Hari Raya sebulan kan?

This is auto post entry ~ means that I draft it halfway here and there...

Just finished my monthly task ~ paying all the bills (encik suami bayar cash to me, while I have to make it online payment...oho nama je keje IT tp dia lg xsuka online2 payment...while me lagi suka bayar online)

Okeh back to topic, I know everyone already post about raya stories but not me...Maybe raya is no longer become super excited last the past few years backs...Even though this is the first raya with encik suami, to be frank nothing really super special..except time ni makanan mcm2 dan boleh dtg beraya, gather and tau citer terbaru..~ha gossip la pe lagi! So memandangkan raya sebulan maka jika entri ini dipos 28 Syawal pun okeh jugak kan?

Maybe you can read my sister blog here and here for the summary of raya stories (paling best masa jumpa humaira yg becok bercakap..like my sis mentioned gambar kami potong kek kawen dia kata kakak ni happy birthday ! ~ serius cakap ngan kanak2 ni kdg2 jawapan diorg mmg cute! haih tu blm layan anak sdiri bercakap..

For the past few years raya was not really celebrated, last year busy with work (udahle taun lepas first time raya without late mother, kena kerja pulak on 2nd day raya !!), this year is the 2nd year without late mother...

And for the past 2 years, I have to become ketua chef memasak hari raya (erk haruslah tabalkan diri sendiri...and to be frank I still have to learn here and there)...It was not similar like cooking for the normal days since the cooking need to be done in large kuali + periuk..bukan masak untuk 5 kepala aje bahkan lebih dari itu..since we are giving some it to the neighbours - lgpun jiran2 terdekat di kg adalah cina + org asli...maka kita memberi mereka merasa, bila mereka memberi, kita merasa...

This year bertambah lagi seorg tukang komen masakan raya ..x lain x bukan encik suami. We have short meeting Saturday morning for the menu before buy the groceries at market and shops...(sblm tu ayah kata kalau malas nk masak pack je baju balik umah atok ~ haha sbb balik kg sah2 la atok masak2, cucu jd tukang tolong part2 kupas2 bawang, potong2 sayur, dan join kelab gosip di dapur ~ nk jugak gosip)

This year menu (oho actually almost every year have similar menu...) - ketupat segera, rendang daging, kurma ayam, lodeh, sambal kacang ~ ha ingat senang ke nk masak2 kalau me and my sister yg menguruskan? ayah, M, encik suami help a little bit with some task yg sah2 lelaki boleh tolong....

To be frank this time raya cooking kurang menjadi..not sure maybe I am not really patient or super careful ~ serius cepat je letih...dan juga sbb tekak ibu mengandung x berapa sedap..tau2la masak sdiri ada je xkena

Some of the important notes for next time raya cookings ~ okeh ini akan jadik master note for me and my sister ~ tau2 ja lah kami ni bukan mcm emak2 dulu yg ader buku resepi...with hand writing cooking notes...

1. ketupat segera - pastikan air rebusan cukup, daun pandan buh banyak2 pun x pa sbb free amik blkg umah, garam secukup rasa, make sure rebus lama sket supaya tahan lama dan x cepat basi

2. rendang daging - this year is the first attemp tapi encik suami kata sy dh success..cukup rasa, siap request masak lagi kt umah sdiri

resepi ikut ja blkang paket rendang daging adabi (not 100% tp ikut sket2 ja), make sure dapat beli rempah ni sbb bila dekat raya sold out....kuantiti bawang, kerisik, etc tu sume pandai2 agak je....santan make sure meliputi seluruh daging..daging kena tenggelam dlm santan masa mula2 masak...paling penting kena sabar dan rajin mengacau ~ serius sakit kaki berdiri lama2, maka kacau sambil dok kt bangku...next time beli daging batang pinang...tau2 jelah kami2 ni kurang expert bab nak pilih2 untk beli daging..dan jugak tnya tu daging kerbau ke lembu~~

3. kurma ayam - make sure lepas ayam dah dibersihkan masuk dlm fridge, nk masak baru keluarkan, anggaran ayam untk dimasak mengikiut saiz ayam, kalau ayam besar sangat masak sekoq pun dh cukup..~ ayam hari tu kita beli serius genetik gemuk besaq

make sure segala rempah telah digoreng sempurna (untuk mengelakkan basi cepat), kuantiti santan agak2la ~ sbb encik suami kata kurma ngan lodeh terlalu banyak santan..eh ntah ude aku rasa sedap je

4. lodeh - make sure pilih kacang panjang yg muda2, kacang tua sila reject dan juga x payah beli banyak sangat since lodeh kita dh buh macam2, sengkuang hanya ada bila ms tepung masak, taun guru muda masak xpayah ada sengkuang - M cebik ko pandai2 pujuk dia, santan x berapa banyak pun xpa sbb taun lepas aku buh banyak air ~ dh xpandai budget beli berapa kotak santan maka guna je yg ada

5. sambal kacang - kacang goreng tanpa minyak, blend smpi kacang tu xrupa kacang...aha bagila halus agak2....klu x suh M tumbuk ~ kalau suh M tumbuk sila2 bg dia wt awal2..sbb tau2 jelah dia tumbuk dgn penuh kasih sayang

resepi sambal kacang macam mak aku tak tau..kena belek segala buku2 resepi mak yg ada..klu tak cari kat google pstuh alter ikut sedap tekak

Ok pen off now. Gambar raya...adalah sekeping dua ... tggu bila ada mood nk post..

p/s: korang yg masih ada mak rajin2la amik tau bab dapur ni, jgn jadik cam kitaorg tolong pun sikit2 bila sdiri kena handle pakai tibai jek..nasib boleh makan..sedap tu lain citer sbb lain org lain taste...