Chicken Recipe My Version (",)

Salam...

I wanna share a recipe by accident which turned out surprisingly delicious...
Or maybe I was the only one who felt that way haha..

I was so not in the mood to cook yesterday, so I planned to just fry the chicken. Using actifry, life can be pretty much easy (ade macam ayat iklan hehe) but seriously it does make my life easier. What I did yesterday was, I cut chicken breast into tiny pieces, marinated it with a mixture of blended onions, garlics, ginger, lemongrass, salt, sugar and curry powder. After about an hour I put everything in actifry with only a few drops of oil. Then I switched on the machine.
When it's done cooking, I opened the cover and.... Oh no, it's too dry... A few drops of oil wasn't enough.. It's well cooked but just... Too dry....
Think think think think....

Ok, lets make a lil gravy.... How?

Coconut milk? Arrrrggghhh... Tak de pulak...

Mmmmm... How bout a mixture of milk and whipping cream? Mmmm sounds weird, but really it wasn't so bad.. The idea occurred to me because I had also once tried a recipe from friend's blog similar to this but slightly different, later I'll share that recipe too.

So, layan recipe ni, sape2 yang suka makan nasik kukus ayam dara tu, suka lah recipe ni (",)

Ingredients:

~~ Chicken breast lebih kurang 500g.
~~ Sebijik bawang besar.
~~ 2 ulas garlic.
~~ 2cm Halia.
~~ 2 batang serai.
~~ Curry Powder ikut suka banyak mana.
~~ 1 gelas susu.
~~ Setengah cawan Whipping cream.
~~ 2 sudu besar kerisik diblend halus.
~~ 1 sudu kecik jus lemon.


Method:

Blend semua bawang, garlic, serai, halia. Lumur bersama chicken breast yg dah dipotong2. Letak curry powder, garam dan gula secukup rasa. Biar marinate selama sejam. Tak sejam pun x pe hehe..
Then, goreng aje semua dalam kuali dengan minyak yg sikit sampai garing.

Panaska susu + whipping cream, bila mendidih, masukkan je semua ayam yg dah digoreng tadi dgn serbuk2 nye skali, masukkan kerisik, gula, garam secukup rasa. Last skali masukkan jus perahan lemon. SIAP!!!!

Makan dengan timun, perrrggghhhh ade rasa cam nasik kukus ayam dara ngeh ngeh.. Tapi versi senang, cepat, mudah...

Jadi Housewife ni kena salu fikir cara cepat memasak and yet berkhasiat! Don't wanna waste too much time in the kitchen!

Ok, anyway, some important benefits of Cucumber:

~~> It keeps your body hydrated.

~~> Fight cancers.

~~> Control blood pressure.

~~> Cures diabetes.

~~> Reduces Cholesterol.

~~> Beneficial for teeth and gums.

~~> Aid in weight loss!

~~> Aid in digestion!

For more details, you can read HERE.

So many of us find it hard to teach our kids to eat vegetables and fruits, we often give up halfway.. I know it's not easy, but never stop trying! And most importantly, begin with yourself!

If you want your kids to eat raw cucumber, tomatoes, carrost, salad etc etc, you eat it first, let your kids watch you eat, and then offers it to them. If they refused, it's ok, try again and again, never give up!

This is from my own experience, I've been trying to make my kids love raw vegetables, and now all those efforts paid off. Yesterday, I was so happy to see Fatini and Aleena munching on pieces of cucumber like they're munching on cookies, and one whole of cucumber finished within few minutes!

I've been inspired by German parents, how they managed to make their children love fruits and vegetables! And I've seen it with my own eyes how those kids at Kindergarten eat raw vegetables, and they didn't just eat it, they enjoyed it! 

And at Afeef's school, they give free fruits and vegetables every Wednesday! Cool rite...
Afeef who used to hate raw carrots now starting to eat them. Though he didn't really enjoyed it hehehe.. 

By encouraging your kids to eat raw vegetables, you'll get two benefits:

Not only your kids will be healthier, you get to save your time cooking in the kitchen!

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My daily assistant at the Store... 

Hehehe.. (",)

What's New..... (",)

Salam...

Yeay!

 Barang untuk projek terbaru dah sampai.... ngeeee...

Ini lah ia...

Dan bersama model comel, gebu, bulat, pink, bulat, gebu, comel, cute, bubui, mumui, kukui....

I'm crazy bout her (",)

mmmmmmm... nanti kalau dah menjadi projek, baru lah I share what it is ya!

For now, biarlah rahsia.... (",)

And lastly, nak share my latest Piano Cover...

Lagu nasyid lama by Dehearty ~~Wanita~~

Used to love this song, and still is... So I decided to make a cover...

"Tercipta engkau dari rusuk lelaki,

Bukan dari kaki untuk di alasi,

Bukan dari kepala untuk di junjung,

Tapi dekat di bahu untuk di lindung,

Dekat pula di hati untuk dikasihi......"

Itu la sebahagian lirik lagu, dulu2 selalu tertanye2 hadis sahih ke ni? ke tak sahih? kenapa dari tulang rusuk ye???

Yes yes, I have an inquisitive mind...

So recently, found the answer by Ustaz Azhar Idrus...

Oh hadis Sahih!!!

Oh simbolik nye Allah!!

