How do you do?

Salam and a very good day to all. Wondering where I have been all this while? I'm still here, doing the usual stuff. Well, to cut my blabbering short, let's see a dish that has been my family's special item which is served only on special occassions, specifically Aidilfitri and Aidiladha. Here it is!!!

'RENDANG PULAU BESAU'

Ingredients:
500g beef ('daging batang pinang') cut into small cubes
12 shallots (thinly sliced)
6 red chillies (thinly sliced)
3 pips of garlic
1 inch of ginger
1 lemongrass(thinly sliced)
200ml thick coconut milk
300ml thin coconut milk
salt and sugar to taste

Method:

• Pound the garlic, ginger and lemongrass and keep aside.
• In a large wok, heat some oil and fry the sliced shallots till wilted and keep aside.
• Using the same oil used to fry the shallots, fry the sliced chillies till wilted and keep aside.
• Next, leave about 2 tablespoonsful of oil in the wok and stir-fry the pounded ingredients toll fragrant.
• Then, put the fried shallots and chillies. Pour in the cubed beef as well.
• After that, pour in the thick coconut milk and stir.
• Over medium heat, cook your beef and stir ocassionaly.
• Pour the thin coconut milk gradually and cook your beef till it is tender and the gravy thickens.
• Add sugar and salt to taste.
• This dish is best served with 'ketupat' or compressed rice.