the Weird, Bad and Lazy Cook

A. 🍪 Original Choc Chip (Famous Amos) Note 1 : Cookie is too tough & spread out. To revisit sugar & flour mixture. To lower down sugar & up the flour mixture. 150 gm butter  >> 1/2 cup (115gm) butter, 1/2 cup (95gm) margarine 150 gm sugar (120gm white sugar, 30gm red palm sugar)  >> a bit too sweet 🥴, to lower. 1/2 cup ( 115gm   100gm ) fine sugar, 3/4 1/4  cup (5 0gm ) brown sugar, 1/4 cup (50gm) muscovado sugar + 2 tbsp (40gm)   1 tbsp (20gm)  blackstrap molasses 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp vanilla essence >> 1 1/2 tsp (8gm) vanilla essence 1 large egg >> 2 large eggs 270 gm white flour (2 parts) >> 2 1/4  cups ( 240gm ) (270gm) all purpose flour (low protein) +1/2 cup (80gm) corn starch 10 gm malted milk powder (horlicks)  >> 20gm malted milk powder +3 tbsp (15gm) nestum 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda >> 3/4 tsp baking soda +2gm emplex around 1/2 tsp +2 tsp (4gm) instant coffee pow...

Note 1: Inspired from < Kek Buah Bakar (zurheritage.blogspot.com) > and < jom masak, jom makan makan..: Kek Buah. (mamakitchen-makcikmanggis.blogspot.com) > Adjusted from < https://www.aziekitchen.com/2018/06/kek-buah-kukus-sangat-sedap-dan-moist.html?m=1 > 250gm gula (a bit too sweet for me. Mungkin boleh kurang 200gm) 100gm susu full cream (mungkin boleh cuba tambah 50gm air untuk lebih moist) 250gm butter 1 cap vanilla essence 1 tbsp sunquick exotic 1 tbsp kurma essence (optional) 4 eggs 250gm tepung gandum 1 tbsp baking powder 1 tbsp ground nutmeg 1/2 tbsp ground cinnamon 500gm mixed fruits (450gm mixed fruit, 50gm cranberry) 1. Caramelise sugar, then add cold milk. Mix well then take off heat. Let cool for a while. 2. Beat butter, vanilla essence, sunquick and kurma essence until fluffy. Add in whipped eggs 1/3 at a time. 3. Sift in flour mixture 1/3 at a time. Beat until well incorporated. 4. Add in mixed fruits and mix well. 5. Bake in Nordic Ware bundt cake pa...

Roti Benggali Note 1 : Inspired by < Aku adalah aku (jugem.jp) > and < ROTI BENGGALI... (tiffinbiru.com) > Note 2: Usually for shokupan like bread, to get soft bread, double the kneading effort and time. If usually knead (by breadmaker) around 20 minutes, double it to 40 minutes. Quality of bread will be different. Note 3: This recipe does not call for yudane / tangzhong / starter. Ingredients 350gm bread flour 1 tbsp / 13gm shortening (used: 1 tbsp cooking oil) A pinch of salt 120-160ml (used: 200 - 220 ml) warm water 1 tbsp / 7gm instant yeast 2 tbsp / 25gm sugar (used: 1/2 tbsp sugar) Steps 1. Combine everything in bread maker, knead for 40 minutes. 2. Proof until dough is double / triple the size, usually within 40 minutes. 3. Punch the dough to remove air. Roll it flat to a rectangular shape and fold it in third, the roll it cylindrical. 4. Place in loaf pan and proof again for another 30 - 40 minutes. 5. Bake in oven under 180C for 25 - 30 minutes. 6. Remove bread ...

Yield: 2-3 person Ingredients: 500gm ketam bunga (3 medium flower crab) 500gm santan pekat 4-5 ulas kunyit hidup (dalam 2 inci) Segenggam cili padi 1 cawan air (atau lebih) 2 batang serai, dititik 1 keping asam gelugur 3 tsp garam Nenas Optional: 100gm tempe, hiris halus 1 batang lada hijau besar, potong besar, belah dua Steps: 1. Tumbuk lumat / blend halus kunyit dan cili padi. Pakai air secukupnya. Masukkan ke dalam periuk. 2. Masukkan santan, garam, serai, nenas, lada besar, asam gelugur dan tempe. Selaraskan amaun air dengan kesukaan masing-masing. 3. Masak / reneh atas api kecil. Sering kacau supaya santan tidak pecah ataupun melimpah ruah ke luar periuk. 4. Setelah mendidih, perasakan kuah. 5. Masukkan ketam. Reneh sehingga ketam masak dan rasa ketam menyerap ke kuah. Mungkin dalam 5 - 15 minit. Hidang panas.

Note 1:  I tried to make whipped cream, but accidentally overwhipped it into butter & buttermilk 🤣... Since I have bread, why not make butter chicken for brunch. It is loosely inspired from an Indian recipe. I accidentally churned butter from 200ml whipping cream. Note 2:  Heat the butter with 1 tbsp cooking oil to avoid burnt butter. Note 3:  This butter chicken is a little sour. You can adjust if you like, but I like it sour. Since it is quite acidic, be careful not to introduce too much cream or dairy based ingredients into it as it may curdle & become bitter. Ingredients Part A - Spice Mix 2 buah keras 4-5 cardamom 2 cloves Coriander seeds Cumin seeds Fennel seeds Fenugreek seeds Black peppercorns Part B - Butter Chicken Accidental butter 1 tbsp carotena oil 1 star anise 1 tbsp garlic & ginger paste 1/2 tbsp chili flakes / powder 1 tbsp spice mix Coriander leaves root 1 bay leaf 1 medium red onion, sliced thinly 1 medium tomato, diced 100gm tomato paste 4...