INDIAN SUJEE COOKIES

In 2013 ,this recipes have enter in nasi lemak lover blog contest CNY 2013 as non blogger.A kind indian lady gave the recipe to the new paper. It was published in New Straits time paper in 1970.The same year I make this cookies,well liked by my sibling, since then every year without fail I make this cookies. It was my dad favourite cookies,take a bite,it melt in your mouth.Now my children love this cookies as well.Very simple ingredients.and easy step to make.

INDIAN SUJEE COOKIES

Ingredients;
455 g ghee ( I buy the green can middle size)
340g icing sugar
795 g plain flour

Method;
1.cream the ghee,icing sugar for 5 minutes,then add the flour and knead to a soft dough.
2.cover and leave for four hours.( when bakes It won't crack)
3.preheat oven at 120c.
4.divide dough into four portion and shape each portion into a roll. cut each roll into pieces the size of the marble.
5.place each pcs lightly on a greased baking tray,spaced well apart and bake in oven at 170c for 20 to 25 min
6.cool on a wire tray and kept in an airtight container.

ORANGE COOKIES

A japanese baking cook book by okashi daihyakkai translated into chinese.I borrowed this book from my sister.This recipes is from the book.I add in 1 tbsp of orange zest to the batter.Actual recipe did not add the orange zest.just topped on the cookies.

ORANGE COOKIES

140g flour Sieved
100g unsalted butter at room temperature
70 castor sugar
40g egg
some orange zest

Method.
1.In a mixing bowl,put in the butter,beat till soft,add in the sugar and beat till pale in color.
2.add in egg into 3 batch and beat well combined.Add in orange zest,mix well.
3.Slowly add in flour using spatula to mix well combined.
4.you can pipe into flower or use cookies cutter.
5.Lay baking tray with baking paper.Preheat oven at 170C.
6.Bake for 15 min or till cook.

STIR FRY PORK BELLY WITH DRIED CHILLI

This recipe using fresh pork belly. I replace roasted pork belly since I have some in my fridge.It make not different,when fry this dishes it turn out very tasty and nice.goes with a bowl of rice.

STIR-FRY PORK BELLY WITH DRIED CHILLI

Ingredients;
400g pork belly with skin
6 dried chillies ( sectioned)
1 tsp chopped garlic
some cornstarch solution ( for thickening )

Seasoning; ( mix well )
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1/2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp shaoxing wine
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1/2 tsp pepper
2 tbsp water

Method;
1.rinse pork belly,cook in boiling water for 40 minutes until cooked through.Remove,soak in the cool water,leave to cool,dish out,drain well and cut into thin slices
2.Heat up 2 tbsp oil,saute chopped garlic and dried chillies until fragrant.Add pork belly slices and seasoning,keep stirring over high heat until the sauce is absorbed and fragrant.Dish up,serve hot.

STEAMED FISH

There are many way of cooking fish,the most popular are steamed fish ,fried fish,braised fish,baked fish and fish soup.Everyone knows that fish is a good quality protein.Steamed fish have to be very fresh

STEAMED FISH

Ingredients;
3 white pompret
2  salted vegetable
1 tbsp chopped shallot
2 tbsp chopped parsley
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 tbsp minced ginger
1 stalk spring onion
1 fresh chilli,chopped
seasoning;
12 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tsp lime juice

Method;
1.chop salted vegetable,set aside.clean the fish and set aside.
2.Heat up a pot,fried minced garlic and ginger until fragrant,saute salted vegetable,chopped shallot and
   parsley until fragrant.
3.put the fish on a big plate,mix the seasoning add a small bowl of water and pour onto the fish,sprayed the
  sauted ingredients on top of the fish,steamed until the fish is cooked.
 

STIR-FRY WING BEAN WITH CHILLI BELACAN

Wing bean is a climbing plant.My hubby planted it and lately grows quite a lot of wing bean,I gave away some to my neighbours,friend and my sibling.The wing bean contain  lot of vtiamin and can be consumed raw with some sambal belacan.

STIR-FRY WING BEAN WITH CHILLI "BELACAN" PASTE
Ingredients;belacan paste

3 tbsp dried shrimp
4 shallot,peeled
5 red chilli plus 6 chilli padi
1 inch belacan
 4 clove garlic

Seasoning
salt,sugar,dash of monosodium glutamate according to your taste.

method;
Blend all the ingredientsin the blender until finely paste.
Heat a few tbsp of oil in the hot wok.saute the blended paste over low heat till fragrant.
Add sesaoning ,stir well until aromatic.Dish up,ready to use.

Vegetable ingredients;
400g wing beans, 1 red chillies ( cut into rings)
3 tbsp chilli Belacan paste
seasoning;1/2 tsp light soy sauce,1 tsp sugar

Method;
1.rinse the wing beans and cut into slices,drain.next ,parboil in the hot oil,quick fry ,remove,drain well ,ready to cook.
2.heat up 1 tbsp oil,saute the chilli belacan paste until fragrant.add in wing bean,red chillies and seasoning,stirring constanly over high heat until well combined.dish up,serve hot with a bowl of rice.

