Fish Soup

Ingredients:

- fillet of cod fish, cut into cubes (you can use any other fish of your choice)

- some fishballs (optional)

- a packet of soft tofu (cut into cubes)

- a dozen cloves of garlic

- 2 red chillies - slice thinly

- 2- 3 inches of ginger  (half for blending and the rest slice thinly) 

- 2 large onions

- a jug of water 

- some olive oil & sesame oil

- a cube of ikan bilis stock 

- a handful of soya beans

- sea-salt & white pepper to taste

- a packet of bok choy - blanch with boiling water with a little oil

- 2 tomatoes-quartered 

Garnish: Chopped spring onions & Chinese parsley & fried shallots. (optional)

Methods:

1) In a food processor, blend the onions, garlic and ginger into a paste with some water. Heat the oil in a pot and fry the paste till fragrant.

2) Next add the red chillies and fry for a minute then pour in the water. When the soup is boiling, add the soya beans, ikan bilis stock, pepper and some sesame oil and sea-salt to taste. 

3) Cook for about 20 minutes, then remove the soya beans from the soup. 

4) Add the fishballs and cook for five more minutes. Lastly add in the cod fish, tomatoes & soft tofu for a minute and turn off the heat.

5) When serve, add the blanched chye sim to the soup and garnish as shown below. Serve hot. You can have it with rice or noodles. This soup is perfect on a wet cooling day. Enjoy! 

Anchovies Fried Rice ( Nasi Goreng Ikan Bilis)

Ingredients:

- 6 cups of cooked basmati rice

- 1/2 dozen green chillies, few green birds' eye chillies for more spiciness

- 2-3 large onions

- 6 cloves of garlic

- 2 bowls of ikan bilis, wash and drain. ( take a handful for blending and fry/airfry the rest)

- some dried prawn paste- belacan (optional)

- some olive oil

- sea-salt,black/white pepper to taste

- 2 tbspn of sweet soya sauce ( kicap manis)

- a bowl of frozen mixed vegetables

- 3 eggs- scrambled

Methods:

1) Blend the chillies,onions and garlic, ikan bilis and belacan with some water into a smooth paste. 

2) Heat the wok with some olive oil and fry the paste till fragrant. Add sweet soya sauce, sea-salt and pepper to taste. Then add the frozen vegetables. Next, add in the cooked rice and the scrambled eggs. Lastly, the fried ikan bilis. I love to have my fried rice with sunny-side up egg. Serve hot! 

Sweet & Sour Dory Fillet.

Ingredients:

- 1 pkt Dory fillet cut into bite-sized cubes
- 1 cup of tempura flour
- 1 cup of cold water
-  4-5 red chillies
- 3-4 red bird's eye chillies (optional)
- 2 red onions
- 6 cloves garlic
- 1 cup of chilli sauce
- 1/2 cup of tomato sauce
- 1/2 a cucumber ( cut into cubes)
- 1/2 a pineapple ( cut into cubes)
-  a cup of chopped red capsicum
-  sea salt & white pepper to taste
-  cooking oil


Methods:

1) Season the gush fillet with sea-salt & pepper and set aside.
Next, pour cold water into the tempura flour and mix well.
The batter shouldn't be too watery.

2) Heat the oil in a frying pan. Dip the fillet in the batter and fry them till
 golden brown & set aside.

3) Blend the chillies, onions & garlic into a thick paste. Fry the paste with some oil till
fragrant. Next, add the chilli sauce and tomato sauce. Lastly, add the cubed cucumber,
pineapples & capsicum. Add a lil water if the gravy is too thick. Add sea-salt to taste. Pour the sauce over the fish fillet when serve as shown in the picture below.

SHELLOUT

Hello everyone. I hope Ramadan has been good so far for all Muslims out there. It's been a while since I last update my blog therefore today, I'll be sharing a wonderful and delicious recipe which is loved by my family. Shellout! I'm sure those who love seafood will enjoy this dish. Here's the recipe;

SHELLOUT

INGREDIENTS:

- 1 kg crab
- 1 kg large prawn
- 1 kg squid - sotong (slice them up)
- A dozen of large mussels

Note: You may use any seafood of your choice

For the sauce: Blend all the ingredients with some water into a paste

- A small bowl of dried chillies ( soak and drain)
- 3 large onion
- 12 cloves of garlic
- 1 inch ginger
- 1 inch shrimp paste- belacan
- 3 tbsp fish curry powder
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- A handful of dried shrimp - wash and drain

Ingredient B:

- I large onion - chop finely
- A handful of curry leaves
- A stalk of lemongrass - bruise it
- a few red bird's eye chillies +- slice them

* salt and sugar to taste
* half cup of olive oil

Garnish:
- 2 stalk of boiled corn- cut into 3 pieces
- A bowl of broiled broccoli florets - boil the florets for 20 secs in a pot of water with a lil olive oil added to it and drain
- a handful of  broiled baby carrots

METHODS:

1) Clean all the seafood and boil them for a few minutes till the seafood are cooked. Strain them and keep the stock. Note: Don't use too much water to boil the seafood. Boil one type of seafood at a time.

