Fried Yam Bean Roll

Look at this delicious fried yam bean (bangkuang) roll aka fried sar kok. This speciality comes from Ipoh and can be found in food stalls that sell "Yong Tau Foo" with its well known smooth hor-fun aka rice noodle.

This is my first attempt making this delicious piece and was overwhelmed as it turns out just beautiful and taste great! After all, it is not that difficult to make and I am so happy I have finally know how to make it, thanks to the The Star Metro publication featuring the Perak state kopitiam fare not so long ago. I have modified the recipe slightly to suit our own taste.

All you Need :

1 yam bean (bangkuang) - about 500gm
150 gm fish paste
100 gm plain flour
1/2 cup fried shallots
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
some pepper
3 sheets of beancurd skin - 18 x 20 cm

Simple Process:

1. Chopped the yam bean coarsely
2. Next, mixed together the chopped yam bean with the fish paste, flour, fried shallots, salt, sugar and pepper
3. Scoop 5 large scoop of the mixture and lay it on top of the cut beancurd skin, then roll up the mixture tightly on the beancurd skin. Seal the edge of the roll with flour paste. The diameter of roll can be approximately 5 cm in size.
4. Heat the steamer on high heat and steam the roll for 8 minutes, allow it to cool before cutting into pieces. The size can be around 1 to 2 cm thick, it is your preference.
5. Next, heat the wok with some oil and pan fry the cut yam bean roll till golden brown or till it is crispy.
6. Drain the oil before serving hot.

The End Product....Tasty Fried Sar-Kok

Have Fun trying it out, no MSG eating at home!

Double Delight

Here comes a combination of cauliflower and broccoli in a plate where kids would sure love the great taste - yep fried stuff...where kids cannot resist, goes the same to my big boys and girl at home. It is an extremely simple dish to prepare, no fuss at all and an added variety in the menu for the family. It is not spicy and has great flavor...

I got this wonder powder from my SIL and found it wonderful to use for coating vegetables like cauliflower, abalone mushroom and bittergourd, to name a few. I have added turmeric powder and a sprinkle of curry powder to make the fried cauliflower and broccoli more flavorful..

Simple Process : Just add some water to this wonder powder together with 1 Tbs of turmeric powder and 1 tsp of curry powder and make it into a batter. Coat the cut cauliflower and broccoli with the batter and fry it till golden brown on a non stick pan...Serve immediately.

Simple and Easy Delightful Dish....Enjoy!

Vegetables Fritters

To one of the "Anonymous" who has dropped by my post of Penang Mee Rebus recently and requesting for the recipe of making Vegetables Fritters or cucuk, here is your request :) Enjoy trying and perhaps if you have a much more interesting way of making, do share with me, I love to explore too. This is my mum's recipe so it all goes by bowl no weighing machine...hahaha...

All you need :

• 1 bowl of wheat flour / tepung gandum
• 3/4 bowl of water
• 1 tsp of bicarbonate soda
• some beansprout
• some spring onion - chopped
• 1 big onion - chopped
• salt and sugar to taste

Simple Process :

1. Put the flour and bicarbonate soda in a bowl and add the water slowly and mixing it well to ensure no lumps
2. Add in the vegetables and sugar, salt to taste
3. Heat some oil, enough to cover the spoonful of batter when deep in
4. Just deep in 1 spoonful of batter each into the hot oil and fry till golden brown
5. Dish out and drain oil on kitchen roll

** alternatively, you can buy Adabi brand cucuk powder from hypermarket and just add the vegetables and deep fried

Happy Trying ^ _ ^