Sunday, November 30, 2008

HAKKA ABACUS SEED 客家算盘子

This is my second time making this dish. The first time was about 20 years ago and I learned this from my sister Annie's cookbook. It is quite simple dish to make but time consuming as the seeds have to be rolled one by one manually. Just steam a yam, mash it and mix with tapioca flour and knead into a nice dough easy to roll. Then press a little in the centre to make a shape of a coin and boil it.


I add a lot of ingredients to fry ie. pork meat (mui yoke), dried mushroom, dried shrimp, woodear mushroom, dried shreded sotong, chopped chili, spring onion and chinese celery.

I fried Tanghoon too.

Stir fry Kangkung for the extra fibre required!
P/s : Annie , thank you for your cookbook. When U come bac this coming July. I definitely will cook the Hakka Abacus Seed for u....ok!



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Saturday, November 22, 2008

Mom's Steamboat Meal

My brother came back to KL over a weekend and Mom cooked steamboat for all of us. Mom cooked steamboat as everyone is on low carb diet except the children of course. And another reason is steamboat is easier to prepare.

Mom used chicken bones and carrot to cook the soup.
No.1 must for low carb is vegetables.
The prawn is so fresh. It is so yummy and crunchy if u don't overcook them.
Chicken thigh meat, makes the soup so tasty. It is tastier than breast meat.
Fish ball from the wet market....children's favourite.
More seafood.....fish, cuttlefish!! Mom used ' Ma Yau' fish.
Fish Maw, Dad's favourite.
Other side dishes like egg and rice noodles make this a wholesome meal. Mom made her own dipping chili sauce too. This is what I like about home cook steamboat , you just prepare what you like fresh and quality food instead of just mass produce fish ball. Annie and Lucy if you gals are reading this blog.....keep drooooling!

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Man Jian Kueh - 慢煎糕

This is a big version of Man Jian Kueh and I am buying as Hubby likes it alot. As for me, I prefer the small and thinner one.

The ingredients:
The cooking utensil:More groundnut....yummy!
Cut into smaller pieces:
This stall is in Canton Food Court(广东城) in Selayang Jaya.





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Saturday, November 8, 2008

Home cook Food - 家常便饭

Ever since I moved to my new place, I have been cooking very often. I think it is good as it is healthier/hygienic to eat home cook food and it is easy for me as I am still on low carb/ no carb diet and no sugar diet till my desire weight....hopefully. Today I cook :

Curry Fish(without santan):


Stir fry vegetable:
And this baked bean for my youngest son, he loves it!

Total cost for the meal is less than RM20, of course not inclusive of cooking oil, gas, salt and sugar, kicap etc.