Sho'le zard: Iranian (Persian) dessert

Biasa lah kan...bila dah duduk ngan pelbagai nationality nie, macam2 le experience ...especially the food ...and culture etc ...my flatmate yang Iranian ni macam aku sket ...agak malas memasak ..and we both prefer something simple, quick and easy - when it comes to cooking meals ...takde nyer nak bertungkus lumus kat dapur demi sesuap nasi yang sedapppp ..hanya bertungkus lumus bila perlu i.e. bila dah ngidam sangat ...or biler nak impress orang (so far aku belum sampai seru lagi nak impress orang or ngidam tahap gaban!) ...

anyway, last fri dia nie tetiba datang rajin ...dia teringin nak makan Sho'le zard ...and siap beli semua bahan2 yang diperlukan ...last friday aku balik stress coz baru jumpa supervisor kan ...so, selalu nya bila balik stress tu aku memang akan masak ....sebab makan dan memasak adalah penghilang stress yang utama bagi aku ....anyway, minah nie balik terus kata nak buat dessert ..aku tak teruja sangat coz tak tau what to expect ...dia dok tunjuk rose water yang dia dapat from kedai milik org Afghanistan di Newtown ..coz that is one of the important ingredients in her dish ...aku ya kan ajer hehehe ..

now you are wondering, what Sho'lezard looks like ...wonder no more ....

It is actually a Persian rice pudding dish ..a really yummy dessert ..akak suka!!!! love the smell of rose water ...and its creamy sweet taste ...gambar kat atas tu cuma sho'le zard yang dihiasi ngan hirisan almonds..Maryam kata selalu nya org decorate with almonds, pistachios and cinnamon powder ...and dish nie dimakan sejuk yea ....

sebelum didecorate :-)

rose water

masa tengah nak larutkan saffron to get a rich yellow colour ...camera aku cokia so it show a different shade of colour from apa yang nampak ngan mata kasar 

dalam proses ...lama gak le nak kacau2 kan bendalah nie ..sebab guna beras kan ..kalau tak kacau kang jadi nasi yang berketul2 ...or worst kalau hanget sebab melekat kat bontot periuk tu

gaya dia seakan2 rice pudding style UK yang aku suka, but it is less creamy coz tak pakai cream pun ...and yang buat colour kuning itu adalah saffron ....mak aiii saffron mahal wei ....sepaket kecik (saiz paket asamboi harga seringgit kat Malaysia) kat sini $20 ..tapi yang Maryam pakai tu, dia bawak from Iran ...aku tak tengok sukatan and turutan bahan yang dia masukkan ..but i was told kalau type sho'le zard tu akan kuar le resipi kat pakcik google ,,,siap ada youtube lagi nak tunjuk cara buat :-)

my verdict was ..YUMMY!!! aku suka ...sama mcm aku suka British rice pudding jugak ..dulu aku ada recipe tapi hilang ntah ke mana ....nanti nak mintak lagi lah resipi tu kat Sheila (by ex-boss) and maybe aku akan buat rice pudding versi UK pulak ....and guess what, tadi Shaista pulak sibuk memasak coz esok dia ada potluck party with her officemates ...and she cooked Indian rice pudding hehehe and guess what, I love that as well ....

maaf: guna camera phone ajer tadi coz malas naik atas ambik kamera ...

yang nie guna susu and gula banyak ...so creamy and sweet ...more like the UK version, yang gunakan cream and vanilla ...but I love it!  and aku terfikir kalau versi Malaysia kiranya bubur pulut hitam ke kot ehhh???  anyway, hebat kan dessert aku kat sini ...semua menggemukkan!!! tapi tak sama ngan makanan yag aku idamkan selama ini ....cer teka cer teka ...hahahaha 

satu perkara lagi nak bagi tau..sebenarnya today (since it is already 12 midnight) is Iranian New Year ..aku tak pernah tau pun ada new year lain selain daripada 1 Jan ...or chinese NY, or muslim NY etc etc ...until i have these iranian friends ...so my friends are celebrating tonight ..and I am invited to another party this sunday to celebrate Iranian New Year ....so, mesti korang fikir, minah nie gi study ke apa ...asyik2 gi party ajer kerja nya ...posting pasal my beach party last weekend pun tak buat lagi, dah ada jemputan baru .....hahaha ...so, here I am wishing my Iranian friends (esp my flatmate Maryam) a Happy New Year!!!

Where it all started--ALEVEL-PPP/ITM

Hei...korang we took this trip down memory lane recently during our brief visit to KL...we were invited to this one open house in Shah Alam and right after, Duan made a turn to Seksyen 18. The truth is we have been wanting to do this for quite some time..we talked about it a few times but never had the opportunity until recently....I am glad that we did...

***the road from the guys' hostels to the girls'--tempat kita the girls tertonggok tunggu "kereta"--and jalan maghrib maghrib hari ...sampai kena tegur...and me innocently tak paham bahasa...punya lah so the very jahiliah....

