MAL'S HALF CENTURIAN COOK BOOK - Fundamental Cooking Recipes -

This time I would like to share fundamental/basic cooking recipes.The series will be extracted from my collection of tested recipes from my personal collection recipe book that I have created since I was still small - approaching teens. The book is nearing to it's half century .

It's time to be shared to all especially to those who will be staying away from parents,without maid,alone ,out of our country where things are expensive to buy outside and doubtful on 'halal' status...

Even though now you could find ready to serve package such as nescafe 3 in 1 ,tea 3 in 1, instant ........somehow the fundamental basic recipes need to be preserved..for the younger generation views..

This is good reference for the children who were not taught of "Kemahiran Hidup" or "Home Science" at school or at home...

Let's start with something simple as soon as you wake-up....


MILK

This is when you have to prepare milk using milk powder.

Ingredients:
2 tablespoon milk powder
1 pint warm water

Method:
Measure the warm water into a jug
Sprinkle the milk powder on the water
Whisk with fork until free from lumps.Nowadays you can look for instant milk powder that will not lump.

You can have your favourite cereal with milk (chill)....
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COCOA

Ingredients:
2 teasp.cocoa powder
1 pt milk
sugar

Methods
Blend cocoa powder with 2 or 3 tablespoonful of milk .
Boil the rest of the milk in a milk saucepan .
When the milk boils,pour it over the blended cocoa and stir it
Rinse the saucepan and return the cocoa to the pan to boil again
Boil the cocoa for 3 minutes,pour it into warmed jug and serve it with sugar served separately
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COFFEE

Ingredients:
2 tablespoon coffee powder
1 pt boiling water

Methods:
Heat a jug, put in coffee powder and pour boiling water over it
Stir the coffe,cover it tightly and let it infuse for 10 minutes in a warm place.
Heat a coffee pot.
Stir the coffee again to settle the grounds and strain it to the heated coffee pot
Serve the coffee with a hot milk and sugar served separately.
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TEA

Ingredients:
1teasp tea per person +1 teasp.for the pot
Boiling water

Methods:

Put water to boil.
Warm teapot by pouring boiling water into it.Pour away
Measure tea into the heated pot
Pour boiling water over the tea.
Cover the pot and allow water to infuse for 4 to 5 minutes.
Serve the tea with cold milk and sugar served seperately


For conversion reference:

From pints to cups ,to ounces,to litres....

click CONVERSION