BUTTER CHICKEN (MURGH MAKHANI)

Murgh Makhani or Butter Chicken unique and special on it's own. A popular and delicious Indian curry commonly served with Naan, roti, bread and rice. Our homemade Butter chicken taste almost as good as from the restaurant. Finding spices brought us all the way to Little India. Mustafa Centre is one of the oldest mall in Singapore, we'll see a wide range of products, nevertheless we do enjoyed that different shopping experience.

Butter Chicken recipe in simplified method, keeping it in my cookbook diary. Love the taste of this Butter Chicken dish with Naan Bread or rice.

Butter  Chicken or Murgh Makhani

Recipe

Ingredients:

Chicken 

Butter

Yogurt

Emborg Cooking cream 

Butter Chicken Spices (MDH brand) or Tandoori spices

Dried fenugreek leaves (Kasoori Methi)

Kashmiri Chilli powder

Garam Masala

Tumeric

Lemon juice ( 4 - 6 tbsp)

3  - 4 tbsp Ginger & garlic paste

(Blend 10 - 20 garlic & 4 inch ginger with oil)

4 onions

2 tomatoes

3 green chillies

Cashew nuts / almonds (soak in hot water for 30 mins)

1/2 can tomato puree (Gilda brand - about 2 tbsp)

2- 3  tbsp Golden syrup /honey / corn syrup - adjust to taste

Step 1

Chicken Marinate :

 (1-2 hours )

2 tbsp lemon juice

1 tbsp garlic paste 

3/4 tbsp ginger paste

1 tbsp kashmiri Chillie powder

1 tbsp Butter Chicken Spices (MDH brand)

1/4 tsp salt

1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves (Kasoori methi)

2 tbsp yogurt

Step 2

Making Tomato sauce:

2 tomatoes

3 green chillies

4 onions (chopped)

20 cashew nuts or almond (soak in hot water for 30 mins)

3 cardamom , saute onions for 3 - 4 mins, add tomatoes, green chillies.

Add 1 tbsp Butter chicken Spices (MDH brand)

Continue to cook for 3 mins, add 2 tbsp tomato puree, 1 cup water, cashew nuts or almond.

Add 1/4 tsp sugar and  1/4 tsp salt

Cool the tomato sauce for 15 mins

Blend tomato sauce to a fine paste

Step 3

In a pan pour 3 tbps oil and  3 tbsp butter (75g)

Fry chicken pieces, add 2 tbsp golden syrup (honey or corn syrup) continue to cook for 5 mins.

Transfer chicken pieces into baking tray, bake @ 180º  C or 190º C  for 7 mins or browned 

Step 4

In the same pan, pour blended tomato sauce, add 1 tbsp garlic paste, 3/4 tbsp ginger paste and cook  for about 5 mins

Add 1 tsp kashmiri chillie powder (adjust), 1 tsp tumeric powder and 1 tbsp garam masala

Add 1 cup cooking cream and salt to taste

Add the roasted chicken pieces, 1 tsp garam masala  and add about 1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves (Kasoori meethi)

Optional: add 1 tbsp butter 

 1- 2 tbsp  lemon juice (adjust to taste)

Final step add 1 tsp fenugreek meethi, cream and coriander leaves

NAAN BREAD OR ROTI NAN

Naan bread, soft Indian flatbread, our cravings with delicious Butter Chicken or Murgh Makhani really tasty and satisfying.

Naan Bread / Roti Nan

Recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 kg flour

1 tsp yeast

1/2 tsp baking soda

2 cups warm water

3/4 tbsp sugar

1 tsp salt

2 tbsp yogurt

2 tbsp oil

SOTONG MASAK HITAM

Sotong Masak Hitam or Spicy Black Squid, hot and spicy and simply delicious! 

Sotong Masak Hitam (Spicy Black Squid)                        

Recipe

Ingredients:
Squids
2 lemongrass
2 sprigs curry leaves (or lime leaves)
4 - 6 chillie padi (optional)

Blended ingredients:
2 onions or 20 shallots
4 garlic
3 cm ginger

1 tbsp curry powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp fennel powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1/4 tsp chillie powder (optional)

Sugar & salt to taste
1/4 tsp tamarind paste

BAKED BUTTER CHICKEN CURRY LEAVES

Today's menu, a recipe I love to share is 'Baked Butter Chicken Curry Leaves'. Try something new, a perfect dish, tasty and amazingly delicious.

