[MasakBarengYuuk] Nasi Pepes Ikan

NASI PEPES IKAN -- Steamed Rice & Sardines in Banana Leaves

I found out that I have some of the ingridients for making Nasi Pepes. My friend brought me lemon bassil, small red chilli last week. So I started browsing the recipe, and decided to useMba Ine's recipe from multiply http://elkaje.multiply.com/recipes/item/1/PEPES_NASI , instead of using chicken, salted fish and mushroom I used canned sardines (http://www.beachcliff.info/beachcliff/usaenglish/product_mainpage.asp) and also I added sliced shallot for the seasoning. As usual, there will be some adjustment according to what I have in hand :-).

My husband loved it....he finished 4 wraps for his lunch. The aroma of roasted banana leaves and the seasoning are just perfect.

Here is the recipe..

1/3 cup chopped green onion

2 cans Sardines in water -- drain the water
50 grams Lemon Bassil leaves
1/4 tsp white ground pepper
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbs minced garlic
1/2 shallot -- sliced
1 tbs chopped lemon grass
1 tsp sliced galangal
2 tbs canola oil
5-6 dried Bay leaves
10 small red chilli
500 grams cooked rice
200 mL water
Banana leaves for wrapping
Toothpick for wrapping

Direction :

1. Saute shallot, garlic, lemon grass, galangal, bay leaves until we can smell the aroma
2. Add sardines and continue to stir fry them, add the salt and pepper, after that mix the rice and the seasoning.
3. Add water, green onion and lemon bassil, cook until the the water is absorbed.
4. Wrapped the seasoned rice with banana leaves, pin with toothpicks. Don't forget to put 1 red chilli for each wrap. For this recipe I can make 8 wraps.
5. Steam for 30 minutes.
6. If you like, you can toast it by using non stick pan to produce 'special aroma' from the leaves.

This is my entry for "Masak Bareng Yuuk" Event, March 2010, the theme is food from rice (olahan nasi/beras)

More information about this event, please visit http://masakbarengyuuk.blogspot.com/.

Marmer Cake Choco Chips

Just another modification of instant cake mix :=)

Ingredients:

1 Box White Cake Mix Betty Crocker - French Vanilla

1 1/4 water *

1/3 cup canola oil *

4 eggs ( adding 1 more egg....just want to try to reduce sweet taste..but actually adding cholesterol to my cake he..he..)

3 tbs chocolate powder (using Dutch processed is recommended)

1/2 cup choco chips

*according to cake mix instruction

Directions:

1. Stir cake mix, eggs,water and oil. Beat with slow speed for 20 seconds, continue to beat using the mixer with medium speed for 2 minutes.

2. Separate 1 1/3 cup of the batter, mix with the powder chocolate.

3. Add choco chips to the white batter.
4. Pour out the batter to a greased bundt pan.

5. Bake 40 minutes 350 F ( don't forget to preheat the oven before)

4. Tuangkan adonan putih dan coklat bergantian.5. Panggang dalam oven suhu 350 F selama kurang lebih 40 menit.

Pandan Instant Cake

I still want have something for snacking.

So...instant cake mix is one of the choices for busy mom.

As I remember my mom's Pandan Cake (she always make it from scratch). I tried to modify yellow instant cake mix to be Pandan Cake by using Pandan Leaves Extract in a can (the amount of this extract is equal with the water that is suggested by cake mix instruction). The result is satisfying ... Pandan aroma and the fluffiness of the cake are just perfect :-)

Ingredients:

1 box instant cake mix (yellow cake)

1 1/4 cup Pandan leaves extract

1/3 cup canola oil

3 eggs

1/4 tsp Pandan Paste-- just for adjusting the tone of the green color

Directions:

1. Stir all the ingridients in a large bowl. Mix with slow speed mixer about 20 seconds, continue to mix using medium speed for about 2 minutes.

2. Pour out the batter into a greased bundt pan

3. Bake for 40 minutes, 350 F.