Opor Sotong

POINT TO PONDER

When I was young, I loved cats. I used to bring in stray cats into the house and made sure that they were well fed.

However, I do not have time to do all that anymore. Working takes a lot of my time plus having to look after the small and big kids.  Still, I do get stray cats coming to the house, giving birth and behaving as if my house is theirs. As everyone could expect, they start to do their business every where. This is something I abhor.

A friend of mine send me a youtube clip to show how to prevent cats from doing their business in the house compound. Vinegar! Pour in the vinegar in a spray container and add water. Then spray the mixture at places where cats love to do their business. However, the place should be free from all those smelly things. You should wash the place thoroughly before spraying this concocted mixture. Insya Allah the cat will not return.

INGREDIENTS

2 cereal bowls of Cuttlefish (If it has eggs, do not throw that away nor should you cut that cuttlefish into small pieces.)
3/4 cup x 2 Chilli Boh
2 Lemon Grass (Bruised)
A thumb-sized Lengkuas (Bruised. At times, if I do not have the fresh one, I would grind.)
1 tsp of Corriander (Grinded)
1 tsp of Cumin (Grinded)
1 tsp of Jintan Manis (Grinded)
2 cups of thick Cream Coconut
1 cup of Kerisik
2 handful of Daun Limau Perut
Salt 
Sugar (not too much thought) 
5 tbsp of cooking oil


How do you cook this?
1. Heat up the pot. Preferably, you should use Vision pot as this will be easier for you.
2. Then, pour in the cooking oil.
3. Put in the Chilli Boh. Stir a bit.
4. Once it has curdle, add  in Corriander, Cumin and Jintan Manis.
5. Leave it for a few minutes. If you find that it is getting too dry, pour in a little bit of water.
6. Once the mixture has thicken, pour in the cream coconut, Daun limau perut, sugar, salt and Kerisik.
7. Finally, when the gravy starts to bubble, put in the cuttlefish.
8. Leave it for a while. Once you see that the cuttlefish starts to change its form, turn off the fire.




MY THOUGHTS

This dish is best eaten with hot rice. There should be other dishes as well like Tauhu Sumbat and fried fish.