Iza's Sketches

Sambal Tomato @ Sambal Beldek (Jawa)

2015-04-30T16:09:00.000+08:00

Sambal beldek merupakan sambal tradisi masyarakat Jawa. Resepi asal menggunakan tempe dan kepedasannya memang terasa (sangat pedas) sebab bahan utama cili padi yang banyak. Sesuai dengan namanya beldek yang bermaksud guruh.

Resepi ini telah diolah dengan menggunakan tomato untuk mengurangkan pedas.

Bahan-bahan:

Baby tomato (boleh diganti dengan tempe)
Cili padi
Cili besar
Bawang merah
Bawang putih
Ikan bilis
Minyak masak
Garam
Gula

Cara-cara:

Tomato dibelah dua dan ketepikan
Kisar atau tumbuk cili padi, cili besar, bawang merah, bawang putih dan ikan bilis
Tuangkan minyak yang mencukupi dalam kuali dan masuk bahan yang telah dikisar sehingga naik minyak atau sehingga air kering
Bila dah kering masukkan tomato
Masukkan garam dan gula secukup rasa
Biarkan beberapa minit dan boleh diangkat

Ayam Goreng Kunyit

2015-03-14T14:15:00.003+08:00

Resepi paling senang nak buat cuma leceh sikit ngan bahan-bahan.

Bahan-Bahan:

Isi ayam
Lobak merah
Bawang holland
Bawang putih
Kacang buncis
Brokoli
Lada Benggala (optional)
Cili merah/ hijau ( ditukar ker cili padi untuk rasa pedas)
Kunyit
Garam
Bunga kobis (tak letak sebab takde)
Minyak masak

Cara-cara:

Potong kiub isi ayam dan gaul dengan kunyit dan garam (perap sekejap)
Potong lobak merah, kacang buncis, lada benggala dan brokoli pangang dalam seinci
Potong bulat bawang hollad
Goreng ayam hingga garing dan ketepikan
Pecahkan bawang putih dan cili padi, masukkan ke dalam baki minyak ayam yang telah dikurangkan
Masukkan bawang holland, tumis hingga wangi
Masukkan semua bahan kecuali lada benggala, tumis sehingga layu
Setelah layu masukkan ayam yang telah digoreng. Tambah garam jika kurang masin.
Akhir sekali, masukkan lada benggala, dan gaul sekejap sehingga bercampur
Angkat dan sedia untuk dimakan dengan nasi panas

Doenjang Jjigae

2015-02-15T21:16:00.003+08:00

Agak lama tak masak korean food. Doenjang paste yang beli beberapa bulan lepas pun masih tak berusik. So hari nie sebabkan teringin nak makan korean food, terhasillah doenjang jjigae. Doenjang nie adalah soy bean paste yang banyak digunakan dalam masakan orang korea. Warna tak menarik sangat sebab tak letak red pepper flakes sebab dah kehabisan.

Bahan-bahan:

Zuchini (hijau/ kuning)

Kentang

Cili merah/ hijau

Ikan bilis

Udang

Doenjang

Bawang putih (dicincang)

Bawang holland

Tofu jepun (tauhu biasa pun boleh)

Leek

Air

Garam

Serbuk cili (tak letak sebab dah habis)

Cara-cara:

Potong kiub zuchini, kentang dan tofu jepun
Layang bawang, chili merah/ hijau dan leek
Masukkan semua bahan: ikan bilis, zuchini, kentang, bawang, cili, bawang holland , udang dan bawang putih
Masukkan air sehingga menutupi bahan-bahan dalm periuk tadi
Biarkan mendidih dan masukkan doenjang, garam secukup rasa
Masukkan tofu dan biarkan mendidih sebentar
Akhir sekali masukkan leek dan tutup api
Hidangkan bersama nasi dan banchan (side dishes)

Crunchy Almond Caramel

2013-08-03T02:05:00.000+08:00

Recipe was inspired from: Azlitamasammanis

Ingredients:

2 cups almond flakes

2 cups florentine mix

1 cup pumpkin seeds

1/6 cup black sesame ( i didn't put this)

Directions:

1) Combine all ingredients together in a bowl

2) Pour in a baking pan prepared with parchment sheet

3) Bake for 10 minutes with 160 degree Celsius

4) Once done, take out from the oven and cut it based on shape that you like

Translated to Malay;

Resepi telah diolah dari :Azlitamasammanis

Bahan-bahan:

2 cawan serpih almond

2 cawan campuran florentine

1 cawan biji labu

1/6 cawan bijan hitam (saya tak letak)

Cara-cara:

1) Gaul semua bahan dalam bekas

2) Tuang ke dalam dulang pembakar yang telah di alas kertas pembakar

3) Bakar selama 10 minit dengan kepanasan 160 Celsius

4) Setelah masak, keluarkan dari oven dan potong mengikut bentuk dikehendaki

Bubur Sum Sum

2013-07-21T23:18:00.000+08:00

Pencuci mulut ini biasanya disediakan selepas majlis merewang kenduri kahwin orang keturunan Jawa d Johor. Biasanya selepas 2 atau 3 hari majlis perkahwinan selesai....Ia menjadi satu kemestian di kampung halaman saya dan bubur yang selalu saya tunggu sebab sedap... rasanya lemak manis.....

