menu for second day of CNY - two more dishes to warm your stomach

ahha.. as the Chinese continue to celebrate this happy festival, I have more dishes to share with you today on "hoi nin", a chor yee as the cantonese called.

Menu: 1 - fried mini white promfret in sweet sour gravy
2 - KFC chicken ala sapphire blu style

recipe - dish number 1
FRIED MINI WHITE PROMFRET IN SWEET SOUR GRAVY

1) 4 mini white promfret after a good shower under the running water.
2) cornflour.
3) 2 stalks of lemon grass, 4 shallots peeled, one red chilli take out the seeds,
1 tomato - wash clean and cut thinly all the ingredients
4) half a bowl of assam jawa juice mix with a little sugar and soya sauce.
5) oil to fry the fish and cook the sweet sour gravy.


the fourth mini promfret says: oh I am late. I thought I was one of the earliest.
I have to line up at the bottom of my three other friends..sighing.. Luckily there is still a space for me. I wonder when is she going to put on some make up for me.


all four mini promfret say: wah,wah can't believe it.. In such a short time and it's all done. Our whole body is covered with cornflour as makeup before we can go to the ball room called the "DANCING PAN WOK" to dance. "Beautiful aren't we" before and after.



the first two mini promfret say: we look so graceful close to each other in the wok.. two by two together we are. This reminds me of Valentine's Day which is just round the corner. Me and she dancing together in this ballroom.


Dish number 1 - fried mini white promfret in sweet sour sauce


Dish number 2: KFC FRIED CHICKEN ala sapphire blu style

Taraa. The two dishes are ready to serve while it is still with white rice. You can eat the fried chicken together with cut cucumbers or tomatoes. They are healthy and good for your stomach. Cut some chilli padi or mini hot chillies to eat with the sweet sour gravy mini promfret fish. Hope you like the two recipes for the day.



menu for the day by sapphire blu

"hoi nin" on 2nd day of CNY

morning morning, here again with what I had for breakfast. Doing the same old routine like yesterday. This morning i ate sea food noodle to keep my stoamach warm till noon before I start cooking.. you all might laugh when you see what i will be cooking.. I bought mini white promfret fishes from Boulevard the other day and I am going to fry it later. It was RM15 per kilo. Cheap right!!

Today is second day of CNY and its known as "hoi nin" in cantonese means open year. On this day of Chinese New Year it is a visitation to their parents' home of the daughters that are married. Normally and traditionally, most daughters who have been married may not have the opportunity to visit their families so frequently though nowadays it is of a different story.

On this second day or "chor yee", the Chinese will pray to their ancestors as well as to all the gods in their home. It is also believed that "chor yee" is a Happy Birthday of all dogs. They are extra kind to the dogs and won't let them on an empty stomach. They will make sure the dogs are well treated. I do not know how true is it that today is supposed to be a birtday to all dogs but I will just regard it as the truth.. lol. A very " Happy Birthday Crystle" to our dog at home too.

The Cantonese will hold a 'Hoi Nin' prayer in their house to start on the 2nd day of Chinese New Year. Sometimes I wonder if it is said chor yee is a "Hoi Nin" day means open year does it really means today only Chinese New Year really gets started. The prayer is done to pray that they'll be blessed with good luck and prosperity in their home for the year. To me, my "hoi nin" day is simple only. I just spend today like how i usually do on normal days. lol.