ROTI BOYAN

Roti Boyan or Boyanese bread is originated from the Boyanese community. The traditional snack has  passed down for generations, it has been one of the favourite foods among the malay community and other races. Looking back and craving for it, I decided to recreate the fried bread at home.

Roti Boyan / Potato Roti

Recipe

Ingredients:

Filling

• Potatoes (boiled & mashed)
• Onion (chopped)
• Spring onion (chopped)
• 1/2 tsp white pepper
• Salt to taste
• 4 eggs (beaten)

 Pastry Dough

• 1 kg flour
• 3 tbsp  Planta margarine 
• 3 cups cold water
• 1/2 tbsp salt
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil

Sambal Tumis Ikan Bilis (Anchovies)

Ingredients:

• 50 dried red chillies
• (deseed, boil & blend)

Blended Ingredients: (Use about 4 tbsp onion mix)

• 2 onions / 20 shallots
• 6 garlic
• 3 cm ginger

Other ingredients:

• 1/2 tsp shrimp paste granules (belacan)
• 1 tsp tumeric
• 1 ikan bilis cube or 1 tsp chicken granules (optional)
• 2 tbsp palm sugar / 2 tbsp red sugar 
• Sugar to taste
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp tamarind paste

NASI MINYAK / GHEE RICE

Nasi Minyak / Ghee Rice

 Recipe

Ingredients: 

• 1 kg Basmati rice
• 2 tbsp Ghee 
• 5 tbsp vegetable oil (1/4 cup)
• 1 can Evaporated milk
• 2 Pandan leaves
• 1 tbsp  ground almond 
• 1 Chicken cube 
• Coriander leaves
• Egg Yellow colouring or Saffron milk (optional)
• Fried shallots
• Cashew nuts / Almond

Ingredients: 

• 1 Cinnamon
• 2 Star Anise
• 4 cardarmom
• 4 cloves
• 2 Pandan leaves

Ingredients: {Slice}

• 1 onion or 6 shallots 
• 2 garlic (slice)

Blend / pound

• 2 garlic
• 3 cm ginger

DRIED FRUIT PICKLE

Dried Fruit Pickle or Acar Buah, delicious sweet, sour and spicy pickled dish in darker gravy.  Something satisfying and delicious, you can eat it on it's own.

Acar Buah / Dried Fruit Pickle

Recipe

Ingredients:
Mixed dried fruits (raisins, prune, apricot, nutmeg etc.)
Shallots
Garlic

Blended ingredients:
10 shallots
6 garlic
5cm ginger

Spice mix: Dry roast / toasted
{Use 1 tsp spice mix}
Coriander seeds
Fennel seeds
Cumin seeds
Black pepper

Spices
3 cinnamon
4 star anise
4 cardarmom
6 cloves

4 tbsp chillie paste
2 tbsp chillie powder
2 tbsp curry powder
(Babas Salted Fish Curry Mix)
1 tsp tumeric
1 tbsp garam masala

3 tbsp sugar
3 tbsp vinegar
Salt to taste
1/4 cup sugar syrup

PENGAT DURIAN PULUT

All time favourite Pengat  Durian / Serawa Durian or Sweet Durian porridge with glutinous rice. Serawa durian, traditional sweet dessert serve it with bread, baguette, or pulut (sticky glutinous rice).

 

PENGAT DURIAN PULUT 


Recipe

Ingredients:
Durians
Glutinous rice (steaming / rice cooker)
Bread / Baguette

Pengat Durian / Serawa Durian
Method 1
Ingredients:
Durian
400 ml Coconut cream
2 palm sugar
Sugar & salt to taste

Method 2
Making sugar syrup
1/2 pot water
6 palm sugar
Sugar & salt to taste
2 pandan leaves

Making Coconut syrup
3 cups water
400 ml Coconut cream
Salt to taste

NASI MINYAK

Nasi Minyak or Ghee Rice, flavoured rice commonly serve with side dishes such as Ayam Masak Merah, Beef Rendang or curry dish and Acar Buah. Nasi Minyak, savoury rice to complement your meal.

Nasi Minyak / Ghee Rice

Recipe

Ingredients: 

1 kg Basmati rice
2 tbsp Ghee
5 tbsp vegetable oil {1/4 cup}

1 can Evaporated milk

2 Pandan leaves
1 Chicken cube

1 tbsp  ground almond 

Salt to taste

1/4 tsp Briyani colouring / saffron milk (optional)

Ingredients: 

1 Cinnamon

2 Star Anise

4 cardarmom

4 cloves

Ingredients: {Slice}

1 onion or 6 shallots 

2 garlic (slice)

Blend / pound

2 garlic

3 cm ginger 

Raisins

Fried Shallots

Coriander leaves

Cashew Nuts / Almond

ACAR BUAH

Acar Buah or Dried Fruits Pickle, spicy, sour and sweet pickled dish. Simply love the combination of flavours to complement your meal with any fragrant rice. Get to know the amazing taste in this dish every single bit!

Acar Buah / Dried Fruit Pickle

Recipe

Ingredients:
Mixed dried fruits (raisins, prune, apricot, nutmeg etc.)
Shallots
Garlic

Blended ingredients:
10 shallots
6 garlic
5cm ginger

Spice mix: Dry roast / toasted
{Use 1 tsp spice mix}
Coriander seeds
Fennel seeds
Cumin seeds
Black pepper

Spices
3 cinnamon
4 star anise
4 cardarmom
6 cloves

4 tbsp chillie
paste
2 tbsp chillie powder
2 tbsp curry powder
(Babas Salted Fish Curry Mix)
1 tsp tumeric
1 tbsp garam masala

3 tbsp sugar
3 tbsp vinegar
Salt to taste
1/4 cup sugar syrup