How to Cook an Omelette with the Rice Cooker

I think I've reached another rice cooker milestone today.

 Yes, I fried something with it.

I was really afraid that it won't be a success and I'll just waste all the eggs but luckily, I manage to get it fried properly after one failed try. The hard part about frying an omelette in the rice cooker is keeping the 'cook' button down. First of all, you will definitely need to heat the oil but the thin layer of oil is too light and it will be as if the rice cooker is empty. The 'cook' button will tend to pop up sometimes because of this. It is also super hard to flip the omelette inside a pot which is small in diameter and  deep too. These are the main challenges.

BUT I DID IT! :D

Ingredients:

4 large eggs

1 large tomato

1 large onion

Salt

Pepper

Corn oil

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Deviled Eggs Recipe

I had a lot of eggs left out on the rack and I had to think of something to finish them off quickly so that they don't turn bad. So, one night, I was googling about various ways to cook eggs and I found this : DEVILED EGGS! HAHA! ☺☺☺ Sounds like a devil.

Ingredients:

7 eggs

2-3 tbsps of mayonnaise

Chilli flakes 

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Breakfast in Sungai Petani - Lou Yu Kopitiam [老友小贩中心]

Another Saturday morning has come! Been really busy for the past week, studying for minor papers and also settling assignments which are due next week. Now that at least one assignment is almost done yesterday, I would say I can breath a little easier now. Well, at least for this weekend. So, this morning, boyfie and I headed out for our breakfast hunting again after a certain period of time. Today, we went to this local coffee shop called Lou Yu Kopitiam which is pretty good if you ask me. They have a good variety of food available to choose from, which is rare in the case of Sungai Petani.

The shop is a corner lot and look quite big. You can see it from the main road.
The interior is cooling as it is very well shaded using the blinds.
Good atmosphere to eat!

I actually have been to this coffee shop twice. I decided to try on more food first, before I blog about it. This morning, I had quite a lot of food since we ordered some add ons besides our bowl of noodle. Super full now, while I type this blog post! ☺

Duck Meat Kuey Teow Soup ♥ RM 3.50

Dry Beef Noodles with Soup ♥ RM 5

Char Kuey Teow with Duck Eggs ♥ RM 3.50

Tom Yam Noodles with Fried Fish ♥ RM 4.50

Tau Fu Fah ♥ RM 1.20

I shall call this EGG IN MEAT ♥ RM 1.50 per half

Location of the shop:

151, Jalan Masjid 1, 

Sungai Petani,

08000 Kedah.

Opening hours: Breakfast, Brunch and Lunch time

So, do the food in the pictures stir up your cravings? Heeheehee. Breakfast hunting Spot #2, done!

Happy eatin' ☺

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Batu 14 Puchong Yong Tau Foo [Kota Kemuning Branch]

During my holidays back home, I was always indecisive on what to eat because there was just too many choices. Like, I feel like eating everything but I just can't seem to choose one! One fateful night, we were not very hungry but we still had to find for dinner because my mother is simply the kind of person that insists her daughters have 3 proper meals a day. I didn't know what to eat and suddenly she said, "Want to have Yong Tau Fu? Kota Kemuning there got open a new branch of Puchong Yong Tau Fu, we can try." So, there we go!

This is the exterior of the shop! 

The inside of the shop is more modern and cleaner compared to the original branch.

Tadaaaa! Yong Tau Fu with soup ♥ The soup is fantastic okay!

These are the fried stuff. I personally love the fried things more!
YUM YUM YUM ♥♥♥

Erm, I first got to know about Puchong Yong Tau Fu when my uncle brought me to the original Puchong branch which is opposite a chinese school, Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Han Ming. I really loved it very much and had been going back to the Puchong branch for a few times since then. Well, just google about Puchong Yong Tau Fu and you will find tonnes of photos and information about this great food haven.

About this Kota Kemuning branch, if I were to give a landmark, I would say that the restaurant is located right next to (or right behind) the Bukit Rimau AEON Big hypermarket. It is very close really, walking distance only. It is totally obscured from the main road, so you'll have to turn into the area to see the restaurant.

When you arrive at this restaurant, just choose a table first and remember the table number. Then, head over to the place where you can see all the raw vegetables and other bean curd stuffs. At that counter, you just grab a basket and take anything you want to eat. Hand the basket over to the person-in-charge at the counter and they will automatically help you decide which are going to enter the soup and which are going to be fried. Of course, you can specifically tell them how to cook it if you want, but most of the time I just leave it to them. Tell them your table number and you decide whether you want to add fishballs or other stuff into your soup base. They will serve it to you later.

Besides Yong Tau Fu, you can also order other side dished like Paper-wrapped chicken （纸包鸡）, stir-fried vegetables, chicken dishes, etc. Honestly, I can't comment on these dishes because I have never had them  before! I always head there to have their yummy Yong Tau Fu only, teehee! ☺

Location of the shop:

Puchong Branch (the original restaurant)

Lot 105, Batu 14, 

Jalan Besar, 

Kampung Baru Puchong 

47100, Puchong, Selangor

Kota Kemuning Branch

Jalan Sungai Burung U32/U (Seksyen 32), 

Bukit Rimau, Selangor

Happy eatin' ☺

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How to Cook Instant Noodles in a Healthier Way

So, the yummy love of my life and forever topping the list of my favourite food would be this: instant noodles.
Yes, the super unhealthy, loaded with fats, first fried then dried, MSG-filled seasoning kind of instant noodles. Who in this world doesn't like instant noodles? I don't know, but I find that most of my peers just love instant noodles as much as I do.

