My Red Velvet Cheese Cake

My supposed to be Red Velvet Cheese Cake!!!
I used dark cocoa powder and it overpowered the red colouring!!

This is cheese cake sandwich with red velvet cakes. Cik Ngah got this recipe from a demo class in Bagus Kota Damansara. I baked this cake during our office 2012 hari raya gathering!!!

However did not upload the recipe as I thought of baking it again to get a nice red colour. Forgot all about it until my niece needed to bake red velvet cupcakes for her office. Alhamdulillah I found the recipe and decided to load in this blog of mine before I lost the paper again.....fuhhh...

A) Red Velvet
190 gm butter
250 gm castor sugar
3 size A whole eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp vinegar
1 tsp baking powder
310 gm cake flour
1 cup buttermilk ( 1/2 cup evaporated milk + 1/2 cup fresh milk + 1 tbsp lemon juice)
1 tbsp red food colour
2 tbsp cocoa powder

1. Beat butter and sugar together until fluffy, add in eggs one at a time.
   
2. Combine baking powder, flour and cocoa powder together and sift.
3. Combine butter milk, vanilla and food colour.
4. Add in flour mixture alternate with buttermilk. Beat until smooth.
5. Combine baking soda and vinegar and fold into the mixture.
6. Beat until smooth and well blended.
7. Pour into 8 " pan and bake 20-30 mins at 150C.

B) Cheese Cake

250 gm cream cheese

50 gm butter

100 gm castor sugar

2 size A eggs
2 tbsp cornflour
1 tsp lemon rind
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup whipping cream

1. Cream sugar and cheese until fluffy, add in eggs, scrape sides of bowl.
2. Add in lemon rind, vanilla and cornflour.
3. Then add sour cream and whipping cream.
4. Bake water bath for 1 hour and 15 mins.
5. Cool completely or freeze for 1 hour

C) Cheese Cream Frosting

375 gm cream cheese

40 gm icing sugar sifted

1 tsp vanilla

150 gm butter

1. Beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy
2. Add sifted icing sugar.

My Curry Seafood Mee

My Curry Seafood Mee.....
 Open house hence the polystyrene!!!

Wah... so long no update maa!! Well, Cik Ngah berada dalam mood tidak ada mood! Couple with kesihatan yang tidak mengizinkan, lamalah bersarang blog ni..

Ok back to recipe, Al Kisah, when Cik Ngah was studying at oversea's university.. Cik Ngah lah tukang buat mee kari musim2 raya. Mee kari guna susu yer bukan santan. Famous lah mee kari Cik Ngah zaman2 tu.. Tapi Cik Ngah tak hingat ler recipe yang dulu tu.. 

Dah lama dah nak cuba buat mee kari, google resepi, pilih punya pilih, I took and tried this recipe called Mee Kari Kak Yati. Serperti biasa Cik Ngah ubahler sikit mengikut citarasa keluarga Cik Ngah. Cik Ngah buat ni masa Aidil Fitri open house!!! I know, dah berzaman dah!!

Bahan-bahan Kuah Kari;

Bahan Kisar

8 ulas bawang merah

4 ulas bawang putih 
10 tangkai cili kering 
1 cwn udang kering - direndam 
1 cawan rempah kari seafood - I used Adabi. 
2 kiub ikan bilis - I used Maggi non msg *
2 inc halia
2 inc lengkuas

1 biji santan 
2 btg serai - dititik
2 kpg asam keping
Daun Kari
Garam dan Gula secukup rasa 
10 ekor udang - yg besar
fish ball
isi kerang 
tauhu sponge yg dah goreng

Bahan-bahan Condiments;

Timun dihiris halus
Tauge
Telur rebus  
Daun sup dan daun bawang - dihiris halus
Bawang goreng
Limau kasturi
Cili Jeruk - jika suka
Cili Hijau atau merah dimayang..

