Membakar lasagna menggunakan air-fryer

Saya akan meletakkan kaedah memasak lasagna menggunakan air-fryer di sini. 

 

1) Cairkan lasagna. Potong lasagna kepada dua supaya boleh dimasukkan ke bekas yang lebih kecil.

2) Pindahkan lasagna ke bekas yang lebih sesuai.

3) Tuang suku cawan air untuk membantu lasagna masak.

4)Bakar pada setting meat atau pada suhu 180 C selama 20 minit.

5) Lasagna sudah masak jika sudah tiada lapisan keras.

Naan - plain.. cheese.. garlic

    

   For a while now I am back in Shah Alam in the plan to help my post-natal sister. A few times in every week, she will request her husband to search for her naan. And as luck have it, her favorite restaurant stop producing naan due to the MCO. So her husband need to be creative in searching other restaurant that still serve the bread. So one morning when the young mother has been complaining that she is hungry and there is no breakfast prepared and there seems nothing is available to prepare, I decided to search for a simple naan recipe. I decided to follow the recipe from this webpage. And it yielded somewhat unexpectedly good naan.

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients:

3 cups of APF

1 tbsp sugar

1 tbsp yeast

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

1 1/4 cups of water

3 tbsp oil 

Method:

I used wet-mix-to-dry method. In one bowl I put together the dry ingredients, ensuring that yeast didn't touch with salt. In another container, I put together the wet ingredients. I decided to use cold water so the yeast has more time to rise as I usually took a long time to knead the bread. But this method only applicable if you are sure 100% that your yeast is alive. 

I used a mixing machine, as my hand was somewhat injured, but you could always use your strong pair of hands. Knead until the dough tend to stick upon it-self rather than to your hands. Cover and let to rest for about 30 minutes or until double in size.

Punch the dough, knead for a little bit more to ensure trough distribution. Divide the dough to six small ball. 

Flatten the ball, fill in with cheese (if you want to make a cheese naan) or with grated garlic (if you want to make a garlic naan), close into a new ball and flatten the ball again and cook on a non-stick pan and covered on the smallest heat. If you want a plain naan, you could always skip the filling step. In about 4-5 minutes, flip the naan to cook the other surface. Cook until the surface of the naan have golden spots and a little charred.   

Enjoy with curry, or mint sauce, or tandoori chicken or even on its own. 

cream maceroni inspired by 5ecret recipe

 

The other day,  my sisters came back home bringing a pack labeled 5ecret recipe, being the nosy person I am, I peeked into the pack, my middle sister directly says "Share with mother". Inside was macaroni with a thin white sauce, and shrimp and melted cheese on top. There are small mushrooms pieces here and there. To be honest, it was quit bland for my taste, but the mushroom sure do help in encouraging me to take another bite. The melted cheese helped too.. I was a bit curious on how to make it, especially when I once watch a korean realty tv show where the participants made spaghetti (I think) cream pasta. Knowing that 5ecret recipe has a menu of it, I use it as reference to search in the internet. By chance my neighbor gave us a pack of grilled shrimp, searching for ways to use the shrimp, I got the idea to made this recipe. 

Ingredients:

2/3 pack of elbow pasta (boiled- a minute to reach al dente)

3 clove of garlic (mince)

shrimp stock

1 tbsp dried shrimp (soaked and blended or crushed)

1 cup of mushroom (shred)

1 tbsp chili flakes

1/2 tbsp thyme

1 1/2 cup milk

salt to taste

3 slice of cheddar sandwich slice

1/3 cup of mozzarella cheese

Method: 

1) Saute garlic and dried shrimp until fragrant.

2) Add the stock. Let it boil until nearing dry. 

3) Add the mushroom, chili flake and thyme. Cook until tender. 

4) Add the pasta and milk, mix and let cook for 2-3 minutes.

5) Add the cheddar slice and salt to taste.

6) Lower the heat, sprinkle mozzarella on top the pasta, close the pan and let it steam for 5 minute before turning off the heat. 

