treating ourselves in ramadhan :)

ramadhan kareem,

tonite is imang's shift accompanying adak @ hosp.
adak is getting better, i hope. although her bp i stil quite high, but a good progress i can see if were to compare with masa mula2 she was admitted. lets pray for her yeah..

just now me plus my good ol buddies buka puasa sama2, treating each other by bringin our handmades and memakan22 at atikah's beutiful house at puchong..

just recently i found a good & simple recipe to make a good pasta, so i (as in me & imang) made a pasta tadi (1 loyang gua buat utk dibawa ke umah atikah, another imang buat for rumah & seisi keluarga)...this is our 2nd attempt btw. let the pics tell u the stories :)

selepas saya menumis inti daging & imang prepared the white sauce, but before we layered the ingredients in the loyang

upacara melapis / layering the ingredients dalam loyang. sila rujuk recipe di bawah.

dah siap layered, we put cheddar shredded cheese, and grated some mozarella shredded yg dah ter bercantum so kene sagat balik kasi die halus2 gitu

this if after about 5 minutes i put mine in the oven

hm.. mine is done and ready to be packed and travelled to puchong :)

and here's the recipe for this delishs meal, taken from http://www.myresipi.com/top/detail/447

Easy Pasta Bake

Bahan-bahan ( 6 orang kot )

• 500 gram pasta (sepeket pasta jenis pendek either penne, farfalle, shell or macaroni)
• 300 gram daging cincang (pilih ayam atau lembu)
• 1 ulas bawang putih – dicincang halus
• 1 labu bawang besar – dicincang halus
• 1 tin sedang tomato puri
• 1 tin cendawan butang - dihiris
• 1 biji lada benggala - didadu
• 1 kiub stok ayam atau lembu – ikut jenis daging yang digunakan
• 1 batang carrot – didadu
• 1 batang celery – didadu
• 1 sudu teh herba Oregano kering (dapatkan di mana-mana supermarket/hypermarket)
• 1 helai Bay leaf kering (kalau taknak beli boleh juga gantikan 2 helai daun salam/ serai kayu segar)*
• Parutan keju samada Cheddar/Mozzarela/Romano atau Parmesan
• 3 sudu besar minyak zaitun (kalau taknak beli boleh pakai minyak masak biasa)
• Garam dan gula secukup rasa
• Bahan sos putih :
• 2 sudu besar butter
• 1 sudu besar tepung gandum
• 2 kotak susu segar ( saya guna 2 kotak kecil Susu Dutch Lady full cream je)
• Secubit lada hitam dan garam

Cara-cara

1. Rebus 2 liter air dalam periuk besar, masukkan 2 sudu teh garam. Bila air mendidih baru masukkan pasta. Kacau sekali-sekala dan masukkan satu sudu teh minyak zaitun (atau minyak masak) agar pasta tak melekat. Bila pasta sudah lembut angkat dan toskan.
2. Buat inti daging. Goreng bawang besar dan bawang putih. Jangan dibiar garing, cukup sekadar bawang layu. Kemudian masukkan daging cincang. Goreng hingga daging keperangan.
3. Masukkan carrot, cendawan, lada benggala (capsicum) dan celery. Kacau sebati.
4. Masukkan tomato puri. Jika nampak terlampau kering masukkan sedikit air. Jangan sampai berkuah pula.
5. Masukkan kiub ayam/lembu (hancurkan dan tabur, jangan masuk seketul) herba Oregano dan Bay leaf. Biar mendidih dan naik bau.
6. Masukkan gula dan garam secukup rasa. Garam tak perlu banyak sebab stok dah masin. Bila nampak pekat dan agak kering, tutup api dan ketepikan.
7. Buat sos putih. Masak butter atas api kecil (jangan sampai perang). Bila semua butter dah cair dan berbuih, taburkan tepung gandum, kacau cepat-cepat dengan senduk kayu. Kacau dalam 3-4 minit, kemudian masukkan susu segar.
8. Masukkan garam dan serbuk lada hitam. Kacau hingga nampak sos sudah bersalut di belakang senduk kayu (agak pekat ). Tutup api.
9. Cara melapis : Dalam bekas tahan panas (saya guna Pyrex. Pakai loyang kek pun boleh, tapi kalau pakai Pyrex boleh angkat terus hidang), mulakan dengan lapisan pasta, tabur rata. Lepas tu lapisan inti daging, kemudian ratakan sos putih.
10. Teruskan melapis dan akhiri dengan taburan parutan keju di lapisan paling atas.
11. Bakar dalam oven suhu 190 darjah Celcius selama 30 minit atau sehingga keju cair dan keperangan. Siap untuk dimakan, yummm!!

*alak: ive always hv trouble finding bay leaves (watever that is ;p) and mama said its ok to substitute with serbuk ketumbar (i dunno if it would taste the same or wat, though)

i think the menu is quite clear & simple. if I can do it, of course evbrybody can and bole buat lg sedap! hehe goodluck :)
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atikah & husna

diorang ni sume arrived early at atikah's while i as usual was late, arrived there after azan maghrib has long ended..

eza & atikah

khadeeja, atikah's 2nd daughter :), comel gile, jenis tak kesah org, muke blur & suke makan (and makan makanan org). haha comel sgt..

we chatted until 12, kesian gile eza, balik lambat ke klang, tak tau jalan and siap sesat ke putrajaya kate husna..siann!! sorry eza we kept u so long plak.. tuh la lame sgt tak jumpe, got a lot of catchups to do .. hm next time better make a day reunion lah kan, then can get longer time together. hm wateverla, it was great anyway meeting them:D

thats all now.. toodles~~ (rasa cam playhouse disney tak toodles2?..)