We bought some vegetarian food which are mock fish and chicken to stock up in the freezer. My family loves vegetarian dishes too. There s a very good vegetarian restaurant in the city we often patronize. You will be surprise mock fish, chicken and veg truly imitate the real ones. And they can be more…
Category: Asian Bites!
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TLC Instant Noodle
You may wonder ‘why Instant Noodle’ ?. Well don’t get me wrong. It is just as important meal as any other snack or delicacy. It needs Tender Loving Care too. I know there are some Instant Noodle which don’t really have the flavour it claimed on the packet. Often we have to mix and match…
Classic Kuih Seri Muka(sticky rice w’ Pandan custard topping)
Have you ever gave a thought of why there are recipes of the same delicacy but difference in results! I have been through quite a few recipes for Kuih Seri Muka and was amazed to find this one above is Simply Classic. The result is in the cleverness of getting the right ingredients. Thanks Chef…
Chinese Hot N’ Sour Soup
Today, one of my family members prefer something more appetizing than the usual daily meal so I put on my thinking cap and thought of cooking a soup dish with vinegar and spicy taste. Common ingredients are tofu, mushroom, pepper, cornflour, vinegar and some shredded meat. Serves 4 Ingredients 4-6 dried chinese mushrooms(shitake) soaked, I…
My Favorite Mee Rebus
I read this cookbook and was amazed to find the street hawker food recipes simple and adequate to serve as home cook food. I would recommend this Mee Rebus recipe as my family gave the thumbs up!. It is a noodle dish popular in Malaysia,Indonesia and Singagpore. It is made up of yellow noodle and…
A Lazy Sunday’S Cheat Curry
I just had a long night after last night’s attempt at sweet dough bread making and was feeling kinda lazy when thinking of the following Sunday lunch for my family. So I excused myself this time and thought of cooking a simple cheat curry chicken straight from the packet(curry paste). I added a simple vegetable…
Chwee Kueh(Steam Rice pudding)
This is one of my all time favorite snacks, Chwee Kueh, a popular Chinese snack made of simply rice and tapioca flour. Often this dessert can be served simply with mixture of salted turnips,garlic and sugar or with sambal condiment. It tasted just like the ones in my hometown, soft refreshing and tasty. Makes 20…
Traditional Steam Sponge Cake
This is a quick cake to bake. Easy preparation using a steamer and some fresh ingredients. It is a simple Chinese traditional cake way back to my mother’s time. Ingredients 4 eggs 150g castor sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla essence 180g self-raising flour,sifted 50ml 7-up ( I use Sprite carbonated drink ) Method Whisk eggs until…
Mung Bean Pastry(Tau Sar Piah)
I baked this popular chinese pastry Tau Sar Piah(Mung Bean Pastry) which uses the same pastry as Ham Tan Soh(Salted Egg York Pie). It s a wonderful recipe, not to be missed. We miss this pastry so popular back home and I was delighted it turned out so delicious. It is not difficult to make…
Chives Kuih (Koo Chai Kueh)
I was delighted by this cookbook which has most of the street hawkers’ snacks recipes we missed back home. One of them is Chives Crystal Kuih which can be translated as “Koo Chai Kueh”. It is steam cooked and can be pan fried after that and served sweet back sauce or chilli sauce. Enjoy la!…
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