Sweet Corn

I have another simple recipe to share!

You might already taste this food by buying it from malls. I saw a mini stall near the entrance of Oberon Mall, selling sweet corn in cups and always see people stay in queue to buy it. That's because it's sooooo tasty, I know! I love it too. It's one of my favorite food.

I'm very familiar to this food since I'm in Jakarta, Indonesia. Mama made it many many times. Yes, of course we can make it by ourselves at home. That's why we never buy it from mall.

Well, I don't know whether we can call it a recipe, cause it's actually very simple things to do. All you need is sweet corn (of course!) and butter. Other additional ingredients are depend on your preference. I like it buttery and salty, but Noura like it sweet, just like we normally did in Jakarta. Ok now, here's what you have to do :

Take some sweet corn and boil it until it cooked. You can use the frozen sweet corn, it's easier. But we usually use fresh one. For this, boil it first and then peel off the corn kernels from its cob. When it's still hot, place them in a cup, and add 1 tablespoon of butter and your additional ingredients.

Me : I will add a pinch of salt and black pepper and then mix it well. It's so yummy!

Noura : She loves corn with 1 - 2 tablespoon of sweeten condenced milk (ex: From Amul or Milk Maid), and sometimes with grated cheddar cheese.

Try it, and you're going to LOVE it!

Saturday Project : Donuts. Plus recipe!

Hi All,

Today is a holiday, Mama and I decided to do something. We're making donuts, yaaaay! And this time, Mama let me to make my own donuts. Well of course the hardest part (kneading the dough) is Mama's part. It's a messy part and needing a lot of energy! But I really enjoy the rest of the process : making it into smaller balls, making a hole in every balls, (frying is also Mama's part) and then decorate them into beautiful donuts with sugar and chocolate.

Noura of course made a lot of trouble. But because it's a holiday, we let her to do whatever she like, hahaha... Here's the recipe, if you like to know how we made it.

Potato Donut

500 g all purpose flour
100 g sugar
11 g instant yeast (in Indonesia, instant yeast comes in 11 g packet)
200 g potato, steamed and mashed, cooled
75 g butter, room temperature
1/2 tsp. salt
4 egg yolks
100 ml cold milk



Combine the flour, sugar, and instant yeast in a bowl . Mix well
Add the mashed potato and egg yolks, mix well
Add the cold water in about 2-3 addition. Continue kneading until the dough is smooth but not completely elastic.
Add the butter and salt and continue kneading until elastic and the dough doesn't stick to the side of the bowl or your hand.

Let is rice in a warm place until the dough doubled in volume (time varies depending on the temperature of the room).
Weigh the dough about 50g each (or less if you want smaller donuts), and shape it to the regular donut shape, or any shape you like.
Let it proof the second time until the dough rise again.
Deep fry the dough in hot oil over medium heat. Make sure it's not too hot

And if you like to see more Photos on how I did it, click HERE.

Recipe : Mie Goreng

Today I'm going to share a recipe of one of my favorite food : Mie Goreng (Fried Nooddles). This is a simple one that my mother usually makes for us. What she does is throwing anything she has in the fridge. If you want to try this, be creative with the ingredients!

Mie Goreng (Fried Noodle)

Ingredients:

1 pack of Chinese egg noodle

1 onion, sliced

3 cloves of garlic, smashed

1/2 - 1 cup of shredded chicken

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1 big carrot, thinly sliced
5 - 10 beans, thinly sliced

or any vegetable you like

1 tbsp sweet soya sauce

salt

pepper

óil for frying

sliced spring onion for garnish

Methods:

Boil water in a pan and soak the noodle until it become soft. Be careful because some are cooked in the shorter time, while others take a little longer. Drain the noodle in a strainer, and then add a little oil to avoid them sticking to each other. Set aside.

Heat some oil in a pan. Add garlic and sliced onion. Fry it until it soft and start to turn golden. Add beaten eggs and scramble it in high flame, then add the vegetables and chicken pieces. When the vegetables slighly cooked, add noddles, soya sauce, pepper and salt. Mix them all together and fry for some time.

Remove from stove, garnish with sliced spring onions. Serve hot.

I love eating it with tomato sauce or even a hot and sweet sauce. Hmmm..... so yummy!