Pastel Tutup

We have so many left over potatoes and this food is very simple. You can make this as a way to clean your freezer/fridge as you can make a lot of variation for the filling. This food is like shepherd's pie or schotel. People said this Indonesian food has chinese and dutch influences. For me, it's a food to enjoy for the whole family :D

Ingredients:

Mashed Potatoes:

1 kg Potatoes

½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
2 tbsp butter

2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese

Filling :
25 gr vermicelli, soaked in hot water and slice it.

1 handful of peas

1 big carrot sliced in small pieces
2 spring onion

2 boiled egg,cut in half

1 big chicken fillet
2 tbsp butter

1 big Onion

250 cc chicken stock

250 cc milk
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
½ tsp nutmeg
1 tsp sugar

4tbsp flour

1 yolk

1 tbsp butter


Directions:

1. Grease the baking pan with butter.

2. Boiled the potatoes on the salted water, drain, mashed it with the mix of nutmeg, pepper and grated parmesan cheese.

3. Create a layer on the base of your baking pan by using half of the mashed potatoes. Make sure all the side is covered.
4. For the filling: Heat the butter and saute the onion and nutmeg until fragrant, add the chicken,stir frequently,add chicken stock,bean, spring onion,vermicelli,and carrots, stir frequently, add milk, salt, pepper and sugar.
5. When everything is cooked, add the flour, stir until it become a solid mixture.

6. Put the filling on top of mashed potatoes layer, add the sliced eggs, top with the mash, glaze it with the yolk and ruffle with a fork.

7. Bake in 30 minutes or until it's golden brown.

modified from: mbak Ine

Bala Bala aka. Bakwan (Vegetable Fritters)

This food is a famous food from the vendor street in Indonesia. It's a must to eat food when I was in college. Mostly because I have not much money left to buy Bakso or Mie Ayam for lunch so I bought this as it's cheaper food.

Ingredients::
150 g flour.

4tbsp rice flour (you can skip this)
1 egg
100 ml water
1 spring onion, sliced
ready to use mixed stir fry vegetable (carrots,cabbage,bean sprout,onion sliced)

2 candle nuts (optional)

2 garlic
1 shallot (small one)
½ tsp pepper
1 tsp salt

Directions:

- Grind candle nuts, garlic, shallot,pepper and salt until smooth

- Transfer the mixture to a bowl of mixed flour,eggs and water.

- Add the vegetables.

- Heat the oil on the shallow pan. Drop about 2 tablespoons of mixture into the pan. Fry the batters until golden brown.

You can enjoy this with fresh bird eyes chillies, peanut sauce, sambel kecap or sambal abc.

modify from vania recipe