Soto Ayam (Chicken Clear Soup)

Ingredients : 

600 grams chickens
4 cups water
4 cloves shallot
2 cloves garlic
2 candlenuts
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon sugar
1 stalk lemongrass
2 kaffir leaves
1 stalk spring onion, chopped
1 cube of chicken stock
2 boiled egg


Instructions :

1.    Clean chicken and drain
2.    Boiled eggs, peeled and set aside
3.    Blend shallot, garlic, candlenut together until smooth
4.    Saute all seasoning mixtures until fragrant, add lemongrass and kaffir leaves
5.    On a deep pot, pour 4 cups of water and add chicken stock
6.    Add chicken, saute seasoning until water covering the chicken
7.    Seasoning with sugar, salt and black pepper and simmer for about 50 minutes
8.    Remove the chicken
9.    On frying pan, deep fry the chicken only for 5 minutes on each side (to make more tasteful)
10.   Return chicken back to the pot, simmer for a while
11.   Pour it into a bowl and garnish with chopped spring onion, tomato slice and boiled egg.
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Baked Apple Oatmeal

I love apple... apple.. and apple.. Yeahh.. I have fallen for this fruit... sweet.. tasty.. full of vitamins and never forget in my head when my Mum said that one apple a day make you far away from seeing a doctor. 

I used to consume it in an ordinary way until I found a way to nicely present. And of course, the taste was amazing..  

On making this for my breakfast. I just need couple minutes to prepare. Really, this is super easy, simple and quick. So let's have a look this recipe. 

Ingredients :

1 medium apple, diced
1 1/4 cup milk of choice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1 cup rolled oatmeal (I use Redmill Gluten Free)
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoon melted butter
1/4 cup chopped almonds
1/4 cup brown sugar
a pinch of salt


Instructions :

1.    Preheat your oven to 350 F and spray two single serving small ramekin with a non-stick spray
2.    In a mixing bowl, mix melted butter, vanilla, milk and brown sugar
3.    Add oatmeal, diced apple, allspice powder, almonds, salt, cinnamon, baking powder and stir until fully combine
4.    Pour into prepared ramekin and add extra diced apple on top
5.    Baked for another 17-20 minutes and serve when it still hot..

Avocado Kale Smoothies

Do you ever think an easy way to add your intake of fruits as well as help your body to get the best nutrient? I know everybody like fruits. But sometimes I find so bored when just eating it alone without variation. 

I know avocado is good for health. But to minimise this avocado fat, I prefer to add Kale on my avocado. As I know Kale contains so many vitamins. Avocado and Kale are a perfect combination when becoming a smoothie. The creaminess of avocado makes no more slight bitterness on Kale...

Ingredients :

1 1/2 avocado
1/2 cup chopped kale
1/4 cup almond milk
1/2 cup orange juice

Instructions :

Mix all in the blender until fine, and enjoy your healthy drink.. You can add ice if you like.. :) 

Banana Chia Smoothies

Perhaps bananas are small things, cheap, easy to get and even less of value besides any others fruit. But in one banana contain a lot of nutritious, they are terrific, such a healthy food when included in a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol. 

Because they are naturally fat, cholesterol and sodium free, Bananas also as a source of potassium, dietary fibre and vitamins B6 and C.
So let's make banana for breakfast..!

Ingredients :

2 ripe banana
1/3 cup quick rolled oat
1 tablespoon chia seeds
1 greek yoghurt
strawberries, blueberries, banana, and almond for topping

Instructions :

1.    In a bowl, mix oatmeal, chia seeds and Greek yoghurt together until fine
2.    Mashed 1/ 1/2 half ripe banana and add to oatmeal mixtures
3.    Serve immediately with add some strawberries, blueberries, and chopped almonds for topping

Banana Oatmeal Pancakes (Gluten Free)

Ingredients : 

1 1/2 banana
1/3 cup quicked rolled oatmeal (I choosed redmill brand oatmeal gluten free)
2 eggs
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
a pinch of salt
a pinch of baking powder (to make fluffy)

Topping : 
honey or maple syrup
strawberry
blueberries
desicated coconut


Instructions :

1.    Blend banana, oatmeal, eggs until fine
2.    Put banana mixture on a bowl, and add salt and baking powder
3.    Heat skillet over medium heat with a dash of olive oil
4.    Pour approximately 1/4 cup banana mixture to the skillet
5.    Cook for about 1 1/2 minutes or until bubbles appeared on the middle
6.    Turn and cook other side for about 1 minute
7.    Remove from the heat and serve with honey or maple syrup, strawberry, blueberry, and desicated coconut for a better flavour

Grilled Salmon with Honey Mustard Sauce

Ingredients : 

600 gram salmon
400 gram asparagus
100 gram shreded parmesan cheese
4 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic
1/4 teaspoon ground blackpepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
fresh thyme
2 tablespoon mustard
2 tablespoon olive oil
3 tablespoon honey


Instructions :

1.    Clean salmon and pat dry gently
2.    Marinated with salt and ground blackpepper for 20 minutes and set aside
3.    Pre heated oven for 180 C
4.    Clean asparagus and seasoning with olive oil, salt, blackpepper and shredded parmesan cheese
5.    Put seasoning asparagus on to parchment paper in the baking tray
6.    Bake it for about 12 minutes (depends on the thickness)
7.    Remove from the oven and set aside
8.    On a frying pan, heat olive oil on medium high heat
9.    Grill salmon skin side down to make crispier, add garlic and fresh thyme

10.  Flip it over after 3 minutes on each side
11.  Remove the salmon and rest for a couple minutes
12.  On a small bowl, mix mustard sauce, honey, olive oil, and stir until coorporated
13.  Serve salmon with mustard honey sauce and grilled asparagus
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Penne and Cheese 

Ingredients : 

1 cup Penne
100 gram minced beef
4 cups of water
1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
1 big onion, minced
2 cloves of garlic, minced
garlic powder
110 grams tomato pasta
2 tablespoon ketchup
1/2 teaspoon blackpepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoon of olive oil
1 teaspoon chopped oregano


Instructions :

1.    Boil Penne with 4 cups of water in the pasta pot until al dente
2.    Add salt, olive oil, garlic powder, wait for about 8 minutes until al dente, drain and set aside
2.    For the sauce, heat olive oil, add minced garlic and onion until fragrant
3.    Add minced beef, tomato pasta, ketchup, and keep stir it
4.    Seasoning with salt and pepper, add shredded cheddar cheese and chopped oregano
5.    Keep stir until cook and fully combined
5.    In a large serving bowl combine macaroni with the sauce, keep stir to coat pasta evenly
6.    Serve when it is hot, add shredded chedar cheese and chopped oregano