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Baked Butter Chicken Curry Leaves

Recipe

Ingredients:
Chicken
(squeeze lime and salt over chicken for 5 mins, rinse & drain)
2 onion (slice)
4 Potatoes (cut into wedges)
2 sprigs curry leaves
1/4 -1/2 cup evaporated milk
3 tbsp corn syrup


Blended Ingredients:
1 onion (or 12 shallots)
4 garlic
3 cm ginger

Spice mix : (marinate for 10 mins)

3/4 tbsp tumeric
1 tsp Salt
1 tbsp curry powder
1 tbsp chillie powder
3/4 tbsp coriander powder
1 tsp fennel powder
1 tsp cumin powder
optional: 1 tbsp chicken granules

NASI BUKHARI

Quick & easy our home cooked Bukhari Rice or Nasi Bukhari, fragrant rice dish served with grilled  chicken. Enjoy! Follow me on Instagram at @dapurkotasinga where I post snippets of food which I cooked at times. Thank you for coming!

Nasi Bukhari

Recipe

1/2 kg basmati rice (India Gate)
Chicken  / 4 whole leg chicken
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tbsp ghee
1 onion (diced)
1 tbsp ginger & garlic paste
2 pandan leaves

3/4 can evaporated milk
1/2 can tomato puree
Chicken stock  or Chicken granules
Coriander leaves
Salt to taste (if require)

optional: raisins


Spices
1 cinnamon
2 star anise
3 cardamoms
4 cloves

Chicken Marinate:
1 tbsp Briyani spices (National brand)
1 tbsp chillie powder
1 tsp tumeric powder
1 tbsp coriander powder
1 tsp fennel powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tbsp kurma powder
2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1/2 tsp salt


Acar Salad
Jicama (Sengkuang)
Cucumber
Carrot
Pineapple
Red Chillies
2 tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp vinegar

MARBLE CAKES

Marble cake, a classic buttery chocolate or coloured cake. I've modified the recipe .... see below!

Marble Cake

Recipe

Method 1

Ingredients

5 eggs  

250g Anchor Butter / Planta Margarine

230g icing sugar or 170g castor sugar

2 tsp vanilla essence

150 ml condensed milk

3/4 tbsp sponge cake emulsifier (ovalette)

1/4 tsp salt (optional)

Dry ingredients: Sift

240g self raising flour

1 tsp double acting baking powder

2 tbsp skimmed milk / ice cream strawberry milk powder

Pre-heat oven @ 160ºC 

Steps:

Sift flour, skimmed milk and double acting baking powder

Grease 8" x 8" x 3" the base and sides of baking pan &  line with greaseproof paper (Do not grease on paper)

Cream butter and icing sugar until light and fluffy

Add eggs one at a time , vanilla essence, condensed milk, sponge cake emulsifier (ovalette) and salt (optional)

Gradually add the flour and mix on low speed until combined

Pour 1/3 plain batter and mix with ( cocoa powder + warm water ) / chocolate emulco / Nutella or other colouring

Pour batter into baking pan and use chopstick or knife to swirl the mixture

Bake @ 170º - 180 º C oven mode (top & bottom heat) for 50 mins

Method 2

Ingredients

5 eggs yolks 

5 egg white

250g Anchor Butter (melted)

230g icing sugar

2 tsp vanilla essence

150 ml condensed milk

3/4 tbsp sponge cake emulsifier (ovalette)

1/4 tsp salt (optional)

Dry ingredients: Sift

240g self raising flour

1 tsp double acting baking powder

2 tbsp skimmed milk / ice cream strawberry milk powder

Pre-heat oven @ 160ºC 

Steps:

Whip 5 egg whites until stiff,  gradually add icing sugar 

Add egg yolks one at a time,  condensed milk,  2 tsp vanilla essence, 3/4 tbsp sponge cake emulsifier (ovalette)

Pour melted butter and add dry ingredients

Bake @  170ºC - 180ºC oven mode (top & bottom heat) for 50 mins

Red / Green colouring

Chocolate Emulco

Strawberry Emulco

Optional:

2 tbsp Cocoa powder + 2 tbsp warm water (Van Houten)

2 tbsp Nutella

MEE GORENG DAGING

Fried Beef Noodle or Mee Goreng Daging for breakfast or light meals. Cooking shortcuts save a lot of time in the kitchen, we get to enjoy fast to cook meals. 

