【奶香炖鹰嘴豆】Creamy Chickpea Curry

 

鹰嘴豆是印度常用的一个食材，可以做成不同类型的小吃和咖喱，今天做的这款奶香炖鹰嘴豆和之前做过的鹰嘴豆咖喱做法稍微不同，味道更加温和醇厚，全家都很喜欢。

就着发面油饼吃特别香呢！

Chickpea is a common ingredient in Indian cuisine and can be used to make various snacks and curries. This creamy chickpea curry I made today is slightly different from the Spicy chickpea stew I made before; it has a milder and richer flavor, and the whole family loved it.

It tastes especially delicious with Bhatura!

【叁巴臭豆】Sambal Petai

 

前阵子做了一批椰糖叁巴，刚好冷冻室里有两包臭豆，和一些海鲜，午餐就做了好久没吃的叁巴臭豆。

臭豆（Petai）是东南亚很常见的食材，味道特殊，特别健康。

I made a batch of palm sugar sambal.  Since I had two bags of frozen petai and some seafood in the freezer, I made sambal petai for lunch, a dish I hadn't eaten in a long time.

Petai is a common ingredient in Southeast Asia, known for their unique flavor and health benefits.

臭豆（Petai）富含天然糖分：蔗糖、果糖和葡萄糖。这些糖分可增强体力。

科研结果证明，仅仅两份臭豆，就足以抵挡90分钟的重体力活，所以那些头号体育明星们特别钟情臭豆食品。

此外，臭豆还有其它各种疗效呢！（注：资料来自各种渠道）
一、抗抑郁症 据MIND 研究证明，有许多抑郁症患者，服用臭豆以后，病情有所好转。因为臭豆含有色氨酸，一种蛋白质，能经人体转化为血清素，使人放松情绪、心情愉悦。
二、经前期综合症（PMS） 你如果经历经前期综合症的话，不用服用什么药片，吃臭豆就行了。富含维他命B6的Pete可以调整血液中的糖含量，从而调节情绪。
三、贫血症 富含铁质的臭豆有助于人体红血球的生成，改善贫血症。
四、高血压 臭豆这个含钾极高，含盐低的热带作物，是抗高血压的良药。美国食品及药物管理局（FDA）已正式批准种植，并公认其降压和预防脑中风的疗效。
五、 健脑 今年在Twickenham (Middlesex)的200名学生，早餐、中间课休时间和午餐时食用了臭豆，他们顺利通过了考试。科研证明，富含钾的果品有助于学习，使学生脑子更清醒。
六、 便秘 臭豆的纤维素含量很高，助消化，从而可解决便秘问题。
七、治眩晕臭豆奶昔加蜂蜜，是治疗眩晕症的方法之一。臭豆可宁胃，蜂蜜可增加血糖含量，而牛奶有镇静作用，并能恢复体内丢失的水分。
八、饱胀 臭豆在人体内具有抗酸剂作用，因食过饱而胃胀不适时，食用臭豆可缓解症状。
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十一、神经系统疾病 臭豆富含维生素V, 可对神经系统起到镇静作用。
十二、肥胖症 据奥地利心理研究院调查发现，工作压力大的人经常会吃一些诸如巧克力和土豆片之类去舒缓压力。从在医院就诊的5000名病人中调查发现，工作压力大会使人发胖。 因此，他们得出结论，为了避免因工作压力造成的食欲，必须控制血液中的含糖量，可采取每两个小时吃碳水化合物含量高的零食，使血糖保持平衡。
十三、胃炎 由于臭豆质地柔和，可作为一种养胃的食品。经好多严重胃炎病例证实臭豆是唯一可以生吃而没有造成不良效果的果品。它不仅能中和胃酸，还能增加胃表面涂层，以减少对胃的刺激。

Parkia speciosa (bitter bean, twisted cluster bean, or stink bean) is a plant of the genus Parkia in the family Fabaceae. It bears long, flat edible beans with bright green seeds the size and shape of plump almonds which have a rather peculiar smell, characterised by some as being similar to natural gas.^[1]

The beans or other Parkia species (Parkia javanica and Parkia singalaris for example) are popular as culinary ingredient in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, southern Thailand, Burma, and northeasternIndia, and are sold in bunches, still in the pod, or the seeds are sold in plastic bags. Pods are gathered from the wild, or from cultivated trees: they are exported in jars or cans, pickled in brine, or frozen.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petai

【猪心炒咸菜】Pork heart Stir-fry with pickled Mustard Green

 

这道猪心炒咸菜是小时候妈妈经常做的一道菜，我很喜欢拿来下粥，特别好吃。

后来父母渐渐地就不吃内脏了，这道菜渐渐地就不再出现在咱家的饭桌上了。

最近突然想起这道菜，就去亚洲超市买了个新鲜猪心和一包咸菜，和妈妈要了做法之后就做了一盘久违的猪心炒咸菜。

This stir-fried pork heart with pickled mustard green was a dish mom used to make when I was young. I loved having it with porridge.

