Brunei Sungkai 2017 : Pho Hoa Restaurant

Though it is already 9 Syawal, hope it's not too late to put in this entry on sungkai that we had at Pho Hoa Restaurant last Ramadhan. Actually we had just discovered this vietnamese cuisine restaurant. Before this, everytime we crave for pho noodle, we would head to Times Square, there's this stall in the food court that serves vietnamese food (pho noodle). To be honest, the noodle there is just so-so and the rest of the food are either finished already or they are not selling anymore. Based on our google search, that's the only place in Brunei that sells pho noodle ... so, not much choice for us, then.

This restaurant is located in Kg Kiulap and the Ramadhan buffet is $15.90 for adult and $9.90 for child. They change their menu daily which is kind of great, takde lah orang naik muak kan. We expected a full reataurant that night, but turned out to be just 2 groups were dining in including us.

main course

dessert and beverage station

From our observation, the menu spread is divided into 3 sections; the main course, vietnamese food and the dessert/beverage. The main course are steamed rice, fried noodle, soya sauce chicken, vietnamese grilled fish (but looked and tasted nothing different from the usual grilled fish), pakchoy mushroom, sambal squids, steamed prawns and pumpkin soup. The vietnamese spread consists of Beef/Chicken Pho, fresh and fried spring rolls while the dessert/beverage consists of salad, fruits and coffee/bandung.

vietnamese fresh spring roll

fried vietnamese spring roll

Beef pho noodle. Sangat sedap!

I really love its Beef Pho that I only eat that, that night! It is free flow, but really, how many bowls can you gulp down after fasting the whole day ? The fresh and fried vietnamese spring rolls are also yummy, my kids ate those non stop, haha!! However, the main course was just so-so.

Would come again insya Allah for Beef Pho and spring rolls selagi kedai tidak ditutup hehe!

Brunei Sungkai 2017 : Kimchi Brunei - All You Can Eat Buffet

25 Ramadhan 1438
20 June 2017

Nak dekat akhir Ramadhan barulah nak put write up on Brunei Sungkai ye ... hahaha ... takpa, better late than never!

 On the first day of Ramadhan this year which fall on Saturday, selepas berhempas pulas menyiapkan birthday bash for my boy at his kindy dan jugak siapkan order kuih, we decided to reward ourselves with iftar at somewhere nice ... somewhere we have not tried the food yet. Drum rolls ---- we decided to go to Kimchi Brunei Restaurant at Regent Square, Kiulap!

For starters, we were served yummy Korean side dishes such as Kimchi, fried anchovies, marinated bean sprouts and spinach. The rest of the 'all you can eat' menu must be ordered from their waiter'waitresses.

all you can eat menu

For the BBQ selection, we ordered everything from the menu - Lamb Bulgogi, Beef Bulgogi, Beef Teriyaki, Slice Beef Short Ribs, Chicken Teriyaki, Spicy Teriyaki and Sesame Ginger Chicken. They also have seafood assortment such as scallop, mussel, prawn and squid.  Luckily we ordered everything the first time because they all came in just 1 plate and quite a long time to reach our table. Dah tu nak tunggu daging masak pulak kan .... barbecue lah katakan ... memang mengajar kami erti SABAR. Mula-mula tu lagilah ... api grill tu waiter bukak yang paling slow .... tunggu punye tunggu ... dah kenapa daging ni taking a long time to cook ...sekali check ... padanlah ... mcm ni habis terawih pun tak habis-habis makan lagi.

Someone is enjoying eating his grilled beef wrapped in lettuce leave

Anyway, their Seafood pancake, gimbap and seaweed soup adalah tasty. For dessert antara menu yang dioffer ialah Pat BingSu, fruit platter dan Ice Cream. Of course we ordered all and they all come in single serving.

Their Ramadhan Sungkai comes at $28.90 per adult and $14.90 for children below 12 years old.

Alhamdulillah full and happy faces

24 Ramadhan 1438 - Mee Rebus Bonda Chef Wan

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim

Pejam celik pejam celik dah 24 ramadhan...tak lama lagi ramadhan akan melambaikan tangan meninggalkan kita, sayu pulak rasanya. Semoga dipanjangkan umur, dapat lagi bertemu di tahun hadapan. Aminn.

Ini ramadhan pertama kami di rumah 'baru'...saja kami sekeluarga memanggilnya our new house kepada anak-anak kami, rumah sebelum ini ialah our old house. Baru lagi ke....hmm dah 5 bulan dah. Baru lagilah kan, belum setahun lagi hihi.