Simple and easy, sharing a few tips and that's it!... short and sweet. Thank you for watching💕


Fried Beef Noodle / Mee Goreng Daging

Recipe

Ingredients:

Yellow noodle
Chye Sim (Sawi)
Beansprout
Chives
Celery

Sambal Paste
40 dried red chillies
2 onions or 20 shallots
6  garlic
3 cm ginger

Mix Sauce:
2 tbsp chilli sauce
2 tbsp tomato sauce

Optional:
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp sugar

Fried shallots
Lime
Eggs

MARBLE CAKE

Crave for Marble Cakes, not perfect enough! ... but we loved it! the amazing taste with margarine. I've modified the recipe .. see below!

Marble Cake

Recipe

Method 1

Recipe 

Ingredients

5 eggs  

250g Anchor Butter / Planta Margarine

230g icing sugar or 170g castor sugar

2 tsp vanilla essence

150 ml condensed milk

3/4 tbsp sponge cake emulsifier (ovalette)

1/4 tsp salt (optional)

Dry ingredients: Sift

240g self raising flour

1 tsp double acting baking powder

2 tbsp skimmed milk / ice cream strawberry milk powder

Pre-heat oven @ 160ºC 

Steps:

Sift flour, skimmed milk and double acting baking powder

Grease 8" x 8" x 3" the base and sides of baking pan &  line with greaseproof paper (Do not grease on paper)

Cream butter and icing sugar until light and fluffy

Add eggs one at a time , vanilla essence, condensed milk, sponge cake emulsifier (ovalette) and salt (optional)

Gradually add the flour and mix on low speed until combined

Pour 1/3 plain batter and mix with ( cocoa powder + warm water ) / chocolate emulco / Nutella or other colouring

Pour batter into baking pan and use chopstick or knife to swirl the mixture

Bake @ 170º - 180 º C oven mode (top & bottom heat) for 50 mins

Method 2

Ingredients

5 eggs yolks 

5 egg white

250g Anchor Butter (melted)

230g icing sugar

2 tsp vanilla essence

150 ml condensed milk

3/4 tbsp sponge cake emulsifier (ovalette)

1/4 tsp salt (optional)

Dry ingredients: Sift

240g self raising flour

1 tsp double acting baking powder

2 tbsp skimmed milk / ice cream strawberry milk powder

Pre-heat oven @ 160ºC 

Steps:

Whip 5 egg whites until stiff,  gradually add icing sugar 

Add egg yolks one at a time,  condensed milk,  2 tsp vanilla essence, 3/4 tbsp sponge cake emulsifier (ovalette)

Pour melted butter and add dry ingredients

Bake @  170ºC - 180ºC oven mode (top & bottom heat) for 50 mins

Red / Green colouring

Chocolate Emulco

Strawberry Emulco

Optional:

2 tbsp Cocoa powder + 2 tbsp warm water (Van Houten)

2 tbsp Nutella

SAMBAL SOTONG KERING

Spicy Sambal Sotong Kering or Dried cuttlefish Sambal in my to do list. Creating this sambal dish in a simple steps and enjoy it with rice or lontong dish.

