Kristygourmet Cook Book

Another hectic day or rather a headache day, sometimes really no idea what to prepare for the family, as the father and son love different dishes  ....haha  ..... I tried not to cook extra dishes cause they don't like taking leftover food the next day either. See what I mean by "headache day" !  Me is OK with anything but not them. So, final decision making spicy food for them. Not actually spicy but this masala chicken tastes a little bit similar to nyonya chicken kapitan, except the smell its different. But very very tasty and best to go with the rice. I am glad I am making the right choice. Please read on for more. Ingredients for  simple pilaf rice  : 2  bay leaves 2  star anise 1  cinnamon stick 5  cloves 1 tspn   cumin powder (mixed with 2 tspn water) 1 shallots, sliced 2 cups  rice, wash & rinsed 2 cups  water some olive oil Method : (1)  heat up a pan with some olive oil and saute sliced sh...

Recently I've been busy watching some really nice K drama. Now, I am in the mood wanna to make some Korean dishes.  haha.....  I haven't done much Korean food for a while especially when my kids not around. I am glad my boy is back and will be around for some time, I am taking this opportunity to discover more delicious recipes. And this recipe is actually inspired by  Seonkyoung Longest   and I am trying to make it into a halal dish by using chicken meat. And it is actually quite good and interesting too. Please read on for more. And here is what I did from scratch. Since some ingredients are not available here, I just substitute with other items. It works pretty well actually. Ingredients : 2 large  chicken thigh, deboned (or 3 medium size) 1 large yellow onion, sliced 1 green chili, sliced 1 red chili, sliced 2 stalk of spring onion, cut into 1" length 1 TB  toasted sesame seeds Ingredients for  marinade :  3 cloves garlic, min...

My first attempt making this ayam berempah @  malay spicy chicken  with less oil version. This is an extremely delicious chicken dish full of aromatic spices. Normally, I would buy this ayam berempah from Pasar pagi @  morning market  once a week. But it happened that the stall owner doesn't open shop often, so I decided to make my own. And it such a blessing that it turns out yummy. My girl just love it. Please read on for more. Note to all my readers :  Please feel free to drop me an email if you've any questions. Thank you. Ingredients : 5 chicken wings salt to taste 2 stalk  lemongrass (upper part), cut in 1/2" length 2 tspn  curry powder 1/2 tspn  cumin powder 1/2 tspn  fennel powder 1/2 tspn  coriander powder handful of curry leaves, washed Ingredients for  blended paste  : 4 shallots 1"  galangal/blue ginger 4 clove garlic 3  lemongrass only the bottom white part 5 dried chilies, cook ...

As requested by my readers, here's the recipe based on the used of leftover bbq chicken. Of course, if you want to try the fresh meat shaobing, it is much more juicier compare to the cooked meat. So, from the recipe given below, you may just replace the bbq chicken to fresh pork belly. But make sure the meat is well sliced and cut, and then marinade. Please read on for more. After the first bite, you will want to ask for more. I polished off 2 in one go.  haha....   Make sure you have enough to feed the family members  >o< Ingredients for  fillings  : 500gm  leftover BBQ chicken meat, diced 200gm   spring onion, thinly sliced Seasoning  : 2-1/2 TB  black pepper crashed 1 tspn  pepper powder 1 tspn  Chinese five spice 2 TB  sugar 3 TB  oyster sauce 4 TB  light soy sauce 1 tspn  chicken granules 2 TB  sesame oil 1 cup  water 2 TB  wheat starch 1/2 TB  cornf...

This is history cause haven't been using this recipe for a long time.  haha.....  Since my girl is still in holiday and spending time at home, I decided to make some of these for her. Don't want to make too many cause there's only 3 of us at home. Another easy & simple air fryer dish. This is a super addictive dish even without the peanut sauce !  Please read on for more. Ingredients : 5 chicken wings, washed 1 stalk lemongrass, take only the white part 2 shallots, sliced 3 garlic cloves, skinned some cooking oil 1 tspn  coriander powder 2 tspn  turmeric powder 1/2 tspn  chili powder 2 TB  sugar 1 tspn  salt Method : (1)  put together lemongrass, shallots, garlic and some cooking oil and puree into fine paste. (2)  now, blend in the remaining ingredients and mix well. (3)  then marinade chicken wings with the mixture and keep in plastic bag or container, keep chilled overnight. (4) let chilled marinate...

I wanted to prepare something simple today and also wanted to clear up my fridge. So, get the leftover kampung chicken thigh off the fridge and marinade them with salt & pepper without any plans. Just wanted to have it done in an easy way with my rice cooker. Then dig out some goji berries and angelica root slices from the fridge as well and dump everything into the basket....  wakaka .... ya basket ! And finally, there it goes .... into the rice cooker without thinking for long ........ and  >o<  Olala .. .....  Please read on for more. Ingredients : 2 whole chicken thigh (kampung chicken) 3 slices  angelica root 10  dried goji berries salt & pepper to taste 1/3 tspn  chicken granule 1/2 cup   shaoxing wine Method : (1)  marinade chicken with salt & pepper for 15 minutes. (2)  next, place everything together into a tray which is just fit into the rice cooker. I used 7" round tray from my Air frye...

This is a simple Air fryer dish which I made lately with kampung chicken whole leg. Just great to serve only two persons. In case, you don't have the ingredients as given here. Just replace it with white wine, instead of using chicken essence and shaoxing wine. It is as yummy ！But making sure you add in the dang gui (angelica root) slices. It gives you a fantastic aroma to the dish. Please read on for more. Ingredients : 2 whole kampung chicken leg a few slices (dang gui root) Angelica root salt & pepper to taste 1/2 tspn  chicken granules 1 bottle of chicken essence some shaoxing wine (omit this if you want to consume halal) Method : (1)  clean chicken leg thoroughly then marinade with salt & pepper to your taste and rest for about 20 minutes. And then place it to the AF baking tray. (2)  when ready, pour in one bottle of chicken essence, 1/2 bottle of shaoxing wine/ rice wine and add in 2 bottles of boiling water (measured by using the same bottl...

Curry chicken bread  is one of the most famous signature food in Kampar, Perak. It normally comes with either two to three flavours which included  herbal chicken, curry chicken & lamb curry,  wrapped inside a soft & fluffy bread dough. I remember my first attempt, it was 4 years ago. And this is my 3rd attempt after my 4 long years. I'm glad I'm still be able to work out a wonderful  Indian curry  for this recipe. Hubby is not a big fan of bread though. However, he takes only the curry chicken with white rice.  haha....   while my children & I quickly dig into the curry with the hot steamy bread.  Hmmm.... yumm....  simply irresistible ! Ingredients for  curry chicken  : 1/2 portion from the following recipe,  click here . Method  : once its done, leave to cool then wrap curry chicken with a plastic sheet (size : 17x17") and tide it up with a non-plastic string. Ingredients for  bread dough ...