Bahan-bahan:

1 cawan tepung beras

2 1/2 cawan santan kelapa

sedikit garam

Daun pandan

Cara:

1. Satukan tepung dan garam dalm mangkuk

2. Masukkan santan dan kacau hingga larut

3. Masak adunan di atas api perlahan bersama daun pandan sehingga likat dan berkilat

4. Angkat dan sejukkan

Kuah

Bahan-bahan:

Gula melaka

Air

Daun pandan

Cara:

1. Panaskan air sehingga mendidih bersama daun pandan

2. Masukkan gula melaka dan kacau hingga larut

3. Biarkan mendidih

4. Setelah mendidih, angkat dan tapis

Ketayap (Crepe roll with coconut filling) - Malay Traditional Dessert

2013-07-12T21:49:00.001+08:00

Ingredients:

1 cups flour

1tbs tapioca flour

Salt (pinch)

Pandan leaves

1 1/2 cups Water or Milk or Coconut Milk

Green coloring

1 egg (optional)

Oil

Directions:

1) In a small ball, whisk together flour, tapioca flour, salt

2) Blend/ Pound pandan leaves and with 1 1/2 cup of water and strained to remove the leaves

3) Add the pandan water to the dry ingredients

4) Add few dashes of green coloring to the batter

5) Heat medium size pan (non-stick), rub the pan with oil

6) For each crepe, spoon the batter and spread batter into a round, as thin as possible, buy not too thin. You can swirl the batter by moving the pan a little

7) Cook about 1 to 2 minutes, or until bottom slightly brown

8) Gently remove and place on plate

9) Put 1 - 2 tablespoons of coconut filling and fold the crepe to cover the filling

Coconut filling Ingredients:

Desiccated coconut

Brown sugar

Water

Directions:

1) In a wok, add water (about 2-3 cups), and add the brown sugar. Stir until the sugar dissolved

2) Add in desiccated coconut

3) Stir until the water dry and coconut is not watery

Kaswi - Traditional Malay Dessert

2013-07-11T23:05:00.000+08:00

Ingredients:

1 cups flour

1 cups tapioca flour

3/4 cups brown sugar

3 cups water

1 tsp slaked lime water

Desiccated coconut

Salt

Preparations;

1) Mix flour and tapioca flour

2) Add 2 cups of water to flour mix and stir to combine

3) Mix brown sugar and 1 cup of water until sugar dissolve

4) Add into flour mix

5) Add slaked lime into the batter

7) Pour into round/ square cake pan

6) Steam for about 20 to 30 minutes on boiling water until cook

7) Make sure it is completely before cutting

6) For the coconut, mix desiccated coconut with salt (to taste)

7) Serve kaswi with coconut

Stir-fry Watercress

2013-07-07T15:52:00.001+08:00

Ingredients:

Garlic

Onion

Corn oil

Watercress

Oyster sauce

Salt

Sugar

Sesame oil (optional)

Preparations:

1) Cut the watercress, wash and dry

2) Cut garlic and onion

3) Heat wok over medium heat and add oil

4) Stir fry garlic until brown, then add onion.

5) Add oyster sauce, salt and pinch of sugar and stir until combine

6) Add watercress and and add salt to taste

7) *Stir fry leave wilt and stems is soften but still bright green

8) Reduce heat and serve immediately

* If it is dry, you can add a bit of water

Marble Butter Cake

2013-05-29T16:25:00.001+08:00

Original recipe taken from dzanariah and had adjusted the recipe a bit.

Ingredients:

125 gm dark chocolate

125 gm butter

125 gm castor sugar - I'm using icing sugar

2 large egg

155 gm self raising flour

80 ml fresh milk

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

Steps:

1) Grease and line the round cake pan with baking paper and preheat the oven with 160° C/180° C

2) Melt dark chocolate in a pan with double boil technique

3) Cream butter, sugar with electric mixer with medium speed

4) Add egg 1 at a time, beating to combine and gradually add milk and vanilla essence

5) Gradually add flour and fold to combine

6) Divide the batter into 2 parts, mixed the chocolate into 1 of the batter. Now you have 2 types of batter; yellow and chocolate

7) Pour the batter into the baking pan, alternatively between yellow and chocolate batter until finish

8) Take any long skewer or knife or cake tester, then swirl around the batter

9) Bake for 40 - 50 minutes or you can test it using cake tester

Percutian Mengejut... Cameron Highlands (Dec 24th - 25th, 2012)

2013-01-31T21:26:00.003+08:00

Heeeeee.... Kenapa entry post nie percutian mengejut???? Ini kerana cuti-cuti kali nie dibuat dalam masa 3 hari sebelum kami pergi... semuanya dirancang on the spot.. cari hotel everything.... kereta pun tak sempat nak hantar service.... sebab cuti hujung minggu tu merupakan cuti umum... Isnin dah nak pegi dah.... errmmm... memang tak dan nak service kereta.....

