#281 : STIR FRIED "LEMIDING": Recipe#166

Lemiding is a kind of fern growing "wildly" along the roadside or in jungles of Brunei. I've seen it being sold in Miri as well. It is similar to paku pakis but the the young shoot of this plant is reddish brown in colour. To an avid "ambuyat" eater, Lemiding is a must accompanying any Ambuyat feast. Although I've eaten several versions of Lemiding dishes, I have to say that the best of them all is always the traditional way of cooking it.... with "belacan" off course. Here's the recipe :)

Ingredients:
2 "ikat" lemiding : remove the midrib , then rinsed.
2 large chillies- sliced
chicken stock powder to taste

pounded ingredients:
5 shallots
2 garlic
1 handful dried prawns: soaked in water
1 thumb-sized shrimp paste/belacan

steps:
-heat oil in wok,
-fry the pounded ingredients till fragrant
-add in the chillies and the "Lemiding"
-add in the chicken stock powder
-stir and cook for further 2-3 minutes and dish up.

*since the leaflets are very soft , try not to overcook them.

#280 salted fish "acar" recipe #165

I think this recipe is of Nyonya origin. I am not sure where I get it from though...
Nice to be eaten with warm rice...:)

Ingredients:
12 salted "rumahan" - heads removed- fried till crispy on the outside

Sambal:
1 tbsp dried chilli paste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder- add a tsp water
2 shallots-sliced
1 garlic-sliced
a bit of white vinegar
sugar to taste
4 cm cimnamon stick
1 star annise

Method:
Fry shallots, garlic, cinnamon stick and star annise till fragrant
add in the chilli and turmeric paste. fry till fragrant
add seasoning and vinegar
add fish and mix well till the "sambal coat the fish
Dish up and wa~laa, your fish is ready to be eaten .... *drools*

#279 PTEB's Teachers day celebration

#278 Apple strudel-version 2 recipe#164

I baked another version of Apple Strudel last night.  I like this version better than the other one.  The smoothness of the custard filling and the taste of the sour sweet apple slices, plus the taste of cinnamon , really make my mouth waters even right now.  At  a different note, I think I'll make some more today... as in after this :)

Ingredients:
Puff pastry

filling:
custard filling ~ you need only 1/8 of the recipe
1 green apple- sliced thinly
butter
cinnamon-to your liking
salt-a pinch
lemon juice - 1/2 tablespoon
sugar- to your liking

making the filling:
heat a skillet and put in the butter
add in the apples, cinnamon, salt , lemon juice and sugar
when filling is 1/2 cooked, dish up.

Assembling the strudel:
If you use the frozen puff pstry, thaw it first
place the apples filling on the pastry, followed by the custard
sealed the puff pastry
baked in 200 C oven until the pastry is golden brown.

#277 Easy Apple strudel- Version 1 recipe #163

I have been trying to make this for sometime. I browsed the net(click here) and found this recipe. My hubby love the strudel however, I found it a bit sweet for my taste. I will try to make the custard version of the apple strudel, which explained the "version 1 " on the title of the post. I , however add cinnamon and lemon juice to my strudel. I definitely will make this again, but I would reduce the amount of sugar recommended by the recipe.

#276 Auni's graduation

The PDS Primary School graduation ceremony took place at ICC last night. We had fun, as not only we witnessed Auni graduating from her class, but we were also entertained by amazing performances put up by students of the various PDS schools. Congratulations to all graduates and to teachers and performers, Bravo! *salut*

#275 The helth expo

#274 For Auni , with love always..... :)

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She had scored A's for her Maths, English, G.P and Science and a B for her Malay.

Auni, Your journey had just begun.. keep your mind open and your spirits high. Good luck and May Allah bless you in your quest for a better and successful future.

#273 Not a blue Monday :)

I saw these when I was preparing breakfast this morning. What a sight :) I grabbed my camera and took some pictures before they disappeared. It's not a blue Monday after all :)

#272 Fish Strips with Orange and Lemon dip : recipe #163

Dayini doesn't like to eat fish. However, when I made this for lunch yesterday, she loved it. So, if you want to try something new, try this one .

