Homemade Chicken Rice

Today I cooked Hainanese Chicken rice for my family. Hainanese chicken rice is our all time favorite delicacy without doubt. It needs no introduction and you can have quite a few variations to prepare this recipe. Take it easy, be happy, relax and cook the way you want it to call your style of Chicken…

Economical Rice Fish And Veggies

This evening I cooked this meal for my family. As for the rice, I did a tomato rice version instead of simple plain steam rice. This set meal reminds me of the days back home where you would find at the hawker stalls, various dishes of meat, vegetables, soup, curries and other savories accompaniment with…

Grilled Spicy Seafood In Banana Leaf

I was ‘browsing’ thru my mind wondering what should I cook with this coral trout which I just bought yesterday. As I brought out the fish I saw a packet of banana leaf sitting in the freezer which I bought weeks ago. An idea pops up and I decided on this recipe, grill and wrap….

Spiced Corn Rice

My family has been requesting me to cook corn rice for a long time. As I recollected the days we had this wonderful dish so often. It was on special occasions my family would look for an old Malay family friend to cook this corn rice for us. We also had tomato chicken curry, sambal…

Chicken Rendang

I cooked this chicken rendang last Sunday accompanied by corn rice. Usually rendangs are quite drier kind of curry with meat. I added a little more liquid as my family loves to have parathas later on with the remaining gravy. Ingredients (Serves 3-4 ) 700g chicken pieces ( I used chicken thighs ) 3 tbsp…

Fish In Easy Sweet Sour Sauce

An easy and appetizing recipe with red snapper fillets embraced in sweet and sour sauce. This is easily served with steam rice. Ingredients 350g fish fillets, cut into small portions ( I used snapper fish ) 3 tbsp plain flour pinch of chinese five spice powder Sauce 1/4 cup tomato ketchup 1/4 cup chilli sauce…

Spicy Bean Sauce With Braised Tofu

This tofu is a healthy dish which is rich in protein and low in fat. I have this dish braised with spicy bean sauce, mushrooms and minced pork. Ingredients 2 Japanese beancurds, cut into 6 portions each 2 mushrooms soaked and diced 1 red chilli diced 1/2 cup minced pork Seasoning 1 tbsp oyster sauce…

Snapper Fish In Assam Curry

I love any fish curry.I love making dishes with fish heads. Salmon heads are my household favorite anytime. Often we have soups, curries and braised fish heads with thick sauces. I cooked some snapper fillets today.It was a bit of work preparing this dish but anything curry I would do most willingly and with enthusiasm….

Perfectly Honey Glazed BBQ Wings

I love this bbq chicken wings recipe very dearly. It is my family favorite kind of bbq wings with the smoking smell of charcoal, honey and oyster sauce, a great significant of our local famous bbq chicken wings. A mouthwatering and delicious recipe. Ingredients 10 chicken wings ( rub with salt to get rid of…

Vegetarian Crispy Stir Fry Chicken

This is another vegetarian dish of mock chicken stir fried with some veggies. It can be served as a one pot dish accompanied with steam rice. Ingredients 2 cups of mock chicken pieces, deep fried in hot oil, removed, set aside 2 cloves garlic 1/2 cup celery stems, cut into small parts handful of  french…