INGREDIENTS (A) – To Blend 8 small red onion 5 pips garlic 1 inch tumeric (remove skin) 2 inches ginger (remove skin) 4 candle nut (Buah Keras) – soak to soften then scrape skin (B) – spices 1 cinnamon stick (kayu manis) 1 star anis 2 stalk curry leave 1 Lemon grass (serai) – 3inches…
Chawanmushi
INGREDIENT 2 Eggs 3 Prawns * 3 pieces (1 inch cube) chicken fillets * 40ml Shiro dashi (buy from Japanese grocer) 250ml water 3 chawan mushi cups (depending on size, you can get them from Daiso) * You may add alternative ingredients like enoki mushrooms, scallops, etc. METHOD Beat eggs in a bowl. Try not…
Sambal Belacan
INGREDIENTS 5 fresh red chillies (remove seed if you want less spicy) 1″ Belacan 1 tbsp oil 1/2 tsp sugar Lime to serve with Pour into blended chillies mix well Add a little sugar METHOD Remove seeds of fresh chilis. Cut in to 1 inch long, put inside the blender. Heat 1 tbsp oil and…
Hokkien Mee (Hokkein Noodles)
Preparation time : 30minutes Cooking time : 45 minutes Serving size : 4 to 5 INGREDIENTS 2 packs of fresh yellow hokkien noodles (approx 500g) 100g sliced pork belly 1 1/2 cup pork lard* 12 large banana prawns, deveined and remove shells 4 garlic cloves, finely minced 300g chinese cabbage, chop into pieces 100g choi…
Best Butter Cake
INGREDIENTS 250gm butter (salted), softened (cool at 18-20C)4 eggs + 1 yolk 200gm sugar(if too sweet, reduce to 150gms)200gm self raising flour, sifted.60ml milk1 tsp vanilla extract METHOD Preheat oven at 170C. Prepare a 8 inch square pan or 2 loaf pan. Line the base and grease the sides (greasing helps the cake’s sides to…
Easy Strawberry Jam
INGREDIENTS 1000 gms Frozen strawberries 750gms Sugar METHOD1. Over medium heat, add frozen strawberries and sugar and melt them.2. Stiring constantly so that sugar will not burn at the bottom.3. Use a potatoe masher or back or spoon/fork to mesh the strawberries.4. Simmer until sauce thickens. Should not be too runny. If runny, continue until…
Dalgona Coffee
INGREDIENTS 2 tbsp instant coffee powder 2 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp hot water METHOD Add instant coffee powder, sugar and hot water Whisky using hand mixer or stand mixer until light and fluffy. Similar like stiff peaks Prepare 150ml milk with ice (leaving about 1 inch) Top the fluffy coffee mixture. Mix thoroughly and enjoy!
Fish Curry (Indian Style)
Preparation : 20 mins Cooking Time : 30mins Serve : 4 to 6 pax Recipe : By Mama KebayaKitchen INGREDIENTS 300 gms Tenggiri / Senangin Fish 1/2 bowl shallots – cut strips 3 pip garlic – cut strip 2 stalk curry leaves 1 inch ginger 2 tsp biji halba (yellow) fenugreek I tsp biji sawi…
Pasta Carbonara
Cooking Time : 20 mins Serve : 2 to 3 pax Ingredients 200 gms Pasta (I use penne, you can use spaghetti) 1/2 yellow onion (finely chopped) 2 egg Yolks 50 gms button mushroom (optional – bite size) 100 gms bacon rashes (bite size) 200 ml Cream 40 gms Parmesan Cheese (grated) Salt & pepper to taste…
Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookie
(Recipe given and adapted by my friend, Ms. Tan) Serving Size : 24 cookies Preparation Time : 15mins Baking Time : 30 mins INGREDIENTS 115 gms butter 125 gms light brown sugar 1 Large eggs 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 95 gms all purpose flour 1/2 tsp baking soda (*use baking power if you want it…
Kombucha
5 bags of Green Tea (you can use any tea of your choice)500ml Hot water5 tbsp Sugar Method In a large jar, prep 5 tea bags. Add in hot water and sugar. Stir until sugar dissolved. Let it cool down overnight. Sieve the cooled tea into the preserving jar with scoby. Cover lid with kitchen…
BBQ Pork Belly (Char Siew) – Fast & Easy
Serve : 4 pax Cooking Time : 2 hour Ingredients 500gms Pork Belly 1 tbsp Black Sauce 1 tsp Sugar 1 tsp Oyster Sauce 1 tsp Soya sauce 1 tbsp Maltose 250gms Water enough to cover pork Method Marinate pork belly strip with soya sauce, black sauce, oyster sauce and sugar for 30mins. If you…