::sautéed chicken & mushroom with steamed asparagus, topped with black pepper sauce::

da lama teringin nk masak ni.. hehe.. akhirnya.. tadaaa..

simple je sbnrnyer hehe.. sape nk recipe, pls click here...

sedap tak?

nampak sedap tak.. haaa... burger tu i buat sdri tauuuuuu... sbb teringin sgt so i browsed kat internet.. tgk kat youtube tu.. senang giler rupanyer.. so i tried and ni la hasilnyaaaa... ^_^

kalau nk recipe, sila la click sini.. happy trying! 

the recipe file

haaa... ni la file with the recipes i spoke about tu.. siap categorized lagi gitu hehehe..

::tido keeeeeee::

salam y'all.. sorry la senyap pulak akhir2 ni.. byk benda nk citer sbnrnyer.. tp sbb byk sgt resipi nk kena masukkan so blog ni terabai kejap.. hehehe tak tido, terlena jap jer.. ok ok hapdet skrg!

alhamdulillah semua resipi2 dr collection kami (mum, sis and me) da pun masuk dlm blog resipi aina.. so kalau tgh buntu2 tak tau nk masak apa, layari lah blog ini: AINA'S COLLECTION OF MALAYSIAN RECIPE.. takde la gempak2 resipinyer, mostly simple jer tau, ckp awal2 ni.. cuma aina harap dpt membantu sesiapa yg kebuntuan hehe.. setakat ni ada 75 resipi, and as time goes on, m sure more and more recipes will be included in the blog.. if sape2 nk share recipe, pls do not hesitate to email me k.. yr input is highly appreciated.. ^_^ sharing kan is caring.. hehe..

oh ya, pd yg berkesempatan, beli la majalah pengantin bulan september.. kalau tak nak beli, flip thru la mag tu ya.. insyaAllah by sunday ni aina masukkan gmbr.. tak sompek nk amik gmbr, mag tu pun dlm keta sbb nnti sedara mara mesti nk tgk.. apa yg ada dlm tu yg menarik sgt nk kena beli, nk kena spend rm10 semata2?? hehehe.. takde la menarik pun.. tuk aina menarik la.. alhamdulillah gmbr barang2 hantaran aina & ajoy ada dlm tu.. dpt 1.5 page setiap sorang lg.. tq Kak Roff (editor majalah pengantin)!!!! insyaAllah kalau ikut kata k.roff, bulan oct pulak, gmbr wedding kitaorg pulak yg masuk.. wah wah, smpi 2 bulan ya?? tak tau la jadi masuk ke tak yg oct tu.. tp kalau jd, aina hapdet la lagi ok? *wink*

::my own recipe blog::

hi y'all..

yesterday i berbuka kat rumah my mother.. every week bila pegi mesti nk amik my recipe folder (nnti i tunjuk gmbr), tp asyik lupa jer.. those are the recipes yg i learnt from the day i started to learn how to cook smpi la skrg.. i learnt cooking sejak umur 13 or 14 camtu.. so byk la recipe kan.. tp takde la beratus2.. ada la dlm 70 recipes camtu.. campur yg tak masuk buku lg maybe ada la nk smpi 100 kut.. so i know as i go on being a wife i'll learn more and more recipes.. and blogging is my way of keeping record of wat i've learnt and in case la hardcopy/softcopy hilang kan, at least i have my blog nie.. :)

thus, i have opened up my own blog, and watever recipes i've shared here will also be in this blog:

http://ainacollectionofmalaysianrecipes.blogspot.com/

this site is still in the midst of construction/renovation and segala -tion2 hehe.. belum masuk lg 70+ recipes tu.. when i launch it i let u knw k..

:: daging masak merah::

this is our main lauk today.. our vege is juz steamed brocolli and cauliflower.. healthy ckit la kunun.. hehe..

