Technorati Tags: recipe, malay food, chicken soup, soto ayam

Labels: Chicken, Malay, soto ayam, soup

Ingredients
1 Whole Chicken - cut into parts
2 tbsp crushed GingerGinger

1/2 cup fresh Lemon Juice
2 tsp Red Chili PowderRed Chili Powder

1/2 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Pepper
1/4 tsp Thyme
Vegetable Oil


Directions:
1. Combine crushed ginger in a covered jar with the lemon juice, red chili powder, oil, salt, pepper and thyme; shake to mix.
2. Let it stand for 1 hour, shaking several times every 15mins.
3. Arrange chicken pieces in shallow baking pan in a single layer.
4. Pour mixture over chicken pieces.
5. Bake chicken at 400 degree for 1 hour.
6. Turn chicken and continue baking at 350 degree for 35 to 45 minutes.
7. Serve immediately as snacks or with steamed rice.



Technorati Tags: recipe, nyonya food, spicy, ginger chicken

Labels: Chicken, Nyonya, Snack, Spicy

Ingredients
1 1/2kg Chicken - deboned and cut into bite size pcs
1/2 tsp Cinnamon Powder
10 ShallotsShallots
- diced
1 stalk Lemon GrassLemon Grass

2 tsp Cooking Oil
Bamboo Skewers

Tip: Soak the Bamboo skewers in water overnight to prevent the sticks from burning.


Seasoning Ingredients
1 tsp Cumin SeedsCumin Seeds

1 tsp Coriander SeedsCoriander Seeds

1 inch pc Turmeric
2 tsp Roasted Peanuts
1 tsp Sugar to taste
1/2 tsp Salt to taste

Peanut Sauce Ingredients
300gm Roasted Peanuts - pounded
1 inch pc GalangalGalangal

2 stalks Lemon GrassLemon Grass

1 inch pc GingerGinger

1 Large OnionLarge Onion
- sliced
3 tsp Ground Chilies
1/2 cup Tamarind Juice
Salt and sugar to taste



Directions - Prepare Satay
1] Grind the seasoning ingredients together but not till its too fine.
2] Marinate chicken pieces with seasoning ingredients, shallots, cinnamon powder and cooking oil
3] Thread 5 pieces of chicken on each skewer and place on grill
4] Brush chicken occasionally with oil until cooked and tender
5] Serve hot with peanut sauce, cucumber and onion slices.


Directions - Prepare Peanut Sauce
1] Fry onion slices till fragrant.
2] Add ground ingredients, ground chillies and tamarind juice.
3] Stir well.
4] Add salt and sugar.
5] Add peanuts and stir constantly until sauce is thick.



Technorati Tags: recipe, malay food, satay, chicken, peanut sauce, grilled

Labels: Chicken, grill, Malay, peanut sauce, satay

Today I prepared Eurasian Tomato Chicken, therefore I would like to share a little about Eurasian Food. I am proud to say that the food of the Eurasian community represents the deepest blending of the cultures of Malaysia, including the influences of Malay, British East Indies, Dutch, Portuguese, Indian, Chinese and Nyonya cooking which like the country itself is so diverse and harmonious. The meat loving Eurasians seem to like their food hot and spicy as reflected by the many recipes using chilies and spices.

Nevertheless, today's recipe is definitely more on the mild side and healthier too. We had this dish for dinner earlier with just steamed rice and no other accompanying dishes.


Ingredients
1 medium sized Chicken - cut into big pieces
3 tbsp Chili PowderChili Powder

1 tsp Turmeric PowderTurmeric Powder

1/4 cup Water
2 Medium OnionsMedium Onions
- sliced
5 Star AniseStar Anise

1cm pc CinnamonCinnamon

1cm pc GingerGinger
- minced
1/2 cup Tomato Puree - mixed with 1/4 cup water
Oil
Salt to taste


Directions
1. Mix together the chili powder and turmeric powder with 1/4 cup water to form a paste.
2. Heat a saucepan with oil and fry the onions, star anise, ginger and cinnamon till fragrant.
3. Add in chicken pieces and stir fry until chicken changes color.
4. Add in the tomato puree mixture and bring to the boil.
5. Then reduce heat and cook gently until chicken is tender.
6. Season to taste and dish out to serve.

Note: You can add some fresh tomatoes as garnish.



Technorati Tags: recipe, eurasian food, tomato chicken, chicken

Labels: Chicken, eurasian, tomato chicken

It's a pampering day both at work and at home except roles being different. My short stint with my present company is coming to a close this week and everyone is wishing me well which can be quite awkward at times. Nevertheless I look forward to the next chapter in my Food Packaging career with a much more solid company next month.

