Loh Mai Kai - Steamed Glutinous Chicken RIce

   

I have made this Loh Mai Kai for 2nd time and the 1st was failed, without giving up I tried 2nd time immediately the following day. YEAH, I have successfully made this super more steps and complicated recipe for this loh mai kai. My daughter whacked the whole loh mai kai and of course this is one of her favorites dim sum. 

( i will attach recipe once i'm not lazy yea.. stay tuned for the recipe or remind me my chat box!)

Minced Pork and Potatoes Curry Puff

Just make this curry puff and keeping this recipe for almost 1 year... Got this recipe from my mother in law's friend when she visited to our house. Interested to have this recipe? yeah.. I'm gonna share this recipe with you if you intend to make for your loves one... and today, I have make few and keep some for Hubby as he is away to Pulau Weh for his dive trip! Sure he will loves this curry puff,...

(the outcome supposed a crispy layer puff, but I accidentally added all ingredients and margarine pastry in a same dough, and surprisingly outcome is excellent good)

Ingredients A: (crispy skin)
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300gm   Medium Flour 
1           Egg
5 oz      Cold Water
1 tbsp   Butter
pinch of salt
200gm  pastry margarine

Ingredients B: (filling)
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250gm   minced meat
500gm   potatoes (cut into cube)
5tbsp     curry powder ( i use England curry powder)
some curry leaves
salt to taste
1/2 tsb   sugar

Steamed Yam Cake

Always feel like make Yam Cake at home, and it is about a year ago. Wind don't know blew from which part to me.. hahaha.. finally, I cooked and taste good (recipe from Agnes Chang).. like her recipes very much, not too salty and outcome always "perfect"!! Highly recommend her recipe books... : P Would like to share the recipe here -

 Ingredients:
600gm      yam, cleaned and diced
4 tbsp      dried prawns, socked and pounded
3 tbsp      chopped tai tou choy (preserved vegetable) - i didnt put this
1 tsp        five spice powder
 4 pips garlic, chopped
6 tbsp oil

Batter (mixed and stained):
300gm      rice flour
75gm        tapioca flour -  i use butterfly corn flour
1200ml     water
1/2tsp       alkaline water

Seasonings:
1 cube chicken stock
1/2tsp  pepper
salt to taste

Garnishing:
spring onion, red chillies, fried shallots

METHODS:
1. Heat up oil, saute garlic until fragant, add dried prawn and stir fry until aromatic. Add yam, tai tau choy, five spice powder and stir fry until fragant.

2. Add batter, seasonings and stir until batter is half-cooked. Taste and pour mixture into a at least 22cm steaming tray. Steam with high heat for 1 hour until cooked. (I steamed 1 hour and 25 minutes)

3. Remove from heat, sprinkle all garnishing on top and leave to cool.

Salted Lime - 腌制咸柑桔

Salted Lime  腌制咸柑桔

 制法：
1) 将玻璃瓶洗净、晾乾。
2) 将柑桔洗乾淨，然後晒干。
3) 然后一层盐, 一层柑桔放进玻璃瓶，最后铺上粗盐。
4) 将玻璃瓶放到陰涼地方保存，至少3个月。柑桔腌制时间越长，颜色越黑，功效越好。

功效 :
喉咙不适, 喉咙痛, 发热气, 化痰、助于消化, 肚子痛(吃错东西), 咳嗽, 声音沙哑有一定的疗效。

Methods:

1) Get ready a glass bottle, make sure the bottle is clean and dry.

2) Wash the limes and dry all of them.

3) Pour a layer of salt, add limes onto the salt, and repeat the step continuously.

4) Keep the bottle for at least 3 months. The longest you keep the best effectiveness.

Effectiveness:

Sore throat, throat irritating, body heats. reduce phlegm , digestive, food poisoning, cough, voice breaking

Yam Cake - Wu Tau Kou

This was my first time making yam cake and the yam cake was "fantastic". Please refer recipe below if you are interested :-


Ingrediants:-
250g yam, diced
1 cup water

(B) Mix together and sieved
125g rice flour
20g tapioca flour
1 cup water
1/4 tsp alkaline water

Seasoning:
1 tbsp Maggi chicken stock granules/or Tumix chicken stock
Salt to taste
Dash of pepper
1/4 tsp sugar

For garnishing:
50g dried prawns, soaked and chopped coarsely
4 shallots, sliced
2 stalks spring onions, chopped
2 sprigs Chinese parsley and
2 red chillies

Chilli sauce (mix till sugar dissolves):
10 red chillies, pounded
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp salt
2 tbsp lemon juice

Method:-
Heat 4 tbsp oil and saute shallots till crisp. Remove and leave the oil in the wok. Add dried prawns and saute till fragrant. Remove and set aside for garnishing.Add 2 tbsp oil to the remaining oil in the wok, add yam, add-in some fragant dried prawns and stir fry well. Mix in water and bring to a boil. Add in (B) and seasoning and cook till batter is fairly thick. Pour thick batter into a well-greased 25cm round tray.Steam till kuih is set and cooked through. Leave aside to cool, then garnish and cut into diamond shapes.Serve yam cake with chilli sauce.