Jemput-jemput Kacang Hijau?

I wanted to cook the Kuih Rengas a.k.a Kuih Kacang Hijau a.k.a Mung Bean Traditional Cake (one of my favourite kuih in the world hehehehe), but I didnt have time to do it. So I made a "jemput-jemput kacang hijau" instead hahahaha.. easy, simple and ready to eat in a jifty.

The Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup Kacang hijau (Mung Bean) boiled until soft with palm sugar /white sugar ( to your preferred taste)

1/2 cup Flour

Water (just enough to get the right consistency)

2 tbsp Sugar

a pinch of salt

Oil for frying

Method:

1. Mixed all ingredients (add just enough flour and water to get slightly thicker than the condensed milk consistency, I just estimated mine, didnt actually measured properly) just enough for batter to be able to drop easily from the mixing spoon.

2. Heat oil in a pan or wok over medium heat. Keep the heat on low.

3. Drop a tablespoonful of batter mixture in the pan/wok and fry until golden brown on both side of the "kuih"/cake

4. Serve while still hot.

Easy right? Taste yummy too.

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Chocolate Mugcake (5 minutes recipe )

I received this recipe through email the other day.. Thanks to AlunisSkyWalker for the email :)

A extremely simple recipe.. those working in the office or lab, bring all the ingredients and try making this using the microwave oven ( hahahahaha). For those who have microwave oven at home... do try this... you will have a Chocolate Cupcake in 5 minutes. No need to go out and buy choc cake when you are craving for one in the middle of the night :)

Ingredients:

· 4 Tablespoons cake flour
· 4 Tablespoons sugar
· 2 Tablespoons cocoa
· 1 Egg
· 3 Tablespoons milk
· 3 Tablespoons oil
· Mug and spoon

Methods:
1. Flour
2. Sugar
3. cocoa
4. Mix
5. Add in 1 egg
6. Mix
7. Add in Milk and Oil
8. Mix well
9. Microwave for 3min (high power)
10. Wait until it stops rising and set in the mug
11. Tip content out of mug into saucer and enjoy!

Now.. go enjoy your Chocolate Mugcake with your favourite hot drink ;-). Pretty simple recipe right. As variation, you should be able to make more and microwave in a paper cup maybe and get many-many chocolate cupcakes ;)

Moist Choc Cake

Hi all...

Have not been able to update my blog... I have not tried any new recipe either. First, my streamyx went A.W.O.L. then during weekend, my computer decided that it needed re-installing of the operating system.. :).

I baked Moist Chocholate Cake ( recipe posted previously) and used different icing to cover. The amount of chocolate rice was not enough.. well.. my helper (DD) ate more of it than the amount sprinkled on the cake hehehehehe. Did the icing and choc rice at night.. so I just did it in a rush... my dear helper refused to go to sleep without finishing the icing..hahahaha. It is very easy.... for even for an amatuer baker like me :).

Try it during weekends probably for tea time treat :).

The Chocolate Icing Recipe

Ingredients

50g butter, softened

1 cup icing sugar, sieved

2 tbsp cocoa powder

2 tbsp boiling water

Method

1. Cream both butter and icing sugar until creamy and smooth

2. Add cocoa powder and boiling water, beat again until smooth and creamy.

Hasty Chocolate Pudding

I tried this simple and easy chocolate pudding. Taste very smooth, chocolaty and sweet. If you don't like sweet pudding, you can reduce the amount of sugar in this recipe. I found it too sweet for me so the next time I would reduce the sugar quantity. It is an easy recipe and fixed in a jiffy as it is using a microwave to cook. If you don't have a microwave, you can simply use the conventional method.. use your stove to heat up the pudding mixture :-).

Work plan
5min preparation
10min cooking

Servings: serves 4

Ingredients

100 g white sugar
30 g unsweetened cocoa powder
25 g cornstarch
475 ml milk
10 ml vanilla extract

Method

1. In a microwave-safe bowl, whisk together the sugar, cocoa and cornstarch. Whisk in milk a little at a time so the mixture does not have any dry lumps.
2. Place in the microwave, and cook for 3 minutes on high. Stir, then cook at 1 minute intervals, stirring between cooking times for 2 to 4 minutes, or until shiny and thick. Stir in vanilla.
3. Place a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the pudding to prevent a skin from forming, and chill in the refrigerator. Serve cold.

I keep my pudding in small tubs ( see pictures above) and keep them in the refrigerator. The tubs have their own covers so I don't have to use any plastic wrap anymore.

