Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Food for thought
It's finally the holiday! I have been waiting and looking forward to my May to August holiday since last December. Time sure flies, I have really been hoping for this holiday as I have a lot of things which I would like to accomplish. Just to quote a few, I would like to read a few books, try out a few recipes, take some photos around Singapore, and of course, my list runs on.
It has already been two weeks since my holiday started. No doubt, I have been traveling out almost everyday. Movies, inline skating, primary school gathering. Yes, primary school gathering! What's more is that we had had a great laugh by sharing what happened back then when we were being "tortured" by our "beloved" class mentor. When was the last time I saw these few friends of mine? I guess it has already been 10 years since I last saw them physically. Virtually? No big issue, with today's advance technology, we could easily stay in contact via SMS, MSN, Facebook and etc. We will be having a bigger scale gathering in July, I hope that most of the students from then 5N/6N will be able to make it for this upcoming gathering.
Just to give a sneak preview, alfa 8 will be having their first ever chalet at Pasir Ris from the 22 May to 24 May 2009. I am sure that it will be of so much fun and laughter and of course, not forgetting the great bonding which we will be having over that three days. I sure am looking forward to that!
Anyway, what I just want to say is that good friends are hard to come by.
Friends are the best companion in the world. You do not get to speak to your friends on every other day or meet one another that often. However, when you just think about your friends and the little silly things that you all did together in the past... That's good enough to brighten up your day. The little actions of care and concern from friends cannot be compared to that which come from your family members (as friends were not seen as those who will keep nagging at you on every single day). Treasure your friends as they are meant to be there to fill your life with colours and sunshine. Friends will always be there to lend you a shoulder and help by giving support to one another. Definitely, one will surely feel good to have more friends around. You decide what's best for yourself and always remember to cherish them (your friends) dear!
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Up next, I would like to share this recipe with everyone:
Klepon
Klepon makanan khas dari Jawa Timur, Indonesia. Klepon rasa manis sekali dan asin sedikit. Makanan itu enak sekali.
Oops! There I go again... My apologies, for the sake of the general public, I shall translate what I wrote above in Bahasa Indonesia roughly back to English.
"Klepon is a traditional Indonesian rice cake from Java. The taste of Klepon is very sweet (because of the filling) and a little salty (due to the salt mixed with the granted coconut). Klepon is delicious."
OK, I got rather interested in this dish after I attended the LAB1201 (Bahasa Indonesia 1) Project Day. I was presented with a few specialty dishes from Indonesia prepared by the students, ourselves. I find that it will be interesting if I were to make some kue-kue during this holiday. As a result, I went on to source for the recipe for this dish. At first, I thought that this was simply the Malays "onde onde" which looked almost exactly the same, but after searching on both the dishes on the web, I realised that there wasn't any sweet potatoes in Klepon. Also, I must comment that this dish might look simple, but it sure takes a lot of determination and time in wrapping the dark brown sugar into the flour dough. It took me the whole day to complete a 1.2KG worth of glutinous flour of Klepon!
Anyway, here's the recipe:
Klepon (Sweet Coconut Rice Ball)
Ingredients:
1. 1.5 cups glutinous powder
2. 3/4 cup lukewarm water (*water at room temperature doesn't work)
3. 2-3 drops green food colouring
4. 8 tsp. grated Java dark brown sugar
5. 1 cup fresh-grated coconut, mixed with 1/2 tsp. salt (salt helps preserve the coconut from turning bad)
6. Pandan leaves (Optional, but highly recommended by my mother)
Instructions:
1. Mix the glutinous powder with the lukewarm water and green food colouring into a firm but flexible dough.
2. Pull off one full teaspoon of the dough and shape it into a ball with approx. 1-inch in diameter.
3. Push a finger into the center of the ball to make a hole, and put in approx 1/2 tsp. of the grated sugar.
4. Seal, and roll it back into the ball shape with the palms of your hands.
Prepare all the balls and set them aside.
5. Prepare a pot half filled with water (add in the pandan leaves) and bring it to boil.
6. Drop the balls into the boiling water.
7. Remove the balls with a spoon once they float to the surface of the water and then roll the balls in the grated coconut.
8. Serve at room temperature.
Enjoy~
*Do note that...
