Meh buka puasa - Baked Macaroni

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Makaroni Bakar Special

- kalau guna amount as stated below - maybe dlm 8 org makan rasanya.

Ingredients:
250g makaroni - boil till soft
Minced chicken (or beef, whatever your preference) - about 300g-400g
Mixed vege - about 300g

3 ulas bawang putih
2 bawang besar

seasoning:
ground black pepper
white pepper
about 3 tspn of salt
2 tablespn of tomato sauce
-basically whatever you like

Cheese! LOTS of cheese! I happened to have some Mozarella left over so I put that into the mixture and then sprinkled shredded Cheddar on top.

About 4-5 eggs

See, when I cook, I basically just feel my way round. NOT to say I'm an expert; things don't usually work out the first time. Like when I first made this, I discovered I didn't put in enough eggs to bind all the ingredients together, so it didn't hold. Nevertheless, it turned out edible and presentable enough to be shared with my neighbours and my SIL's neighbours and her family. I did use the whole pack of pasta, mind you. Letih gila nak kacau ingredients in the kuali.

Basically, what you do is sautee the garlic and onion. Then add in your meat. Next, put in your seasoning - tomato sauce, salt, black and white pepper - you may of course fiddle with this and perhaps add chilli powder to add a little bit of zing. Then comes the mixed veges.

When thoroughly cooked, mix into the already boiled pasta. At this stage, I added about 3 handful of shredded cheese and some chopped parsley. Let it cool for about 15 mins before adding in the eggs (lightly beaten before pouring).

Line your baking tin with butter and pour into it the above. Sprinkle shredded cheese on top of it, as much as you like and then just shove it into the oven to be baked at 180 for about 20 mins.

So there you have it, Makaroni Bakar. I'm planning to substitute the meat with tuna flakes and shrimp next and maybe some pineapple pieces and thousand island with the cheese topping.

Cooking aside, this year's fasting month have just whizzed by. Last year I remember commuting from Machang to Permaisuri - about an hour and 15 mins each way. I wonder now how I managed it. During the week, it's rather quiet, with just me, Abg and my FIL so I look forward to Thursdays when my SIL comes over with the brood.

Workwise, of course, it's the all important issue of who shall be on call during the Raya holidays. This year we've got 2 non malay MOs so basically they'll be doing the call on the first Raya. But personally, I'd rather be on call on the first day. People are usually too busy celebrating to come to the hospital; it's the 2nd and subsequent days which are a total nightmare. Since it's predominantly malay people here, there aren't any private clinics open during the holidays so basically the casualty is the only place to seek any sort of treatment so, boleh bayang la kan.... sampai tak cukup tempat duduk org beratur nak jumpa MA.

But anyway, I know I won't be on call so here's to a fun filled, joyous and tragedy-free Raya to everyone!