Lumpia Rebung ( bamboo shoots spring roll)

Kepingin banget makan lumpia isi rebung.Sudah lama sebenarnya,hanya saja keinginan untuk membuatnya tidak pernah ada. Sudah siap 1 kaleng rebung dirumah, dan untungnya ada sisa sambal kacang dari nasi uduk 2 hari lalu. Jadilah untuk menghabiskan sambel kacang, dan mencapai keinginan makan lumpia rebung, hari ini terlaksana sudah membuat lumpia rebung untuk pertama kalinya dalam hidupku. Dan ternyata,barusan iseng nge google, ternyata rebung itu mengandung serat yang cukup banyak ya dan vit B6 ada zat besi juga... Bahan-bahannya : 1 kaleng rebung(Bamboo Shoot)dipotong tipis tipis memanjang atau mau diparut terserah. 3 siung bawang putih 1 siung bawang merah 5 buah ebi( udang kering) 1 sendok makan gula jawa disisir 3 sendok teh gula pasir 3 sendok teh kecap manis 1 sendok teh kecap asin 0,5 cup air putih telor untuk menempel kulit ayam fillet dada cincang sedikit saja hanya untuk campuran garam, lada secukupnya Minyak untuk menumis dan menggoreng KUlit lumpia siap pakai

Caranya: Air direbus, masukan rebung yang sudah dipotong dan gula pasir. masak sampai air habis. Diwajan, panaskan minyak, masukan ebi, kemudian bawang putih sampai wangi, bawang merah aduk-aduk sampai kecoklatan. Masukan fillet ayam yang sudah dicincang, aduk2 matang, masukan kecap manis, asin, gula jawa sisir, dan rebung yang sudah direbus tadi. aduk rata sampai semua menyerap. dinginkan. Siapkan kulit lumpia, masukan kira2 1 sendok makan atau 2 sendok makan. Lipat tutup dengan putih telor. Goreng dalam minyak panas. sajikan dengan sambal favorit . aku sudah habis 4 potong... ini hanya jadi 7 potong. Enakkkk

Lontong ( Rice wrapped in Banana Leaf)

For people who knows how to make lontong, just skip this post.



What is Lontong? Lontong is an Asian dish made of compressed rice that is then cut into small cakes.

Popular in Indonesia and Malaysia, the dish is usually served cold or at room temperature with sauce-based dishes such as gado-gado and salads, although it can be eaten as an accompaniment to other dishes such as Satay and curries. It is also used in Soto as an alternative to vermicelli noodles.
(source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lontong)

I wanna share how I make Lontong.

1. Find banana leaf.
Clean banana leaf, I wipe them with dumb towel. And cut around 22cm length &width 12cm.
2. Wash rice.
Drop in around 4tbsp. Better use double banana leaf for each lontong as it easy to break.
3. Wrap it tightly, and tighter with cooking thread or toothpick.
I always drops them in a water, just too make them a bit soggy..
4. Cook with press cooker is faster. 30 minutes done. Doesnt have one? Boil it but gonna take more time. 90 minutes
5. After it cooked, take them out,and let them cool by put on the bowl with colader and make them stand.
6. Serve with your favourite dish.

More lontong picture: my lontong sayur

Chicken Tuturuga/ Chicken With Gravy Coconut Sauce (Ayam Opor Manado)

I loveeeeeeeee Manadonese Food, and because of this month theme fromMASAK BARENG YUK now I know that there is another yummy chicken dishes from North Sulawesi, Indonesia besides my favourites Chicken Rica-Rica or Chicken Woku.

I found this recipe, Chicken TUTURAGA from Helga´s site. Please check her site to see the complete recipe.
Well, actually chicken Tuturuga is an opor ayam (Chicken with gravy coconut milk)in Manado, only the differences are they put many kind of leafs and more chili as Manadonese food are mostly spicy.

As I cant find Kaffir Lime Leafs, Pandan Leaf,ANd Lemon Basil leafs here, so I only dropped Lemon Grass as I only need to go to my balcony :)and plug from the pot ...
But luckylyyyyyy I found CHILI RED in the market...wowwww first time in Panama I saw
them, fast I grab them eventhough it was only 10 pieces of them..anyhow Im gonna plant it. Cant wait to make balado2or any rica-rica dishes:) Hopefully they gonna grow well as last time I plant Green Chili but it was fail one...



Anyway, back to Chicken Tuturuga.. and today only I make my Lontong (Rice wrapped in banana leaf). MOrning after kid went to school, I went down and walked through the pedestrian street, 2 minutes walking distance and I grabbed banana leafs from the tree:)



Recipe for Chicken Tuturuga


1 1/2 libra chicken breast fillet
1/2 Red Onion
3 cloves of garlic
3 candle nuts
6 Green Chili padi
3 Red Chili
3cm ginger
1 Lemon Grass,bruised
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
Light coconut milk 250 ml
Thick coconut milk 250 ml
Salt
3 potato small size cut dice.

Method

Wash chicken with lemon and salt.
With mortal & pestle,make paste of ginger,candle nuts,garlic, green&red chili.
In the deep pan, add oil, saute the paste,add in lemon grass, onion. Saute until fragrant,
Put in chicken, saute until chicken 1/2 cook, and pour in the light coconut milk.
Cooked until chicken absorb almost all the milk, and pour in the thick one and potato dice. Add salt.

Serve hot with LONTONG.


I chose this dish as it with coconut milk and imagine the smell of lemon grass and spicy.. hmmmmm
bet it gonna be more wonderful if I have all ingredients.

ENJOY!!

Pepes Ayam - Steam Wrapped Chicken

Masak Bareng Yuk, edition November with Pepes ayam, wow interesting theme.
This event created by Ibu Ayin & crew..just click the link to join the even.

