CHOCO MUFFINS

Freshly baked Choco Muffin smells great! You can imagine the whole house smells deliciously good when these muffins are baking in the oven...yummy yummy!! 

It's really easy & quick to bake muffins, give it a try & you'll love it!!

Ingredients:

85g wholemeal flour

12g cocoa powder

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/8 tsp salt

60g butter (softened)

60g castor sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla essence

80ml milk

2 tbsp choco chips

Method:

1. Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda & salt in a bowl.

2. In a separate bowl, use a hand whisk and beat butter, sugar till creamy & fluffy.

3. Add egg, vanilla essence, milk & mix well.

4. Pour the wet mixture into the sifted flour bowl & lightly fold till just combined. Add choco chips & mix well.

5. Scoop batter mixture into cupcake to 3/4 full, top with more choco chips & bake in preheated oven at 180°C for about 30mins.

*may use plain flour instead of wholemeal flour.
*may sprinkle top with some icing powder once muffin is cool down.

BANANA CREPE

This is my very 1st time in making crepe. I goggled to find the best recipe but ended with much disappointment. (Not all recipes on the internet turned out right) 
For the crepe, I topped with banana slices and drizzled some melted Hershey chocolate. This picture looks lovely & yummy, but crepe tasted dry and not so soft; sad, sad...however, I will keep this beautiful shot and try another recipe again next time.

SEGAR RESTAURANT

Recently I visited this "zichar" restaurant at Chinatown Point for a dinner with family members. Assam Curry Fish Head was highly recommended by my relatives who has tasted some of their zichar dishes not long ago. I noticed that their food portion here is rather small, enough for 2-3 persons.

Assam Curry Fish Head @$20

Assam Curry Fish Head was indeed my favourite dish. The gravy was super shiokkk...spicy and piping hot! The amount of gravy was quite a lot; good to go with the rice. The size of fish head was average, and the only setback was the limited pieces of vegetables in it. 

Sambal Kangkong @$8

I love the Sambal Kangkong! Quite spicy and delicious, but portion rather small.

Hotplate Beancurd @ $12

The Hotplate Beacurd dish was a let down...it was pale in colour and tasted average. Everyone felt it was rather expensive for this simple vegetable dish.

Bittergourd Omelet @$8

Bittergourd Omelet was rather thin, although it was spread out wide on the entire plate. I would prefer thicker in texture. 

During my dinner there, observed that many of their customers were small families or couples. There were a few big rounded tables and many smaller squared tables to cater for big and small group diners.
They do have claypot dishes, and I will try these on my next visit. Again, Assam Curry Fish Head was yummy & @$20 it was quite reasonable, no service charge here! Must try!!

Segar Restaurant @ Chinatown Point (Halal)

COFFEE CAKE

For freshly baked bread, cakes and pastries, head over to DJ Bakery! This homegrown bakery brand has been around for more than 10 years.

COFFEE CAKE - BEAUTIFUL DESIGN

A heartland favourite with over 15 outlets, DJ Bakery is committed to preserving its authentic taste in every bite, using only the freshest ingredients.The bakery's specialty is its cheese creations, such as the Parmesan Cheese Bun and Coffee Cheese. Other crowd pleasers are the Potato Curry Bun, Snow White Donut, Chocolate Bomb and Kueh Lapis, which comes in original, pandan, prune and even durian!

Recently I was looking for a family birthday cake & was attracted to this beautifully designed coffee cake. There were 3 different coffee cake designs to choose on that day, and this particular one seems like telling me, "get me"! Well, well...indeed the right one, not too dense type, which is perfect.  The sponge cake texture is soft, lightly coffee-flavoured with fresh cream & the sweetness is just right. Everyone loves it!!

It's only $22 @medium size & included 5 paper plates/forks, plastic knife & candles! Highly recommended.


@DJ Bakery, Serangoon Ctrl

PLAIN ONION ROTI PRATA

Roti Prata is a fried flat-bread that is cooked over a flat grill. It is usually served with vegetable or meat-based curry and is from M'ysia & S'pore. Prata is also commonly cooked upon request with cheese, onion, bananas, red bean, chocolate, mushroom or egg.

Plain Onion Roti Prata & Curry Fish Sauce

On a coooool raining morning, with a plate of crispy hot roti prata & a cup of thick hot tea...really gives you a delicious shiokkk feeling!

Prata wrapped with lots of onion

This particular prata stall at a coffee-shop is usually with a long queue (mainly chinese clients) on every weekends & weekdays morning. It has been my favourite roti prata stall for quite a few years now, and 2 pcs of plain=kosong prata is usually my order for breakfast or even lunch! The savoury type or the sweet type; I prefer savoury type...soft on the inside & crispy on the outside. I have tried egg prata from different stalls before, but somehow each time it tasted not so crispy, think it's due to the egg coating...kosong prata is still the best!!

Well, one fine morning, the friendly indian lady seller recommended me the onion prata which is said to be lower in cholesterol and healthier!

It is wrapped with lots of onion pieces, but then it would taste a lot better if I have eaten it at the stall...hot & crispy!! As I brought them home, it turned soft and mushy. I must say that the fish curry sauce taste good, flavour not over-powering but would be even better if it is thicker in texture for coating the prata.

Although plain prata is my favourite choice, however for the sake of better health, it is good to take onion prata once in a while.

($1.30 plain onion prata & $0.90 plain prata)

Stall: Coffee-shop @Blk 264 Serangoon Ctrl

Spore Hawker - Roti Prata Kosong

Calories: 209