CRISPY NORI ROLLS

Another dim sum,using nori sheet to wrap the filling, can make this crispy nori rolls earlier,steamed and store in the freezer. Take out to defrost first,then deep fry it.If you consumed after making,straight away deep fry,not need to steamed.

CRISPY NORI ROLLS
Ingredients;
200g ground meat
200g fish paste
3 waterchesnuts,peeled and chopped

Seasoning
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp chicken stock granules
1 tsp chinese cooking wine
1 1/2 tbsp tapioca flour
3-4 sheet,cut into 8 smaller pieces
some sesame seeds
1 cup oil for deep frying

method;
1.In a mixing bowl,combine minced meat and fish paste.stir one direction until well mixed and very sticky.Add in chopped waterchesnut,seasoning and stir well,chill in the fridge for 1-2 hours before using.
2.place a peices of nori sheet on a working surface,squeeze the meat paste into a small ball using hand,place onto nori sheet and roll up neatly.coat the two ends with some sesame seeds.
3.Heat up oil ,deep fry nori sheet rolls until aromatic and cooked.dish and drain.
4.Serve with chilli sauce or mayonnaise.

CHOCOLATE OATMEAL COOKIES

I have tried eating many different oat cookies,after one bite,I never liked it at all. This year I want a change of making cookies. I have search  on internet lot of oat cookies recipes.So hard to make a decision,whose recipes to try.I decided to use recipe from frozen wing blog.She mentioned that this cookies very crispy.True to her word. I take a bite and fell in love with this oat cookies,indeed very crisp and nice.

CHOCOLATE OATMEAL COOKIES

Ingredients;
150g unsalted butter,softened
220g light brown sugar ( I used 150g )
1 egg,lightly beaten
2 tsp vanilla extract
125g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
225 g rolled oat ( porridge)
170g chocolate chip

Method;
1.preheat the oven to 180c and line baking trays with baking paper.
2.cream the butter,sugar together in a bowl until fluffy and smooth.add the egg and vanilla extract and beat until smooth.
3.sift the flour,baking powder and pinch os salt into the bowl and mix lightly.add the oats and chocolate chips and stir to combine.
4.Roll  tbsp of the mixture into balls and place on the baking tray,flatten the ball with a fork and dipped in flour.bake the cookies for 20 minutes until pale golden.remove from oven and cool on the tray.

CAT TONGUE COOKIES

Cat tongue biscuits or languas de chat is a thin and delicate french biscuits,the ccokies resemble a cat tongue.
Is very thin and crispy and the ingredients is simple and easy to be found in the kitchen.

CAT TONGUE COOKIES
source; gourmet dough

Ingredients;
110g butter
110g castor sugar ( I use 90g sugar)
110g plain flour
3 egg whites ( 60 ml )
zest of 1 orange or lemon ( optional )
drop of vanilla

Method;
1.cream the butter and zest of orange for 1 minutes.add the sugar beat until light and creamy.
2.Add in the egg whites in three separate batch,beat well between each addition.
3.add the flour and pulse until just combined,stir in the vanilla.
4.place the mixture in a bowl and place in the fridge for 2 hour.
5.preheat oven 150 degrees and line two baking tray with parchment paper.
6.either pipe or else spoon the mixtureonto the trays leaving an inch between each strip
7.bake for 10-12minutes ot until the centre of the biscuit is pale and golden.
Note; when the cookies is out of the oven,quickly use the help of the knife to remove the cookie.
          I use a piping bag  to pipe,snip of the corner of the piping bag.

GREEN TEA SNOWBALL

GREEN TEA SNOWBALL

source;daily delicious

Ingredients;

100g unsalted butter

45g icing sugar

2 tsp green tea powder

a pinch of salt

35g eg white (about 1 egg whit)

50g almond powder

100g cakeflour

1/5 tsp baking powder

icing sugar for coating.

Method;

sift the flour with baking powder and green tea powder.

beat the butter,icing sugar and salt until light .pour the eggwhite into the butter mixture,beat to combine,add the almond powder and beat with a low speed until combine.

Add flour mixture beat with low speed until combine.

Wrap the cookies dough with cling wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 170C,line the baking sheet with baking paper.

Divide the dough into 40 pcs and roll into a ball.then bake for 20 min.

Out from oven ,remove the cookies and roll into the icing sugar

cool first and kept in an air tight container.

CONDENSED MILK COOKIES

This recipe is easy and simple step to make .It taste a bit sweet.use semi sweet chocolate chip.

CONDENSED MILK COOKIE

Ingredients;
1 cup unsalted butter,softened
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
2 cup all purpose flour
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tbsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup chocolate chip

Method;
1.mix butter,condensed milk,vanilla together.
2.Add salt,baking powder and flour.mix well combined.
3.stir in the chocolate chip.
4.roll into 1inch balls and flatten and place on a baking sheet line with parchment paper.
5.bake at 180c for 8-10 min or golden bown.