Awal ramadhan hari tu, menarik jugak komuniti malaysians di sini...mereka organised an online pasar ramadhan. It is an online food ordering/marketing from a few pre-agreed food sellers through whatsapp platform. The group admin will first consolidate among the sellers on the menu to be offered and then announce it to the main group members. They will open the order until a certain date and time to give room for the sellers to prepare the food, etc. The buyers will confirm their menu and quantity. On the delivery date, the sellers will then deliver all the customers' orders to a checkpoint and the customers will come to collect and make payment. Seronok dan convenient, kan! Tahun ni kami cuma menjejakkan kaki ke bazar ramadhan di area kami sekali je...lepas tu...taubat! Either masak sendiri or online param saja.

Ada antara rakan taulan kami yang sudah mula pulang ke kampung untuk berhari raya...tapi kami masih ligat lagi di dapur. Haaa...buktinya...inilah yang kami masak untuk iftar tadi....mee rebus cik ani, iaitu bonda chef wan. Pwincess rujuk dari blog madihaa.

sangat mengenyangkan, alhamdulillah

Mee Rebus Cik Ani

BAHAN-BAHANNYA :-)

• 1 kg mee kuning
• 150 g taugeh, buang ekor
• 2 keping tauhu, goreng terendam, hiris nipis
• 2 biji cili hijau, hiris
• 1 biji cili merah, hiris
• 1 pokok daun sup, hiris
• 1 pokok daun bawang, hiris
• 4- 5 biji telur rebus, kupas dan belah 2
• 6 biji limau kasturi, belah 2 (MaDiHaA guna limau nipis)
• Bawang goreng secukupnya
• Kuah mee rebus*

BAHAN KUAH MEE REBUS* :-)

• 1/4 cawan minyak masak
• 2 camca besar rempah kari daging
• 2 1/2 camca besar tauco, tumbuk lumat
• 500 g daging lembu (sedap yang ada lemak sikit)
• 5 - 6 cawan air
• 500 g keledek
• 1 cm lengkuas, dititik
• 1/3 cawan kacang tanah, goreng tanpa minyak dan kisar halus
• 1 biji tomato, belah 4
• 2 sudu besar udang kering*(Yatie tambah) (MaDiHaA tak guna)
• 7 biji bawang merah kecil*
• 3 ulas bawang putih*
• 1 cm halia*(*tumbuk halus)
• Garam dan gula secukup rasa

CARA MEMBUATNYA :-)

UNTUK KUAH MEE REBUS :-

1. Daging dihiris nipis dan rebus hingga lembut (kalau guna daging batang pinang tak perlu rebus dulu).
2. Keledek direbus hingga lembut dan kisar halus.
3. Panaskan minyak, tumis bahan tumbuk halus hingga harum, tambah taucho dan rempah kari, kacau rata. Tambah sedikit air jika perlu.
4. Masukkan daging (kalau daging rebus, masukkan sekali air rebusannya), air, keledek dan lengkuas. Masak perlahan selama 20 minit.
5. Tambah kacang tanah kisar dan tomato, perasakan dengan garam dan gula.
6. Masak hingga kuah pekat. (selalunya kuah mee rebus perlu manis sedikit).

PENYEDIAAN MEE REBUS :-

1. Celur mee dan taugeh mengikut kuantiti yang diperlukan.
2. Letak dalam bekas sesuai. Kacau kuah dan tuang atas mee.
3. Letak telur rebus dan taburkan cili hijau/merah, tauhu, hirisan daun sup/daun bawang, bawang goreng dan diakhiri dengan perahan jus limau kasturi. Hidangkan segera....

Brunei Sungkai 2016 : Pondok Sari Wangi Jerudong Seafood

Assalamualaikum!

I've been away too long and made several attempts to blog but they only ended up in drafts :(

Something huge happened in my life early this year and made me so demotivated to do almost anything.

Well, anyway, how fast time flies, isn't it? Thought I just blogged about that Bubur Cha Cha that I made during Ramadhan and that was already one year ago. Last 2 days (18 June 2016), we drove up to Jerudong and checked into Star Lodge Hotel. It was Saturday, and already late afternoon. After we had stretched out our legs, we got ready for our sungkai. We decided to try the Sungkai Buffet at Pondok Sari Wangi Jerudong Seafood, which was very near to our hotel.

The location of the restaurant is very strategic, it is at the Jerudong Park food court, across the Jerudong theme park and oh by the way, we just discovered that McDonalds just opened their door across the foodcourt. There is ample parking and the Surau is just adjacent to it. The restaurant is filled with fine ornaments and luxurious furnishings. From the main door, on the right side, the dining area is arranged in long, straight position with rainforest paintings on the wall; while on the left side of the restaurant there are VIP and private function rooms.

Looking posh

some of the ornaments

Appetiser is Tom yum seafood

There's the steamed white rice as well as fried egg rice

ooohhhh

yums!

