Halal Peranakan Restaurant @ Joo Chiat - Casa Bom Vento

Halal Peranakan Restaurant : Casa Bom Vento - Joo Chiat

I have been wanting to try out the halal peranakan restaurant at Joo Chiat Road since forever but didn't get the chance until last May when I had to travel back to Singapore every week. Sadly, I couldn't write a review about it until now and I think I should really stop taking too long writing reviews cos by then I could not recall the names of the dishes that I tried!

So, I am so sorry that this review will not be much other than food photos and the fact that the food at Casa Bom Vento is indeed delicious!

I came down on a Saturday around 1.30pm with hubby and I initially thought that the restaurant would be somewhere further up a bit from the Hajjah Maimunah Restaurant stretch, so we braved the super slow traffic hoping that we would see the restaurant soon :p Alas the restaurant is actually nearer to 112 Katong (the T-Junction there) than to Joo Chiat Complex! Aside from slow traffic because of traffic lights, parking space is also very difficult to get, so hubby dropped me off at the restaurant to order and he parked at 112 Katong (less than 5 minutes walk)

I went into Casa Bom Vento by myself, the restaurant is quite small, though I am not sure if they have more seating areas upstairs. The menu is also quite limited. I started to worry that hubby would not be pleased. All dishes are accompanied with pictures in the menu, so pardon me, I don't remember the dishes names but maybe you can compare my pictures with the pictures in the menu :p

I had initially wanted to order fish but didn't think that I would like black pepper sting ray, so I opted for prawns instead. I thought of ordering 1 prawn dish, 1 chicken dish and 1 beef dish and I just asked the waitress what is nice. 

These were what we had:

Halal Peranakan Restaurant Singapore : Casa Bom Vento; Joo Chiat

This is beef (or is it mutton?) hmm.. can't recall but this was my favorite dish on that day, tender oh so tender meat in a stew that is sweet but not over powering.

Halal Peranakan Restaurant in Singapore - Casa Bom Vento; Joo Chiat

My second favorite dish was the prawns. Its the first time I eat prawns cooked this way, the prawns were juicy and lightly paired with mild coconut gravy. Finger licking!

Halal Peranakan Restaurant Singapore - Casa Bom Vento @ Joo Chiat Road

This dish is mainly for the husband, something like ayam masak lemak but stronger spices and less coconut milk, doesn't taste like curry though it looked like curry. Overall an ok dish but I still prefer the beef haha.

Halal Peranakan Restaurant in Singapore - Casa Bom Vento @ Joo Chiat Road

A vegetable dish that we will always order when dining in a nyonya / peranakan restaurant is the brinjals. This dish was simple and light but well executed.

Halal Cendol in Singapore @ Casa Bom Vento; Joo Chiat Road

This is as usual hubby's order, I didn't really eat much of this since my tummy was super full by then. No complaints about the cendol either. 

Overall dining here was a pleasant experience and the food didn't disappoint. It was a different experience from our normal eats but still enjoyable, would definitely be back some other time :)

Map of Casa Bom Vento:

Call them @ (+65) 6440 0196


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Resepi Kroket Kentang & Daging

Idea berbuka puasa: Kroket Kentang & Daging

Minggu lepas saya berbuka puasa di rumah mak, kemudian esoknya mak tanya nak masak apa untuk berbuka? Sambil belek-belek majalah nampak resepi kroket kentang klasik, saya pun cadangkan kepada mak saya "Apa kata mak cuba resepi ni? Nampak macam selera, budak-budak pun boleh makan" Mak pun ok jer.. sekali lepas beberapa jam di dapur, mak naik ke bilik, muka boring jer.. resepi tak jadi, kentang lembik sangat.. kita yang tak puasa ni dengan selamba cuba lah rasa.. rupa memang takde tapi rasa Ya Allah sedap sangat haha! 

Jadi, balik KL malam Ahad, hari ni kita pulak cuba resepi kroket kentang klasik.. tapi I adjust sikit-sikit sebab mak kata kentang lembut sangat kan. susah nak bentuk kroket tu.. malangnya walaupun dah adjust sikit resepi tetap lembut dan susah nak bentuk (cuma I punya tak berderai terus macam mak I punya). Tak puas hati ni baru google resepi dalam bahasa inggeris pulak..I bandingkan beberapa resepi.. yang resepi dalam bahasa inggeris semua tambah sikit tepung (dah agak dah, memang tadi masa masak tu macam nak tambah tepung sikit sebab adunan dia lembut sangat) dan yang ada resepi tu siap masuk peti ais sekejap supaya senang nak bentuk dan tak berderai bila digoreng.

So yang kat bawah ni resepi I dah adjust, resepi sikit je dapat dalam 10-12 kroket kentang:

Resepi inti daging kroket:

300 gm daging cincang

1/2 biji bawang besar - dadu

1 bawang putih - cincang
1/2 batang lobak merah - didadu halus

1/4 sudu teh jintan putih

sedikit serbuk lada putih

1/2 sudu makan tepung 

1/3 kiub perisa daging 

Cara-cara memasak inti daging kroket:

1. Panaskan sedikit minyak atas pan dan tumis bawang besar dan bawang putih.

2. Masukkan jintan, lada putih, lobak merah dan daging.

3. Larutkan tepung dan kiub perisa daging dengan sedikit air kemudian campurkan ke dalam daging.

4. Masak hingga kering.

Resepi kentang kroket:

4 biji / 300 gm kentang (dikukus - tapi I rebus je kemudian lenyekkan)

10 gm butter 

1 kuning telur (I tak guna)

4 sudu makan susu serbuk (I guna dutch lady)

garam

lada hitam

tepung gandum (ni yang I nak tambah lain kali, agak-agak lah mungkin dalam 2-4 sudu makan jugak)

Bahan-bahan salut:

tepung gandum

telur 

serbuk roti

Cara-cara membuat kentang kroket daging:

1. Bahan-bahan kentang kroket semua dicampurkan hingga menjadi adunan kentang

2. Ambil sedikit kentang, bulatkan dan leperkan, ambil sedikit daging kemudian bentukkan menjadi bentuk bujur.

3. Salutkan dengan tepung, celup dalam telur yang telah dipukul, kemudian salutkan dengan serbuk roti.

4. Ulangkan sehingga selesai, jika perlu masukkan kroket yang telah dibentuk ke dalam peti ais dalam satu jam sebelum digoreng atau kalau susah sangat untuk dibentuk, masukkan adunan kentang kroket ke dalam peti ais dahulu supaya lebih mudah untuk dibentuk. 

Kroket ni terus terang I cakap leceh nye nak buat kali pertama mencuba.. harap-harap kalau dah biasa dah senang..makan memang sedap.. buat je susah.. haiiiz.. next time try I nak campur shredded mozarella cheese lah pulak haha.. saje je tengok apa rasa.. mungkin yang inti daging pulak tukar perisa letak sos prego sikit hehe.. 

Kroket kentang sedap dimakan masa panas-panas, bila dah sejuk dah tak sedap, serbuk roti dia dah tak garing.