Stir-Fried Long Bean

STIR-FRIED LONG BEAN WITH EGG



Ingredients:
Method:


1) Saute garlic, onion and dried shrimp.
2) Add lightly beaten egg. Cook till the egg almost dried.
3) Add long beans and chilies. 
4) Flavoured with salt and sugar.
5) Cook for 3-5 minutes. Done!

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The X-Files - I Want To Believe

I've grown up with popular drama series like the A-Team (1983-1986), MacGyver acted by handsome Richard Dean Anderson (1985-1992), X-Files (1993-2002) and etc.

Absolutely I'm not going to miss a chance to watch this movie.
X Files - I Want to Believe. Agent Dana Scully and Agent Fox Mulder are back!

Another MUSTWATCHMOVIE for me this year. Long-awaited film is finally a go. Released on Friday, 1st August 2008 and I was there at Signature @ the Gardens for this great science fiction film.

The X-File started with drama series and was first aired on year 1993 and ended on year 2002. It was filmed twice on year 1998 -Fight the Future and the latest is 2008- I Want to Believe.

This time it is about Mulder, a former FBI agent spends all his time hiding in his office at home, clipping articles about the same kinds of unexplained phenomena he used to investigate and obsessing, still.

Meanwhile, Scully had became a doctor and is practicing at a hospital where she's having a dilemma to safe her patient's life-a kid, with an extreme method which she's not sure with or leave it to God and she's almost giving up...

It started when two FBI agents approach her about finding Mulder to help them track down a missing colleague based on few clues from a fallen priest who may or may not be experiencing psychic visions to solve the case and few other missing girls in between.

As usual X-File will always leave you with X factor...

3.5star from me :-)

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Buah Melaka or Onde-Onde

Some people call it BUAH MELAKA and some call it ONDE-ONDE. Hemm...kuih wajib during fasting month.

Since I'm fasting today, why not we do buah melaka okey!


BUAH MELAKA OR ONDE-ONDE

Ingredients:

- Glutinous rice flour
- Screwpine/Pandan leaf(blended to get the juice)or green colouring
- Palm sugar (gula melaka) - cut into small cubes
- Coconut (grated and mix with a pinch of salt to taste)






Method:

1. Mix flour and pandan leave juice. Stir until the batter does not stick to the spoon
2. Add in filling -palm sugar in the middle and shape into small ball about the size
of a thumb.
3. Boil the water
4. Add done onde-onde into the boiling water. It will float once it's cook
5. Strain and coat the cooked onde-onde with grated coconut
6. Serve :-)








Done!

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Gulai Ikan Kembong Utara

Are you familiar with word "GULAI"? Gulai is another word to describe KARI by northen people of M'sia like Kedah, Penang & Perlis or CURRY in english.

It's Saturday and I've no plan to go anywhere since I'm fasting today :-)
Furthermore, I came back home quite late last night after the midnite show of the X-File at the Gardens.

So, let's check out what do I have in the fridge to cook for breakfast later...


GULAI IKAN KEMBONG UTARA

Ingredients:

 Mackarel or ikan kembong
- Shallots & Garlic - pounded
- Curry leaves
- Halba campur (Mixed indian spices of aniseed, white cummin etc)
- Curry powder mix with 1 table spoon of blended dried chilli & 1 teaspoon turmeric
powder for great yellow colour for your curry
- Coconut milk
- Tamarind juice
- Lady finger & tomato
- Salt & sugar to taste

Method:

1. Clean the fish with salt and lemon, wash and drain
2. Heat the oil in a pot and fry the pounded ingredients, curry leaves &
halba campur until fragrant & golden brown
3. Add curry paste. Stir thoroughly. Leave to simmer until dry
4. Add tamarind juice,coconut milk, salt & sugar to taste. Leave to simmer.

5. When the coconut milk is simmering, add fish, lady finger and add tomatoes couple
of minutes later to avoid it from overcooked.
6. Lower the heat and cook for 5-10 minutes.

7. TARA! It's ready Gulai Ikan Kembong Utara - it's easy right? :P

Psttttt! you can also use other fish if you like :-)

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Pajeri Terung

PAJERI TERUNG

The Ingredients:-


3 brinjals (cut long into two)
- Shallots & garlic(pounded)
- Curry leaves
- Cinnamon & star anise
- Curry powder mix with 1 table spoon of blended dried chilli
- Coconut milk
- Kerisik (roasted coconut paste)
- Salt & sugar to taste







Method:

1. Heat the oil in a pot and fry the pounded ingredients, curry leaves, cinnamon &
star anise until fragrant & golden brown
2. Add curry paste. Stir thoroughly. Leave to simmer until dry then add kerisik.
Stir few minutes
3. Add coconut milk, salt & sugar to taste. Leave to simmer.
4. When the coconut milk is simmering, add brinjals
5. Cook until the gravy has thickened over a slow heat
6. You'll know it's cook when a layer of oil floats on the surface
7. Ready to serve!
psttt! Pajeri is kind of sweet dish, so don't be afraid to add more sugar :-)
Other than brinjal, you also can use pineapples or "kedondong"..emm yummmy

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