Salam,
Sekali lagi kami diberi kepercayaan dari pihak Surau Al Wardah untuk menjayakan program bagi sambutan Maulidurrasul peringkat Darul Fawwaz. Acara diadakan di Surau Al Wardah Keramat AU3 dan menunya kali ini adalah Nasi Ayam Istimewa Dapur Mak Andak.
Seronok sugguh kami melihat anak2 Darul Fawwaz menunjukkan kehebatan masing2 dari selawat keatas nabi, bacaan quran dan nyanyian nasyid mereka. Setelah selesai majliis, apa lagi anak2 memanglah lapar dan dahaga sebab dah letih mengerjakan ibadah ; terus mereka menjamu selera dan seperti biasa hidangan semua licin....
Terimakasih kami ucapkan kepada AJK Surau Al Wardah kerana memberi kepercayaan kepada Mak Andak. Letih tu memang terasa tapi semuanya hilang apabila melihat anak2 dan mak ayah amat berpuas hati dengan masakan kami. Semoga majlis tersebut diberkati Allah dan mendapat keredaannya. Insyallah.
kalau ada yang berminat nak mengadakan keraiaan hubungilah kami ditalian 0127118457 atau email kami di dapurmakandak@gmail.com. Sehingga bertemu lagi. Wassalam.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
What does it take to prepare good food
A lot of folks have asked us the same question wherever we go. This is usually during "packing up" time after even the crumbs are consumed. Actually we have never given it much thought coz we dont really really believe that our dishes are supremo than others (we still dont). In fact we are still on a learning curve and hope that we dont ever get to the stage where everything is just routine and we are more interested in the money than the dishes themselves. That wasn't why we ventured in F&B in the first place. Granted the money is important but supplying good food is really hard work ( no joke) and obviously there are so many other options of making money that's less painful.
People talk about passion and love for the job. I guess that's the main ingredient. Coz you cant do it well if you dont love it. Take tinkering cars for example. I have absolutely no love for that profession so I dont think that I can wake up every morning thinking that i'll give my all at a tyre shop.
Actually we have been dining folks for the last 8 years. We have always been surprised by the fact that people just love coming to our place coz of the food. That's when we decided to check out the F&B business. Its been a lot of fun meeting new people who just cant get enough of good food. Coming back to the main title, on a scientific level every body part is involved in preparing good food. The brain for example functions to ensure that a lot of creativity is required when preparing great cuisine. Why? Coz there's always this thing called budget!!! Just imagine catering for 200 people on something that is slightly above a shoe string budget. You obviously cant have the best ingredients but using BRAINS you can actually have the desired result rather than a make do sort of thingy. Your HEART is what makes it happens. A never die attitude and a desire to excel, to give your best in every meal so that masakan tu ada rasa la beb. The arms and legs are important to carry those Arrrgh really heavy equipment from function to function. And those oh so delicate hands to make the final critical touches that makes the dish really yummy. As they say there's no rocket science in preparing chicken rice. But a par excellence chicken rice on a limited budget requires a lot of creativity and love for hard work.
At Mak Andak, you can be guaranteed that we practise what we preach. If you look at our dishes and I mean really look at it you'll realise that a lot of love and passion has gone into making it all happen for you. So enjoy the meal and forget all your troubles. Love God and Love life. Till next time, Cheers and Salam and have a beautiful weekend.
Andaks
People talk about passion and love for the job. I guess that's the main ingredient. Coz you cant do it well if you dont love it. Take tinkering cars for example. I have absolutely no love for that profession so I dont think that I can wake up every morning thinking that i'll give my all at a tyre shop.
Actually we have been dining folks for the last 8 years. We have always been surprised by the fact that people just love coming to our place coz of the food. That's when we decided to check out the F&B business. Its been a lot of fun meeting new people who just cant get enough of good food. Coming back to the main title, on a scientific level every body part is involved in preparing good food. The brain for example functions to ensure that a lot of creativity is required when preparing great cuisine. Why? Coz there's always this thing called budget!!! Just imagine catering for 200 people on something that is slightly above a shoe string budget. You obviously cant have the best ingredients but using BRAINS you can actually have the desired result rather than a make do sort of thingy. Your HEART is what makes it happens. A never die attitude and a desire to excel, to give your best in every meal so that masakan tu ada rasa la beb. The arms and legs are important to carry those Arrrgh really heavy equipment from function to function. And those oh so delicate hands to make the final critical touches that makes the dish really yummy. As they say there's no rocket science in preparing chicken rice. But a par excellence chicken rice on a limited budget requires a lot of creativity and love for hard work.
At Mak Andak, you can be guaranteed that we practise what we preach. If you look at our dishes and I mean really look at it you'll realise that a lot of love and passion has gone into making it all happen for you. So enjoy the meal and forget all your troubles. Love God and Love life. Till next time, Cheers and Salam and have a beautiful weekend.
