Fasting month has made me productive, in term of writing. This is because, I am almost free from daily house chores such as doing laundry or cooking. I truly love it! Waking up at about 4.45am each morning to prepare some light meals to start our day of fasting. I didn't go back to sleep after that. I just clean up the dishes, do some clothes ironing for my husband, perform my dawn prayer and by seven something I will be sending Sara to school. After 7.30am, I'll be free. I will only be busy preparing meals for breaking the fast later in the afternoon.
About five something later in the afternoon, I started cooking and preparing meals to breaking the fast. Rice is a must for almost every household in Malaysia. Last night I made some black sauce beef, hot sauce chicken, some pan fried fish and mixed vegetables with salted fish. For dessert I made some sweet potatoes cubes laced with brown sugar and coconut cream.
Yesterday, the time for breaking the fast was at 7.42pm (for Langkawi area). It's very quiet nowadays since the two boys ,Ariff & Soffian were in the afternoon shift and Sophie was away in college, that only left three of us at home, my husband, Sara and me. After the fast breaking, we got ready for Terawih prayer at the nearby mosque. This prayer will only be performed during Ramadhan month. It is not compulsory as the five times daily prayer that we were obliged to do but it is encouraged for all to perform. I don't do it everyday but I do it whenever time and health permits. I find it so heart warming whenever we were at the mosque. It's buzzing. Some jemaah (congregation members) were kind enough to bring in some food to be shared together. It's festive like. To me the best was when the Imam lead the prayer and the rest of us will follow suit. What I find amazing was when he,(the imam) only read one sentence but all of us will automatically know what to do instinctively, no matter which part of the world we're in.
Living the life of being a Muslim isn't as confined and suffocating as one would think. Islam never constrict its followers to become lame and inane. Quran and Hadith was to be the guideline for the Muslims. There's reasons why some things were totally forbidden for Muslim to do. Take for example, liquor. Why was it forbidden? Because it could lead to calamity or self destruction. Another example, why women should cover themselves? To avoid the ogling and wandering eyes of men. It all started from the eyes, then it leads to desire and then it leads to something further. When that happened, it could trigger jealousy,slandering and it could even break a strong-based marriage. Here;s another one, same sex marriage. Our God, Allah, has made it clear that He created men and women to pair each other up hence produce children to fill up the world. What were to happen if one day everybody wants to marry the gender same as theirs? Let's say they adopt a child. How would the child feel when he/she was being ridiculed by other children at school? Some may argue this is human rights. In my humble opinion, even human rights has its limit.
From my point of view, if one is not happy with the rules and guidelines stated in the Holy Quran, then don't follow. Ignore it. Only thing is, a Muslim knew it full well that they were committing sin if they go against the teaching. But then again so does other religion. There's no difference in it. We do good we get the reward, the Heaven, we do bad we get another kind of reward,we go to hell (no pun intended). Quran words or alphabets was never altered, not even a single word since 610AD. It was preserved to guide mankind until the end of the world. Like Bible, Quran is for us to live our lives like a true human being. Without it, we could be equated to animals. No laws to abide to. Human become uncontrollable.
I don't understand why people everywhere have so much hatred against Islam. Islam is beautiful. The ugliness comes from the person who carries the identity of a Muslim and tarnished it with their extreme action and words.
I am a moderate Muslim. I pray as He wants,I fast during Ramadhan month, I pay tithe if and when I can afford it without compulsion. Islam even teach us to be kind and good especially towards others who are not Muslims. This is to show that Islam acknowledge other human beings the same as Muslims as we all were created by the same God.
Other than that I lead a normal life just like everybody else. I watch movies (I love Denzel Washington,by the way) as and when it pleases me. I sing karaoke to my heart out. I went window shopping and went out with my girlfriends for a chat. I told my children to live their life to the fullest. Wear hijab when they are totally ready and sincere, not doing it because it's fashionably so or because everybody else is doing it.
Whenever we do something, it should come from our heart. Because that is where the sincerity lies. One may come out with 101 beautiful quotes but if it didn't reach our hearts, then it is empty.
It saddened me when people crack a joke about my religion. Religion is something sacred to all mankind. I have never heard any Muslim make fun of Lord Buddha in the open. I never heard any one Muslim make a movie to disgrace Jesus openly. But our prophet, Muhammad had been ridiculed many a time over, through caricature paintings, movie or verbal abuse. We should be considerate and understanding towards each other. Muslims are patriotic when it comes to their religion and prophet. This is one of the reasons why the Muslim extremists carried out the suicidal bombings all over the world of which I truly against it. That is just not right because it involved the innocence.
Malaysia is a Muslim country with about fifty four percent Muslims living in it. We were taught about the values of being a Muslim since we were at a very tender age. Starting with a 5 times daily prayers, we were later introduced to fasting (no eating and drinking during daytime) , then Quran reading (meaning we had to learn the Arabic alphabets though many of us still don't fully understand the meaning of every sentences). Alhamdulilah, (means Praised be to Allah) we had finally absorbed some of the teachings into our life for our own good. Please do not judge all Muslims as terrorists. Come and visit our country and you will see for yourselves how the Muslims here live. We are a peaceful community and most of us are law abiding citizens. Overall we are moderate Muslims who loves our religion and at the same time respect the others.
I am proud to be a Muslim and I will pray for all of us to be well and able to live in a peaceful world without overwhelming hatred and prejudice towards one another.
Love,
Rose
16th.July '13
Malaysian Currypuffs
Good morning all,
I usually write about current issues or what I had been through all the while. Today, I'd like to share one recipe of Malaysian favourite for breakfast or tea break. Curry puffs. I usually do the recipe write up in Malay but this time lets try this recipe from your home with me.
This curry puffs has some similarity with some other countries on preparing it. The other day I saw a celebrity chef went to Brazil and showed how an Empanada was done. The pastry skin and the way they crimp the edges was exactly the same as here. So, let's try our local Malaysian way of preparing it.
To make the dough :
3 cups of flour
a pinch of salt
2 teaspoon baking soda
About 200gm of butter
1 egg
little water
(if you prefer it crumbly, use cold water)
In a bowl, put together flour, salt, baking soda and mix well.
Then bring in the butter. Using your fingers break the butter in the flour mixture well.
Add the water slowly and knead it until it comes together nicely.
Let it rest and cover it with plastic wrap for about an hour.
Next, the filling. We need:
3 potatoes skinned and cut into little cubes
a cup of ground beef (you may change with anything you like such as chicken or lamb)
1 tablespoon of beef curry powder
1 tablespoon of chili flake
1 tablespoon of processed dried chili (it's fine if you can't have them)
1 teaspoon of dried shrimp (leave it out if you can't have them)
1 teaspoon of ground black pepper
1 tablespoon of white sugar
salt to taste
a handful of parsley
2 tablespoon oil
some onion and 2 cloves of garlic
Let's start cooking the filling :
Heat the skillet with the oil in it. Throw in onion and garlic.
Then pour in the curry powder,processed chili and chili flake together with the beef. Pour in a cup of water.
Let it simmer for about 10 minutes.Your fire should be small.
Now, throw in the diced potatoes together with salt,pepper and sugar.
Open the lid to stir occasionally. Cook until the water began to dry up and the potatoes is well cooked.
Last throw in the chopped parsley and turn off your stove.
Leave the filling to cool down.
Take the dough and gently roll it with your roller until thin. Actually,you can roll it slightly thick if that is your preference.
This is how it should look after the crimping. Sara asked me to write down she's the one who did the crimping. Show off!
Now that it's ready, you can start frying it. Malaysian style of cooking. We mostly fry our food. So not healthy. But who cares. It's the taste that counts.
On slow fire, heat your oil. You had to use a lot of oil to fry this. Like you are about to fry the french fries.
Don't leave it idle on fire, you have to turn it every few minutes or so to get a nice brown skin of currypuffs.
Voila, it's ready and it's great to go with a cup of tea.
Happy trying.
Rose
14th.July '13
I usually write about current issues or what I had been through all the while. Today, I'd like to share one recipe of Malaysian favourite for breakfast or tea break. Curry puffs. I usually do the recipe write up in Malay but this time lets try this recipe from your home with me.
This curry puffs has some similarity with some other countries on preparing it. The other day I saw a celebrity chef went to Brazil and showed how an Empanada was done. The pastry skin and the way they crimp the edges was exactly the same as here. So, let's try our local Malaysian way of preparing it.
To make the dough :
3 cups of flour
a pinch of salt
2 teaspoon baking soda
About 200gm of butter
1 egg
little water
(if you prefer it crumbly, use cold water)
In a bowl, put together flour, salt, baking soda and mix well.
Then bring in the butter. Using your fingers break the butter in the flour mixture well.
Add the water slowly and knead it until it comes together nicely.
Let it rest and cover it with plastic wrap for about an hour.
