Rice and Coconut

Ingredients : scant 3/4 cup unsalted butter plus extra for greasing 1/2 cup light brown sugar 1/2 cup honey 1 Tbsp lemon juice 2 eggs beaten 1 1/2 cup self raising flour 1/2 cup sliced almond warm honey to glaze  Preparation : - pre heat the oven to 350 degree F - grease and line a deep 8 inch cm cake pan /line with  parchment paper. -Place the butter,sugar,honey and lemon juice in a sauce pan and stir over a medium heat without boiling until melted and smooth -Remove the pan from the heat and quickly beat eggs with wooden spoon,sift in the flour and stir lightly with a spoon -pour in to the prepared pan and scatter the almond over the top . - Bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes until risen,firm and golden brown,cool in the pan for 15 minutes,than turn out onto wire rack to cool completely. E n j o y ,,,,

This Indonesian glutinous rice balls is remind me  my childhood memory,my mother use to make this so often and is very easy to make,simple and not using to many ingredients ingredients; 1 1/2 cup sweet rice flour/glutinous powder 3/4 cup lukewarm water 3 drop pandan paste 8 tablespoon grated palm sugar 1 cup grated coconut pinch of salt preparation : mix the rice flour with lukewarm water add 3 drop pandan paste mix it with hand until the dough is firm but flexible pull off about 1 tablespoon of the dough and shape it in to a ball push in the center and put about 1/2 teaspoon grated palm sugar and seal and roll it back into a ball shape, make about 24 pcs,set aside in the dip pan bring water to boil,in medium high temperature drop about 5-6 balls  in to boiling water remove the ball with unsolid spoon once they float to the water surface then roll the balls directly in to grated coconut remove the ball with spoon once they

Fresh fruits,ginger,lemon and sweetness from ginger syrup,make this crumbled taste really well together, The crumbled can be serve warm with whipped topping or scoop of ice cream. Ingredients : yield for 4 serving - 1 mango - 2 kiwi - 2 Tbsp pickle ginger/grated fresh ginger - 2 Tbsp ginger syrup - 1/2 lemon juice for crumbled : - 1 cup oatmeal - 2 Tbsp flour - 2 Tbsp unsalted butter cut in cube - 1 Tbsp brown sugar - 1/2 lemon zest Preparation : pre heat oven 350 degree F peel mango and kiwi cut in cube in medium bowl mix mango, kiwi,pickled ginger or fresh grated ginger stir ginger syrup Fill 4 ramekins with manggo mixture,set aside Meanwhile, make a crumbled In a food proccesor mix oatmeal,flour,sugar,butter and lemon zest Pulse just few times or until crumbled Topping mango mixture with crumble Bake in to the oven for 30 -35 minutes serve warm with a scoop of ice cream or whipped cream.

Tofu pad Thai is one of my favorite Thai dish, I often cook at home, I use uncook tofu or store bought fried tofu or soy puffs to cook more easier and faster. Ingredients : yield for 2-4 - 8 oz  Thai Rice noodles - 1 block extra firm tofu/ fried tofu/ soy puffs - vegetable oil for fry tofu ( if use uncooked tofu ) - 2 tablespoon peanut oil /sesame oil - 2 cup beansprout - 2 shallot - 2 clove garlic -  4 stalk green onion - ground peanut for the sauce - 2 tablespoon sweet soy sauce - 1 tablespoon soy sauce - 1/2  tablespoon fish sauce - 1 tablespoon tamarind juice / tamarind paste or rice vinegar - 1 tablespoon grated ginger - 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes/1 tsp hot chili sauce Preparation : soak rice noodles in to warm water until soft or follow direction on the package slice fried tofu. crush garlic and shallot until smooth /or chop really fine In a small bowl just mix all sauce ingredients  above until combine,set aside In big fry p

I would like to say Thank you to everyone for get well wishes,I feel better soon,,,,  Markie,,,,the soup was delicious :) looks preety too :)  To all my foodie friends,,,I will be back to the kitchen soon :) to create and share my recipe,,,, Ridwan :)

This Asian sweet potato balls are my family favorite when I was a kid, my mother use to make this so often to served with hot tea, It's just perfect snack for rainy day in Bandung west java Indonesia where I grown up. Ingredients ; 2 large sweet potato/ boiled until soft 1 cup grated sweet coconut 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 tablespoon corn starch 1 cup palm sugar powder sugar vegetables oil for fry confectioner's sugar Preparation : peel sweet potato,cut in cube and boil until soft and  drain the water and mashed add grated coconut,vanilla,flour,corn starch,mix until combine. make it a little ball about 1 Tablespoon of the dough roll with hand and fill with little bit palm sugar in the middle. In the small nonstick fry pan,heat vegetable oil until reach about 350 degree F fry them until both side golden brown Sprinkles with powder sugar right away,served warm immediately E N j O Y,,

This type of Thai soup is very popular in Thai cuisine around the world,is basically clear soup with prawn/shrimp and mushroom with rich Asian spices in it,such as galangal,lemon grass and kafir lime leaf and is spicy too which I like. But I will make this Tom Yum soup my own,I use seafood medley instead of prawn/shrimp,and thicker soup instead of clear. Ingredients : - 2 lbs seafood medley ( shrimp,mussel and squid ) - 1 cup sliced mushroom - 1 cup small young corn ( Asian best ) - 3 cup of water - 1 cup of milk ( optional for thicker soup ) - 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil spices ingredients : - 1  clove shallot ( thinly slice ) - 1 clove garlic ( thinly slice ) - 1 stalk lemon grass ( thinly slice ) - 1 tbsp grated fresh galangal - 1 teaspoon tomato paste - 2 Thai chili/ fresh red Cayenne pepper ( chopped really fine ) - 1 teaspoon tamarind juice/ lemon or lime juice - 1 tsp fish sauce - salt to taste - pinch of sugar - 4 kafir lime leaves - 2 stalk gree

This pomegranate vinaigrette is very simple but apparently I'm forget to take a picture before I pour in to salad,but I still can share this simple recipe in this salad picture :) I need to use up this arugula soon before expired,so I just roll arugula into slice medallion cucumber as my salad/side dish,This is the first time I had this simple pomegranate vinaigrette,but I will make it again for sure. Ingredients : - 1 pomegranate - 1 lemon ( juice and  lemon zest ) - 1 Tbsp avocado oil - 1/2  Tbsp honey - pinch of salt  ( Cut pomegranatte and use all the juice and, 1 lemon zest  + juice before just whisk all ingredients  together until combine ) and serve in to mixed green salad. E N J O Y ,,,,,