MnYfoodtalk

Recipe
For Skin
300g glutinous rice flour
1tbsp cornflour
1tbsp caster sugar
1tbsp oil
2tbsp pandan juice
240ml coconut milk (obtain from 1/2 coconut)

120ml thick coconut milk (for brushing skin)
16pcs banana leaves (15cmx20cm), softened in boiling water

For Filling
200g grated white coconut
90g gula melaka, chopped
50g sugar
2tbsp water
1/2tsp salt
1tsp cornflour (mixed with 1tbsp water for thickening)

Method
For Filling
1. Cook gula melaka, sugar, water in a small pot until syrupy. Add grated coconut and cook until dry. Dish and leave to cool. Divide into 16 parts.
For Skin
2. Mix all the ingredients for skin together into a soft dough. Divide into 16 parts.
3. Wrap up 1 part of filling with 1 part of skin and form into a round ball.
4. Form a cone with softened banana leaf, put the round ball inside and brush with thick coconut milk. Wrap up and skewer.
5. Steam over high heat for 15 minutes. Remove and leave to cool before serving.

I am submitting this post to Aspiring Bakers #12: Traditional Kueh (October 2011) hosted by SSB of Small Small Baker.

Arrrrhhhhh! Another dissapointment when baking chiffon cake. Why? Why? Why? ... Why my chiffon cake doesn't rise up high? What happened to it? Problem with my egg york mixture? Egg white? Or my mixing method? Oven temperature? Baking time? ...

I can't give myself an answer, bake chiffon cake is a tough job to me, my chiffon cake always sink after removed from my smart oven.

However, the cake tasted good, but I am not satisfied with the texture and moisture of it. It might be due to short baking time or during the mixing process.

Seem like I really need to practise more. I will bake it again, perhaps, more study is needed before proceed to the next one. Recipe will be shared after I have successfully make the new one.

I have no time to bake, no time to cook, no time for food hunting for the past few months. The only thing I can do is to surf and read on people's blog. Sometimes, blogging life is quite lonely if you are walking alone. Interaction with readers or other bloggers are the best way to keep us motivated.

Recently, while surfing for recipe from internet, I found a group of "bakers" where they bake and share together. I wanted to join since when I found it, but again, due to no time to bake, I have no post to share.

For the month of October, they are sharing recipe of "Traditional Kuih", I will join them in October with my Yam Cake (Or Kuih).

This recipe is taken from my mom.

Ingredients:
For the kuih:
½ bowl dried shrimps (lightly chopped)
5 shallots (finely chopped)
1½ bowls yam, diced into 1cm cubes

1 bowl rice flour
2 tablespoons wheat starch (or corn starch)
2 bowls water

½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon five spice powder
½ teaspoon white pepper

For the decoration:
deep fried shallots
spring onions
red chillies
dried shrimps (chopped finely and fried) - optional

Method:
1. Heat pan over medium heat, fry shallots and dried shrimps until they become aromatic.
2. Add cubed yam to the pan, fry until it becomes brown in colour.
3. Mix the rice flour, wheat starch and water in a clean bown and stir until it forms a smooth mixture. Ensure there are no lumps in the mixture.
4. Add the flour mixture into the pan slowly, stir until everything forms a thick paste.
5. Add salt, five spice powder and pepper, mix well.
6. Pour the mixture into a heatproof plate and steam over high heat for 45 minutes, or until cooked.

7. Sprinkle with deep fried shallots, chopped spring onions, sliced chillies and chopped dried shrimp.
8. Cut and serve!

I am submitting this post to Aspiring Bakers #12: Traditional Kueh (October 2011) hosted by SSB of Small Small Baker.

Being creative and innovative are the key to success in this world. If you can design or think of something new and special, and do something different compare with others, you can be very outstanding.

Last week, We visited a vegan sushi restaurant in Sg Ara.

Recently, during our visit to my uncle's farm, we get to know a new type of vegetable, bitter gourd in creamy white colour. It was an organic bitter gourd that did not use any fertilizer. My uncle gave one to mom for take away!