Simple Fried Chicken

Hi all... Sorry for not been updating my blog for a week now, I have problem with my internet connection and also I was out-stationed for a few days.

Here's a simple fried chicken recipe. Have a try and I am sure you will like it.. mainly because it is so simple and tastes yummy too.

Ingredients
Chicken pieces ( either wings, drumsticks etc. )
Salt (quantity depending on how salty you want your fried chicken would be)
Chinese 5-spices powder
Corn flour
Oil for frying

I didn't give the exact measurements for the ingredients because they are all depending on your preference... some people prefer more and some might prefer less.. normally I kinda just "agak-agak" (estimate) the quantity.

Method

1. Mix all the ingredients together and let it marinates for at least 1/2 hour inside the fridge.
2. Then put the marinated chicken pieces in the microwave and cook for about 4-5 minutes to cook the inside of the chicken.
3. Heat up the oil and fry the chicken until golden brown.
4. Put the fried chicken on kitchen towel to remove excess oil.

Tip.
If you don't have any Chinese 5 spices powder, you can replace it with white pepper powder.

Notes
Microwaving the chicken before frying will lessen the frying time and also lesser oil will be absorbed by the chicken pieces.

If you are planning on a BBQ, try microwaving your seasoned chicken pieces before BBQ-ing them... your BBQ chickens will be juicy and cooked in shorter time (so less burnt and charred chicken hehehehe).

An Eye in a Hole

I found this great recipe for breakfast. Very easy to make and tastes yummy too. Can surprise daddy during this Father's Day or just a great variation to the boring looking bread, cheese and egg breakfast.

Prep Time:10 min
Total Time:30 min

Servings: 4, one sandwich each

Ingredients
8 slices bread
1 tbsp. margarine, softened
3/4 cup Cheddar Cheese, grated
4 eggs

Method

1. Preheat oven to 200°C.
2. Cut hole in center of each of 4 of the bread slices, using 1-1/2-inch cookie cutter or rim of drinking glass.
3. Set cut-out bread slices aside. Discard removed bread circles or reserve for another use.
4. Spread remaining bread slices with margarine. Place, margarine-sides down, in a baking tray. Sprinkle cheese on top of the bread.
5. Top with cut-out bread slices to make four sandwiches.
6. Break 1 egg into each hole. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
7. Bake 15 to 20 min. or until cheese is melted and eggs are set.
   

Variations:
Can also sprinkle shreded bacon together with the cheese for added flavour.

Banana Pancake

Prep Time:10 min
Total Time:20 min


Ingredients
1 cup self rising flour
3 tbsp quick-cooking oats, uncooked
2 tbsp sugar
pinch of salt
1 tbsp oil
3 tbsp milk powder
1 egg
2 medium banana, sliced
enough water to make batter (about 1/2-1 cup)


Method

1. Heat non-stick pan on medium-low heat. Meanwhile, mix all ingredients, except banana, in medium bowl with wire whisk until well blended. Stir in banana slices.
2. Ladle batter into hot pan, using 1/4 cup batter for each pancake. Cook until bubbles form on top, then turn to brown other sides.

Tips
If you don't have self rising flour, you can also use wheat flour mix with 2 tsp of baking powder.
You can also add some cinnamon powder with/out nutmeg to add flavour.
You can also use 1 cup of low fat milk to replace the milk powder and water.

Variations
Serve with reduced calorie syrup, if desired.

Servings:5 servings, 2 pancakes each

Mung Bean Dessert (Bubur Kacang Hijau)

Ok, another one of my old recipe... simple but delicious. Now as everything is so expensive, time to save some money and cook this dessert yourself ;). I don't have a picture for this recipe, so I just borrowed the picture from a recipe book.

Work plan

Preparation: 10min

Cooking time: 1 hour

Ingredients

1/2 cup mung beans / kacang hijau (washed)

a pinch of salt

water (enough to cover

2 pandan leaves ( or can also use pandan essence)

1 cup coconut milk

1/2 cup gula melaka / palm sugar

Methods

1. Boil the mung bean with water until soften.
   
2. Add in salt and pandan leaves (or pandan essence) and let it simmers for about 10min.
   
3. Pour in coconut milk and the palm sugar. Stir slowly while simmering.


4. Serve either hot or cold.
   

Variations

Add some durian flesh in the porridge during boiling to add flavour ( if you like durian hehehe) or some sweet potatoes to add some variety.

