Ayam Goreng Kunyit Recipe [Turmeric Fried Chicken 炸黄姜鸡]

Hello everyone, today I am going to share the recipe of a dish that I really love: Ayam Goreng Kunyit! When I was still studying in secondary school, my grandma used to cook this dish for my family and I every other week and we will finish it in a matter of minutes. After I moved to Kedah, I had many meals in Malay restaurants where they serve this dish too, but none of them taste even half as good as the one my grandmother made. Those that are sold outside are just so bland in taste and texture... and I blame that on using turmeric powder instead of using real pounded turmeric. I have been longing for my grandmother's turmeric fried chicken so I decided to make them for my family and myself last weekend when I was home. It was a last minute decision so I did not manage to consult my grandmother beforehand... but it turns out to be 90% similar. Hehehe, maybe I should cook this dish again for my grandma to try one day and see if she approves.

Can you see all the crunchy fried turmeric at the top? How to get this if you use
turmeric powder only? Impossible! Good food requires hard work too!

Ingredients: Serves 4-5 people

4 whole chicken leg

6-7 bulbs of turmeric

3 tbsp of salt

Cooking oil

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Fried Nestum Chicken Recipe

Today I am going to introduce one of my boyfie's signature dish: Nestum Chicken! It is similar to frying chicken fillets with a coating of breadcrumbs. The only difference is, the chicken fillet are coated with Nestum oats and they taste and smell ten times better! Oh my, I can literally smell the aroma of the Nestum while blogging about it. Such a dish, it is a crowd pleaser. This I can definitely assure you. It is good for picky kiddos, hungry teenagers, and even the elders! Usually I serve Nestum chicken as a side dish with rice but we can always just make it as a fun snack.

Ingredients: Serves about 4-5 people

3 pieces of chicken keel (de-boned and the meat is cut into bite size fillet strips like above)

200g of Nestum oat

300g of all-purpose flour

2 large eggs (beaten)

Oil

Marinade:

2 tbsp of soy sauce

1 1/2 tbsp of oyster sauce

Pepper

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Loh Mee Recipe [ 卤面 ]

Hello! It's been a looong time since I posted a new recipe despite the fact that I went through a long holiday. I had been super busy all holiday that I didn't have much time to experiment with new recipes. Two days ago, I was shopping for groceries in Tesco and I saw the thick yellow egg noodles for sale. My immediate thought was, "Gosh, I miss having Loh Mee...". The Loh Mee that I crave for isn't the type that we can usually find in northern Malaysia where they use thin yellow noodles and have a darker broth. The Loh Mee that I crave for tastes a little bit like shark-fin soup as it is served with black vinegar and it looks like this! 

Ingredients: (Serves 2 big portions)

400g of thick yellow egg noodles

150g of sawi bunga (choy sam， 菜心)

350g of boneless chicken breast meat

2 eggs

80g of fish cake

2 small garlic whole bulbs

1 cube of chicken bouillon cube

Light soy sauce

Black vinegar

Salt

Sugar

Cornflour

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Assam Fish [Rice Cooker Recipe]

Hello! I've been out for a long looong time with no updates at all since I was really busy the past few months. I had multiple exams, went for a long holiday, and had some personal issues to settle so I really had not much time left to cook something. It is my study break now before I head on to my final exams at the end of June, so I'm taking a little spare time off my study to update this blog again. Today, I'm gonna be sharing how I make Assam Fish using my little rice cooker :D

Ingredients:

About 500-600g of ikan tenggiri (Spanish Mackeral)

2 large potatoes

2 large tomatoes

6 pieces of lady fingers

1 medium sized eggplant

1 packet of assam fish paste

200ml of water

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Simple ABC Soup [Rice Cooker recipe]

*drumrolls* MY FIRST SOUP MEAL DONE RIGHT IN MY LITTLE RICE COOKER ♥

Okay, I am so excited about this post because I finally figured out how to make soup using my rice cooker. God only knows, how MUCH I heart soup. Lotus soup, arrow root soup, herbal soup, seaweed soup, onion soup, miso soup, egg drop soup, ABC soup, any soup! You name it. I am a huge fan of you, soup. ☺

