Cili Mesin

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This the basic to make a lot of wonderful recipes. Like, a lot. All those sambals (sambal ayam, sambal ikan bilis, sambal udang, etc), and all those mi goreng, kuey tiaw goreng, bihun goreng, mi kuah, etc.

Some people makes this with garlic, ginger, etc. But mine is just very basic. Only cili kering, and bawang merah.

The secret is just that, in whatever recipe you use this for, make sure during tumis time, it's really really garing sampai pecah minyak. Haaa..itu rahsianya ya puan-puan.

Here is the recipe :

Bahan-bahan :

• 1 cekak cili kering (timbang sediri kalau nak tau berapa gram haha). Ni yang mak ajaq.
• To the ratio of 6 biji bawang merah. 
• ***cekak tu cekak besar. So kalau nak buat banyak, 3 cekak ka, boleh la 12 biji ka bawang merah..

Cara-cara :

• Gunting cili kering lebih kurang 2 inci panjng ke dalam bekas berlubang.
• Ketuk cili kering yang telah dipotong untuk mengeluarkan sebanyak mungkin bijinya.
• Rebus cili kering hingga mendidih.
• Curahkan air rebusan dan sejat cili kering.
• Masukkan cili kering dan bawang merah sehingga betul2 halus (all biji are blended)
• Ready to be used and can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

Usually for one pack of kuey tiaw/mi kuning, the amount of cili mesin to use is 2 senduk nasi. But that also depends of the spiciness of the dried chilli. Oh ya, a tip in choosing the dried chilli, do not choose the shiny type (which is most commonly found in supermarkets/hypermarkets), buy them from normal groceries or wet market (that has a kedai runcit in it), the very dried and matte-colored ones. (well my pic above looks slightly glossy because they have been boiled). Yang shiny tu terlalu pedas sgt2.

XOXO from me!! :D

Acar Rampai

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This is the one third of my fave Nasi Tomato that Mak always made. The most common substitute would be the Acar/Jelatah Timun & Nenas.

Here is the recipe :

Bahan-bahan :

• 10 batang kacang panjang
• 1 biji timun
• 1 biji lobak merah
• 10 ulas bawang putih
• 10 ulas bawang merah
• 2 biji cili hidup merah
• 2 biji cili hidup hijau
• 1/2 inci halia
• 2 sudu besar bijan
• 2 senduk cili mesin
• Garam dan gula
• 1 cawan air
• 1/2 cawan cuka
• 1/4 cawan gula

Cara-cara :

• Potong kacang panjang kepada saiz 2 inci
• Potong jejari timun dan lobak merah
• Belah dua bawang putih dan bawang merah
• Hiris nipis halia
• Goreng bijan tanpa minyak
• Tumis bawang putih dan bawang merah dengan sedikit minyak
• Masukkan cili mesin dan tumis hingga garing
• Tambahkan air, cuka, dan gula.
• Kacaukan hingga mendidih.
• Perisakan dengan garam.
• Setelah mendidih, masukkan semua sayuran.
• Jika perlu tambahkan air hingga ke paras sayuran.
• Tutupkan api dan gaul rata bijan ke dalam adunan.

XOXO from me! :D

Ayam Masak Merah (revisited)

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This recipe would complement Nasi Tomato.Mmmmm, yummy yummeyyhh~~!

Here is the recipe :

Bahan-bahan :

• 1 ekor ayam, potong kecil
• Sedikit garam dan serbuk kunyit
• 3 biji bawang putih
• 3 biji bawang merah
• 1/2 inci halia
• *** tumbuk bahan di atas
• 2 senduk cili mesin
• 1/2 cawan sup (puri) tomato Heinz
• 2 sudu besar sos cili
• 3 sudu susu cair
• 1 biji bawang besar, potong membulat
• Sedikit air
• Garam dan gula

Cara-cara :

• Perap ayam dengan garam dan serbuk kunyit, biarkan seketika.
• Goreng ayam hingga garing, letakkan ketepi.
• Tumiskan bahan tumbuk hingga garing.
• Masukkan cili mesin.
• Bila garing, masukkan garam dan gula secukup rasa.
• Tambahkan puri tomato, sos cili dan susu cair.
• Tambahkan bawang besar yang dipotong, gaulkan.
• Masukkan sedikit air hingga mencapai kepekatan yang dikehendaki.
• Tutup api, masukkan ayam goreng dan gaulkan sebati.
• (boleh masukkan kacang pis dari tin sebagai hiasan dan untuk menyedapkan lagi)

XOXO from me! :D

Nasi Tomato (revisited)

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This is a favourite recipe that Mak always made when we were growing up. The whole combo, I mean. The rice, the ayam masak merah, the acar rampai, and the dalca ayam. But most of the time I would just choose the ayam masak merah and the acar rampai only with the rice.

I especially remember Mak making this almost every weekend when we first started living in Kuantan. It was back in 1993. We had no relatives at all there, and there were nothing much in Kuantan at that time. Yang paling best pun Kompleks Teruntum and Parkson Ria (small). So we spent most of our weekends at the beach.. strolling there, taking in the scenery, and bawak bekal nasik tomato Mak. Sedapp..makan sambil kena angin laut.

Well those were the memories.. and so I would want to be able to cook Nasi Tomato as good as Mak makes them (the whole combo) and I would want my son (hoping for 'children' in the near future, insyaAllah) to love my cooking as much as I love Mak's.

Here's the recipe :

Bahan-bahan :

• 3 pot beras Basmathi
• 2 ulas bawang putih
• 3 ulas bawang merah
• 1/2 inci halia
• 1/2 sudu jintan manis
• *** tumbuk bahan di atas
• 2 ulas bawang putih
• 3 ulang bawang merah
• 1/2 inci halia
• *** racik bahan di atas
• 2 sudu miyak sapi
• 1 helai daun pandan
• 3/4 cawan tomato soup jenis Heinz (i won't settle for any other brand)
• 1/4 cawan susu cair
• Air secukupnya
• Kismis atau gajus, mengikut kesukaan

Cara-cara :

• Panaskan minyak sapi di dalam kuali.
• Tumiskan bahan racik hingga terbit bau. Masukkan daun pandan.
• Masukkan bahan tumbuk dan tambahkan sedikit air.
• Setelah agak garing, masukkan puri tomato, dan susu cair.
• Tambahkan garam dan gula secukup rasa.
• Setelah mendidih, masukkan beras dan gaulkan seketika.
• Alihkan ramuan beras ke dalam periuk nasi dan tambahkan air hingga mencukup (untuk beras Basmathi, untuk 3 pot beras, tambahkan air hingga ke takap 4 pot).
• Biarkan nasi masak seperti biasa. 10 minit sebelum nasi masak, masukkan kismis dan gaulkan (karehkan) nasi

XOXO from me! :D