How To Cook A Simple Salmon Tempura

I have promised Areej to cook the dish when we bought 2 slices of salmon fillet at Jusco for her the other day. So, here is the recipe :-

Ingredients
1 slice of salmon fillet (Cut it into cubes and get rid of its bone)
1 egg
3 spoons of wheat flour
1/2 cup of oil
Tad bit of salt
Tad bit of pepper
Tad bit of nutmeg

Method
Mix the salmon cubes with egg, wheat flour and a bit of salt, pepper and nutmeg.

Heat a cooking pan and pour the oil onto it.

When it is ready, deep fry 3-4 cubes at one time around 3 minutes.

Best to serve while it is still hot.    

How To Cook A Simple 'Nasi Lemak'

Farouk has been requesting that i would cook for him 'Nasi Lemak' someday. As everybody knows, cooking is not my cup of tea but as time goes by, bit by bit, i would say that i have learned few recipes and skills that i found interesting and worth it to try on and  it was 2 weeks ago when i cooked my first 'Nasi Lemak'.

Here is the recipe :-

Ingredients / Method

'Nasi' (Rice)
2 pcs of big onions (Chopped)
1 pc of garlic
6 slices of ginger
6 cups of rice
3 cups of coconut milk
41/2 cups of water
Tad bit of salt

Pour all the coconut milk into the rice pot follow by some water.

Add a little bit of salt and put the ginger slices in between the rice.

Cook the rice as usual.

'Sambal' (Condiment)
1 pc of big onion (Chopped)
3 cloves of garlic
A handful of dried anchovies (To be soaked with water)
1 packed of chilli paste
Tad bit of salt
Tad bit of shrimp paste
Tad bit of oil (Preferably olive oil)
1 cup of water

Heat your non-stick pan and pour the oil onto the pan.

Wait for 2-3 minutes and fry the mixture of onion and garlic together until you can smell the fragrance.

Then add 6 spoons of chilli paste and some salt  and shrimp paste to the mixture and cook it well.

Fry the dried anchovies in a different pan until they are cooked and crunchy. 

After the mixture is ready, pour the cooked anchovies onto the pan.

Add the water bit by bit when it is necessary until the condiment is cooked.

Side Dishes
6 pcs of egg (Each one to be boiled and when it is ready, to be cut into two-sided)
A handful of peanuts (To be fried well until they are cooked and crunchy)
A handful of anchovies (To be fried well until they are cooked and crunchy)
1/2 portion of a cucumber (Optional)

It Is Her Birthday!

Areej has just celebrated her 6th birthday last week. It was a simple one but this time we chose to celebrate it at her school, with all her friends. Areej's face was glowing that day and i am glad that she enjoyed her birthday party. Happy birthday, Sayang and good luck in everything you do. You will always have both Papa and Mama by your side, to support and be your shoulder to cry on. I love you with all my heart because you are my only child and at this very moment, i begin to realize that my baby has grown-up...    

Labuan

Just came back from Labuan last week and it was my first trip. Labuan was like a really small town for me, almost like Chaah (Farouk's parents house) and the only thing fascinated me was its deep blue ocean that surround the island. According to my colleague, Siti, Labuan is so small that everybody knows each other. How interesting.

The 1st night. We arrived quite late that evening where i spent the whole of it lying down on the hotel's bed due to the tiredness of travelling from JB to KK and finally arrived in Labuan.

Fashion sense that night was :-

Hijab & Inner, KIP Mart.

Long Sleeve T-Shirt, MNG.

Jeans, Lee.

Flip Flop, Flippers.

We rented a car ; Suzuki SX4 while here for RM100.00 per day. It was considered cheap if you were to compare renting the same car in both Sabah and Sarawak.     

  

It was raining when we had breakfast the next morning (The view is taken from our table at the hotel's cafe). 

Mariner Hotel, the hotel we dwelled in for 3 days. It was an old hotel but suprisingly, the room has been renovated with a modern concept and it was totally clean especially the bathroom.

  

The library.

The 'Dataran Labuan'.

A swordfish arch in the heart of Labuan.

'Ujana Kewangan' or Financial Park, the only shopping mall in Labuan. 

There is no shopping spree here in Labuan and Parkson Ria was the only place seemed familiar.

Thank God for KFC!

   

How fascinating ; 'Pasar Babi' :)

Where they take their ferries to KK.

Apart from liquors and cigarettes, chocalates are another item what Labuan is famous for. These are the only things i bought in Labuan apart from the fridge magnets to bring back to my family in JB.

Do not get me wrong. I did enjoy my first trip to Labuan as it is good to explore new things, new places and meeting different people everytime. The thing is, Labuan was so small and foreign to me as i could not find anything i really like about it apart from the time spent for me to finally reach there, were the reasons i found not so mesmerizing to come back to Labuan the next time.      

Hada Labo - My New Skin Regime

Assalamualaikum and hi peeps! Today i would like to share with you guys about my new skin regime. It is called Hada Labo from Japan. At the moment, i am using 2 products; AHA + BHA Face Wash and Super Hyaluronic Acid Moisturising Lotion as my daily regime.

The benefits are as follows :-

AHA + BHA Face Wash

• Gently exfoliates skin to remove impurities, dirt and oil trapped within pores.
• Polishes away dullness and refin skin texture for visibly clear, smooth and radiant skin.
• Skin pH is balanced with low irritation.
• Free of fragrances, mineral oil, alcohol and colourant.
• This product should be used with a sunscreen product. 

Hyaluronic Acid Moisturising Lotion

• Deeply moisturizes skin and helps to preserve its optimum moisture balance.
• Replenishes and locks in moisture for complete hydration. Skin feels significantly soft and supple.
• Helps improve dry and dehydrated skin, leaving it smooth and silky.  
• Skin pH is balanced with low irritation.
• Free of fragrances, mineral oil, alcohol and colourant.

 I read that Hada Labo is one of the top selling products in Japan especially the Hyaluronic Acid Moisturising Lotion which is sold every 4 seconds. I have been using it for 2 weeks now and i can see the different in my skin. I have a combination skin so it tended to be oily on some parts of the face especially at the T-zone area whereas the other parts of it such as my cheeks and lips area are always dry and choppy. After using it, i can see the skin is improving a lot especially it all balanced up now. It does not really feel oily or dry but moisturized and i can feel that my face is now soft and supple whenever i feel like touching it with my bare hands. Good luck!

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