Andaks
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Colours and Makan
Salam all,
Research states that surrounding colours have a significant effect on our appetite. Of course if you've just came back from the artic, colours are not really the first thing on your mind. But take spicy malay food for instance. Just thinking about the sweat streaming down my back while enjoying that oh so delicious ayam goreng berempah.No,no,no I dont think that red would justify me having a second helping. Apple Green and soft pastel colours would be more appropriate. And I believe it goes well with that iced green apple juice. mmmm...
The chinese just have this fascination with anything red. I guess it goes well sebab diaorang letak banyak cuka and pickles. And colour me yellow with the mamak stalls. Of course another trademark is their giant TV screens which is switched on to ESPN all the time.
And plain wood goes well with steak and chips. I guess that wood just have that BBQ image imprinted in our minds. The McDs and KFCs just love kiddie colours. But I guess they are more in hit and runs rather than savouring textures or aromas. That's why they call em junk food.
Everything's psychological as they say. But when it comes to business people take pains to give their all to attract and that includes us. So just passa comment on the colours that you love with your makan and god willing we'll try to accomodate. Cheers and Salam and have a beautiful weekend.
Andaks
Research states that surrounding colours have a significant effect on our appetite. Of course if you've just came back from the artic, colours are not really the first thing on your mind. But take spicy malay food for instance. Just thinking about the sweat streaming down my back while enjoying that oh so delicious ayam goreng berempah.No,no,no I dont think that red would justify me having a second helping. Apple Green and soft pastel colours would be more appropriate. And I believe it goes well with that iced green apple juice. mmmm...
The chinese just have this fascination with anything red. I guess it goes well sebab diaorang letak banyak cuka and pickles. And colour me yellow with the mamak stalls. Of course another trademark is their giant TV screens which is switched on to ESPN all the time.
And plain wood goes well with steak and chips. I guess that wood just have that BBQ image imprinted in our minds. The McDs and KFCs just love kiddie colours. But I guess they are more in hit and runs rather than savouring textures or aromas. That's why they call em junk food.
Everything's psychological as they say. But when it comes to business people take pains to give their all to attract and that includes us. So just passa comment on the colours that you love with your makan and god willing we'll try to accomodate. Cheers and Salam and have a beautiful weekend.
Andaks
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Birthday Parties time Gawat2 ni
Dear All,
Gawat2 ni we recommend la that if you need to tone down your birthday parties from Mc D or the coffee house lobby, do it at the most obvious place.... home sweet home la. Maybe there's less colour tapi lagi senang sebab tak payah pikir logistik, rushing to get everything done quickly coz booking time terhad etc. etc. etc.
At Mak Andak, kita bole help with your party preparations from the menu( adult and/or kiddies)and the accessories that goes with it kerusi, meja, canopy, ballons. Pendek kata kita jadi parti planner le. Tapi dont worry price bukan macam dalam TV tu.
Berkat anak2 tu happy, murahlah lagi rezeki kita. Insyallah. So if u have the need but just dont have the time to organise just give us a tinker . Janji settle.
Cheers and Wassalam.
Andaks
Gawat2 ni we recommend la that if you need to tone down your birthday parties from Mc D or the coffee house lobby, do it at the most obvious place.... home sweet home la. Maybe there's less colour tapi lagi senang sebab tak payah pikir logistik, rushing to get everything done quickly coz booking time terhad etc. etc. etc.
At Mak Andak, kita bole help with your party preparations from the menu( adult and/or kiddies)and the accessories that goes with it kerusi, meja, canopy, ballons. Pendek kata kita jadi parti planner le. Tapi dont worry price bukan macam dalam TV tu.
Berkat anak2 tu happy, murahlah lagi rezeki kita. Insyallah. So if u have the need but just dont have the time to organise just give us a tinker . Janji settle.
Cheers and Wassalam.
Andaks
Monday, March 9, 2009
When was the last time you enjoyed a Watermelon
Dear All,
You read the newspapers nowadays and everything u see is crash, crash, crash. Market crash, airline crash, voter confidence crash. Even heard that a toilet bowl crashed on top of 2 foreign workers or was it a kitchen sink? Even the footie news is depressing. Somebody should go and tell Wenger and Ferguson that the whole idea of playing football is to have fun. Never heard any of our gym coaches having a heart attack just because we lost a football match. Stress, stress, stress.
You look at the bosses, the folks that say they know it all. The guys that shouts and hollers just because you need to answer nature's call during office hours. Well, well, well...... show me money now buckos. You dont really know it all do you? Do you guys really aspire to become these overstressed "Yodas"? Aw, c'mon guys, get real.
Being rich isn't just about money. I know this sounds like the old runaround cliche. But let's face it the recession really gave us a good lesson in humility. Guys, being rich is just a state of mind. When was the last time you enjoyed a watermelon. Really enjoyed it, savouring the reddest, juiciest, firmest,seed free-est, most perfect part. Could it be when we were 17? Before the credit cards, mortgage and the nappies changed our whole lives.