Some people also add some ginger during boiling - good for "buang angin" (what's buang angin in english?? remove wind? anyone can help? )

Serve: 4 persons

Puding Sagu ( Sago Pudding)

This is a nice and simple recipe... but I don't recommend to be taken everyday.. too much cholesterol hehehehe

Preparation time: 10min

Cooking time: 20min

Servings: 4-6 persons

Ingredients

310g sago ( washed and remove water)

water enough to cover sago ( during cooking)

150ml white coconut milk

1/4 tsp salt

150g malacca sugar ( harden brown sugar)

250ml water

Method

1. Dissolve salt in coconut milk and refrigerateuntil use.
2. Cook sago in water until sago is clear. Then remove cooked sago from water ( use a sieve ).
3. Put sago into the mould ( or you can also use small bowls as mould) and refrigerate.
4. Boil the brown sugar with 250ml water and also sugar is dissolved and the syrup has thickened.
5. Let the syrup cool down.
6. Take out the refrigerated sago pudding from mould and put into bowls. Pour in the coconut milk and brown syrup before serving.

Basic Cheese Cake

I am not a good baker / cook, but I just love to try simple recipes. Here the basic simplest cheesecake recipe and the end product is still yummy. It can be prepared in 15 - 20min with just a few ingredients

Ingredients

2 pek Philadelphia Cream Cheese

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

2 eggs

Cake Base

Crushed biscuits or crackers

2 tablespoon of butter

Sugar (if desired

Method

1. Preheat oven at 160C.
2. Mix the crushed biscuits with butter (and sugar if used)
3. Put in the round baking pan ( bottom can be removed type) and press onto bottom and sides of greased pan. Refrigerate until filling ready.
4. Beat together the softened cream cheese, sugar and vanilla essence
5. Put in eggs and beat until thoroughly mix
6. Pour mixture onto the prepared cake base
7. Bake for 40 min
8. Let it cool down for about 1/2 - 1 hour
9. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours or overnight.

Simple Chocolate Chip Cookies

A nice recipe. All my "customers" (my family and some of my officemates hehehehe) like the cookies. If I remember correctly, I think the original recipe includes some nuts in the ingredients, but since my daughter does not like nuts, I omitted them in my recipe.

Chocolate Chips Cookies

Preheat oven at 190C

Ingredients

50g margarine/butter

50g castor sugar

50g brown sugar

1 egg

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

100g self rising flour

175g chocolate chips or plain chocolate broken into small pieces

Method

1. cream the butter or margarine first and gradually add castor sugar and brown sugar little by little until finish. soft and fluffy

2. carefully add egg, adding a little of the flour if the micture begins to curdle. put in the vanilla essence

3. fold in the flour, then stir in the chocolate chips

4. shape the mixture into rounded teaspoonful and drop onto a greased baking-tray, leaving plenty of room between them as they spread during cooking. Bake for 8-10min.

using microwave

1-3, follow the instruction above

4. shape the mixture onto rounded teaspoonful and drop onto a greaseproof paper, leaving plenty of room between them as they spread during cooking. Cook on high for 2-2.5 min then leave to cool before peeling away from paper.

Simple Moist Chocolate Cake

Here is a very simple moist chocolate cake - simple and easy. You can even bake it in the microwave. I have tried using both microwave and baking oven, both resulted the same moist chocolate cake

Ingredients

A
170g flour

2 tsp bicarbonate soda

57g cocoa powder

a pinch of salt

B

230ml corn oil

230ml water

2 tsp Nescafe (if like, omit if does not)

2 tsp vanilla essence

2 eggs

230ml condensed milk

Method

1. Put in ingredient B into ingredient A and mix well.

2. Bake at 180C for 50min or until cake has baked well ( test with toothpick method) or bake in a microwave oven for about 6min

For simple topping

1 can of condensed milk

1 tsp vanilla essence

1/2 cup corn oil

1/3 cup cocoa powder

a pinch of salt

1.Mix all the topping ingredients and heat it up on the stove until mixture becomes thick. Stir continuously while heating up

2. Put in the salt and vanilla essence

3. Pour on top of cake and spread all over the cake surface.

Note:

I have also tried making cupcakes using this recipe (as shown in the picture above). Simply pour them into cupcakes baking tin, and bake as usual ( only shorter time). My eldest daughter really loves the cupcakes.

