This is a simple dish made from a cheap and nutritional fish – Mackerel. Although the fish has a strong flavour, it goes well with spices. I now grill the fish instead of frying – which we do in the good old days. I am now trying to maintain my goal weight and hence I …
Garlic Crisps and Garlic Oil Serves: Difficulty: easy Cost: £ Makes ½ cup (approx) Garlic Crisps and oil is one of the most important ingredients in a Penang Nyonya Kitchen ( Mine, at least). Garlic Oil is used to flavour soups, steamed fish, porridge, meat and savoury cakes. Shallot crisps and Shallot oil is made …
Frozen quid rings are easily obtainable in Chinese or Asian supermarket. It saves a lot of time preparing it. Of course, if you prefer to use fresh squid, please do so. Frozen squid rings are normally frozen in an ice glaze and it adds to the weight of the squid. To get 500g of squid, …
Chye Poh Nooi s an old time favourite. It was around for as long as I can remember. I cooked it when I was a kid and remember having them for lunch or dinner. It is very simple to make. We used to use the salty preserved radish that came in a whole piece, and …
Ingredients: 4 Chicken breast or thighs (deboned, skinned), or a mixture of both To pound in a pestle and mortar: 4 cloves Garlic 4cm Knob of ginger 2 shallots Marinade: 4 tsp Light soy sauce 2 tsp Dark soy sauce 1 ½ tbp 5-spice powder ½ tsp White pepper powder 2 tbsp Runny honey Method: …
Banger and Mash I have decided to vary my mash. Butternut squash and pumpkins have zero pro-points. So mixing butternut squash will save points and makes the mash sweeter. I have also added chives so as to give it a kick. Butternut Squash and Potato Mash …
This dish was a favourite of ours when in Malaysia. My husband loved this dish. We first came across this in The New Formosa Restaurant in PJ. The boss, Mrs Lee, a Taiwanese, is a lovely woman. Her restaurant serves Taiwanese food. My niece and nephew,and later my children loved the Candied Yam. This is …
Wonton is a favourite Chinese food, well-known all over the world. Wonton comes in various types of fillings. It is usually pork, and sometimes prawns. The version that I am making is pork wonton, with a bit of prawns for the crunch. I can recall my childhood days in the little hometown called Kepala Batas, …
Cokodok Update: I have made a video on this. Click Cokodok to view how to make. Cokodok or Banana Balls is common snack in Malaysia. It is usually eaten during afternoon tea time with a cup of black coffee or a cup of ‘teh tarik’ 0r ‘pulled tea’. Teh tarik is tea made with …
Hello, I have been wanting to have a food blog for quite some time now. Well, in fact for more than 3 years. It is just that I have been sooo busy. Now with things more settled, I am now having a go at it. My plan is to put in my recipes, so that …
