Ponnanganni
Keerai? Mmmm! Honest to goodness, if I am to translate this leafy green veggie
to English, or to another understandable language? I will fail. Fail massively.
On the other hand otherwise, after reading from the visual world, which I did
of course prior to pitching this recipe, I will crown myself as a hero. Aha! Ponnanganni Keerai! Known as Alternanthera
Sessilis, also as, Sessile Joyweed and Dwarf Copperleaf. You know
what? To make this matter easier, later on, if, if, if, if at all you watch me in
the video, you will get a clearer, better and easier picture on which leafy
veggie is Ponnanganni Keerai. Ponanganni Keerai! The absolute to packing
aplenty nutrients. So as well other vegetable dishes I have shared before (Beans Turmeric, Spinach Potato, Murungai Keerai Poriyal, Vazha Koombu Thoran/Banana Blossom Fry, Bitter Gourd Chips & Spinach Tofu) and
this veggie, particularly and specifically, oh-my, the valuable nutrients to
our eyes. Furthermore, you don’t big bundles of ingredients for this simply,
easy to go, easy style to cooking this delicious Ponnanganni Keerai Poriyal. Ah!
Sincerely, faithfully and truly appetizing and just cooked rice will be the
best soulmate for Ponnanganni Keerai Poriyal. Of course, you can mix and match
with other dishes for a fact (Malaysian Sodhi, Tomato Rasam & Udupi Sambar). Please yourself. Whichever and however you want
to devour or demure into Ponnanganni Keerai Poriyal. Anything else I want to
say? Nothing really. Clock is ticking, time is most precious because I’ve a
whole lot of things lined up to do. Signing off and you guys take care. Lots of
love.
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Malaysian Sodhi (Indian Coconut Milk Stew)
Sodhi. Coconut
milk infused and laced (Shrimp Coconut Milk) Indian coconut stew. In fact, sodhi is the branching of Masak Lemak (Vegetarian Malay Spinach Coconut Stew), or vice-versa or whichever. Sodhi
is definitely a popularity amongst the Indians and without a doubt, in my house
as well. Sodhi is usually drenched over rice, and eaten alongside side dishes.
Trust me, nothing like sodhi soaking or flooding up your rice and then, using
your hands for mushy-mushy diving inside eating style. Sodhi. Like, every once
a week in my house. In other words, a regularity and it is a dish that can be
put up effortlessly. Needless to say, easy cooking and mind you, there are other
variances of sodhi too, which I have already shared before (Malu Kirata, Kiri Hodi, Prawn Sodhi & Cabbage Sodhi). This latest sodhi?
Basically, the humble, basic simplicity, but why a Malaysian Sodhi? Well,
Cooked by this “The Crazy Lover” who is a typical, true and true Malaysian, and
cooked in her, most of the time stuffy, hot, and can cause me to sweat
unlimited buckets and buckets Malaysian kitchen. Furthermore, I wanted to give
the humble sodhi a new lease of life, considering also I’ve made somewhat a
similar sodhi before. The pairing for Malaysian Sodhi? Spicy dishes for a
traditional Malaysian Indian vegetarian (Indian Vegetarian Brinjal) or non-vegetarian (Mutton Potato) meal, plus do not discount any type of fish dish (Tamarind Fried Fish, Meen Puttu, & Chilli Sardine) for enhancing and enlivening your meal. Okay. Story over and time for the
recipe now……………Oh, oh, before I forget, perhaps you would like to have a look
at the video attached below on interior decorating your house with galangal
leaves/daun lengkuas? Have fun. Take care everyone!!
Monday, December 14, 2020
Mughlai Style Vegetarian Korma
And
so? Every now and then, or every often, we yearn for a different cooking style
of the same dish. Of course. The same goes in my house. I mean, it can’t be the
same cooking style for the same dishes all the time? No. It can’t be. This
time, instead of my regularity to a similar Korma, or Kurma Gravy, or Curry, I did
a different kinda Korma. Korma or Kurma (Navratan Korma, Vegetable Kurma & Mutton Kurma), I reckon is a popularity amongst the
Indian community and perhaps, throughout the sub-continents of India (Hyderabadi Biryani & Vegetable Kadhi), also,
other parts of the world. After all, food likings, food delights and food
cooking from various part of the world, has, without a doubt, travelled
throughout the globe. Therefore, the food of one country is the availability in
other countries, and also, cooked by people like me in Malaysia who like to
keep their food life interesting, trilling and aha, sex-citing as well. Sex-citing!
Aha! If you are a true and true foodie, you will know what I mean. The rest of
you? Go figure and I bet you will agree.
Monday, December 7, 2020
Vegetarian Bayam Masak Lemak (Spinach Coconut Stew)
Hi all you amazing and wonderful people.
