Bubur Butir Nangka - Desert from Kelantan

It was Maulidur Rasul yesterday. I decided to prepare Bubur Butir Nangka for tea. I learned to prepare this desert from my mom. From what I understand, this is a desert from Kelantan. Don’t get misled by the name cos actually there is no nangka (jackfruit) in this bubur. It is called that way because, it looks like butir nangka, that’s all.

It is made of glutinous rice flour mixed with pandan juice.

This is how the dough looks like.

When the dough is ready, we formed it into butir nangka shape like these. This is a bit time consuming dan amat membosankan so you really need to be patient. If all of us are at home, then this will be an easy task cos we will work on this together.

Then it is time to boil these butir nangka. When you first put them in the boiling water they will stay at the bottom.

When they are fully cooked, they will start to pop-up on the surface of the water

These are the fully cooked butir nangka. Nice kan?

Then, it is time to prepare the gravy. I mixed the coconut milk, sugar and a pinch of salt. Then, I added a pinch of fenugreek (halba). This is the difference between bubur butir nangka and any other bubur. The fenugreek add to the aroma and flavor of this bubur butir nangka. But if you do not like it, you can skip this step, I also added a bit of glutinous rice flour to thicken the gravy and

Wallah, it is ready!

Delicious and yummy!

Macaroons

Last week we visited my brother again at the PLKN camp in Kuala Kangsar. My mom prepared Nasi Arab and Ayam Masak Pedas for the trip and asked me to prepare something light for the whole family. So I decided to bake the macaroons which is simple yet delicious and yummy. I know my three brothers will enjoy these chewy cookies.

(*muahaha masa untuk menggemokkan mereka sudah tiba!!)

So the night before the trip, I started baking these cute macaroons:

My macaroons were not in a perfect shape but hey, that is the whole purpose of being homemade, right?? Whatever dishes that are homemade are supposed to look rustic, bukan macam biskut buat kat kilang tu.
(*nak sedapkan hati sendiri nih)

When we reached the camp in Kuala Kangsar, I sandwiched two macaroons with a generous spread of peanut butter. I did not do it earlier because I’m afraid it will turn soggy after the long journey.

As expected, my brothers just love them!
What a great feeling!
Just look at their happy faces!
(*manyak senang ati wooo)