Cameron Highlands is one of my parents favourite place untuk bercuti... sebab udara dia sejuk dan tempat yang santai... however, lain kali pegi kena pegi bukan waktu cuti sekolah and working days.... The reason is percutian di musim sekolah memang menguji kesabaran, lagi2 kalau booking hotel at the very last minit... harga pun berganda dari biasa... Alhamdulillah... dapat jugak booking bilik kat Rosa Pasadena....for 1 double bed and 1 single bed.... the only room left masa tu... cekau jelah.... Satu lagi kesesakan yang teramat sangat kat atas.... hu hu hu....

Geram ngan bunga

Cuti kali nie pergi with my parents, my 2 nephews and youngest brother.... pemandu seperti biasa my brother.... Kali nie berkesempatan pegi MARDI.... last pergi masa tahun 1991 or 1992.....banyak yang dah berubah MARDI nie... rasa taman depan MARDI pun dulu lagi cantik..... compare ngan sekarang...

Buah Labu

Abg pun nak pegang... Duh... pengsan Ayong...

Aktiviti lain seperti biasa... makan strawberry, fresh salad, beli teh di Cameron Valley etc... dan jugak lawat kebun bunga.... malam pulak aktiviti membeli di pasar malam.... kalau musim cuti sekolah pasar malam nie tetiap hari ada..... I've noticed, harga untuk sayur kebanyakkannya lebih mahal berbanding dulu.... my brother said.... kat TESCO lagi murah..... Komen yang sama heard from a chinese lady masa kat pasar sayur....

We only bought pucuk labu (yang nie agak sukar dapat kat bawah), water crest and also leek (Cameron punya, China punya kecik2 sikit).... lupa lak keledek sikit.... Dan juga beli sikit cenderahati untuk adik2 yang tak pegi... teh jelah untuk diaorg....

Segala-galanya Strawberry.....

2012 Wrapped up....

2013-01-25T16:25:00.002+08:00

Cheh tajuk 2012 wrapped up... dah macam update management team ngan financial year activities closure..... Takpe nie wrapped up untuk diri sendiri.... Nak buat down the memory lane sikit....

Source: http://festivalchaska.blogspot.in

Alhamdulillah... Dah dekat sebulan dah kita menjejakkan kaki ke tahun 2013.... Pejam celik pejam celik masa berlalu tersangat pantas.....Meningkat lagi setahun umur... and hopefully apa yang diazamkan dan impian akan terlaksana... Insya-Allah...Lama betul tak update blog... tak tau apa nak update sebenarnya...

Bandung Map

Sepanjang 2012, managed to plan vacation pendek ke 2 negara di ASEAN (Bangkok and Bandung)..... dan dalam negara je.... dan tahun ini juga dapat ada tambahan ahli keluarga.... my niece, kehilangan uncle (my fathernya abang). my youngest brother terlibat dalam kemalangan..... end up dapat 6 months MC... sambutan raya yang agak kelam kabut sebab my parents banyak kat KL jaga my brother and my sister (confinement)...... Kerjaya tak banyak berubah... cuma responsibility makin besar......

Tak banyak sangat peristiwa besar yang berlaku sepanjang tahun nie.... Azam untuk further study terbantut lagi.... bilalah nak start balik.... Hopefully it dapat materialise in 2013.... After all... 2012 will always be remembered as part of my canvas....ada corak tersendiri....

Bangkok Map

I think not too late to wish all of you A Happy New Year!!!!!!!! May this year bring more success and happiness.... AMIIIINN....

Cereal Cookies with Almond Nib and Coconut

2012-10-02T15:53:00.000+08:00

A recipe created for this year Eid Mubarak.... Was scratching my head try to come out with new cookie idea and recipe...something different from last year Eid cookies... Alhamdulillah my mum like it...

Ingredients:

3 cups flour

1 cup corn flour

1 cup butter

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1/4 cup dessicated coconut

1/4 cup almond nib

1/2 cup cereal

Vanilla essence

Cooking chocolate

Methods:

1. Mix butter and sugar until completely mix or until sugar is dissolved

2. Add eggs and vanilla essence and mix till combine

3. Add dessicated coconut, almond nib and cereal, mix until combine

4. Sift flour into the mixture little by little, stir to combine and knead gently until smooth

5. Preheat oven at 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Lined baking tray with parchment paper.

6. Using spoon, drop heaping tablespoon-size balls. This recipe can make between 70-100 pieces depending on your cookies size.

7. Baked until the bottom of the cookie is slightly brown (about 15 - 20 minutes).

8. Remove from oven and let is cool on the baking tray about 1 - 2 minutes.

9. Transfer to wire rack and cool it completely for

10. Melt cooking chocolate - double-boiled/ using microwave

11.Use Piping bag and drizzle the chocolate on the cookies

Stir Fry Cassava Leaves and Prawn With Fermented Durian

2012-07-18T12:48:00.001+08:00

Created this recipe when I just realized that I ran out of coconut milk in my kitchen…. Which I usually stock up a few in a month.. This is the downside when I didn’t do my monthly groceries shopping…..Sighhh....

