Buka Puasa @ Seri Melayu

Another long overdue entry, this time was a session where we had buka puasa @ Seri Melayu. The girls and I considered this as a girls night out after a long day at work.

We choose Seri Melayu because...

We voted(actually Maryam forced us to vote and she lobbied for Seri Melayu as well) and Seri Melayu was the chosen venue.

We arrived earlier and managed to go to Pavillion for some shopping action. Maryam got herself a pair of shoes while Salwa got 2! Sungguh sakan!

The food there was great. A lot of varieties and they were doing this stalls concept. Mostly are typical Malay food with combination of some western delicacies however, the taste was excellent!

What I had :

The western food - grilled lamb and chicken with salad

Sate - this is a must!

Some nasi kuning, this was served in a lamb's stomach, very unique, this was accompanied by some lauk. And of course the sup tulang rawan, you must try this if you get the chance.

That nite was also the nite Nadia shared with us her getting engaged experience which was so sweet!!! While the ladies listened attentively and shared their happiness.

What's special here is while having our iftar, we were entertained by cultural shows performed by the dancers.

We could have eaten more, if only we did not laugh so much!

Girls night out, best!!!!

After long silence, I am tempting you with what we cooked throughout Ramadhan

After long silence, I am blogging from Putrajaya while waiting for the afternoon session of this programme. Yup, still working despite Raya is just few days away....Sedih...

Moving on...

Let me share what we cooked during this fasting month, some of the menu lah yer

One night was declared as Italian night, we cooked Pizza and Pasta. We even tried doing our own dough

Another nite was also declared as Western food night where we had fried chicken ala KFC, grilled burger and grilled lamb. We also had salad and soup.

There's one night where the house smelled like bakery. We baked few types of bread and alhamdulilah, it turned out well.

Another night, we cooked Char kuey teow, with additional ingredients like fish cakes, fish balls and lots of taugeh!!!!

And of course, my better half being a true Johorean, of couse want to have Johor style food and I cooked Lontong to satisfy his cravings. Accompanied with sambal sotong, sungguh lazat!!!

We did other dishes too, like Nasi Beriani, Nasi Minyak to name a few. But, laterlah, nanti ada yang nak buka pose azan zohor!!

Look out for more food entry ya!

Iftar Menu - Bubur Berlauk

Ramadhan really test your creativity. What to cook, how to present it and how to make it interesting for the cuties, Otherwise, masak bagai nak rak and no one wants to eat it.

One of the menus that we tried out was Bubur Berlauk, inspired by the one we had at Kg Bharu.

And the lauk we did were scrambled eggs, kangkung goreng belacan, ayam masak kunyit, hati masak cili and ikan bilis goreng.

The bubur is just plain bubur. Marvelous!!!

Minum pulak air tebu, mengancam!!!!

About 14 more menus to think off. Apa lagik nak masak nie....

Iftar Menu - Mee Hoon Soup

Very simple iftar indeed. Just some kuih bought at Pasar Ramadhan and shredded chicken for the main dish. Also chocolate roll bought earlier from a bakery.

Other condiments can be seen as well, daun sup with cili kicap.

The end product....a simple iftar menu, mee hoo soup...

Yang penting masak sendiri yer....

Iftar Menu - Nasi Ayam

I will start this email with a disclaimer, I did not cook this. This was the iftar we had last Friday where my parents came over to my house the day before and they did all the cooking. Kira, when I reached home, tinggal basuh tgn jer lah....

But, that day jer lah...The rest still sinsing lengan bersilat kat dapur segala....

One time is better than nothing kan???

Iftar Menu - Let's Go Western

This entry was long over due as this was the Iftar menu we had during the first few days of Iftar. I don't think I have to remind you the cuties came up with the menu kan.

That night was declared as the western food nite. We had many dishes ala western which were all home cooked and prepared by us, the family of 5.

Here we have fried chicken with potato salad

Burger - grilled not fried

Garlic bread - home baked

Grilled lamb - self marinated

A helicopter view of the dishes....ok lah, I have to confess, the mushroom soup came out of a can. Manalah sempat nak masak mushroom soup from scratch kan....we also made cekodok kurma and some sambal since my hero won't have appetite to eat if there's not sambal like dish.

So, to all, Selamat Berbuka Pose!!!!

Iftar Menu - Rojak Manis

Caution, this entry may cause you to drool endlessly and perhaps some may even consider licking the monitor. Sabar yer, kan baru habis sahur....

As mentioned, the cuties dictate what we eat for iftar. One of the chosen menu is Rojak Manis. This is a recipe I learnt from my better half. Jangan main2, my better half is a good cook tau.

The rojak is slightly different from the normal rojak mamak. What's the recipe, sorry yer, it's a family secret. Kalau nak rasa, kami sedia menerima tempahan...sempat lagik promote tu...

This is one of the dishes that the cuties love to eat despite they are vegetables served with the dish.

There are menus which have yet to try. Stick around and you will see 30 different menus served, Insyallah.....

Iftar Menu - Mee Rebus

When it comes to Ramadhan, one of the difficulty we faced is to know what to prepare for Iftar. So this year, we have changed our MO. We let the cuties decide what they want ot have instead. They will prepare the list weekly so that it's easier for us to prepare the ingredients.

One of the items in the menu was Mee Rebus. I know they love this hence was not that surprise this was in the menu.

The condiments, consists of daun sup, green chillies and lime.

The gravy, panas menggelegak dalam kuali.

The cuties couldn't wait to get their hands on the mee rebus....Yummy....

So, esok iftar aper pulak yer...Tunggu!!!!

Home made pizza

I made a pledge this Ramadhan to cook as frequent as I could. I guess I have come to a point where I realised the cuties are getting older and there will be a point they will live of their own. I hope they will still remember my cooking and make a point to come back and eat as one family whenever they can.

Last Tuesday, we decided to make pizza for iftar. Recipe was courtesy of Maryam and it made making pizza seems very easy and cheap.

Just get a pita bread, as the pizza base.

Spread the tomato paste and add toppings, in our case, we had sausages, mushrooms and cheese.

Bake in the over for about 10 minutes until it's because golden brown and crispy.

On top of that, I also cooked spagheti bolognese and bought some kuih and ayam percik at bazaar Ramadhan Bandar Seri Putra.

We are also training the cuties to start iftar with kurma. I am also training myself, yup I confess, I don't eat kurma, but I do know it's good for me...

Recipe for future iftar??? Just wait and see....

Iftar @ Home - Mee Bandung

Though it's the second day of fasting, it was actually the first day of fasting for us. We had the first day of fasting @ Batu Pahat which I will blog about it later once I figure out how do I transfer the photos from my berry to my desktop.

The menu yesterday, Mee Bandung. Actually, this year Iftar, we empowered the cuties to choose all the menus they want for this whole month. Which is also a good exercise for us as we don't have to think about what to cook.

The ingredients in the wok. Resepi rahsia turun temurun.

I also bought some kuih @ Bazaar Ramadhan Bandar Seri Putra, karipap and kuih lopes. Not forgetting the tamar.

Hot and cold drinks - hot for the old people like me and my better half and cold for the cuties lah.

The end product, sorry if make you all terliur....kuatkan iman yer....

I am so proud of my baby, last year she managed to complete one full month of fasting and she is determined to do the same this year. This was her pic taken at 6.30pm, still smiling.

We are trying to train the cuties to start the Iftar with tamar, my hero don't really like it, but willing to give it a try...

What's for iftar tonite....hint hint...going western!!!