Monday, August 24, 2020

Green smoothies

 💟Spinach / cucumber / celery / parsley / mint / basil leaves 

+ lime or 💟lemon juice optional 

💟Banana + mangoes / 💟oranges (or strawberries/ grapes)

💟Chia seed / flax seed

Nuts raw almond / ginger / cinnamon/ spirulina 

💟 1 Dry date 

💟1/2 to 1 cup water (milk + water)

(+ healthy fat like avocado 🥑)

💟Ice cubes 


Sunday, August 23, 2020

Salad dressing Natasha kitchen



Italian pasta recipe - Dressing
1.5 cup of olive oil
3 tablespoon of white wine vinegar
2 tablespoon of Parmesan cheese
 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise
1 teaspoon of sugar 
one clove of garlic grated
Spices are 1 teaspoon of basil oregano Parsley
3/4 teaspoon of salt
Half teaspoon of black pepper

DRESSING
Half cup mayonnaise 
Lemon 🍋 juice (1tbsp)
1/4 salt, pepper

VEGE-& cucumber/fruit/nut/bacon/onion

 

Guacamole by Natashaskitchen






 

Friday, August 21, 2020

PPC chicken thighs mushroom one pot rice

 here’s the recipe :

Ingredients:

1)2 small boneless chicken thighs ( cut into medium size & marinate with seasonings )

2) 2 lap cheong (cut to your desired size )

3)few Chinese mushrooms ( soak until soft , cut 1/2 or 1/3 )

4)2 -3 tbsp dried prawns ( wash & drain)

5)1 big carrot ( cut into cubes )

6)few sliced ginger

7)3-4 garlic ( chop or slice )

8)2-3 shallots ( chop or slice )

9)2 cups rice

10)2 cups water

11)sauce = in a bowl , 1 tbsp dark soy sauce , 1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp kicup manis or sweet sauce , 1 tsp sesame oil , dash of white pepper , stir & mix well = sauce


Instructions:

1)use any bake mode or chicken mode , heat 1 tbs oil , add ginger, garlic & shallots & dried prawn , sauté until fragrance , add mushrooms & lap cheong , add chicken pieces , fry until the chicken slightly brown , off the switch , then add rice , at this point , add the sauce , stir well , lastly add cubed carrots & water

2)close the lid , use steam mode KPT 8 mins (seal )

3)when done , after 7-8 mins , release pressure manually , open lid & have a quick stir

4)dish out & garnish with chopped spring onion 🙂


Notes :

1)you can use unseasoned chicken thighs , it doesn't make a lot of difference

2)if use more vege , please reduce a bit of water

~ Christine Wong ~

Sunday, August 16, 2020

PPC Soya Sauce Chicken

 Here is the recipe for PPC Soya Sauce Chicken


Ingredients

1.5 kg whole chicken, keep the chicken head and neck intact, do not chop and throwaway

1 tbsp cooking oil

50g white rock sugar

50g honey rock sugar

1 cinnamon stick

2 star anise

3 dried bay leaves

5 small onions, remove skin and smashed lightly

5 cloves garlic, remove skin and smashed lightly

2 bunches spring onions, keep the roots, washed clean

4 slices old ginger, remove skin

1 litre water

1 cup thick dark soy sauce / thick caramel soy sauce


Marinade

1 tsp salt

1 tbsp thick dark soy sauce or thick caramel soy sauce


Glaze

1 tbsp maltose 

½ tbsp hot water


Method

Prepare the chicken and glaze

1. Rub the outside and inside of chicken with coarse salt. Rinse well and pat dry with 

kitchen paper towel.


2. Mix the salt and thick dark soy sauce or thick caramel sauce together. Rub the 

marinade all over the chicken. Keep aside for 20 to 30 minutes. 


Note: If cooking later, please keep the marinated chicken in a plastic bag and keep in 

the fridge. Bring out the chicken, one hour before cooking. Chicken must be in room 

temperature before cooking.


3. Mix the maltose with hot water and set aside. This glaze is to glaze the chicken after it 

is cooked.


Cooking the chicken

1. Press Saute/Sear High Temp on PPC Control Panel. Press Start (00:02)


2. Pour 1 tbsp oil into the pot. Once hot, add in the garlic, small onions, ginger, 

cinnamon stick, star anise and bay leaves. Use a wooden spoon or silicon ladle, sauté 

till fragrant.