For almost a year, I dont eat any pepes, and I also never know if in Indonesia has pepes ayam??? I only know mushroom pepes, pepes oncom,fish pepes,and tofu. And now talking bout chicken pepes... wawwawww,my imagination about this pepes only hmmm perhaps nice if i put lemon grass, just like Woku Chicken.

I dont have banana leaves,and cant find banana leaves in the market, if theres no rain today, I was thought to go to the park behind this apartment, bring knife,and try to get my banana leaves. Unfortunatelly, rain hasnt stop until now. So alumunium fOil is the option.





Frankly, this is the 1st time ever I make pepes.And of course wondering how its gonna be, so after done with the steaming, let them rest for awhile, took 1 roll for photo session,and try a bit... hmmmm yum. Cant wait to enjoying them,with hot rice and additional chili from Sambal Bajak Kokita.


Recipe for pepes ayam.

Ingredients:

1 breast fillet,minced.
4 shallots
2 cloves of garlic
3 lemongrass, crushed,and cut into 8 parts
3 chili paddy
3 bayleaves
6 pieces button mushroom, slice.
2 tbsp oil.
Salt, Pepper
Pinch of turmeric powder (for giving a soft yellow colour)
1/4 tsp coriander powder
1 tbsp cilantro leaves.


Method:

Chopped shallots & garlic,and mix it. Keep half for fry and half to mix with the chicken.

In other bowl, mix minced chicken with salt, pepper,coriander powder,turmeric powder,
half shallots&garlic mixture, 4 parts of lemongrass and cilantro leaves. Keep aside for 20minutes.

In a frying pan, heat the oil, and saute half mixture of shallots,garlic,bayleaves,chili and lemon grass until fragrant.

Drop the saute mixture to the chicken mixture and mix it.

Take foil, or banana leaves, drop the quantity & shapes as u wish. I roll them,and make like candy form.

Steam for 25 minutes.

Enjoy with hot rice and additional sambal ....



Que rico...

Gemblong

I made gemblong for my tea time today. And posted in Multiply for MFM-18 as the theme is FLOUR.
It wasnt my plan to put my homemade pineapple jam for the gemblong filling.
My plan was to have them with a toast bread, or put on the cookies.
But I dont know why, I just dropped them in my gemblong dough.



Frankly,nothing too much different for the taste. Only a bit weird while eating this sticky gemblong and felt also the sweetness of pinapple.


Well, anyway I enjoyed my unusual gemblong, and surprised to see my picky Jas didnt mind to eat it.




GEMBLONG RECIPE with filling

Step 1

1/2 cup Glutinous Rice Flour
Pinch of salt
2 tbsp of grated coconut
4 tbsp water
Mix them together, and make a shape.

Filling : Pineapple jam

If you want to put the filling, then put them in the middle before make a shape.

And deep fry until golden colour.

Step 2

In other pan, melt the palm sugar..and soon it melted drop the gemblong, mix it until all covered nicely.

Chicken Woku Balanga(Manadonese Food)

Finally found lemongrass. Great as I was craving to eat this woku chicken.
Last Friday dinner, I made this spicy Indonesian food complete with dabu-dabu(the pickles), and the corn fritters.



Here is the recipe for Woku Chicken :

2 libras of chicken, I used breast part
2 green chili,chopped
1 lemon grass,crushed
1 lemon grass,chopped
2 Scallion,chopped
5 curry leaves
3 bay leaves
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Water

and need to make a paste of

2 green chili
1 cm ginger
1/2 tomato
1/2 candle nuts
1/2 shallot
3 cloves of garlic

Salt & Oil

Method:

Heat oil. Saute the paste,curry leaves and 1 lemon grass till fragrant. Add bay leaves, turmeric powder.
Mix it.
Add chicken,stir nicely, till chicken cooked.And put water, bring to boil.
Add chopped chili,scallion,chopped lemon grass.
And cook again till water left 5cm from pan.



Complete rice with corn fritters

Getuk-Coconut Cassava Cake

I miss Indonesia food indeed. This time I imagine getuk in my mouth...
I gave a try to make it and the result well not bad.
Actually, I imagine the getuk which is has red,or brown or soft yellow colour with thin layers and I eat it with grated coconut. But considering about the layers, so I decided to make a simple getuk only.
Anyway it still a getuk.



I only need to steam the cassava and grated coconut( I put a pinch of salt for the coconut). Make sure to steam the cassava till soft enough as we need to mash them.
ANd, prepare sugar its depends how much sweetness u want but getuk is not so sweet,I used brown sugar.

After cassava soft,mash with fork till soft enough for making shape. Mix it with sugar and grated coconut. Make a shape, usually rectangle shape. U can serve it with additional grated coconut and sugar.

My Soto Ayam / Indonesia Chicken soup

Soto ayam is one of Indonesia´s favourite food. Its a soup with shredded chicken,vegetable and serve with rice.

My Saturday with Lontong sayur

I remember when I was pregnant,I was craving to eat Lontong sayur. I browsed to internet to found the recipe and at the same day I straight bought all ingredients and cooked them.I cooked the Lodeh, The Semur(without beef) and also the Lontong( with plastics as in Panama they not selling the banana leaves).
Thank God everything came very nice. Me and baby in my womb enjoyed it so much.

Last week, I was craving again of Lontong Sayur so I made this for Saturday menu. I asked my maid to buy evertyhing I need and cooked it on Friday, except the Lontong which I prepared on Saturday

My helpful maid came and brought banana leaves from her house to make this lontong.




I used a threat to tighten the lontong instead of the toothpick as it very loose in the middle part. Well, I thank to my maid for the suggestion.


And my complete Lontong sayur was perfect.


Especially this time I put beef for the semur tahu, and I always mix the lodeh sayur with semur tahu in my lontong.