Dwarfs in my garden...

Some updates about my garden! My "7 Dwarfs" are complete! Now I just need to find "Snow White"... ;)

Mee Rebus!

Just the other day I was craving for Mee Rebus (one of the many yummy Malaysian/Singaporeon/ Indonesian dishes!) But want I was really after was a particular one from a place where I grew up - Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia.

I thought I'd try making it since I have not found any here in Perth as yet (Anyone who knows where to get this in Perth, please let me know). Anyway, here's my version of it. I must say I was quite impress with myself :)


Here's the recipe if you want to have a go (taken from www. rasamalaysia.com) with my own little twist(depending on avaliable resources in my kitchen) :

Mee Rebus Recipe

Ingredients:

Egg noodles ( I've used my left over pasta)

Gravy:

1 packet instant chicken curry paste (more or less to taste)
10 (about 700g) small potatoes – peeled and but into large chunks
6-7 cups low sodium chicken stock OR water
1 tbs assam (tamarind) paste – seeds removed (I did not include this)
1 tbs sugar
2 Knorr chicken stock cubes
Salt
Garnishings:
Hard-boiled eggs
Spring onions
Fried shallots
Bean sprouts
Your favourite sambal

Directions:

Boil potatoes until tender in a large pot of salted water (I just use water). Drain and mash until smooth.

In a large pot, mix together 1/3 cup of chicken curry paste with potato puree. Slowly add in low sodium chicken stock or water until a desired consistency is obtained. Stir in tamarind paste (if your tamarind paste is hard, dissolve it in a bit of water and then remove the seeds.). You might want to add more curry paste depending on your taste. Leave to simmer for about 30 mins. Season with chicken stock cubes, salt and sugar.

Cucur Udang/ Bawang (Prawn & Onion Fritters) ( I use chicken thighs)
Makes about 20 fritters

Ingredients:

10 (about 150g) fresh prawns – cut into thirds (I cut the chicken into tiny bits)
¾ cup dried prawns – washed and diced (I cut the chicken into tiny bits)
¾ cup onions – diced
¾ cup Chinese chives – diced (I use spring onions)
250g self-raising flour – sifted
1 ¼ cup water
½ Knorr chicken stock cube
½ tsp white pepper powder
½ tsp sugar

Method:

Place chopped dried prawns, fresh prawns(/chicken), onions and chives(/Spring onions) in a large mixing bowl. Add flour and water, mix until a smooth paste forms. Season with chicken stock, pepper and sugar.

Heat up oil in a pan or a pot for deep frying. Drop a spoon full (I used a Chinese soup spoon) of batter into the oil and deep fry until golden browned. Avoid overcrowding the pan and do this in small batches. Leave aside to cool.

Serve with mee rebus!

Long & chunky!

Introducing my long chunky chain necklaces to Gifted Moments online

Name : Blue Sensation
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I also restyled these pieces. I think they are more user friendly than the previous style :)

Name :Green Sorbet
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Name: Louise
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