Cold morning switched off the air conditioner. Whistling wind wildly knocked on the glass door. Windy rain greeted Sunday morning. What dry hanging got re-soaked — a basket of potentially re-wash.
May kindness be absent for a while? May a pinch of disappointment be sprinkled? May a drop of despair be shared today?
A promise was wished To smile, To laugh, Or to just close eyes in unbearable And sleep away, Or to make noise among fire, water and oil, Or simply splash some ink on paper or wall—
Claimed— That this noisy weather Is less noisy than the kitchen. And it turns back to a blessed day.
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Sometimes it only takes some kitchen noise to save a Sunday.
when you feel bad, boil vegetables and other stuff 🥺and make them the best gado-gado on earth for this morning’s breakfast! Ok, Sunday, I will stay home the whole day while you get soaked by rain 🙃
What is one of the most delicious food in the world?
Rendang!
People think it is of Malaysia original. NO, it is not. It is originally an Indonesian food, more exactly from Padang, a place situated in Sumatera. Is it that important to debate where food is coming from? Not at all…. Yet I think I would be gracefully proud to tell people that I’m successful to cook one of the most delicious food from my own country rather than that from neighbouring country.
I present this rendang to all Muslim wherever you are…. Eid Mubarak!
All my cooking is always started with “Browse the Net, dear Self!”
The list of treasure is found in the Net…. Guess what they are.
Let me boast my knowledge about spices and the rest of the “squad”: nutmeg (powder), turmeric leaf, cumin seed, coriander seed, cloves, lemongrass (I love this piece), tamarind, ginger, galangal, kefir lime leaves, red chilli (small and big ones), shallot, garlic, coconut milk (instant though).
I was a “chilli queen” but by time I’m afraid of the burning taste on my tongue. So let’s get rid of the seeds and use only the peels.
Grind!
I normally use traditional stone pestle and mortar but this high quantity of herbs will hurt my hands so allow me to use the food processor. Such a sin haha
Almost one kilogram of beef – not the AA grade, just a good one
Boil all together!
Oh no! The pot is too small, coconut milk should be poured into it in three stages. Be patient, dear Self….
After one hour on the fire – oh my
After one and a half hour – it gets oily, almost ready
Done in almost 3 hours (browsing the Net not included)
My rendang is accompanying me in this Eid — no home country visiting this year, no gathering in the Embassy, no friends will be visiting due to the Gov policy of social distancing. It is fine. Hope this pandemic is over immediately and leaving good memory for the rest of my life….
rike jokanan 
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