Fish strips:
3 large frozen fish fillets-thawed, cut into strips
salt
rice flour
kentucky original flour
a little amount of beaten egg.

-Combine all ingredients and leave aside for 5 minutes
-Deep fry the strips until they turn golden brown
-Arrange the strips on a plate for serving.

Lemon-orange dip:
1 cup orange juice
a tablespoon of freshly squeezed lemon
2 cloves garlic and 1 cm ginger-chopped
chicken stock powder
corn flour slurry
sugar
mayonnaise

-fry garlic and ginger till fragrant.
-add in the juices and chicken stock, cook until the mixture boils.
-add in the slurry and sugar
-adjust seasoning and when the mixture thickens , dish up
-add a teaspoon of mayonnaise for extra "zing" :)

p/s if the mixture become too thick, add a little water to dilute it.

#271Baked potato with paprika : recipe #162

The girls love potatoes. This is one of the dish that I usually made for them.

Ingredients:
Potatoes-cubed, boiled in salted water till 3/4 cooked
oil
paprika-lots of it
salt
black pepper
rice vinegar
mozarella cheese

steps:
Mix all ingredients in a bowl. All except the cheese
put the mixture in a ceramic bowl and spread the cheese evenly on top
bake at 160 C till potato is done.

#271

Some of the food that we had during Ramadhan....

#270 Canned cuttlefish with veggies : recipe#161

I am tired of eating Raya food. These days I prepare simple food for the family. Today,I checked my pantry and found a can of cuttlefish and came up with this:

Ingredients:
1 large can cuttlefish shredded to pieces
1 green capsicum - julienned
1 red capsicum- julienned
1/2 large onion- cut into wedges
2 garlics-chopped
1 sprig curry leaves
3 bird's eye chillies
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1tsp chicken stock powder

steps:
1. Heat oil in pan
2. Add in the garlics,bird's eyes chillies and curry leaves. Fry till fragrant.
3. Add in the onion, the capsicum and the shredded cuttlefish. Stir to combine
4. Add in the rest of the ingredients, cook till the capsicum is nearly cooked but not overly cooked.
5. Dish up and serve :)

#269 WALNUT PRUNE CAKE : RECIPE#160

I bought a new gugelhupf muffin tray from Leong Wui Supermarket the other day. I can say, it was a good bargain. I looked through one of my cookbooks and found this recipe by Chef Wan. This is an interesting cake as Whip cream is used instead of butter. I reduced the sugar by 1/2 and the cake stayed soft even after a few days.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup sliced prunes
2 eggs
1/2 castor sugar
1 tsp lemon zest
1/2 cup and 2 tbsp whipped cream whisked lightly for about 1 minute
1 cup self-raising flour
1 tbsp strawberry jam
1/2 cup walnuts
2 level tbsp cocoa powder

method:
1. Grease the gugelhupf pan.

2. In a separate bowl, beat eggs, sugar and lemon zest till stiff. Gradually add the whipped cream. Fold in flour. Divide the batter into 2 portions of one-third and two-thirds. Pour two-thirds of the batter in the baking pan.

3. Mix together the jam, walnuts , prunes and cocoa powder with the remaining on-third of the batter. Pour in the pan. Bake at 170 degrees celcius till cakes are cooked. Leave the cakes to cool in a pan before removing the cake out of the pan....

Enjoy~ :)

#268 YAY... HIATUS IS OVER... :)

It's nearly two months that I haven't written anything. Frankly, I seldom visited this blog. At first I was preoccupied with Auni's revision, then came Puasa , then Raya... and then there is this Scrabulous game *wink* .. anyway a lot of dedications coming up :) :

1. Selamat Hari Raya Maaf Zahir Bathin to all readers...and especially to my blogging friends. My colleagues, friends, relatives... btw.. Mulliza and Hjh Tom, if you happen to read this... I am very sorry ... will contact you soon :) Insyaallah

2. Happy Teachers day to all full-time teachers and ex-full time teachers of Brunei Darussalam.

3. Congratulations to my cousin, Zurin and Hubby for the birth of their second baby... a baby boy :)

4. Happy belated birthday to my sister BB, Muslimah Melayu and My cousin Hisham.

I was 'selected' to be at the ICC to attend the teachers day ceremony and the picture speaks...