Mee kuning 

Minyak untuk menumis

Cara Penyediaan;

1. Kisar bahan kisar sehingga lumat.
2. Panaskan minyak dan tumis bahan kisar, daun kari dan serai sehingga naik bau.
3. Masukkan santan dan asam keping, masak sehingga mendidih.
4. Masukkan udang, fish ball, kerang dan tauhu, kacau dan rasa. (dah sedia masin dengan dang kering dan kiub ikan bilis)
5. Jika perlu masukkan garam dan gula secukup rasa. 
6. Makan bersama condiments

My Dijon Mustard

My Dijon Mustard......

Cik Ngah start to like mustard because of Subway. Sedapnya, Subway sandwich!!! Then news broke that the Halal certificate poses by Subway is not recognized in Malaysia and Subway restaurants has been asked to put out the Halal sign. So at that time, since the Halal issues still not resolved, Cik Ngah decided to make home made Subway style sandwiches. Bawak bekal pi office!!!

One thing that Cik Ngah cannot find is Msutard with Halal sign, especially Dijon Mustard.. Apa lagi, Mr Google ler.... Found this recipe and made Dijon Mustard... The recipe calls for dry white wine, Cik Ngah replace with white grape juice. 

This post has been sitting in the draft for almost a year now... Cik Ngah could not find the picture that Cik Ngah took. This is 2nd time Cik Ngah made this sauce. This prepared Mustard can be used to make all kind of sauce... All American BBQ sauce etc... The recipe;

Ingredients:

2 cups white grape juice (to replace dry white wine)
1 large onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup mustard powder (4 oz)
3 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon olive oil  
2 teaspoons salt

Directions:

1. In a non-stick saucepan combine the wine, onion and garlic; heat to boiling, simmer 5 minutes.
2. Cool, and discard solids.
3. Add the dry mustard to the cooked liquid, stirring constantly until smooth.
4. Blend in honey, oil and salt; heat slowly until thickened (keep nose away; fumes are strong!), stirring constantly.
5. Pour into a glass jar; cool, let sit on counter at room temperature overnight.
6. Refrigerate for 2-8 weeks to age flavor before using.

My Nasi Tomato Berserai

Tetamu menikmati juadah Nasi Tomato Berserai Cin Ngah..... First Release
(Kesibukan membuat Cik Ngah tak sempat ambil gambar Nasi dan Ayam Masak Merah....)

Sempena Aidi Fitri, Cik Ngah bermesyuarah ngan adik2 nak masak apa? Selalunya we cooked dishes like (nasi impit, kuah lodeh, rendang), Soto, Laksa Johor. Adik2 semua cakap tak kisah.. Haish, payah ni. Then Cik Ngah suarakan gundah gulana Cik Ngah kat officemates, one of them suggest Nasi Tomato.. Hemmm ok jugak tu, sebab tak pernah buat pun masa raya.

Previously Cik Ngah had made Nasi Tomato with recipe from Malaysian Women Weekly magazine. The recipe is here. Senang dan sedap resipi tu. But for this raya, Cik Ngah nak try resepi lain, juga menggunakan sos tomato maggi...'

Upon googling, Cik Ngah found this recipe; Nasi Tomato Berserai.  Rasa macam best jer, so Cik Ngah set to make Nasi Tomato Berserai. We made Nasi Tomato on 2nd raya as 1st raya we made Nasi Dagang. Pak Cik tempah Nasi Dagang ngan Mak on 1st raya. Walaupun dah lama Mak tak mengerjakan Nasi dagang ni, buatlah jugak. We all bergotong royong buat.

Alhamdulillah both turned out ok, Nasi Dagang and Nasi Tomato. Nasi tomato tersangat laku, sampai kena masak 3 kali nasinya dan Ayam Masak Merah, 2 kali. Alhamdulillah CIk Ngah happy walaupun tersangat penat...

Recipe dibawah ni versi Cik Ngah;

Nasi Tomato Berserai

Bahan A:

500g beras basmathi  - cuci dan rendam selama 1-2 jam

4 sudu makan butter/marjerin ( Cik Ngah tak suka minyak sapi...)