Ingredients:

Cassava leaves

Prawn

Fermented durian (Tempoyak)

Shallot

Garlic

Bird eyes chillies

Anchovies

Salt

Sugar

Water

Vegetable oil

Methods:

1) Boil water in a pot and add salt and bring to boil

2) Scald the cassava leave in the water until cook for few minutes

3) Drain the water and rinse in cold water

4) Put aside

5) Mince shallot, garlic, bird eye chillies ad anchovies in a mortar or if you do not have mortar, you can just mince the ingredient using knife

6) Put oil in a pan, and sauté the mince ingredient and fermented durian (tempoyak) until fragrant

7) Add a bit of sugar

8) Add in prawn and stir fry for a few minutes

9) Add in cassava leave and add some water and simmer for a few minutes

10) Add in salt to taste

11) Ready to serve with rice

Tempoyak is referring to fermented durian and usually made from lower quality durian which is not suitable for direct consumption with salt and turmeric. This can be eaten directly or cooked with vegetable or fish or sometimes with meat. The paste is very popular in Malaysia and some part of Indonesia.

Step into the mystical side - Zodiac Discovery

2012-07-17T18:02:00.000+08:00

Found this card when I was cleaning my bedroom... so many things to throw away and to make space for new stuff.... rearrange my clothes, make up and shoes.

Just wanted to share it with all of you.... The 12 signs of the zodiac and the description.

Aquarius (Jan 21st - Feb 18th)

Friendly and humanitarian, Honest and loyalty, Original and inventive, Independent and intellectual

Pieces (Feb 19th - March 20th)

Imaginative and sensitive, Compassionate and kind, Selfless and unwardly

Aries (March 21st - April 20th)

Adventurous and energetic, Pioneering and courageous, Enthusiastic and confident

Taurus (April 21st - May 20th)

Patient and reliable, Warm hearted and loving, Persistent and determined

Gemini (May 21st- June 20th)

Adaptable and versatile, Communicative and witty, Intellectual and eloquent

Cancer (June 21st - July 22nd)

Emotional and loving, Intuitive and imaginative, Shrewd and cautious

Leo (July 23rd - Aug 22nd)

Generous and warm hearted, Creative and enthusiastic, Faithful and loving

Virgo (Aug 23rd - Sept 22nd)

Modest and shy, Meticulous and reliable, Practical and diligent

Libra (Sept 23rd - Oct 23rd)

Diplomatic and urbane, Romantic and charming, Idealistic and peaceable

Scorpio (Oct 24th - Nov 22nd)

Determined and forceful, Emotional and intuitive, Powerful and passionate

Sagittarius (Nov 23rd - Dec 21st)

Optimistic and freedom-loving, Jovial and good humoured, Honest and straightforward

Capricorn (Dec 22nd - Jan 20th)

Practical and prudent, Ambitious ans disciplined, Patient and careful

Bangkok (June 13th - 15th) - Part 2

2012-07-11T01:44:00.001+08:00

Cont from Part 1...

Oleh kerana percutian di Bangkok nie leisure and santai... Aktiviti hari nie bermula dari pukul 9am... Harga bilik adalah termasuk breakfast... tapi apa yang kitaorg boleh makan cuma cereal, roti dan buah. Yang lain mintak maaf ada 'kerbau pendek' or tak yakin ngan apa yg diaorg letak... Alas perut je... lunch nanti boleh makan puas-puas kat MBK....

To Madame Tussauds

Ticket collection kaunter

Selesai breakfast... we headed to Siam area... naik BTS walau hanya satu station je.... tinggi betul tangga BTS nie, berpeluh jugak sampai atas. Tak begitu ramai yang menggunakan BTS, kalau tak silap dari informasi dari sebuah rancangan kat Channel 707 (TLC), hanya golangan pertengahan ke atas yang menggunakan perkhidmatan BTS disebabkan harga tambang yang sedikit mahal jika dibezakan dengan tuk tuk...atau MRT.... Lokasi stesen jugak memainkan peranan.... Mungkin sebab tu tak ramai penumpang... lengang je.

Destinasi pertama adalah ke Siam Discovery untuk collect tiket untuk Madame Tussauds and Siam Ocean World. We bought combination tickets via online purchase, ada discount and sampai sana je just tunjuk copy email. Yang best hensem staff diaorg... he he he he.. sila rujuk gambar di atas.

Berangan dengan Obama

Albert Einstein

Mohammad Ali

Tujuan asal sebenarnya nak amik gambar ngan Nickhun... but sadly Nickhun figure kena pinjam Madame Tussauds Shanghai for 3 months... Alamat masa gie Shanghai nanti pun tak berpeluang nak tengok figure Nickhun. Maybe next visit to Bangkok.... Walaupun begitu.... kalau dah kaki bergambar... masih posing jugak ngan figure yang ada.... tak lepas peluang.... berangan bergambor ngan orang terkenal dunia.... ;)

Shayne Ward

Doraemon

Next... ke Siam Paragon... for Siam Ocean World... Tengok ikan-ikan dan dunia laut... Lebih kurang macam Langkawi Underwater World.... Tapi this one better from Langkawi... Enjoy the pics... Untuk lebih info about entrance and jugak apa yang ada di sana... visit link nie http://www.siamoceanworld.co.th/.. boleh tiket secara online... Jimat kalau beli combine tiket...so combine tiket boleh dibeli di http://www.madametussauds.com/Bangkok/en/..