{bahan2}

daging - rebus, hiris nipis, simpan air

bwg merah/shallot - 1 ulas > blend

garlic - 1 ulas > blend

cili padi - 2 biji > blend

bwg merah - 1 biji > potong bulat/wedges

cili giling - 1 spoon

chilli sauce - 1 spoon

tomato sauce - 1 spoon

oyster sauce - 1 spoon

kicap pekat - 1 teaspoon

air rebusan daging

salt & sugar

{cara2}

1) tumis blended ingredients (bwg merah, garlic and cili padi)

2) add in cili giling and tumis smpi naik minyak

3) add in the beef and bwg besar and gaul rata

4) pour in air rebusan daging (1 cawan je, nnti byk sgt air hehe.. tp kalau suka kuah byk masuk la byk2)

5) now add in all the sauces (chilli sauce, tomato sauce, oyster sauce and kicap)

6) add in salt and sugar rasa2 mcm cukup rasa (bln puasa kan, mana leh rasa hahaha)

7) let it simmer smpi kuah memekat..

8) bole la angkat.. siap di hidang.. ;)

my husband suka sgt.. kata dia mcm daging masak merah mkn kat gerai2 tu.. hehehe.. so happy trying!

::cucur udang kering rangup::

hari ni malas nk g param (pasar ramadhan), so i decided to make my own kuih.. nk buat kuih lain tak reti so buat cucur je la hehe.. so sape nk try, silakan ya.. ;)

{bahan2}

tepung

udang kering (rendam awal2)

bawang merah - 1 ulas

cili giling - 1 teaspoon

black pepper

telur - 1 biji

salt

bhn perasa (i used stock ikan bilis)

sugar

water

minyak tuk goreng

{cara2}

1) blend udang kering yg da lembut with bawang merah..

2) gaulkan blended ingredients with the rest of ingredients and goreng dgn minyak panas..

tu jer.. ;)

::daging masak lemak cili padi::

salam ramadhan everyone..

remember hari masak memasak yg i masak daging ni?

i received a few request for this recipe so letak sini je la ya.. :)

ok, recipe ni is for 2 ppl mkn, so pandai2 la gandakan bahan for bigger portion k.. heheh happy cooking!

{bahan2}

daging - rebus & potong nipis2

serai - 1 btg > titik

cili padi - 15 btg (ave size 1 inch)

kunyit hidup - 1/2 inch

potato - 1 average size, cut into desired size

santan pekat - 1 cup

santan cair - 1/2 cup (santan + water)

kerisik - 1 sudu kecil

water

salt

{cara2}

1) tumbuk cili padi & kunyit hidup (nk blend pun bole)..

2) letak cili padi & kunyit hidup yg dah di tumbuk ke dalam periuk bersama serai yg telah dititik..

3) masukkan daging, gaul, dan tambah air and potato ke dlm periuk. masak smpi daging nmpk empuk..

4) pastu, masukkan santan cair and kerisik.. biarkan dia boil..

5) pastu masukkan santan pekat and salt.. bila da mendidih, da siap! :)

**kalau ada daun kunyit pun bole masukkan, lg sedap kut.. i dont have it masa tu so tak letak..

**kalau tak nak letak kerisik pun bole ajer hehe..

**kalau guna daging salai instead of daging biasa laaaaggggiiii sedap.. but its best to put belimbing buluh kalau pki daging salai..

**kalau colour tak cukup kuning, tambah je serbuk kunyit inside ckit.. hehehe..

ok, have fun cooking and trying!

~ sardin masak lemak cili padi ~

the first time ajoy mentioned sardin masak lemak cili padi i went 'huh???'.. tak pernah dgr pulak my family makan lauk ni.. but org negeri being org negeri, semua benda bole masak lemak cili padi, and semua benda bole mkn dgn kuah masak lemak cili padi.. hehehe.. other than rice, we also eat roti canai/pratha, roti jala, bread, lemang and ketupat with lauk masak lemak c.padi, usually daging salai or ayam masak lemak cili padi..

so today, we tried cooking this lauk.. sgt senang.. and sedap.. ok, these ingredients ni we used for tin kecik sardin yg ada 4 ketul tu.. 

{bahan-bahan}

~ 1 tin sardin 230g (ada 4 ketul sardin inside)

~ kunyit hidup - 1 inch > tumbuk

~ cili padi - 7-8 btg > tumbuk

~ asam keping - 1 kpg

~ santan - 1/2 kotak

{cara-cara}

1) keluarkan sardin dr tin ke dlm 1 bekas. jgn buang sos tomato tu k..

2) deep fry the sardin dulu.. and then bila da siap goreng, take it out and reduce the oil..