Next, the filling. We need:
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| cut potatoes, onion, ground beef and processed chili |
3 potatoes skinned and cut into little cubes
a cup of ground beef (you may change with anything you like such as chicken or lamb)
1 tablespoon of beef curry powder
1 tablespoon of chili flake
1 tablespoon of processed dried chili (it's fine if you can't have them)
1 teaspoon of dried shrimp (leave it out if you can't have them)
1 teaspoon of ground black pepper
1 tablespoon of white sugar
salt to taste
a handful of parsley
2 tablespoon oil
some onion and 2 cloves of garlic
Let's start cooking the filling :
Heat the skillet with the oil in it. Throw in onion and garlic.
Then pour in the curry powder,processed chili and chili flake together with the beef. Pour in a cup of water.
Let it simmer for about 10 minutes.Your fire should be small.
Now, throw in the diced potatoes together with salt,pepper and sugar.
Open the lid to stir occasionally. Cook until the water began to dry up and the potatoes is well cooked.
Last throw in the chopped parsley and turn off your stove.
Leave the filling to cool down.
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| This is how the fillings should look like |
Then get a small cup and placed it hard over the dough like the picture above.
You can do the rolling again if you want the pastry skin to be thin and crispy.
Next, fill in the fillings like the picture. Now put together the edges and start crimping it. If you don'tknow how to crimp it with your finger, use fork to crimp it. No issues here.
This is how it should look after the crimping. Sara asked me to write down she's the one who did the crimping. Show off!
Now that it's ready, you can start frying it. Malaysian style of cooking. We mostly fry our food. So not healthy. But who cares. It's the taste that counts.
On slow fire, heat your oil. You had to use a lot of oil to fry this. Like you are about to fry the french fries.
Don't leave it idle on fire, you have to turn it every few minutes or so to get a nice brown skin of currypuffs.
Voila, it's ready and it's great to go with a cup of tea.
Happy trying.
Rose
14th.July '13
Jalan-jalan cari makan diLangkawi
Salam sekali lagi buat semua,
Hari ni dah masuk hari ke empat kita berpuasa bagi tahun ini iaitu 2013 (bersamaan dengan 4 Ramadhan 1434 tahun Hijrah). Alhamdulillah, kita semua dapat melakukannya dengan baik sekali di bumi Malaysia ni.
Buat orang-orang Malaysia, pasti ramai yang pernah sampai ke Langkawi dah kan? Benda paling penting semasa di Langkawi ialah...shopping pinggan mangkuk dan juga buah tangan seperti choklat dan ikan bilis. Tapi tu lah bak kata orang, benda yang ada depan mata kita buat tak nampak, bila tak ada baru nak cari. Macam sayalah, tak ingat nak beli semua benda-benda ni. Cuba kalau duduk di luar Langkawi, sudah pasti saya pun akan simpan duit nak ke sini membeli belah barangan ni.
Bila dah melancong ni, perkara yang paling penting adalah makan. Kat mana nak cari makanan yang sedap, yang murah dan pasti nya bersih. Jom, hari ni kita "hunt" kedai-kedai makan yang harganya boleh di terima oleh poket kita.
Kita mulakan dari Kuah menghala ke jeti. Dalam 500meter sebelum sampai kejeti tu, ada medan selera sebelah kanan kita. Kedai yang first dari arah kita datang tadi, dia punya laksa boleh tahan. Kawan saya dari Kuala Lumpur suka makan kat sini sebab antara bahan sayurnya ialah pucuk gajus (kalau sebelah sini orang sebut janggus) Ikut musim juga nak dapat pucuk ni. Ada banyak lagi hidangan lain macam bubur kacang dan beberapa jenis bubur lain serta makanan asas yang selalu ada di gerai makan melayu. Sama deretan dengan gerai ni tapi disebelah hujung sekali, ada satu gerai nasi lemak, Nasi lemak Saloma nama gerai tu. Boleh tahan la nasi lemak dia tapi disebabkan kurang "mesra alam" saya dah malas nak ke sana lagi dah.
Kalau nak masakan melayu yang agak sedap di pekan kuah, ada dua kedai yang saya suka. Bersebelahan dengan Istana Kondo (apartment). Nama kedai tu Pak Aq nasi campur. Lauk-pauk dia mak-cik2 yang masak. Jadi cara masakan tu rasa macam masakan di rumah. Cuba gulai ikan kering dia, bau dia ja dah cukup membuka selera. Harganya agak mahal tapi berbaloi bagi saya sebab rasanya sedap. Kedai ni pagi pun dah buka. Ada gerai roti canai di situ.
Lagi satu kedai nasi campur melayu terletak dekat dengan Idaman Suri. Sebut saja Idaman Suri semua dah besar mata ya! Ikut saja kaki lima Idaman Suri sampai ke hujung. Jalan ke depan sikit lagi dah jumpa, Zainas Restaurant. Sini pun sedap juga lauk lauknya dan harganya lebih kurang harga gerai dekat Kondo Istana tadi.
Kalau nak nasi kandar yang sedap atau boleh tahan di Langkawi ni, pergi ke Rest Haji Ali. Kalau kita dari jeti menghala ke ke pekan Kuah, bila jumpa lampu trafik yang pertama, ambik kiri. Perlahankan kereta dan dah boleh nampak restoran tu dari dalam kereta. Terletak di sebelah kanan kita. Sepinggan nasi dengan seketul ayam, seketul ikan dan sayur lebih kurang RM8.00. Tapi biasa la, standard harga kedai mamak memang macam ni.
Pandu kedepan lagi, tengok deretan medan selera sebelah kiri. Berhentikan kereta dan park kat mana-mana yang kosong, cari EE Burger. Tapi dia orang buka sebelah malam ja. Hari Jumaat tutup. Kedai ni semua pekerja dia budak lelaki. Sambil menunggu order saya sampai, sempat saya menghitung ada lebih kurang 15 orang pekerja yang saya namapak pada waktu tu. Cepat gerak kerja mereka dan pesanan kita pun cepat sampai. Harga fish & chips dia, kalau tak silap dalam RM9.00. Semua harga kat sini sangat-sangat berpatutan. Anda nak nasi lemak? Ada, Anda nak spaghetti? Ada. Anda nak satay? Pun ada. Burger dah tentu ada sebab nama dia pun EE Burger. Harga setiap burger dia pun murah, tak lebih dari RM5.00. Namakan saja apa yang anda nak, kebanyakannya ada di sini. Sebab tu, kedai ni tak pernah putus pelanggan. Kalau tengok dari depan, nampak outlet ni macam buruk dan tak bermaya. Tapi bila dah masuk, ok juga kat dalam, luas dan lapang.
Ada lagi satu kedai makan macam ni. GM Burger. Bekas staff EE Burger ni dulu. Kedai dia terletak di Kelibang. Perjalanan menghala ke Padang Matsirat juga. Betul-betul selepas stesyen minyak Shell. Buka sebelah malam juga. Menu nya sama macam kat EE Burger. Semua ada. Tapi bagi saya, saya lebih suka EE punya makanan.
Kepada yang menginap di hotel di Kuah dan tak tau tempat nak cari makan untuk sarapan, ni ada beberapa tempat yang menjual kuih muih dan nasi lemak di waktu pagi. Kalau menginap di Hotel Seaview, keluar dari hotel, ambik sebelah kanan. Kalau jalan kaki pun boleh, dekat saja. Ada simpang kat depan Quarters Kastam, ambik kanan. Dalam 50 meter kedepan, ada gerai jual kuih muih dan nasi lemak. Tapi nasi lemak dia memang mahal, pada pandangan saya.
Lagi satu gerai kuih, terletak bersebelahan dengan Langkawi Parade. Betul-betul sebelah shopping mall ni.
Kalau kat restaurant melayu yang ada jual kuih, pergi ke Ikhwan Rest. Agak susah saya nak beritahu tempat ni, tapi cuba cari Kamdar atau Bank Simpanan Nasional. Restoran ni berada dekat-dekat sini.
Lagi satu gerai kuih bertentangan dengan Nissan Langkawi. Dekat dengan masjid Kelibang.
Kalau kedepan pulak sikit menghala Pdg Matsirat juga, selepas stesyen miyak petronas, ada traffic light buat pusingan U dan perlahankan kereta. Ada satu kedai kopi menjual semua jenis makanan Malaysia. Dari nasi lemak ke roti canai ke kuih muih dan juga bihun dan mee goreng. Boleh singgah dan minum kopi di sini.
Saya dah habis rasanya buat liputan di kawasan Kuah. Moh kita ke Padang Matsirat pulak. Ada satu kedai ikan bakar yang paling laris di sini. Nama kedai tu Jom Ikan Bakar, kalau tak silap saya. Saya cuma kenal tuan kedai tapi selalu terlupa nama kedainya. Memang berpatutan harga lauk pauk dia. Ramai orang setiap hari kat sini sampai kadang2 tu malas pulak saya nak singgah sebab terlampau ramai. Untuk semua yang melancong bersama keluarga, tempat ni tak mahal jadi tak la sakit sangat bila nak bayar tu. Kat mana kedai ni? Ok, kalau anda ikut highway dari Kuah, anda akan sampai ke round about (dekat airport). Di round about ni, ikut turutan pukul 3 dan anda akan menghala ke Padang Matsirat. Terus lagi dalam 300 meter, perlahankan kereta. Kedai ni di sebelah kanan. Landmark kedai ni, bertentangan dengannya ada medan selera ber bumbung tinggi. Tengok ada ramai orang, hah, kat situlah tempat dia. Dia bukak untuk lunch saja.
