Cooking Tackle

Today I am part of the spark to Exploring Southeast Asian Spices & Herbs , a great series that held on Season with Spice during the month of March until April. I really love the idea, lighten-up the flavor of Southeast Asia cuisines, which inclined to use the most freshest spices like lemongrass, bird's eye chili peppers, galangal, Thai basil, kaffir lime leaves, torch ginger flower, Vietnamese mint leaves, coriander root, tamarind, pandan leaves, curry leaves and many more.  All of which give those tantalizing flavors and aromas to an unparalleled diversity of cuisines and Season with Spice is the only Blog that will be introducing many of the popular Southeast Asian spices and herbs, along with ideas on how to use them in your kitchen to cook healthier, more colorful meals. Reese and Mark are Creator and editors of Season with Spice , they are currently based in Penang . Somehow, the really cool thing that I’ve find out on its “About” which is rea...

These are the sticky slice that i highlighted in between my long list dessert to tryout, today I happened to blog after I convinced my self, simply adjusted how to make it without ahead *overnight soaking the sticky rice. My nerves was shaking thinking of either it failed- disappointed or successful-be proud and win! Ketan Srikaya is an Indonesian traditional snack or dessert, a savory steamed soft glutinous rice coated with silky coconuty custard. The combination of the flavors, sweet-savory, sticky-gooey slice is definitely an addictive. I’ve taken my hours of writing an idea, how to make it real with all the complicated that I have, it always fun to deal and took it as challenge. As I have no steamer available that could rest my 18x18 tray inside it so I must have taken a shortcut to make those sticky custardy and coconuty that really looks divine. I have decided to go with water bath baking method instead of steaming it, cover the tray that filled wit...

Today I will share my homemade Sambal Olek (Sambal Ulek) recipe, its very simple and easy to make it at home, also it can be kept in clean jar refrigerated for future uses. Sambal is a spicy condiment, an exciting side dish that most people especially in Southeast Asia would definitely love it to the limit. The quantity chili used in the sambal is basically dominated there 's also other taking sides ingredients are such shallots, garlic, tomato and of course toasted shrimp paste (terasi/belachan). The word Oelek is a Dutch spelling which is in Indonesian spelling has become simply ulek , however both are having the same pronunciation. To get the best result of Sambal Oelek is crushing all the ingredients in a traditional way by using Cobek , I would say it's classic-traditional Indonesian mortar and pestle. The fact, Sambal Oelek does extremely useful, besides works as condiment or dipping sauce, it could be an additional added to make the cru...

I feel my world was upside down, in the past two weekend I was down with the cold and what I hate the most were the signs as the virus attacked my immune system and somehow it’s really annoying! As I feel so much better today, so I decide to blog a recipe to share.  I really can’t imagine how I felt guilty as if not making something to bite for my son while he has his own time on his daily program, he love baby brainy video and of course never gets bored watching *barney over and over again, also he likes "Car" the movie ;) So I was thinking of making some easy appetizer for my son, Beef and mushrooms croquettes only for him to snack.   Well, I grew up eating croquettes (kroket kentang), a well known Indonesian snack that I believe for most people could homemade it because it is really easy. I like the croquettes when its serve with tauco sauce along with fresh green bird eye chilli to bite. My mother use to make a very good tauco sauce (ferm...

Wani Bali is an exotic fruit also known as Balinese white mango (Mangifera caesia Jack) , one of tropical fruit which belongs to genus mangifera (mango). The fruit is specifically grows and could be found only in the Island of Bali . The shape almost alike mango but sometimes it can be identical as a shape of avocado too.   The vibrant light green skin color has always tantalizing, makes wonder and attract people to explore. The characteristic flavor and aroma have prompted to many people, I would say its a blend aroma of Mango and Jackfruit.    The milky white flesh high in fiber, its generally sweet and contain a slight taste sort of liquor (alcohol) and the forms of stone fruit percentage is 60% more than the flesh. However, the consumer prefers the fruit due to the specific flavor and delicious sweet taste. Under-ripe Wani Bali can be ripened by placing them in brown paper bags or just place them on your fruit basket-room tem...

Deep fried stuffed tofu (Tahu isi) is a snack made from tofu stuffed with variants vegetables such cabbage, carrots and bean sprouts. This is another snack that most selling by the street food stall along with vegetable fritter also known as bala-bala, bakwan goreng and I've shared my vegetable fritters recipe in my previous post, you may check the recipe and the story out.  To me, everything homemade is always better, we can control and demand to suit for our healthy lifestyle. The fact, to tell you the truth that to make Tahu isi is through a deep-fried process which perhaps you wish to avoid. Well, I can’t say much about it, because occasionally we also need to just enjoy it and do so wisely.  Yet, Tahu isi has become a very popular snack among all Indonesian and it almost served with either fresh chilli or chilli sauce. To make Tahu isi is very easy and of course it takes patience, the processes would includes frying the tofu, making the filling and s...