So... Eid Al-Adha this year, 'Rusty Cook' (me) has to take over. In take over, I mean jump... As I often heard, when you have to jump, you ask how high?
But, that's not the question that I asked myself because I have no plan of jumping so high... hihihiiii... For Eid Al-Adha this year, I, the Rusty Cook decided to make spaghetti... lalalaaaaaa...
A few friends remarked, 'you think you're celebrating x'mas?'... hihihihiiii... Not!
I went with my spaghetti plan even though spaghetti is not a usual Eid's meal... I have to thank my supportive family and friends who supported this idea :) It is true a 'mat saleh' Muslim do celebrate Eid with Spaghetti... such comfort to hear that :)
OMG! I definitely need to learn to cook more meals... especially festive ones...
Since I'm not a 'mat saleh', I know I must make an effort to make Eid Al-Adha feels like a celebration, Malay style. So, I added 'Peanut Gravy' with 'Nasi Impit' to the menu. Where did I get the recipe? From memory... years of observing Queen of the House made the gravy has finally paid off tonight. But the recipe for my gravy, I mixed it with Queen's and my auntie's... who are both excellent cooks.
Ingredients for the gravy:
Peanut (of course), onions, garlics,dried chilli, ginger, galangal, lemongrass, tamarind, palm sugar & minced meat.
Wash the peanut & fry it... until it becomes brownish... not blackish :)
The result... tadaaaaaa...
such an unflattering picture... such injustice :P
I used instant 'Nasi Impit'... coz it's the trend now... Yeah right! I don't know how to make the not instant one! There... I admitted it :P
Instant 'Nasi Impit'... before...
after...
Verdict:
- Spaghetti bolognaise --> tastier! nyum nyummm...
- Peanut gravy --> nyum nyummm... no doubt... I had to cook for 2nd round...
Everyone's happy!And importantly... I'm happy because everyone's happy! Plus, everyone really enjoyed the food I prepared...
Pat on both shoulders Rusty Cook! Well done!
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