Roti Jala

Happy Sunday all! Salam!

New 2015 achievement! I learned how to make Roti Jala! Woot woot. I was at the in laws house and my MIL made this DELICIOUS Roti Jala (they are called roti kirai up north!). I was surprised at how easy it is to make the batter and how quick it took to cook em. SO here is an easy peasy recipe for you Roti Jala lovers out there! 

Original recipe: here

Roti Jala

1 cup water

1/4 cup milk

1 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon tumeric powder

1 tablespoon oil

1 egg

More oil for frying

1. In a blender (you heard me right, a blender), put in the water, milk, flour, tumeric powder,oil and egg.
2. Blend until everything is well incorporated.
3. Run the batter through a sieve to get rid of any lumps.Set aside.
4. Using a non-stick pan, spray it with oil or grease the pan with a thin layer of oil.
5. Once the pan is hot, but the batter into the mould and make net like patterns on the pan.
6. The batter is cooked, when the top side of the batter is dry. There is NO NEED to flip it and fry the other side.
7. Transfer the cook batter on a flat surface and roll them into small cylinders.
8. Serve with any kind of curry.

We eat this for breakfast or during tea time. In Malaysia, it isn't offensive to serve Roti Jala when it isn't hot. We don't necessarily chill them, but room temperature Roti Jala will not make your relatives say nasty things about you under their breaths. Really. Perhaps a not-so-good curry will. Let's be honest, my curry is something that people will ask..."betul ke ini kari?rupa macam tak je".=.='

Till, then.

Love,

Sofhan Hasni 

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake-Swirl Brownie

Assalamualaikum!

Let’s flashback to the time when I’m still not married and living with my mum. Her trusty old oven have baked so many things for me, I should feel bad that she/he wasn’t invited to my wedding! He/she deserved to be there. :(

My father is quite classic with his dessert choices. Chocolate isn't something that he is too fond of. Not that he doesn't like it, but if there is a list of desserts, chocolate wouldn't be his first choice. I was making a Chocolate Chip Cheesecake-Swirl Brownie for my sister a couple of months back and was surprised that my father really..i mean...REALLY enjoyed it. I wouldn't blame him. It was delicious! Very decadent and indulgent. It makes all your worries go away. I kid, of course. But wouldn't it be better to be munching on these babies when you're stressed out than just being plain stressed out with no chocolate treat in your hands?

I also had a small "class/tutorial" with the cousins showing them how easy and fool proof this recipe is..

Original recipe here.

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake- Swirl Brownie

For the Brownie Mixture:

½ cup butter (melted)*

1¼ cup granulated sugar

¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

¼ teaspoon salt*

 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

 2 large eggs
½ cup all-purpose flour

 ¾ cup chocolate chips /chocolate chunks

For the Cheesecake Swirl:

 8 ounces cream cheese, softened

 ¼ cup granulated sugar

 ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

1 large egg

* If using salted/ semi salted butter, omit the salt.

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit or 180 Celcius. Line an 8 x 8 inch pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar, salt* and cocoa powder. Add the melted butter and the vanilla extract, mix until well combined.
3. Add the eggs, one at a time, stirring vigorously after each one. 
4. Add the flour and mix until it’s well incorporated.
5. Fold the chocolate chips into the batter. Set aside.
6. In a separate bowl, using an electric mixer, mix together all of the ingredients for the cheesecake swirl. Set aside.
7. Pour 2/3 of the brownie batter into the prepared pan. Then, slowly pour the cheesecake swirl batter on to the brownie batter.
8. Take the remaining brownie batter and dollop the batter randomly on the cheesecake swirl batter in the pan.
9. Using a toothpick, slowly swirl the mix of the batters around to create a marble effect.
10. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the brownie is set.
11. Let it cool and serve.

I know this is not the best picture...but this is the ONLY decent picture I could find and that says a lot! It is a brownie with cheesecake bits in it. What else could you ask for in a dessert/mid-night snack right? Super easy to make and super impressive at potlucks and get togethers. Give it a shot for your next gathering! Can you imagine what it'll be like if you use butterscotch chips instead?!

P/s: I am currently a housewife. I need housewife friends and we could all move to New Jersey. Or perhaps we could still stay in KL and be desperate instead? Desperate KL Housewives. Yep. Sounds like the next big reality show alrite!

Till then.

Love,

Sofhan Hasni