Hari Raya BBQ

Hari Raya BBQ

During the Hari Raya holidays, we went out for our dinner quite often. Luckily didn't burn a hole in my pocket...:) So, in order to have some different type of food and yet not spend much outside, we decided to do some barbequing ourselves at home. Chosen meat was of course, (the main) lamb shoulders. In addition to that, we also had chicken wings and some squids.

Yeah, the marinating was done myself, the night before.
For the lamb, I used:
- 3-5 spoons of black pepper
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 inch of ginger
And I grinded all the ingredients above.
After marinating the meat, (here comes the best part), I put them all into a large bowl and poured 1/2 a bottle of Coke. Why? to make the meat soft, I guess..

For the chicken I used the ready made “McCormick- HICKORY BBQ Buffalo Wings Seasoning Mix”  .....which I bought at Giant's Hypermarket.. It is highly recommended!

 

 

And finally... we didn't cook the meat on a BBQ set as usual. Instead, we used a hot plate on the stove. It's more convenient to control the flame, especially if you are living in a space constrained area such as condominiums or apartments. You get more evenly and properly cooked food doing it this way!

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Contact

Contact

Got ideas, questions, or feedback? Please contact us at the following email address:
mthilak [at] gmail [dot] com or abbhi09[at]gmail[dot]com.

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Birthday Cake

Birthday Cake

This time around, I baked my son’s 2nd Birthday Cake for my son. I’ve been baking cakes for sometime now, but these days, I enjoy decorating the cakes with icing as well.

 

I chose Barney’s theme for the cake this time as my son is one BIG fan of Barney! (Maybe for next year, I’ve to think about the other characters that he’s in love with).The cake itself is a butter cake. But guess what? All the guest were full of praises because they said that the cake was simply delicious!!!

 

By the way, the photos below are the results of my digging into our photo archives. Photos of some of the cakes that I have done previously:

 

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The Pooh Bear cake, I baked myself on my son’s 1st birthday…just joking, it was from a bakery, but I thought the character was cute enough to not to be included here…

 

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Eggs for breakfast

Eggs for breakfast

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If you are having eggs for breakfast, then you are probably having great start of the day. But mind you, I’m not referring to fried eggs or scrambled eggs as you have to make use of oil to fry. And that will probably increase your bad cholesterol level in your body.

 

I’m talking about half boiled eggs, and particularly the ‘Kampung Chicken Eggs’ or eggs of the chicken that has not been fed artificially. The ones that we get from the supermarkets or hypermarkets are usually the normal eggs which cost around RM 0.30 – RM 0.35 each. And they slightly darker in colour. Since these chickens are bred in poultry farms, they are not allowed to roam freely and therefore the nutrients that they get are not wholesome. In return, we also consume the not-so-healthy eggs.

 

Notice the difference between the 2 eggs above? On the left is the Kampung Chicken Egg, while on the right is the normal chicken egg.

 

You can get the ‘Kampung Chicken Eggs’ from the wet markets, and they cost as much as RM 0.70 each. If you ask the older generation, they probably had taken these eggs raw during their days as they needed the much required energy for their daily physical work. Their shells are lighter in colour and when you break the yolk, you will notice that it is darker yellow-orange than the normal eggs and tastier too.

 

However, nowadays the doctors and health authorities advise us to consume only fully cooked eggs. This is especially so during the bird-flu outbreak. The virus will still be active if you eat them raw or as half boiled, according to them.

 

As for me, I serve half boiled Kampung Chicken Eggs to my husband and son during the normal days and cook them fully when there is any viral outbreak occurring out there. Yes, I understand that I’m taking a bit of risk here, but they also provide the vitamins and protein and helps in recovering after an illness.  

 

- posted by Abbhi

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Durian, The King of Fruits

Durian, The King of Fruits

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The name translates to “ With Thorns” in the local Malaysian language. And yes, the King definitely has its unique qualities that befits to be called the King. It has a large fan base and at the same time there are some who don’t dare to enter anywhere inside its territory. Some people can’t stand its smell. But for those durian lovers out there, the smell probably adds “oomph” to the taste.

 

Foreigners usually not used to this fruit can’t stand the smell and that’s why we can see signboards at the hotels that disallow their guests to bring this glorious fruit to their rooms!

 

There are various varieties of this fruit. The ones from Thailand are usually bigger and has thicker flesh compared their local counterpart. However, the local variety definitely taste better. Ah, I almost forgot – they are seasonal fruits.

 

Eating durians with alcohol is not advised as it may be fatal as some people claim. However, if you are eating durian, you can eat the mangosteen as it is believed to be cooling and overcome the heat produced in your body after eating durians. Another suggestion would be using the white, inner part of the durian skin to scoop up water and drink straight from it as it will also cool your body.

 

If you happen to visit Malaysia, don’t miss your chance of tasting this delicious fruit!

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