Instant noodles are like the God of all food, especially to a student. Imagine, it is easy to cook, cheap, convenient to get and most importantly, comes in all sorts of flavours and texture. You name it. They are best comfort you can find when you're hungry from some late night studying or when you're rushing assignments. Or maybe, you're just too busy or lazy to even go buy some proper food outside. Instant noodles are like the one-stop solution to your hunger :D

Unfortunately, it is damn unhealthy.Well, it is processed food that can be kept on shelves for like years so, it is kind of obvious that the preservatives alone are a big deal. Plus, their seasonings and the MSG content blah blah blah... yes, in conclusion it has almost zero healthy nutrients except for carbohydrates, fats and a whole lot of sodium content.

So, today I am going to share how I usually cook my instant noodles, in which I think is a healthier way to eat it. I think I learned this from my grandmother... when I was younger. Teehee!

So, this is what I chose to eat for my dinner/supper tonight!

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Kinmizu Japanese Restaurant in Sungai Petani

Yippeee! Today marks the end of another system! Two down, four more to go :P

So, as we finished our Respiratory System paper today, boyfie and I decided that we should go treat ourselves to some good food, so we went out to try something new for lunch! This time, we went to this Kinmizu Japanese Restaurant which is situated right behind the locally famous Yoshiya Japanese Restaurant. Being a student here for a few years now, and many more years to come, we decided that we should always opt for new things so that we will know this town well enough before we leave it! :D

Let's start with the interior shall we? They have two private boxes, as seen.

The kitchen is behind the square hole and this is their counter.

A little more pictures on the interior of the restaurant.

So, this is the menu and I was just thinking of taking something that looks
artistic when I was snapping this picture :P

Now, let's move on to the food that we ordered. Erm, since it is only me and my boyfie, we couldn't eat that much of a variety anyway. I will include the pricing of each item underneath the caption, so you'll know the price range for this restaurant!

Okay, first and foremost! His California roll ♥ RM 4
SUPER YUMMY

Then, my lovely Salmon Sushi ♥ RM 6
DOUBLE THE YUMMY

His Salmon Teriyaki Set ♥ RM 19
It comes with rice, miso soup and chawan mushi too!

This is my Tori Shogayaki Set, which is basically just chicken stir-fry.
It comes with a huge bowl of rice, chawan mushi, miso soup.
Oh, and two slices of oranges too! It is not bad! ♥ RM 17

There are many more other things which are worth trying on the menu but I only have like one stomach and couldn't possibly eat so much at once! I guess I will be coming back here in the future as their food is really not bad. The price range is also pretty normal to me, considering it is Japanese cuisine. I think the fish based sets are a little cheaper compared to the surrounding Japanese restaurants and their fish slices are thicker too.

Location of the shop: 

Lorong 20 (Taman Patani Jaya), 

Sungai Petani, Kedah

Contact number: 012-569 4618

Opening hours: Mostly for lunch and dinner time only.

I am sorry for not taking a picture of the exterior of the shop, but I can tell you that the shop is painted grey in color and it is located on the row of shop-lots which are behind Yoshiya Japanese Restaurant. If you're a local, you'll probably find it easily.

Happy eatin' ☺

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Seng Huat Bak Kut Teh [盛发肉骨茶] The famous 'under the bridge' Klang Bak Kut Teh!

I've been idle for a few weeks now, since I've an upcoming exam this Friday (which is in less than 2 days)! I've just came back to campus yesterday... after a whole lot of drama, teehee. So, during the holidays, I did try to bake macarons but they failed terribly so I was really disappointed. Other than that, I had a lot of good delicious food while being home so I guess I am going to introduce them to you guys!

Today, I am going to tell you about this famous Klang Bak Kut Teh. This is the place where I'll have to go with my grandparents for breakfast on every Saturday morning when I'm home because my grandfather have been loyally visiting this restaurant for 30 over years, according to him of course. If you're Malaysian, you'll find many shops selling Bak Kut Teh claiming that they are a branch from 'under the Klang bridge'. Well, this is to show how famous this original shop is, and how people like my grandfather keep going back to the same shop for over 30 years. Even I wasn't born yet!

The pork meat comes in small little bowls like this, more traditional way
compared to the claypot Bak Kut Teh. They have 油条 too!

You can buy tea leaves from them or you can choose to bring your own
tea leaves. My Grandpa obviously brings his own tea leaves ☺☺☺

You can also order pig stomach slices and pig intestines if you're into that
kind of stuff. I personally like the stomach slices only, not the intestines!

Yummeh! 

The shop has a few branches in other places but I always visit the Klang branch only. Anyway, this place has another plus point. If you go during the weekends, many people would anticipate a larger crowd but don't worry as there are extra parking under the bridge (which is directly next to the shop).

See? You can park many cars here. 

This is the side of the shop, where we always sit. The interior of the shop is
smaller than the outside hence, I think it is stuffy. I prefer to sit here where it
is cooler and nearer to our car. See that stairs in the picture? Yup, it leads to
the bridge above us!

Since this shop is famous, it has its own website. It is a pretty complete website, if you ask me. They even have a photo gallery to publicize the celebrities who came and tasted their Bak Kut Teh! Not bad huh?

For more information, click here for Seng Huat Bak Kut Teh website.

Location of the shop:

KLANG BRANCH

No.9, Jalan Besar, 41000 Klang
Selangor Daru Ehsan, Malaysia

Contact number: 012-309 8303 / 012-385 5154
Opens Daily from: 7.30am - 12.30pm
                           5.30pm -  8.30pm

This is really a must-try place if you're a Bak Kut Teh lover! You'll never regret it :D

Happy eatin' ☺

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