Orange Chicken
Wednesday, 14 March 2018
This is an east west fusion that I made with mixing orange chicken recipe with beets and parsnips. The fusion is amazing especially with the hot pepper sauce and the sweetness of the parsnips. The tanginess of the lemon and orange juice blends in all the flavours together. Ingredients: 2
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Seaweed Salad
Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Hero Shot Justification “I layered this set with an old recycled wooden board contrasting with blue tableware. I added the black sesame seeds, green chopsticks, light green kohlrabi and celery to the set to add balance and colour. The raw ingredients show what the salad is made up of. The chopsticks redefine
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How to make Garam Masala and Curry Powder
Tuesday, 06 February 2018
The spice junkie Garam masala means hot aromatic mixture of spices. It’s not uncommon for each household in India to boast the best blend of spices for garam masala. Truth is, there isn’t a set of spices for garam masala. It’s what you like it to taste like. Having said that, I
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How to make Malaysian seafood sambal
Sunday, 28 January 2018
Seafood sambal Hi everyone. You asked and here it is. Don’t you dare cut back on the chilies now. Can you handle the heat? This is the sambal most Malaysians go to for everyday cooking. Malaysian hot food is not just hot, it’s tasty and spicy hot at the same time.
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Char Siu Bao
Monday, 22 January 2018
I grew up eating bao or as we call it in Malaysia pao. We’d wait for the pao man to come around midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. My favourite is Char Siu Pao. This is the dumpling with sweet pork filling. I’ve made it a few times in
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Tom yum paste
Thursday, 18 January 2018
Ingredients: 4 lemongrass stalks sliced (in Malaysia I’d use only, only three inches of the white part from the base of the lemongrass because we had a huge lemongrass bush. My dad would cut it short all the time, to keep it compact. Other times, he’d
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Nasi Hujan Panas – Rainbow Rice
Saturday, 06 January 2018
Rainbow Rice Literally means: Nasi-hot Hujan-rain Panas-hot – Hot rain rice or Rainbow Rice. In Malaysia the heat can reach up to 36°C. It will rain when the sun is shining and glaring. It is now that you will see a rainbow or two in
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Malaysian Chinese Hot and Sour Soup
Thursday, 04 January 2018
As a Malaysian I usually have all the ingredients in my freezer and pantry. If you don’t, just make a run to the Chinese grocers and you’ll have them ready for cooking at any time. It’s easy to do this soup. Now you can enjoy
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Malaysian Roti canai aka Indian roti baratha
Monday, 01 January 2018
Hi everyone. This is the recipe for Malaysian roti canai. It is an easy recipe to make. Please don’t let the youtube videos of roti canai flipping deter you from trying this recipe. You don’t have to flip it in the air. There are other ways
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Malaysian Telur Bungkus
Saturday, 09 December 2017
Scroll to the bottom to see all the pictures. I was introduced to different versions of this recipe in Pulau Pinang (Penang). I lived there for two years and had a great time discovering new Malaysian food and places. It’s also where I truly learned to make authentic assam laksa. I was born and
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