Vegetable Fritters

Vegetable Fritters,

I did post many vegetable fritters before,
this one has coriander, garlic and ginger powder in it.

My little coriander powder jar,
bought it from discounted shop :-)

The Recipe:
1/4 cabbage, thinly sliced
1/2 package of bean sprout
1 tsp of garlic powder
1 tsp of ginger powder
2 tsp of coriander powder
1.5 tsp of salt
pepper to taste
Oil - enough for deep frying
3 heaps tbsp of plain flour
3 heaps tbsp of rice flour.
Water, enough to mix the flour and spices
- but not a runny mixture and not thick mixture either -
just in between before you add the vegies in it.
These 3 tbsp of rice flour already make these fritters crispy,
you can ommit plain flour and use only rice flour for a total crisp! :-)
You can add grated carrots too,
I usually did but this time, I just used whatever I have in the fridge.

Method:
simple - just mixed all ingredients together, except oil.
Heat frying pan until hot in high heat,
add oil enough for deep frying,
once the oil is hot,
spoon in fritters mixture
but not over-crowded,
lower the heat to medium,
fry until golden brown.
Repeat remaining mixture until finished.

... Enjoy ...

Stir Fry Tofu and Eggplant using Carmelina

Carmelina

is not a name of a woman :-)

it is a brand of this chili mixture

it mainly have eggplant in it

i tried this before and add more Sambal Oelek into it

and my husband couldn't eat it, too spicy for him.

this time I didn't check if I still have Sambal Oelek

didn't realize that I didn't have any

oh well too late, I have chopped all ingredients

so I just have to cook them without the extra Sambal Oelek.

here is the recipe:

3 big shallots, finely chopped

1 garlic, thinly sliced

1/2 onions, finely chopped

1 jar of Carmelina

1 block of tofu, cubed, pan fried.

2 lebanese eggplants, sliced, boiled in a hot water

1-2 tbsp of lemon juice

salt and pepper to taste

Method:

Pan fried the cubed tofu first.

Using the same oil

add shallots and onion,

sautee until fragrant and translucent,

add garlic, pan fried tofu and eggplant,

sautee until garlic is fragrant,

add salt and pepper,

mix well, taste and adjust if needed,

add lemon juice and quickly switch off the stove.

Mix well and ready to serve with steamed jasmine rice.

The result? It says "Explosive Mixture" on the jar

well, it is nice but not spicy at all,

I couldn't taste the chili at all

but my hb like it, he also said that it's not spicy at all

at least he could enjoy it :-)

I think next time I will add not only Sambal Oelek again,

but also cherry ripe tomato.

... enjoy ...

Fried Cauliflower

Fried Cauliflower

Easy Peasy Yummy

you will need:

1 small size of cauliflower, florets

 1 cup of plain flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 cup of rice flour

1 tsp of coriander powder

1/2 tsp of turmeric powder

1 tsp of garlic powder

1/2 tsp of salt

1/2 tsp of ground white pepper

1 green onion, finely chopped

water - as needed

Method:

combine all ingredients except cauliflower florets.

prepare your deep frier / use wok with enough oil for deep frying.

dip cauliflower florets one by one into the flour mixture.

fry in a medium heat oil.

--- enjoy ---

Mushroom Quiche and 2 types of Salad with Vietnamese influenced dressing

Beef and Potato Fritters

Sautee Minced Beef and Vegetable Skewers

My Jumbo Tuna Salad

My Jumbo Tuna Salad

I have made 2 tuna salad dishes before:

Tuna and Penne Salad, and  Tuna Salad.

Ingredients:

1/2 red capsicum, diced

1/2 bunch of coriander, chopped

1 big can of "John West" tuna in oil

1 can of 5 beans mixed, drained, rinsed

1/2 red onion, thinly sliced

1 tomato, sliced

3 sliced of pineapple with 3 tbsp of its natural juice

1 tbsp of sliced kalamata olive

2 cheeks of lemon, juiced

sea salt and black pepper

Method:

Combined and mix all ingredients.