Ambik peluang juga menonton short 5D film sebelum masuk Ocean World.... Tak menarik sangat.... rasa menarik lagi kat Disneyland or Universal Studio....

Entrance to Siam Ocean World

Puas dah tengok ikan-ikan dan hidupan laut..... Next adalah masa untuk shopping..... We went to MBK.... ala-ala macam Sungai Wang.... Tapi besar lagi.... setiap level jual benda yang berlainan.... ada floor untuk IT and handphone and accessories dia lagi... harga murah sikit je dari kat Malaysia.... lepas convert... sikit je...(check smartphonelah...) Shopping kat sini best sebab tak serabut and banyak pilihan... but for me tak memborong sangat... just beli souvenir sesikit....

Tak sah kalau tak shopping

But sebelum operasi shopping... perut kena isi dulu.... terus naik ke medan selera dia di aras 5... ada few restaurant halal kat sini..... Best dapat makan authentic Thai cuisine.... Green curry and tom yam yang mengancam... Oleh kerana demam still tak kebah lagi, Iza just ordered nasi goreng....

Green Curry pilihan my brother for lunch

Muay Thai at MBK every Wednesday

Aktiviti shopping souvenir dan juga barang sendiri diteruskan.... Lama jugaklah kat sini... kalau boleh semua benda nak beli.... biasalah pompuan.... tapi bodyguard dua orang tu pun sakan bershopping... mengalahkan pompuan.... Gerak balik hotel dalam kul 8pm... sambil tu nak tengok Muay Thai sebelum balik... ada show every Wednesday night kat luar MBK.... Ramai lelaki je... Dah nama pun Muay Thai...

Cont to part 3...

Kalguksu - Knife cut noodle

2012-06-29T10:50:00.001+08:00

Came across this noodle when I watched Sunday programme at KBS worlds: 2 days 1 Night. I was tempted to try this when seeing them enjoying this noodle. Taken this recipe from the website and walla..... it is very easy to made... especially if you have a machine to help you roll the dough....More information about kalguksu... refer to HERE

Ingredients:

1 cup All-purpose Flour

1/3 cup Cold Water
1/4 tsp. Salt
1 Tbsp. Oil

Methods:

Mix all-purpose flour, cold water, salt, and oil to form a dough and knead for 10 minutes
The dough may look a bit dry in the beginning, but knead for 3 minutes before deciding to add more water. In case you add water, just wet your hands and go back to kneading.
Wrap in plastic and let it rest for 30 minutes.
On a clean, floured surface, roll out the dough with a roller to a thin sheet.
Fold and cut with a knife. Make sure to flour your hands and the surface as necessary as you roll out the dough and cut to noodle strands.
Flour the cut noodles to keep each strand separated.

For chicken stock and garnishing

Ingredients:

Chicken thighs (skinless)

Water

Onion

Soy sauce

Minced garlic

Sesame oil

Salt

Hot pepper powder

Light soy sauce

Black pepper

Zucchini

Methods:

Chop and cut the onion into thin slices.
In large pot add water, add onion, meat and bring to a boil lower the heat to medium and cook for about 20 minutes.
Remove from heat and strain the broth, removing the chicken thighs and setting aside the strained broth for later.
When the meat cool and separate the meat from the bone into thin strip.
Marinade the chicken with soy sauce, minced garlic, green onion, sesame oil, salt, hot pepper powder, sesame seed and black pepper - mix well. Set aside.
Cut zucchini to bite sizes. Sprinkle with clear soy sauce and salt. Taste and adjust for more salt if needed.
Bring the stock to a boil and stir in the noodles, carefully separating with a chopstick. Bring again to a boil, adding cut zucchini - let it simmer until zucchini is cooked.
Scoop the broth and noodles in a large bowl. Garnish with seasoned chicken meat on top.
Serve warm. Can serve with kimchi or other side dishes.

Bangkok (June 13th - 15th) - Part 1

2012-06-21T17:42:00.000+08:00

My 2nd trip in 2012.... Bangkok , Thailand.... Actually nie adalah 2nd trip to Bangkok... sebelum nie dah pernah sampai tapi cuma di airport je... transit flight from KL - Phuket, masa tu naik Thai Airways in year 2000. Lama tu kan... Pun tak ingat sangat dah rupa Bangkok masa tu... nampak pun di awan biru... tak sempat nak round... So this trip was specifically arrange untuk menikmati kota Bangkok.....

Trip nie from June 13th - 15th, tak cukup hari rupanya... ingatkan cukuplah nak round semua tmpt.... rupanya tidak... agak rushing sebab kalau boleh semua nak jejak and pegi.... Trip kali nie bukan shopping trip yg kebiasaannya kami arrange... maybe next trip will be shopping trip... woot woot...dah berangan nak buat shopping trip tu...baru je balik seminggu.... ada sesaper nak join?????