7) To be enjoy warm. 😊

Tomato bread

It's been awhile since I last made my sundried tomato bread. Honestly I so love that bread.. but the act of drying drying the tomato (I can't seem to find any sundried tomato sold anywhere) was so time and electric consuming.  So, I searched for another tomato bread but using tomato puree. I think it comes out quiet nicely. My daughter certainly think so..

ingredients:

3 1/2  cups apf

1 1/2 tbsp sugar

1 package active yeast

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 cup shredded cheddar

1/4 tsp dried oregano

1/4 tsp garlic powder

 1/4 tsp dried thyme

1/3 cup tomato puree

1 cup water

1 tbsp olive oil

Methods:

1) In a saucepan; heat tomato puree, water and oil. Set aside.

2) In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt, yeast, cheddar and herbs. Ensure when putting in the ingredient; do not put yeast and salt next to each other as salt could kill the yeast. Using a fork or whisk, mix the dry ingredient. 

3) Make a well and pour the wet ingredient in the well. Mix if you are using a mixer, or knead until smooth and elastic. 

4) Leave in a oiled bowl and cover. Let to prove until double the size ( for about 50 min)

5) Knead for about 5 min, shape the dough, put in the bread pan and let it prove for another 40-50 min 

6) Bake for about 30 minutes.

Creamy tuna pie

 

Upon eating my chicken mushroom pie, my tuna avid father requested for tuna pie...

So I started to again search for some recipe for tuna pie. I was also actually somewhat ready to make new pastry crust (I used my previous crust for the chicken pie). I finally decided to use this recipe as my referral to make my pie. 

Ingredients:

2 tbs butter

2 tbs cooking oil

3 cloves of garlic, chopped

1 small onion, chopped

2 tbs all purpose flour

3 cups of milk

1/2 cup corn, drained

4 piece cheese

2 can tuna or 1 can tuna & 1 can sardine, drain, rinse and flaked.

salt pepper to taste

puff pastries, thawed

Methods:

Preheat the oven to 175C.

Melt the butter with the oil in a pan. Saute the onion and garlic until fragrance. 

Add flour and stir until cooked. About 2 minutes.

Turn off heat and whisk the milk little by little until creamy. 

Add the tuna, corn and cheese. Mix carefully.

Spread the tuna pastry to a suitable size. you can make a big pie if you want, but for me, a hand-held pie is more manageable. 

Give the pie an egg wash, you may sprinkle some black sesame or some oregano flakes if you want and bake the pie for about 10 minutes or until golden. 

Peanut butter cake

 

Upon a request, I googled for recipes of nuts cake. I read about walnut cake and multinut cake and fruit cakes too. Suddenly I was inspired to search about peanut cake, and lo behold google gave me recipes for peanut butter cake. I picked one that seems easy enough and picked an occasion to test the recipe out. The recipe request upon peanut butter frosting, but as  I buy just enough peanut butter for the cake, I need to improvise for the frosting. Using the peanut butter - grape jelly combo and chocolate for frosting, I serve the cake square to my family first. My children loves the cake with the chocolate frosting better, but I've found the peanut butter - jelly frosting suits my taste better. 

Here are the recipe:

Ingredients:

CAKE
2 cup Flour
2 cup Sugar
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 cup Milk
2 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla
1 cup Water
1/2 cup Butter
3/4 cup Peanut Butter

FROSTING
1/2 cup softened Butter
1 cup Peanut Butter (or chocolate spread or peanut butter-jelly combo)
3 tbsp Milk
2 cup Powdered Sugar

Methods:

Cake

Preheat oven to 175 C.
Grease a 9×13 baking dish with butter. Dust with flour to prevent sticking.
Whisk together flour, sugar, and baking soda in a large bowl.
Add milk, eggs, and vanilla to bowl.
Beat mixture at low speed until blended.
Add water, butter, and peanut butter to a saucepan.
Heat over medium heat stirring frequently until blended (about 5 minutes).
Add peanut butter mixture into flour mixture.
Stir until batter is well mixed and pour into prepared dish.
Bake about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
Allow to cool.

