Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Hungry for Halal Chinese cuisine? Bedok Area
Chinese New Year is round the corner and some muslim converts will be looking for restaurants where they serve nice and affordable halal chinese food. So this is one place u can reserve for your reunion dinner. Tang Tea House is located in Bedok and they serve more than 100 dishes. They also serve steamboat which is the most common dish to eat during CNY. I've tried their Hongkong breakfast set (2 inches thick toast with butter on top) and Hongkong style milk tea (which is very milky taste). My husband is a fan of noodles and he gives 2 thumbs-up for their noodle. Their porridge is very nice too. It may look plain but it has one unique taste (sweet taste of rice). So far, we only tried about less than 5 dishes out of their 100 dishes. Overall, i give this shop 8.5/10. 1 point minus for being too remote and 0.5 point minus for limited carpark. Will drop by the place again to try out other dishes. So next time when u are in Bedok, drop by this place to fill your stomach with good food. Address: 357 Bedok Rd Singapore 469545. Tel: 6445 9100 
Fresh Sashimi straight from the distributor
Last tuesday night, my family was sitting together in the living room watching whatever was showing on Channel 5. Then it was showing Heartland Getaways 2 hosted by En Lai. My husband and I are crazy over salmon sashimi. Happened that En Lai was touring this Fassler Gourmet factory located in Woodlands. Fassler Gourmet also welcomes walk-in visitors to buy their products with no price limit. They sell freshly packed sashimi and other products. So this weekend, we might drop by Fassler Gourmet to buy salmon sashimi. So this is one outlet we can go for instead from non-halal japanese restaurant. Their homepage is http://www.fasslergourmet.com/. Address is: 46 Woodlands Ter Singapore 738459. Tel : 6257 5257
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Han River Barbeque Restaurant - Competitor of Seoul Garden...
Hello, it's me again. Last Saturday, we went to Eastpoint mall to buy a patchwork bedcover. I saw my friend had this beautiful bedcover when i visited her during last Hari Raya Puasa. So after buying the bedcover from Eastpoint mall level 2, we saw this banner advertising Han River Barbeque Restaurant at level 3. So we gave it a try and surprisingly, though the restaurant's layout is a bit run-down, the food is pretty good. The beef slices are nicely marinaded and my husband was like eating > 40 grilled prawns as he said the prawns are very fresh. Their spread is slightly more than Seoul garden's spread. I couldn't eat much because i had to feed my son. But my husband was like stuffing himself with so much food. Hmm...i forgot how much was per person for the buffet. It's about $37+ for 2, so roughly is $18.5+ per pax. I will rate this 7.5/10 because 1 minus point for the run-down condition of the restaurant, 1 minus point for no drinks included in the buffet (we bought a jar of $15 of lime juice instead) and 0.5 minus point for very cramp layout of the tables and chairs. No picture provided (forgot to take). Just imagine is like Seoul garden but is a bit run-down. Hope they will improve in this without increasing the price.
Eatzi Gourmet - Jack's Place brother...
Hi hi. It's me again. This time i am not sharing any recipe but to recommend u this halal outlet which serves food as good as Jack's Place (non-halal). Eatzi Gourmet's outlets are subsidiaries of Jack's Place Holdings Pte Ltd and have sucessfully achieved Halal Certification from MUIS in July 2006. They have 2 outlets, one in Yishun Safra and the other in Eastpoint Mall (level 2). They have their 'homemade' chicken bacon which tastes almost like the real bacon except this is 100% halal. I will ask the waiter to top my baked potato with lots of sour cream and chicken bacon. Calling all halal steak lovers, don't miss this Eatzi restaurant as they serve very good steaks. You can read more about Eatzi at http://www.eatzi.com.sg/. I will give this a score of 9/10. 1 point minus because their locations are rather remote. Hope they will open more outlets in town or places. I suggest they open at IMM (Jurong East) because i am staying near IMM hahaha.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Soup of the Day...Very easy!
These recipes are modified to make cooking easy as ABC. All u need to stock up at home is milk powder (nestle brand or so), chicken powder/cube (without MSG), pepper (coarse is nicer) , and some fresh vegetables like mushroom or pumpkin.