Kalau nak kuih muih yang betul-betul sedap seperti talam ubi kayu, tengok satu gerai ni bersebelahan masjid Padang Matsirat. Betul-betul sedap talam ubi kayu dia. Dia mula buka dari jam 2 petang gitu. Ditempat yang sama juga, pada sebelah malamnya pulak ada medan selera yang menjual nasi lemak dan nasi tomato. Harga dia sangat berpatutan. Ada roti boom pun disitu.
Chef Corner terletak berdekatan dengan round about airport. Boleh nampak dia punya signboard. Sedap juga kat sini pun. Ada macam-macam hidangan.
Seafood di Langkawi. Hemm kat mana ya? Dekat jalan Bukit Malut ada satu kedai nama dia Restoran Selera Nelayan. Mungkin ramai yang dah tahu pasal kedai ni. Tak terlalu mahal dan agak sedap makanan dia. Dari arah Kuah ke Pdg Matsirat, bila sampai berdepan dengan hospital Langkawi, ada 1st punya traffic light. Jalan terus. Selepas lebih kurang 100 meter, ada satu lagi traffic light. Haa, kat sini ambk kiri. Drive perlahan2 dan dalam 200 meter di depan sampai lah ke restoran ni. Dia agak kedalam. Harus perhati betul-betul.
Lagi satu restoran seafood ada kat Kuah. Chinese restoran. Wonderland nama kedai ni. Restoran ni sama deretan dengan EE Burger cuma deretan dia ke depan lagi. Sentiasa penuh dengan pelanggan.
Wan Thai Restaurant kat Kuah. Restoran ni pun selalu ramai. Saya sukakan dessert dia. Ehmm..memang sedap, pulut mangga dan lompang. Sedap betul.
Kalau teringin nak makan pek nga (ni sebutan orang utara. Menurut arwah tok saya maksud pek nga tu tempek di belanga) Kalau sebutan sebelah selatan lempeng lah. Ada tiga tempat di Langkawi yang saya tahu jual makanan ni untuk breakfast. Satu di Padang Matsirat (sebelah klinik Delima) dekat sekolah menengah Tengku Putra. Kedai kopi ni semua ada kecuali roti canai sebab dia orang dah buat pek nga ni. Pulut dan ikan masin ada, mee/bihun goreng ada, roti jala ada, nasi lemak ada dan sedap. Harga pun murah.
Oh dah hampir terlupa pulak pasal gerai pek nga yang lagi dua tu. Satu kat Jalan Nyior Cabang. Kalau dari Ulu Melaka menghala ke Pdg Matsirat, bila dah lepas sikit perumahan Taman Wawasan 2 (ada dua Taman Wawasan di sini) ada simpang kecil. Jangan ambil the first simpang, jalan terus dulu. Lebih kurang 70 meter macam tu, ada satu simpang tiga. Ambik kanan. Kedai dia sebelah kanan jalan di tepi sungai kecil. Susah saya nak explain sebab tak ada landmark yang obvious. Lagi satu pun tak jauh dari kedai ni. Tapi kalau dari Ulu Melaka juga, lepas dua2 simpang yang saya sebut tadi. Terus ke depan sikit lagi. Dah boleh nampak sebelah kiri.
Pantai Cenang. Kalau dah terdesak sangat bolehlah makan kat sini. Rata-rata restoran kat sini memang harga gila-gila. Tapi mungkin dia orang terpaksa sebab harga sewa kedai pun mahal. Ada satu kedai nama Harom Aroma. Bertentangan Underwater World. Rasanya terlalu mahal harga dia. Seekor ikan keli, 1 potong terung, sikit ulam dan teh o ais limau, harga dia RM 11.00. Saya tak tahu lah kalau orang dari luar Langkawi harga ni ok tapi bagi kami kat Langkawi harga ni dah agak melampau.
Restaurant Haji Ramli. Orang dari luar Langkawi kata sedap dan murah tapi bagi saya mahal. Tapi ada satu dish dia yang saya suka, moi ayam. Dah lama saya tak kesana tak tahu pulak samada masih ada lagi ke atau dah tak buat. Saya sarankan kalau dah malas nak cari tempat jauh-jauh dari Pantai Cenang ni pergi aja ke satu kedai makan ni, minta maaf saya tak ingat nama kedai ni. Tapi saya boleh bagi panduan nak ke situ. Dari Pantai Cenang menghala ke airport. Lepas sikit dari Pelangi Hotel, ada simpang tiga. Ambik kanan. Jalan terus (kalau kita tengok kat sebelah kiri kita ada deretan kedai2, termasuk Rest Hali Ramli 2). Dalam 50 meter selepas deretan kedai ni dah sampai. Kedai kampong. Sebelah kiri. Memang murah dan banyak jenis lauk kampong yang sedap.
Pasar malam kat Langkawi. Hari Isnin kat Ulu Melaka.Hari Selasa kat Kedawang (Padang Wahid), hari Rabu, Kuah, hari Khamis kat Temoyong (sebelum Pantai Cenang), hari Jumaat (Air Hangat), hari Sabtu di Kuah sekali lagi dan hari ahad di Padang Matsirat.
Panjang jugak menulis pasal tempat nak makan ni ya. Kalau ada sesiapa nak tanya lebih lanjut, boleh email kepada saya. Ada banyak lagi tempat-tempat makan ni tapi dah panjang sangat nanti anda semua malas nak baca pula.
Jadi sampai disinilah dulu. In sya Allah, lain kali kita berjumpa lagi.
Salam Ramadhan dari saya,
Rose
13th.July '13
Hari ni dah masuk hari ke empat kita berpuasa bagi tahun ini iaitu 2013 (bersamaan dengan 4 Ramadhan 1434 tahun Hijrah). Alhamdulillah, kita semua dapat melakukannya dengan baik sekali di bumi Malaysia ni.
Buat orang-orang Malaysia, pasti ramai yang pernah sampai ke Langkawi dah kan? Benda paling penting semasa di Langkawi ialah...shopping pinggan mangkuk dan juga buah tangan seperti choklat dan ikan bilis. Tapi tu lah bak kata orang, benda yang ada depan mata kita buat tak nampak, bila tak ada baru nak cari. Macam sayalah, tak ingat nak beli semua benda-benda ni. Cuba kalau duduk di luar Langkawi, sudah pasti saya pun akan simpan duit nak ke sini membeli belah barangan ni.
Bila dah melancong ni, perkara yang paling penting adalah makan. Kat mana nak cari makanan yang sedap, yang murah dan pasti nya bersih. Jom, hari ni kita "hunt" kedai-kedai makan yang harganya boleh di terima oleh poket kita.
Kita mulakan dari Kuah menghala ke jeti. Dalam 500meter sebelum sampai kejeti tu, ada medan selera sebelah kanan kita. Kedai yang first dari arah kita datang tadi, dia punya laksa boleh tahan. Kawan saya dari Kuala Lumpur suka makan kat sini sebab antara bahan sayurnya ialah pucuk gajus (kalau sebelah sini orang sebut janggus) Ikut musim juga nak dapat pucuk ni. Ada banyak lagi hidangan lain macam bubur kacang dan beberapa jenis bubur lain serta makanan asas yang selalu ada di gerai makan melayu. Sama deretan dengan gerai ni tapi disebelah hujung sekali, ada satu gerai nasi lemak, Nasi lemak Saloma nama gerai tu. Boleh tahan la nasi lemak dia tapi disebabkan kurang "mesra alam" saya dah malas nak ke sana lagi dah.
Kalau nak masakan melayu yang agak sedap di pekan kuah, ada dua kedai yang saya suka. Bersebelahan dengan Istana Kondo (apartment). Nama kedai tu Pak Aq nasi campur. Lauk-pauk dia mak-cik2 yang masak. Jadi cara masakan tu rasa macam masakan di rumah. Cuba gulai ikan kering dia, bau dia ja dah cukup membuka selera. Harganya agak mahal tapi berbaloi bagi saya sebab rasanya sedap. Kedai ni pagi pun dah buka. Ada gerai roti canai di situ.
Lagi satu kedai nasi campur melayu terletak dekat dengan Idaman Suri. Sebut saja Idaman Suri semua dah besar mata ya! Ikut saja kaki lima Idaman Suri sampai ke hujung. Jalan ke depan sikit lagi dah jumpa, Zainas Restaurant. Sini pun sedap juga lauk lauknya dan harganya lebih kurang harga gerai dekat Kondo Istana tadi.
