy for 4 minutes. Add 1 cup sugar and whisk again for 4 more minutes. Add 1 teaspoon Vanilla essence. Fold in the flour mixture. And lastly mix in the liquid to the batter.

1 cup flour

1 tsp baking powder 

A pinch of salt

1/2 cup milk 

1 tablespoon butter (heat with the milk)

Pour into a 6inch greased and lined round cake pan and bake at 165 degrees for 30 minutes or until the cake is firm to the touch. Cool and slice the cake into 3 layers.

Durian mousse 

200g durian flesh

80ml milk 

Mix it into a smooth paste.

Whip 200ml fresh cream with 30g icing sugar. Set aside 

8g gelatine powder

30ml water

 

Combine and heat in the microwave until the gelatine melted.

Add the gelatine mixture to the durians and fold in the whipped cream.

Assemble the cake by placing 1 layer of sponge then half the durian mousse then the sponge and final topping with the balance half of the mousse. Smooth the top and freeze for 2 hours. Best to use a cake ring or a springform tin with removable cake base for this for easy removable. 

Whip 100 ml cream with  1 tablespoon icing sugar and spread around the cake. Chop the balance 1 layer of sponge for the topping of the cake and dust with icing sugar 

Malay Quiche / Kuih Bakar Berlauk with Pasta

Ok so breakfast was done last night because I didn't want to rush this morning .. I had a lot of fresh cream left so figured lets do a quiche but Malay style.. 

Mix the ingredients for the sauce in a blender and blitz until smooth.

2 large eggs or 3 medium size ones

1/2 cup fresh cream

1 cup fresh milk

50g flour

1 tablespoon melted butter

1/2 tsp salt

Pepper 

Boil 150g pasta of your choice .. I had only spaghetti so I broke it into quarters and boiled. You can use elbow or spiral too. 

150g minced beef

1 onion chopped

2 garlic minced

1 tablespoon curry powder

1/2 tsp ground coriander

Salt / pepper to taste 

A handful of chopped coriander leaves

Butter 

Sautee the onions and garlic in butter, once softened add minced beef, curry powder, seasonings and fry until beef is cooked.

Topping 

Chopped parsley

Chillis 

Fried shallots 

To assemble, grease your muffin pan with butter. Pour all the batter equally. Top it pasta then the beef and finally the toppings. Bake in 180 degrees oven for 20-25 minutes until the custard is firm. 

Banana Nutella Brownies - using the 3 ingredient method

You know the craze with the 3 ingredient brownies??  Well I've tried a few and it's great but for this recipe, I tweaked it because I like a good balance of sweet & salty.. Plus I love the combination of bananas & chocolate !! 

You need a large bowl (no mixer required)

And a mixing spoon or spatula. Add all the ingredients and voila.. It's ready to be baked!

1 1/2 cups Nutella 

2 eggs

1/2 cup flour

A pinch of salt 

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tablespoon sugar (optional - original version doesn't use sugar but i like it a tad sweeter)

1 banana chopped

Mix all the ingredients and add the banana last and gently fold it in. I like the taste of banana chunks instead of mashed ones. 

Place in a buttered tin 7x7 or 8x8 if you like a thinner brownies .. (greaseproof paper not required) and bake for 20 minutes on 175 degrees.

The brownies are yummy straight from the oven (no waiting time required)! 

One trick though is to use a plastic disposable knife to cut through it rather than a normal knife.. It cuts like butter! Smooth  and no mess!

Cashew Makmur

This is like my favourite kuih for raya ever!! This and kuih tart!

For my makmur... 

360g flour

140g melted ghee

60g melted butter 

1/2 teaspoon salt

For the filling grind 150g cashews then mix with 150g fine sugar. Add about 60g melted butter. Set aside

Firstly, just mix all the ingredients into a smooth dough .. add green food colouring (optional)

Roll the dough into a ball, flatten and add the filling

Shape it into a leaf shape

Cepit or pinch the spine first using the "pincher"

Then cepit/pinch the sides ... So that it looks more like a leaf

Bake at 160 degrees for 20 min. Dust or roll in icing sugar