Mango Swiss Roll

My neigbhour's has given me some mangoes from her mango tree.

I could make a mango Swiss roll so that I could share with her.
The fresh mango really enhanced the taste of the Swiss roll.

Mango Swiss Roll: ( 14 X 10 X1 ) " tray 

A.Egg yolk batter :

3 egg yolks

45 g   cake flour

30 ml corn oil 

30 ml water

B.Egg white foam ；

3 egg white

40 g sugar

1/4 tsp cream of tartar 

1 tbsp (20 g) corn flour

C. Cut mango into small cubes.


D. Prepare whipping cream :
100 ml whipping cream + 1 tsp vanilla essence ( optional )

Method:
1. Beat egg yolks with mixer for 5 mins. , speed 3.( highest)
2. Beat egg white for 1 mins + castor sugar +cream of tartar, beat 1 min  + corn flour , beat 1 min , speed 3.
3. Measure water + corn oil + mango flavour essence
4. + sieve cake flour into beaten egg yolk (1). ( in 3 times )
5. + liquid of (3) into (4) egg yolk batter.
6.  Combine ( 5) and  egg white foam ( 2) with spoon or spatula , stir evenly.
7. Pour the mixture into a greased paper baking tray.

Of Baking ( Preheat Oven ) :
Oven Temperature : 180 degree C ( lowest rack , my oven Faber brand)
Timing : 15 mins. ( lower and upper heat) , then turn to upper heat 10 mins to brown the top of the sponge.

Breakfast with Children

Sometimes when I have breakfast with friends, they will bring their children too.

Children usually like noodles.

Most of the time I will stick to my curry noodle.

Breakfast Menu :

1. Jawa Mee ( For child) -with half a hard boiled egg , a piece of prawn and crackers.  It looks rather a bit simple to be Jawa Mee. I actually never try this before although the stall is around my neigbourhood.

2. Curry Noodle - My type of breakfast with roast pork ( siu yoke 烧肉）and cockles ( 鲜蚶) , some long beans , broccoli , mint leaves and even bitter gourd . But I found that bitter gourd is not really good to go with curry !

3. Wanton Mee ( For child) - with char siew , furnished with minced meat and spring onion.

Quick Lunch - Tomato and Onion Omelette

I  always like to cook easy and quick dish which I can prepare my meal within half an hour time.

Eggs are always in stock in the fridge. This make life easier for me.

Lunch Menu :

1. Pork Curry 

2. Fried Chinese Cabbage

3. Tomato Omelette 

Tomato and Onion Omelette: ( For One person)
Ingredients:
2 tomatoes, chopped
1/2 of onion , chopped
1 beat egg ( about 70g)
some garlic
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp cooking oil

Method:
1. Heat oil + onion . Fried the onion until fragrant ( but not brown) + garlic.
2. + tomatoes .
3. + beaten egg
4.  Stir fry tomatoes and omelette until the egg

Parmesan Cheese Cookies

I have got some grated parmesan cheese and wished to make some parmesan cheese cookies.

  The ratio of flour and butter I use is 2 X ( flour ): 1 X ( cold butter ). 

This is the first time I made it and those cookies turns out well.

The cookies was full of cheese aroma after baking.

Parmesan Cheese Cookies: ( To make about 35 to 40 cookies)
Ingredients :
200 g flour
100 g butter
60 g icing sugar
20 g ( 1 tbsp) milk powder
50 g grated parmesan cheese

1 egg ( separated , 30ml beaten egg white , and egg yolk + 20 ml water for egg wash)
30 ml cold water

Method :
1. Using a pastry cutter cut in the butter and flour until it resemble bread crumb.
2. Add in icing sugar , milk powder and parmesan cheese.  Stir well.
3. Pour in cold water and beaten egg white . Make the mixture into a dough.
4. Flatten the dough as thick as 1 cm and cut it with cookie mold.
5. Brush all cookies with egg wash before baking.
5. Oven temperature : 220 C.
6. Baking time : 45 mins or until golden in colour.

2 Types of Curries in a Meal

3-Meals of the Day:

1. Breakfast : Instant noodle with minced meat and tofu.

2. Lunch : Minced with fried with ( frozen) mixed vegetable.

3. Dinner Menu : 

1. Vegetarian Curry . The ingredients still  Carrot , potato wedge , brinjal and tomato. 

2. Stir fried four-angled beans.

3. My neighbour gave me another bowl of pig skin curry with long beans , tofu bok  and brinjal. 

The next thing I did was to mixed both curries together since there were 2 types of curries in a meal !

Quick and Simple Vegetarian Curry: ( For 1 person )

Ingredients:
(4 " length )Slices of carrots  ( so that it will turn soft quickly)
Half of a potato
(10" length) brinjal
2 tomatoes
2 chilli padi

Prepare curry paste without using a blender:( Chop an onion,  1/2 garlic, 1/2 " turmeric until very tiny )

Cooking Method :
1. Fried onion, garlic and turmeric until fragrant.
2. + potato + carrot + tomato  + brinjal.
3. + 1 tablespoon of curry powder + salt + pepper.
4. + 3/4 cup of water to simmer until all vegetable become soft.

Pig skin curry