Thai Fried Bananas

Ingredients:

8 pcs Saba banana (Pisang Kepok)

1/3 cup shredded coconut

3/4 cup rice flour

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking powder

1-1/2 tbsp white sesame seeds ~ roasted

1/3 cup water

Oil ~ frying

Directions:

1. Peel the bananas, cut them lengthwise into 3 equal sections, and set aside.
2. Combine all the dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Add water and stir until well combined.
3. Add about 1-1/2 inches of oil to a pot and heat to about 160 deg C.  Dip the sliced bananas into the mixture batter and fry for about 5 mins until they are a deep brown color.  Drain on a paper towel.
4. Let bananas cool for several minutes before serving, and the coating will crisp up once cooled.

Nasi Daging Utara Air Asam

Ingredients:

3 cup basmati rice

2 tbsp ghee

2 tbsp vegetable oil

1/2 yellow onion ~ sliced

3 garlic ~ sliced

1" ginger ~ matchstick

2 screwpine leaves ~ knot

2 tbsp rempah kurma

1 tbsp rempah briyani

1 cup full cream milk

3-1/2 cup beef broth

Salt & seasoning

Coriander leaves

Cooked beef cube

Spices

1 cumin stick

2 Anise-star

3 cardamon

4 cloves

Beef Stew

500g beef ~ cube

1/2 yellow onion ~ sliced

3-4 garlic ~ smashed

2 tbsp rempah kurma

2 tbsp rempah briyani

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

1 litre water

Air Asam

1 onion ~ sliced

2 tomato ~ cut cube

3 red chili ~ sliced

1" roasted belacan

1/2 cup air asam jawa

2 tbsp fish sauce

2 tbsp sugar

1 tsp salt

1 tbsp kerisik

Some key lime

Instructions:

1. Prepare the beef: Add water to the big pot and add all the ingredients to the beef stew. Cook until the beef is tender. Remove the meat and set aside.
2. Heat ghee and vegetable oil in a saucepan and add the spices, onion and garlic.  Saute till fragrant for about 2 mins.  Then add the rempah kurma and biryani; continue to saute another 2 mins until fragrant.  Add the rice and continue to mix well.  Transfer the coated rice to the rice cooker.
3. Add the cooked beef cube, broth, whole cream milk, and salt to taste. Mix well, then add the coriander leaves.  Stir a little to mix and cover.  Let the rice cooker cook as usual.
4. While the rice is cooked, let's prepare the air asam. Add all the ingredients to a large bowl and mix together. Set aside for later.