2) Heat olive oil in a large pot and fry ingredient B till fragrant.

3) Next add the blended ingredients and fry till the sauce thickens, then add a few tbspn of the stock. Add salt and sugar to taste. Lastly, add in all the cooked seafood and mix them well.

4) Serve with rice and garnish as shown in the picture below. Do leave a comment once you've tried this recipe. Happy trying!

Fried Bee Hoon with Soya sauce and Chicken.

  Ingredients:

  -1 pkt Mee Hoon ( soak in boiling water till soften & drain)

  - 12 cloves of garlic - chop finely

  - 200 gm chicken breast ( cut into small cubes)

  - 1/2 cup light soya sauce

  - 1/2 cup sweet soya sauce 

  - 2 tbspn dark soya sauce

  - 2 tbspn sesame oil

  - 3 tbspn olive oil

  - 1 cup of water

  - white pepper 

  - sea salt ( optional)
  - 1 pkt bok choy (slice into smaller sections, wash and drain)

 Garnish;

  - some chopped spring leaves

  - sliced omelette 

  - sliced red bird eye chilies

  Methods;

• Heat olive oil in a frying wok, add chopped garlic & fry till fragrant. 
• Next add all the sauces, sesame oil, a dash of pepper & water and leave for 2-3 min.
• Then add the chicken meat. Cook for about 5 minutes till the chicken meat is tender. 
• Next, add the Mee Hoon & stir well.Add some water if the noodles are too dry. Lastly, add the bok choy and cook for 2-3 minutes. Garnish as shown in the picture below. Enjoy! 

    

Pear Pudding

I love pear and any desserts with pear in them. Since I've bought a dozen of pears yesterday, I decided to bake Pear Pudding. Had it with vanilla ice-cream and it was a perfect combo! My family members love it. Alhamdulillah. It's quite easy to make & here's the recipe,

Ingredients :

- 120 grams of self-raising flour
- 120 grams caster sugar
- 120 grams butter
-  3 eggs
-  1 tspn vanilla essence
-  1 tspn nutmeg powder
-  3 ripe pears, remove skin and slice thinly
-  1 tbspn granulated sugar

Methods;

1) Pre-heat oven at 180 Degrees Celsius.

2) Beat butter and caster sugar till fluffy then add the vanilla essence and eggs one at a time. Beat for 5 minutes.

3) Next, fold in the flour. Lastly, add in the apples and mix well. Pour in a baking container, sprinkle the granulated sugar over it and cover with aluminium foil.

4) Bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Test with a toothpick to see if pudding is cooked. If toothpick came out clean, the pudding is ready.  Serve warm with vanilla ice-cream. Delicious!

Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken tikka masala is a dish of roasted chunks of chicken tikka in a spicy sauce. The sauce is usually creamy, spiced and orange-coloured. It has been claimed to have originated in Glasgow and is among the UK's most popular dishes, leading a government minister, Robin Cook, to claim in 2001 that it was a British national dish. - Wikipedia 


Ingredients

Chicken Tikka:

1 kg chicken breast ( cut into bite-sized cubes)
2 tbspn yogurt
1 tbspn red chilli powder
1 tspn cumin powder
1 tspn tumeric powder
1 tspn cinnamon powder
1 tspn coriander powder
1 tspn sea-salt
1 tbspn ginger & garlic paste ( an inch ginger and 2-3 garlic)
2 tbspn olive oil
juice of 1/2 lemon


Masala sauce:

1 cinammon sticks
2 cardamon pods
a handful of chopped coriander leaves
2 large onion ( chop finely)
4 tomatoes ( 2 for blending and 2 chop into cubes)
4 green chillies ( remove seeds and slice thinly)
1 tbspn cumin powder
2 tbspn chilli powder
1 tbspn coriander powder
1 tbspn masala powder
a handful of cashew nuts
1 tbspn ginger & garlic paste
1/2 cup yogurt
1-2 cups of water
some olive oil
sea-salt

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves (optional)

Methods:

1) Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees celcius. Marinate the chicken with all the ingredients under "Chicken Tikka" for 1/2 hr to 1 hr then bake in the oven for 1/2 an hour or until the chicken is cooked.

2) To prepare the masala sauce, blend 2 tomatoes, ginger & garlic paste (an inch of ginger and 2-3 cloves of garlic) and cashew nuts and 1/2 cup of water in a food processor and set aside.

3) Heat the cooking pot with some olive oil then fry the cinnamon stick and cardamon pods and chopped onions and green chillies, some chopped coriander leaves (optional) for a few minutes. Next add all the dried spices and fry till fragrant. Next pour in  the blended ingredients and cook for 10-15 minutes followed by 1/2 cup of yogurt. Add water whenever the sauce becomes too thick.

4) Lastly, add in the chicken cubes into the masala sauce and mix well. Turn of the heat after 2-3 minutes. Garnish with chopped coriander. Serve best with Basmati rice/ Naan. Enjoy!

                               Nadia's Kitchen : Chicken Tikka Masala