Putri Ayu

One of Indonesian traditional steam cake, called Putri Ayu or "Beautiful Princess". It is very easy to make and so good..found the recipe from my friend blog :)...thanks for sharing girlfriend :)

Toppings :

160 fresh grated coconut
1 tbs cornstarch
1/4 tsp salt

Cake batter :

5 eggs
200 gr Sugar
200 gr All purpose flour
150 ml Coconut milk
vanilla
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp pandan paste

Method :

1.Mix together grated coconut milk, corn starch and sugar, then steam it until done for about 5 minutes, or you can put it in microwave and set on high for 1 minute covered.

 2.Prepare the molds and spray it with cooking oil such spam to avoid sticking, then put some prepared coconut about 1/3 or the mold or as you wish and pat it with finger tip.

 3.Mix together eggs and sugar and set the mixer in high speed, mix it until the egg becoming pale and the sugar is dissolved. Add in the coconut milk and pandan paste and mix it for a little while, then turn off the mixer.

 4.Mix together flour, salt and vanilla (I use the powder kind) and add it into the batter. Use spatula to stir and make sure there are no clumps in the batter.

 5.Pour the batter into the molds already has layer of prepared grated coconut.

 6.Steam it until done for about 15 minutes.

Centik Manis

50 gr multi color tapioca pearl
75 gr mung bean starch (tepung hunkwe)
100 gr sugar
800 ml coconut milk (400ml coconut, 400 water)
1/4 tsp salt
Vanilla extract
1 Pandan leaf

Method:

Boil tapioca pearl until done, drained and set aside
Mixed the rest of ingredients in a 2 quart pot and turn the heat on medium low
Keep stirring until the mixture become thickened
Add cooked tapioca pearls
Stir and mixed well for few more minute until its cooked
Use tablespoon, scoop into the mold (or you can just pour into square glass pan)
Let it cool until it set

Cut into square if you use glass pan or just unmold the centik manis

Garlic Chicken

Oneday my good friend told me about garlic chicken she made for her dinner. It's sound delicious but I thought it will be hard to make..nope, I was wrong. This is very simple chicken dish I've ever known. I bake thi garlic chicken many times now and still is our favorite dish.

1 Whole chicken
1 Bulk of garlic
2 Tbsp. salt.
Pepper

Mashed garlic,salt and pepper together. In a bowl rubbed the garlic mixture all over the chicken, inside,outside, under skin, just make sure they have enough marinade. Cover the bowl with a plastic wrap and leave it in a refrigirator all night. Bake in 400F for about 2 hr. If the chicken brown enough after 1 hour lower the tempt to 375F.

Note : To bake the chicken,  I'm using beer can holder for making beer can chicken so the chicken can stand instead  (of course I don't use beer at all on my recipe)

Macaroni Shotel

My mother cooked really good macaroni schotel, wish I can call and ask her recipe but of course I can’t (she passed away long time ago). So I try to remember what did she put in it, well, It’s not exactly like her but I think it’s as good as hers J so enjoy this easy recipe..

Macaroni Schotel

Ingredients

1 Box (16 oz.) elbow macaroni, cook as direction

2 Boneless skinless chicken breast, chopped

1 Bag (12 oz.) frozen vegetable (I use carrots and peas)

3 Cups Italian style shredded cheese or you can substitute with any cheese you like

¼ tsp. nutmeg

¼ tsp. pepper

1Tbs ground chicken bullion

3 Eggs

½ Cup flour

2 Cups milk

1 Medium onion, chopped
Parmesan cheese (optional)

Directions:

1.       Cook noodle as direction on the box and set aside

2.       Cook onion and chicken until the onion until tender-crisp and chicken is no longer red

3.       Add vegetable, nutmeg, pepper, bullion, cook little bit longer and add flour. Cook 5 more minute

4.       Add noodle and cheese, meanwhile mixed eggs and milk and pour on the noodle mixture

5.       Pour the noodle mixture onto prepared pan, sprinkle with parmesan and bake 325F for 45 min

Cilok (Chewy Tapioka Ball)

Recipe Source : http://indonesia-eats.blogspot.com/2011/04/cilokpentol-indonesian-chewy-balls.html

Ingredients:
350 grams unbleach all purpose flour
250 grams arrowroot starch (can be substituted for tapioca flour or sago flour)
3 cloves garlic, roasted*
2 tablespoons ground dried shrimp (ebi)**
1 tablespoon chopped Chinese celery
kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
1 tablespoon minced Chinese chives (can be substituted for green onion)
400 milliliter hot water

Methods:
In a bowl, use a spoon and mash roasted garlic until smooth. I like using roasted garlic since I don't need to grate them.

Stir in all purpose flour, ground dried shrimp, salt, ground white pepper, Chinese celery and chives. Mix well.

Add hot water. Mix well. Add in arrowroot flour and knead the mixture with your another hand.

In a big pot, heat some water (don't let the water boil, about 80 degrees C)

Scoop about 1 teaspoons, make round balls. Drop the balls in hot water. Cook until the balls are floating and continue cooking for another 10 minutes

Serve with pecel sambal or your favourite peanut sauce.

Indonesian Bread Pudding

To be honest I am not thrill with the result but I'm still gonna put the recipe here for my reference if next time I'm making it again..:)

Ingredients :

10 Slice of sandwich bread (next time I have to add more)

1 Can of Coconut milk + 1 cup of water (I add water cuz my coconut milk is very thick)

1 Cup of Sugar

1 Tsp Cinnamon

3 Little bag of raisins

4 Eggs

Directions

1. Soak the bread in coconut milk

2. Whisk the egg

3. Add the egg and other ingredients into the bread and using electric mixer, mix for about 2-5 min (I like the sof texture in my bread pudding)

4. Bake in 350F for about 40-45 min

5 Let in cool before you slice it

Note : I used 10 slice of bread, the pudding is little bit moist, I like it little bit hard and thick so I think next time I just have to add more bread

Semur daging (Indonesian Beef style in sweet brown gravy)

Ingredients :

1/2 lb meat (cut bite size)

baby carrots

4Tbs Sweet soy sauce

2Tbs Ketchup

1tbs Ground Coriander

1/2tsp Ginger paste

1medium Onion (slice)

2Shallots (slice)

3garlic (minced)

Salt and pepper to taste

Water

Direction:

 Saute the onion, garlic,shallot, ginger and coriander until fragrant. Add the meat, water, sweet soy sauce, ketchup, salt and pepper. Cook until the meat is tender and the sauce is thicken. Add more water as needed. Add the carrot in the last minute (i like the carrot still little bit crisp). Serve over white rice

Squid in Chilli Sauce

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Squid in Chili Sauce, it is very simple dish, boil salted dried squid, drain and set aside then stir fry 1 medium onion, 3 shallots and garlic, add sambal oelek, sugar and little bit water until fragrant add the squid let is simmer for couple minute...i love it!!!

Chicken Curry

 

Another quick and easy chicken curry..this is what I cook for Khadijah's dinner. I just use one boneless skinless chicken breast, baby carrots, onion and curry powder (1 tbs). add 1/4 cup coconut milk mix with 1/4 cup water, add salt and sugar to taste, indian bay leaf and lemon grass (optional), it is very fast, in fact it's done less than 15 min and Khadijah is ready to eat :)