Xiang Ji Satay House.

Guest post by Michelle.

On our way back from our Singapore's Sales shopping, we made a detour into Melaka city for our lunch.

With my grandmother, a true Nyonya from Melaka with us on this trip, was a blessing because she knows where to go for good food.

She suggested Pork Satay and guessed what ! she directed us all the way to the shop (a walking GPS !).
Not bad for an 80 year old grandmother-we just love her.

Xiang Ji Satay House@ Melaka is located opposite a Chinese school.

Patiently grilling the satay to perfection and replenishing our table with it without a need to do any ordering.

Well marinated pork satay @ 0.60cts/stick with a sweet, sourish, spicy, nutty and aromatic gravy with hints of pineapple and tamarind flavor for dip.

Close up of grilled pig's intestine, liver and lean meat-the five of us ate about 80 sticks-it was more than enough!

Freshly sliced green refreshing cucumber and pungent big onion to cool off the heaty satay.

...........................and Ketupat -firm, white rice, to finish off the meal !

Location: near Jonker Street, opposite SRJK (C) Pay Teck.
50, Jalan Portugis,
Melaka.
Tel:H/P-019-627-8868 /019-667-8868.

HARI RAYA OPEN HOUSE

We always look forward to the first day of Hari Raya. Why? Go to my cousin Azizah's open house in Shah Alam, Klang. I missed it last year as i was out of town. It is some sort of gathering among relatives as well. All her children and grand children are back from other states and overseas. My two nephew got the chance to get duit Raya too. The home cooked food was good and tasty, some of us went for second round. She told us about her mean bubur lumbuk(savory spiced rice porridge) which she cooked for the mosque for 27 days before Raya. I joked with her that i shall be joining the queue for it next year.

Warming up and getting to know each other-cousin Azizah is in green baju kurung

Gift tray packed with assorted biscuit and cakes.

Satay peanut chillies gravy, rendang beef and serunding(beef floss)

Lontong(stew vegetables)-cooked in coconut milk with Chinese round cabbage, long bean, carrot, fried tempe(bean curd).....the soup was yellowish and creamy-goes well with the lemang.

Lemang filled with coconut flavor-not too salty-i love it with the satay gravies.

Rendang chicken-full of spices and aromatic.

This is the real ketupat cooked in wrapped coconut leaves- not the Mcketupat-goes well with every dishes.

This is the hot and spicy sotong kembang- very well done and not rubbery-eat with the lemang.

Pulut susu kukus -steamed in periuk kera(a type of pitcher plant)-a very traditional Malay delicacy-the glutinous rice was soft and sticky and coconut flavored too.

Close up of the periuk kera-never seen it cooked like this before!

Wan and me savoring the ketupat and lontong.

One for rememberance. l-r-Azizah, Mum, niece Sandy, sister-in-law Hannah, cousin- in- law Aziz and Wan

SATAY

In Malaysia, satay is a popular dish among the various races. It is available anytime of the day in every nook and corner of the country. An A-list must, during the Hari Raya open houses. Satay is make from meat of chicken, beef, fish, pork, rabbit, intestines......etc. The sliced marinated meat is then skewered and grilled over a charcoal fire. A stalk of lemon grass is used to sprinkle oil over it to aid in the grilling process. A bowl of chillies peanut sauce is a must. Dip the satay into the sauce and eat, it's delicious! The side dishes consists of sliced green cucumber. big onions and ketupat (rice cake). Washed it all down with a glass of iced cool sugar cane juice. Best!

ten pieces of chicken and five pieces of beef satay.

chillies peanut sauce to dip and eat the satay with the others ingredients.