Suvarnabhumi Airport

Our flight was at 10.20pm on June 12th, so kira sampai kat BKK nie nearly midnight... tapi takpe ada 2 bodyguard yg follow our trip.... tapi masalah jugak sebab bila cakap ngan pemandu taxi diaorg nie tak boleh ckp English and bila mentioned our hotel diaorg macam terpinga-pinga... nasib baiklah ingat nama hotel dan area mana... We arrived Bangkok City Hotel kat area Ratchathewi around 1.00 am....selepas pemandu taxi round beberapa kali sebab tersalah masuk simpang... lepas check in... check bilik boleh tahan besar dengan cuma 3 bintang.... kalah hotel kat Bandung and HK.....puas hati sebab bilik besar dengan LCD tv... washroom yang bersih... but sadly takde iron.....sebab diaorg ada sedia self laudry services.....

Immigration check at the airport

Waiting for public cab

For Muslim.. highly recommend this hotel.. sebab depan hotel tu ada masjid and banyak restaurant makanan halal kat area sini... so kira tak kelaparanlah... memalam pun senang cari makan sebab restaurant bukak sampai midnight.... Dan mostly diaorg boleh cakap Melayu e.g. restaurant Farida, restaurant Bintang apa ntah.... harga pun berpatutan.... Roti canai pun boleh dpt makan... tapi malam sahaja... he he he...

Entrance to Bangkok City Hotel. Pic from official hotel website

BTS terdekat hanya perlu berjalan kaki 10 minit; BTS Ratchathewi station....senang nak move around BKK... Kalau nak gie Pratunam area... jalan pun dlm 20 minitlah sambil tu boleh menyimpang masuk kedai-kedai... tak pun amik tuk tuk.... tak mahal sgt....so overall puas hati dengan service dan lokasi hotel nie... Wifi pun laju....

The nearest BTS

BTS Route Map

Masuk bilik je....masa ni dah tak pikir lain selain tidur... esoknya itinerary ialah menjelajah area Siam.... Shopping dan jugak menjenguk Madame Tussaud....to be cont to Part 2....

Bandung, Indonesia - Part 2

2012-05-20T22:45:00.001+08:00

Cont from Part 1...

Hari kedua lebih focus ke acara berjalan-jalan sekitar bandung.... Tempat pertama sudah tentu Gunung Tangkuban Parahu... Keluar hotel dalam pukul 9.00 am.... Jauh jugak rupanya tempat nie... Jalan pun bengkang-bengkok just like nak naik Cameron Highland.... tapi best sejuk.... Tangkuban Parahu nie sebenarnya gunung berapi yang dormant... last dia meletus tahun 1959.... Tapi masih ada lagi yang berasap kecik-kecik.... Sampai tempat nie je... bau sulfur agak kuat....Kalau berminat boleh hiking... ada package kalau nak turun dari main spot... But not for us... baju and kasut tak sesuai....

Nie permandangan dari observation deck... pondok? Nama Tangkuban Parahu nie mengambil sempena ngan legend kisah perahu terbalik..... bila seorang anak jatuh cinta dengan ibu kandung dia....For further info bolehlah click kat sini Wikipedia.

Akar kayu yang banyak dijual kat atas.... tak beranilah nak beli sebab tak tau apa fungsi akar kayu nie...

Chak......

My frens beli jagung dan pulut bakar... teringin nak rasa.... pulut tu makan ngan kelapa dan gula... oklah rasa dia... biasa je.... Then... pegi ke ladang strawberry yang memang terkenal kat Bandung... But sadly no strawberry for self plucking activity.... We just bought over the counter....

Strawberry at Bandung

Rasa dia biasa je... sama macam kat Cameron... Size dia tak boleh lawan strawberry kat Korea... rasa dia pun....

We headed to Kampung Daun for lunch... A bit pricey though.... But nice ambience, dine in little huts with the sound of water streaming and waterfall...

Entrance of Kampung Daun

Everybody busy diskusi apa nak makan... dah lah tak tau serving dia macamana... main order je...

Gado-gado

Lalap..

After lunch we headed for shopping extravagant..... No pictures taken..... sibuk shopping.... Today we went to factory outlet around Setiabudi Road e.g. Rumah Mode... Apalagi memborong baju lagi.... Especially my frens sebab size diaorg memang banyak... Malam lak apalagi sesi memanjakan diri di spa... Nie acara wajib bila ke Indonesia...

Pisang Bolen... Kartika Sari's signature kuih

Hari ketiga takde apa sangat aktiviti... selain menyambung aktiviti shopping di factory outlet at Jalan Dago and also pergi Toko Tiga for original Levi's jeans... Factory for bags and also Donnatello shoes shop.... Dan yang penting sekali as must visit and buy.... brownies kukus dia Kartika Sari dan Amanda.... Ini mesti.... Bought few for my family.... Price wise.... Kartika Sari a bit pricey compared to Amanda.... But most people like Kartika Sari... I like Amanda more... Tapi ya ampun... ramainya orang kat Kartika Sari.... siapa cepat dia dapat... Tapi tempat kelaslah....

We left Bandung in the evening but sadly... sampai airport je... flight delay ke pukul 9.00pm.... And the best thing.... luggage overweight... ha ha ha nie penangan shopping kat Bandung.... not me kay.... my fren...

Bye... bye Bandung.... Till we meet again in future...