Into the fridge to cool until lunch or dinner time :-)

I sprinkled this one with slices of green bird-eye chili for me :)

~ Enjoy ~

 

Chicken and Piquillo with Basil Pesto Plus Mashed Potato Pea and Bacon

Chicken and Piquillo with Basil Pesto

Mashed Potato, Pea and Bacon

This is a twist of an easy peasy yummy "Turkey Involtini" recipe from Super Food Ideas :-)

I should used Turkey Breast instead of Chicken Breast

Since I couldn't open the Piquillo jar (I have arthritis), I did not fold Piquillo and Basil Pesto into the pounded chicken breast.  

I add fried bacon into the mashed potato and pea.

yummoooo :-)

 

Mashed Potato, Pea and Bacon

Ingredients:

8 small Potatoes

1 cup Frozen Peas

Sour Cream, as needed

Parmesan Cheese, as much as you like :-)

4 shoulder bacon, finely chopped

Method:

Spray frying pan with cooking oil.

Fry bacon until golden and crispy, set aside. Keep the oil.

Washed Potatoes, put in a sauce pan, cover with cold water.

Bring to boil until potatoes cooked, add frozen peas for the last 4 minutes.

Drained. Put the sauce pan back on top of the stove, mashed.

This will also dry excess water.

Mix all together in a serving bowl 

including sour cream and parmesan cheese, mix well.

Chicken and Piquillo with Basil Pesto

Ingredients:

2 chicken breast fillets, sliced thinly.

2 tbsp basil pesto

150 gr piquillo, quatered

Olive oil spray

Method:
Use the same pan that you used to fry bacon, add more cooking oil spray if needed.
Fry chicken breasts until cooked on both sides.
Put them on serving plate.
Put piquillo and drizzle with basil pesto.
Ready to serve.

~ Enjoy~

Fried Battered Fish and Eggplants with Chunky Pineapple Salsa

Fried Battered Fish and Eggplant

with Chunky Pineapple Salsa

Fried Battered Fish and Eggplant

I am sure y'all already knew how to make them :-)

My Chunky Pineapple Salsa

Ingredients:

1 can of pineapple in natural juice, chunky-ly chopped, keep the juice

1 small shallots, finely chopped

2 tomatoes, cubed

1 tbsp lemon juice

1/4 tsp of salt

Method:

Combine all ingredients together,

add 3 -4 tbsp of pineapple juice

and carefully mix them - not to break the pineapple.

Chilled in the fridge until ready to be eaten :-)

~ Enjoy ~

Below are some fish and seafood and Salsa cookbooks that would be useful:

   

Super Yummy Corn Fritters

I know I have posted some corn fritters recipes before but this one is a bit different.

On the day I made Oven Fried Chicken, I also made these fritters from the left over seasoning.

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients:

2 tbsp Rice Flour

1 tbsp Plain Flour

1/2 tsp Baking powder

1 Green onion, thinly sliced
1 carrot, grated

Cold water, as needed

Oil for frying

1 cup of Sweet corn kernels

Left over seasonings from My Oven Fried Chicken

Method:

Combined all ingredients together.

Fry per tablespoon in medium-high heat until golden brown.

Drained and served.

\~/~\~/ Hope you like it \~/~\~/

 

Sayur Lodeh (Indonesian Mixed Vegies in Coconut Milk)

Vegies Baked in Balsamic Vinegar... YUM!!

 

Tofu and Petai Beans Sambal

Fried Cauliflower

Mum's Eggplants Salad

Mum's Eggplant Salad

Ingredients:
2 Lebanese eggplants, chopped, boiled

Dressing:
2 tbsp of salted soy beans, rinse under running water
1/2 lemon, juiced
1 bird-eye chili, thinly sliced

Method:
Put boiled eggplants on serving plate.
Mix all dressing ingredients together and pour it on top.
Ready to serve, cold or warm :)

Crispy Vegetables Fritters

Crispy Vegetable Fritters

It similar to Vegetable Fritters I made before but this one is a bit crispy.