ABC soup with corn ♥♥♥

Ingredients:

1 medium sized corn

1 medium sized carrot

1 large potato

1 large onion

3 medium sized tomatoes

1 cube of chicken stock

1 bottle of Brands Essence of Chicken

1 liter of water

Pepper 

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Burger Bakar Abang Burn [Alor Setar]

About a month ago, I went to Alor Setar again with my friends to have a day trip for them to settle some stuff. Once we reach there, we had Nasi Lemak Ong. To my friends, it was their first time having Nasi Lemak Ong and they were all very excited about it. Obviously, they loved it very much too, despite the fact they had to queue very long. At night, before heading back to campus, all of us decided to have burger bakar for dinner. If you're Malaysian, I'm sure you know burger bakar is the 'in' thing now! There is burger bakar everywhere!

So, the one we went to was Burger Bakar Abang Burn. This one is quite famous and I guess many people have been talking about it. When we finally reach there on that fateful night, it was raining cats and dogs. Thank goodness there was a huge umbrella in the car to at least give us some cover but our sandals were totally soaked through. The only parking was at the roadside in front of the shop so I guess there isn't much we can do to avoid the rain.

So this is the exterior of the shop. It was raining heavily so it is unavailable
for seating.

The interior of the shop is brightly lit and clean. Thank goodness, this is
a burger bakar shop rather than a stall only.

So, we took turns to order at the counter. The moment we enter the shop, we will see the grill and cashier anyway, so you can make your order there. 

This is the menu if you guys want to know the items and also the price.

Yup, this is where you order it. 

If they have a few patties already grilled before you arrive, then you need not wait long before your burger is served. If what you order is not yet cooked, then it does take some time for the burger to be ready. So, if you're hungry, ask them which burger can be served up the fastest! :D

This is my friend's burger. I guess it must be one of the Supremo's that comes
with three sausages and also cheese. But I don't remember how much he paid for it!

This is my Burn Cheesy Lamb ♥ RM 11.50
PS: The onion rings on top were pretty much cold, though.

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Restoran Kapitan at Bukit Mertajam, Penang

Exams are over! Met up with good friends on last Friday night for a movie and some lepak-session after a long time of not meeting each other. Thank goodness I decided to arrange this meet up because I was invited to go to Penang with them for a day trip the next day. And that means, loads of yummeh food on the way!

We left SP around 12.30 in the afternoon with empty stomachs so we were definitely in need of some lunch. One of my friend suggested this Restoran Kapitan which is a mamak restaurant like most of the others around Malaysia. They have pretty good food, I must say!

This is the rice station where you can choose whatever side dish you like. 

The overall interior of the shop is well-ventilated with fans and stuff.
It is also pretty clean and neat compared to other mamak restaurants.

This is the other side of the kitchen and as you can see, there are big menus
and pictures to help you decide what to eat!

A waiter came over to take our order, and within 10 minutes of ordering, our food came. It was pretty quick service and the food was served hot. This was definitely a plus point for hungry youngsters like us at that moment! 

This was my Cheese Garlic Naan with Tandoori Chicken ♥ RM 10.50

Garlic Naan with Tandoori Chicken ♥ RM 9.50

The famous claypot Nasi Briyani ♥ RM 8+

and this is Milani ♥ I don't know the price for this, heehee.

After eating, we went over to the counter to pay. It is easy to pay separately because there wasn't any charges for tax in our bill. I totally like that :D

Location of the shop:

Jalan Perda Selatan,

Bukit Mertajam,

14000 Penang 

Happy eatin' ☺

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Mee Goreng Thajudeen - Best Mee Goreng in Sungai Petani!

Regarding the title above, it is mostly an opinion of my boyfie.  He thinks the mee goreng below is second only to his favourite Mee Goreng Abu in Alor Setar. Of course, his opinion is super reliable because he is a super picky eater with picky taste buds and his recommendations are usually quite good. Especially to chin-cai people like me, heehee!

Mee Goreng ♥ RM 3.30

If you ask me how this plate of fried noodles taste like, I would say it is not spicy and brings a little tinge of sweetness too. Not too sweet though, just a little bit. 