Frosting 

Cream together the butter and peanut butter (or chocolate spread for my case).
Slowly add in the sugar, if it gets too thick then add a little milk to thin.
Continue until all of the sugar is in and the frosting is blended to the right consistency.
Spread frosting over cooled cake.

 

Better Lemon Cake ~

Lemon Cake

Honestly I've made lemon cake before, but that cake has still to receive my mother's approval. And this recipe definitely got my mother's approval. I got this recipe from here. I did change the recipe a bit...and i didn't regret it one bit. Here I'm adding a link to the video on how to make this. 

Ingredient:

cake:
a) 2 cups all-purpose flour
b) 1 teaspoon baking powder
c) 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
d) 1/4 teaspoon salt
e) 1 tablespoon zest (around 2 lemons' worth)
f)  1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
g) 1 1/8 cup granulated sugar
h)  1/2 cup lemon juice (around 4-5 lemons' worth)
i)  1/2 cup milk

j) 3 large eggs

glaze:
1/2 cup icing sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice


method:
1) preheat the oven to 175C
2) Prepare your baking pan
3) mix the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and lemon zest.
4) beat the butter using the medium speed for 2-3 minutes
5) add the sugar gradually and continue beating for another 2-3 minutes. Give the batter occasional scraping.
6) add eggs, one at a time
7) add lemon juice
8) add the dry ingredient and the milk alternately
9) bake the cake for about 45-60 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean when poked.
10) let cake cool for 10 minutes before cooling on a rack.
11) poke the cake with a toothpick and brush the glaze over the cake
12) enjoy



Cream cheese lemon frosting

Ingredient: 

8 ounce cream cheese (softened)

1/2 cup butter (softened)

1/4 cup lemon juice

1 heaping tablespoon lemon zest

4 1/2 cup powdered sugar.

Method:

1- beat the butter, cream cheese, lemon juice, and the lemon zest in a mixer until blended

2- mix the sugar, a cup at a time.

Peanut butter chocolate cheesecake

Peanut butter chocolate cheesecake. 

I'm not sure what is it that inspire me in trying this recipe. I vaguely remember peanut butter and  chocolate works together, so why don't we try a peanut butter tart. But I'm not sure what brings the idea of adding cheese together. So, on the day of trying this recipe, I googled and there are a lot of variation to this recipe; I was not the first one who had inspiration... So I alter my chocolate cheesecake recipe to accommodate this recipe:

Ingredients:

• 150g (5 oz) Marie biscuits
• 45g (1 1/2 oz) butter (melted)
• A tbsp of caster sugar.
• A tbsp of cocoa powder
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 120ml cream
• a splash of vanilla essence
• 400g cream cheese (room temperature)
• 2 large eggs
• A cup of peanut butter

Methods:

1) Beat the biscuits in a plastic bag until they become crumbs. you may leaves some crumbs a bit bigger if you like to

2) Pre-heat the oven to 180C

3) Add the butter and a tablespoon-full of sugar to the biscuit crumbs. You may add some cocoa powder to the mixture to give some colour and taste; I did.

4) Prepare a spring form cake tin; line the tin with baking paper, use butter to help it stick to the tin

5) Pour the biscuit mix into the cake tin. Compress and level the mix using the bottom of a clean glass. put in the refrigerator to set.

6) Beat the cream cheese with peanut butter and sugar until fluffy

8) Add the vanilla essence

9) Add to the cream to the cheese mixture. 

10) Add the eggs one by one.

11) Pour into the cake tin, reduce the oven's temperature to 175C. Bake the cake using a water bath method (google it if this is the first time you are confronted with the term)

12) Bake for 45 minutes; or until the toothpick comes out clean after poked into 1 inch from the edge. Turn off the temperature, open the oven door for a bit, and let the cake cooled for about an hour in the oven (sudden drop in temperature could result in a cracked cake). Finish cooling the cake on a rack, before chilling in the fridge. 