It will be best to consume the klepon which you have made within the day itself. Otherwise, once refrigerated, the skin (glutinous flour dough) will harden and spoil the overall chewiness of the klepon.
It has already been two weeks since my holiday started. No doubt, I have been traveling out almost everyday. Movies, inline skating, primary school gathering. Yes, primary school gathering! What's more is that we had had a great laugh by sharing what happened back then when we were being "tortured" by our "beloved" class mentor. When was the last time I saw these few friends of mine? I guess it has already been 10 years since I last saw them physically. Virtually? No big issue, with today's advance technology, we could easily stay in contact via SMS, MSN, Facebook and etc. We will be having a bigger scale gathering in July, I hope that most of the students from then 5N/6N will be able to make it for this upcoming gathering.
Just to give a sneak preview, alfa 8 will be having their first ever chalet at Pasir Ris from the 22 May to 24 May 2009. I am sure that it will be of so much fun and laughter and of course, not forgetting the great bonding which we will be having over that three days. I sure am looking forward to that!
Anyway, what I just want to say is that good friends are hard to come by.
Friends are the best companion in the world. You do not get to speak to your friends on every other day or meet one another that often. However, when you just think about your friends and the little silly things that you all did together in the past... That's good enough to brighten up your day. The little actions of care and concern from friends cannot be compared to that which come from your family members (as friends were not seen as those who will keep nagging at you on every single day). Treasure your friends as they are meant to be there to fill your life with colours and sunshine. Friends will always be there to lend you a shoulder and help by giving support to one another. Definitely, one will surely feel good to have more friends around. You decide what's best for yourself and always remember to cherish them (your friends) dear!
****************************
Up next, I would like to share this recipe with everyone:
Klepon
Klepon makanan khas dari Jawa Timur, Indonesia. Klepon rasa manis sekali dan asin sedikit. Makanan itu enak sekali.
Oops! There I go again... My apologies, for the sake of the general public, I shall translate what I wrote above in Bahasa Indonesia roughly back to English.
"Klepon is a traditional Indonesian rice cake from Java. The taste of Klepon is very sweet (because of the filling) and a little salty (due to the salt mixed with the granted coconut). Klepon is delicious."
OK, I got rather interested in this dish after I attended the LAB1201 (Bahasa Indonesia 1) Project Day. I was presented with a few specialty dishes from Indonesia prepared by the students, ourselves. I find that it will be interesting if I were to make some kue-kue during this holiday. As a result, I went on to source for the recipe for this dish. At first, I thought that this was simply the Malays "onde onde" which looked almost exactly the same, but after searching on both the dishes on the web, I realised that there wasn't any sweet potatoes in Klepon. Also, I must comment that this dish might look simple, but it sure takes a lot of determination and time in wrapping the dark brown sugar into the flour dough. It took me the whole day to complete a 1.2KG worth of glutinous flour of Klepon!
Anyway, here's the recipe:
Klepon (Sweet Coconut Rice Ball)
Ingredients:
1. 1.5 cups glutinous powder
2. 3/4 cup lukewarm water (*water at room temperature doesn't work)
3. 2-3 drops green food colouring
4. 8 tsp. grated Java dark brown sugar
5. 1 cup fresh-grated coconut, mixed with 1/2 tsp. salt (salt helps preserve the coconut from turning bad)
6. Pandan leaves (Optional, but highly recommended by my mother)
Instructions:
1. Mix the glutinous powder with the lukewarm water and green food colouring into a firm but flexible dough.
2. Pull off one full teaspoon of the dough and shape it into a ball with approx. 1-inch in diameter.
3. Push a finger into the center of the ball to make a hole, and put in approx 1/2 tsp. of the grated sugar.
4. Seal, and roll it back into the ball shape with the palms of your hands.
Prepare all the balls and set them aside.
5. Prepare a pot half filled with water (add in the pandan leaves) and bring it to boil.
6. Drop the balls into the boiling water.
7. Remove the balls with a spoon once they float to the surface of the water and then roll the balls in the grated coconut.
8. Serve at room temperature.
Enjoy~
*Do note that...
It will be best to consume the klepon which you have made within the day itself. Otherwise, once refrigerated, the skin (glutinous flour dough) will harden and spoil the overall chewiness of the klepon.
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