Hari Raya Specials

This year hari raya is a very busy raya for me..... like i'm celebrating hari raya.....:p. Actually 'it ' supposed to be a mini 'hari raya project of mine' but but due to my father's participation 'it' become a BIG project. Here's how the story starts, three before hari raya i bought back some young coconut leaves & some ready made ketupats leaves (my friend taught me how to do it but very very the difficult). Nevermind, my father bought another 20pcs ready made ketupat leaves the next day & guess what by the time i reached home he's already cooking the ketupat rice.......=_= which i wanted to try it the next day after asking around how to cook it, after so many ketupats been made u guess still can be small project boh? then my mother comes into the picture =_= she wanted to cook sambal ikan bilis for ketupats........................:-( So my part is to get the rendang & coconut done......

Rendang Bazuki

Ever wonder how i got this name for the dish? The answer is i really don't know....the name just appeared in mine just like that...The Ingredients...... super complicated...
coconut kerisik (saute in the wok without oil until fragrant & blend) + tumeric leaves + belacan powder + 1/2 packet of mixed rempah halba for meat (can get at local hypermarkets) + lime leaves + garlics + big onions + small onions + lemon grass (set aside two stalks for later use) + grind chilis + tumeric powder + ikan bilis + dried shrimps + chicken + salt + fish sauce + brown sugar + MSG

Of course not to be forget, freshly squeezed santanThe cooking process
Cooking methods

• Blend the ingredients like lemon grass, garlics, onions & big onions together ikan bilis & dried shrimps
• Saute the herbs until really fragrant & add in the blended onions, garlics, etc.
• Keep saute all the above ingredients till fragrant but not until 'chow ta' oil & heat level is very important
• Add in the grind chilis, lemon grass, belancan powder,tumeric powder & stir fry for another 5-10mins
• Add in the chicken & keep stiring until all the ingredients merge together
• Add in the coconut mlik & let it simmer for 30mins (depends on what type of chicken u use)
• After that, add in the seasonings such as fish sauce, brown sugar, salt & MSG
• Not to forget the tumeric leaves & lemon leaves
• Lastly add in the coconut kerisik & stir well (add water if it is too thick)

Coconut (Dunno what to call, the put on the top one la......)

Ingredients.... Grind coconut, shallots, dried shrimps, lemon grass & lime leaves (sliced finely)

Seasonings....Brown Sugar & salt

Methods....Blend the lemon grass & dried shrimps together, saute the blended ingredients until fragrant & add in the grind coconut. Lastly add in the lime leaves & seasonings

The final outcome

The sentimental feel

The sentimental 'feel' 2

The place mate 100% hand made by awei

Like X'mas huh?
It is such a 'big project' but it combines the effort of my parents & myself, cooking is so fun.....