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| Rest Haji Ali |
Pandu kedepan lagi, tengok deretan medan selera sebelah kiri. Berhentikan kereta dan park kat mana-mana yang kosong, cari EE Burger. Tapi dia orang buka sebelah malam ja. Hari Jumaat tutup. Kedai ni semua pekerja dia budak lelaki. Sambil menunggu order saya sampai, sempat saya menghitung ada lebih kurang 15 orang pekerja yang saya namapak pada waktu tu. Cepat gerak kerja mereka dan pesanan kita pun cepat sampai. Harga fish & chips dia, kalau tak silap dalam RM9.00. Semua harga kat sini sangat-sangat berpatutan. Anda nak nasi lemak? Ada, Anda nak spaghetti? Ada. Anda nak satay? Pun ada. Burger dah tentu ada sebab nama dia pun EE Burger. Harga setiap burger dia pun murah, tak lebih dari RM5.00. Namakan saja apa yang anda nak, kebanyakannya ada di sini. Sebab tu, kedai ni tak pernah putus pelanggan. Kalau tengok dari depan, nampak outlet ni macam buruk dan tak bermaya. Tapi bila dah masuk, ok juga kat dalam, luas dan lapang.
Ada lagi satu kedai makan macam ni. GM Burger. Bekas staff EE Burger ni dulu. Kedai dia terletak di Kelibang. Perjalanan menghala ke Padang Matsirat juga. Betul-betul selepas stesyen minyak Shell. Buka sebelah malam juga. Menu nya sama macam kat EE Burger. Semua ada. Tapi bagi saya, saya lebih suka EE punya makanan.
Kepada yang menginap di hotel di Kuah dan tak tau tempat nak cari makan untuk sarapan, ni ada beberapa tempat yang menjual kuih muih dan nasi lemak di waktu pagi. Kalau menginap di Hotel Seaview, keluar dari hotel, ambik sebelah kanan. Kalau jalan kaki pun boleh, dekat saja. Ada simpang kat depan Quarters Kastam, ambik kanan. Dalam 50 meter kedepan, ada gerai jual kuih muih dan nasi lemak. Tapi nasi lemak dia memang mahal, pada pandangan saya.
Lagi satu gerai kuih, terletak bersebelahan dengan Langkawi Parade. Betul-betul sebelah shopping mall ni.
Kalau kat restaurant melayu yang ada jual kuih, pergi ke Ikhwan Rest. Agak susah saya nak beritahu tempat ni, tapi cuba cari Kamdar atau Bank Simpanan Nasional. Restoran ni berada dekat-dekat sini.
Lagi satu gerai kuih bertentangan dengan Nissan Langkawi. Dekat dengan masjid Kelibang.
Kalau kedepan pulak sikit menghala Pdg Matsirat juga, selepas stesyen miyak petronas, ada traffic light buat pusingan U dan perlahankan kereta. Ada satu kedai kopi menjual semua jenis makanan Malaysia. Dari nasi lemak ke roti canai ke kuih muih dan juga bihun dan mee goreng. Boleh singgah dan minum kopi di sini.
Saya dah habis rasanya buat liputan di kawasan Kuah. Moh kita ke Padang Matsirat pulak. Ada satu kedai ikan bakar yang paling laris di sini. Nama kedai tu Jom Ikan Bakar, kalau tak silap saya. Saya cuma kenal tuan kedai tapi selalu terlupa nama kedainya. Memang berpatutan harga lauk pauk dia. Ramai orang setiap hari kat sini sampai kadang2 tu malas pulak saya nak singgah sebab terlampau ramai. Untuk semua yang melancong bersama keluarga, tempat ni tak mahal jadi tak la sakit sangat bila nak bayar tu. Kat mana kedai ni? Ok, kalau anda ikut highway dari Kuah, anda akan sampai ke round about (dekat airport). Di round about ni, ikut turutan pukul 3 dan anda akan menghala ke Padang Matsirat. Terus lagi dalam 300 meter, perlahankan kereta. Kedai ni di sebelah kanan. Landmark kedai ni, bertentangan dengannya ada medan selera ber bumbung tinggi. Tengok ada ramai orang, hah, kat situlah tempat dia. Dia bukak untuk lunch saja.
Kalau nak kuih muih yang betul-betul sedap seperti talam ubi kayu, tengok satu gerai ni bersebelahan masjid Padang Matsirat. Betul-betul sedap talam ubi kayu dia. Dia mula buka dari jam 2 petang gitu. Ditempat yang sama juga, pada sebelah malamnya pulak ada medan selera yang menjual nasi lemak dan nasi tomato. Harga dia sangat berpatutan. Ada roti boom pun disitu.
Chef Corner terletak berdekatan dengan round about airport. Boleh nampak dia punya signboard. Sedap juga kat sini pun. Ada macam-macam hidangan.
Seafood di Langkawi. Hemm kat mana ya? Dekat jalan Bukit Malut ada satu kedai nama dia Restoran Selera Nelayan. Mungkin ramai yang dah tahu pasal kedai ni. Tak terlalu mahal dan agak sedap makanan dia. Dari arah Kuah ke Pdg Matsirat, bila sampai berdepan dengan hospital Langkawi, ada 1st punya traffic light. Jalan terus. Selepas lebih kurang 100 meter, ada satu lagi traffic light. Haa, kat sini ambk kiri. Drive perlahan2 dan dalam 200 meter di depan sampai lah ke restoran ni. Dia agak kedalam. Harus perhati betul-betul.
Lagi satu restoran seafood ada kat Kuah. Chinese restoran. Wonderland nama kedai ni. Restoran ni sama deretan dengan EE Burger cuma deretan dia ke depan lagi. Sentiasa penuh dengan pelanggan.
Wan Thai Restaurant kat Kuah. Restoran ni pun selalu ramai. Saya sukakan dessert dia. Ehmm..memang sedap, pulut mangga dan lompang. Sedap betul.
Kalau teringin nak makan pek nga (ni sebutan orang utara. Menurut arwah tok saya maksud pek nga tu tempek di belanga) Kalau sebutan sebelah selatan lempeng lah. Ada tiga tempat di Langkawi yang saya tahu jual makanan ni untuk breakfast. Satu di Padang Matsirat (sebelah klinik Delima) dekat sekolah menengah Tengku Putra. Kedai kopi ni semua ada kecuali roti canai sebab dia orang dah buat pek nga ni. Pulut dan ikan masin ada, mee/bihun goreng ada, roti jala ada, nasi lemak ada dan sedap. Harga pun murah.
Oh dah hampir terlupa pulak pasal gerai pek nga yang lagi dua tu. Satu kat Jalan Nyior Cabang. Kalau dari Ulu Melaka menghala ke Pdg Matsirat, bila dah lepas sikit perumahan Taman Wawasan 2 (ada dua Taman Wawasan di sini) ada simpang kecil. Jangan ambil the first simpang, jalan terus dulu. Lebih kurang 70 meter macam tu, ada satu simpang tiga. Ambik kanan. Kedai dia sebelah kanan jalan di tepi sungai kecil. Susah saya nak explain sebab tak ada landmark yang obvious. Lagi satu pun tak jauh dari kedai ni. Tapi kalau dari Ulu Melaka juga, lepas dua2 simpang yang saya sebut tadi. Terus ke depan sikit lagi. Dah boleh nampak sebelah kiri.
Pantai Cenang. Kalau dah terdesak sangat bolehlah makan kat sini. Rata-rata restoran kat sini memang harga gila-gila. Tapi mungkin dia orang terpaksa sebab harga sewa kedai pun mahal. Ada satu kedai nama Harom Aroma. Bertentangan Underwater World. Rasanya terlalu mahal harga dia. Seekor ikan keli, 1 potong terung, sikit ulam dan teh o ais limau, harga dia RM 11.00. Saya tak tahu lah kalau orang dari luar Langkawi harga ni ok tapi bagi kami kat Langkawi harga ni dah agak melampau.
Restaurant Haji Ramli. Orang dari luar Langkawi kata sedap dan murah tapi bagi saya mahal. Tapi ada satu dish dia yang saya suka, moi ayam. Dah lama saya tak kesana tak tahu pulak samada masih ada lagi ke atau dah tak buat. Saya sarankan kalau dah malas nak cari tempat jauh-jauh dari Pantai Cenang ni pergi aja ke satu kedai makan ni, minta maaf saya tak ingat nama kedai ni. Tapi saya boleh bagi panduan nak ke situ. Dari Pantai Cenang menghala ke airport. Lepas sikit dari Pelangi Hotel, ada simpang tiga. Ambik kanan. Jalan terus (kalau kita tengok kat sebelah kiri kita ada deretan kedai2, termasuk Rest Hali Ramli 2). Dalam 50 meter selepas deretan kedai ni dah sampai. Kedai kampong. Sebelah kiri. Memang murah dan banyak jenis lauk kampong yang sedap.
Pasar malam kat Langkawi. Hari Isnin kat Ulu Melaka.Hari Selasa kat Kedawang (Padang Wahid), hari Rabu, Kuah, hari Khamis kat Temoyong (sebelum Pantai Cenang), hari Jumaat (Air Hangat), hari Sabtu di Kuah sekali lagi dan hari ahad di Padang Matsirat.
