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{ Recipe } Butter Chicken

February 28, 2013 Unknown 0 Comments


Indian! Yes, I have been craving for Indian food for a while! And again, Julie Goodwin made me cook her recipe... haha! This is a very simple and easy recipe. How could I not cooking this while I was craving for Indian food? It may not be as authentic as the one you might taste in the Indian restaurant, but the flavour and  the look are definitely there. This recipe is certainly a winner for a quick fix weeknight dinner.


   Butter Chicken   
serves 6 | prep 15 mins | cook 20 mins | Indian

[ Ingredient ]

2 tbsp olive oil
50 g butter
1.6 kg chicken thighs, trimmed and cut into thirds (I boned and cut all skins and fat)
2 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
3 tsp ground coriander seed
3 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground cardamon
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1/2 tsp chilli powder
4 tbsp tomato paste
1 1/2 cups tomato puree
2/3 cup natural yogurt
1 cup thickened cream
Salt
Coriander leaves and extra yogurt

[ Method ]

Note: the below is for reference only, for a proper full version of the recipe, please click here and click photo to enlarge.

 
 
 


[ Kitchen Notes]

¶ I forgot to buy the yogurt, so I am not sure does it affect the flavour of the whole dish.

¶ After I cooked the chicken in the pan, I also cooked them in the pressure cooker for about 15 mins. However, I think the chicken were too soft after they cooked in there... haha... So I think next time, it's either cook in the pan or straightly put in to the pressure cooker. That way the chicken will not be too soft.

¶ Click here to know more about Butter Chicken.

♥  bon appétit  :)

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{ Recipe } Zucchini Slice

February 26, 2013 Unknown 0 Comments


Zucchini Slice, I have heard and read about it for so many time, but I never had one or made one before. This recipe again is from Julie Goodwin, all because I have zucchini in the fridge and this is super easy to make, that is why I decided to make it with her recipe :D Actually, I start to like her... I mean her recipes :)


  Zucchini Slice   
{ by Julie Goodwin }
 make 12 slices | prep 10 mins | cook 35 mins

[ Ingredients ]
2 zucchini, grated
1 large onion finely chopped
3 rashers bacon finely chopped
1 cup tasty cheese grated
1 cup self-raising flour
1/2 cup of oil
5 eggs 
salt/ pepper

[ Method ]

Note: the below is for reference only, for a proper full version of the recipe, please click here and click photo to enlarge. 


[ Kitchen Notes ]

¶ If you have a food processor, definitely go for it coz it saves so much time. Before I took out my food processor, I was thinking to manually grate the zucchini and chop my onion, but didn't know why I suddenly thought about the food processor. I am glad that I used it for this recipe :D ha!

¶ Maybe my eyesight is getting worse, but I really can't find anywhere mentions about the temperature for the oven... So, I used the normal 160°C- 180°C baking temperature depends on your oven is fan forced or not and also how normally your oven perform. I found mine one work best for 170°C, so it can be your guide when you bake. 

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♥  bon appétit  :)

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entrée,

{ Recipe } Mushroom Soup

February 25, 2013 Unknown 0 Comments


This morning after we brought Cindy to see the vet, we went for some grocery shopping at Woolworths  Then I saw they had a bag of mushroom selling at AUD 3. How can I not buying them when I have been craving for a mushroom soup for ages and it is such a great comfort food for this non-stop raining weather.

Last time when I made homemade mushroom soup, I followed Julia Child's recipe and this time I tried Julie Goodwin's one. There are many other variations, but because I don't have many ingredients in the fridge, so I picked this one and find it easy to make! :))

Talking about Julie Goodwin, this is my first time to read her recipes. To be honest with you, I like Poh Ling Yeow better and I so wanted Poh to win Master Chef in season 1. So, when I know Julie won, I was kinda refuse to read any food related material from her... Yes, I know it is a bit extreme and not very fair... When I googled "mushroom soup", her link was the first one on the page... but I clicked every single one on that page and still hesitated if I wanted to see her recipes... But then, I talked to myself and I thought why I am so narrow-minded.... So, I took my greatest effort and click to Julie's website and read the mushroom soup recipe. Guess what? I actually like it! It's simple and easy to make, and it is so good for people cooking at home. Then, I browsed other recipes and I found there are many easy-to-follow recipes and I am definitely going to try later, umm... Maybe tomorrow? haha... Anyway, I still like Poh better~ :P


   Mushroom Soup   
{ by Julie Goodwin }
serves 4 | prep 10 mins | cooking 20 mins

[ Ingredients ]

25 g unsalted butter
2 tbsp olive oil ( I forgot to put.. but still tasted good :D)
2 cloves garlic, crushed 
1 kg button mushrooms, stalks removed, finely sliced 
1/4 cup plain flour
1 liter chicken stock or vegetable stock for vegetarian option (I used reduced salt chicken stock)
1/4 tsp finely ground white pepper
1/2 tsp salt (I did not put any)
1/4 cup thickened cream

[ Method ]


Note: the below is for reference only, for a proper full version of the recipe, please click here and click photo to enlarge.


[ Kitchen Notes ]

¶ This recipe doesn't say that you need to put the soup in the blender or stick mixer. However, I personally like to blend my mushroom soup, just because I like the texture :D

♥  bon appétit  :)

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Place2Eat: Gyoza Bar Ann

February 22, 2013 Unknown 0 Comments


We tried this Japanese gyoza place before, and tonight we decided to have a light dinner there as both Jeff and I were still quite full from lunch.

The ebi-chan was an ok dish, you can eat the whole prawn with the shell, but you need to be very careful because the shell can be really sharp and cut your throat! >__<

The gyoza was presented on a hot plate, so it smells really good when they pour the sauce on the gyoza. :))

I was a bit disappointed about the salmon carpaccio because the portion they give was really small and the sauce was not very nice as I expected it should be :((



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These were what we tried last time during day time. We ordered one bento and also some tapas dishes, because we were very hungry on that day and also wanted to treat ourselves. :D

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   Gyoza Bar Ann   
Shop26, 1000 Emporium Ann St, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
07-3172 3020

♥  bon appétit  :)

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ShareLove: 3-Courses Valentine's Day Dinner

February 17, 2013 Unknown 0 Comments


Mr. Pear needed to worked on Valentine's Day, so he promised to make me a 3-courses dinner on this Sunday. So, here comes the entree: Butternut Pumpkin Soup.


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Followed by the main: Roast Beef ,Capsicum & Eggplant Terrine with Tomato Tea Jelly and Potato & Sweet Potato Medallion. As you can see there are lots of things going on this plate and I know he made a great effort to put this up on the table :D Good job, darling! :))

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Dessert, he made Deconstructed Lemon Curd Tart with Homemade Hazel Nut Ice Cream.  Super duper yummy!!!


♥  bon appétit  :)

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