Bahan B:

2 labu bawang besar di cincang halus
4 ulas bawang putih dicincang halus
2 cm halia dicincang halus
4 cm kayu manis
3 kuntum cengkih
3 kuntum bunga lawang
3 biji buah pelaga (crushed)

2 batang serai dititik.

Bahan C:

1 cawan Sos Tomato Maggi

1 cawan  susu cair

2 sudu makan yogurt asli

2 cawan air - secukupnya depend pada jenis beras yg digunakan

3 sudu makan Stok Ayam Pekat Maggi

Bahan D:

1/2 cawan kismis

1 cawan kacang gajus goreng

Cara.

1. Panaskan butter/marjarine dalam kuali dan tumis bahan B sehingga naik bau.
2. Masukkan bahan C dan masak sehingga mendidih.
3. Masukkan beras yg telah ditos dan kacau sehingga rata
4. Angkat dan masukkan dalam rice cooker
5. Masak sehingga nasi masak.
6. Tabur kismis dan gajus goreng dan kacau nasi dengan garfu to fluff the rice.

   

   Tetamu senja menimati Nasi Tomato 2nd Release.....

Ayam Masak Merah

Bahan A:

12 keping daging ayam

1 sudu makan Perapan Garam Kunyit

Bahan B : kisar

1 batang serai

4 cm lengkuas

1/2 cawan cili kering kisar

2 ulas bawang putih

2 ulas bawang merah

4 cm halia

Bahan C:

3 sudu besar madu 

1 cawan Sos Tomato Maggi

1 cawan Sos Cili Maggi

2 sudu makan Sos Perisa Tiram Maggi

1 cawan air

1 kiub stock ayam maggi 

Bahan D:

1 cawan kacang peas

Garam secukup rasa.

Cara:

1. Gaulkan daging ayam dengan Perapan Garam Kunyit dan perap selama 1/2 - 1 jam
2. Goreng ayam hingga masak.
3. Tinggalkan sedikit minyak bekas gorengan ayam tadi dan tumis kesemua Bahan B sehingga pecah minyak.
4. Masukkan kesemua Bahan C. Kacau rata sehingga kuat pekat.
5. Masukkan ayam yang telah digoreng dan gaul sebati.
6. Rasa dan jika kurang masin, boleh masukkan garam secukup rasa.
7. Akhir sekali masukkan kacang peas.
8. Tutup api dapur dan angkat.

My Nasi Arab - Chicken Mandy Rice

Cik Ngah dah beberapa kali made this rice, but always forgot to get the picture and hence the recipe remain as draft.  This time Cik Ngah have to post this recipe with or without picture....Oh wait, my niece took and post a picture in FB. Here it is;

Sauce, Mandy Chicken, Soup , Arabic Salad and green chillies

Ingredients:

Ingredients A – Mandy Spice Mix
2 tablespoons cardamom pods
2 tablespoons cloves
2 teaspoons black pepper
1 whole nutmeg
1 tablespoon ginger
4 bay leaves

Ingredients B - Chicken
1 chicken cut into 4 pieces
4 teaspoons Mandy Spice Mix
1 teaspoon salt – to taste
2 tablespoon Lemon Juice
1 teaspoon turmeric/Safron
2 cubes or 2 tablespoon chicken stock (I used maggi)

Ingredients C - Rice
1 1/2 cups basmati rice
1 tablespoon butter/margarine
1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
1 small tomato, finely chopped and removes all the seed
4 whole cardamom pods
4 whole cloves
6 black peppercorns
3 cups chicken stock (or just enough that about an inch is above the rice)
½ cups yogurt - optional

Ingredients D - Sauce
2 tomatoes
Red Chilies according to taste
1 stalk of coriander leaves – to use whole
2 tablespoons Lemon Juice
Salt to taste
or
1 large tomato
1/2 cup fresh coriander
Juice of half a lemon
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 red chili peppers
2 teaspoons baharat spice blend

Baharat Spice Blend

Arabic Baharat(Arabic spice mix):
2 tablespoons fresh ground black pepper
6-1/2 teaspoons paprika
4-1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 tablespoon ground coriander
1 tablespoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom

Ingredients E – Arabic Salad
4 whole tomatoes cubed
2 small cucumbers cubed
1 red chili sliced, seed out
1 stalk coriander leaves chopped
Lemon Juice & Salt to taste
1 teaspoon olive oil - optional

Methods:

1. In a coffee grinder or food processor finely blend all ingredients A spices together.
2. Use only 4 teaspoons for this recipe, store the rest in spice bottle preferably glass container.
3. Rub all ingredients B except turmeric all over the chicken and set aside to marinate in a close container or plastic bag or zipper bag.
4. While waiting for the chicken to marinate, proceed to wash and soaked rice.
5. After soaking the rice, set aside and proceed to prepare sauce and salad.
6. To prepare sauce, blend all ingredients D in food processor. Season to taste.
7. To prepare salad, in a bowl mix all veggie in ingredients E (tomato -cubed, cucumber- cubed, chili-sliced and coriander leaves-chopped).
8. Add lemon juice, salt and olive oil. Mixed thoroughly.
9. Strain the rice in a colander.
10. Bring to boil the marinated chicken with 3 cups of water and 1 teaspoon turmeric to make chicken stock.
11. Take the chicken out and strain.
12. Sauté onion with butter until tender and brown in a pot, add whole spices (cardamoms, clove, pepper corns – crushed)
13. Then add salt, rice, chicken stock and stir. Bring to boil then add chopped tomato, simmer cover, cook on a very low heat until chicken stock dried.
14. Remove the rice from heat, put chicken on top, cover and put in preheated oven at 300F for 45 minutes.
15. Serve with the salad, sauce and also green chili.
16. You can also make chicken soup with leftover chicken marinate and chicken stock.

Domestic Diva Awards 2013 - Tools of the Trade

Second part of the award -- TOOLS of the TRADE, the winners are;

Healthy Home Gadgets

Need to get the vacuum cleaner.....

Winner Domestic Diva Awards 2013 - Best of the Best

Without further due, let us look at the winners;

Food Essentials - Dairy Products

Condiments, Sauces, Spices and Oils

Canned & Drinks

Dry Goods

Frozen Foods

So ladies and gentlemen, can use this result of survey for your groceries shopping.......

My Chocolate Cheese Cupcake

It has been a while.... Cik Ngah 'cuti' baking and cooking due to health reason. Cik Ngah was missing cooking and baking so much! But what to do? 

Last Saturday marked the 52th day after Cik Ngah operation and Cik Ngah felt like baking again. So I started with this recipe that uses cream cheese as Cik Ngah need to finish the cream cheese stock in the fridge. 

Alhamdulillah, the cupcake turned out well and delicious... Original recipe is from here; Chocolate Cheese Marble Cake. And my version is as follows;

Ingredients
A:
250 g Cream Cheese - room temp
100g unsalted butter - soften
100g caster sugar
2 medium size egg
100g flour
100g white cooking chocolate - grated

1 tbsp grated lemon zest

1 tsp vanilla essence

B:
260g butter
300g casters sugar
6 medium size eggs
200g flour
100g Van Houten chocolate powder (Cik Ngah used 1/2 Van Houten 1/2 Hersyes)
1 tsp baking powder 
60 ml fresh milk

1 tsp vanilla essence

Method A

1. Beat cream cheese, unsalted butter and sugar until smooth, add egg, lemon zest, vanilla and beat until blended.
2. Fold in flour and grated chocolate, beat until well blended.
3. Pour batter into a large pipping bag - cut a 2 cm tip with scissors... set aside

Method B

1. Sift flour, chocolate powder and baking powder together.
2. Beat margarine and sugar until creamy and smooth, add egg one at a time making sure it is well blended before each addition. Add vanilla.
3. Add sifted flour, cocoa powder and baking powder alternately with fresh milk (f-m-f-m-f).. 
4. Pour batter into a large piping bag, cut a 2 cm tip with scissors ... Set aside

How to
1. Use cupcake cases.
2. Pipe brown and white batter alternately.
3. Bake in a preheated oven of 160C for 20 minutes for cupcake.