Panjang jugak menulis pasal tempat nak makan ni ya. Kalau ada sesiapa nak tanya lebih lanjut, boleh email kepada saya. Ada banyak lagi tempat-tempat makan ni tapi dah panjang sangat nanti anda semua malas nak baca pula.
Jadi sampai disinilah dulu. In sya Allah, lain kali kita berjumpa lagi.
Salam Ramadhan dari saya,
Rose
13th.July '13
What's In Langkawi: Accommodation (Part 3)
Dear All,
How's everyone doing? Lets stay healthy for that's the best asset we could have. For Muslim readers, happy fasting everyone and lets do it sincerely.
Okay, today is the final entry for What's in Langkawi. Accommodation.
I will select some hotels and motels and decent places to stay while you are here. If ever you couldn't find a room on the date you've chosen, worry not, hop in your plane and head here. Walk around or drive around the island, you'll surely find one decent place to rest your body for that night. Maybe not entirely your preference but still you found a place to sleep over. You can do the hotel (of your choice) hunting the very next day.
Let us start with budget hotels and motels at the popular Pantai Cenang and Kuah Town area.
1) AB Motel :Pantai Cenang
2) Langgura Baron Resort : Pantai Cenang.
3) T Star Cottage :
4) The Cottage Langkawi
5) Desa Motel
6) NR Langkawi Motel
7) Charlie Motel
8) Citin Hotel
9) Twin Peaks Hotel
10) Eagle Bay Hotel
11) Cosy Inn
12) Hotel Langkasuka
13) Landcons Hotel
From all the thirteen hotels and inns above, I would recommend AB Motel,The Cottage Langkawi and Landcon Hotel, all in Pantai Cenang.
*The Cottage has rooms for backpackers and a cabin. It's cheap, it's new and well positioned in the main Pantai Cenang. So does Landcon.
*For Kuah Town, I can only come up with one new hotel, The Cosy Inn. Very practical and clean. The rest of other hotels looked a little rundown.
Now let's see the affordable hotels :
1) City Bayview Hotel
2) Grand Continental Hotel
3) My Hotel
4) Hotel Bahagia
5) Langkawi Baron Hotel
6) Langkawi Seaview Hotel
7) Best Star Resort
8) Malibest Resort
9) Sandy Beach Resort
10) Four Points Hotel
11) Aseania Resort Langkawi
12) Fave Hotel
13) Bella Vista Resort
14) The Lanai Resort
These are the kind of hotels which you would either love it or you have loads of complaint to write about. Why did I say that? Because if you are staying at a budget hotel, you knew what you are in for. It's cheap so we can't complaint much but from these type of hotels we expect a better place and service.
Here's what I think:
* City Bayview in Kuah Town is acceptable. The Grand Continental has seen its better days.
* Bella Vista (Kuah Town) has got a new management so they are doing better than before.
*Sandy Beach has got very good location. No need to rent motorbike or car as you are right at Pantai Cenang.
* The Lanai has a good beach. Located next to Holiday Villa. The hotel could do with some room upliftings
* Langkawi Baron Hotel & Aseania Resort: These two hotels receives more complain than compliment. The good thing about Langkawi Baron is that it's just a few steps away from the beautiful beach.
I would pick Fave Hotel & Four Point. (However Four Point is out from the main Pantai Cenang area. It's close to airport, so room-wise they are good but location wise it's away from everything.)
Next, the in between price ( from RM 300.00 ~ RM 550.00 and above)
1) Resorts World Langkawi (Formerly known as Awana Porto Malai)
2) Sheraton Langkawi Beach Resort
3) Berjaya Beach & Spa Resort
4) Meritus Pelangi Beach Resort
5) The Frangipani Langkawi
6) Taj Hotel (formerly known as Rebak Marina Resort)
7) Holiday Villa Langkawi & Federal Villa
8) Langkawi Lagoon Resort
*Okay let's see. Beach-wise, Berjaya/ Meritus Pelangi/The Frangipani and Holiday Villa has got it.
*Taj Hotel situated on a private island. Need to board a 15 minutes hotel speed boat to reach the hotel.
*Langkawi Lagoon room is beautiful but they lacked on their beach and the hotel is away from the hype of activity.
* Even though Resorts World hotel is next to the ocean, the hotel doesn't have a beach. It is a port where one can see big cruise ships and yachts docked there. Breath taking scenery though.
* Sheraton Langkawi was a great hotel once, unless the management do something about it, they're gonna lose more guests than they already are.
The last category is for the most expensive hotels on the island. Their rates start from RM800 and above :
1) The Westin Beach & Spa Resort
2) The Datai Langkawi
3) The Andaman Hotel
4) Casa Del Mar
5) Tanjong Rhu Beach Resort
6) The Four Seasons Langkawi
7) The Danna Langkawi
*Among the six hotels, The Four Seasons is the most expensive at about RM 2000.00 per nite.
It is situated at the north tip of the island. What do I think of this hotel? If I have money, I'd stay here. Simple as that.
* The Westin is the only hotel of this category that situated close to Kuah town. They have the beach but not as good as some other beaches.
* The Datai & The Andaman are fabulous too. But they are too far out to my liking. If you are traveling with young or teenage children, be sure to find something interesting for them to spend their time with. It's right in the tropical jungle and very,very quiet. You don't see any other people walking around except for hotel guests and their staff.
* I like where The Danna Hotel is located. It looks cheerful and serene. This hotel is near to Berjaya Beach & Spa Resort. The Cable car Langkawi is within walking distance to these two hotels.
* Casa Del Mar is located right in Pantai Cenang. Very small hotel just with about 34 rooms but beautifully managed. Great rooms and great beach.
Okay, I guess I've covered up some of the places to stay while you are here in Langkawi. If you wish to know more about any other places or where they are located, just drop me a line. I'll find out for you guys.
Until next time. Have a great day. :)
Love,
Rose
12th.July '13
How's everyone doing? Lets stay healthy for that's the best asset we could have. For Muslim readers, happy fasting everyone and lets do it sincerely.
Okay, today is the final entry for What's in Langkawi. Accommodation.
I will select some hotels and motels and decent places to stay while you are here. If ever you couldn't find a room on the date you've chosen, worry not, hop in your plane and head here. Walk around or drive around the island, you'll surely find one decent place to rest your body for that night. Maybe not entirely your preference but still you found a place to sleep over. You can do the hotel (of your choice) hunting the very next day.
Let us start with budget hotels and motels at the popular Pantai Cenang and Kuah Town area.
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| AB Motel - by the beach |
1) AB Motel :Pantai Cenang
2) Langgura Baron Resort : Pantai Cenang.
3) T Star Cottage :
4) The Cottage Langkawi
5) Desa Motel
6) NR Langkawi Motel
7) Charlie Motel
8) Citin Hotel
9) Twin Peaks Hotel
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| Cosy Inn |
11) Cosy Inn
12) Hotel Langkasuka
13) Landcons Hotel
From all the thirteen hotels and inns above, I would recommend AB Motel,The Cottage Langkawi and Landcon Hotel, all in Pantai Cenang.
*The Cottage has rooms for backpackers and a cabin. It's cheap, it's new and well positioned in the main Pantai Cenang. So does Landcon.
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| Landcons Hotel room |
Now let's see the affordable hotels :
1) City Bayview Hotel
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| Fave Room |
2) Grand Continental Hotel
3) My Hotel
4) Hotel Bahagia
5) Langkawi Baron Hotel
6) Langkawi Seaview Hotel
7) Best Star Resort
8) Malibest Resort
9) Sandy Beach Resort
10) Four Points Hotel
11) Aseania Resort Langkawi
12) Fave Hotel
13) Bella Vista Resort
14) The Lanai Resort
These are the kind of hotels which you would either love it or you have loads of complaint to write about. Why did I say that? Because if you are staying at a budget hotel, you knew what you are in for. It's cheap so we can't complaint much but from these type of hotels we expect a better place and service.
Here's what I think:
* City Bayview in Kuah Town is acceptable. The Grand Continental has seen its better days.
* Bella Vista (Kuah Town) has got a new management so they are doing better than before.
*Sandy Beach has got very good location. No need to rent motorbike or car as you are right at Pantai Cenang.
* The Lanai has a good beach. Located next to Holiday Villa. The hotel could do with some room upliftings
* Langkawi Baron Hotel & Aseania Resort: These two hotels receives more complain than compliment. The good thing about Langkawi Baron is that it's just a few steps away from the beautiful beach.
I would pick Fave Hotel & Four Point. (However Four Point is out from the main Pantai Cenang area. It's close to airport, so room-wise they are good but location wise it's away from everything.)
