Yes, this is the famous sought-after rempah udang ever since the Little Nyonya drama series came on.. More pics and recipe on my Facebook...will try to compile everything in detail once I have the time.. :P.. anyway, this cake is no easy task.. takes so much of time to prepare!
Posted in: food, how to, nyonya on 19 March 2009 at at 2:36 pm 0 kay-pohs
This is my 2nd attempt to make this cake... And I passed! Hehehe.. the shape came out better this time... hehehe.. it reminds me of making the moon-cakes. :)
the mold
Posted in: food, how to, nyonya on 18 March 2009 at at 7:24 pm 0 kay-pohs
Did tarts yesterday... I think it's pretty straightforward on how it's done.. hehehe.. :)
so here it is... taa daa!
Posted in: food, how to, nyonya on at at 7:20 pm 0 kay-pohs
Yay! I finally satisfied my cravings of apom balik... It's not really easy doing this as I watched my grandma do this, single-handedly....but when I tried.. I realized that there is a need to control the fire, else it will over-burn! Also, the mixture needs to be just right with the yeast rising nicely before actually making the cake.. :) After awhile (which is about 2 hours later), I finally got the hang of it.. as in which mold burns faster and which one burns slower.. I even tried changing the place of the mold over the fire.. also, I even braved myself to "fold" the cake into the "star-shape" ones.. mum said it looks prettier.. :)
The mold that grandma used... a looonnnng time ago...
Taaa daaaa!Posted in: food, how to, nyonya on 17 March 2009 at at 11:20 pm 0 kay-pohs
Continuation from the previous post, my aunt wanted to cook indian curry, but I said the fishballs would taste better in kuah lada... yummy! So she searched if she has the ingredients in her fridge, and voila! Here it is... YUMMY!
Before
After
Yummy!Posted in: food, how to, nyonya on 15 March 2009 at at 10:35 pm 2 kay-pohs
Today, my aunt decided to cook babi pongteh since my brother was going back to KL this evening.
So I decided to take this opportunity to learn as well...My aunt has been a great nyonya (Straits-born Chinese/ Peranakan Chinese) cook. She learned all the tricks of the trades by my maternal grandma who is her mum-in-law, and also a typical nyonya.
So, here are some pics taken while "cooking".. my cousin helped me take the pics as my hands were dirty.. ya.. literally dirty.. :P
Taa daaa! if I am able to capture the smell of this in the picture...hmm.. bet you'll be hungry in no timmmeee..... :)Posted in: food, how to, nyonya on at at 10:08 pm 0 kay-pohs
