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Shell cookies is one of the easy-to-make cookies which I always make. It is usually made during Eid. The cookies are usually flavored with curry mix and curry leaves and has a crunchy texture like the curry puff seal. But my family version of shell cookies is soft, like of a tart pastry. Apart from flavoring it with curry mix, we can also make it plain or coat it with sugar syrup.  The mold A few weeks ago I just watched a video on how to make fresh pasta at home. One of the pasta shape resemble this cookie. And the method to shape it is same too. Here we use the equipment to make cookies and in Italy it is used to make pasta. So I was right when I thought of making pasta by using the mold of kuih siput a month ago.  We call the mold as 'acuan kuih siput' (shell cookies mold).  Shell cookies mold. There are four basic ingredients used to make shell cookies which are all purpose flour, margarine or butter, salt and water. If the margarine or butter i

This is a plain noodle soup recipe which I always cook. It is not so delicious compared to other noodle soup. However it may be refreshing and fulfilling. I like to eat this kind of noodles after eating flavor rich or fatty dish like beef curry, biryani rice or cakes. It is also simple to make, by using whatever ingredients I have at home.  Ready in 15 to 20 minutes Ingredients 1 cup noodles 1 egg 1 shallot 1 clove garlic 1/2 inch ginger 1 bird eye chili (optional) 1 1/2 cup water White pepper powder Vegetables (I use broccoli and red capsicum here) 1/2 of small tomato 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon oyster sauce Salt and sugar to taste 2 tablespoons cooking oil Some of the ingredients. Methods Mince shallot, garlic, bird eye chili and ginger. Or pound it in a mortar and pestle. You can also slice them. The texture will differ. Clean and rinse the noodles and set aside.  Cut tomato to smaller and preferred size.  Prepare the vegetables.  Heat cooking oil i

I always make this vegetable pancake for breakfast. I like it and made various versions of it since I was a teen. This pancake is packed of vegetable and flavor, and also soft to my stomach wall in the morning. Usually I add tomato ketchup on top of it. I think adding mayonnaise or cheese will be a good option too. It is also easy to make and very fulfilling too.  Ready in 20 minutes Ingredients 1 egg 1/3 cup all purpose flour 2/3 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon curry powder 1 tablespoon chopped Chinese celery 1/2 of small carrot 1/2 onion 1 bird eye chili (optional) 3 tablespoon cooking oil Some of the ingredients. Methods Mix flour, egg, salt and curry powder in a bowl.  Dice the onion. Slice bird eye chili thinly. Julienne the carrot. Add onion, carrot and chili in the flour mix. Add some water (about 3 tablespoons) if necessary. Mix well.  Heat cooking oil in a pan. You can also use butter or margarine.  Pour in the mixture. Flatten the mixture int

Dadar Fried Egg is a type of omelette which is usually made to accompany white rice. It is a simple dish for lunch and dinner and usually become side dish and sometimes main dish (when you have only egg at home or too tired to cook other dish). It is suitable eaten with steamy rice and soy sauce and is easy to make. Kids usually loves it. Dadar fried egg usually contains onion, garlic and sometimes chili. This makes the fried egg contains various flavor in it, and also not boring as you can taste the crunchy onion and chili while eating it.  The amount of cooking oil used affect the texture of the omelette. The more cooking oil used the fluffier the egg will be. And we also have to make sure the oil is well heated before adding the egg mixture into the pan. Cautions also must be taken while flipping the egg.  Ready in 10 minutes Ingredients 1 egg 1 shallot 1 clove garlic 1 bird eye chili or other chili of choice 1/3 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoon cooking oil Frying

Sometimes I yearn to eat spinach. I like the taste and soft texture. Here in Malaysia we usually did not consume spinach but amaranth leaves. There are many varieties of  amaranth leaves but the most commonly consumed are green amaranth, green and red amaranth and red amaranth. We usually call this amaranth as spinach. This is a recipe for cooking green amaranth leaves but maybe it can be substituted with green spinach.  This soup is usually served as side dish to rice. It can be eaten with rice and fried fish, fried chicken or meat, curry and many more. This soup can also be eaten on its own.  I used anchovies as the base flavor of the soup. But you can also use dried shrimp, fresh shrimp or beef instead of anchovies. The taste will be different though.  Ready in 30 minutes Ingredients 4 cups of green spinach 2 medium sized potatoes 3 shallots 3 cloves garlic 1 medium sized tomato 2 tablespoon anchovies 1 bird eye chili (optional) 2 cups of water 3 to 5 tablespoons c

Fish in tamarind sauce is a dish I always cook when we bought big sized fish. There are many versions of it. This recipe is the one that I have learned from various recipes and made some adjustments to suit my family taste.  The strength of the dish is the taste of herbs and balanced combination of sweet, salty and sour taste. Combined with deep fried fish with crispy edges, it produces a delicious taste. I like to garnish it with cilantro stem and leaves as it added fresh herb taste to the dish.  We eat this fish in tamarind sauce with rice. Usually when I cook this, I don't cook other additional dish. The type of fish used to cook this fish in tamarind sauce depends, usually sea bass and grouper are used. In this recipe I used two torpedo scads.  Ready in 1 hour Ingredients Meat 1 kilogram fish of choice Marinade 1 inch ginger 3 cloves garlic  1 teaspoon salt Some of the ingredients.  Tamarind sauce 7 cloves garlic 4 shallots 1 onio