Simple Recipe - Otak-otak Fish

One of my favorite, Otak-otak fish and my whole family love it if I cook with Stingray.

If you want a quick meal, this is very easy as just need steam 15 minutes.

Use this measurememt for 2 plates of steam otak-otak:

Mix all these together:
18 tbls blended chili paste*O 
100ml thick coconut milk (santan)
Shrimp paste (Belacan) approx. 1/2"
8 candlenut (buah keras) (crush into paste or blend with cili paste)
2.5 teaspoon salt
3 tblspoon  rice flour
8 kafir lime leaves finely shredded
2 eggs

Lay the fish on plate, scoop the above mixture to cover the fish. Steam 15 minutes.

* Blended chili
8 small onions
5 garlic
Medium bowl of dried chillies (soaked with hot water)
2 Lemongrass
1/2" of tumeric
Add some water and blend

Note: You may use box coconut milk normally comes in 200ml packing

I normally blend a bottle of chili paste to be used anytime, so whenever needed shrimp paste or candlenut, i just add in separately.

For this you can actually blend the required chili together with shrimp paste and candlenut.

Ola Barbecue Garden Restaurant @ Solaris Mont Kiara

There is quite a numbers of Korean BBQ around Solaris Mont Kiara.  Not being kiasu this time round, we went to try Ola Barbecue Garden Restaurant. This restaurant is frequently patron by Koreans besides locals.

Their setting, as though you are in a garden atmosphere with plants, artificial grass and water features. They have private rooms as well.  Is located above Salt Lick Bar.

We were served at least 9 bachan and I like their Kimchi Soup.  The friendly owner who has been in Malaysia for the past 20 years had ventured into this business for the past 4 years. We were told that the kimchi here is made fresh daily.   Besides Smoke Duck & Pork Belly, we had Barbeque Pork Ribs (RM35) which to me is not tender enough, Pork Belly Slices and Mungbean Pancake.

Signature Smoke Duck & Pork Belly on hot plate (S) RM70 

Pork Belly Slices RM28 dip with sesame oil & salt

Must try their smoke duck and smoke belly. Two sizes, small for RM70 and large for RM120.

Location
Ola Barbecue Restaurant

J-01-12 SohoKL Solaris

Mont Kiara, Jalan Solaris

50480 KL

Tel: 03 6211 4971

Steamboat night @ mom's place

It was not my mom who cooks, instead my brother who did all the marketing, cleaning & boiling the steamboat stock all by himself. As mom will be away from 19-26 September, thus the early celebration for her birthday. She is a lucky woman ya for her elder son preparing all the food for the night whereas the younger son bought her a tasty & pretty birthday cake. As for the other sibblings (all three girls) we just have to be present to fill up our tummy but of course we did help, washing and clean up after meal.  All in 14 of us including of mom's youngest sister. My sister's youngest boyfriend even flew all the way from Bangkok to be with us, so sweet of him.

We hardly have gathering as everyone has their schedules and families to take care of unless there is special occassion. Family bonding is very important and to catch up with each other through gatherings. Mom was happy I could see and that is important.

My brother had only vegetables to prepare the stock as we prefer vegetarian version, healthier, no oil & sweet without any meat.

You just need to put turnip, carrot, big onion, maize and honey dates, salt into boiling water. So easy right?

We ended the night with birthday cake & family photos 😊.

Bro boiled two full pots of stock

Villa Ju Bakery @ Solaris Mont Kiara

Dessert after meal is heaven. This place was recommended by our friend. I find it a place that is quiet if you want to have you "own" time or even place for dating or for a group of girls chatting all night.

As you stepped in, you will be welcomed by pretty sights of lovely cakes, pastries, bread and aroma of coffee too. We came for bingsu (Korean Shaved Ice with toppings).

Place your order, pay the bill at counter than proceed to find a table if there is none downstairs, proceed to upstairs. Comfortable chairs with wooden table and cute throw pillows, I just love the ambiance here.

A part of the dining area upstairs

Milk Mango Bingsu RM27.90

Milk Pat Injeolmi top with red bean RM27.90

Injeolmi (korean rice cake) made by steam glutinous rice flour was chewy with topping of Pat (red bean), the bingsu we ordered can be shared by 3 to 4 persons.

Location:

Villa Ju
13A, Jalan Solaris 4, Solaris Mont Kiara
50480 Kuala Lumpur.

Tel：+603-6206 5423

Business Hour: Mon to Fri: 7.30am ~ 12.00am, Sat & Sun: 8.00am ~ 12.00am

Simple Recipe - Sweet, Sour & Spicy Fish

A dish that my late mother in law used to cook for the family.  A simple dish that have sweetness, sourness and spiciness that goes well with rice. Even though I did not cook when she was around, I am glad that I did learn from her those days when I did not work on Saturdays. I knew the ingredients that she put as I helped out in preparation of ingredients but she never measure her ingredients, she just thrown in whatever required. So now I have to figure out roughly using tablespoon. I hope my son will be able to cook in future when I am not around anymore. Thus I thought putting down the measurement now will helps.

Do try out this Sweet, Sour & Spicy Fish. Never afraid to try. Practise makes perfect is indeed very true.

Ingredients
1 tbls taucheo paste
3 tbls chili paste ( onion, garlic, dried chilli blend)
4 tbls vinegar
1 tbls sugar
3/4 small bowl water
2 pcs Mackerel

Method
Pre- fried fish, set aside
Heat up wok, add in 2 tbls oil
Then chilli paste, taucheo, sugar till fragrant
Add vinegar, water, boil till thickened and lastly fish