Bandung, Indonesia - Part 1

2012-05-19T19:40:00.000+08:00

February 16th - 18th, 2012

Yeay... 1st vacation in 2012.... It was shopping trip for us... waiting badly for this trip since our last vacation in 2011.... Yalah... lama betul tunggu..... my last trip was with my family in Sept 2011 to Langkawi Island... Banyak dengar cerita dengar tentang shopping di Bandung... This is my chance to explore the town....

Okay... meh citer sikit pasal vacation budget nie.... flight tiket murah dan hotel pun budget hotel je.... Apa yang menarik di Bandung....1st and foremost is shopping....It is a shopping heaven for shopaholic.... Varieties of designs and lots of choices of cloths but sadly not much choice for me... since most of design only have M as their smallest size....mine either S or XS.... sob sob sob.... Help... please fly me to Korea again.....the shopping heaven for small and petite people like me..... 2nd thing that you must try is their food... Lain-lain tu tak payah pun takpe....

Bandung Airport

Our decent room

We arrived Bandung at about 9am on the 16th February. Sampai-sampai terus pergi Amaris Cihampelas to settlekan check in and book car for the next 2 days.... Then, we explored Cihampelas St which is nearby our hotel...

Cihampelas road is very famous with jeans... Price wise it is cheap but quality... can't complain much... what can you expect when get very cheap jeans (which popular here) and t'shirt... However, the road is very narrow and lots of car in this area... A little bit tiring and stuffy experience... For me nothing much to buy...

Along the road you can see statues of famous movie stars and superhero...

Then, we went to Cihampelas Walk (Ciwalk).... Sempat posing dulu sebelum makan.... lapar betul sebab dalam flight tak makan..

Inilah breakfast kami..... Not bad... sedap... but forgot to take picture of the shop...

Lepas dah isi perut... we went to Pasar Baru.... another shopping heaven in Bandung especially for women... So, my advice if you plan to come to Bandung, please bring enough money for shopping... but in Pasar Baru some shop do accept credit card... compared to Tanah Abang in Jakarta...

Penat dah pilih kain

Deretan baju muslimah

We spent almost a day here.... from 11.30 am until the complex closed at 5.30pm.... Tengoklah hasil shopping untuk satu hari dalam gambar kat atas.... Puas dah shopping... we went back to hotel for our next itinerary 'terjun'.... Sesi memanjakan rambut and manicure and pedicure at Brown Salon Ciwalk...milik Rudi Hadisuwarno... hair dresser terkenal di Indonesia... But sorry dear... no pictures taken... terlupa sebab sibuk buat rambut..... Here is Ciwalk at night...

Ciwalk at night

To be continued - Part 2

1 year annivesary....May 17th, 2012

2012-05-18T15:54:00.001+08:00

I didn't realise yesterday is 1 year anniverssary of this blog... time flies.... revamping my blog to give a new look and feel... Moving forward this blog will have various topics not only contain to recipe and travel... And I will be writing in my national language, Malay or mixture....

Happy 1 year anniverssary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hoping god will give me more strength and ideas to keep on writing.....

Kam Heong chicken

2012-05-17T19:27:00.003+08:00

Tried this recipe few weeks ago based on the recipe I found in the web... Nice flavour and smell... Here is the recipe;

For Chicken

Ingredients;

Chicken

White egg

Soy sauce

Salt

Pepper

Cornstarch

Preparations:

Marinate the chicken with white egg, soy sauce, salt, and pepper for a while at least an hour. Then, stir with cornstarch and fry it until golden brown.

Dry the chicken with kicthen towel.

For the sauce:

Garlic - chopped

Shallots – cut into chunks

Curry leaves

Dried shrimps – soak and finely chopped

Birds eye chilies, roughly chopped

Curry powder

Oyster sauce

Light soy sauce

Dark soy sauce

Water

sugar and salt to taste

Preparations;

1) Heat oil in a pan, and saute garlic and shallots until fragrant.

2) Add dried shrimps, bird eye chillies and curry powder - stir fry and then add curry leaves. Stir fry till fragrant

3) Add in the seasoning Oyster sauce, light and dark soy sauce and water. Simmer for few second.

4) Add sugar and salt to taste

5) Toss in chicken and mix until combine

6) Ready to serve

I'm back...... Fried Mushroom

2012-04-03T15:21:00.002+08:00

It's been a while this blog has had a post.....Been busy going back to and fro to my hometown.... had my long awaited shopping break at Bandung....And reading new update in another blog made me want to start updating my blog......Yah....now I'm back after a long hiatus...... a lot of spider web and dust... 'cleaning in progress'.. aaaaaaa... choooommm.....ha ha ha ha

As a token after a long break from updating this blog... Here is a recipe on Fried mushroom..

Ingredients:

Osyter mushroom
1 cup flour
2-3 table spoon rice flour (can use crispy flour)
1 cup of cold water (ice water)
1 tbl spoon butter
White paper
Salt

Preparations:

1) Mix all ingredients in bowl except mushroom
2) Cut mushroom according to your preference
3) Dip the mushroom in the batter and deep fry in oil
4) Fry the mushroom until golden
5) Serve with chili/ tomato sauce

* Alternatively... can use readily available tempura mix....