I think belah kiri jalan ni was the route to the "jambatan kasih"...erkkk...dah tak de jambatan tu..jenuh cari...ha..ha***

***this is gate entrance to the guys' hostel...still very much the same, kan?--i dont know.... i didnt really look into that area...wahahahahaha.....aku tunduk aje lalu depan ni ha..ha..***
***that was Duan and Fend's block--room number--hell do i know?--didnt go to that detail duhh*******and this is the ever famous block for the ever famous room 309--famous to us lah...ha..ha..ha...suka hati lah...our room was the cleanest and neatest in our eyes...sampai berangan sendiri that we supposed to win the "cleanest room" and what not...tapi kalah pulak...tak puas hati betul...dah lah akak lah tukang scrub toilet and all...cam cinderella ok...kesian aku---kat cardiff pun tension dgn mat saleh punya tahap kebersihan toilet..suka hati nenek dia aje...especially secodn year duduk dgn budak2 belajar drama la language lah--ok terkeluar tajuk..***

*** we share many many sweet memories in that room 309---our early years of life**

That is where it all started...our friendship..."the 30stg siblings" and of course "Duan and me"...

Tot we want to grab a meal at the "junction" for old time sake --bull aje ni..ha..ha...---kita kan baru attended an open house, mana nak makan---but anyway, junction stalls tu dah tak de ---gone wooshhhhh....

This is section 17 , the college----saw a few students there at the entrance that day---ohh why do they look so ....young??ha..ha..ha..the truth is i cant recall me at that age....nampak dia orang cam budak aje...in fact i am seeing all 30 and below like budak these days...why lah i dont know...i guess because i got married early and marrriage came with responsibilities-responsibilities make people mature--with maturity we act differently towards things--wiser insyallah...Dont get me wrong ok..i am not complaining.. I'M loving it-right thing to do--would do it all over again :)

Hei I am watching this Kim's fairy tales. Now is the scene during the rehearsal dinner where their friends making speeches--you guys nanti my 20th anniversary, tolong buat speeches gitu okay...ha..ha..ha..kan aku kata 20th anniversary aku nak buat dinner feeling feeling pakai white dress/gown...too much coffee lah aku ni ha..ha..ha..adoi hubby Kim ni, dgn t shirt, selipar...mmg nak kena lempang aje...ohhh...she remembering her dad...i ahve not seeing my dad for quite sometime...ohh goshhh....hope he knows he always in my mind and my prayer...miss him so dearly..

Ok let's proceed...***this is seksyen 17..still-- and that is the block that Duan and Fend rented during the 2nd year...dah macam rumah hantu...my boys were like apa punya tempat ni...ha..ha..ha..***

And this is it...a bus stand???.....bus stand lah tu..of course lah that is THE bus stand...one fine day...a normal routine Duan accompanied me to fecth a bus...and he suddenly took out something from his pocket and passed it to me... small blue box..opened it and there was the pearl ring..i was still very much shocked and astonished and that was when the bus arrived--or was it the bus arrived and then only the box was passed to me...i cant recalled but i know we didnt cahnge words after the box was passed over...ohhhh.....we have come so ..very.. far...but it all started there in that bus stand...there's no turning back from that day when I was swept away with that ring.......ok before the gang said anything, despite of all my complaints, that the pearl is too big bla bla bla..that was my engagement ring ok...was engaged there and then...though was not that sure that time but the feelings was awesome....

My boys bising apa ni berhenti kat bus stand...so we told them...bercinta-- fine but study cam first...hand in hnad-- kena succeed in both...he..he...

Glad that Duan brought us down this memorylane...

glad that we able to show and share with the boys...

glad that we have each other...

glad that i am in love with this man of mine...

glad that you guys the 30stg siblings were in each scenes and very much involved in all these sweetest memories...

ohh Kim's fairy tales dah habis..lavish nya dinner dia......and that's the end of my posting tonite...good nite folks...sweet dreamsss....

I-City Shah Alam

Selepas keluar dari Ice Rink tu, kami terus ke Shah Alam untuk ke I City. Sempat la aku call Eat 2 kali mintak directions.Rupanya senang bangat nak ne I City ni sebab dari Federal Highway dan ada Sign Board I-City. Aku pernah ke Seksyen 7 ni dulu masa hantar anak sedara pi interview Uitm.

Tempat ni baru lagi, Parking pun berdebu debu. Biler sampai ke tempat yang banyak lampu warna warni ni...terus sume kagum . Cun melecun decoration lampu warna warni ni. Aku tepek 10 keping je photo kat sini. Selebihnya kena lawat blog ronggeng.

Jom layan photo curtesy from Zamreen.
Pasangan remaja and Adik.

Zamreen's family. Kan main susah nak dapat gambar 1 family zamreen ni. Siap kena paksa paksa Alif dengan Adam untuk bergambar sebab diorang dengan Ej dok leka tengok lampu pancawarna tu sume.

Ada jugak group photo. Meletops. Tengok la sape photographer untuk photo ni kan kan kan.

Berlatar belakangkan bangunan parking yang masih penuh berdebu.

Pasangan Remaja...bercanda di balik kaktus.

Lovebird pulak dengan kaktus bulat.
Pasangan remaja dan Adik manis (rambut baru rebond)
Entah apa la yang Hafiy dok pandang tu.

Another group photo. Lepas dah berposing sakan memasing keletihan dan sibuk nyanyi lapar. Kami ke seksyen 7 bawah I City tu...makan nasi lemak. Lepas kenyang terus balik.

To Richie...klik sini untuk gambar lama pakai baju denim