What I did was make a ganache (which was a bit thin to my liking) and cover the cake. But after tasting the cake, I find the cake was too rich for my taste. It made me think if it is better if I use grape jam and let the slight tartness of the jam gives an elevation to the cake. But that is on another try of the cake...

Fluffy doughnuts... mmm Fuwa-fuwa..

Soft fluffy doughnuts....

Fuwa-fuwa is an expression I've encountered from the series Chi's adventure which means fluffy. I've eaten a lot of doughnut, and going through handmade doughnut and their commercial counterparts, I have found not much that can beat the softness of this doughnut.
Make it stuffed, holed, halved, sugar-coated, glazed... you can never go wrong. Actually I've made a few type of the doughnut; icing sugar- coated holed doughnut, almond sliced covered doughnut and cinnamon cream cheese - filled doughnut, but before I could take picture any of them, the have fly away without leaving a trace. The filled ones have been spared as they was the latest to be done.
I got the recipe from this page. The page list several ways to make them, but I'm only going to list one.

Ingredient:

1)  6 tbsp warm water
2)  150 ml milk (at room temperature)
3)  1 egg, beaten (at room temperature)
4)  2 oz (57 g) butter, melted
5)  16 oz (454 g) all-purpose or bread flour (please us a scale)
6)  2 oz (57 g) sugar
7)  1 tsp salt
8)  1  1/2 tsp regular or quick-rise yeast (one and a 1/2 teaspoons)
9)  oil for frying  
10) (sugar or cinnamon sugar for coating the doughnuts)
11) (filling; jam, Nutella, cream cheese and or whipped cream for filling, if desired)

Equipment:

1) Scale
2) Parchment paper cut into the size of your doughnut. 
3) Deep pot or wok to fry the doughnut. 
4) Candy thermometer (optional).

Method:

1) Prepare and weigh all the ingredients.
2) Prepare the yeast; in a cup, put on 6 tbsp water, sprinkle the yeast. You could help using a pinch of sugar.
3) Mix in a bowl the dry ingredient; flour, sugar and salt.
4) If you are kneading by your hand, make a well and put in the wet ingredients; milk, egg, butter and yeast. If you are using a stand mixture, put in first the dry ingredients, let the machine run for a few second before add in the wet ingredients. Stop the machine once all the flour has forms into dough and sticks together.
5) Knead for about 10- 15 minutes.
6) Rest the dough into a greased bowl until double in size, for about an hour, or longer if your room's temperature is a bit chilly.
7) Prepare the oven for second proving; Put the oven into low. Set the timer for ONE minute.
8) Once the dough has double it size, give it a light kneading and cut in halve. Put one halve into a covered bowl so skin would not develop.
9) On a floured surface, roll the dough into a spread about 1/2 inch thick. Cut with a sharp doughnut cutter or a cookie cutter for filled doughnut. Put the prepared dough onto parchment paper that has been cut to size; this is for easy transfer and reduce deflating after the second proving. Put onto a tray. Do this until all the dough
10) Turn off the oven (if you haven't turn it off by this time), put in a dish with hot water into the oven. The steam will help in preventing a skin on top of the doughnuts while they are ongoing second proving.
11) Leave them for about half an hour.
12) Fry the doughnut until golden brown. Let cool.
13) If your doughnut need to be filled in, make a hole using a small paring knife or a skewer, warm your filling a bit so you will have an easier piping.
14) Now you can coat your doughnuts with sugar, or glaze them.
15) Enjoy!
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Peanut butter cookie

Peanut butter cookies..
I was looking for a cookie recipe as i want to reduce my buying and be able to control what goes in my children's tummy, and it is a fun recipe to bake with children.. hehe

Ingredient
A - 1.5 cups all purpose flour
B - 1 tsp baking soda
C - 1/2 tsp baking powder
D - 3/4 tsp salt
E - 1/2 cup unsalted butter (soften)
F - 1/2 cup granulated sugar
G - 1/2 cup brown sugar
H - 1 large egg
I  - 1 tsp vanilla essence
J  - 1 cup peanut butter

Method
1 - Pre-heat oven to about 170 C
2 - In a bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
3 - Beat and cream butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar
4 - Add egg and vanilla essence
5 - Add the peanut butter
6 - Add the dry ingredient gradually.
7 - Fold in chocolate chip or sprinkle if you want...
8 - Scoop small dollops onto tray with space to spread.
9 - Bake around 15 minutes, until the bottom and edge is slightly brown but the center is still slightly soft.

