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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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 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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Kuih dadar (Malaysian crepes)
Tuesday, 17 October 2017
Ingredients: Batter 2 cups thick coconut cream from the can 1 cup juice from a bunch of pandan (screwpine leaves) strained or screwpine leaf essence 2-3 cups water 2 eggs beaten 4 cups flour 1 tbsp salt 1 tsp baking powder dissolved in ¼ cup water ¼ cup coconut oil Method: Mix the coconut
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Death by Kaya
Saturday, 05 October 2013
Kaya Mmm… mmm… Kaya originates from the Southeast Asian region. It is a sweet spread made out of white sugar, eggs and coconut milk. The must have main ingredient amongst other things are the (pandan) screwpine leaves. In Malaysia my mum would send us kids into the neighbor’s yard to grab a
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