Day 118 : One Pot Chicken Dish Oriental-Style

ONE POT CHICKEN DISH 

ORIENTAL-STYLE

This evening, I'm gonna prepare a lazy one pot everything-in dish. This is a simple dish. I'm gonna do it the oriental way. Sounds exotic, I know. The secret - organic thick dark sauce. :D

3 simple steps :

1. Saute ingredients.

2. Add chicken.

3. Add vegetables.

1. Saute Ingredients

Saute onions, garlic and ginger in 

sesame seed oil until fragrant.

2. Add chicken.

3. Add vegetables.
Add potatoes and carrots. Add filtered water.

Add organic dark sauce, organic brown rice vinegar, 

seasalt and pepper. Add chopped chillies. 

Bring to boil and simmer on low heat.

When it is about ready, the gravy would thicken,
toss in a handful of long beans.

Close lid and count to 10. Slowly ...

Bon Appetite! :D

We are having the chicken dish with 

a combination of brown-white rice

with black beans and hulled millet.

Brown and white rice grains, in filtered water. 

Scatter black beans and sprinkle organic hulled millet.

Toss in garlic. Turn on flame for the Pressure Cooker.

See the yellowish dots - those are the millet grains. 

Squeeze the garlic on the side and it will pop out. 

Spread it in your rice. Garlic has a whole load of 

medicinal benefits. :D

I had my one shake of The Green Drink this morning, 
take-away rice & vegetables, and the above for dinner.




To Sum Up
1 shake & 2 meals
Juice. Fruit. Water. BioFruity.


Time of Posting : 11:39 pm (Friday)

 

Day 117 : Stir-Fried Chilly Prawns & Okra

STIR-FRIED CHILLY PRAWNS & OKRA

Yup, I know. It's sambal tumis again. This time, it's all homemade. Yesterday, I used an instant ready-mix packet. Complained to Bryan that it was a wee bit too sweet so he suggested we do our own sambal tumis mix for dinner tonight. :D 

 

 

3 simple steps :

 

1. Blend the Ingredients

2. Saute the Ingredients

3. Add In Okra & Prawns

 

Spices : fennel seeds, coriander powder, cumin seeds, 

tumeric powder, cumin powder, 

star anise, cardamons, clove, cinnamon stick 

(the last 4 comes in a packet of mixed spices)

To Blend : shallots, garlic, ginger, chillies, tomato, 

lemon grass and bunga kantan (torch ginger).

1. Blend the Ingredients

2. Saute the Ingredients
Saute the spices in cooking oil. 

Add the blended the ingredients.

Add filtered water.

Bring to boil over medium heat.

3. Add in Okra ...

... and prawns.

Squeeze lime juice over.

Add seasalt.

Close lid for a few minutes.

Ta-dahhh ...

A delightfully spicy dish!

Flavorful and spicy. Delicious and yummy!

Sure beats the instant ready-mix. :D

We are having the chilly prawns with watercress soup.

Watercress soup.

To make : Add watercress, onion (whole), goji seeds, 

dried anchovies (white small ikan bilis) into the 

Pressure Cooker filled with filtered water. 

Add seasalt and a dash of sesame seed oil. 

Close lid. Turn on flame.

The soup will be ready in about 30 minutes.

I had one shake of The Green Drink in the morning, 

burger for lunch and the above dinner.

To Sum Up

1 shake & 2 meals

Juice. Fruit. Water. Milk Tea.

Time of Posting : 5:57pm

Day 116 : Sambal Tumis Squid with Long Beans

 SAMBAL TUMIS SQUID

with LONG BEANS

This evening, I'm gonna stir-fry some squid with the remaining long beans that I still have in the fridge. I have to cheat a bit here, since Bryan is still not home, I can't use homemade chilly spices. Besides, I'm not allowed to use the blender. A restriction I imposed on myself. So, I bought a ready-made packet of "sambal tumis." :D

3 simple steps :

1. Saute Ingredients

2. Add Squid

3. Add Vegetables

1. Saute Ingredients

Saute garlic, onions and ginger until fragrant.