 

muruku..

The other day, my mother in law gave us some muruku that was enjoyed especially by my daughter. I was very shocked to learn that my mother in law made the muruku her-self. It never occurs to me that you could make your own muruku.

This is my version of her muruku recipe:


Ingredients:

a- 1 pack (500g) of muruku flour
b- 3/4 pack (375g) of glutinous rice flour
c- 2 teaspoon of white sesame seed
d- 1 teaspoon of caraway seed (rempah jemuju)
e- 1 teaspoon salt (or adjust to taste)
f- curry leaves to taste (blended)
g- 2 eggs
h- chili paste (to taste)
i- 600ml boxed coconut milk
j- 2 1/2 cup of water
k- oil for frying

Method:

1- combine all dry ingredient in a big bowl and mix thoroughly.
2- beat the eggs in a bowl, and add the chili paste and the coconut milk.
3- mix the dry and the wet ingredient
4- add the water by small batches so you will not over liquefy the mixture.
5- put the mixture into the muruku press, heat the oil in a frying pan
6- press the mixture in a round manner. Fry until crispy.

mexico bun / rotiboy's crust

I didn't have the recipe for the bread, but here is the recipe for the crust. the recipe that I have have just enough coffee for you to taste the coffee, but if you are a coffee addict, you can add anothe teaspoon, I supposed.

Ingredient:
dilute together:
1 tsp hot water
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp instant coffee powder

mix together and sieve if possible:
120g all purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt

100g unsalted butter; room temperature
90g confectioner's sugar
2 large eggs


method:
1- beat the butter with the sugar until light and fluffy
2- add in the eggs, one at a time
3- mix in the coffee
4- fold in the flour mixture.
5- put into piping bag and pipe in a spiral onto risen buns that are ready to be baked
    *reminder to pipe just as needed, as too much topping would overflow and be cakey, which is not the objective of the topping*

this is my aunt sakinah's recipe.

Chocolate tart

Ingredient:
Pie crust

8 ounce cooking chocolate, chopped
1 cup heavy cream
1 large egg
sugar, optional

chopped nuts (optional)

Methods

1) blind bake your shaped pie crust, leave to cool.
2) pour onto your chopped chocolate, the heated cream. stir until all melted. taste and add sugar if needed, let cool
3) bake the nuts for a few minutes until slightly golden. chopped the nuts if it haven't been chopped
4) add the nuts into the chocolate. let cool.
5) add the egg, mix throughly
6) pour the chocolate into the crust, careful not to overflow
7) bake the tart in a low heated oven until firm. a cracked tart indicate the tart has over baked.
8) enjoy!

Affie (Fluffy) suddenly came into the photoshooting area and sat

Animal felt blocks

As my Cinonet nearing 1 year old, I've been searching for suitable toys for her, and I found that blocks is one of a good choice. And in spirit of DIY, I made my own blocks using felt.. in animals form, so the idea seems much cuter.
I was the one who got excited and made more that I originally wanted.

Sheep, lion, rabbit and cat.

Bumblebee, butterfly and ladybug.

Water dwellers: whale, turtle and goldfish.

Birds

Cinonet for now just randomly swipe and throw them.. maybe she'll develop the stacking phase soon enough.. hehe.

New Love

Life has brought new love into my life. and I do love her with a vengeance. Though she can always spark an anger to my mood, but she is easy to love.. I don't know one can love someone as hard. And her cuteness is really another asset to people falling in love with her (I'm not the only one).
I thank Allah each day for giving her to us. She is such a blessing to us.
I dedicate this post to you Hana Sakinah. I do love you. May I can always be a good example to you and lead you to road to Jannah. In sya Allah.

mahram dan ajnabi untuk wanita

Just for sharing, mahram and ajnabi for muslim women.