Next, the in between price ( from RM 300.00 ~ RM 550.00 and above)
1) Resorts World Langkawi (Formerly known as Awana Porto Malai)
2) Sheraton Langkawi Beach Resort
3) Berjaya Beach & Spa Resort
4) Meritus Pelangi Beach Resort
5) The Frangipani Langkawi
6) Taj Hotel (formerly known as Rebak Marina Resort)
7) Holiday Villa Langkawi & Federal Villa
8) Langkawi Lagoon Resort
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| Berjaya Beach & Spa Resort |
*Okay let's see. Beach-wise, Berjaya/ Meritus Pelangi/The Frangipani and Holiday Villa has got it.
*Taj Hotel situated on a private island. Need to board a 15 minutes hotel speed boat to reach the hotel.
*Langkawi Lagoon room is beautiful but they lacked on their beach and the hotel is away from the hype of activity.
* Even though Resorts World hotel is next to the ocean, the hotel doesn't have a beach. It is a port where one can see big cruise ships and yachts docked there. Breath taking scenery though.
* Sheraton Langkawi was a great hotel once, unless the management do something about it, they're gonna lose more guests than they already are.
The last category is for the most expensive hotels on the island. Their rates start from RM800 and above :
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| Casa Del Mar |
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| The Westin Langkawi |
1) The Westin Beach & Spa Resort
2) The Datai Langkawi
3) The Andaman Hotel
4) Casa Del Mar
5) Tanjong Rhu Beach Resort
6) The Four Seasons Langkawi
7) The Danna Langkawi
*Among the six hotels, The Four Seasons is the most expensive at about RM 2000.00 per nite.
It is situated at the north tip of the island. What do I think of this hotel? If I have money, I'd stay here. Simple as that.
* The Westin is the only hotel of this category that situated close to Kuah town. They have the beach but not as good as some other beaches.
* The Datai & The Andaman are fabulous too. But they are too far out to my liking. If you are traveling with young or teenage children, be sure to find something interesting for them to spend their time with. It's right in the tropical jungle and very,very quiet. You don't see any other people walking around except for hotel guests and their staff.
* I like where The Danna Hotel is located. It looks cheerful and serene. This hotel is near to Berjaya Beach & Spa Resort. The Cable car Langkawi is within walking distance to these two hotels.
* Casa Del Mar is located right in Pantai Cenang. Very small hotel just with about 34 rooms but beautifully managed. Great rooms and great beach.
Okay, I guess I've covered up some of the places to stay while you are here in Langkawi. If you wish to know more about any other places or where they are located, just drop me a line. I'll find out for you guys.
Until next time. Have a great day. :)
Love,
Rose
12th.July '13
KUAH ROJAK
Salam semua dan selamat menyambut Ramadhan yang akan tiba dalam dua tiga hari lagi.
Hari ni mak cik nak share dengan semua macam mana nak buat kuah rojak buah. Mana tau bulan puasa nanti teringin nak makan, nak beli kuah rojak tak ada pulak kedai yang menjual.
Kita perlukan bahan-bahan ni:
* 1 keping gula kabung
* 3/4 cawan gula putih
* 3 sudu makan cawan gula merah
* 1 cawan air
(semua gula ni di satukan dan di masak dengan air diatas api sederhana. Bila semua gula dah hancur tapiskan kedalam bekas dan biarkan dulu)
* sikit minyak untuk menumis
* 3 /4 cawan cili kering yang di kisar (cili kering ni direbus dulu kemudian baru dikisar)
* 2 sudu makan belacan yg dah di bakar sikit dulu (pecah-pecahkan sehingga menjadi serbuk)
* sikit garam
* suku botol kecik kicap manis (saya pakai kicap kipas udang)
* 2 sudu makan sos tiram
* 2 sudu makan otak udang ataupun petis udang
* 3 sudu makan bijan
* segenggam kacang tanah di sangai tanpa minyak dan dikisar
Sekarang kita mula:
Panaskan minyak dan tuangkan cili kisar bersama dengan belacan tadi. Masukkan air dalam 1 cawan.
Biarkan sehingga cili betul2 pecah minyak. Kacau rata.
Selepas tu, tuangkan pula air gula yang dah dimasak tadi. Masukkan juga sikit garam. Kacau lagi.
Biarkan sehingga agak sedikit pekat.
Sekarang, masukkan pula petis udang, bijan, sos tiram serta kicap.
Masak dengan api yang perlahan dan biarkan sehingga kuah pekat.
Lepas tu bolehlah diangkat dan dibiarkan betul2 sejuk.
Kuah yang baru masak tadi masih belum betul2 pekat. Biarkan dulu.
Bila dah sejuk bolehlah disimpan didalam bekas kedap udara dan disimpan di dalam peti sejuk.
Kacang tanah yang di kisar tadi bolehlah ditabur diatas rojak ini.
** Mesti cuba. Memang betul-betul sedap.
Sempena nak masuk Ramadhan ni, saya ingin memohon ampun dan maaf sekiranya ada terkasar bahasa dan tersilap kata.
Rose
5th.July '13
Hari ni mak cik nak share dengan semua macam mana nak buat kuah rojak buah. Mana tau bulan puasa nanti teringin nak makan, nak beli kuah rojak tak ada pulak kedai yang menjual.
Kita perlukan bahan-bahan ni:
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| gula yang baru nak di masak |
* 1 keping gula kabung
* 3/4 cawan gula putih
* 3 sudu makan cawan gula merah
* 1 cawan air
(semua gula ni di satukan dan di masak dengan air diatas api sederhana. Bila semua gula dah hancur tapiskan kedalam bekas dan biarkan dulu)
* sikit minyak untuk menumis
* 3 /4 cawan cili kering yang di kisar (cili kering ni direbus dulu kemudian baru dikisar)
* 2 sudu makan belacan yg dah di bakar sikit dulu (pecah-pecahkan sehingga menjadi serbuk)
* sikit garam
* suku botol kecik kicap manis (saya pakai kicap kipas udang)
* 2 sudu makan sos tiram
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| otak udang dan bijan |
* 2 sudu makan otak udang ataupun petis udang
* 3 sudu makan bijan
* segenggam kacang tanah di sangai tanpa minyak dan dikisar
Sekarang kita mula:
Panaskan minyak dan tuangkan cili kisar bersama dengan belacan tadi. Masukkan air dalam 1 cawan.
Biarkan sehingga cili betul2 pecah minyak. Kacau rata.
Selepas tu, tuangkan pula air gula yang dah dimasak tadi. Masukkan juga sikit garam. Kacau lagi.
Biarkan sehingga agak sedikit pekat.
Sekarang, masukkan pula petis udang, bijan, sos tiram serta kicap.
Masak dengan api yang perlahan dan biarkan sehingga kuah pekat.
Lepas tu bolehlah diangkat dan dibiarkan betul2 sejuk.
Kuah yang baru masak tadi masih belum betul2 pekat. Biarkan dulu.
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| kuah rojak baru di masak |
Bila dah sejuk bolehlah disimpan didalam bekas kedap udara dan disimpan di dalam peti sejuk.
Kacang tanah yang di kisar tadi bolehlah ditabur diatas rojak ini.
** Mesti cuba. Memang betul-betul sedap.
Sempena nak masuk Ramadhan ni, saya ingin memohon ampun dan maaf sekiranya ada terkasar bahasa dan tersilap kata.
Rose
5th.July '13
What's in Langkawi (Part 2)
Hello again,
As promised, here I am about to write the 2nd entry on Langkawi Island. In the previous entry, I had covered about how to get here and where to find food. In today's entry, I will write about places of interests. By the way, I will upload pictures every now and then when I have the time to do some picture-taking and make the entry more interesting to look at.
Most popular tourist spot on this island is the cable car, so we will start with that one.
1) Cable Car : Ticket per person is RM 30.00 per adult/ RM 20.00 per child. One gondola can fit in
six people.
The ride up to the peak will take about 15 minutes and so does the trip back to the base station. I write about this as if I am always going up and down the little thing. Truth is I've only been up there twice. The first trip was out of curiosity. I promised myself never to step my foot on that hanging thing again but three years ago I went up again, not because I wanted too but the two girls, Sara & Sophie, pleaded and begged and cajoled me into going up with them promising to flank me on both sides. I regretted my decision. My heart was hanging out and my knees went weak. How can I enjoy myself when all I can think about is how high we are at that moment. The distance from one point to another is about 2.2 kilometer. I will never go up there again, ever!
But for those of you who are on vacation, you must try to get on this hanging car. Beautiful panorama.
If you are staying at any one of the hotels in Pantai Cenang, the drive to this place will take about 30 ~ 40 minutes. The nearest hotels to this place is Berjaya Beach and Spa Resort.
2) Mangrove Cruise : A slow cruise along mangrove swamp while you get to watch some reptiles such as snake slithering on the mangrove trees or monitor lizard slowly making it's way into the water. Don't get confuse with an alligator as these lizards can get nearly as big as the former. The boat skipper will make a few stops for his passengers. Among the stops were to be at the Fish Farm and eagle feeding. Prices differed according to hours of usage or you go on a private or sharing basis.
