Pandan Chiffon laced with Chocolate

Most of my friends in the cooking group are baking these & I joined in the fun.  Ain't they beautiful ... 

This was baked using a different chiffon recipe.  It is a keeper recipe! The chiffon is moist & light! 

Here is the link to the original recipe: 

http://www.ellenaguan.com/2015/01/recipes-pandan-chiffon-cake.html

For the chocolate lace, take a small amount of pandan batter (about 1/2 cup, after you have mixed the yolk & meringue). Mix with  1/2 tbsp of cocoa powder or slightly more if you prefer a darker colour of the chocolate flavour. 

Pour 1/2 of the pandan batter into the mould & gently spread the chocolate batter over the pandan. Lastly the remaining pandan batter over the batter. 

Pandan batter & chocolate batter

Added the remaining Pandan batter

You can also use a chopsticks to lightly swirl the mixed batter. I did not for this batch. 

Have fun!

Samosas

A wonderful pastry recipe shared by the lovely ladies from school. They shared their Indian cuisine recipes & cooking tips. 

Samosa's pastry - makes 16

250g all purpose flour

1/4 cup of cooking oil

1/4 tsp carom seeds

A pinch of salt 

Enough water to make a dough. 

Mix all the ingredients & use just enough water to form a dough. 

Here is a video how to prepare the samosa's wrap.

http://youtu.be/ClXGvTsFnOw

Curried potatoes recipe : 

http://fromchinshome.blogspot.fr/2016/04/curried-potatoes-with-indian-spices.html?m=1

Curried Potatoes with Indian Spices

Curried potatoes, I like them with some Indian spices ( mustard seeds & cumin seeds ).  They can be made into curry puffs / samosa. Or you can just eat them with your favourite bread.

Curried Potatoes with Indian Spices: 

Ingredients

5 big potatoes, cut into small cubes. 

3 big brown / red onions, I used 2 brown & 1 red onions. Cut into small pieces. 

1/2 tsp black mustard seeds 

1/2 tsp cumin seeds 

3 tbsp curry powder mix, I used baba curry mix for meat. 

1 tbsp light soya sauce

Salt & pepper to taste

Vegetable Oil

Optional - 1 tsp chili powder if you like it a little spicy or to taste / cut green chili. 

Preparation methods : 

1. Lightly toast the cumin & mustard seeds on the hot pan. this will make the spices more fragrant. Dish out & set aside. 

2. Fry the potatoes with some oil until they are soft/cooked. Dish out & set aside. 

3. With the remaining oil from the potatoes, add the onions & fry them until fragrant. Add in the cumin & mustard seeds , curry powder & chili. Mix them well & add in the potatoes & seasoning.

4. Fry a little, if it is too dry add a few table spoons of water to give it some moisture. Not too wet! 

Voilà ! 

Chin's notes: 

1. Taste the curried potatoes until thet are to your liking. You might need a little more spicy & add little more salt if they are for curry puffs / samosa. 

2. Curry leaves can be added. :) just a few leaves for the fragrant.

Miso Paste Stew Pork Belly

Easy to prepare meal & great with rice. My kids love the taste of miso soup & with the paste I tried to prepare a pork stew & it turns out well. 

Ingredients :

1kg pork belly, cleaned & sliced into chuncks / thinly sliced. 

1 tbsp soya sauce 

1 tbsp miso paste

1 tbsp oil / butter

1 big onions - sliced 

3 gloves of garlic minced

Sugar & pepper to taste

Enough water to simmer the pork. 

Preparation method: 

1. Fry the garlic & onion until fragrant. 

2. Add in the pork & fry until all pork meat turned white. 

3. Add the soya sauce & bean paste , give a good stir. Add water until it is just enough to cover the meat. 

4. Simmer until the meat is soft on a medium heat & gravy thicken. 

5. Add some sugar & pepper to taste. 

6. Voilà ! Taste great with plain streamed rice. 

Bon appétit ! 

Chin's note: 

1. Miso bean paste is salty. 

2. Pork belly is best you can substitute with other parts of the pork meat. This is also taste great with chicken meat.