of Ramadhan & kids .. and meatloaf recipe

Today is already 4th of Ramadhan. Alhamdulillah first day fell on Sunday. We spent the day mostly at home, did groceries and fresh provision yess.. I love pegi pasar basah for the coming week while the kids were at Global Art and in the evening masak-masak in relax mode for iftar. While parents with anak-anak di perantauan took the chance bersahur and berbuka bersama-sama.

 

I remember last Ramadhan's first day fell on weekdays and we had to brace maaaadd craaaazzyyy traffic to go home. Sampai rumah lagi 15 minit nak berbuka. Kelam kabut sangat walaupun menu simple. And years before, Maghrib masuk barely 7:00 pm. That time anak-anak belum mula puasa. Minum air dulu, solat then only we had proper meal.

 

Kakak has been fasting full month for years now. And this year as well, insyaAllah. Unless she gets her period within this month! She's all cranky and moody and on first day, at 7:00 pm she thought she was digesting herself coz all sahur food digested oredi!

 

Iman, so far, is doing good. No complaints. When asked, dia kata dia lapar tapi lepas tu tengok TV berdekah-dekah ketawa. I think he's getting along well with this fasting matter. I also suspect his energy reservoir is pretty much impressive! (read: body fat). Warned not to gain anymore weight, nanti baju raya tak muat.

 

While my elder 2 are at that, Adam took his sahur at 7:00 am and broke-fast at 12:00 noon on first day. And he was an energy bunny mode, full power pulak tu for the rest of the day. Not a good combination I'd say.. an energy bunny and a tired mom. On second day he told us Mama Azah (pengasuh taska) yang suruh dia buka puasa waktu balik tadika. Well, I have to check hehe.

 

Like the past years, and like most wife and mom out there, I aim for homecooked meals for iftar. On weekends maybe boleh beriya-iya sikit la the spread. On weekdays simple-simple je. Anyone yang bekerja area yang femes dengan traffic jam would agree on one thing. Time is crucial. Hence eloklah perancangan menu dan persediaan bahan-bahan dibuat terlebih dahulu.

Memula buat menu. Then only we know what to buy. Wet-marketing (read: shopping lauk and sayur di pasar basah) is done weekly. Balik pasar silalah spend few hours untuk membersih, menyimpan, memerap, memotong, mengisar dan sebagainya. I only perap provision untuk iftar for the next 2 days. Lama-lama sangat nanti tak sedap. Unless we're making pekasam here. And the night before, I check on my menu and do the necessary preparations. Kalau nak buat sayur, I sliced bawang besar, bawang putih and whatnots siap-siap. In short, sampai rumah after work, masak je. Tak perlu nak prepare memotong, menyiang, menggaram dan yang sewaktu dengannya.

 

At Pasar Kajang last Sunday. Bought few types of fishes, a chicken, beef ribs and some vege. Yang vege tu.. amboi.. ambik sikit je pun sampai berbelas ringgit..

Below, I am sharing Meatloaf recipe. Orang melayu cakap apa ek, Lof Daging? Bantal Daging? Kalau hari-hari bekerja, saya prefer masakan jenis roast. Senang, masukkan dalam oven and while it's roasting, bolehlah tuan punya diri pegi mandi dan angkat kain dan sebagainya. Ada orang cakap sebab pemalas, suka hati lah kan nak cakap apa.

 

2 packs minced beef, jadi lebih kurang 550 - 600 gm kesemuanya.

1 pack mushroom. Nak guna yang dalam tin pun boleh.

 

 3 keping roti, rendam dalam susu secukup-cukup aje. Jangan banyak sangat susunya, nanti meatloaf soggy

 

 3 biji telur

 

 1-2 sudu besar brown sugar

Perasa garlic power
Serbuk lada hitam
dann..

garam.. takde dalam gambar

1/2 labu bawang besar, dadu halus..

 

Koyak/hancurkan roti berendam susu tadi. Masukkan telur dan bawang besar. Gaul rata.

 

Kendian tambah brown sugar, serbuk lada hitam, perasa garlic powder dan garam

 

Masukkan minced beef sama mushroom yang dihiris nipis. Gaul lagi.  

 

Minyakkan keliling loaf pan. Masukkan bancuhan tadi dalam loaf pan. Bakar 30 minit suhu 160d api atas bawah, lepas tu kurangkan suhu ke 140d, bakar lagi 15 minit. Untuk uji dah masak ke belum, cucuk meatloaf, kalau cecair yang keluar itu jernih, makanya dah masak la tu..

 

Kalau suka makan berkuah, boleh buat mushroom or blackpepper sauce. Our sauce pulak guna sos cili dan sos tomato (sama ratio), tambah sedikit perasa garlic powder dan brown sugar. Tak perlu masak.

Owh ya, hari tu kat Pasar Kajang, ada nampak mamat Arab ni bawak balik satu plastik beso minced beef. Mungkin boleh beli daging and mintak dikisarkan. Kot? I have to check next time ke sana.

Salam Ramadhan dari Kak Mon sekeluarga.