So what you need is assorted vegetables, I used shredded cabbage, bean sprouts and shredded carrots.

Now for the batter, I usually use about 2 parts of plain/all-purpose flour and 1 part of rice flour.

For this, I used 2 parts of rice flour and 1 part of plain/all-purpose flour.

Then I add 1 tsp of ground coriander, 1 tsp of salt, 1/2 tsp of ground white pepper.

Instead of adding Fried shallots, I used finely chopped 2 spring onions.

Mixed all dry ingredients together and slowly add COLD water.

Mix cold water in with fork, it will help to dissolve the flour faster and easier.

Then heat your wok, add oil, once oil is hot, turn the heat to lower heat.

And start frying the vegie fritter per 1 tbsp until mixture finished.

Serve warm.

My 2 Vegies Dishes for Dinner

Stir Fry Choy Sum and Tofu

and

Sweet Tofu and Tempe

recipes to follow

Stir Fry English Spinach

Stir Fry English Spinach

I bought 2 bunches of English Spinach (sometime ago and just be able to post the cooking today).  It has been quite sometime I did not have this dish.  

Here is the simple stir fry.

Ingredients:

2 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced

4 cloves of shallots, thinly sliced

1 long red chili, thinly sliced

2 bunches of English Spinach

1 tbsp of oyster sauce

1/2 tsp of salt

1/4 tsp of sugar

Water, as needed

Rice bran oil

Method:

Heat 2 tbsp of oil, sautee garlic, shallots and chili until fragrant.

Add spinach, sautee until a bit soft, add water.

Quickly add oyster sauce, salt and sugar.

Mix well until spinach soften.

Switch off the stove and ready to serve.

Stir Fry Gai Lan and Prawns in Oyster Sauce

Stir Fry Gai Lan and Prawns in Oyster Sauce

Fast, easy and yummy >^_^<

Ingredients:

1 bunch of gai lan, chopped, washed

250 gr of cooked prawns

2 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced

a handful of frozen sweet corn kernels

1 long red chili, sliced

1 tbsp of oyster sauce

1 tsp of salt

1 tsp of sugar

+/- 125 ml of water

2 tbsp of rice bran oil

Method:

Heat the pan, add oil, once oil hot add garlic and chili.

Stir Fry until just fragrant, add gai lan and water.

Stir fry until soften, then add corn kernels, prawns, oyster sauce, salt and pepper.

Mix well and stir fry until sauces are well combined and gai lan is cooked.

Silverbeet in Coconut Milk

Silverbeet in Coconut Milk

Blended Ingredients:

3 cloves of garlic

4 shallots

1 bird eye chili

1 long red chili

1 tbsp sambal oelek/chili paste

1/3 tsp ginger

3 candlenuts

oil, as needed

Other Ingredients:

Galangal

1 Lemongrass

270 ml coconut milk

270 ml water

5 bay leaves

2 tsp of salt

3 tsp of sugar

Dried baby anchovies

Rice bran oil, as needed

Method:

Fry dried baby anchovies, drained and set aside.

Put blended ingredients in the food processor. Processed until they become a smooth paste.

Using a clean wok or pan, in a high-moderate heat, fry blended ingredients together with galangal, lemongrass and bay leaves. Sautee until fragrant. Then add coconut milk, fill the empty can of coconut milk with water, pour it into the pan. Mix them well until you see little bubbles just appeared. Immediately add silverbeet leaves, mix the leaves in until a bit soften, then add fried baby anchovies, salt and pepper.

Turn the heat down to lower heat, mix well, stir gently until silverbeet soften and cooked.

Then ready to serve ;-)

 The Ingredients

 This is the unsalted dried baby anchovies.

So far I have not found the salted ones, it tastes better.

 Pour blended ingredients in the pan

 Add galangal, lemongrass and bay leaves

 Once fragrant, add coconut milk and water in it.

Once mixture start bubbling, add silverbeet.

 Once silvebeet is a bit soften, add dried baby anchovies.

 Ready to serve