Add a packet of ready-made sambal tumis.

2. Add Squid

Add half a carton of fresh milk.

Add squid. Add curry leaves.

 

I'm also adding some tomato puree 

and chopped chillies as I find the 

sambal tumis quite sweet.

Bring to boil on medium heat.

3. Add Vegetables 

It takes only a few minutes for the squid to cook.

When the curry looks about ready, somehow You'll just know,

add the long beans. Squeeze some lime juice in.

Say Abra-ca-da-bra ... 

Lo and behold!

Your squid curry dish is ready! :D

I have also boiled a mixture of brown and white rice 

with organic black beans in the Pressure Cooker.

 Here's Dinner! :D

Keep all the forks and spoons ...

 Today, I had 2 shakes of The Green Drink, 

soup for lunch and the above for dinner.

To Sum Up

2 shakes & 1 meal

Juice. Water. BioFruity.

Time of Posting : 5:18pm (Wed)

Day 115 : Chicken Soup with Pasta Shells

 CHICKEN SOUP 
with PASTA SHELLS

Dinner is gonna be for Justine and myself. Bryan will only be back tomorrow night. We still have a small portion of rice left from last night's dinner. So, I'm thinking of just preparing some soup for this evening. A simple, no-fuss chicken soup. Will use up the balance of the old cucumber that Bryan used for his soup a few days ago. When I wanna have a no-fuss meal, I use the Pressure Cooker. :D

3 simple steps :

1.  Boil the Soup

2. Boil the Pasta

3. Add Egg & Garnish

 1. Boil the Soup

Fill the pot with filtered water.

Toss in garlic (smash whole), onion (whole), 

chicken, old cucumber, goji seeds, 2 small plum-thing 

(not sure what it's called, carrots, daishi kombu, 
seasalt and a dash of sesame seed oil.

2. Boil the Pasta

When the soup is ready, 

scoop some out to a small pot to boil the pasta in.

3. Add Egg & Garnish

Beat an egg and set aside.

When the pasta is ready, turn off the flame.

Add the egg in.

Garnish as desired. 

I cut the daishi kombu into strips.

The soup is tasty and flavorsome, all natural ingredients.

With the pasta shells, it is quite a filling dish.

Justine preferred her soup plain

without the fancy decorations,

as she calls them. :D

 

Today, I had 2 shakes of The Green Drink, 

the above pasta soup and yesterday's rice for dinner.

To Sum Up

2 shakes & 1 meal

Juice. BioFruity. Water.

Time of Posting : 1:27 pm (Tuesday)

Day 114 : Chicken Rice With Corn (Pressure Cooker)

CHICKEN RICE WITH SWEET CORN

(PRESSURE COOKER)

This evening, dinner is for Justine and myself. Bryan is outstation. Being a Sunday, a lazy day, I'm thinking of just using the Pressure Cooker to prepare a one-pot meal. No hassle. Very easy. A kindergarten project. Just toss whatever You wanna eat, into the pot.

3 simple steps :

1. Saute Ingredients

2. Add In Rice & Vegetables

3. Add Water

1. Saute Ingredients

Saute garlic (smash whole), onions (slice) 

and ginger (slice) in sesame seed oil. 

Add cumin seeds and mustard seeds

for a more spiced-up, aromatic fragrant.

Add half a cube of mushroom stock (no msg).

2. Add In Rice & Vegetables

white rice, chicken, sweet corn, carrots.

add seasalt and pepper.

3. Add Water

Add some filtered water till about covering the contents.

I'm adding a strip of dashi kombu (seaweed) 

to give a lil seasoning to the rice, 

apart from providing nutrients.

Close Lid. Turn on flame.

Let the Pressure Cooker do the rest.

The red button drops about 20 minutes later, indicating that the contents are cooked. However, I wait another 10 minutes or so before opening the lid just to give a lil more time to "dry up" the rice. Hmmm-mmm-mmm. the aroma is heavenly. I add some french beans into the pot and close the lid for a few more minutes.

