
bukanlah namanya orang melayu kalau tak makan nasi
bukanlah namanya orang cina kalau tak makan sup bagai
bukanlah namanya orang india kalau tak makan cappati
'tapi memanglah namanya shieda tak suka nasi, bagilah daku roti wahai sahabat...
hehe, frankly shieda doesn't really eat rice... i would take only 1/3 or not more than half of the average portion.... but the lauk i'll take more than other people would... i prefer to eat porridge, mee, and on top of everything definitely any kind of breads and pastries...
but, after nearly 2 weeks not having any rice, and a week not cooking anything, i really feel guilty towards my ownself and pretty sympathy to my Hun.... i bet u all must know that Kelantanese can't live a single day without rice, even for the breakfast they prefer to have a complete set of rice with lauk everything ( but i do love Nasi Berlauk Kelantan for my breakfast).... and so did Hun before but thanx God nowadays he can just have 3 slices of bread with Strawberry Jam (ONLY!!!), tuna or even with butter and sugar....
so, back to the main thing, i was really craving for rice since last week, plus we don't have proper lunch or dinner at all that i decided to cook something special for lunch/dinner yesterday..... it was simple nasi minyak, ayam masak merah, acar timun n nanas plus pappedam....

Hun asked me to cook one whole chicken so that i don't need to cook for the next day.... (sibbaik Hun tak kisah makan lauk n nasi yg dipanaskan berulang2 kali... D: ).... i ate a lot, about three times kot menambah nasi... hehe... it's ok, nama pon ngidam nasi kan...
should everyone gonna try my simple recipe, i'd write it down here...
Nasi Minyak Orang Bujang - 2 batang kulit kayu manis, buah pelaga, bunga lawang secukupnya...
- beras Basmathi 1 1/2 mug
- Air 2 1/5 mug ( gunakan mug standard yang sama)- nak cepat masak guna air mendidih
- 3/4 kiub ayam
- 3 sudu minyak masak
- 2 1/2 sudu minyak sapi
- garam secukup rasa
- 1/2 bawang besar dihiris halus
- 3 biji bawang kecil dihiris
- halia 5 cm, hiris nipis
---<@panaskan minyak masak n minyak sapi dalam periuk nasi, tumis kayu kayan, halia n bawang sampai naik bau.... masukkan air didih, kiub ayam n garam, rasakan sikit... agak2 menggelegak air, masukkan beras yg telah dibasuh n ditos terlebih dahulu.... kacau rata... tutup n tunggu masak... ( kalau ade pewarna kuning telur, buatkan beberapa lobang n titiskan sikit pewarna kedalam setiap lubang, kemudian tutupkan balik lubang n biarkan seketika----- this step mesti selepas nasi hampir betol2 kering ataupon dah masak)... bila nak hidang, gaul rata nasi dahulu supaya dapat kaler macam kat umah org kawen, n hiaskan dgn bawang goreng n daun bawang...
Ayam Masak Merah
- ayam seekor dipotong 8-12
- tomato saiz besar 1 biji
- bawang merah besar 1 biji
- lada merah 4 biji
- cili kering 15 batang ( buang biji, n direndam sehingga lembut dgn air panas)
- garam, gula, minyak
serai dititik/ lengkuas 2-3 hiris
---<@ Goreng ayam yang digaul dgn kunyit n garam terlebih dahulu.... kisar semua bahan kecuali ayam n serai..tumiskan bahan kisar n serai sehingga masak ( naik minyak la kot istilah kita kan).... rasakan dengan garam n gula secukupnya.... kalau ade kacang peas n kismis boley masukkan sikit.. masukkan ayam goreng, hirisan daun saderi n daun bawang, gaul rata dan boleh dihidangkan... untuk lebih nikmat, masukkan 1 sudu besar madu, dan satu sude besar mayonnaise... hehe... susu sikit pon ok gak, then biarkan die memekat semua sampai berkilat... siap untuk dihidang...
Acar timun dan Nanas
- 1 biji bawang merah, dimayang halus
- 1 sudu besar gula..... ni tak manis, kalau nak manis boleh tambah lagi supaya rase lebih sedap kat tekak... hehe
- secubit garam
- timun 2 biji - hiris dgn tebalnya ikut selera masing2
- nanas i tin besar - potong kecik2
---<@ tekan2 bawang n gula dgn sudu atau senduk sampai gula mencair... masukkan nanas n timun, gaul rata n rasakan dgn garam...