Recipe: Nasi Dhal by Marina Mustafa

I am sharing these recipe which i found during my blogwalking. It's nasi Dhal recipe by Marina Mustafa. I will definately try this out very soon as i'm planning to finish all my dhal stock before i go for a long holiday during Christmas-New Year 2013.

*Photo: Credit to Marina Mustafa

Ingredients:~

• 3 cups Basmathi rice
• 3 ½ cups water
• 1 cup of water blended with 2 inches of ginger
• 1 ½ tsp salt
• ½ cup dhal beans, soaked for an hour
• 1 tbsp ghee
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• 2 pieces screwpine leaves, tied into a knot
• 5 cloves
• 5 cardamoms
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 star anise
• ½ onion, sliced finely
• 5 garlic, sliced
• ½ cup evaporated milk, mixed with 1 tbsp lime juice

~Method~

1. Wash the rice and drain. Put it in the rice cooker with the dhal, water, ginger juice and salt.
2. In a small pan, heat the oil and ghee. Fry the screwpine leaves, then the spices. Put the onions and garlic in the oil and sautee.
3. When the onion softens, pour the oil mixture onto the rice in the rice cooker. Stir briefly to mix the flavors in.
4. Start the rice cooker.
5. When the rice cooks, pour the milk evenly on top of the rice.
6. Let it rest a while. Eat after it rests for 10 minutes.

*Note: Entire recipe was copied & pasted from Marina Mustafa's blog.

Incase any of you guys interested to cook Nasi Dhal, you may go to Marina Mustafa's blog to find out the recipe..and..you can have a look at a lot more fantastic recipes there.

Thank you Marina Mustafa!

The First Years 9Oz BPA Free Feeding Bottle

Condition: New, Never been used

Bought originally in a box of 3 but is using only 2 of it.

RM 20. Please add RM 5 for postage

COD available at Wangsa Maju or Taman Jaya LRT on weekdays only

The Flu, Cough & Fever Attack

Hi peeps..,

It's been quite long since my last post.

Been attacked by the flu , fever & cough..

So terrible. I hate the flu and the coughing part the most.

My ear clogged. My throat sore. Swallowing medicine is a must. How i hate it.

It's Gonna Be Great to Have You Volkswagen Passat Sport

"Wow!."

"Nice aah..."

"Gosh...i'm in love with that,."

Haa..that's some of the words expressed when  i first saw the car., Seriously it's very nice..That's what i can say. And you know what..it is Volkswagen Passat Sport.

 On the Road babe

The Interior Look
*WINK* Imagine me driving this...with my Louis Vuitton handbag placed on the co-driver's seat. Opps...that's not advisable ladies...NEVER and Never and Never do that.

Price: RM 189,999.00 (kinda look BIG but believe your dreams will come true..)

Its Exterior Features Include:

• Automatic headlight activation, ‘Leaving Home’ and manual ‘Coming Home’ function
• Bi-xenon headlights for low beam and high beam with integrated LED daytime running lights
• Dynamic headlight range adjustment, with dynamic bending light
• Electric tilt/slide glass sunroof
• Exterior mirrors, electrically adjustable, foldable, heated, with environment lighting and auto dimming on driver’s side, memory
• ‘Kansas’ alloy wheels, 8J x 18”, self-sealing tyres 235/40 R18
• Rain sensor
• Sports suspension
• Tail lamps with LED technology
** Pictures, and the car related information sourced from http://www.dsf.my
You may visit their website should you need more info about Passat Sport or even other car brand.


To be frank, i dont really know about what criteria(s) a good car should have. To me is all about the car's exterior look. LOL! If the car look nice then...nice lah the car.kan..,Eventhough Volvo is known to be the (or may be one of the) most  safe car in the world but because the designs are less tempting (i mean to me), i dont even have the wish to have it. See, woman kan..care all about the look. And yes, oly the look. Wearing a pair of stiletto  for the sake of the Look. That's what i'm trying to say. Got it?

Huggies Vs PetPet

I have shared my personal review on MamyPoko Vs BabyLove in my previous entry. Today i wanna share another personal review of  the disposable diapers in Malaysia market which are Huggies and Petpet. I'm sure most of parents out there are familiar with these brands. Huggies is a product of Kimberly-Clark while PetPet is by DSG, the same manufacturer for BabyLove.

Well, i'll begin with PetPet first. When my son was less than a year old, i use to put for him Mamypoko for 24hours. But then later i have decided to have a try on other brand to wear during daytime. I went to AEON (formely known as Jaya Jusco) shopping mall and they're having promotion for the PetPet M(size) 80(pcs) for only RM 34.90. I grabbed one. It was ok. The pad stay dry even after 3 hours and so far i have not seen any  gel comes out. I mean the pad is not tearing even when it super full.