Say HeLLo to dinner! :D

Man, the rice is super-tasty and the texture is just about right, moist but not soggy. Quite a fluke shot on my part here, I must confess. I normally don't get that right at all. Ask Bryan.

Today I learned that :

When in doubt about how much water to add, 
add LESS. Not more.

Just don't tell any chefs I said that, please.

We're talking kindergarten level of cooking here.

  

The chicken is absolutely tender - and sweet. Can that be right? Can the chicken be sweet? It kinda IS. Maybe it's because of the sweet corn, I really don't know. By the way, normally I would cut the kombu in strips (length-wise) and just use it as garnish. Tonight, it's lazy night. We are tearing it into 2 and chewing it whole with the super-yummy rice. :D

Yes, of course, You have to eat with your fingers. 

How would You hold the corn if You don't. :D

Time of Posting : 11:02am (MON)

Day 113 : Mackerel Fish Potato Cutlet with Linguine

MACKEREL FISH POTATO CUTLET

WITH LINGUINE

Bryan and I are supposed to make burger pates today. However, since he's outstation, I'm gonna do the next best thing. Fish Cutlets. I have a can of mackerel in chilly sauce which I'm gonna use. All the ingredients are pre-cooked so I only need to do shallow frying.

3 simple steps :-

1. Boil & Mash the Ingredients

2. Fry the Cutlets

3. Prepare the Pasta

1. Boil & Mash the Ingredients

Boil carrots and potatoes in salted water.

Remove bones from the mackerel. 

Leave the sauce aside for the pasta later. 

Add a dash of pepper. Mash them up.

Beat an egg and add to it. 

This helps to bind the ingredients together.


Time to make the cutlets.

Shape them into a ball and press flat. 

Like a burger. Tidy and smooth the sides.

Sprinkle and coat with flour.

I'm using organic corn flour.

2. Fry the Cutlet

Justine is helping me here as my hands are all floured. 

Only shallow frying is required. 

It only takes a few minutes to brown. 

So don't wait too long to flip over.

Perfect, Jus! :D

3. Prepare the Pasta

Boil some linguine noodles in salted water

until half-cooked.

Drain and set aside.

The Sauce

Saute garlic and onions in olive oil.

Add basil herbs.

Pour the sauce-contents from 

the can of mackerel.

Add the linguine and allow the noodles 

to cook for a few minutes.

Bon Appetite!

The linguine is tasty and flavorsome. 
The fish cutlets are just yummy-awesome!

A delicious dinner! :D

Time of Posting : 8:30am (MON)


 

Day 112 : Grilled Teriyaki-Tomato Puree Chicken

GRILLED TERIYAKI-TOMATO PUREE CHICKEN

WITH PASTA SHELLS

Dinner tonight will be for Justine and myself. I'm gonna do something really easy. 

3 simple steps : 

1. Grill the Chicken

2. Boil Pasta & Blanch Vege

3. Toss the Pasta

 1. Grill the Chicken

Make some slashes on the chicken to facilitate grilling.

Marinate with teriyaki sauce, tomato puree and black pepper.

Pop into the mini-oven set at 180 degrees celsius for 30 minutes.

2. Boil Pasta & Blanch Vege

a. Boil the pasta in salted water.

b. Blanch the long beans in the same pot, 

just before draining the pasta.

3. Toss the Pasta

Saute garlic, onions, garlic and 

fresh chillies (minced) in olive oil.

Toss the pasta shells in. Add water.

Add seasalt and pepper. Mix well.

Bon Appetite! :D

The timer for the oven rings in 30 minutes, and the chicken is done. The juice runs clear. The long beans are crunchy and the cherry tomatoes, fresh and sweet. The pasta shells are spicy and really yummy! :D How simple is this?

Today, I had one shake of The Green Drink, 

pan mee noodles for lunch, yee mee noodles for tea 

and the above for dinner.

 I had lunch and tea with Hayley. :D

To Sum Up

1 shake & 3 meals (yikes!)

Juice. No Fruit. BioFruity. Water. Chrysanthemum tea.

Time of Posting : 10:38pm (Sat)