 

Sambal Tumis Sotong Kering 
(Dried Cuttlefish Sambal)


Recipe

Ingredients:
Dried squids / Dried cuttlefish
Abu chang / Soda ash

40 - 60 dried chillies (cut into strips, deseed, boil & blend)

Blended Ingredients:
3 onions /20 shallots
6 garlic
4 cm ginger
3 cm blue ginger ‘lengkuas’ (crushed)

1  tbsp Ikan bills or anchovies (pounded}
1 tsp shrimp paste powder (belacan}
1 tsp tumeric

1/4 cup palm sugar syrup (adjust)
1 tbsp red sugar
Sugar (adjust to taste)
Salt to taste
3/4 tsp tamarind paste
Add water (if require)

Optional:
Making palm sugar syrup                                                                                                                         (Boil for 8 - 10 mins, set aside to cool)
4 pandan leaves
6 palm sugar
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 tbsp sugar
Salt to taste
1/4 pot Water (adjust)

{Keep palm sugar syrup in the fridge}

Fried chicken Recipe
Chicken / chicken wings
1 tbsp tumeric
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp rice flour
*1 tbsp coriander seeds  
*1/2 tsp fennel seeds
*1/2 tsp cumin seeds (*pounded)
Optional : 1/2 tsp chillie powder

KUIH KASWI

Kuih Kaswi, a traditional malay sweet dessert and we just love it! Watch the making and share this easy recipe.

KUIH KASWI

Recipe

Ingredients:

3 cups flour

3 tbsp tapioca flour

4 1/2 - 5  cups palm sugar syrup (adjust)

1 tsp Lye water (air kapur)

Palm sugar syrup

6 palm sugar

1 cup dark brown sugar

3 tbsp sugar

Salt to taste

1/2 pot water

KUIH LOPES & MORE ......CHECK THIS OUT!

Traditional malay cake, known as Kuih Lopes or Glutinous rice with palm sugar syrup. Making these sweet desserts brings back memories what many mums cared so much to make these lovely homemade cakes. It does takes lots of effort and patience.

Quite a long process but certainly is fun making these. One thing for sure not only I will be able to show to my kids in the future if they do watch my videos on what's it's made of ...'I'm laughing!'... my wish!

I’ve made these by two different methods steaming and boiling. Both ways are great, my choice I prefer steaming as it taste much better and had shorter cooking time. Do make the sugar syrup thicker as that's the right way to do, I've skipped that step and I'll do so on my next Kuih Lopes  making session!

A sneak peek on few of my upcoming home food videos, some uploads done before and the rest will be next on my channel ... so check it out! ... insya'allah (God willing).

Wishing everyone a safe and great days ahead with your loved ones till next time bye for now! Thank you!

ANCHOVY FRITTERS

Anchovy fritters are tasty snacks, served with homemade chillie sauce. Loving every crunch of these tiny anchovies and green chillies in these fritters. Too easy making these, absolutely great for breakfast or anytime snacks.

Homemade snack you will simply love ... 'no matter'  and  wherever you are. I’ve made something like these when I went mountain climbing in Malaysia long time ago. I must say this is one of my favourite snacks and it's hard to say 'no' ...I believe you too may like it!

Check out for new uploads coming to my channel. That’s all I've have on this post. Thank you for visiting and a good day to all.

SPICY BEEF NOODLE

 Here in my kitchen, I've cooked another type of noodle dish, Mee Kuah or Spicy Beef Noodle. Here sharing a few tips and shortcuts cooking this spicy, sweet and sour noodle dish. To serve this dish either with fried eggs, boiled eggs or poached eggs which need lots of practice ... 'not a chef'' no worries' do which ever way we prefer!

To serve this dish either with fried eggs, boiled eggs or poached eggs which need lots of practice ... 'not a chef'' so no worries' just do which ever way we prefer! and thank you for watching!

SAMBAL FISH

Spicy sambal fried fish  serve with rice or spread sambal on bread as quick sandwich. Home-style fish sambal cooked with lemongrass gave extra flavours and simply delicious. 

Easy recipe, let's share and happy cooking! Thank you for watching and do check out new uploads soon.

ROTI PRATA AND CHICKEN CURRY

Handmade freshly fried flat bread, also known as Roti Prata in Singapore or in Malaysia 'Roti Canai'. Tasty home made Roti Prata taste almost like the original... 'I guess'. No secret recipe, my trial and tested recipe, I must say the taste is right! Success in the making, don't come naturally, do need lots of practice and some skills. At times,  good to watch the Prata man at work showing their skills and amazing energy. Soft, crusty Roti Prata with egg freshly fried are much more tastier than plain Roti Prata.