New....again

   

  Without you knowing, it's already 2014..The first Muharram already left, and now another indicator of a new year comes again...I started the year as a slave, a daughter, a sister, a nurse, a friend, an enemy; perhaps, and a fiance. I would lie if I say that life comes flowing, gliding..but life comes like a river, sometimes trickling, lapping and sometimes slapping you hard across the face..

     What I've learn so far is that life comes unexpectedly bringing tears and laughter...sadness and joy... and you reap from it is what that is important..I sometimes become a good slave; pious and grateful, and sometimes be rebellious, be against what that been given.

   I ended the previous year still as a slave, a daughter, a nurse, a friend, perhaps still an enemy, and as a new wife.. The other posts, I have experience in them, whether I perceive it badly, or nicely, but, as a wife, its a road that I have just trodden.. on it, I've stepped onto thorn, but I also uncover flowers along the way.. The coming years, insyaAllah, will with my family, friends, co-worker and husband.. 

  Life is bringing more color

mee akochan

Due to the creativity of me and my siblings.. and the serial action drama Jetman, my father's recipe was dubbed as Mee Akochan.. and the name got stuck the recipe that was given to me was very simple 


Ingredient 
1-onions 
2-garlic 
3-red pepper paste 
4-ginger 
5-protein, such as chicken, cut into small pieces 
6-oyster sauce, around 3 tablespoons 
7-soy sauce, around 2 tablespoons 
8-eggs 
9-salt 
10-hot water 
11-dry noodles (i'm not sure what are the registered name, but we called them yee mee) 
12-carrots, cut to small sticks 
13-cabbage, diced 

Methods 
1- saute onion, garlic, ginger and red pepper paste until fragrant 
2- add in the chicken 
3- add in oyster sauce and soy sauce 
4- add in the vegetable 
5- add salt to taste 
6- add hot water and eggs 
7- put in the dry noodles and let it cook until soft

What had shaped you?

I'm attending a program under MOHE; MCMF...

In the first day of the 6 weeks program, the fasilitator asked us a fundamental qustion that made me wonder myself: what had shaped you?

After deep thinking and unfolding of the past, I can conclude that 3 main reasons help in shaping me till who I am today.

Family is an element I dont think no one would deny as one of the elements that shaped them. For me, as both of my parents are very busy, it somehow forced me to be more mature and installed a sense of responsibility into myself. Also, as my mother need to fire the maid when I was young, I started to cook at an early age (for this era).

I am confident enough to say that I am quite a famous person that I have a lot of friends. Be they good or be them bad, but I can say that I'am those lucky few who have friends that I can count to throughout the storm and the sunny days. These group of friends that have accompany me from kindergarten until now is one of my blessing that I'm thankful each day.

Another element that I think have a huge impact to my life is my educational background. My life phase at the Institional of Hira' have shaped me to be someone who I can trust to not be such a bad person if left on her own... (Thank God *phew*). My learning phase at IIUM Kuantan for my Degree in Nursing also helped in shaping me as a human. Watching people struggling to earn each day to live some how bring me a bit to my senses.. how fragile life is... if you dont appreciate it now, you may never have the chance then.. Watching mother give birth to her baby, after all those pain and hardship of bringing a human being to the world, she will love that human being who have just almost killed her...a mother's love... Watch sick children... but they are so happy even while being sick.. How we need to appreciate life....

After writing al this, I need to thank Him for all His blessing everyday for shaping me to the me now... I wouldnt change it for anyhing...

Friends = Rainbow

Friends are like rainbows
this I know

Because each color stands alone,
yet blends together from a distance.

As friends, we each have our own identities,
but also have some similarities

We have lots in common that we like to do,
and we have values and morals that are similar.

A rainbow makes you smile
just as good friends do too.

From a distance you can spot a beautiful rainbow,
just as you can spot a good friend.

(I was packing when I found this piece of poem.. think should share this piece for all)