3) tumis cili padi & kunyit hidup yg da ditumbuk. bila da naik bau, masukkan santan. kalau nk byk kuah, masukkan air ikut sukatan suka hati.. :)

4) bila santan da mendidih, masukkan sardin & sos tomato sardin tu skali..

5) didihkan lagi skali, then masukkan asam keping and garam secukup rasa.. 

6) let it simmer for a while and siap utk dimakan! :)

we ate with rice, telur dadar and asparagus goreng belacan.. hv fun trying and cooking! ^_^

~ black pepper beef ~

usually when i cook black pepper beef, i use maggi's black pepper beef mix yg juz tmbh air tu.. but this time, i wanted to try cooking it from scratch.. and alhamdulillah it worked.. tak sama sebijik la dgn maggi punyer tp sedap gak.. hahah perasan giler.. :P

so here's my recipe:

{bahan-bahan}

[A]

~ onions - 2 biji > hiris

~ garlic - 2 ulas > hiris

~ ginger - 1.5 cm > hiris

~ cili merah - 1 btg >tumbuk

~ black pepper - 3-4 sudu besar > tumbuk kasar

[B]

~ beef - rebus dulu n slice it thinly

~ kicap pekat - 2 sudu besar

~ oyster sauce - 5 sudu besar

~ sugar - 1 sudu besar

~ capsicum/green pepper

~ big onion - potong wedges (if u want)

^ for ourselves, i actually blended all the [A] ingredients.. so up to u la nk hiris or blend k.. :)

{cara-cara masak}

1) heat oil in pan and tumis all bahan2 [A] smpi wangi/naik minyak

2) add in the beef, air rebusan beef tu sikit, kicap, oyster sauce & gula..

3) let it boil and pekat..

4) then masukkan the capsicum and bwg besar.. gaul jap and angkat.. siap! ;)

~ chicken oyster sauce ~

yg ni pulak i learned from my mummy.. ;)

one of my favourites and sgt senang nk masak jugak.. hehehe..

{bahan-bahan}

~ chicken (drumstick/wing/thigh)

~ ginger

~ garlic

~ oyster sauce

~ kicap pekat

{cara-cara memasak}

1) heat oil in a pan.. then saute ginger.. and then add in the garlic and tumis smpi naik bau..

2) add in the chicken and gaul2 smpi separuh or 3 quarter masak..

3) pastu add in oyster sauce and kicap.. nisbah oyster sauce to kicap should be 5:3 camtu.. 

4) add water ikut byk mana kuah u want.. usually da cukup masin because of the oyster sauce.. if tak cukup masin for u, add la garam secukupnya.. 

5) let it boil and siapppppp... ;) sedap di makan dgn sambal belacan.. 

~ daging goreng mama ~

sempena d eve of my birthday, ajoy cooked one of his fave meal from his mama's recipe for me.. i call this daging goreng mama coz daging goreng kan byk jenis.. hehehe.. next entry a recipe from my mummy pulak... ;)

ok, here's d recipe:

{bhn2 yg sgt simple}

~ daging

~ bawang

~ cili merah

~ capsicum (bell pepper)

*semua slice ikut suka cara caner k..

{cara memasak}

1) panaskan minyak.. when yr oil is already hot, add in yr beef and some water.. mmg akan meletup2 mula2, takpe. biarkan je k.. then goreng d beef smpi air kering, tinggal minyak jer.. by this time you will see some of yr beef da ada garing2..

2) then put in onion, chilli, capsicum, salt and pepper.. gaul2 smpi rata.. bila nmpk cili and bwg cam da lembik ckit, terus tutup api and angkat.. 

3) siap! tu jer.. :) simple sgt tp sgt sedap.. 

