Ayam Pongteh

I always love nyonya cooking and suddenly feel like cooking Ayam Pongteh but instead of potatos I substitute with okra. We all love okra.

I'm using my own recipe as this is the taste that I have been craving since my last had at a nyonya restaurant.

Thank god, everyone specially kids love it.

Ingredients 

1. 4 Drumsticks cleaned, marinate with salt & pepper. (I add some garlic salt marinate)

2. 1/2 cup flour

3. 800ml water (need to cover my drumsticks)

4. 2 tbsp cinnamon powder

5. 1 tbsp Tumeric powder

6. 1 cup cooking milk/santan

7. 2 tbsp soya

8. 3 Anise stars

9. 2 cinnamon sticks

10. 2 medium onion (chunk)

11. 4 cloves Garlic (peeled)

12. 8 okra trimmed head and tail

13. Dash of fish sauce (optional)

14. Salt & black pepper to taste 

Methods

1. I usually brown the skin of my drumstick with non stock pan. Set aside

2. Heat some oil in a pot, put in onion, garlic, anise star and cinnamon and quick stir till aromatic. Add in drumsticks, keep stiring.

3. Mix water, flour and cinnamon powder till complete dissolve. Pour in the pot and cover. 

4. When boiling turn flame to low, then simmer for 15minutes. Add in okra, cover with kid and simmer for another 10minutes, add in milk stir well.

5. Cover for another 10minutes before serving.

*im using a cast iron pot, and if U r using an ordinary stainless steel pot, cooking time might varies.

Roasted Honey Glazed Drumstick

Ingredients 

4 drumsticks 

2 tbsp sea salt

1 tbsp black pepper

1 tbsp Dried Rosemary Herbs

2 tbsp Dried Oregano Herbs

1/4 cup honey

Dark Soya (optional)

Garlic

Methods

1. Clean drumsticks. Use half the portion of salt, pepper and herbs to marinate the drumsticks. Rub in well. I like the drumsticks to have a little tan, so I rub dark soya on the surface/skin.

2. Pre heat oven at high 200 degree, place drumsticks and garlic on a heatproof tray. Rub olive oil on the bottom of the tray to avoid drumsticks sticking on the surface.

3. Roast for 5minutes, bring out drumsticks to apply a generous amount of honey, sprinkle 1/4 portion of salt, pepper and herbs then continue baking for 10minutes. Flip side, apply honey and sprinkle the remaining salt, pepper and herbs then roast for another 10minutes at medium rack.

4. Place drumsticks nearer to the top heat and roast for 2minutes or till nicely brown.

Chocolate Chips and Muesli Cookie

1 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup castor sugar

2 1/4 cup flour (add in baking powder, sieve well)

1 tsp baking powder

3 eggs

2 cups choco chips

100 g (muesli cereal, pounded)

1 tsp vanilla essence 

Methods 

1. Mix butter, sugar till well beaten.

2. Add in eggs & vanilla essence, beat well

3. Add in flour + baking powder, mix well

4. Pre heat oven 180 degree

5. Use small ice cream scoop to scoop batter. Bake for 20mins till brown.