TUNA FISH CURRY

                        TUNA FISH CURRY - to go with nasi dagang

1 Tuna fish - cut to 1" slices
1 Tbsp salt rub into fish slices
3 Cups water ( when boiling put in fish slices and assam                 glugor.)
5  pieces Assam glugor.
   When the fish is cooked and almost dry, drain off the excess
   water.

Ingredients to be blended
10 dried chillies + 8 friesh chillies
12 shallots cups
2 serai   smashed
4 slices lengkuas
4 buah keras
1" kunit
1" belacan

Method:
Oil to fry the ingredients
1 Tbsp assam Jawa water
1/2  coconut (3 cups water to get milk)
Fry the blended ingredients, add  coconut milk
Add fish tuna fish.
Optional:
Add 1  cucumber and 2 fresh whole green chillies.
Cut cucumber into 2" in length and cut into halves.

NASI DAGANG

                             NASI  DAGANG

4 cupak or 4.4 kg  nasi dagang soak overnight ( for 20 persons)
3 1/2  kati scraped coconut 
20 shallots finely sliced                ]
2" young ginger finely sliced      ]  (A)
4  tsp  halebah                              ]

4 level Tbsp salt                            ]
8 level Tbsp sugar                        ]  (B)

The steaming of dagang rice will take 2 hours .
METHOD
Soak dagang rice 6 hours
Squeeze coconut to get thick milk only . Divide into 2 bowls Put  (A)   in one bowl and (B) in another bowl.
Drain and rinse dagang rice and steam for 1/2 hr.  Bring it out to stir with second squeezed of coconut. Steam for 1/2 hr again.
Bring it out again to add (A) stir and steam for 1/2 hr. 
Bring it out again to add (B) stir and steam the final 1/2 hr. 

       CURRY TO SERVE WITH NASI DAGANG
1 chicken chopped
  Blend together:
12  shallots.                     2 Tbsp curry powder
4 buah keras                   4 buah pelarga
1 Tbsp ketumbar             1" piece fresh kunit
1/2" piece ginger             15 dried chillies
1 tsp belacan granules

1/3 scraped coconut fry and pound (kelisik)
1 coconut milk.
Method:
Fry blended ingredients, add chicken, a little water , diluted santan, and then thick coconut milk and lastly add kelisik.
salt to taste.




      

PANDAN CHEESE CAKE

                                 PANDAN CHEESE CAKE

Ingredients    (A)
250 g cream cheese            ]   double boil first then add
80 g unsalted butter         ]   butter  mixed well ,  
100 g fresh milk = 1/2 cup ]   when smooth and cool add 
10  whisked egg yolks  stir  thoroughly add  (B) in three stages

Ingredients    (B)
80 g plain flour            ] sieve together 3 times
50 g cornflour              ]
1/4 tsp pandan paste

Ingredients   (C)  Whisk in a separate bowl
10 egg whites   use speed no.3 till thickened
1/2 tsp cream of tartar    ]
200 g caster sugar           ]  sieve together
a pinch of salt                   ]
1/4 pandan paste

CHEESE FILLING  - add santan last
400 g unsalted butter               ]   beat till creamy 
200 g softened cream cheese    ]  using  K  beater
200 g icing sugar  - sieve          ]  
8 Tbsp thick santan, a drop of  vanilla essence and a few drops
of  freshly squeeze lemon juice.

METHOD
1.  Double boil the ingredients (A) stir till melted                        remove from heat and add milk when cool add egg 
 yolks and then add  
 ingredients  (B) and mix well, then add
 Ingredient (C)
2.  spoon 1/3 of egg white mixture at a time and mix                   with cheese  mixture.  Don't over stir.
3.  Pour batter into 2 low square trays.  10" by 10"                     trays lined with greased paper.
4.  Bake @ 170 C for 19 - 20 mins. each tray.
5.  when  cool spread the cheese icing  in between and all        
over.                                      

CHRISTMAS STEAM CAKE

Christmas Steam Cake

500g butter

600g flour

300g caster sugar

160g sugar to made syrup

7 eggs (medium size)

275g  mixed fruits mixed with brandy                  

1 orange peel scraped n juice 5 Tbsp

3tbsp brandy

3 tsp bicarbonate of soda   }

1/2 tsp cream of tartar       }  sieve with flour 3 times

1 tsp nutmeg powder          }

1 tsp baking powder           }

2 tsp vanilla essence           

2 tsp orange essence   

Method:

Cream butter and sugar 9 mins @ speed 4

Add in eggs 3 at a time

Add in essence

Add in flour alternate with mixed fruits.

Add in syrup and stir thoroughly.

Pour into 3 containers 8"

Cover with foil 

Steam 3 1/2 hours.  Remove the foil immediately.

       

TAPIOCA CAKE

                                        TAPIOCA CAKE

Ingredients

1)   3 katies of tapioca or 5 cups of grated tapioca

2)   1 coconut scraped

3)   2.5 cups sugar

4)    a pinch of salt

5)   1.5 oz of butter

6)   2 tsp vanilla essence (optional)   

METHOD

1)  Grate tapioca and squeeze out whatever liquid as much as   possible by hand.  Discard liquid.
2)   Add water to coconut and squeeze out 3 cups of santan.
3)   Melt the butter slightly and grease the baking tray.
4)   Mix the tapioca, sugar, santan and salt and vanilla essence
      thoroughly and pour into tray.
5)   Spread out the melted butter evenly on top.
6)   Bake in the oven at high heat for 2 hours.  (200.c)
7)   When top of the cake turn golden brown, then the cake can         
      be removed from the oven and left to cool.
8)   Cut cake when cake has cooled and hardened.