Archive for November, 2007

Nov 13 2007

What Bunga Citra Lestari can teach you about Kuih Recipes

Warning: This will seriously impress even your mother-in-law!

bunga citra lestari telanjangBoth Bunga Citra Lestari and Kuih are very sweet! We are talking here about an Indonesian or Malaysian treat.

And best off all: you can make this sweet treat yourself!

Describing Bunga Citra Lestari and Kuih Recipes

This rich and sticky Kuih makes use of glutinous rice filled with sweet coconut filling and wrapped in banana leaf.

Surprise your family with this afternoon treat and a great cup of tea or coffee.

kuihKuih Recipe Ingredients

  • 180g (6 oz) glutinous rice, soaked overnight or at least for 6 hrs
  • ½ coconut, to yield 250 ml (1 cup) coconut milk and mix with ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp grated coconut, without skin
  • ¼ pc of palm sugar or gula melaka
  • 30g (1 oz) granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 pc of pandan leaf or screwpine leaf
  • 8 pcs of banana leaves

Kuih Recipe Preparation

  • Prepare steamer by boiling water.
  • Wash the glutinous rice and strain.
  • Place tray on steamer and steam for 5 minutes.
  • Add enough coconut milk to cover the rice. Mix well.
  • Steam again till it is cooked for about 20-25 minutes.
  • Check from time to time and stir and add coconut milk if necessary.

To prepare Kuih filling

  • Dissolve sugars.
  • Add grated coconut and pandan leaf.
  • Cook till the mixture is soft and dry.
  • Remove from heat and let it cool.

To prepare the Kuih

  • Soften banana leaves by dipping into boiling water for at least 30sec.
  • Put 1 tbsp cooked glutinous rice on banana leaf.
  • Add 1 tsp filling on top of the rice.
  • Fold both ends of the leaf over the Kuih, ensure that the top is slightly open to show a bit of the filling.
  • Fold both ends downwards.
  • When all the mixture is used up, serve Kuih on a plate.

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Nov 13 2007

Heavenly quick Spaghetti for Gabriele Sandri

Gabriele SandriCan you imagine: you go to a football game and next thing you know: you are in heaven?

That’s exactly what happened to Gabriele Sandri after he was shot "by mistake" by the Italian police… In honour of Gabriele Sandri’s soul:a quick spaghetti dinner recipe by Italian master chef Antonio Carluccio.

Now for the official reaction

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, attending Mass when he was informed by Italy’s interior minister about the death, called the fan violence as “very worrisome.”


What about the police killing people?
Wouldn’t that be “very worrisome.”???

Antonio Carluccio quick dinner spaghetti recipe

I saw Jamie Oliver doing this quick dinner spaghetti recipe as well, but Jamie Oliver should have pointed out that his inspiration came from Antonio Carluccio, which as we all know is one of the favorite chefs of Jamie Oliver anyway.

The trick in getting your dinner recipe done quickly is not savoring your own minced meat, but using the minced meat of your favorite sausages you buy from your local butcher. In other words: let your butcher do the work for you and have a quick dinner spaghetti ready in the time needed to cook your spaghetti!

Quick dinner spaghetti recipe ingredients

  • 400g / 14oz of your favorite pasta
  • salt

For the spaghetti sauce:

  • 6 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 300g / 10½oz fresh Italian sausage (luganega, but you can really use any sausage of your preference), meat removed from the casing and crumbled
  • 35g / 1¼oz dried porcini mushrooms, soaked in water for half an hour, then finely chopped (keep the liquid)
  • 3 tablespoons dry white wine
  • 600g / 1 lb 5oz polpa di pomodoro (crushed tomatoes)
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Quick dinner spaghetti recipe preparation

For the spaghetti sauce:

  1. Heat oil in a casserole, add onion and let cook for 5 minutes over a moderate heat until the onion is softened.
  2. Add the garlic and cook for another minute until the fragrance of the garlic comes out.
  3. Add the meat of the sausages and porcini.
  4. Allow to brown while stirring.
  5. Pour in the wine and the tomato pulp and leave to cook over a very low heat for as long as you have time!
  6. If more moisture is needed, add a little of the mushroom soaking liquid.
  7. When ready, season to taste with salt and pepper.

Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water until al dente. Take a long cooking pasta, so it will be ready while you are making your pasta sauce.

Mix the pasta with the sauce and serve immediately hot.

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Nov 13 2007

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