Cucur Udang Recipe

Prawn fritters or cucur udang is my all time favorite fritter though getting it right is always a case of trial and error whenever a long time has lapsed since I last fried a batch. Since, we have some fresh prawns today, I decided to celebrate the turning on of my Gas Malaysia with some cucur udang for breakfast :)

The basic recipe for cucur udang is:

10 -15 Fresh Prawns - de-veined and de-shelled; whole or cut in smaller pieces to your liking

3 cloves of garlic

1/2 medium sized onion

1 tablespoon of dried shrimps

1/2 teaspoon of chilli powder

1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder

1 teaspoon of oil 

pinch of salt

pinch of bicarbonate of soda

350grm flour

water (usually about slightly less than 2 parts water to 3 parts flour)

Blend all of the above (the oil is to make the blending easier if you are just folding with hand then you can omit the oil)

The trial and error for cucur udang recipe is usually the combination of water and flour. What I usually do is I will usually test fry a small portion to see how the texture is like and adjust flour or water accordingly. The texture of the prawn fritter (cucur udang) batter should be something like below picture. The batter should not slide down the spoon easily, you should feel a bit of weight when scooping the batter but it should still be able to slide down the spoon without you having to flick your wrist.  

cucur udang batter texture should be something like this

Deep fry the batter spoonful by spoonful on medium heat. The fritters cook fast so make sure you don't burn it. Happy trying :)

Banana Muffins Microwave Recipe

That's it, today's the day Gas Malaysia's technician is coming to activate the gas, after this I might use Microwave cooking lesser, though I have started to find it a very convenient way of cooking and less messy.

I decided to try a muffin recipe today for my first son since we have some ripe bananas on hand. Stumbled upon this recipe from www.cooks.com.

Banana Muffins Batter

Ingredients for a banana muffin recipe are as such:

1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup yoghurt
1/2 cup mashed ripe banana
1 and 1/2 cup unsifted all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp hershey's cocoa powder

Instructions:

1. Mix oil and sugar together, beat in the eggs.
2. Beat in water, yoghurt and bananas.
3. Fold in the flour bit by bit and the rest of the ingredients.

Pour into paper muffin cups 2/3 full and microwave 6 at a time on high for 2 to 2.5 minutes until done.

Banana Muffins tasted fine though it didn't rise up very high maybe because I didn't beat it well enough

I find the recipe very easy to follow though the hershey's powder is added in by me just for fun, the original recipe calls for nuts While trying out this banana muffin recipe, I found out that I didn't have a whisk with me, so I just beat the mixture with a fork. The banana muffins still turned out ok to me. This is a simple recipe for a quick muffin fix when the kids starts to ask for it. My second son couldn't stop eating it though I can't get my first son to try it cos the muffins looked too plain. I would have dusted it with some sugar powder if I have some. Still, not too bad since this is the first time I started baking again after having kids. Happy trying!