Jalapeno

The jalapeño (/ˌhæləˈpiːnjoʊ/ or/ˌhæləˈpeɪnjoʊ/, Spanish pronunciation: [xalaˈpeɲo] ( )) is a medium-sized chili pepper. A mature jalapeño fruit is 2–3½ inches (5–9 cm) long, and is commonly picked and consumed while still green, but occasionally it is allowed to fully ripen and turn crimson red. It is a cultivar of the species Capsicum annuum originating inMexico, which is a bush that grows 2–4 ft (60–120 cm) tall. It is named after Xalapa, Veracruz, where it was traditionally cultivated. About 160 km² (40,000 acres) are dedicated for the cultivation in Mexico, primarily in thePapaloapan River basin in the center of the state of Veracruz and in the Delicias, Chihuahua, area. Jalapeños are cultivated on smaller scales in Jalisco, Nayarit, Sonora,Sinaloa, and Chiapas. Jalapeño juice is often used as a remedy for seasonal allergies and cardiovascular problems.

Source: Wikipedia

Half Boiled Egg

Ingredients:

• Egg
• Salt
• Pepper
• Soy Sauce

Preparation:

1. Half boil 1 liter of water in a pot
2. Once done, put in eggs into the pot and boil it for 3 to 4 minutes
3. Finally crack it open and serve with soy sauce, salt and pepper
4. It is really nice to be eaten as breakfast serve with bread stick or toast
5. Enjoy

Cheese Egg Burger / Cheese Egg Benjo

Ingredients:

• Burger buns
• slice cheese
• eggs
• Mayonnaise
• lettuce leaves
• butter
• Salt
• Pepper
• Oil (vegetable oil, corn oil, coconut oil, your choice) optional

Preparation:

1. Heat up a flat frying pan with a pinch of butter
2. Fry each egg separately and season it with salt and pepper
3. Cut buns in half just like a what you see the burger buns
4. Rub butter on each side of the bun
5. Now carefully put egg  onto the bun
6. Top it with cheese and lettuce leaves and mayonnaise
7. Finally sandwich them with the other half of bun
8. Enjoy

Cheesy Potato Wedges

Ingredients:

• Potatoes
• 4 slices of cheese (more if you prefer)
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder for color
• Multipurpose flour
• 1 cup evaporated Milk
• Salt
• Pepper
• Oil (vegetable oil, corn oil, coconut oil, your choice)

Preparation:

1. Boil potatoes for five minutes or till the potatoes are well cooked
2. Peel of the skin from the potatoes, cut them into slices and season them with salt and pepper.
3. Now lets prepare the cheesy sauce.
4. Melt the slices of cheese in a bowl
5. Pour 1 cup of evaporated milk and mix well with the melted cheese
6. Once done put in a teaspoon of turmeric powder to make the color of the sauce golden yellow and a bit of aroma to it
7. Remember the cooked potatoes? Now its time to fry them
8. Break the eggs and stir well and mix in salt and pepper
9. Dip the slices of potatoes into the egg mixture and then dip them into multipurpose flour
10. Make sure the flour cover the surface of potatoes evenly, thicker flour if you want the outer layer of the wedges to be crispier
11. Next heat up the pan with corn oil
12. Fry the potatoes till it turn golden brown
13. Serve with the sauce prepared earlier
14. Enjoy

Crispy Fried Chicken

Ingredients:

• Chicken
• 1 cup of buttermilk
• 2 cups of all purpose flour for coating
• 1 teaspoon of paprika
• Salt
• Pepper
• Oil (vegetable oil, corn oil, coconut oil, your choice)

Preparation:

1. Put the flour in a large plastic bag (let the amount of chicken you are cooking dictate the amount of flour you use). Season the flour with paprika, salt and pepper to taste (paprika helps brown the chicken).
2. Dip chicken pieces in buttermilk then, a few at a time, put them in the bag with the flour, seal the bag and shake to coat well. Place the coated chicken on a cookie sheet or tray, and cover with a clean dish towel or waxed paper. LET SIT UNTIL THE FLOUR IS OF A PASTE-LIKE CONSISTENCY. THIS IS CRUCIAL!
3. Fill a large skillet (cast iron is best) about 1/3 to 1/2 full with vegetable oil. Heat until VERY hot. Put in as many chicken pieces as the skillet can hold. Brown the chicken in HOT oil on both sides. When browned, reduce heat and cover skillet; let cook for 30 minutes (the chicken will be cooked through but not crispy). Remove cover, raise heat again and continue to fry until crispy.
4. Drain the fried chicken on paper towels. Depending on how much chicken you have, you may have to fry in a few shifts. Keep the finished chicken in a slightly warm oven while preparing the rest.
5. Enjoy

