A fine savour on simple pleasures

My aim is to reduce the tension in my mind by sharing my thoughts and experiences in the things that I love; which I could not express openly due to circumstances. Be it in doing stupid things, experimenting on new recipes, failings in research work, writings..just some doodle ranting stuff

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Seoul Garden, IOI Mall Puchong

Again! I went to this heavenly paradise for Korean crazed foodie out there..it is soooo sooooo soooooo lovely *in drunken happiness* It was a drive of about 30 mins from UPM Serdang via the Bukit Jalil highway..we went there for lunch juz now..mi lovely friends, Iera and Noly pluss moi togather2.. a really spontaneous decision coupled with a glance from the google map *giggles* coz before I went there wif my darling hubby on our 1st wedding anniversary last christmass huhu





Why did we go there during lunch time on a tuesday you say ? coz got promotions for students mah~<3 After dividing the bills among us, its juz about rm25.20/person with drinks f.o.c!! Tell cha wat!! XD Normally it'll be rm30++ when I went there previously..the power of a student can't be denied yeah!When entering the diner, we havta pay first, then will be seated. The seats are not many..but a table is suitable for 4 person..and on top of the table was a hot pot with a solid iron cast grill encircling it.




The grill+hot pot combo..where can i get one of these..hmm..

We barbecue our marinated beefs, chickens and fish here..and in the hot pot, there'll be the soup of our choice, whether it'll be herbed soup, chicken soup or tomyam..if add rm2, can get kimchi soup and extra hot tomyam soup..hence we juz settle with tomyam soup..the taste is bland, and juz hot..that's why what i did was put in lotsa radish and cabbage kimchi to make it into kimchi jjigae *totally in love* and put in a dash of chilli+garlic+soy sauce in, walah! it becomes a really presentable jjigae huuuu..then baru la dump in all the veges and balls..so deliciously mouthwatering..



Just enuf barbequing! Quickly pop in mouth! Superrrrr.. drooling..drooollinggg..



Kimchis made from chinese cabbage (1 o'clock), lotus root (7 o'clock) and radish (11 o'clock)...Radish was the most delicious..surprisingly..coz i really hate radish hoho..


The most delicious flavours were bulgogi, szechuan, tomyam, blackpepper ..Other lovely veges present were lettuce, shitake mushroom in thin slices, chrunchy fungus, baby corns, seasoned cucumber, seasoned dry tofu, fish fillet filled okras besides the well seasoned cabbage and radish kimchi..we also ate many flavours of ice cream..chocolate, yam, vanilla, pudina, wintermelon with crushed cornflakes, raisins and ground nuts..sinfully delicious..sumore got ABC prepared amaturedly by Iera..tsk2, too sweet..over rose syrup..even the canned coconut were really hard until Noly spit it out haha..but I still ate it..d foodie i am..oh ya..got some fruits for desserts too..watermelon and honeydew..


The selections..

We stayed there for..ehem..2h like dat..imagine how much food these lady students ate..they mustve gotta refilled so many times..even the grill was changed 3x :P i glanced infront as well as at the back..no change..really, we ate our worth of rm25 XD






Truth be told, we can't actually take pictures here..I think I know why..coz the authenticity of the marinades present here could not be found anywhere..but then, I truly love korean cooking and did apply some of the receipes by Maagchi. Hence, I do know how to make the marinades. It is simply marvelous and of course, original.

Seoul Garden
Lot EG 9 & EG 10, Ground Floor IOI Mall (New Wing),Batu 9, Jalan Puchong, Bandar Puchong Jaya,
47170 Puchong, Selangor.

Tel: 03 8076 8726 / 012-609 7385

Operating Hours:

Daily: 11.30am - 10.30pm

Price (as of this date):
adult - RM 26.88 (L), RM 35.88 (D)
kiddie - RM 16.00 (L), RM 20.00 (D)
student - RM 22.88 (L), RM 28.88 (D) - i think this is only during weekdays

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Fish head curry~simply delish!

Oh, btw, happy new year!! its really awesome for the local soccer team to win the suzuki cup *claps2* Am in delight coz got sudden holiday last fri :) kipidap guys and giv moi more hols later *giggles* btw i don't know anything about soccer pon :P

Its been a rather disappointing week. It seems my work macam din went well lao.. *sigh* so turn to writing a lil to soothe this poor heart of mine.

Yeah, as the title says, fish head..zzz..not any fish head, its the red snapper head..it costs me RM30 for 1 head only walao~ TT___TT I made this last saturday I think, again, for my in law's family. The first half was made a week ago..coz there's only 2 tummies to eat, we kept half to share the delight the following week with others. People said eating fish head is a nono *tsk2* 1. coz you can get stupid *laugh* 2. coz it costs as expensive as the meat, so better buy meat, why buy head, no meat there ait? Wrong2! I ate this during the ol days when me mama feels like to award us wif sumthn..smthn like a good score or a gathering of whatnots :) When cooked properly, the flesh on the bone head is really tender and juicy, really marvellous and perfect! yum2!! din eat it for more than 3 years I think. Can't remember when..

SO, this is the receipe. Juz the way my mom taught me when I was little. Luvya mommy!

Ingredients

For frying the head
Fish head (halved) - red snapper is the best for me!
2 tsp tumeric powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp corn starch
ample amount of vege oil that 1/2 submerges the fish

For preparing the curry
4tbs vege oil
4 tbs fish curry powder
2 med size big onion
3 cloves garlic
1 ginger flower/bunga kantan
1 lemongrass - crushed2 tomatoes
a number of okras/ladiesfinger (i put in about 8)
1 asam keping (is it dried plum? err..i think not ^^;; juz google it)
+-1L of water
enough salt according 2 ur tastebud
pepper
1/4-1/2 chicken stock cube (if necessary)

Methods

1.Wash the head thoroughly, front and back. Clean off any scales. Waaaa...the fish look shooo cute huhu




2. Prepare yer other vege ingredients. Blend the the big onion and garlic, cut the tomatoes into 4, behead the hard part of the okra. Cut the ginger flower to half, julienned half, cut another half into quarters.


The ginger flower is the one at 6 o clock, pink in color, okra is the green one :)

3. Powdered yer fish with tumeric powder, salt and corn starch. Go for any creek and curves..leave for like 5 mins and then fry it at medium fire for like 5 mins each side.



Goreng2!!



Aiyaaak da goreng~<3>

When done, put aside.

4. The blended big onion+garlic combi must be stir fried until the oil yer put in comes out (juz put about 4 tbs oil). Stir3 until its so frangrant, you dump in 4 tbs of the fish curry powder (whatever brand oso can lah..i use adabi). Immediately put 1/2 cup of water to avoid the curry powder to burn. Stir and make em homogenous.

5. When the oil comes to the surface, put in about a litre of water in as well as asam keping and lemongrass. Leave it to boil at medium fire for like 10 mins and add in yer salt and pepper a lil oh and oso both quartered ginger flower.


The curry broth will look watery like this.

6. Add in yer fish, front first (the cute face first), leave it a while (about 5mins), then turn (5 mins)..do it proper as not to let the flesh crumble. Put in the okra,let it simmer for 2-3 mins with close lid, plus the tomatoes and lastly the julienned ginger flower . After 1-2 mins, serve hot.


Finally hoho

Before adding the fish, the curry will be a bit watery, dun weri, that's normal. After you put in the fish, it'll get so godly thick and yummy and sticky nyahahaha..

for 4 servings, but we ate juz the two of us..gemok2!! *tepuk perot* hoho XDXD

Whaddaya think? better try em out!

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