Oyster Sauce Chicken...

2011-10-26T15:03:00.000+08:00

Ingredients:

Shallot - crush
Garlic - crush
Chili - crush it a bit
Onion - cut in round
Ginger - cut in a thin layer
Carrot - cut at your preference
Soy sauce - to darken only
Oyster sauce
Vegetable oil
Mushroom (Best to use shiitake, but I used oyster mushroom)
Capsicum (optional)
Black pepper (optional)
Water - a little bit
Spring onion (optional)
Salt and sugar to taste

Methods:

1) Heat about 6 tbs of oil in a wok/ pan
2) Put garlic, shallot, ginger, chili and black paper, sauté until aromatic
3) Add sugar - about 1/2 tsp and salt
4) Add oyster sauce and soy sauce, and water, stir well
5) Add chicken and simmer
5) Once chicken is 1/4 done, add carrot, mushroom capsicum --> add water if dry, cook until chicken is well done
6) Lastly add onion and spring onion - mixed well, leave it about few minutes
7) Ready to serve, garnish it with parsley....

*Note: You can fry the chicken 1st about 1/2 done

Hoddeok....호떡....

2011-10-12T16:19:00.001+08:00

I've got tempted when I was watching one of Korean show at KBS World when the VJ is eating Hoddeok at Insadong...And finally tried myself and walla.... it's nice and I can eat 4 hoddeok at one go.....

Hoddeok is a sweet Korean pancake...and very popular street food. This usually serve during winter... However you can see it being sold all year round in Korea...

Lifted the recipe from Maangchi.com....Thank you for sharing this great recipe....... I changed a bit the recipe based on how I did it...

Ingredients:

2 Cups of flour
1 cup of lukewarm water
2 ts dry yeast
1/4 ts salt
1 tbs vegetable oil
2 tbs sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar

1 ts cinnamon - I put less since I don't really like cinnamon
2 ts walnut (I didn't add this)

Methods:

Dough

1) add white sugar, yeast, salt,vegetable oil into the lukewarm water and stir
2) add the water to flour
3) Let the dough rise for about an hour
4) Knead to remove bubles, and let rise for another 10-15 minutes

Filling

1) add brown sugar,cinnamon and walnut together <I'm only using brown sugar and cinnamon>

* you can use any filling based on your preference or liking

Next, let's make hoddeuk!

Knead the dough again to remove the gas bubbles.
Place and spread flour on your kneading board or you can use cutting board
Put the dough on the board and knead it. Make it into a lump, and cut it into 8 equal-sized balls.
Take 1 dough ball,flatten it, put some filling in the center of the dough, and then seal it to make a ball.
Repeat this with the balance of the ball
Heat up your non-stick pan over medium heat and add some vegetable oil.
Place 1 ball on the pan and let it cook for 30 seconds.
When the bottom of the dough ball is light golden brown, turn it over and press the dough with a spatula to make a thin and wide circle (about the size of a CD).
Let it cook about 1 minute until the bottom is golden brown.
Turn it over again and turn down the heat very low.
Place the lid on the pan and cook 1 more minute. The brown sugar filling mixture will be melted to syrup!

Serve hot!

Japchae - 잡채

2011-10-04T00:18:00.003+08:00

Japchae is Korean side dish which is served with rice...sometimes a main dish... The glass noodle (cellophane noodle) or damyeon is made from sweet potato starch. It is different from vermicelli which is made from rice, which is popular in Thailand and Malaysia as well as in other ASIA countries...

Ingredients:

Cellophane noodle (Damyeon) - enough for 2-3 servings
1 cup of beef
2 eggs (separate yolk and white)
Spinach (based on your preference)
1/3 medium size carrot
1 medium size onion
3 Shitake mushroom (dried - but I use fresh)
Capsicum (3 colours) - based on your preference
2 cloves of garlic
Soy sauce
Sesame oil
Sugar
Pepper
Sesame seed

Prepare ingredients:

1) Fry egg on frying pan with few drops of oil, then once done cut into thin strips about 5cm long like matchstick-shaped
2) Slice beef into thin strips, season with sesame oil, sugar, soy sauce and marinate for about 1 hr in fridge
3) Cut carrot and capsicum into thin strips same size and shaped as the egg
4) Slice mushroom
5) Cut onion

Methods:

1) Boiled noodle in boiling water until soft and drain them, add sesame oil and soy sauce, mix them and keep aside
2) In boiling water, put the spinach and stir about 2 minutes. Take out and rinse in cold water, squeeze water and cut it. Season with soy sauce and sesame oil, mix it and add into the noodle
3) Heat the pan stir fry the beef
4) Then stir fry separately carrot, capsicum, shittake mushroom, onion with soysauce and vegetable oil
5) Stir fry shittake mushroom with garlic, pepper and soy sauce
6) Put all fried vegetables, beef and shittake mushroom into the noodle
7) Add soy sause, sesame oil, and sugar to taste
8) Mix all ingredients
9) Before serving put the egg strips and sesame seeds, alternatively you can mix together with the noodle...

Done and ready to be served.....