Source:http://allrecipes.com

Happy Soda (Soda Gembira/Soda Bandung)

Ingredients:

• 1/2 liter of ice cream soda
• 1/2 liter of milk
• rose flavor
• Blended ice
• Cherry and strawberry

Preparation:

1. Mix well 1/2 liter of ice cream soda and milk
2. Once done, add a teaspoon of rose flavor and stir until the mixture turn pink
3. Pour into glasses or cups and topped it with blended ice
4. Beautify the glass or cup with cherry or strawberry
5. Enjoy

Homemade Cheese

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of whole milk
• 4 teaspoon of vinegar or lemon
• Cheesecloth
• Saucepan

Preparation:

1. Pour two cups of whole milk into saucepan, then slowly bring the milk to a boil while stirring constantly. It is very important to constantly stir the milk or it will burn.
2. Turn the stove off once the milk is boil and leave the saucepan on the element or gas grate.
3. Mix in 4 teaspoons vinegar to the boiling milk, at which point the milk should turn into curds and whey. Curds are the solid part, whey is the liquid part.
4. Stir well and let it sit on the element for 5 to 10 minutes.
5. Pass the curds and whey through cheesecloth or a handkerchief--or use a wide draining spoon in lieu of cheesecloth, in which case you'd loose some curds--to separate the curds from the whey. The curds is the cheese.
6. Drain and press the cheese using the cloth to get the moisture out.
7. Open the cloth and add pinch of salt if necessary.
8. Mix the cheese and salt and then press again to remove any extra moisture.
9. Put the cheese in a mold or just leave it in a ball type form. Leave it in ball form for putting in fresh green salads and in a mold to make sliced cheese for example.
10. Store it in a refrigerator.
11. Enjoy.

Crispy Fried Banana (Pisang Goreng)

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of rice flour
• 1 cup of wheat grain flour (Tepung gandum)
• 5 tablespoon of coconut milk
• 1/2 tablespoon of baking powder
• 1/2 tablespoon of turmeric powder (optional)
• 1 egg
• Water
• Margarine
• Salt for taste
• Oil for frying
• Bananas

Preparation:

1. Melt the margarine, ensure that it is not hot
2. Mix the rest of the items except for the melted margarine, make sure that the mixture is not too thick, add more water if necessary.
3. Pour the melted margarine in and mix all well.
4. Dip peeled bananas and make sure each bananas fully covered by the mixture.
5. Heat a frying pan with oil, we are going to deep fry the bananas.
6. Once the pan is hot enough deep fry the bananas till they turn golden yellow.
7. Pick them up and serve
8. Enjoy

Chinese Fried Rice

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 1/2 tablespoons oil
• Egg beaten to soft and light, more if you prefer
• 3 drops of soy sauce
• 3 drops of sesame oil
• Boneless  chopped chicken of beef
• 1/2 cup of chopped carrot
• 1/2 cup of frozen peas, thawed
• Cooked rice
• Chopped green anions
• Bean sprouts
• 2 tablespoon of light soy sauce

Preparation:

1. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in wok; add chopped onions and stir-fry until onions turn a nice brown color, about 8 minutes; remove from wok
2. Allow wok to cool
3. Mix egg with 3 drops of soy and 3 drops of sesame oil; leave aside
4. Add 1/2 tablespoon oil to wok, swirling to coat surfaces; add egg mixture; working quickly, swirl egg until egg sets against wok; when egg puffs, flip egg and cook other side briefly; remove from wok, and chop into small pieces or dice
5. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in wok; add selected meat to wok, along with carrots, peas, and cooked onion; stir-fry for 2 1/2 minutes
6. Add rice, green onions, and bean sprouts, tossing to mix well; stir-fry for 3 minutes
7. Add 2 tablespoon of light soy sauce and chopped egg to rice mixture and fold in; stir-fry for 1 minute more; serve
8. Set out additional soy sauce on the table, if desired
9. Enjoy

Milkshake

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of milk
• 2 cups Vanilla ice cream
• 3 table spoon of sugar
• 1 table spoon of vanilla extract
• Strawberry, grapes, etc (optional)
• Honey (optional)
• Chocolate rice (optional)
• Thick hot chocolate (optional)

Preparation:

1. Mix and blend the above ingredients using a blender or shaker machine/tumbler accept for all the optional items.
2. Once done, pour it into a tall glasses.
3. Add in any combination of the optional items for better taste and look.
4. Finally, grab a straw and enjoy it.