Mushroom Soup:
Ingredients:
1) Mushroom 15 pieces (Can be button mushroom or shiitake mushroom. Add more for rich mushroom taste)
2) Butter 2 tablespoon (Add more if u want rich buttery taste)
3) Milk Powder 4 tablespoon (Add more if u want it to be rich)
4) Chicken power 1 tablespoon or 1 cube
5) Water 2 cups
Steps:
1) Heat up pot with butter and add in sliced mushroom (Washed and rinsed)
2) Cook until there ss gravy from mushroom
3) Reserve some sliced mushroom in the pot and put the rest to blender
4) Add in water, milk powder and chicken powder. Blend until smooth
5) Pour back the mixture from the blender into the pot and continue cooking until boiling
6) Season with pepper and serve with roti prata (optional)
Note: To thicken soup, u can either blend in more cooked mushroom or combine plain flour (not cornstarch) with water and pour into soup to thicken (keep stirring)
Pumpkin OR Carrot soup
Ingredients:
1) Half pumpkin or 2 carrots (peel and cut into cubes)
2) Butter 2 tablespoon (Add more if u want rich buttery taste)
3) Milk Powder 4 tablespoon (Add more if u want it to be rich)
4) Chicken power 1 tablespoon or 1 cube
5) Water 2 cups
Steps:
1) Boil pumpkin/carrot in water until cooked
2) Pour everything into blender (including the water) with milk powder and chicken powder. Blend until smooth
3) Pour back the mixture from the blender into the pot and continue cooking until boiling
4) Season with pepper and serve with garlic bread (optional)
Note: To thicken soup, u can combine plain flour (not cornstarch) with water and pour into soup to thicken (keep stirring)
Broccoli soup
Ingredients:
1) One large white onion (Sliced)
2) One whole large broccoli (cut into cubes)
3) Butter 2 tablespoon (Add more if u want rich buttery taste)
4) Milk Powder 4 tablespoon (Add more if u want it to be rich)
5) Chicken power 1 tablespoon or 1 cube
6) Water 2 cups
Steps:
1) Heat up the pot with butter and stir fry sliced onion till fragant
2) Add in broccoli and cook until broccoli almost cooked
3) Reserve some broccoli in the pot and put the rest to blender
4) Add in water, milk powder and chicken powder. Blend until smooth
5) Pour back the mixture from the blender into the pot and continue cooking until boiling
6) Season with pepper and serve
Note: To thicken soup, u can combine plain flour (not cornstarch) with water and pour into soup to thicken (keep stirring)
Clam Chower soup
Ingredients:
1) One can of clam (Can purchase from coldstorage)
2) Butter 2 tablespoon (Add more if u want rich buttery taste)
3) Milk Powder 4 tablespoon (Add more if u want it to be rich)
4) Chicken power 1 tablespoon or 1 cube
5) Water 2 cups
6) 3 potato (Peeled and cut into cubes)
7) One large white onion (Sliced)
8) 2 strips of halal Beef becon (Slice into same pieces)
9) Garlic powder 1 tablespoon (Can buy this from supermarket)
Steps:
1) Boil potato until overcooked (best if cooked until it is a bit mushy)
2) Heat up pot with butter and stir fry sliced white onion till fragant
3) Add in bacon and stir fry till fragant
4) Add in the cooked potato (together with the water)
5) Add in clam (together with the clam juice from the can)
6) Add in garlic powder, milk powder and chicken powder.
7) Cook untill boiling
8) Season with pepper and serve with roti prata (Optional)
Note: To thicken soup, u can combine plain flour (not cornstarch) with water and pour into soup to thicken (keep stirring)
PS: All the above recipes are my modified version of soup that is easy to make =) Enjoy. U can modify the recipe according to your own preference.
Mushroom Soup:
Ingredients:
1) Mushroom 15 pieces (Can be button mushroom or shiitake mushroom. Add more for rich mushroom taste)
2) Butter 2 tablespoon (Add more if u want rich buttery taste)
3) Milk Powder 4 tablespoon (Add more if u want it to be rich)
4) Chicken power 1 tablespoon or 1 cube
5) Water 2 cups
Steps:
1) Heat up pot with butter and add in sliced mushroom (Washed and rinsed)
2) Cook until there ss gravy from mushroom
3) Reserve some sliced mushroom in the pot and put the rest to blender
4) Add in water, milk powder and chicken powder. Blend until smooth
5) Pour back the mixture from the blender into the pot and continue cooking until boiling
6) Season with pepper and serve with roti prata (optional)
Note: To thicken soup, u can either blend in more cooked mushroom or combine plain flour (not cornstarch) with water and pour into soup to thicken (keep stirring)
Pumpkin OR Carrot soup
Ingredients:
1) Half pumpkin or 2 carrots (peel and cut into cubes)
2) Butter 2 tablespoon (Add more if u want rich buttery taste)
3) Milk Powder 4 tablespoon (Add more if u want it to be rich)
4) Chicken power 1 tablespoon or 1 cube
5) Water 2 cups
Steps:
1) Boil pumpkin/carrot in water until cooked
2) Pour everything into blender (including the water) with milk powder and chicken powder. Blend until smooth
