Pineapple pie with mung bean crust

Who doen't like mini pie? It is sweet and fun to eat. Ground mung bean adds an extra crunchiness to this firm but crumbly pie crust.

Ingredients

For pie crust:

75 gr margarine

25 gr caster sugar

1/8 tsp salt

50 gr peeled mung bean, toasted and finely ground

1/4 tsp baking powder

1 egg yolk

125 gr all purpose flours

For filling:

250 ml milk

40 gr corn flour

30 gr sugar

1/4 tsp salt

75 gr pineapple, grated

75 gr pineapple, cubed 
2 drops yellow food colouring (skipped)

cherries

Methods

For filling: Combine corn flour, sugar, salt, and milk. Mix well. Cook on a low heat, stir constantly until thicken and cooked. Add pineapple. Mix well and stir it until bubbling. Set aside.

To make the crust: Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. 

Add the margarine, sugar, mung bean, and egg. 

Gather the mixture together into a dough. Take a bit of the dough and press it into the greased mini pie pan. 

Prick the bottom of the pie with a fork. Bake until golden brown.

Remove from the oven, set aside to cool. Once completely cool, 

remove the pie from the pan.

Spoon the filling onto the pie. Decorate with red cherries.

Source:

http://www.sajiansedap.com/recipe/detail/8897/pai-kacang-hijau-isi-tape

http://www.sajiansedap.com/recipe/detail/9823/pai-cokelat-nanas-ceri

Sambal nanas

Actually, sambal or hot food is not my thing.  As a breastfeeding mom and with 2 preschoolers around me, my everyday food is far enough from chillies. That's why the idfb challenge this time (with the theme of Indonesian sambal) is a bit hard for me. But it's not a challenge when it is so easy, right? ^^
So, this sambal nanas is my entry for the idfb chalenge # 4. It is said that this sambal originally comes from East Kalimantan.  A bit sour and sweet from pineapple and hot from chillies makes this sambal tastes unique, a perfect match for a grilled fish.

 

Ingredients:
10 red chillies
6 bird's eye chillies
5 shallots
2 onions
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp shrimp paste 
1 small pineapple, peeled and cubed
2 tbs oil for stir frying

Methods:

• Stir fry all the chillies, shallots and onions until wilted.
• Ground them together with salt, sugar, and shrimp paste until smooth or becomes paste.
• Add the pineapple. Mix them until well combined.

Sumber: Tabloid Nova,1259/XXV. 9 -15 April 2012