~ daging goreng berempah ~

hi y'all.. today i decided to try cooking daging goreng berempah.. actually i dont even knw how to cook it.. so i browsed thru some recipes from google but byk giler diff2 versions of the same name.. lps baca about 4-5 recipes, kepala sudah pening.. semuanya berbeza2.. so i decided to do it on my own jer.. ikut instinct jer.. and ikut apa yg ada dlm dapur tu jer.. hahahaha berani giler.. kang tak sedap pdn muka kan.. nasib baik sedap.. to me la hahaha perasan giler.. so if u wanna try, bole jer ikut recipe ni pulak.. and recipe ni tuk those yg tak kisah masak dgn byk2 bahan.. so warning dulu, byk gak bhn2 dia.. some ppl bila tgk bahan byk2 jer kepala dia terus blank, mcm one of my bff.. hehe.. ok, here goes! happy trying!!

daging goreng berempah

(aina's version)

bahan-bahan:

{A}

~ daging - rebus sikit, n then hiris nipis2, simpan air rebus daging

~ onion/shallot - hiris

~ garlic - cincang

~ daun kari

{B - blend everything}

~ serai

~ ginger
~ cili padi (nk guna cili merah pun bole kut hehe)

~ jintan manis & puteh (kalau ada serbuk better)

~ bunga cengkih (ckitttt jer)

~ black pepper & white pepper (kalau ada serbuk or crushed better)

~ tomato sauce (if u wanna use fresh tomato better kut)

~ kicap manis

~ kicap masin

~ oyster sauce

[cara-cara memasak]

1) after blending all the bahan2 B, gaul dgn daging yg da direbus n dihiris td skali dgn air daging n daun kari.. biarkan perap for about 30mins..

2) after 30mins, separate the daging from the bahan2 perap.. 

3) heat oil in a pan.. tumis the onion and garlic.. when the onion n garlic da turn a lil brown, pour all the air perap daging td n let it boil..

4) then put in the beef and gaul.. kecikkan api n let it dry up.. kacau sekali sekala so tat tak hangit.. 

5) tu jer.. hehe.. kalau tak cukup salt for u, tambah la salt k.. for me da ok sbb da ada kicap masin n oyster sauce.. bon apetit! :)

~ nasi goreng udang kering ~

hi y'all! 

my gosh, sunggggguuuhhhhhh lama tak update blog kan.. byk benda nk citer, but mcm M sgttttt besar tuk blogging.. but i did blog hopped a few blogs though.. :) anyways, this lame entry is juz to get d engine started again je hehehe.. 

last weekend i went to pangkor with ajoy's family, fully sponsored by my MIL & FIL.. *huge smiles* so since da pegi pangkor, harus la beli ikan bilis & ikan masin.. oh ya, udang kering pun from our mama baba gak.. eh byk nya bebel.. ok so here's d recipe for 2 pax.. :)

~nasi goreng udang kering ~

3 spoons of udang kering (soaked d night before)

1 biji bwg besar yg kecik (phm x.. hehehe xtau caner nk explain)

2 cloves of garlic

4 cili padi

1 spoonful of cili giling

{tumbuk lumat all these ingredients}

chicken

vege (i used cabbage)

rice (mesti la kan hehe)

salt to taste

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

cara2 masaknya, masak la mcm nasi goreng biasa.. hehehehe.. i dont think i need to elaborate kut kan.. hahahahha giler malas nk type! sorry gals.. :P

~ creamy mashed potato

today, alhamdulillah m quite well.. so rajin ckit nk main masak2.. lunch td masak spaghetti goreng.. mcm mi goreng but instead of mee kuning, i used my favourite angel hair spaghetti.. and for dinner, a simple but very fattening mashed potato is my pick for tonite.. well actually potato ni da lama gak.. bought it bout 3 weeks ago kut.. but still very good.. and then tinggal 1 je plak tu.. so since ajoy takde, bole la masak for myself.. :)

tis recipe is for 1 potato jer.. so if u wanna do more, gandakan la bhn2 tu sdri k.. :) sbnrnya i think d recipe sama je kut mana2.. but since tgh rajin nk menaip, here goes.. 

u'd need:

1 potato

2 tbsp milk

2 tbsp butter/margarine

black pepper

oregano

salt

cara2 dia of course first u gotta boil yr potato(es).. better kalau kita potong kecik2, cepat ckit masak.. in another bowl, combine all the ingredients above.. as for butter or margarine, it would be wise to take them out while u're preparing yr potato(es) (peel, wash & cut) so tat bila kita nk pki da lembut da.. and then bila potato da masak, mash em in the bowl with all the ingredients and gaul hingga rata.. tu jer.. hihihi.. senang giler.. :)

~ spaghetti aglio olio with mushrooms ~

hi everyone! saje nk share recipe.. hihi.. a very simple pasta.. actually i have button mushrooms lebih from my spaghetti sauce i cooked last few days.. pastu fikir2 nk buat apa dgn extra mushrooms ni.. so i figured y not i juz stir fry em and have it with spaghetti.. 