3) Island Hopping : Hop in a little speed boat and head to the first stop, Lake of Pregnant Maiden. Why the name? You'll get the answer once in the boat. After this stop, the boat skipper will stop in the middle of the sea to allow you a live eagle feeding show. The last stop would be Pulau Bras Basah (Wet Rice Island) for swimming.
4) Snorkeling Trip at Pulau Payar : A full day trip (departs at 09:30am ~ 15:00hrs). Lunch, snorkeling gears and transfers included. It's an island by itself about 50 minutes away from Langkawi Island. Main attraction while here was swimming among black-tipped baby sharks. Prices ranging from RM180.00 to RM 290.00 per person. You can still scout around for cheaper price.
5) Sunset Cruise : For those of you who is feeling a little romantic, get yourself on board of semi luxury yacht cruising from 17:00hrs ~ 20:00hrs. Price RM 260.00 per person.
6) Wanting to know more about the island? Get a car to move around and visit many interesting places such as Underwater World (aquarium), Mahsuri Tomb (a legend about a girl named Mahsuri who was stabbed to death by villagers believing she had committed an adultery), Galeria Perdana ( a museum displaying gifts and awards received by our former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamed), night market (please check with your hotel concierge the site for the day as it changes sites every day), Mardi Fruit Farm (get acquainted with tropical fruits) where you will be taken on a little buggy to tour the farmland of the fruits first-hand and many other places that you can find while here, Batik Art Gallery (hand-painted batik done right in front of you or you can participate by drawing your own batik with the help from the staff).
If you do not wish to drive, you can always go on a private tour. The price differs according to number of people. Usually for four hours tour the price is at RM 120.00 (for 2 people). It doesn't include entrance fees to any of the place visited.
There's one place that is not so popular among the tourists, maybe because nobody told them about it. For bird lovers, there's a place called Lubuk Semilang (waterfall) where one can watch the hornbills returning to their nests in the evening. Hundreds of them will fly back before dusk fall.
I'll wrap up the second episode of Langkawi. The next one will be where to stay. Keep on reading.
Thanks for being my readers!
Ciao for now,
Rose
3rd.July '13
As promised, here I am about to write the 2nd entry on Langkawi Island. In the previous entry, I had covered about how to get here and where to find food. In today's entry, I will write about places of interests. By the way, I will upload pictures every now and then when I have the time to do some picture-taking and make the entry more interesting to look at.
Most popular tourist spot on this island is the cable car, so we will start with that one.
1) Cable Car : Ticket per person is RM 30.00 per adult/ RM 20.00 per child. One gondola can fit in
six people.
The ride up to the peak will take about 15 minutes and so does the trip back to the base station. I write about this as if I am always going up and down the little thing. Truth is I've only been up there twice. The first trip was out of curiosity. I promised myself never to step my foot on that hanging thing again but three years ago I went up again, not because I wanted too but the two girls, Sara & Sophie, pleaded and begged and cajoled me into going up with them promising to flank me on both sides. I regretted my decision. My heart was hanging out and my knees went weak. How can I enjoy myself when all I can think about is how high we are at that moment. The distance from one point to another is about 2.2 kilometer. I will never go up there again, ever!
But for those of you who are on vacation, you must try to get on this hanging car. Beautiful panorama.
If you are staying at any one of the hotels in Pantai Cenang, the drive to this place will take about 30 ~ 40 minutes. The nearest hotels to this place is Berjaya Beach and Spa Resort.
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| credited to panoramio.com |
2) Mangrove Cruise : A slow cruise along mangrove swamp while you get to watch some reptiles such as snake slithering on the mangrove trees or monitor lizard slowly making it's way into the water. Don't get confuse with an alligator as these lizards can get nearly as big as the former. The boat skipper will make a few stops for his passengers. Among the stops were to be at the Fish Farm and eagle feeding. Prices differed according to hours of usage or you go on a private or sharing basis.
3) Island Hopping : Hop in a little speed boat and head to the first stop, Lake of Pregnant Maiden. Why the name? You'll get the answer once in the boat. After this stop, the boat skipper will stop in the middle of the sea to allow you a live eagle feeding show. The last stop would be Pulau Bras Basah (Wet Rice Island) for swimming.
4) Snorkeling Trip at Pulau Payar : A full day trip (departs at 09:30am ~ 15:00hrs). Lunch, snorkeling gears and transfers included. It's an island by itself about 50 minutes away from Langkawi Island. Main attraction while here was swimming among black-tipped baby sharks. Prices ranging from RM180.00 to RM 290.00 per person. You can still scout around for cheaper price.
5) Sunset Cruise : For those of you who is feeling a little romantic, get yourself on board of semi luxury yacht cruising from 17:00hrs ~ 20:00hrs. Price RM 260.00 per person.
6) Wanting to know more about the island? Get a car to move around and visit many interesting places such as Underwater World (aquarium), Mahsuri Tomb (a legend about a girl named Mahsuri who was stabbed to death by villagers believing she had committed an adultery), Galeria Perdana ( a museum displaying gifts and awards received by our former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamed), night market (please check with your hotel concierge the site for the day as it changes sites every day), Mardi Fruit Farm (get acquainted with tropical fruits) where you will be taken on a little buggy to tour the farmland of the fruits first-hand and many other places that you can find while here, Batik Art Gallery (hand-painted batik done right in front of you or you can participate by drawing your own batik with the help from the staff).
If you do not wish to drive, you can always go on a private tour. The price differs according to number of people. Usually for four hours tour the price is at RM 120.00 (for 2 people). It doesn't include entrance fees to any of the place visited.
There's one place that is not so popular among the tourists, maybe because nobody told them about it. For bird lovers, there's a place called Lubuk Semilang (waterfall) where one can watch the hornbills returning to their nests in the evening. Hundreds of them will fly back before dusk fall.
I'll wrap up the second episode of Langkawi. The next one will be where to stay. Keep on reading.
Thanks for being my readers!
Ciao for now,
Rose
3rd.July '13
What's in Langkawi and things you want to know about Langkawi
Hi all,
You know something? All these while when I am writing about almost anything that came to my mind, I forgot something that is close to my heart. The place I live, Langkawi. An idyllic, quiet little place surrounded by mountains and stretch and stretch of beaches. Well, not totally quiet as in some other islands but compared to other places in Malaysia, our island is peaceful and readily welcoming anybody who wish to spend their holidays here.
If the write up is going to be too long, then I will break into two parts. Right, let's start up with accessibility. One can always get on a plane from Kuala Lumpur or Penang to reach here. Especially from Kuala Lumpur, the flights available are almost hourly once. It takes about 1 hour to reach here. There are Malaysia Airlines, Air Asia, Firefly or Berjaya Air. Take your pick. Check the flight rate regularly. Sometimes when you least expect it, you'll hit the best rate available.
Then, there are boats leaving either from Kuala Kedah (Kedah region) or Kuala Perlis (Perlis region) that leaves daily. First boat usually leaves at 07:30hrs (either way) and the last ferry departs from both sides are at 19:00hrs. Tickets from Kuala Kedah is RM 23.00 per person and RM 18.00 per person from Kuala Perlis. Trip from Kuala Kedah takes about one and a half hour whereas from Kuala Perlis takes about forty five minutes.
Don't expect the boat to leave on time. There usually be a leeway of about 10 ~ 15 minutes before the boat actually departs from the pier.
The island has about 103,000 population (I got the figures from Langkawi District Office website) with the Malays being the majority. Our crime rate is relatively low. I can leave my car engine on for 10 ~ 20 minutes to get my grocery stocks in a supermarket without worrying about my car being stolen. So what if it were to be stolen? Where can they go? I'll get it back one way or the other (I can say this coz I am on an island). I will only lock if I left something inside the car. However, it is still advisable to be careful. Better to be safe than sorry.
Car rental operators are in abundance on this island. Langkawi is known for it's tax free status, thus cars are cheap over here. That makes renting a car is truly affordable. One can get a rental car for as cheap as RM60.00 per day (24 hours) depending on the seasons. I must emphasize on the insurance coverage. Some of the cars rented out don't have an insurance coverage. Those cars with coverage will come visibly higher in price compared than the ones without it. If, by any chance you decided to drive the ones without coverage, you might be flagged down by a traffic police and issued a ticket for it. It's the chance you have to take or if you were to get involve in a car accident, then you will have to fork out your own money to pay for the damage of the car you're driving and if you are at fault, then for the car that you collide with.
This island is full of luxury cars from all made. The roads on this island is quite well-maintained. You may at some point think of speeding since the road is almost empty and passing cars were scarce especially late at night or early mornings. These are the time you must be extra alert as some roaming cows or buffaloes might be crossing or worse still, sleeping on the roads like its their home.
Food: Food everywhere you go. If you decided to stay at the famous Pantai Cenang area, the whole stretch of this road were filled with restaurants. Just name whatever food you have in mind. I am pretty sure it's there. Only thing is, all these restaurants are mostly catered for tourists thus the price is a tourist price.
I will give some ideas as to where you could have some good food without burning your pockets.
For Muslims, most of the little restaurants or coffee shops are halal as the food handler are Muslims.
