Prep for Ramadhan - Frozen Mini Sausage Rolls

Hello! So how was your weekend? Yesterday I managed to squeeze in some time to prepare these yummylicious Mini Sausage Rolls.

Fresh from the oven

First time buat sausage rolls ni masa my aunty buat parti durian kat rumah dia. Saja la bawak buah tangan kan. Buat the night before, so terpaksa la freezekan dulu. Turned out, walau dah masuk freezer before bakar and served the next day tu, they were still a huge hit. Hubby siap cakap macam kat kedai. Puas hati!

Sausage Rolls

Anyway, sempat bakar sikit untuk tetamu yang datang rumah and balance tu dapat 3 trays. Rezeki my bro and my bro in law dapat bawak balik sorang satu tray.

Resepi kali ni dapat from blog MamaFaMi. MamaFaMi ni roti-roti yang dia buat memang sangat menggiurkan. Yang paling best, setakat ni semua resepi yang dah pernah try semua jadi and sedappppp. Cuma kali ni MamaFaMi tak letak gambar macam mana nak buat. So kalau nak try, here are some pics to help you with. Tapi ni gambar masa first attempt hari tu guna sausage yang standard size. Untuk kali ni buat pakai frankfurter yang kecik-kecik je sebab masa yang besar tu sangat besar untuk Adam.

Adam and my breadmaker. Kalau nak uli sendiri pun boleh.

Kalau guna  sausage, divide the dough into 20 balls at 50g each. Kalau  guna frankfurter (2 packets) divide into 60 balls lebih kurang 17g each. 

Bila  balls tadi dah double it's size,  uli dengan tangan macam nak buat rantai guna playdough then  pintal je keliling sausage tu. Make sure selitkan sikit the ends tu kat bawah pintalan supaya tak terbuka masa dalam oven. Masa nak susun atas tray, make sure the ends tu kat bawah

Kalau nak freeze, susun satu-satu supaya tak melekat and masukkan dalam freezer lebih kurang 2-3 jam. Bila dah keras boleh transfer masuk tupperware supaya senang nak defrost kalau nak bakar sikit aje.

Another tip nak bagi sedap ialah guna Ayamas punya premium sausage/frankfurter ada blackpepper, mushroom and cheese filling. Yang biasa pun oke aje :)

Meleleh-leleh cheese kat dalam. Yummy!!!

P/s: Sambal bilis dah nak habes. Nampak gaya kena buat lagi lah before puasa start nanti.

Prep for Ramadhan - Frozen Popiah

My popiah

Just finished rolling one batch of popiah and kept them safely in the freezer. Lucky me, my sister stayed over tonight so I have extra pair of hand in the kitchen just now. Sangat senang rupanya buat popiah ni. Much much much easier if you compare it to currypuff. Anyway, reseppi tu dapat dari sini. Cuma  bezanya my version tumis udang kering with bawang and ayam pastu tambah sengkuang dengan carrot. Telur letak jugak macam dalam resepi tu. Tadi guna setengah biji sengkuang dengan 1 batang carrot. Lupa nak kira dapat berapa semua sekali. Inti macam sedap dah tapi kena goreng sikit for breakfast esok baru tau sedap ke tak :

Prep for Ramadhan - Sambal Bilis

My Sambal Bilis

Managed to cook this with my Sister in Law last night. It's so yummy my sis in law said it might not last till Ramadhan :)

Anyway, sambal ni sangat sangat sangat senang nak buat and I really recommend for you to spend a little bit of your time this weekend to make some. Kalau tak nak letak bilis pun takpe, buat sambal ksoong or with bawang aje then freeze in small packets. So, bila nak makan just panaskan pastu tambah aje ayam ke, udang ke sotong ke or goreng telur aje pun dah boleh makan dengan sedap. Sangat sesuai untuk sahur kan :)

So for those yang nak try, this is the recipe (tapi main agak2 je ni sebab most barang dah ada kat rumah so tak timbang pun) :

Bahan:
Bilis (dalam half kilo) goreng sampai rangup
Cili Kering - dalam half packet besar tu (kalau boleh after basuh tu, keringkan dulu and blend guna dry mill. Kitorang nak cepat semalam so guna blender and tambah air sikit-sikit asal boleh gerak)
Bawang Besar - 3 biji (hiris)
Bawang Merah - 10 biji (tumbuk)
Bawang Putih - 3 biji (tumbuk)
Asam keping - 1 keping
Garam dan Gula secukup rasa.

