Kenduri

Alhamdullilah , my mum's kenduri arwah went on well.


I cooked (err not me alone but with help from relatives :))  sambal tumis sotong, gulai tempoyak udang, masak lemak nangka tulang ikan merah and cencaru goreng. Served with coffee drink, watermelon and banana cakes. Theme was kampung food :).


I only got the chance to eat after all guests went off around 10pm . The food were marvelous especially gulai nangka and sambal tumis sotong. I wanted to eat a lot more but it was already late night. Control, control hehehe


My father does not believe in catering just like he does not believe in automatic car :) (that will be another story).  Every time we organize a feast, we never cater. He prefers personalized cooking from family and relatives. Even my wedding in year 2002 was wholly cooked through "gotong royong/ orang kampung cakap rewang"  with my father as the head  (his main duty  was to taste ). TG many said the food was good, some said superb (not that I am exaggerating but it was the truth -7 years ago heheh)


All went on smoothly last Saturday . Gulai tempoyak udang was personally cooked by my father but sad to say it was not that original - one because it was a bit watery ( it was supposed to be slightly thicker) and it is not that spicy (though many people who came that night said,  "whoa that is very hot"  - (rambut sama hitam lidah lain- lain :)) . I have asked my father to tone down the dish, reduced the tempoyak and cili padi and make it not so thick to suit others ( you know that not everbody can swallow tempoyak and some of us are afraid to try anything new - so better make it light ).

I don't have photo of all as I just  snap photos when I remember :) -  gulai nangka and  tempoyak udang



Alhamdulillah. For 100 days maybe we will go back to normal kenduri dishes -chicken and beef.