Cik Jah Kwi~zeen An Adventure into Foods & Fruits

Making Fresh Popia & Chili Sauce

Tips from the CikGu:

* season the hot plate by scrubbing half-cooked egg yolk until you get smooth and shiny surface

* spread the ready-folded popia with some sauce and sprinkle some nut on top

A Simple Steamed Fruit Cake

We need the following ingredients for a simple recipe of 'Steamed Fruit Cake' :-

1.   dried mixed fruits - 100gm
2.   butter                  -   200gm
3.   brown sugar        -   150gm
4.   eggs                    -    4
5.   black treacle        -     2 tbs
6.   wheat flour         - 200gm
7.   baking powder    -    1 tsp

sieve the flour and baking powder. Then mix about 2/3 tbs of the flour into the dried mixed fruits (chopped small pieces).

Beat butter and brown sugar
add in the eggs one by one
add the treacle

fold in the mixed fruits

place in a steamer and cook 45mins- 1 hr

Choco Moist with a Difference

I had the opportunity to meet new friends at the Baking Session with Giatmara Putrajaya (GM) recently. Cik Gu Hamzah, popularly echoed by his students, the 'Baking Guru' had an easy going, warm and friendly approach toward imparting his know-how on baking and cooking. Together with a few assistants, one of whom I noticed as a hard working student - Amira, we had full hands working on 4 recipes.

It was after several visits and meeting the staff of GM that I finally blocked the whole day on 6 February 2010 for this baking session. The 4 recipes were then shared and I thoroughly enjoyed the day.

This first baking trial ( for me) is making 'Steamed Chocolate Moist Cake'

basic ingredients :

eggs - 3 med size, baking flour - 2 cups, Cocoa powder - 3/4 cups, castor sugar - 1 3/4 cups, corn oil - 1 cup, fresh milk - 1 cup, warm water - 1 cup + 1 tbs Nescafe powder (dissolved in the warm water), a pinch of salt and 1/4 tsp sodium bicarbonate

for the chocolate topping, mix 1/2 cup of cocoa powder with 1 tin of evaporated milk and 1 cup of sugar (add less or more to your own sweetness taste) and cook over a los fire or double boiler until you get a lovely sticky choc topping - about 30-45 mins.