This is one of my favourite dish. I was cleaning. up my desk drawer and stumble across this recipes, handwritten by Mom.
I took the time to read and post it.
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Category Archives: Recipes
Chilli Paste (Sambal)
This is one of many Chilli paste recipes that I have. But this is the one that makes the difference. It is what makes you sweat, and you feel good after it.
Continue readingGreen Tea and Cocoa Sponge Cake
Smooth and soft Green Tea and Cocoa Sponge cake. This recipes is from my sister in law. The flower pattern is quite amazing for such a simple cake.
Kue Lapis Pandan
This is my childhood favourite, enjoy it with a cup of tea or coffee in the afternoon. Don’t forget to peel the cake layer by layer.
Black Glutinous Cake
This soft spongy cake is good for any occasion, a bit sweet and bit salty makes all the flavour comes alive.
Muffin for baked egg challenge
My daughter is alergic to egg. So we went to have her cooked egg challenge and she failed miserably. The next challenge is the baked egg challenge. Here is the recipes for the muffin.
Mie Rebus (Indonesian Prawn Noodles)
This is another one of my favourite dishes that is worthy of a mention.
Zongzi: Chinese sticky rice dumpling (粽子)
One of the food that will brings back your memory when you taste it is Zongzi (Bak Cang). I grew up in Medan, never appreciating how lucky I am being able to have this. Only when I moved to Australia, I missed this traditional Chinese sticky rice wrapped in bamboo leaves. The process, as I remember took ages, as it needs to be boiled 6 hours in a pot filled with boiling water. But this is the guarantee of the taste.
Pan fried Lobster Tails
If you are looking for a simple dishes to cook over Christmas or family gathering, look no further.
This is one simple recipes that I have tried multiple times. In simplistic this can be prepared in 30 minutes, and taste really good.
Satay Recipe
One of my favourite authentic Indonesian dishes is Satay, and here are my Mom’s recipes.
| Prep Time | 10 minutes |
| Cook Time | 20 minutes |
| Passive Time | 1 hour |
| Servings |
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Ingredients
- 1 Kg meat Chicken or pork
Spices
- 3 tbs coriander seed powder
- 1 tbs turmeric powder
- 1 tbs cumin powder
- 1 tbs fresh ginger grated
- 1 tbs galangal grated
- 1 tbs lemon grass grated
- 2 tbs garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
- 1/2 tsp brown sugar or to taste
- 2 tbs dark sweet soya sauce ABC brand or the like
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Spices
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Instructions
Prepare the meat (you can make this in advance)
- Slice the meat thin about the 2x1 cm. For pork meat slice it perpendicular to the fibre to make sure it is tender.
- Mix all the spices well until toothpaste consistency. You can substitute the brown sugar with palm sugar for more flavour.
- Marinate the meat prepared earlier with the spices and let it sit overnight.
Preparation
- Work the meat slices into the skewer, make sure it is evenly spaced roughly about 10 cm long in total.
- Prepare your grill, best to use the charcoal grill for smoky flavour.
- Lay the skewers on top of the grill and brush it with margarine. Make sure you turn it every now and again to ensure the meat is cooked throughly. You can brush the meat using the left over sauce for the more flavour.
- Present the dish with peanut and chilli sauce.
I hope you enjoy it and don’t forget to leave a comment.