3) Pour back the mixture from the blender into the pot and continue cooking until boiling
4) Season with pepper and serve with garlic bread (optional)
Note: To thicken soup, u can combine plain flour (not cornstarch) with water and pour into soup to thicken (keep stirring)
Broccoli soup
Ingredients:
1) One large white onion (Sliced)
2) One whole large broccoli (cut into cubes)
3) Butter 2 tablespoon (Add more if u want rich buttery taste)
4) Milk Powder 4 tablespoon (Add more if u want it to be rich)
5) Chicken power 1 tablespoon or 1 cube
6) Water 2 cups
Steps:
1) Heat up the pot with butter and stir fry sliced onion till fragant
2) Add in broccoli and cook until broccoli almost cooked
3) Reserve some broccoli in the pot and put the rest to blender
4) Add in water, milk powder and chicken powder. Blend until smooth
5) Pour back the mixture from the blender into the pot and continue cooking until boiling
6) Season with pepper and serve
Note: To thicken soup, u can combine plain flour (not cornstarch) with water and pour into soup to thicken (keep stirring)
Clam Chower soup
Ingredients:
1) One can of clam (Can purchase from coldstorage)
2) Butter 2 tablespoon (Add more if u want rich buttery taste)
3) Milk Powder 4 tablespoon (Add more if u want it to be rich)
4) Chicken power 1 tablespoon or 1 cube
5) Water 2 cups
6) 3 potato (Peeled and cut into cubes)
7) One large white onion (Sliced)
8) 2 strips of halal Beef becon (Slice into same pieces)
9) Garlic powder 1 tablespoon (Can buy this from supermarket)
Steps:
1) Boil potato until overcooked (best if cooked until it is a bit mushy)
2) Heat up pot with butter and stir fry sliced white onion till fragant
3) Add in bacon and stir fry till fragant
4) Add in the cooked potato (together with the water)
5) Add in clam (together with the clam juice from the can)
6) Add in garlic powder, milk powder and chicken powder.
7) Cook untill boiling
8) Season with pepper and serve with roti prata (Optional)
Note: To thicken soup, u can combine plain flour (not cornstarch) with water and pour into soup to thicken (keep stirring)
PS: All the above recipes are my modified version of soup that is easy to make =) Enjoy. U can modify the recipe according to your own preference.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Hokkien Prawn Noodle (Dry)
This is a very popular dish in Singapore. I like this dish when it has lots of lime juice. Very nice dish to eat for lunch. All you need for the seasonings are just fish sauce and sugar.
Ingredients:
1) Chives (Cut into strips of 2 inches)
2) Sotong (Remove the organs and peel off the skin membrane. Slice into rings)
3) Prawns (Deshell and remove the intestine)
4) Fish Cake (Sliced)
5) White thick noodle (300 g for 2 pax)
6) Yellow thick noodle (300 g for 2 pax)
7) 2 eggs (beaten)
8) 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
9) 2 tablespoon fish sauce
10) 1 tablespoon sugar
11) 1/2 cup water (Can substitute with chicken broth for extra taste)
12) Limes (if u like sour)
Steps:
1) Heat up frying pan and add olive oil
2) Add in chopped garlic and stir fry till fragrant
3) Add in the beaten egg and stir fry
4) Add in sotong, prawn and fish cake and cook till prawn is almost cooked
5) Add in both white and yellow noodle and mix thoroughly
6) Mix fish sauce, sugar and water, and pour into noodle mixture
7) Mix thoroughly and cover to simmer till water is almost absorb by the noodle
8) Add in the chives and cook for a minute
7) Serve with lime juice
Ingredients:
1) Chives (Cut into strips of 2 inches)
2) Sotong (Remove the organs and peel off the skin membrane. Slice into rings)
3) Prawns (Deshell and remove the intestine)
4) Fish Cake (Sliced)
5) White thick noodle (300 g for 2 pax)
6) Yellow thick noodle (300 g for 2 pax)
7) 2 eggs (beaten)
8) 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
9) 2 tablespoon fish sauce
10) 1 tablespoon sugar
11) 1/2 cup water (Can substitute with chicken broth for extra taste)
12) Limes (if u like sour)
Steps:
1) Heat up frying pan and add olive oil
2) Add in chopped garlic and stir fry till fragrant
3) Add in the beaten egg and stir fry
4) Add in sotong, prawn and fish cake and cook till prawn is almost cooked
5) Add in both white and yellow noodle and mix thoroughly
6) Mix fish sauce, sugar and water, and pour into noodle mixture
7) Mix thoroughly and cover to simmer till water is almost absorb by the noodle
8) Add in the chives and cook for a minute
7) Serve with lime juice
Halal Sukiyaki
Sukiyaki sauce normally contains japanese wine (sake). So I make my own sukiyaki sauce using light soya sauce, dark soya sauce, dashi (made from bonito, a kind of japanese fish) and sugar. The best part about sukiyaki is to dip the food into beaten raw egg. Some people find this rather weird but in fact, it enhances the taste and cool down the food. Give it a try and you will sure like it.
