Monday, April 25, 2011

A Monday Housewife

I've been taking Monday off to clear my time off.  So come Monday I cook, I clean and do laundry ....
I'm too lazy to go NTUC hee hee cos I woke up almost 10am ... so whatever in the fridge.



Chicken Rice
rice (2 part rice : 3 part water or chicken stock)
galic
ginger
chicken skin
lemongrass
pandan leaf
** galic and ginger blended
** lemongrass bashed
** tie a knot for the pandan leaf
  • saute blended garlic, blended ginger and chicken skin till aromatic
  • pour water or chicken stock in the rice cooker
  • add the bashed lemongrass and a knot of pandan leaf
  • once simmer add in the sauted mix and put in the rice and mix well
  • leave it to cook.
  • once the rice is cook, can shape it into balls or just serve like dat

Black Pepper Chicken
chicken fillet marinate in soy sauce (1tbsp soy sauce)
minced garlic
minced ginger
sliced onion
blended dried chili
sliced fresh chili
black pepper 
salt
2tbsp soy sauce

  • heat up oil, add garlic, ginger, onion and chili
  • once soft ... add blended dried chili cook well
  • season it with salt and black pepper
  • mix well and add soy sauce
  • add in the chicken
  • mix and cook well ... 10 to 15mins ... stir abit in between ... =D

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Lunch

Monday 11th Apr 2011 was my rest day cos I was on duty over the weekend.  Toa Payoh Roadshow leave me lots of memories (go into flash back ...... ) shall not elaborate ... hhahahah ... anyway I woke up early so I decide to do some spring cleaning... washed 1 week worth of laundry (cos my partner, he had to work too) and cooking.

So woke up put the first batch of laundry in the machine and left it to do marketing. I bought fish (i'm not too sure what fish i bought, damn it's one expensive fish) and veggie and some other stuff ... 

Had my breakfast at kopitiam ... prata was ok the curry gravy was a lil bit watery but the taste was oklar.  Reached home, hang out my laundry and put the 2nd batch to watch and start on my cooking.

Ayam masak Merah

*chicken (I used fillets cos Esa dont like bones)
*marinate chicken with abit of blended chili, tumeric, salt and cornflour ... fry till golden brown)
garlic
ginger
2 onions (1 blend/1 sliced)
lemongrass
lime leave
dried chili
tomato sauce
tomato
salt
Sugar
Oil for frying

Methods:
Blend 1 onion, dried chili, garlic, ginger.
Heat up oil, add lime leave, bashed lemongrass and slice onions (sautee it)
Add the blended chili mixture (cook well)
Season it with salt, sugar, tomato sauce
Add the fried chicken and tomato and mix well ... 

Fried Fish

fish of any kind (as long as its good for frying)
tumeric
blended chili
salt
curry leaves

Methods:
Marinate the fish
Fry in hot oil. 
Fry till golden brown

Stir-fried Veggie

Veggie 
garlic
onion
chili
fish cake
prawn
oyster sauce
salt/ pepper

Methods:
Saute chili, garlic and onion
Add fish cakes and prawn
Season with salt, pepper and oyster sauce
Add in veggie



Lunch is serve .... =D