Trying various 'Corba' ( Soup ) from Bosna..

When I visited Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2010, I noticed some people had has prepared corba ( soup ) before going  to the main dish. It stole my attention due to less common served in my country . Some people in Indonesia only prepare main dishes for their daily meal. This kinds of soup could be eaten with rice and that's all !, more simply than in Bosnia or any other country such as in Europe or USA. We don't have appetizer, soup and/or salad  and the last dessert. Alhamdullillah, I am kind of  woman who are easily get adaptable with many kinds of different foods from any other countries, off course as long as halal  ( allowed by my religion, cause I'm muslim ) food. 

My journey to some other cities or countries  can be used for learning how to know more the local food. It may be very new, strange and different for our tongue but it would be very interested experience knowing something different from ours. This kinds of soups supposed to be my  main dish because my stomach's capacity is smaller than Bosnian people. Since they are taller and bigger than me, this soup is only for the appetizer and after it, usually followed by main dishes and dessert. Hmmm.... preparing for daily meals is more complicated than in Indonesia. But, soon and later I must learn to get used to it, as my hubby is Bosnian and now Bosnia becoming my second home.

Well, I  took some pictures during visiting to some friends who had has served some various soups as my references. 

Here they are the various soups that I ever had during my visiting to some friends in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Most of them, were prepared for my Iftar ( Breaking fast ) in Ramadhan 2010. 

1. This is the first soup that I ate in Trebinje, it's prepared by Khatidza fatihagic. She is very nice woman and very expert cooking Bosnian's food. I hope someday, I had chance seeing her again and learning how to make Bosnian food from her, InsaAllah. I forget asking Hatidza the recipe of this soup and its ingredients.

 I guess this soup mixture with meat, carrot and noodles.

Original Fried Tempeh ( Tempe Goreng biasa )

Talking about Tempeh ( in Bahasa Indonesia/ Javanese called  témpé  ) , It's very popular and cheap food in Indonesia. But don't get it wrong, it's not cheapen food due to it has very high protein, dietary fiber and vitamins. Tempeh is a traditional food which  originated  from Indonesia particularly in Java Island. It made from fermented soybean and If you are vegetarian, is highly recommended because it consider as meat analogue. Well, since I am very beginner in culinary world , I'd like to share the simplest menu for today, it's called Tempe goreng ( Fried Tempe ). 

Ingredients :

- 6 blocks  / 1 package Tempeh( if it's wrapped by plastic. Here I am using Tempeh which is wrapped by banana leaves and its size is little bit thin ) 

- 3 cloves garlic

- 1tsp coriander

-1 1/2 tsp salt

-water

-oil for frying

Oooo Dear myself...check your lists, please..!

Assallamualaikum Warahmatullah

Meeting with my religion teacher of my Senior High School recently, just remain me about one of his precious lessons that he taught to my class. He asked us to make a table for daily sin's and goodness' lists that we do. His order left us curiosity in our head  , it was like such a silly thing."Please be honest with yourself, I won't protest if you make some sins and goodness; I will not check it, because it's only Allah and you know the truth.", he said. Then, we made a simple table and must filled everyday for a week.

I felt uncomfortable whenever checking my table, well...it was about my sins....Everyday I have sins even though  only appear in my  intention. To be honest, I started wrought-up when I calculated my sins appeared more, than my goodness.

~Praying for Palestine~

Assallamualaikum Warrahmatullah,

"The Believers, in their mutual love, mercy and compassion, are like one body: if one organ complained, the rest of the body develops a fever." [Bukhari & Muslim]

"Praise be to Allah " , for still giving us chance to meet in my personal blog. Two days a go, I was hiatus from writing because of my laziness have tried tempt me. But it just create discomfort in my heart instead. So I decide to start rewriting on this small garden of mine.
To be honest, I am very reluctant if talking about the latest issue which is only repetition like it happened before and just guess at the end will left unsatisfied, suffering, disappointing   in my friend's , Muslim's, me's mind. Yeah, it's about Palestine and Israel.The Hadit above just remain me about our brothers and sisters in Palestine. The part of our another body now are in pain, so I also extremely in pain now...

Two days before Israel and Palestine have announced their armistice and I don't know how many times that moments  happened over and over again. The world has cursed Israel's arrogance and off course all we know, they had killed a lot of innocents people especially children and women. All we know what Israel do is not only against Palestinians but more important is against humanity's right.

~A special gift for our wedding~

Assallamualaikum Warrahmatullah 

I would like to  share a poem from my friend. This is a special gift for our wedding. It's very nice poem . Thanks in a million my dear friend.. 

~I trace the love on the sky of verity~

Honesty is the spirit of love itself ...

It is  the foundation of true love ...

Honesty is the other side of the love that we can not lose it at all, if it is so, then, that's not be called love...

Here we are going  to dive into the ocean of our intentions

Why are we getting married??? For what married???

Be honest, from your genuine heart ...

So, if we get wrong intention or no honesty,  we can fix  and  rebuild it from zero growth point of love ...

Because how many people end their domesticity  Since they started their relationship with dishonesty ...

Marrying just because of her outer beauty , soon or later would create devastation in their domesticity because another prettier girl can be easily  to tease him ...

Or people who marry for the  position and  because seeing the social status only,  if that position getting lost, If Allah test it with poverty,their domesticity would be broken ..

This is the portrait of those who are dishonest in their intentions ...

 It will end with a bitterness in their domesticity ...

It's time to trace the love ...

If the word is a piece of heart, so I want these words as the link of letters in my heart to be a prayer...

So Allah will always  put my love through your heart ...
and to let  you know, that I love you forever ...

                                                                                  Trenggalek,21 November,2012

~ The key words is....Alhamdullillah 200000X..~

Assallamualaikum Warrahmatullah

Trenggalek,  November,20,2012

 Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Every matter of importance which is not begun with, 'Praise be to Allah' is defective." [Abu Dawud and others]

"Alhamdullillah"... I just want to say many times to Allah SWT,  for still giving me chance to use my hand putting  down some experiences of my life this morning , opening my heart to read some good lessons along with very tragic, miserable and also touched- moments which I got through,today. How many times I forget to say grateful to Allah? how easy to me, saying "Alhamdullillah" but it's only lip service in which is not from my heart ? .

~My Father's favourite song~

Assallamualaikum Warrahmatullah

Insa Allah ~Maher Zain

I just remember my father when I listen Maher Zain's song. He used to sat on the front seat in the car while we were on the way on our trip .He was really enjoying listened this song while his fingers gently smote his thighs. Even though he couldn't understand English, we saw  his face was content. It was one of our sweet memories with my late father and we really hope it would happened again, but we can't. If only we could turn back time...

Yaa Nabi Salaam Alaika~Maher Zain

The song above is another favourite song from my late father. The last day he listened this song was in my brother's Walimatul Ursy at 17 June 2012, it was also supposed to be my wedding but my husband delayed because his parents was very ill. Sometimes, my tears dropping when I listened this song, it was really touched my heart .Now everything has changed without my father's presence. But he is not die he lives inside our heart. We will always miss him. 

Rest in Peace My father... May Allah unite us with him In Jannah, Amiin 

Trenggalek, 19 November 2012

With Love

Your daughter