Now, let me write about the Huggies. I've tried all its "colour" categories. I like their design but the crucial criteria i'm looking for is not there. Definitely not there. I think their diaper has no moisture lock for my so to stay comfort and dry  for at least few hours. The blue colour is the cheapest and the the Purple is the most expensive. The thing is, the more expensive they are, the  thicker absorbing gel but no moisture lock and that's why the more discomfort my son is. Pricing: Blue - RM 28.90 for 80pcs, Red- RM 33.90 for 66pcs (if not mistaken), Purple - RM 46.90 for 60pcs (i think so.,cant remember). However, i think they have new design. You may check out their details if you are a Huggies brand lover.

*All photos from google image

Mamy Poko Vs Baby Love

There are quite a number of disposable diaper in market nowadays. So you have wide range of choices of these disposable diaper for your baby and toddler.  During my massive shopping for my first born son in 2011, of course disposable diaper is one of the items in top list to buy. At that time, all i have in my mind was Mamy Poko.Yes, nothing else. I heard many good feedbacks from relatives and friends  about this product too.

Mamy Poko

So, we bought Mamy Poko for my son since born. Personally, i think it is a good,high quality product. Thanks God, my son never had such  nappy rash problem. It is soft, super dry with velcro tape. Also...,with "poop bag"..so that when you baby past motion..it won't smear. Interesting right? Come on..try one! However, it is a bit pricey compare to others but i used to buy few bags whenever they are on sale. You can get them at about RM 41.00 - RM 44.90 during sale. Normal selling price would be about RM 55.90.

My son has been using this till we tried on the Babylove Night Tape sample which i got from Manjaku .
The Babylove Night Tape was new in market that time and i found that the quality of the Babylove diaper is not bad. Yes, i like it. Velcro tape, super dry. All the criteria i want are there just that they dont have the 'poop bag' in which i dont really mind not having it. Important is, it is dry, soft and my baby is comfortable wearing it. My son can tolerate with the Babylove diaper. Never had nappy rashes. And the best thing is..it is cheaper than Mamy Poko. I used to buy from Manjaku back then for RM 39.90 per bag (Jumbo) but later discover that Giant normal selling price is only RM 37.90. I live in a place where i have easy access to Jaya Jusco, Carrefour, Giant and Econsave ( I wish there's Tesco also..:-). So, at least i have the choice to compare the prices of  my shopping list. Carrefour also selling at about RM 39.90 but Econsave...(OMG)...it's RM 50.90. I guess those regular customer of Econsave need to buy it during sale otherwise better go for other brand like Mamy Poko or Pampers.

BabyLove Night Tape

*Both pictures are from google image.

Diarrhea Diet Rules for Kids; Cara Pemakanan Anak yang mengalami Cirit-birit

Previously i've mentioned that i'm gonna take my son to see his doctor at Tawakal Specialist Hospital due to diarrhea. I was first thought that he's having diarrhea due to teething. But according to Dr. Kanchana, he might have eaten 'something' that caused him so.

By the way, i just wanna share the diet tips given by the doctor. I hope it will be an useful guide for the mommies out there with the same concern.

DRINKS
- Seven Up (7UP)
- Milo with Sugar ( Milo 'O')
- Soya Bean

FOOD
- Toast with Jam. NO Butter, NO Cheese, NO Kaya
- Cream Crackers (Jacobs)
- Porridge with Marmite/ Bovril add Chicken/ Beef/ Fish
- Soup (Clear), Mee Hoon
- NO Cereals, NO Vegetable, NO Eggs, NO Fried or Oily Food, NO Fruits

MILK (Only Free Lactose (FL) milk and soy bean based)
- Bebelac FL
- Isomil/ Nursoy
- Prosobee
- Olac
- Morinaga NL (No Lactose) 33
- Similac FL
- Dumex
- Enfalac FL
* To be frank, i'm only famiiar with Isomil, Similac,Enfalac, Dumex, Bebelac. Others are unlikely. However,it can be found at pharmacy. I've seen some of the brands in Health Lane pharmacy.

Since my son is drinking Enfagrow A+, the doctor asked to temporary go for Enfalac Lactose Free. But i go for Isomil instead because didnt manage to get this one.

Isomil Free Lactose

Enfalac LactoFree

These FL milk is to be taken for at least 1 week and for Enfalac 2scoops + 4Oz of water for 2-3days before making it 4scoops+ 4Oz water later.

I hope the above shared informations are useful especially for parents with similar concern. I will also provide the clinic's details incase anyone of you need it in the future.

Sheila Child Specialist Clinic
Pusat Pakar Tawakal, Jalan Pahang, 53300 Setapak, Kuala Lumpur
Doctors:
1. Dr. Sheila Lopez
2. Dr. Kanchana

* Both doctors are good but i prefer Dr.Kanchana.