Fired, hired. Stuck in a job rut or scurrying up the success ladder. If you dont take time to dangle your feet over the dock and chomp into life's simple pleasures, you are letting your career overwhelm your life. Enjoy what you have, find enjoyment in the accomplishment of others. Your family. Your friends. Take pleasure in the day and dont worry too much about tomorow. That's the heart of life. Its a wonderful world guys. Enjoy, really enjoy that watermelon and you're finally.......rich. Cheers, Salam and be good guys.
Andaks
You read the newspapers nowadays and everything u see is crash, crash, crash. Market crash, airline crash, voter confidence crash. Even heard that a toilet bowl crashed on top of 2 foreign workers or was it a kitchen sink? Even the footie news is depressing. Somebody should go and tell Wenger and Ferguson that the whole idea of playing football is to have fun. Never heard any of our gym coaches having a heart attack just because we lost a football match. Stress, stress, stress.
You look at the bosses, the folks that say they know it all. The guys that shouts and hollers just because you need to answer nature's call during office hours. Well, well, well...... show me money now buckos. You dont really know it all do you? Do you guys really aspire to become these overstressed "Yodas"? Aw, c'mon guys, get real.
Being rich isn't just about money. I know this sounds like the old runaround cliche. But let's face it the recession really gave us a good lesson in humility. Guys, being rich is just a state of mind. When was the last time you enjoyed a watermelon. Really enjoyed it, savouring the reddest, juiciest, firmest,seed free-est, most perfect part. Could it be when we were 17? Before the credit cards, mortgage and the nappies changed our whole lives.
Fired, hired. Stuck in a job rut or scurrying up the success ladder. If you dont take time to dangle your feet over the dock and chomp into life's simple pleasures, you are letting your career overwhelm your life. Enjoy what you have, find enjoyment in the accomplishment of others. Your family. Your friends. Take pleasure in the day and dont worry too much about tomorow. That's the heart of life. Its a wonderful world guys. Enjoy, really enjoy that watermelon and you're finally.......rich. Cheers, Salam and be good guys.
Andaks
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Sugar is Gula.....
Dear All,There's so much negative perception about our friend sugar. Diabetes, heart failure, migranes blah, blah, blah. Some even say world war 2. Actually I have nothing personal against miss sugar. In fact sugar makes the world go round. We really need some sweetness in these dark trying times. Macam orang tua2 kata rupa mungkin takde tapi manis ada dan pemanis nya adalah gula. And with all thats going on in the world, all of us sure need a lot more sugar in our smiles.
When I was in boarding school we used to dream of sensible desserts. Let's face it the food looks and tastes like...oh well "grub". And wallah many , many moons and years later I'm enjoying chatting with you guys about delightful pastries in a blog. Far out...
I just want to share with you guys out there the andaks special , our Creampuff. It's not sticky, doesn't leave any troublesome flakes around the house and is just absolutely portable. Sesuai di bawa melancung kemana2 atas bukit, atas gunung, tepi sungai, tepi laut etc. etc. etc or just that plain cubicle in the office. Just grab a plastic container and you're on for a delightful sugar experience. The rich cream inside is just oooozing with goodness. The recipe isn't actually rocket science but its doing the simple things well what makes our creampuff so tasty. And we do it all for you coz guess what, we just loooove makin' food look good.
So forget about those datelines and the millions you are chasing for a minute. Ave a break, Ave a puff. Cheers and Salam mesra.
Andaks
Saturday, March 7, 2009
We did it Again-"Kambing Kuzi"
Dear All,
Alhamdullilah kami si beri peluang sekali lagi untuk menyajikan juadah ke khalayak ramai.Kali ni lokasinya adalah di surau Al Wardah AU3. PAX ada kira2 65 kepala pada malam itu. Mak Andak gave it her all and alhamdullilah semuanya liciiiiin.
The hot favourite for the men was as usual the Kambing Kuzi while the kids gobbled up the ayam masak merah and dal ayam. Of course Pak Andak's sirap/oren & Limau nipis helped to smoothen the mutton and avoided unwanted gastronomical experiences.
Terimakasih semua kerana memberikan kepercayaan kepada kami. To all of you out there we would just love to share our mutton experience with you coz as you can guess we just looove makin' food look good. Till next time Cheers and Salam.
Selamat menyambut maulidurrasul. Semoga di tetapkan iman dan ditingkatkan Amalan.
Andaks
Alhamdullilah kami si beri peluang sekali lagi untuk menyajikan juadah ke khalayak ramai.Kali ni lokasinya adalah di surau Al Wardah AU3. PAX ada kira2 65 kepala pada malam itu. Mak Andak gave it her all and alhamdullilah semuanya liciiiiin.
The hot favourite for the men was as usual the Kambing Kuzi while the kids gobbled up the ayam masak merah and dal ayam. Of course Pak Andak's sirap/oren & Limau nipis helped to smoothen the mutton and avoided unwanted gastronomical experiences.
Terimakasih semua kerana memberikan kepercayaan kepada kami. To all of you out there we would just love to share our mutton experience with you coz as you can guess we just looove makin' food look good. Till next time Cheers and Salam.
Selamat menyambut maulidurrasul. Semoga di tetapkan iman dan ditingkatkan Amalan.
Andaks
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