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Cooking Nasi Briyani

It's my first try..

Consider edible, success...

I bought this vegetarian recipe book months ago and suddenly thought of cooking one of the dish in it since, I'm on sem break..

Went to Jelutong Market to buy some ingredients..

So there are some differences between the ingredient I bought and those in the recipe book..

Since the book is published in London, there are lots of western herbs such as bay leaf or dill..

So I improvise by not putting them since I cant fine them in the market..

Not just that, it's also fairly expensive..

Why? Cause the other herb which I didn't mention was Saffron..

The most expensive herb in the world??

Enough that, lets get cooking..

I'm gonna teach you how to cook nasi briyani Yein's style, since I alter a little of the original recipe.. ^^,

Basmati Rice w/ Vegetables & Nuts

Nasi Briyani Yein's style..

Green is the original recipe and yellow is my improvise version.

1. Put the Basmati rice (4oog) into a sieve & rinse thoroughly with cold water. Transfer to a bowl, cover with water & leave to swell for 20mins. Then drain in a sieve.

> I just use normal rice, did the same.

2. Put saffron into a dish & add 45ml of boiling water. Peel carrots (155g) & slice in angle. Wash & drain cauliflower (250g) & divide into florets. Peel & thinly slice onions (1 unit). Halve the corncobs (6 units)
> No saffron, I use 1 medium carrot, half a normal size cauliflower and same amount of onion & corncobs (baby corn).

3. Heat ghee (90ml) in a pan, add onions, cinnamon (2 sticks), green cardamom pods (4 units), cloves (3 units) & bay leaves (2 leaves) and saute over a medium heat for 2 minutes.

> I use cooking oil. I did not use a pan, instead I just use the rice cooker. Switch it on, press cook, wait for it to get hot, add oil and saute all above ingredients (except bay leaf)..

4 Wash dry & chop raisins (1 tbsp). Add rice, raisins & carrots and saute for another 3 minutes. Add saffron, cashew kernels (3tbsp), almonds (3tbsp), salt & sugar and mix well.

> I box of ready-to-eat raisins, just pour 1 box in. No saffron. Others the same.

5. Add 800ml of water and bring to boil. Turn the heat to lowest & let it cook for 10 minutes. Then stir cauliflower, frozen peas (185g) and baby corncobs, put lid on and cook very gently for another 10 minutes or until rice is soft and all liquid absorbed. Sprinkle with chopped mint or fresh dill.
> I add 2 cups (500ml) of water and let the rice cooker do the rest. When the rice is half cook (when half the water is absorbed) add in the vegetables and stir. I use canned peas instead of frozen ones (1 small can) and also 1 can of button mushroom. After putting in the veges, just wait til the rice is ready.

The above is the recipe book's illustration

Have a try and tell me how is it ya!
Comment!!

StN's Life - 12

~EXAM IS FINALLY OVER~

Talking to Myself in a Corner

Am I being annoying recently by over doing??

Does it cause uncomfortable situation?

I need response .. .. .. .. .. ..

Watch & Name Tag spoiled!!!!

Forgotten that my watch & name tag is still pinned on to my college tee..
Took out my folded tee out from my bag..
Without checking, throw it into washing machine..
My bro who empty the machine, bring to me the 2 items..
I looked at it, ..................................
*speechless*

Nurse's Day Celebration

Finally it ended...
The celebration was fun!!

The whole week I was frustrating about the drama performance that my group has to present & it all paid off!

Here I would like to thank all who directly & indirectly helped out in the performance even tough there's some conflict in between..

Great job! It was a success! All the audience felt excited!! Even the tutors & clinical instructors are laughing to the max!! Our comedy drama is a great success..

But of course other groups' performance too was awesome!!
Sem 1's interactional drama with Q&A session..
Sem 3's choir with sign language
Sem 4's On the close up dance
Sem 5's traditional fan dance with acrobatic acts..

All performance are great!

I would also like to thank Terence aka BB for borrowing his black vest to me as the costume..
Also Adrien for setting up my hair! Looks great..

Will try to get the pictures & recording of the performance A.S.A.P.

Happy Nurse's Day 2011

This is my first celebration of Nurse's Day..
The college is going to have a celebration this Saturday & my group is performing!!

Happy Nurse's Day
Nurses . Sisters . Matrons . DONs . Assistant Nurses . Nurse Aids . Student Nurses

I'm Stressed, I'm Tired, I'm Frustrated

Nursing life is really not easy but busy...
Being a nurse is not simple, being a student too have it's challenge..
As my friend told me, nurses are not always free!!

Time is really not enough..
Besides studying for terminal exam, practical sessions needs lots of practice!
Then, there's this Nurse's Day, ~OMG~
Can I learn to split myself like a ninja??
Use double-team attack...

Outside, I've this St. John to attend and we're helding an event..
Meeting, meetings... I dont really have time to do by myself all those things!!!!

Assignments after assignments!
Every time, I will be the leader..
WHY?? Is everyone else dead??
I'm not a saint, please treat me normally..
I'm not the only people you can ask or refer too...!
Go ask the tutor!!

Understand me please!
If you can sit down there, and let the others do all the work, then you just stand out there and be a decorative item, why cant I??

STRESSED AH!!!!!!

Dont think that I'm always happy..
Dont think that I'm always free..
Dont think that I'm always problem-free..
Dont think that I'm always patience..
Dont think that I'm always tolerating..

I'm a human too!!!!!!!

Happy Mama's Day '11

This year's mother's day, I'm doing something for my mom..
I'm gonna do some origami...
Hehe..
Saw this guy teaching how to fold a paper rose origami, so I think it's a great idea for mother's day..

So I download the clip and try it myself..
It was quite simple and I managed to do it in my 1st trail.. *^^*

So, that's it??
Just a simple flower???
Of course not... So, what can I give her??

Cards? Real Roses?
My mom dont really like decorative gifts..
She says in the end, they became rubbish..
She like more practical ones..

So, she had been complaining about having a backache, so why not giving her these....

Haha..
She likes them, then she gave me back the wrapping paper & the rose...
That's my mom...

Happy Momma's Day!!

LWEH Telematch & New Blog suggestions..

Dear all,

Attended LWEH's Annual Telematch and it was awesome!!!
It was full of fun and very tiring!!
LWE really knows how to make people sweat & shout..
It was really funn!

Free jersey, free food, free milo, prizes and lucky draw..
Sadly, my team didn't get anything..Haha..

Definitely joining next year!

Next, I was planning on doing a blog for my life in nursing..
What do you guys think??
Suggest something ya like the Title, the url, anything..

Comment to suggest!

Thanks!!