Quick to prepare Basic Bread Recipe

I found this recipe on the internet.... but I cannot recall the website URL. But this recipe is very useful alternative to the previous bread recipe I posted, mainly because I can bake this bread in half the time needed by the previous bread recipe. Both recipes gave the same taste and smell. The only difference was the bread made with this recipe has slightly harder outer layer compared to the previous bread recipe.

Express Bread Recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1/8 cup margarine/butter
2 - 2.5 cup flour
1.5 tbs sugar
0.5 tsp salt
1 packet active dry yeast

Method

1. Mix milk, water and butter in a small pan and heat up slowly until warm.
2. In a mixer, put in half of the flour and other dry ingredients. Mix at low speed until mix well
3. Gradually add the warm milk mixture. Mix well.
4. Then put in the other part of the flour graduallu until dough becomes smooth and not sticky on the mixing bowl.
5. Knead the dough for a few times.
6. Leave the dough in a greased mixing bowl for about 20-25min in a warm place.
7. Then divide the dough into rolls or loaf, whichever is preferred, and put in the suitable baking tin.
8. Let the dough rises again for 20-30min in a warm place.
9. Bake at 220C for 10-30 min, depending on the shape of the dough ( whether rolls or loaf, rolls will require shorter baking time) or until the bread become golden yellow.
10. brush with butter while still hot to get a softer outer layer.

Melting Middle Chocolate Pudding

Another simple recipe that I have tried. Very-very nice and so easy to make.

Melting Middle Chocolate Pudding

Ingredients

170g cooking chocolate

10 tablespoon butter

1 1/2 cup icing sugar

1 cup flour

3 eggs

3 egg yolk

Method

1. Preheat oven to 220C.

2. Melt chocolate and butter ( I just melt them together in microwave oven for 0.5min and then mix until all the chocolate melted)

3.Mix icing sugar and flour or you can also sieve them together.

4.Whip both eggs and egg yolk together.

5. When the chocolate mixture is cool enough, beat in the egg mixture followed by the icing sugar/flour mix.

6. Pour into cupcakes baking tin ( I also put the cupcakes paper cups so that it is easier to get them out from tin later)

7. Bake for 8 min or until the puddings are slightly hard on the outside but soft in the middle.

8. Let them cool down for about 1 min. Take out pudding from baking tin.

9. Serve upside down on a plate. Take off the paper cup covering. Sprinkle some icin sugar on top of the puddings.

Try it and let me know what do you think of it :).

Magic Peanut Butter Middles

Another simple cookies recipe that I have tried. Very sweet. My daughter likes it very much.

Magic Peanut Butter Middles

Ingredients

200g flour

40 g cocoa powder

½ tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

100 g white sugar

110 g packed brown sugar

115 g butter, softened

65 g peanut butter (crunchy)

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 egg

For the filling

90 g icing sugar

195 g peanut butter (creamy)

How to make:

1. Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and baking powder until well mix.

2. In bowl mixer, cream butter, peanut butter,white sugar and brown sugar until fluffy. Add vanilla essence and egg. Mix in the dry ingredients to the butter mixture.

3. For Filling: Mix peanut butter with icing sugar until well blended.

4. The cookie dough should be easy to mould with your fingers. Take 1 tbsp of the cookie dough and flatten it with your fingers. Fill in with 1 tsp of the filling and cover completely. Flatten the dough and place on baking tray ( remember to place them about 1-2cm apart )

5. Bake at 190C for 9 minutes.

Simple but very nice cookies especially for peanut butter lovers.

Bread Pudding

Here is an extremely simple recipe for those who:
- have a lot of soon-to-be expired bread
- love simple recipe ( that's me!)

I have tried this recipe and taste yummy to me... ( I am not a fussy eater though, most food taste yummy to me

BREAD PUDDING

Ingredients:

6 slices of bread
2 tablespoons butter/margarine,melted
3 eggs, beaten
2 cups of milk
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Preparation/Cooking Procedures:

1. Preheat oven to 175C / 350F
2. Cut bread into small pieces and arrange in a baking dish. Pour in the melted butter on top of the bread slices.
3. Mix the eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon powder and vanilla essence. Pour in the mixture over the bread and press lightly with a fork until all bread slices are covered by the egg mixture.
4. Bake for about 45 min or until the top of the pudding springs back when lightly pressed.

Variations:

Bread pudding with raisins :sprinkle raisins on the bread before covering the bread with egg mixture.
Chocolate bread pudding: combines 2oz/2 squares unsweetened chocolate with milk, melt over low heat.

What do you think? Isn't it the simplest dessert ever? :-)