Mohd Helmi ♥ Yulisza
Since the past few days before Ratib at my place, I have been helping mama since last Wednesday till last Saturday before Ratib starts.
I have been helping her with the groceries, cooking & doing house chores. I went to Sheng Siong to do all the groceries. That was my 1st time really helping her. I said because I have not been seriously helping her in all this things. I for sure will try to escape myself in helping especially in cooking; I am not into cooking kind of person. But ever since I stared sleeping jurong during the school holidays, I did not know what to do & since I have to help her with cooking, so I thought that it will be a good idea if I start to learn cooking as well…
I started to learn how to cook with very simple dishes like fried rice and soup veg. Then slowly, I start to learn to cook fried noodle and ayam lemak cili padi.
For 1st time I try to cook ayam lemak cili padi, I always keep on calling mama asking her what are the ingredients needed and what are the steps needed. While cooking, I find that the gravy was not thick at all. So I call mama again.
Me: Mama, why is the gravy is not thick?
Mama: Have you added coconut milk?
Me: Yes.
Mama: Did u add water?
Me: Yes, I did.
Mama: Why did you add more water? The chicken will give out juice when it cooked.
Me: So what do I have to do now? Do I need to add more coconut milk to make it thick?
Mama: No need. What you need to do is, you take out the chicken from the pot and just let heat the gravy and it see if it will be thick.
So I just waited. Around 1pm, I take a look at it again. It does not getting thicker. So I give up. I switch off the fire and put the chickens back into the pot and let it be.
So after awhile, I was so hungry, I notice that the gravy was thick. But I find that it was not as thick as the way I wanted it to be. I thought of adding more coconut milk, but I scared that it might spoil the taste. So I just let it be and wait till mama came back and let her taste if I needed to add more ingredients before I can give Bik Su because I cooked extra for her family.
So the moment mama step into the house, the 1st thing I mention was, please try and taste it, I want to give Bik Su & family. So when she tried, she said that it is was & perfect, do not need to add anymore ingredients. So I was claim and cool because she said like that. So I quickly prepare for Bik Su since its going to be Mahgrib soon.
Then right after solat Mahgrib, I received a sms from zakiah.
Zakiah: Sedap
Me: R u sure? Anything missing?
Zakiah: Nope. Nice
Me: Sure?
Zakiah: Not thick enough & not spicy enough.
Me: Ok. Thank you
So overall, I happy with my cooking……I pack some for Helmi so that he can taste and comment my cooking since this is my 1st time cooking.
Helmi: (Silence for awhile) Ok2 not bad but not thick enough but the taste of spicy is there. Should add more coconut milk. You only use 1 small box of coconut milk is it?
Me: Yup.
Helmi: You should use 1 ½ of coconut milk. Then it will be thick & nice
Me: Ok. I’m still learning. So it takes time
Helmi: its ok. Try & cook 1 more time & this time for sure you will get the perfect & right taste. Don’t give up. So what will be the next recipe?
Me: Not sure. You will know soon…
So mama & Zakiah……get prepare for my next cooking….hehe…
On Saturday itself, mama asked me to cook 1 more time ayam lemak cili padi. These time Alhamdulillah….I manage to get it right & perfect with the help from mama & Bik Su on that day. Until I almost burn the blender while I was blender the ingredients. Haha…..it was so funny & scary at the same time…so I stop for awhile to let the blender cool down so that I am able to continue blender the rest of the ingredients. But Alhamdulillah, everything went smooth & well….ayam lemak cili padi was nice…..
Thank you mama & Bik Su for your help……
Everyone praise me for my cooking….thank you guys….
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Shasha @ Monday, March 23, 2009 @ 3/23/2009 11:30:00 PM