Cara:
1. Tumis bawang merah dan bawang putih sampai naik bau and bawang masak betul.
2. Masukkan cili, goreng sampai garing. Tambah minyak supaya cepat garing. Lebih tak apa bila dah masak boleh buang minyak tu. Boleh masukkan gula jugak nak bagi cepat masak.
3. Cili tu kalau boleh, goreng dengan api perlahan sampai betul-betul garing dan kering.
4. Tambah asam keping dan garam secukup rasa. Bilis kitorang masin so tak letak garam pun.
5. Tambah bawang besar dan goreng lagi sampai bawang besar layu.
6. Bila dah masak, tambah ikan bilis dan gaul. Siap!

Kalau makan masa siap terus tu, bilis masih rangup sangat sedap. So next time maybe bilis tu just gaul masa nak makan supaya rangup. Have fun trying!

Cooking Blogs

My darling friend Nette shared a link to this awesome website this morning. My Halal Kitchen shares tips on how to prepare for Ramadhan cooking. Guess I am not the only one excited to prepare for Ramadhan cooking. The blog author shared many tips in the blog, from freezing the herbs to menu list for the whole month of Ramadhan! Amazing!

 My Halal Kitchen will definitely be one of the frequently visited site for me this Ramadhan. Last year,I referred alot to these 3 blogs for ideas on what to cook for iftar and will definitely do the same this year:

1.  MamaFaMi's Spice n Splendour 
2. Hanieliza's Cooking 
3. Dapur Tanpa Sempadan 

Apart from these blogs, I hope my friends will still share pictures of their cooking in FB and Twitter like last year. Had so much fun last year trying out new recipes shared by them. Can't wait for the mouthwatering pictures and lengthy discussion on food with them. Anyway, my sister in law is coming over tonight to make Sambal Kering Ikan Bilis. If time permits, I might be making some frozen popiah too tonight. Wish me luck :)

*picture googled*

My smart aleck

Scenario 1:
M: Alamak, my tummy is aching. I need to yak.
A: oh! Go yak in the toilet mommy! Don't yak in your pants. Later, your pants dirty! Off you go mommy! Off you go!

Scenario 2:
M: Adam, can you please help mommy close the door. Please..
A: Mommy, can you please help Adam close the door. Please.. (He was playing with his train and didn't even stop to turn to me)

Scneario 3:
I was about to leave to work and woke him up. Still half asleep and didn't even open his eyes, this was our conversation:
M: Adam wake up! I'm going to work!
A: Oh. Have you got money?
M: Huh?
A: You go to work and get money?
M: Yes. I'll get money after I finish my work.
A: Ok. Then you buy me train oke Mommy, oke!

Scenario 4:
One weekend morning..
A: Wake up mommy, wake up! (He sounded panic)
M: Oh! Yes Adam, I'm awake. Why?
A: (Still panic voice) We HAVE TO go to Jusco Mommy. We HAVE TO.
M: But why?
A: So we can buy train for Adam.

Scenario 5:
One day in Mothercare..
A: Mommy, I wanna buy this. This is good. (Referring to a big box of toy)
M: But I don't have any money. Do you have any?
A: Yes!
M: Oh, you have? Where is it? Give me your money so we can buy this.
A: In your pocket.
M: Nooooo! There's no money in my pocket. (showing him my empty pockets). You don't have money so we cannot buy this.
A: I have money! It's in Daddy's pocket. (Daddy was not even with us)

Scenario 6:
A: You cannot go to work mommy. You have to stay at home.
M: But I have to go to work. If I go to work, my office will give me money. What do you wanna buy with money?
A: I wanna buy food, train, vegetables, twisties, vegetable (yes he said vege twice though he is very picky with his vege)
M: There are so many things that you wanna buy so you have to let me go to work ok.
He tried to digest what I said. Then he went into my room and came back with the small Pringles bottle that is full of 1cent coins and some rupiah.
A: Here is money mommy. It's heavy.