Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Blue Sticky Rice with Mango

 Blue Sticky Rice with Mango or " Khao Nieow Ma Muang :ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง " in Thai.

Ingredients:
1) 2 cups sticky rice
2) 15 Centrosema or the butterfly peas "Dok Un Sun: ดอกอัญชัน" + 2/3 cup of water
3) 1  cup coconut milk
4) 1/4 tsp. salt
5) 1/2 cup sugar
6) 2 pandanus leaves
7) 4 mangoes
8) 1 Tbsp roasted sesame seed ( Optional for garnish )
Topping 
1) 1/2 cup of coconut milk
2) 1 Tbsp rice flour
3) 1/8 tsp salt
4) 1/3 cup of sugar

 Preparation:
1) Wash sticky rice until water is clear and soak with the warm over night.
 2) Drain and bring to steam, Wash and cut pandanus leaves into 2" length then put on the bottom of sticky rice.
 3) Place the soaked sticky rice on the top then bring to the steamer for 30-45 minutes.

 4) Centrosema or the butterfly peas , Dok Un Sun: ดอกอัญชัน in Thai
 5) Add Centrosema or the butterfly peas to boiling water for 3-5 minutes to get a very, deep blue extract so I can make blue sticky rice.

 6) Bring the blue extract from Centrosema or the butterfly   to strain through a very fine sieve or cheesecloth
 7) Steam sticky rice for 30-45 minutes or until grains look clear
 8) On the mean time, we can prepare the sweet coconut milk for the cooked sticky rice. In a pot, add 1  cups of coconut milk, salt and sugar.
 9) Add natural blue food coloring butterfly pea flower.
 10) Stir frequently until sugar dissolves.
 11) When the sticky rice is cooked. Mix the steamed sticky rice in the mixture.
 12) Mix the steamed sticky rice in the mixture
13)  And cover it to let the coconut milk get in the rice for 15-20 minutes.
 14) Making the topping, add sugar, salt and rice flour to sit well on medium heat until sugar dissolves and rice flour is cooked.

 15) Peel mangoes and wash them well. First you have to slide through the top at the stem. Then you use the peeler to remove the skin

 16) Hold mango with your hand, and slide from the top to the bottom. And slice it again on the other side of mango. Discard the seed, Hold mango with your hand, and slide from the top to the bottom. And slice it again on the other side of mango. Discard the seed for serving with blue sticky rice.

 17) Place sweet sticky rice in a plate
18) Spoon the topping  on top of the blue rice.
 19) Sprinkle with roasted sesame seed and enjoy.

Stir-fried Bok Choy with fresh Shitake

 Stir-fried Bok Choy with fresh Shitake or " Phad Bok Choy Sai Hed Horm" This is easy and simple dish but very healthy and delicious.

Ingredients:
 1) 22 heads of baby bok Choy
2) 3 cloves garlic
3)  1 Tbsp canola oil
 4) 8 fresh shitake
5) 2 Tbsp thin soy sauce
6) 1/2 Sugar
7) 1/2 Tbsp sesame oil
8) 3 Tbsp water

Preparation:
1) Wash baby boy choy and  mushroom.
 2) Peel  and mince garlic.
 3) Heat oil in a pan on medium heat.
 4) When the oil is hot, add minced garlic. Stir well until fragrant.
 5) Add mushroom, then keep stir fry until mushrooms are getting cook.
 6) Add baby baby boy choy.
 7) Seasoning with thin soy sauce, sugar, water and sesame oil. Keep stir well until bok choy  is getting soft. Then remove from the heat.
 8) Place bok choy on the dish first
 9) Put the mushrooms in the middle of bok choy, yummy!!!

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Stir-fried rice shrimp wrapped with fried beaten Egg

 Stir-fried rice shrimp wrapped with fried beaten Egg; Khao Phad Gung Hor Khai ข้าวผัดกุ้งห่อไข่

Ingredients:
1) 1 cups cooked rice
2) 2 eggs
3) 1/2 Tbsp fish sauce
4) 1/2 tsp sugar
5) 1 Tbsp vegetarian mushroom oyster sauce
6) 1 Tbsp canola oil
7) 2 cloves of minced garlic
8) 3 sprigs  green onion

9) 1 carrot
10) 1/2 tomato
11) 1/2 white onion
12) 5 shrimp

Preparation:
1) 1 cup of cooked rice.

 2) Peel and clean shrimp.
 3) Peel carrot and garlic. Wash all vegetables.
 4) Mince garlic, cut carrot and tomato into small dices, cut green onion and white onion.
 5) Beat eggs, add thin soy sauce for 1 tsp and mix well.
 6) Heat canola oil in a pan on medium heat. And spread the oil.
 7) Pour the egg and spread it in a thin layer all over the pan.
 8) When the egg is cooked, turn off the heat and set aside to wrap the fried rice.
 9) In a the same pan,, add minced garlic and cut onion.
 10) Add diced carrot and shrimp. Stir-fry until the shrimp and carrot are  getting cook.
 11) Add cooked rice then season with oyster sauce, thin soy sauce , and sugar

 12) Add cut green onion and tomato.
 13) Keep stir well until all ingredients get together. Turn off the heat.
 14) Place fried rice on the middle of fried beaten egg wrapper.
 15) Fold all 4 sides to cover the filling.
 16) Then place another plate over the stuffed egg and turn it up.

 17) Use knife to cut and open the stuffed egg and garnish with green lettuce.
 Enjoy your stir-fried rice shrimp wrapped with fried beaten Egg.