:: Nasi Lemak & Sambal Sotong ::

Nasi Lemak and Sambal has never been my forte. trust me when i say that!

i took almost errrmmmm almost 6 years of marriage to make it edible. :P tatau apsal. pada aku, masak sambal nih la yang paling banyak mengajar diri untuk bersabar. untuk sambal sotong tuh, mmg aku berguru la ngan maid my mother secara hands on nak jadikan sambal tuh cam gitu. my mom's sambal sotong is just so perfect that i hardly find mine near hers....

kesimpulannya, untuk dapur rumah berasap masak nasi lemak n sambal amatla susah. 6 months one pun errrrr tak sampai rasanya!


Nasi Lemak

ingredients
beras
air
santan
daun pandan (knotted)
garam
halia (sliced)
bawang merah (sliced)
serai (sometimes i masukkan, sometimes i didn't)
garam

method
1. basuh beras till clean.
2. then masukkan everything else in a rice cooker, and cook. hehe

notice i didn't put any measurement? sebabnya everytime i buat i'll try and error. :P i tak pandai bab nak agak2 air banyak mana.. :P the only tip i can give is, i normally akan letak air ikut beras banyak mana and tambah the santan pekat like quarter cup. (normally tuh bunyi cam selalu jek buat kan? kan? kan?)


Sambal Sotong

ingredients
sotong
bawang merah (pounded)
bawang putih (pounded)
bawang besar (sliced)
asam jawa
santan
blended chilli
garam
gula

method
1. tumis bawang merah and bawang putih sehingga naik bau and agak kering.
2. masukkan cili dan teruskan menumis. tumis sehingga cili betul2 masak.
3. masukkan sotong.
4. masukkan asam jawa and santan. masukkan bawang besar.
5. season with salt and sugar.

my mom's tip: goreng dulu sotong dalam kuali asing sehingga separuh masak (without minyak). it'll cut the cooking time to half!

we had the nasi lemak and sambal sotong with these:-