For seafood :
1) Selera Nelayan Restaurant. Not too cheap but acceptable. (Malay Seafood)
If you are coming from Kuah Town heading towards Pantai Cenang, once you passed by
general hospital, first traffic light, (which should be on your right), wait until you reached the
second traffic light, only then take a left turn and drive slowly for roughly another 200meter.
You will have to drive down a little slope and there you are. It looks shabby but the
seafood items are truly fresh.
2) Wonderland Restaurant : Chinese seafood Restaurant situated in Kuah town. Also quite
affordable. If it's your first time to this island, you will find it a bit confusing to find. What I
can say is that the restaurant is close by to Bella Vista Hotel. This restaurant was separated from
Bella Vista Hotel by a little canal.
3) For a cheap locally cooked western food, head to EE Burger. The locals often frequented
this shop as there are varieties to choose from. This place is in the same area as
Wonderland Restaurant. They have almost everything you may wish to eat.
4) For Thai food lovers, do try this restaurant, Wan Thai Restaurant. Also in Kuah Town.
This restaurant was not centrally located in town. Kind of hidden. You need to find either
Affin Bank, Bank Simpanan Nasional, Hotel Bahagia or Kamdar (textile supermarket).
About 150 meters away from these banks. I tried a couple of times and was satisfied with
the food. Reasonable price.
5) Mangoes Bar & Grill : A true Western Style of cooking. The price is good (for European
standard) and even quite affordable for local standard. So if you're here for a few weeks
and missing home, maybe you could head to this little place and get acquainted with these
lovely people. The owner is a couple from Australia/Germany. Address : Kuala Teriang.
Simply stop and ask directions from the local. They'd be delighted to show you the place.
There are hundreds of other restaurants mushrooming on this island. All you have to do is stick out your head around and look out for your favorite food.
By the way, there are a few of fast food restaurants around as well such as :
Kenny Rogers (Jetty Point, Kuah),
1) Mc Donalds (Kuah Town and Pantai Cenang),
2) KFC (Kuah Town, Telaga Harbour and Pantai Cenang)
3) Artissan's Pizza (Kuah, Pantai Cenang and Telaga Harbour) : delivery is available depending on the area.
Shopping in Langkawi: Don't get deceived with the tax free island status. It doesn't mean everything is cheap. In fact, having meals at a restaurant may cost you more that what you can have in the mainland. This may be due to food items that had to be imported from Thailand or mainland.
One can get really cheap stuff such as liquors, cigarettes and chocolates and oh, dishware and crockery as well. You can get all these items at a truly amazing price. Anybody interested in a car? That's a steal too!
I guess I will stop here for today and will continue with the second part within these few days. Just in case you guys were wondering if you can rely on my review on this island, the answer is yes (confidently) as I have been here since 1994. So I know quite well about this island. Send me an email should you wish to know more about it. I'll be happy to help you the best I can.
Bye for now and watch out for the next entry.
Lots of love,
Rose
1th.July '13
You know something? All these while when I am writing about almost anything that came to my mind, I forgot something that is close to my heart. The place I live, Langkawi. An idyllic, quiet little place surrounded by mountains and stretch and stretch of beaches. Well, not totally quiet as in some other islands but compared to other places in Malaysia, our island is peaceful and readily welcoming anybody who wish to spend their holidays here.
If the write up is going to be too long, then I will break into two parts. Right, let's start up with accessibility. One can always get on a plane from Kuala Lumpur or Penang to reach here. Especially from Kuala Lumpur, the flights available are almost hourly once. It takes about 1 hour to reach here. There are Malaysia Airlines, Air Asia, Firefly or Berjaya Air. Take your pick. Check the flight rate regularly. Sometimes when you least expect it, you'll hit the best rate available.
Then, there are boats leaving either from Kuala Kedah (Kedah region) or Kuala Perlis (Perlis region) that leaves daily. First boat usually leaves at 07:30hrs (either way) and the last ferry departs from both sides are at 19:00hrs. Tickets from Kuala Kedah is RM 23.00 per person and RM 18.00 per person from Kuala Perlis. Trip from Kuala Kedah takes about one and a half hour whereas from Kuala Perlis takes about forty five minutes.
Don't expect the boat to leave on time. There usually be a leeway of about 10 ~ 15 minutes before the boat actually departs from the pier.
The island has about 103,000 population (I got the figures from Langkawi District Office website) with the Malays being the majority. Our crime rate is relatively low. I can leave my car engine on for 10 ~ 20 minutes to get my grocery stocks in a supermarket without worrying about my car being stolen. So what if it were to be stolen? Where can they go? I'll get it back one way or the other (I can say this coz I am on an island). I will only lock if I left something inside the car. However, it is still advisable to be careful. Better to be safe than sorry.
Car rental operators are in abundance on this island. Langkawi is known for it's tax free status, thus cars are cheap over here. That makes renting a car is truly affordable. One can get a rental car for as cheap as RM60.00 per day (24 hours) depending on the seasons. I must emphasize on the insurance coverage. Some of the cars rented out don't have an insurance coverage. Those cars with coverage will come visibly higher in price compared than the ones without it. If, by any chance you decided to drive the ones without coverage, you might be flagged down by a traffic police and issued a ticket for it. It's the chance you have to take or if you were to get involve in a car accident, then you will have to fork out your own money to pay for the damage of the car you're driving and if you are at fault, then for the car that you collide with.
This island is full of luxury cars from all made. The roads on this island is quite well-maintained. You may at some point think of speeding since the road is almost empty and passing cars were scarce especially late at night or early mornings. These are the time you must be extra alert as some roaming cows or buffaloes might be crossing or worse still, sleeping on the roads like its their home.
Food: Food everywhere you go. If you decided to stay at the famous Pantai Cenang area, the whole stretch of this road were filled with restaurants. Just name whatever food you have in mind. I am pretty sure it's there. Only thing is, all these restaurants are mostly catered for tourists thus the price is a tourist price.
I will give some ideas as to where you could have some good food without burning your pockets.
For Muslims, most of the little restaurants or coffee shops are halal as the food handler are Muslims.
For seafood :
1) Selera Nelayan Restaurant. Not too cheap but acceptable. (Malay Seafood)
If you are coming from Kuah Town heading towards Pantai Cenang, once you passed by
general hospital, first traffic light, (which should be on your right), wait until you reached the
second traffic light, only then take a left turn and drive slowly for roughly another 200meter.
You will have to drive down a little slope and there you are. It looks shabby but the
seafood items are truly fresh.
2) Wonderland Restaurant : Chinese seafood Restaurant situated in Kuah town. Also quite
affordable. If it's your first time to this island, you will find it a bit confusing to find. What I
can say is that the restaurant is close by to Bella Vista Hotel. This restaurant was separated from
Bella Vista Hotel by a little canal.
3) For a cheap locally cooked western food, head to EE Burger. The locals often frequented
this shop as there are varieties to choose from. This place is in the same area as
Wonderland Restaurant. They have almost everything you may wish to eat.
4) For Thai food lovers, do try this restaurant, Wan Thai Restaurant. Also in Kuah Town.
This restaurant was not centrally located in town. Kind of hidden. You need to find either
Affin Bank, Bank Simpanan Nasional, Hotel Bahagia or Kamdar (textile supermarket).
About 150 meters away from these banks. I tried a couple of times and was satisfied with
the food. Reasonable price.
5) Mangoes Bar & Grill : A true Western Style of cooking. The price is good (for European
standard) and even quite affordable for local standard. So if you're here for a few weeks
and missing home, maybe you could head to this little place and get acquainted with these
lovely people. The owner is a couple from Australia/Germany. Address : Kuala Teriang.
Simply stop and ask directions from the local. They'd be delighted to show you the place.
There are hundreds of other restaurants mushrooming on this island. All you have to do is stick out your head around and look out for your favorite food.
By the way, there are a few of fast food restaurants around as well such as :
Kenny Rogers (Jetty Point, Kuah),
1) Mc Donalds (Kuah Town and Pantai Cenang),
2) KFC (Kuah Town, Telaga Harbour and Pantai Cenang)
3) Artissan's Pizza (Kuah, Pantai Cenang and Telaga Harbour) : delivery is available depending on the area.
Shopping in Langkawi: Don't get deceived with the tax free island status. It doesn't mean everything is cheap. In fact, having meals at a restaurant may cost you more that what you can have in the mainland. This may be due to food items that had to be imported from Thailand or mainland.
One can get really cheap stuff such as liquors, cigarettes and chocolates and oh, dishware and crockery as well. You can get all these items at a truly amazing price. Anybody interested in a car? That's a steal too!
I guess I will stop here for today and will continue with the second part within these few days. Just in case you guys were wondering if you can rely on my review on this island, the answer is yes (confidently) as I have been here since 1994. So I know quite well about this island. Send me an email should you wish to know more about it. I'll be happy to help you the best I can.
Bye for now and watch out for the next entry.
Lots of love,
Rose
1th.July '13
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