Sambel daging and lumpia

somehow I like this despite it tastes a bit different from our usual masak lemak pucuk ubi

The dessert section

Checkout the queue

Look who's not fasting!

family picture

Alhamdulillah, syukur!

Bubur Cha Cha bersama Keledek Manis

Salam ramadhan!

Syukur,dapat lagi berjumpa dgn ramadhan tahun ini....pwincess pun seronok menjalani ibadah dgn baby baru, di tempat baru.

Kat sini semuanya awal lebih kurang sejam ... Dapat juga pergi ke bazar ramadhan....memang juadah yang dijual lain dari yang kita biasa...kat sini, our fav is ikan mackerel bakar, kebab, kek cheese meleleh...mmm yumms

Biasalah kan, bile berpuasa, masa tu lah macam-macam teringin nak makan. Baru-baru ni teringin pulak nak makan bubur cha cha. Bubur cha cha memang jaranggg sangat mama masak dan pwincess pun tidaklah selalu sangat terfikir nak mkn. Tapi ni dah tiba2 nak makan, kenalah buat sendiri kan. Nasib baik cha cha tu ada dijual...ingatkan di bhgn rempah ratus, rupanya kat bhgn mi kering.

Semalam cubalah masak bubur cha cha....kebetulan nampak penjual jual ubi keledek dah disiap kupas kat Tamu, elok2 je nmpk ubi tu....so belilah sepeket. Jadi sesuai sangatlah kalau guna resipi dari Rasa karangkraf ni.

Bahan-bahan:

300g ubi keledek oren | dipotong kiub dan dikukus
100 g cha cha | direbus hingga kembang, tos dan rendam kejap dlm air sejuk
150g gula pasir
100g gula melaka (pwincess guna 70g gula apong)
300 ml santan
Air secukupnya (pwincess guna air separuh mug)
2 helai daun pandan disimpulkan
Garam secukup rasa

Cara memasak:

1. Masukkan gula pasir, gula melaka, santan, air dan daun pandan ke dalam periuk. Didihkan dan dikacau rata.
2. Pastikan bubur dimasak dengan api kecil dan dikacau selalu.
3. Masukkan cha cha dan ubi keledek yg sudah direbus/kukus. Tambahkan garam dan masak hingga kuah menjadi pekat sedikit.
4. Sedia dihidangkan.

Monteh bagi thumbs up!!!

Lychee Panna Cotta

Masa buka puasa beramai-ramai dengan mama papa, adik beradik semua ramadhan lepas, pwincess di-assigned untuk membuat dessert since yang lelain buat main dish. mmg itu pun yang kita hajati ... hehehe. Biasalah bulan ramadhan, mesti tekak kering, dan cuaca pun panas .... terpikir nak buat panna cotta. 

panna cotta memerlukan gelatin, so teringat kat almari mmg ade satu kotak halagel yang tak penah bukak .... excited laaa ni, nak merasmikan gelatin tu. sekali check2 expiry date .... baru je seminggu expired ... chaitttt geramnya ... sayang je terpaksa buang. pastu masa nak membeli halagel kat kedai, biasa bersepah-sepah nampak .... ni bile betul2 memerlukan, bayang satu pun tak nampak. last-last jumpa kat Giant. 

Pwincess refer ke 2 resipi yang lebih kurang sama - dari K.Nor dan jugak ohhlookbel dari sini



LYCHEE PANNA COTTA
resipi : K.Nor@SecubitGaram

Bahan:
1 tin laici
2 cawan susu low fat/full cream
2 sudu besar gula
3 sudu kecil gelatin ~ K.Nor guna gelatin halalgel
3 1/2 sudu besar air
1 /2 sudu teh esen vanila
1 paket jelly strawberi

Cara:
Ketepikan 5 - 6 biji laici. Blend lebihan laici bersama dgn 1 cawan jus laici.
Blend sampai betul2 halus dan tapis. Ambil air dan ketepikan.
Masukkan gelatin ke dalam mangkuk berisi 3 1/2 sudu besar air dan biarkan ia mengembang.
Masukkan susu, gula dan air laici yg ditapis tadi ke dalam periuk.
Masak hingga hampir mendidih dan hendaklah sentiasa dikacau.
Padamkan api dan masukkan vanila dan gelatin yg dah kembang tadi.
Kacau hingga sebati dan gelatin larut.
Biarkan sejuk, baru lah dituang ke dalam gelas.
Sejukkan dalam peti ais lebih kurang 3 jam.
Masak jelly mengikut arahan di kotak dan biarkan sejuk.
Tuangkan ke atas Lychee Panna Cotta perlahan2. (pastikan jelly dah sejuk dan panna cotta dah membeku/set supaya jelly tak tenggelam ke dalam panna cotta)
Masukkan kembali panna cotta ke dalam peti ais dan biarkan sejuk.
Hiaskan dgn hirisan laici sebelum dihidangkan.

nyaman!