How have you been? Hope all is well and extremely positively good. Me? What
about me? I am doing good as well. Oh-well! It’s not all perfection, rosy and
sunshiny all the time. But, I keep going positively. Even if things go wrong.
Even if, every once a while or every now and then I feel the world has
collapsed on my head. My life! Hah! A colourful life. Yea. I like to keep my
life colourful.Always. The latest colors pop-yea-yea in my life? “Karthigai
Deepam” Hindu religious festival. Also known as the “Festival Of Lights”,
specifically the lights of Lord Shiva’s enlightenment and this festival,
celebrated over a period of three days is about lighting the earthen lamps. For
me, been like, in fact, I can’t even recall when was the last time I ushered
this festival of lights. Most probably, I think, most probably, 30 over years
ago. That too, during my growing up years in Brickfields when I was single and
available. This year! Aha!. I just felt vibes. The vibes to lighting the
earthen lamps. On the first day, 31 lights lighted up, second day, 51 lights
and on the third day, wow, 101 earthen lamps lighted up in my garden. My
garden. My pride and joy, and of course, I am the gardener. Gardening. My
stress buster and one of those which is part of my colourful life.
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Sweet Durian Porridge & Steamed Glutinous Rice (Serawa Durian & Pulut Kukus)
The typical, traditional,
authentic Malaysian Malay dessert. Sweet Durian Porridge & Steamed Glutinous
Rice, aka, Serawa Durian & Pulut Kukus. My-my! Durian lovers! You will
love, love this absolutely delicious mouth watering, our Malaysian dessert.
Yes. You will. Take it from this “The Crazy Lover”. What about the rest? The
rest who are not so fancy frilly over the smell and tastes of durian? Why not? Try.
You must. After all. Unless you try, you never know right? Furthermore, don’t
discriminate food. Any kinda. Be adventurous. Be a joy and love to food of all
walks of life. Including, of course, our Malaysian food is still the best and our desserts, ahhhh, they are such a major delight (Pulut Inti & Wajik Pulut). Best
in the world. Best out of the rest. Precisely. But, in any case, you have tried
durian and durian is still a no go to? Replace durian with jackfruit or
whatever and whichever fruit you believe can take the place of durian.
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Tempe Orek (Indonesian Spicy Fermented Soy Beans)
Indonesian Food (Ikan Cabe Ijo). Indonesian
Cuisine (Terong Balado Pedas Manis).
Indonesian Cooking (Sayur Lodeh). Yes I am. I
am the star. The number one, glittering, shining star. The star as an avid, number one fan
of Indonesian food or Indonesian cuisine. I am also the glossy, twinkling and lighted up star as well to Indonesian cooking (Sambal Goreng Teri). Of course. I know. Self praise is a disgrace. Then again? Who cares? I don't because if you don't praise yourself, like what? You are waiting for others to praise you? Oh please. Cut the crab. Anyway, I am without a doubt, the cooking star in my kitchen. In my own ways as the Indonesian chef in my house. But not like kinda, I have cooked a whole, long stretch of Indonesian dishes. The essentials though. The most probably, famed ones though (Ikan Balado) and my trip to Indonesia a couple of years ago? Oh-My-My-Love (Surakarta/Solo). The daily food love affair to Indonesian food
happiness, which included the various types of tempe dishes (Yogyakarta Indonesia).
Monday, November 9, 2020
Sambal Style Sardine Fry
This
sardine cooking story in my house? Always, forever and I am absolutely certain will go on, and on. Either every now
and then, or for a fact, I reckon, every often like a rapid fire or towering inferno. What's with sardines in my house if your curiousity is killing you? In other words, why sardines are one of our food prides? Actually, you know what? I really don't have an absolute answer for you.
Perhaps better be said as, because fish is sort of a favourite in my house (Western
Style Pan Grilled Spicy Salmon, Nyonya
Fish Curry & Ikan
Goreng Asam Jawa), and sardines, especially, since our local catch, they are pretty, really
affordable and mind you, tastiness as well. Regardless, whether the fresh ones or canned sardines (Sardine
Varuval & Sardine
Peratal). Sardines! Yea. There will always be the favourites to sardines like
sardine curries (Nadan
Fish Curry), or the Malaysian, our chilli based and chilli cooked sardine
side dishes. For me personally, the craziness and madness will forever be our Malay
style gravy style sardines dishes (Tempoyak
Masak Lemak Sardine & Sardine
Masak Cili Padi). Those spicy (Sardine
Sambal), salty and tadbit of sweetness, the Malay or Malaysian revelation
of mouth-popping, yippie-yeh-yeh tastiness (Nyonya
Acar Fish).
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