Nasi Briyani (Spiced Rice) & Kampung Mutton Curry

If you had read my previous post, here's the recipes I promised to share. First the Nasi Briyani then the Kampung Mutton Curry, both were serve during my daughter's birthday celebration last Sunday. Besides these 2, there were some other snacks which the recipes were posted long ago.

Here's the first one, Nasi Briyani (Spiced Rice)

Recipe:

Ingredients A
3 cups Basmati rice
4 cups water
1 tbsp chicken stock essence
3 tbsps raisins (original called for 1 tbsp)

Ingredients B

1" cinnamon stick

3 cloves

4 cardamoms

1 tsp tumeric powder

Ingredients C (fried)

1/2 small bowl garlic and shallots

1 cup cashew nuts

Method:

~ Heat up 2-3 tbsp margarine in pot, stir fry ingredients B until fragnant.

~ Add in ingredients A (except water) and fry evenly.

~ Add in water, cover with pot lid and bring to boil. Reduce to low heat and cook for 10-15 minutes or until rice totally cooked.

~ Sprinkle with fried garlic and shallots and cashew nuts and serve.

2nd one, Kampung Mutton Curry

Recipe:

Ingredients A
500g topside mutton (cut into chunks)
400g potatoes (peel and cut into small cubes)
1-2 cups water

Ingredients B
3 tbsps chilli powder
5 fresh red chilli
1 slice galangal (lengkuas)
3-4 stalks lemongrass
100g shallots
100g garlic
2 candle nuts

Ingredients C
5 cardamoms
3cm cinnamon

Ingredients D
200ml coconut milk
salt and sugar to taste

Method:
~ Heat up 4-5 tbsps oil in pot, stir fry ingredients B and C until fragnant.
~ Add in mutton and potatoes and stir fry until even. Add in 2 cups water, cover to cook at low heat until tender.
~ Stir in ingredients D, bring to boil. Remove and serve.

Cheers!

Its my Girl's Birthday!!

Its my girl's birthday today. No matter how old she is, she still our little baby..:) Happy Birthday Baby!!

This year we had a small celebration instead, with some of her classmates cum best friends came over to play and we, parents had a nice tea-chat! Well its not just tea we had, we do had some red wine ....haha!

As usual, I'll cook and bakes for my dear friends. And at the ends it looks like its my celebration instead...LOL!!

Okay, lets talk about the cake now, this year its a strawberry pound cake which was requested by the birthday girl. At the beginning I tried to convince my girl to have a lemon cake instead because I did not try to bake any strawberry cake before and it seems rather difficult to find a good strawberry cake recipe. But she seems alittle upset when I suggested that, so I tried my best to get a good recipe and give it a try.

A simple decoration goes with the cake....Strawberry Cupcakes! Well, the figure on top is the plastic doll she has..hehe! I tried my best to mould a fairy but she said she prefer the strawberry cupcakes on top and she even said the figure I moulded was ugly....opps!

Other than that everyone enjoyed the cake very much! I did it!!

Served with a dallop of fresh cream and a chocolate strawberry...it was just perfect!

Here's the recipe for the cake...

3 cups self raising flour

1.5 cups sugar (reduced)

3/4 cups melted butter

1 cup strawberry puree

1/2 cup fresh milk

4 eggs

Method:

~ Beat eggs and sugar till fluffy, add in strawberry puree and milk and mix well.

~ At low speed add in flour then fold in melted butter.

~ Pour into an 8" round pan and bake at 175'C for 45-50 minutes.

Beside cake, I prepared some simple dishes and drink for the celebration......

Nasi Bryani

Kampung Mutton Curry

Spring Rolls & Steam Yam Cake

Recipes for the Rice & Curry will be posted later because I don't want this post to be too long..:) So stay tune if you like to try especially the Mutton Curry...its a hit!...hehe!

Lastly...Happy Birthday My dearest Baby, stay happy and healthy always..:)

Homemade Aglio Olio with Crispy Turkey Ham

What's your dinner today? Usually we'll have rice with simple dishes, or chinese style fried mee or pasta or maybe some porridge. Sounds bored huh...;p Well, when you are lost and don't know what to cook for your little ones, here is my version of speghetti. A mix and match of Aglio Olio or maybe I should say, "Fried Speghetti My Way"...LOL!! No matter what I called this, my daughter is a big fan of it..;p

Recipe:
A handful of speghetti (this time I used vermicelli)
3 tbsps Olive Oil
3 tbsp minced garlic
Some white button mushrooms (sliced)
2 slices Turkey Ham (shredded)

Seasoning:
2 tsps black pepper
pinch of salt
some dried pasley (depends to individual)
a dash of paprika powder

Method:
~ Cook the speghetti or vermicelli to cook, drained and set aside.
~ Pan fry the shredded turkey hams till crispy with some oil and set aside. (shown above)
~ Heat up olive oil and pan fry the garlic till fragnant and add in mushrooms and all the other seasoning. Stir fry for awhile (about 2-3 mins) then add in the cooked speghetti.
~ Mix well under low heat and dish up. Top with crispy turkey ham and serve.

Its just as simple as that! "yummy yummy" my daughter said after every mouth she took...haha! She had a big plate, and it'll scares you if you have seen her portion of speghetti today! She even asked to cook again tomorrow...;p

Cheers!!