Final product

This is my Kway Teow Goreng I made during Lesson 7 for my PT. 

Some problems that I faced was presentation. I had added some extra things such as chilli, onion and tomato. But if I had known how to present it properly, I think it would have been nicer. It tasted good :) However, it was a bit too fried. I thank my mother for helping me out to pick out the ingredients and also giving me the recipe of how to do the kway teow. Thanks once again! 

Reflections

Through my whole Food and Consumer Education module, I am happy that I learnt a lot of new skills. Previously, I could only help my mother do certain things such as cut some vegetables or make the dough for food such as Prata and Chapathi or just watch. But now, I am able to bake, stir-fry, steam, cut and I can do a lot more. Also, I learnt a lot about food-related diseases. I also learnt that we should cook our own food by ourselves instead of buying takeout food. It is advantageous as we can choose to add our own ingredients to our own choice and thus, it will make our food healthier and tastier. So even though I was not able to get very high marks for my PT, I am happy that I learnt a lot through this module. I would like to thank Mrs Abbas for helping us all learn and apply our skills. Thank you!

Buying my ingredients (Budget)

Cost of the ingredients in my food

2 stalks of Chye Sim - 2/5 x 85 cents= 34 cents
1/2 packet of bean sprouts - 1/2 x $1 = 50 cents 
1 large onion - $3/25 = 12 cents
6 small peeled garlic - $4/100 = 40 cents
8 medium prawns - $2
1/2 tofu - 1/2 x 80 cents = 40 cents
Kway Teow - $1.10
2 stalks of spring onion - 2/5 of $1 = 40 cents
1/4 cabbage - 1/4 x 1.20 = 30 cents
Spice paste - $1.20

1/4 tomato - $1.20/100 = 1 cent (rounded off)
1 red chilli - 1 cent
1 green chilli - 1 cent

Total cost: $6.80 

I have not gone past the budget and while purchasing the ingredients, I realised that when I cook my own food, it is cheaper and I can choose to add my own ingredients. Thus, it makes my food tastier and healthier. But if I were to buy a Kway Teow, it would approximately be $8. Through this exercise, I learnt that we should cook more of our own food than eat takeout food. 

Recipe for Kway Teow

Serving: 2 people
Preparation Time: 45 min

Ingredients needed:

2 stalks of Chye Sim
1/2 packet of bean sprouts 
1 large onion (sliced finely)
6 small peeled garlics
8 medium prawns
1/2 tofu 
Kway Teow (1 packet)
1 tablespoon olive oil 
Spring onion
Cabbage (1/2)
Spice paste
1 teaspoon salt 

1/2 tomato (diced)
1 red chilli (sliced)
1 green chilli (sliced)

Method of cooking

1. Cut the Chye Sim, spring onions, onions, garlics and tofu.

2. Wash and soak the kway teow and beansprouts for 10 minutes. 

3. Wash the prawns and let them to dry. 

4. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in the pot. 

5. Fry the onions and garlics on high flame until golden brown.

6. Add the prawn and lower the flame to medium flame. 

7. After a minute, add the spice paste and stir. 

8. Add the tofu in.

9. Add in the veggies: bean sprouts, spring onion, cabbage and Chye Sim

10. Add a teaspoon of salt for better taste. Stir fry. 

11. Once completely mixed, lower the flame to slow flame and close the pot for 10 minutes.

12. Meanwhile, cut the chilli and the tomato. 

13. After 10 minutes, off the flame and serve the food.

14. Place the chilli, onion, tomato and some chye sim on the plate for serving purposes.

15. Your kway teow is done! :)