For many of us here, always busy at work, no worries Roti Prata outlets are almost everywhere. In my opinion, homemade too.... taste at it's best especially with home-cooked curry chicken or fish curry.

In this recipe, which is simple & easy chicken curry, mixed everything to cook with the chicken and do add potatoes. Different style of cooking and the choice of using coconut milk or evaporated milk for this dish. Created a Prata video before, here another style of making and a  few shared ideas with everyone. Follow my taste buds, sambal dish are amazing with these Roti s'.

TAFN (That's all for now), my sharing activities and what we sometimes had at home. Thank you for visiting, time for a break! Have an easy week ahead, don't overwork and stay healthy always! Till we meet again on my next post insya'allah, take care and thank you all.

BEEF CURRY PUFF AND MIX VEGETABLE CURRY PUFF

Epok-Epok Sayur / Vegetable Curry Puffs Pastry - Method 1 Ingredients: 500g all purpose flour 2 tbsp cornflour 1/2 tbsp salt 2 cups ice cold water 1/4 cup oil 1 tbsp ghee (optional)

Filling: Beansprouts Chives 2 carrots

1/4 tsp white pepper Salt to taste Blended Ingredients: 1 onion / 8 shallots 3 garlic 1 tbsp dried prawns Pastry - Method 2 Ingredients: 1 kg plain flour 2 tbsp rice flour 1 tbsp tapioca flour 1 tbsp Planta margarine 1 cup oil 400 ml warm water 3/4 tbsp salt Air Kapur (optional) : mix 1/8 tsp kapur 1 cup water

MEE SIAM

Mee Siam for breakfast or anytime serve with fried eggs, sambal or make extra Mee Siam gravy.

Thanks for watching! New uploads on my channel ....check it out!

MEE HONGKONG

Mee Hongkong simple, quick and easy. Cook it with beef or mutton stock, seafood makes this noodle dish sweeter and delicious.

Share a recipe till next time! Happy days ahead.

SAMBAL PRAWNS PETAI

Sambal Prawns with petai or bitter beans.

 Share a recipe and thank you for watching! 

AYAM GORENG KUNYIT

Stir-fry Tumeric Chicken or Ayam Goreng Kunyit all in one dish, extra spicy add chillie padi and lime leaves.

Thanks for watching & check it out for more new uploads!

SOY CHICKEN MUSHROOM

Soy Chicken Mushroom  a kid's meal. Fresh mushroom or whole mushroom (Narcissus Brand) and dried chillies or chillie padi for extra spicy.

 Share a recipe and thank you!

BEEF STEW

Beef stew enjoy with freshly baked garlic bread or toasted bread.

Thank you and till next time have a great weekend.

NASI LEMAK, SAMBAL TUMIS & CHICKEN SAMBAL 'BRIYANI STYLE'

Nasi Lemak, a popular local rice dish both in Singapore and Malaysia. Watch this video on my home-style Nasi Lemak cooked with basmati rice which is tasty and flavourful. The difference is basically was the use of basmati rice and margarine. Simple and easy, feel like sharing with everyone another style of cooking.

Types of side dishes I like especially fried fish, sambal tumis and egg. What I'm going to post today will be short and sweet  .......so enjoy these videos.

Chicken sambal 'Briyani Style" marinated with all kinds of spices taste just as amazing and goes well with any kind of rice. Spicy chicken dish, a few may dislike ... 'No worries' ..... just another home style tasty dish.

Finally, wishing all my chinese friends, subscribers and viewers a 'Happy Chinese New Year'. Happy holidays to everyone and be safe always. Thanks for coming by and do check out new uploads soon.

HAMBURGER BUNS, ROLLS AND MINI BAGUETTE - SUGAR BUNS & SAMBAL BUNS

MASALA BEEF BURGER AND SWEET POTATO FRIES

Food on my channel, Masala Beef burger, buns and burgers. 

Masala Beef Burgers and Sweet Potato Fries

Plain sweet Potatoes Fries

 

Tasty homemade burgers for quick bites. 

Sweet Potato Fries recipes quick & easy snacks.

Finally upload done it's tiring, anyway thank you for blog walking and happy days~