With this, I also got the chance to merasmikan pyrex custard cup that I bought at Langkawi. A set of four, sebijik tu dalam RM8 kalau tak silap. Kat sini ade mau 2-3 kali ganda harga tu.

Imran's 4th Birthday Bash + Iftar

Last Saturday we all gathered at my eldest brother's house for iftar cum birthday party for his eldest son, Imran. He has been begging his parents to have his birthday party at home this time (when i was a small child, i would love to have my birthday party other than at home, how different we are, eh?) ... well, i guess to Imran, celebrating at home is more fun and livelier.

We thought it would be a simple family affair, but it turned out to be meriah, maybe because all the invitees turned up. I brought green tea (matcha) swiss roll for dessert, but they were all gone even before the main dish are eaten!

After our solat berjemaah, we ate and ate till there is nothing else left to eat ... and then, it's time for cake cutting ceremony.... yeayyyy! (oopss...terlebih sudaaah)

The boy requested for a ball cake. And we thought his parents would order a semi sphere ball-shaped cake, but it turned out to be a padang bola cake. nonetheless, Imran squealed in delight ... padang bola pun padang bola lah ... lagi ramai dapat ngappp :) it was a red velvet cake

Imran couldn't care less about the cake, but all he cares about are the football players and the tiang gol. lawak betul lahh mamat sorang ni

as busy as a bee - taking in charge of his miniature football players

Then it was time to tear off the birthday present wrappers ... Imran has a self appointed assistant...his ever helpful dearest cousin, Ain :)

he got so obsessed with transformers this year, that he received 2 transformers presents from his aunts and uncles ;p

last year was ultraman, previous year was lorries. wonder what's going to be next?

that is a transformers colouring and sticker book,
as you can see, the book is a hit among the girls

adik yang belum obses dengan transformers melayan whiteboard sengsorang

goodies from the goodies bag

Utterly Butterly

pejam celik, pejam celik, dah 16 ari kan kita puasa ... alhamdulillah! lagi 14 days to go~

so caner persiapan raya eh ... esok nuzul al-quran ... some states bercuti ... except kl. can u believe that? haish... anti climax tul lah, kan. esok ni mesti congested area kl bcoz orang-orang selangor g sopping-sopping kat kl ... hehe, peace orang selangor :p

kuih raya lak per citer ... ? baru-baru ni kan kecoh dengan issue butter tak halal tu. adoi lah. issue tu ... sangat la berlarutan. asalnye dari johor. pastu kejap haram. kejap halal. konpius lah dek non. pastu lelama konpem halal. then .... baru-baru ni timbul balik issue butter golden churn nih. kali ni, negeri sarawak konpem mengharamkan butter golden churn tapi jakim tak pulak mengharamkan. dahla encik mon kat bintulu masa tu ... hajat di hati nak belikan kek lapis india & cadbury untuk pwincess .... dah berkali-kali interrogate penjual tu :

"anda pasti butter ni bukan butter golden churn?" (cheh macam soklan kuiz lak, kan?)

peniaga tu bermati-matian kata bukan,bukan, nahi, nahi ... dia tak guna butter churn .... haaaa kalau tipu, dosa tau .... biler dah puas ati dengan jawapan dia, encik mon pun beli ler.. ohhh sedap nye kek lapis india and lapis cadbury ... nyumsyyy~

sedih tau ... bile akhirnye jakim confirms golden churn tak halal. aduh remuk redam hati ini. mana taknye, ada 3 tin dalam pantry tu haaa. pwincess jarang guna butter tu, tapi baca review mana-mana mesti kata butter ni the best ... harum, creamy, sedap. perghhh ... ade sorang kenalan keluarkan statement macam ni, "tak sangka ya, sedap rupanya lemak babi nih .... "

nway, pwincess selalu kalau bake, guna butter macam kat bawah ni :


fes time jumpa masa awal tahun lepas. masa tu macam sukar untuk dipercayai lah ... bcoz it says premium pure butter ... bukan jenis yang buttercup, butterlite tu tau ... tu bukan butter .... somemore, this brand is imported from ireland, and ada cop halal dari islamic assoc .... and the best part is, it's only rm3.69! mana ada imported premium pure butter harga mcm tu ... !! oh hooo ... aper lagik, pwincess pun borong satu trolley ... serious tak tipu. stok bertahan sampai setahun setengah ... ni nak dekat habis la ni .... tapi bile nak re-stock ... oh sedihnye hati ... harga dia dah naik! dah jadi rm7 ++ kalau tak silap. good things never last, so they say....