Nasi Goreng Pattaya (Pattaya Fried Rice)

What is the different between the normal fried rice and the Pattaya fried rice? Well, Pattaya Fired Rice or Nasi Goreng Pattaya in Malay, is made out of fried rice placed inside an omelet that is shaped like a pouch. Break open the omelet pouch and you will have the fried rice. This is a very common dish in Malaysia, and is usually available in Malay stalls and restaurants.

Ingredients :

2 cups of cooked rice (prefer cold overnight rice)
1/2 cup of green peas
1 piece of chicken breast - cut small
1 carrots - cubes
1/2 cup of red or yellow peppers - cut small
2 small chillies - finely chopped
2 shallots - finely slice
2 cloves garlic - finely chopped
2 tbsp of tomato ketchup
2 tbsp of fish sauce
salt and pepper to taste
2 eggs - beaten (for omelet)

1)Heat up frying pan with a bit of oil. Add in shallots and garlic and stir fry until lightly brown and fragrant.
2) Add in chicken, carrot, pea, peppers and chillies and stir fry for 2 minutes. Make sure the vegetables is soft and the meat is cooked.
3) At this point add in the rice. Continue to stir fry until all ingredients are thoroughly mix. Add in ketchup, fish sauce, salt and pepper to taste to taste.
4) Fry for another 2 minutes and check seasoning. Dish out and set it a side.
5) In clean non-stick pan brush a bit of oil to it. Make the omelet and flip it over once the bottom side is lightly brown.
6) Put in a bowl of the fried rice at the center of the omelet and wrap up the 4 edges and flip it over a serving plate. Serve with some slice cucumber and tomato.

Tomato

Here are some pictures of the beautiful tomatoes from my garden.

Hokkien Noodle

A simple and quick to make Hokkien Noodles is a great stand alone meal that the whole family will enjoy. It only takes around 15 minutes to cook and you have a great meal.

Ingredients :

400 grms of thick noodles
a handful of cabbage or mustard green
100 grm of meat (pork or chicken)- slice thinly
10 shrimps or some fish fillets
3 cloves of garlic - finely chopped
2 tbsp of oyster sauce
2 tsp of dark thick soy sauce
1/2 tsp of sugar
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups of water (more or less)

1. Heat up 2 tbsp of oil and stir fry garlic until fragrant. Add the meat and cabbage and stir for a minute .
2. Add noodles and water with the all seasonings. Cover and simmer until the noodles are tender. Some noodles can be rather stiff and hard so it might take a bit longer to cook.
3. Once the noodles tender add in the shrimp. Cook for another 2 minutes. Check seasoning. Dish out and serve warm with some sambal belachan.

Kuih Lapis/Steam Layer Rice Cake

My friend Choy came over to visit me last week and we decided to make Kuih Lapis . We were pretty happy with the kuih lapis as the layer and colors turn out beautifully.

Ingredients :

230g rice flour
45g corn starch
840 ml coconut milk
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pandan paste
A few drops yellow and red colouring

For the syrup

280g castor sugar
250ml water
3 pandan leaves


1. Combine sugar, water and pandan leaves in a saucepan. Bring to a boil to dissolve the sugar. Set aside to cool.
2. Put rice flour, cornstarch and salt into a large mixing bowl. Pour in coconut milk mix well. Stir in syrup. Strain the batter to ensure it is free from lumps.
3. Divide batter into 3 equal portions. One add in the pandan paste (green), one in yellow coloring and one in red coloring. From each color portion divide into 3 equal portions (this will ensure you will get 9 layers of kueh)
4. Place a greased 8 inch tray in the steamer and heat up for 4–5 minutes.
5. Steam the batter layer by layer. Pour the 1st layer of batter on the heated tray. Cover and steam over medium heat for 2-3 minutes or until set.
6. Follow by the next color and steam for 2-3 minutes and then the next layer.
7. Repeat the procedure, alternating the color until all the batter is used up.
8. After the final layer is set, steam the kuih for a further 20 minutes.
9. Cool the kuih thoroughly before cutting into it.

I enter this kueh in Indigo Welcome To Wonderland 18th birthday blog party.

Note : For this Kueh you can use any color or as many layers as you like.