..sort of, that is.
I haven't visited Alang Nan for hari raya for many years..you know the usual excuses - busy, lazy, apathy and all those blurrrrr..excuses. This man and his wife though, is the perfect couple, if I can say so. Alang, my cousin, is linked to me through his mum and my father, who have no links to any Arab State. So when he married Syarifah Hani, we upgraded his name to Syed Nan, or Adnan in full. Well, Nan has links to Middle Eastern food right? (mailto:#@!..grrrrrr)
Hani isn't your typical mould of Syarifahs I would think (or that's what the common believe circulating n the Malay Peninsula as I know it). After all, she married my cousin, and handle his creative urge for hands-on house renovation extremely well :)
I love these two people and their brood. This year they made me feel guilty big time for all those false excuses that I created in order not to visit my relatives. Hani called to visit, and we ended up at my brother's house nearby. On Friday night (that's Thursday night for those not initiated to the Islamic calendar) I finally went to visit their home after so many many years.
Lo an behold! Spa owners should visit their home to understand the word 'serenity'! Alang's creative urge has certainly rub off on his family big time, perhaps as big as their home now. Alang managed to secure the next house in a 'reasonable' bid ( I thought that was a steal but syhhh..don't tell the past owner) and turn that place into heaven. Opps, wait..just one more thing, maybe we'll have fish spa next. I'll bring my own fish ok, Hani!
Hani, sweet Hani has always made each one of us gobbled up about a kilo of kacang pol every time, and this year is no difference..Let me immortalize her delicious recipe which, if any of you want to try is most welcome -- but if anyone ask, please call it "Nuts on Hani". May god bless this couple on their Haji trip, and always!
NUTS ON HANI
Eggs - to be fried bull's eye.
Tomato - diced
Onions- diced
French loaf/ Nan bread / crusty bun - cut
Shallots, garlic - sliced
Mince beef
A can of baked beans or kacang pol (she used both)
Spice - rempah kurma - to be cooked without oil (sanggai) until aromatic (not burn ahh)
Sauce:
Heat ghee in a pan, put in the cut shallot/garlic, then the mince beef. Cook till done, then put in the cooked spice and the nut (actually she used baked beans, and I thought that was wonderful. I thonk you can try the baked bean with cheese if you like mat salleh)
To eat!
Put your egg in a plate. Top up with the onion and tomato, drip the sauce over it, and voila! you can eat it just like that or with your roti (breads). I kilo, 2 kilo, 3 kilo...help, I can't stop.
My friends say it's from Johor, which is quite true, as Hani is from Johor...
Hmm, Wonder what else Johor has hidden in its belly....
SELAMAT HARI RAYA TO ALL!