My parents gradually stopped eating innards, thus this dish slowly disappeared from our dining table.

I have been thinking of this dish of late, so I went to the Asian supermarket and bought a fresh pork heart and a packet of pickled mustard green. 

After asking my mom for the recipe, I made this dish for lunch, and it taste just like how I remembered.

【盐酥鸡】Taiwanese popcorn chicken

 

前不久我家附近开了一家米线馆，就去尝尝鲜，吃饭的时候被告知如果给他们家在谷歌上留个评语，就可以免费获得一份盐酥鸡。

想着店子比较新，就上网留了个言。后来随餐送的盐酥鸡味道比较咸，也不是在台湾时吃的盐酥鸡口味。虽然盐酥鸡在台湾本土做法调味也各有不同，但是这家米线店做的盐酥鸡对我而言只能叫做炸鸡块。

回家后我就一直想着自己做一次盐酥鸡，这几天刚好家里有鸡腿肉，就来做个好吃的盐酥鸡吧！

A restaurant recently opened near my home, so I went to try it out.  As I was ordering, I was told by the waitress that if I leave a review for the restaurant on Google, the restaurant will serve a plate of Taiwanese popcord chicken for free.

So I left a review online and get served a small plate of popcorn chicken. The popcorn chicken that came with my meal was rather salty, and tasted nothing like the popcorn chicken I'd had in Taiwan. 

Since I've been wanting to make popcorn chicken at home. And I happened to have some chicken thighs at home, so I decided to make some delicious popcorn chicken at home!

【仁当咖喱】Beef Rendang / Rendang Daging

 

这道印尼/马来西亚风味的仁当牛肉咖喱曾被某杂志评为世上最美味的食物，也是我做过的味道最丰富的菜之一，其实这道菜做了很多很多次，但是一直都没记录食谱，主要是因为步骤有点长，所以就懒得写。

这道咖喱最主要的除了香料之外，还有火候。肉类、香料和椰浆经过长时间慢火烹煮，逐渐浓缩成浓郁的酱汁，软烂的牛肉在浓郁的酱汁包裹之下真是人间美味。

This Indonesian/Malaysian-style beef rendang curry was once voted the world's most delicious food and is one of the most flavorful dishes I've ever made.

The keys to making a good rendang is of course the spices and the long simmering time. The meat, spices, and coconut milk are slowly cooked and concentrated into a rich flavor curry sauce that coats the tender beef. It is truly a beautiful orchestra of different flavors.

【竹笋红烧肉】Bamboo Shoots Braised Pork Belly

 

春天来了，雨后朋友的后院长出好多的春笋，她把春笋收获之后还细心地把笋子都处理好了再送给我。

这么有心的礼物，不做一顿红烧肉都对不起这份心意啊！

Spring is here again. A friend harvested a lot of bamboo shoots from her back yard. She carefully prepared the bamboo shoots before giving them to me.

It would be a shame not to make a good dish out of such a thoughtful gift!

【香肠炒马铃薯丁】Sausage and Potato Stir-fry

 

家里有小孩的都知道，偶尔还是需要做一次孩子喜欢的孩子菜，这道香肠炒马铃薯丁就是我们家的其中一道孩子菜，材料用的都是家里常备的，既快手又方便。

Having kids at home means it is inevitably that you have to cook children’s favorite dishes sometimes. 

This dish of sausage and diced potatoes is one of my son's favorite dishes at our home. The ingredients used are easily available at home, a quick and convenient dish when I am short on time.

【黄瓜凤梨泡菜】Acar Timun Nenas

 

前几天去附近的农夫市场买菜的时候看见凤梨正在打折，刚好我这两天打算做牛肉仁当咖喱吃吃，买个凤梨回来做这个清爽的黄瓜凤梨泡菜，吃着解腻又营养。

Pineapple was on sales a few days ago, when I went to the nearby farmer’s market for groceries. 

I happened to be planning to make beef rendang curry in the next two days, so I bought a pineapple and made this refreshing Acar, which is both refreshing and nutritious.