Back home awaits my beloved half who is feeling better and demanding a good tasty dinner. I didn't want to go overboard considering her condition, so I decided to compromise a little by making her a unique Yam Burger. With a healthy theme in mind I decided to go with Rice buns instead and kept extra toppings for myself... LOL!


Ingredients
300g Yam, sliced
1 pc Chicken Breast (about 300g) - minced
2 tbsp Corn FlourCorn Flour

1 EggEgg
- beaten
Some Breadcrumbs

Seasoning Ingredients
1 tsp Salt
1 tbsp Oyster Sauce
1 tsp Five Spice PowderFive Spice Powder

A little Sesame Oil and Pepper to taste


Directions
1. Steam yam until soft and mash into puree.
2. Combine minced chicken, corn flour, seasoning, yam puree in a mixing bowl and mix well.
3. Divide into 8 balls and press lighly into 0.5cm thick.
4. Dip into beaten egg and coat with breadcrumbs.
5. Heat up oil for deep-frying, put in yam burgers and deep-fry until golden brown.
6. Dish and drain.
7. Serve hot with a burger bun or on its own.



Technorati Tags: recipe, chinese food, yam, chicken, burger, yam burger

Labels: Chicken, chinese, yam burger

My mom always said when I was young that should find myself an Indian girlfriend due to my love for curries but who are we to question love huh? Since my beloved better half is not... guess the obvious solution is for me to do the cooking. In fact she doesn't like curry very much, whoever said opposite attracts got it spot on right there.








Technorati Tags: recipe, eurasian food, chicken, turkey, spicy, curry

Labels: Chicken, devil curry, eurasian, Spicy, turkey

Eurasians in Malaysia are generally referred to a community of people with mixed parentage, Caucasian and Asiatic. This includes later colonial occupants, after the Portuguese, of the Dutch and British. A diversity of cuisines has inevitably proliferated from this colorful historic and ethnic tapestry. Eurasian food, in general, is an amalgamation of European cuisines - Portuguese, Dutch and British especially British East Indies, with local ingredients and influences by Malay, Indian, Chinese and Nyonya styles of cooking.









Technorati Tags: recipe, eurasian food, curry puff, snack, spicy, beef, chicken

Labels: beef, Chicken, curry puff, eurasian, potatoes, Snack

Ahhh... chicken, the staple food of Malaysians as Malaysia has one of the highest per capita consumption rates in the world for chicken. Its truly a wonder how we never get tired of eating them... I guess it's due to the many ways we cook it.

Labels: Appetizer, Chicken, Light, Malay, Spicy

Ingredients
1 1/2 kg Whole Chicken
2 cups Long Grain Rice
14 Shallots
12 pcs Garlic
½ inch Long Ginger
1 tsp Salt
½ tsp Pepper
4 tbsp Cooking Oil

Ingredients for Chicken stock
250 gm Chicken Bones
750 ml Water
Salt to taste

Ingredients for Chilli Sauce
5 red Chillies
4 pcs Garlic
1 Fresh Lime
1 tbsp Sugar
½ inch Long Ginger
¼ tsp Salt

Garnishing Ingredients
1 Cucumber
1 Tomato
1 Spring Onion
2 tsp Sesame Oil
2 tsp Light Soya Sauce


Preparation of Ingredients
Boil chicken bones with water to obtain chicken stock. Add salt to taste.
Smash 8 shallots, 6 pips garlic and ginger.
Clean the chicken and stuff the inside with the smashed ingredients. Rub the skin with salt and pepper.
Finely slice the remaining shallots and chop the remaining garlic.
Pound red chillies, ginger and garlic together. Extract lime juice. Add lime juice, sugar and salt to the pounded ingredients. Set aside mixture.
Finely slice the cucumber and tomato.
Cut the spring onions into 2 cm lengths.
Mix the sesame oil and light soya sauce together.
Wash the rice grains.


Directions
1. Heat oil in wok.
2. Fry the chopped garlic and sliced shallots until golden brown.
3. Then add in the washed rice grains and continue to fry until fragrant.
4. Transfer the fried rice grains into a rice cooker.
5. Add in the chicken stock and continue to cook until rice is done.
6. Steam the chicken in a wok or steamer for about 20 minutes or until the chicken is tender.
7. Once the chicken is cooked, remove from heat and cut into bite-size pieces.
8. Arrange the cucumber and tomato slices around the edge of a serving platter.
9. Then place the chicken pieces in the centre of the same platter.
10. Sprinkle the spring onions over the chicken and pour the mixed sesame oil and light soya sauce over it.
11. Serve chicken with the steamed rice and chilli sauce.

Labels: Chicken, chinese, fragrant, hainan, rice, roast, steam