i used angle hair spaghetti coz they cook very fast n they're not too rich gak.. tats y spaghetti nmpk kurus ya.. hihihi.. recipe ni tuk sorang je tau coz i was experimenting jer.. ajoy wanted to eat something else.. ok here's d recipe:

1 portion of spaghetti - boil first

2 cloves of garlic - chopped

1 long cili padi - chopped

2 button mushrooms (canned) - sliced

1 white button mushrooms (fresh) - sliced

chicken cube/stock (ckit jer)

black pepper
salt (if necessary)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

in a heated pan, stir fry the garlic and cili padi.. when it turns slightly brown, put in the chicken cube (i use a small portion jer, secukup rasa) and stir fry lg. pastu put in the mushrooms and dash some black peppers in.. when the garlic da turn almost brown, put in the spaghetti, gaul and done! hihi..

original recipe is to use chili flakes or dried chilies.. tp i dont hv those, so i used chili padi jer, sedap jerrrr... hehe.. and we can always add in prawns, mussels, capsicum and anything we want.. and if we have olive oil, better to substitute olive oil with cooking oil.. happy trying! :)

p/s: i checked recipes from the internet, most of them will sprinkle some parsley flakes & dash some oregano too.. i wanted to do td tp terlupa.. so, put tat in mind when u're preparing yr olio k.. :)

~ baked fish with steamed broccoli ~

haha da jadi foodie blog la pulak..

tis is wat i had for lunch..

baked fish with steamed broccoli..

recipe:
blend - onions | ginger | garlic | cili padi | tomato | cili giling (tak igt portions la hihi)
cod fish fillet (perap with lemon + salt + pepper)
broccoli
salt | black pepper
a lil margarine
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
stir fry all the blended ingredients.. if u're watching yr weight, tak yah pki byk minyak la k.. bila da naik minyak, angkat the fried paste and put in a bekas.
in a baking dish, sapu a lil oil on it, andd place yr fish yang dah di perap..
and then spread yr stir fried paste on yr fish and squeeze some lemon juice on it.
close the baking dish with an aluminum foil, dont forget to make holes kat foil tu..
and then bake for about 10 mins.. baking mmg slow.. if nk cepat, can always pan fry the fish.. but then, byk la frying kan.. if u dont mind, ok jer.. :)

as for the broccoli, place the broccoli in a casserole, put a lil bit of water in it (for steaming), close the casserole and place in the microwave. depending on the portion of yr broccoli, it should take about 2-3 mins to cook thoroughly.. u can always put it back into the microwave if the broccoli tak masak lg.. when the broccoli is cooked, toss the broccoli with margarine ckit.. and then dash in salt and pepper and toss some more. if u want, u can always add in cauliflower and carrots, mengikut selera masing2.. :)

since the broccoli cooks very fast, usually wat i'll do is kemas kitchen, basuh semua benda yg kena basuh, and when the fish tinggal lg like 5 mins to cook, baru start on the broccoli..

when the fish is already cooked, serve it on a plate with yr broccoli.. tu jer.. simple.. bon apetit! :)

~ simple salad ~

as many of you may knw, my wedding

is juz around d corner.. and i still have

like an inch or so to lose.. so i havent

been eating rice for so many days..

except for today, mkn, but very2 sikit..

there goes my puasa nasi haha..

anyways, to make up for eating rice for

lunch today, i ate salad tonite.. thing is kan,

usually ppl eat salad with dressings like

thousand island, tartar sauce, mayo, ada

lagi satu yg olive oil mixed with herbs tu..

so most of salad dressings are fattening!!

but d idea to eat salad is not to gain weight!

hehe.. ter-emo jap.. so i watched AFC

(asian food channel - 703 on astro) and i

got tis incredible tips.. cant remember show

apa, and chef mana, but he suggested to

use lime/lemon juice to substitute the

usual salad dressing..

so today, i tried mixing salad, carrots,

apple slices (mum's idea), sprinkle lime

juice and sprinkle black pepper.. mixed

it up and wallah.. a very2 nice n fresh salad..

the lime really brings up the taste of the

vege.. sedap.. try la.. :)