BLACK SEASME COOKIES

I'm baking cookies from other blog. My daughter told me every year the same cookies I made,so next year I will make cookies I have never bake before.For a change.This cookies is very crispy.

BLACK SESAME COOKIES
source; green cilantro

65g butter at room temperature
40g sugar
1 tsp milk,room temperature
1/4 egg ( 5g) room temperature
1/4 tsp baking soda
125g cake flour,sifted
20g black seame toasted and white sesame seed

Method;
1.In a large bowl,cream together the butter until smooth,gradually add in the sugar.
2.mix the egg, milk and baking powder together in a bowl.Add mixture slowly to the cream/sugar in previous step while continuing to mix in a stand mixer ( or handheld mixer).
3.Add the sifted flour,salt into the stand mixer and mixed until just combined,thenadd in the black sesame
seed.let the dough mix for another few second.
4.with a spatula,combine the black sesame seeds well into the dough.roll out the dough between 2 psc of parcehment paper with a rolling pinuntil the dough is around 3mm thick.
5.transfer to a flat cookies and refrigerate for around 2 hours.
6.preheat the oven to 170c.
7.use your favourite cookies cutter,cut out as many as you can and transfer to a baking tray line with parchment paper.Remember to pierce the cookies one or twice with a fork before baking.
8.bake for around 12-14 minutes.check your oven and take out if already slightly browned.

DEUTSCHEKEKSE ( POTATOES COOKIES)

My aunty has been selling cookies during chinese new year.she told me she get a lot of order from this potatoes cookies,very crispy and buttery flavour.I do not asks for the recipes.I came across this recipe from Bisous A toi blog  .I made this cookie and eat it.  and realise is the same as my aunty make.this recipe is for keep

DEUTSCHEKEKSE ( potatoes cookies)

Ingredients;

125g butter

40g icing sugar (sieved)

125g potato starch

80g superfine flour

method;

1.Beat butter and icing sugar till fluffy and lighter in color.

2.Sift in potato starch and superfine flour,mix  to form a soft dough.

3.Roll into small balls and arrange on lined baking tray

4.dip the tip of the fork in a bowl of water and press on cookie dough.

5.bake in preheated oven at 170c for 15 min.

DRIED SHRIMP COOKIES

This cookies recipe is from daily delicious blog ,using dried shrimp and I am curious how it taste like.
straight away I make this cookies,cos all the ingredients  I have in my kitchen. The cookies turn out what she said is true,crispy and can't stop taking one after one.Thanks.

DRIED SHRIMP COOKIES

75 g dried shrimp
1 egg
25 g sugar
165g all purpose flour
115g unsalted butter
1/2 tsp vanilla,dash of salt

Method;
preheat oven to 180c .line the baking sheet with baking paper
combine the flour and dried shrimp in a bowl,put in the food processor,process until fine.set aside.
beat the butter,sugar until well blend,add a dash of salt. ( note;taste the shrimp first,if it's very salty,omit the salt ).Put the egg into a bowl and beat until well combined,then add the vanilla.
pour the flour mixture into the bowl,mix with the spatula until well combine.
Put the dough into the piping bag first with 1 cm round nozzle-pipe the dough into 5 cm small finger
bake the cookies for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.let the cookies cool on the wire rack.

SAN BEI JI ( THREE CUPS CHICKEN)

Chicken meat is well liked by every race.It can be cooked in many ways such as broiling,grilling poaching,
stewing,deep frying,stir fry etc. Is my eldest son favourite dish.You can add in curry leaves or thai basil leave.
This is a chinese dish  that most restaurant have in theirs menu.

SAN BEI JI ( THREE CUP CHICKEN)

Ingredients
3 large whole chicken legs
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp coarsely grounded black pepper
some cooking oil

Sauce;
50 ml sesame oil
3tbsp cooking oil
8 whole shallot
20 g ginger
40 g garlic
4 pcs chillies
50 ml shaoxing huatiao wine
50 ml light soy sauce
200 ml light chicken stock ( I used plain water)
1 tsp dark soy sauce
2 tbsp sugar
2 bunches thai basil leaves ( i used curry leaves )

Preparation;
1.Chop chicken legs into 2 cm pieces.peel shallot,slice ginger and garlic separately.
2.soak dried chillies for 10 minutes,and then cut into 2 cm strips.

Method;
1.Marinade chicken with salt and pepper.heat oil in pan and sear chicken pieces.remove and set aside.
2.To prepare sauce; Heat sesame oil and oil.Saute whole shallot,garlic and ginger till fragrant.Add in dried chillies and cook for another minute.
3.pour in wine,soy sauce,chicken stock/water and sugar.return chicken to the pot and braise for 10-15 minutes until chicken is cooked.
4.Add in thai basil leaves and serve chicken with steamed rice.