Banana Pancake (Lempeng for Malaysian)

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2  cups of all-purpose flour
• 3 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Sugar
• Egg
• Honey
• Butter
• Banana

Preparation:

1. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a bowl. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk, banana, egg and melted butter; mix till smooth.
2. Heat and lightly oiled a frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the pan, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Brown on both sides and serve hot
3. Enjoy

Hot Tea with Cardamom and Cinnamon

Ingredients:

• Black tea powder
• Cardamom
• Cinnamon
• Milk (optional)
• Sugar (optional)
• Honey (optional)
• Lemon (optional)

Preparation:

1. Put 2 Tablespoons of black tea leaves into a tea pot that you have just heated by rinsing it with boiling water.
2. Add 6 cardamom pods and a 2-inch piece of stick cinnamon.
3.  Now pour in 5 cups of water that you have just brought to a rolling boil (put in 6 cups of you like your tea on the weaker side).
5. Cover the tea pot and let the tea steep for 4 minutes. Stir the tea.
6. You may serve this tea with milk and sugar, honey and lemon, or just plain.
7. Enjoy.

Sausage Muffin

Ingredients:

• Sausage
• Egg
• English muffiner for taste
• Cheese (optional)
• Tomato Sauce
• Salt and pepper for taste

Preparation:

1. Heat a pan and add a bit of oil. Squeeze the sausages from their skin into the pan to form flat patties.
2. Meanwhile half and toast the muffins.
3.  Fry the eggs.
4. On a muffin half add a flat sausage, piece of cheese, fried egg, tomato sauce then the muffin on top.
5. Enjoy.

Egg Sandwich

Ingredients:

• 1 egg
• 1 table spoon of milk
• 2 slices of white bread
• Salt and pepper for taste
• Cheese (optional)

Preparation:Drain the water and peel off the skin of the potatoes.

1. Mix egg, milk, pepper and salt and beat them all well in a cereal bowl. Cook them for two minutes at 100 degree.
2. Meanwhile, toast the bread.
3. Once the egg ready, spread in over one piece of the toasted bread.
4. Optional, top a piece of cheese on the bread and another piece of bread on top of everything.
5. Enjoy.

Mash Potatoess

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds of baking potatoes
• 1 cup of milk
• 2 table spoon of butter
• Salt and pepper for taste

Preparation:

1. Boil a pot of water, add potatoes and let it cook tender and firm about 15 minutes.
2. Drain the water and peel off the skin of the potatoes.
3. Mix in butter, milk and pepper and beat them all with a potato masher till everything blend in.
4. Serve and enjoy

Coming up in weeks to come: Arabian food

We will bring you Arabian recipes soon

Teh Tarik

Ingredients:

• Tea powder
• Tea bag
• Boiling water
• Sweetened condensed milk
• Sugar (optional)
• Tea spoon
• 2 Medium size drinking cup

Preparation:

1. Mix a tea spoon of tea powder into the tea bag
2. Pour in ample amount of boiling water into the cup
3. Deep the tea bag into the cup and wait for the tea to blend in and the aroma rises
4. Take out the tea bag when you satisfied with the aroma and color
5. Pour in 4 tea spoon of sweetened condensed milk
6. Do not stir the mix milk and tea
7. Transfer the mixture into the other cup like as if you are pulling a rubber string from top to bottom.
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9. Enjoy the tea. 

A Cup of "Milo"

Ingredients:

• Milo
• Milk powder / Creamer
• 300ml clean boiled water
• Sugar (optional)

Preparation:

1. Mix 3 table spoon of Milo, a table spoon of milk powder / Creamer and sugar (accordingly) into the cup.

1. Pour in 300ml of water into the cup.


2. Stir clock wise, or whichever way you are comfortable with until all ingredients blend and gives you a nice good looking chocolate color.

1. Serve it and enjoy.

1. You can even pour in ice cube to cool it if you prefer.

Scramble Egg

Ingredients:

• 8 eggs
• ½ cup whole milk
• 2 Tbsp clarified butter or whole butter
• Salt and ground white pepper, to taste

Preparation:

1. Crack the eggs into  mixing bowl and beat them till they turn pale yellow.


2. Heat a pan over medium-low heat. Add butter and let it melt.


3. Add the milk to the eggs and season with salt and white pepper. Then, grab your whisk and whisk like crazy.


4. When the butter in the pan is hot enough to make a drop of water hiss, pour in the eggs. Don't stir! Let the eggs cook for up to a minute or until the bottom starts to set.


5. With a heat-resistant rubber spatula, gently push one edge of the egg into the center of the pan, while tilting the pan to allow the still liquid egg to flow in underneath. Repeat with the other edges, until there's no liquid left.


6. Turn off the heat and continue gently stirring and turning the egg until all the uncooked parts become firm. Don't break up the egg, though. Try to keep the curds as large as possible. If you're adding any other ingredients.


7. Transfer to a plate when the eggs are set but still moist and soft. Eggs are delicate, so they'll continue to cook for a few moments after they're on the plate.

Source(s): culinaryarts.about.com