Ingredients:
Sukiyaki sauce:
1) one cup of water
2) 1/3 cup of light soy sauce
3) 1/3 cup of dark soy sauce
4) 1/3 cup of sugar
5) 2 tablespoons of dashi powder (Optional)
Steps:
Put all ingredients into a pot and bring to boil and set aside. The sauce should taste a bit saltish and sweet.
Sukiyaki ingredients:
1) Shiitake mushroom
2) Straw mushroom (Chop off the roots)
3) Japanese fish cake (Pink in colour, you can get this from NTUC frozen corner)
4) Tofu (Cut into cubes)
5) Leeks (Slice diagonally)
6) Cabbage
7) Beef (Slice thinly)
8) Udon noodle
9) Raw egg
10) Onion (Sliced)
Steps:
1) Heat up the pot with olive oil and stir fry the sliced onion till fragrant and soft
2) Add in the sliced leeks and cook till soften
3) Add in half portion of each ingredients (Except the egg and beef) and pour in the sukiyaki sauce
4) Cover the pot and bring to boil
5) Beat then egg and put in small bowl for individual consumer
6) Cook sliced beef in the broth and dip the beef (or other ingrdients) into the raw egg before pop into your mouth.
You can also check out this youtube videoclip of how to make authentic japanese sukiyaki
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVWPH0C_17c
Enjoy ~\(^__^)/~
Ingredients:
Sukiyaki sauce:
1) one cup of water
2) 1/3 cup of light soy sauce
3) 1/3 cup of dark soy sauce
4) 1/3 cup of sugar
5) 2 tablespoons of dashi powder (Optional)
Steps:
Put all ingredients into a pot and bring to boil and set aside. The sauce should taste a bit saltish and sweet.
Sukiyaki ingredients:
1) Shiitake mushroom
2) Straw mushroom (Chop off the roots)
3) Japanese fish cake (Pink in colour, you can get this from NTUC frozen corner)
4) Tofu (Cut into cubes)
5) Leeks (Slice diagonally)
6) Cabbage
7) Beef (Slice thinly)
8) Udon noodle
9) Raw egg
10) Onion (Sliced)
Steps:
1) Heat up the pot with olive oil and stir fry the sliced onion till fragrant and soft
2) Add in the sliced leeks and cook till soften
3) Add in half portion of each ingredients (Except the egg and beef) and pour in the sukiyaki sauce
4) Cover the pot and bring to boil
5) Beat then egg and put in small bowl for individual consumer
6) Cook sliced beef in the broth and dip the beef (or other ingrdients) into the raw egg before pop into your mouth.
You can also check out this youtube videoclip of how to make authentic japanese sukiyaki
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVWPH0C_17c
Enjoy ~\(^__^)/~
Instant Donut
This recipe is from allrecipes.com. Most donut recipes need yeast and time for it to proof. But this particular recipe do not need any yeast at all. Very easy and yet the donut turns out very crispy outside and soft like cake inside. Best of all, it doesn't need any sugar coating or jam to compliment it. It tastes great by itself.
Ingredients:
1) 2 cups of all-purpose flour
2) 1 egg
3) 2 tablespoons of shortening or butter
4) 1/2 cup of caster sugar
6) 1/2 cup of plain yoghurt
7) 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
8) 1 teaspoon baking powder
Steps:
1) Whisk shortening with sugar till creamy
2) Beat in the egg
3) Sift flour, baking soda and baking powder
4) Fold in flour mixture and yoghurt in alternate batches into the egg mixture
5) Dust surface and roll the dough to 1/3 inch thick
6) Cut out the dough using the donut cutter and let the donut to rest for 10 mins
7) Deep fry till golder brown
1) 2 cups of all-purpose flour
2) 1 egg
3) 2 tablespoons of shortening or butter
4) 1/2 cup of caster sugar
6) 1/2 cup of plain yoghurt
7) 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
8) 1 teaspoon baking powder
Steps:
1) Whisk shortening with sugar till creamy
2) Beat in the egg
3) Sift flour, baking soda and baking powder
4) Fold in flour mixture and yoghurt in alternate batches into the egg mixture
5) Dust surface and roll the dough to 1/3 inch thick
6) Cut out the dough using the donut cutter and let the donut to rest for 10 mins
7) Deep fry till golder brown
Introduction of myself (^__^)/~
Hello. I'm a chinese muslim. I've created this blog to share recipes which are cooked/modified to cook in halal method. I like baking and cooking (esp japanese, western and chinese food). Haven't really master malay cooking but will learn from my mother-in-law. My cooking is not very professional but is simple enough to cook in small kitchen. Hope you enjoy viewing my food blog.
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