P/s Miss Butterfly, It was fun to be "celebrities" once in while LOL!!! *wink*

#267 So before I go.......

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It's Ramadhan tomorrow. To All Muslims, Happy Ramadhan , Hope our deeds and prayers will be answered by Allah the Almighty.

By tomorrow, it's 20 more days before Auni will sit for her PSR Examination and 23 more days before my students are sitting for their A'level examinations. So to all, Happy Ramadhan and Selamat Hari Raya. I will only check my e-mail every Monday, so any inquiries please e-mail me at aunidayini@hotmail.com

#265 Mung bean biscuits; Recipe #159

Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1 cup icing sugar
1 cup mung bean flour
3 cups all purpose flour

steps:
cream sugar and butter till fluffy
add in the mung bean flour, mix well.
lastly add in the all purpose flour and mix till the side of the bowl is cleaned.
shape the biscuits with biscuits cutter of your choice
bake at 160 degrees for about 20-25 minutes or until the biscuits are cooked.

#264:Cacah Ambuyat: binjai&tempoyak: recipe #158

Someone asked me how did I prepared my ambuyat's cacah... so here it is
Ingredients:
A)
pickled binjai
tempoyak
bird's eye chillies
shrimp paste
dried shrimps

B)
Kesturi juice
sugar (optional)
sliced chillies
soup from "lauk rabus" or "udang rabus"

steps:
blend A for about 1 minute
Add B and mix thoroughly
serve with ambuyat

Note: Bruneian dishes are usually prepared by estimation. This is to allow flexibility in the taste of the dishes. If I am preparing the cacah, I will put in more shrimp paste and kesturi juice. My dad would prefer less kesturi juice because he is not into "sour" taste. If you have extra "cacah", you can make "sambal tumis tempoyak-binjai" out of it. All you have to do is to fry sliced garlic, large onion and more chillies, then add in the "cacah" and slowly fry the mixture over small flame till the mixture thickens... see picture below :)

#263: Nestum chocolate chips biscuits: recipe#157

Everyday for the past few days Darwish told me that he wants to eat chocolate chip cookies. I have limited supply of butter, so instead of making cookies, I made biscuits instead. These biscuits are small, bite-size and crispy which are suitable for Hari Raya. You can put your faourite toppings to make them more "gorgeous".

Ingredients:
half cup butter
half cup icing sugar
half cup nestum
half cup chocolate chips
one and a half cup flour.

steps:
cream butter and sugar till the mixture is light yellow.
Add in the nestum, stir.
Add in the chocolate chips, stir.
Lastly, add in the flour and mix till a dough is formed.
Shape biscuits using your favourite biscuit cutter.
Place biscuits in a cookie pan and bake in 160 degrees oven for 20-30 minutes or until the biscuits becomes golden brown.
When cooked, leave the biscuits in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring them on to a wire rack.
yield: 50 biscuits.

#262: Phillipine Ube cake: recipe #156

I bought the Ube ( Ubi Belayar@ keladi Ungu) at the pasar borong yesterday. I wanted to make some muffins out of it but had changed my mind, so I bake a cake instead using my 10"X10" cake pan.

Ingredients:
1 cup fat
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
3 cups mashed cooked Ube
1/2 cup coconut powder
3 cups flour
2 tsp cream of Tartar
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp salt
purple colouring ( optional)

Steps:
1. Cream fats and sugar till creamy.
2. Add in the eggs, stir till combined
3. Add in the rest of the ingredients and stir to mix
4. Lastly, add in the flour.
5. Pour the mixture into greased pan and bake in a preheated oven at 160 degrees for about 30 minutes or till cake is cooked.