3. Then add in the 1 litre of water, 1 cup thick dark soy sauce, spring onions and rock 

sugars. Cover the pot with a lid, NOT the pressure cooker lid. Bring to a boil.


4. Once the sauce is boiling, remove the lid. Hold the chicken by its neck and lower it 

into the sauce, and then lift it up. (It is like dunking the chicken into the sauce). Do 

this 3 times to tighten the chicken skin.


5. After the 3rd time, put the whole chicken into the pot, with breast side facing down 

and make sure ¾ of chicken is immersed in the sauce. Switch off the PPC.


6. Close the pot with the pressure cooker lid and turn valve to Seal, on the top of the 

lid.


7. Press Pressure Cook on the PPC Control Panel.


8. Select Meat/Poultry, then press Start (00:15).


9. When the cooking is done, cover the valve with a damp cloth, turn the valve to Vent, 

on top of the lid. 

Note: The damp cloth is to prevent the steam & some sauce, from shooting 

all over the place.


10. Keep the chicken in PPC for 10 minutes. Then turn the lid to open.


11. Gently lift the chicken up from the pot onto a plate. Brush the chicken with the 

prepared glaze.


12. Cut the chicken into bite size pieces and pour the sauce over the chicken pieces and 

serve with rice or noodles and vegetables.


Note:  Do NOT throw away the sauce.

Strain the left over sauce. Keep in the fridge or freezer. You can re-use the sauce to 

braise chicken wings or chicken legs.

Thursday, August 13, 2020

Thermomix nasi Lemak cookidoo

 

Ingredients

Coconut milk rice

  • 1100 g water 
  • 350 g rice, washed and drained
  • 200 g coconut milk, room temperature
  • 20 g fresh ginger, smashed
  • 3 pandan leaves, tied into knots
  • 2 stalks fresh lemongrass, white part only and sliced
  • 1 ½ tbsp salt 
  • 4 eggs 

Sambal ikan bilis

  • 20 g tamarind paste 
  • 100 g water 
  • 40 - 80 g dried chillies, large and mild heat, deseeded and soaked to soften
  • 5 garlic cloves 
  • 150 g shallots 
  • 40 g cooking oil 
  • 20 g light soy sauce 
  • 40 g sugar 
  • 1 tsp salt 
  • 60 g anchovies (ikan bilis), deep fried
  • 200 g onions (approx. 2 onions), thinly sliced
  • 1 cucumber, sliced, to garnish
  • unsalted roasted peanuts, to garnish

PPC chicken rice KPT12


 Mehinder Kaur

Chicken marinated: 

Sesame oil (2 tbsp)

Garlic (1 clove)

Ginger (5 cm)

Salt (a pinch)

Rice wine (2 tbsp)


Ingredients for rice 🍚 :

Smashed garlic

Ginger (few slices)

Sesame oil (2tbsp)

Salt ( 1 tsp)

Rice ( 3 scoops)

Water (pot indication)

Pandan leaves 🐼 🍃 


Method: 

Chop ingredients finely with chopper (Philips) and mix all ingredients together. Marinate the chicken, cover it, put in fridge and leave overnight. I left the house remains of ginger and garlic inside the chicken . 


Next day, in pressure cooker press high sautéed and add oil in pot about 1 tbsp.

Add a few slice of finger, *do not cut too thinly *. Add another 5-6 *smashed garlic *. Fry them for 1min. Add desired amount of *uncooked* rice 🍚 and continue frying. Add 1 tbsp of sesame oil and sprinkle 1 teaspoon of salt 🧂 and continue frying. Finally, add water 💦 . Put in pandan leaves 🍃. Finally, put in metal trivet (_PPC should have given u plastic one but I am getting a metal one _). Finally, place the whole marinated chicken on top of the stand, press manual 12mins ```KPT``` 


That’s it for your Haianese chicken 🍗 rice 🍚;))


Serve w your black soya sauce , blender ginger w garlic and chilli ! Deco with coriander and spring onions . 

Note: be careful of the water coming out from the chicken when u lift it up . The juice is going to come out so hold the neck at the bottom first . Put in large plate and drain the chicken before cutting