This is the exterior of the shop. We just parked the car at the road side and I
timidly took a shot of the exterior of the shop just to show you all. Erm, as
you can see, the shop is really located inside a bungalow and they have a very
eye-catching neon green signboard which can be seen from the main road above!

This is the interior of the shop from where I was sitting.
Honestly, I expected more people to be there since it was dinner time but it
was quite empty. Good thing that they have nice fans and clean table and chairs.

When I first arrived there, I got discouraged by the number of people in the restaurant. I honestly expected more people to be there because every online comment said the mee goreng were "TERBAIKKKK" and stuff. I went on to order 2 plates of mee goreng and drinks which were served pretty quickly due to the small number of customers at that moment. Then again, all worries were gone when I took my first bite. Yup, it was really good ☺ After finishing our mee goreng, my boyfie decided to order another plate of Pasembur because he isn't totally satisfied with his dinner yet.

Pasembur ♥ RM 3.30

Pasembur really isn't my thing since a long long time ago when I first tried it. I don't really fancy sweet stuff so I just ate a little of the pasembur. He, on the other hand, whacked it clean off the plate! I guess we will be going back to this place some other time too, to try their mee rebus. I will update this post again with the mee rebus if I ever visit this restaurant again!

Location of the shop:
RESTORAN TAULAT MEE THAJUDEEN

214B, Jalan Hospital, 

Sungai Petani, 

08000 Kedah.

Opening hours: Brunch, Lunch and Dinner (CLOSED ON FRIDAYS)

Landmarks: 
1. Same row with the True Jesus Church
2. Same row with Sri Sithi Vinayagar Temple ( a really magnificent temple at night with the lights on) but they are at two ends of the road.

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Hotmas Restaurant - SUPER BIG PORTION!

So two days ago, boyfie suddenly woke me up from my evening nap and told me we are going to dinner outside of campus. Like, the word 'food' itself led me to an immediate wake up, two splashes of water on my face, a few combs down my tangled hair and I'm ready to go. Yes, the power of food... especially non-campus food. He said we are going to go try Hotmas, which he heard about from some of his friends and he knows the restaurant sells a local kind of Western food. So, we set off and headed towards town again.

FYI, this isn't my photo, I found it in Google and used it here.
I arrived around 7PM at night, so it was darker and the sign board was lighted up.

We parked the car slightly before the restaurant and walked towards it. Most of the time, we find these places with the help of Waze (an app in my iPhone which is too damn useful ) and go around trying new places for food.

This is the interior of the restaurant. It is neat and tidy. Good enough for a
comfortable dinner!

It is a combination of two shops so there are two sides of the restaurant.
Still, it is always almost full during dinner time! The crowd is really satisfying!

While waiting for our food to come, I found out they even have their own
chilli sauce. Taste like McD's chilli sauce to me :P

After about less than 10 minutes wait, my order came first! It was super quick service!

This is the dish I ordered.
Grilled Chicken with Black Pepper Sauce ♥ RM 10

annnd then, his gigantic order came! Look at the size of the chicken.
Chicken Chop with Oriental Sauce ♥ RM 10

As we finished our main course, suddenly boyfie said he feels like trying the fried rice here. Although I was already super full even before I actually finished my chicken and he was also quite full already, I decided to share a plate of fried rice with him. So, I went over to the counter and add on an order.

I ordered Nasi Goreng Paprik ♥ RM 5
and this gigantic plate of rice came to us! :O
We finished it anyway, haha!

To us, we think this place is really good. The place serves good food which are gigantic in portion. What else can a hungry student with a frequent tight budget ask for? For God's sake, even the drinks here come in bigger sizes. While we were eating, we saw a waitress carry a glass of water which is about the size of jug to a nearby customer. The table next to us had like plates of lamb chops/steak which are as big as the size of the plate itself. I am definitely, definitely, definitely coming back to try that.

Location of the shop:

27&26, Jln Pahlawan, 

Taman Lagenda Indah,

Sungai Petani, Kedah

Opening hours: Dinner time.

Happy eatin' ☺

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