Simple Recipe - Sambal Petai Udang Kering (Dried Shrimp)

This is my hubby all time favorite, stinky bean in dried shrimp cook in chilli paste. Whenever we travel overseas for example to China, Australia or NZ for a week or more, he will request me cook Sambal dried shrimp, of course minus the stinky bean and bring it along.

Not difficult to cook Sambal Udang Kering (Dried Shrimp) and it goes along well with a hot bowl of rice.  Leave out the stinky bean if you do not like the smell.

Ingredients
1/2 medium soup bowl of dried shrimp, pounded
16 tblsp chili paste 
Stinky bean (petai)
1.5 teasp sugar
5 tblsp vinegar
Cooking oil
Small piece of shrimp paste (belacan)

Method
Heat up wok, pour in oil
Put in chili and shrimp paste, sugar, stir till fragrant
Add stinky bean, cook for about 10 minutes
Then throw in pounded dried shrimp
Lastly vinegar


Chili Paste (to blend)
Wash and soak a bowl of dried chili
7 small onion - cut small
6 garlic - cut small

Famous Siam Laksa @ Balik Pulau

Kim Siam Laksa is a must each time we are in Penang. Broth is slighthy different from Assam Laksa because Siam Laksa is with coconut milk.

Just look at this bowl of appertizing Siam Laksa, full of mackerel fish. I am sure no one could resist bowl or two!

Kim Siam Laksa was previously operating at Nan Guang Coffee Shop at Balik Pulau town but now has moved to Kim Seng Kopitiam.

Try out their Assam Laksa, Siam Laksa or better still mix the both of them, merely RM4 a bowl.

Location:
Kim Seng Kopitiam
20 Jalan Sg Air Putih
Bandar Baru Air Putih
(Botanical CT)
11000 Balik Pulau
Penang
Tel 012 428 6235

Our Project - Laman Ceylon @ KL

We love interior design though both of us have never been studying or graduate in any interior design schools.

Hubby is the one who is on creative side and I m the one who will give my opinion whenever he saw something nice.

The owner  wanted to rent out their 2 bedrooms unit at Laman Ceylon and thus we were tasked to purchase all furniture and the necessities.

Starting with curtain design, material and color, we have engaged a curtain shop whose owner provided a good service hanging up, steam ironing and folded all the curtains so neatly that i do not think as a woman i can do better than him.

Being choosy type, we went to quite a number of shops to source for furniture and given a tight budget, we need to ensure the whole furnished condo will not cost owner a bomb.

Items for decoration and also placemat, table runner, to choose the right theme, color and size took us to a few shopping mall as we wanted something suitable to make the whole atmosphere simple and cosy yet stylish.

We prefer a cosy ambiance thus our color scheme is more to brown and grey.

The very first tenant was from France, working with luxury watches company. He was transfered out from the country barely less than a year of staying. The owner was lucky to have easily rent out the unit after the first tenant moved out. The next tenant a Canadian, is teaching in International School. And the current is a Datin from Sarrawak dealing with clothing retail.

We love the lobby of this condominium and is so convenient as lots of bar and restaurant just 5-10 minutes walk away.  Location wise is at town centre.

Location:
Laman Ceylon
Jalan Ceylon
Bukit Ceylon
50200 Kuala Lumpur

Pretz n' Beanz Cafe @ Solaris Mont Kiara

School holiday is here for 6 weeks, it was a Friday night and we have decided to go for dessert  after dinner at home.  Initially thought of going for ice cream at Haagen Daaz but ended up "lepaking" (do nothing) at Pretz n' Beanz Cafe.  

Our usual hang out nearer to us has always been Solaris Mont Kiara.  We were attracted to Pretzel as we walked pass Pretz n Beanz Cafe, so our venue plan changed immediately.

First we ordered two type of Pretzel but could not resist Waffle!  After finishing Pretzel, we ordered the yum Waffle. The milk shake here was good, thick and delicious just like the way we like it.  Another chill place for "lepaking".

The bill total to RM85.55 with 3 drinks.

Parmesan Pretzel RM6.90 & Hot Dog Pretzel RM10.90

Waffle with caramel butter RM17.90

Location:
Pretz n Beanz Cafe
22, Ground Floor, Jalan Solaris 4
Solaris Mont Kiara
50480 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-6204 9733

Opening Hours:
Sun - Thurs 7.30 am till midnight
Fri - Sat 7.30 am till 1 am

Seafood Bah Kut Teh @ Klang

Talk about Bah Kut Teh (BKT) or Meat Bone Tea, normally you will think of Klang. But now this place has come up with Seafood Bah Kut Teh, try it out!

As my elder son never like prawn, we had it separated from the Seafood Claypot BKT.  We were there quite late for dinner maybe but it was only 8.30 pm, no more lala and they replaced with scallop.

Hubby had tried it out once with his business partner for lunch and had always wanted to take us there.  So one fine Sunday and since my two boys did not have to attend any class on the next day,  we drove all the way to Klang. Thumbs up for the creativity of seafood to go with BKT and we loved it.

Seafood Bah Kut Teh RM98

Dry Claypot BKT RM13 and Claypot Prawn BKT

We also tried their braised chicken feet but feedback from my mom, my cooking is better! Anyway, a small bowl of chicken feet cost RM10.

Total bill came out to RM139.70 for 5 person.

Location:
Restoran Bah Kut Teh
Klang Coast BKT Sdn Bhd
No. 16 Jalan Remia 5/KS6
Bandar Botanic
41200 Klang
Selangor
Tel: 03-33221706

Opening hours: 8am - 11 pm