Recipe: Ketam Masak Lemak Cili Api

Assalamualaikum.

Resepi asal dari Che Nom (terima kasih kak! sedap sangat~)

(Hidangan untuk 2 orang makan)

Bahan-bahan:

• 2 ekor ketam segar dibelah dua
• 1 batang serai, dititik
• 1 helai daun kunyit, dicarik
• 2 cawan santan pekat (bersamaan 500ml)
• 1 keping asam keping

Bahan untuk dikisar halus:

• 10-15 biji cili api kampung
• 2 biji cili merah
• Setengah biji bawang besar
• 1 inci kunyit hidup
• 3 biji bawang merah
• 3 ulas bawang putih

Penyediaan:

1. Bersihkan ketam daripada pasir atau lumpur, belah dua, ketuk kulit ketam (especially part yang keras sangat kat sepit) dengan lesung sampai pecah sedikit untuk senang nak makan nanti.

2. Masukkan ketam dan bahan kisar dalam periuk, masak sekejap dalam 5 minit, perlahankan api dan masukkan pati santan.
3. Api masih perlahan, kacau sentiasa supaya tidak berketul. (kalau masak lemak memang kena rajin kacau) Masukkan asam keping, serai dan daun kunyit.
4. Masukkan garam dan masak sehingga mendidih.

Ketam dan bahan kisar

Best tau makan lauk ketam masak lemak cili api ni.. hidang sekali dengan ulam, sambal belacan, ikan terubuk masin sarawak. Tapi yang peliknya, kuah masak lemak saya ni jadi manis.. takde pun letak gula. Rasa manisnya tu macam kita letak labu. Mungkin rasa manis ketam?

Sambal belacan + ulam raja

Ikan terubuk masin sarawak goreng garing + bawang besar + cili api

Terima kasih hubby sebab tolong bersihkan ketam.. masa nak masak ni, nasib baik dia inspect ketam tu dulu. Pasir tak hilang lagi, ketam tak belah dua, dengan getah gelung yang ikat kaki ketam pun tak buang habis.. dah kena bebel :p 

Selain ketam, hubby memang suka makan ikan masin dan sambal belacan. Ulam tu je saya makan sorang-sorang. Happy betul bila tengok hubby makan bertambah. Berselera. Ada satu feeling yang rasa best sangat, lepas ni nak masak sedap-sedap lagi! J

Tips Memilih Wedding Photographer/Videographer

Assalamualaikum, hi dearies!

For those who are getting married (Congratulations!) and seeking photographer/videographer, these are the tips that I can share with you based on my experience.

Tips for choosing wedding photographer/videographer:

1. Know your budget.

2. Check for their work on Web, Instagram, Facebook, any social media. Use you stalking skills!

3.  Editing skills. Penting tau.. tapi jangan la jenis yang over edit sampai muka macam kartun. Kalau tak reti edit pun bahaya, nanti kesian la gambar yang hitam berminyak takda sapa nak cerahkan :p

4. Read the reviews from their previous client

5. Make price comparison with the items and package offered

Contoh: album berapa page, types of finishing for the album cover – leather/kaca/etc, coverage photographer/videographer dari pukul berapa, etc)

6. Mileage - transportation cost. Included ke tak and how much?

7. Video - berapa minit?

Important for you to discuss with them your expectations. Kalau boleh untuk video tak perlu berlakon (kena salam banyak kali ke) let it be natural. Pelik tau bila berlakon ni, jadi tak cantik.

A good photographer can take nice pictures even with a bad surrounding/condition if they know how to apply the right angle and camera setting.

Make sure before the photographer print out your album, you CHOOSE and CONFIRMED first your pictures, and also the arrangement. In my case, I didn’t get the chance to choose the pictures for my album which end up ada gambar yang tutup mata dan tak clear. It’s even sadder because when I check the softcopy, they actually got a lot of other better pictures!  I just don’t know why they choose the wrong pictures. Maybe they didn’t check before printing? L Sad but past is past, I don’t want you guys to experience the same thing okay? J

Maybe your budget is very tight and you want to choose the cheapest among all your existing choices but, bear in mind that don’t ever compensate price with quality. Ada yang offer murah tapi gambar tak cantik, ada yang mahal tapi output superb.. Banyak aspek untuk di consider but still, depends on you. Any decision that you made - make sure jangan menyesal dikemudian hari.

Like my uncle said – “mahal ada sebab, murah ada sebab.”

So choose carefully ok?

I hope this helps, and you’ll get the best wedding photographer/videographer ever. J

p/s: minta maaf untuk penggunaan bahasa rojak, well I poured everything straight from my heart~ no filters. Hihi