If we human being interpreted the creation of woman from men's Rib symbolizes how woman should be loved because the Rib is located so near to the heart, then I think there's one more important point here, that the Rib protect two of the most important organs in our body, the Lung and the Heart...

See how important woman's role are in men's Life???

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Daging masak Black pepper + Kacang peas sesuke hati (",)

Salam....

Mmmmmmm.... Recipe minggu ini:

Daging masak ape ntah tatau name nye, ade black paper and kacang peas..
Simple sangat, satu family suka, everytime buat memang habis licin sampai ke titisan terakhir hehe..

Jom layan recipe~~~~~~

Bahan kisar:
~~~ 1 bijik bawang besar
~~~ 2 ulas bawang putih
~~~ 2cm halia (lebih kurang la)
~~~ 2 sudu kecik lada hitam (kalau nak pedas bubuh lebih)


~~~ Daging ikut suka banyak mana
~~~ Kentang ikut suka banyak mana (potong2 and goreng)
~~~ Satu tin kecik kacang peas.
~~~ Satu bijik bawang besar dipotong bulat2.


Method:

Panaskan minyak, tumis bahan kisar smpai naik bau, smpai naik minyak, masukkan daging, masukkan air sikit, perlahankan api, tutup kuali, masak smpai daging lembut. Agak2 daging dah lembut, masukkan kentang yg dah digoreng tadi, kacang peas and bawang potong. Tmbah air kalau nak kuah banyak. Masukkan garam, gula secukup rasa. SIAP!! FINISH!! FERTIG!!

Try jangan tak try (",)

Till later, Salam...

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Why.......???

"Mama why do we pray?"

"Mama why do we have to pray?"

"Mama why do we pray 5 times a day?"

These questions were frequently asked by my children. And my usual answer would be,
"Because Allah wants us to..."
Afeef always were satisfied with this answer, though he would repeat the same questions later on, but he's the type who listens and obey.. Subahanallah.. A gift from Allah SWT, one type of 'rezki' from God if you have an obedient child.
But, like I've always mentioned before, Fatini on the other hand, is more demanding, more curious, she demands for answers in everything!

Just two days ago she'd asked me the same question Afeef had asked before;

"Why do we have to pray???"

I said softly, "because.... Allah wants us to.."
As I expected, she frowned deeply, and said, "But why?? Why Allah wants us to????"
Clever girl, I knew she would never be satisfied with that answer!

How to explain to a 5 year old the importance of our 5 times daily 'solat'? How to make her understand things that we could only feel in our heart? The closeness and the connections we've felt with Allah SWT when we pray? Because she couldn't feel it...

So I told her.... "Don't worry, once you're able to recite all the 'surah' in solat, you'll know the reasons why..."
Still dissatisfied, she said "So, if I know all the 'surah', then I'd love to 'solat' everytime?"
"So, you don't like 'solat'?" I asked.
"No, it's boring... Just standing, bending, and it's too long.."

Oh my, I wondered that night, how should I explain to her?
Oh I don't have to wait for long,, just yesterday, as I was reading a post by a friend on FB, I've found the answer...


Doctor Jefrey Lang, an Atheist converted to Islam talks about his own experience in answering the same question from his daughter;

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“Daddy, why do we pray?”

Her question caught me off guard. I didn’t expect it from an eight year old. I knew of course the most obvious answer—that as Muslims we are obligated to—but I did not want to waste the opportunity to share with her the experience and benefits of salah. Nevertheless, as I tried to put together a reply in my mind, I bought a little time by beginning with, ‘We pray because God wants us to!’

‘But why, daddy, what does praying do?’ she asked.

‘It is hard to explain to a young person, honey. Someday, if you do the five prayers every day, I’m
sure you’ll understand, but I’ll do my best to answer your question.’

‘You see, sweetheart. God is the source of all the love, mercy, kindness, and wisdom—of all the beauty—that we experience and feel. Like the sun is the source of the light we see in the daytime, God is the source of all of these and much more. Thus, the love I feel for you, your sisters, and mommy is given to me by God. We know that God is kind and merciful by all the things He has given us in this life. But when we pray, we can feel God’s love, kindness, and mercy in a very special way, in the most powerful way.

For example, you know that mommy and I love you by the way we take care of you. But when we hug you and kiss you, you can really feel how much we love you. In a similar way, we know that God loves and is kind to us by the way He takes care of us. But when we pray, we can feel His love in a very real and special way.’

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Oh that last part really touched my heart, it's sooooo TRUE!!!


So today, I told Fatini this:
"Allah cares for us so much, and has given us so much too.. So 'solat' is a way to really really feel Allah's love for us.. Just like mama kiss you and you kiss mama.. You know mama loves you, but when mama kiss and hug you, you feel mama's love for you right.?"

"So, when you 'solat', you will truly really feel Allah's love...."

Smiling!!!

Bingo!!

I'm so satisfied! Not because I've finally answered her question, but because I myself just discovered a new meaning to our 5 times daily prayer... Subahanallah... Thank you Allah!!!


"Oh sebab tu lah mama pejam mata masa solat? Kalau pejam mata, kita rasa dalam hati.."

Oh????

"Sape cakap kat Fatini? Abg Afeef ke?"

"Tak.... Spongebob lah... Spanbob cakap, kita rasa dalam hati bila kita pejam mata..."

Hehehehe!

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