Crabmeat otah

Crabmeat otah

Widely available everywhere now, no one seems to make otah at home these days. The fun in this is that you can create your own recipes and fill it in with things that you seldom get elsewhere, like crabmeat in this case. You can use additional chili padi if you wish for it to be [...]

Special steamed beancurd and mincemeat

Special steamed beancurd and mincemeat

A very healthy dish, this is a good way to pack in loads of nutrition for the whole family. Carrots are added to this dish but feel free to add any other ingredients like broccoli, turnip or even fish meat. The egg white and mincemeat act as binding agents to help keep everything together. Serves [...]

Sweet potato dumplings in ginger soup

Sweet potato dumplings in ginger soup

Serve 4 Ingredients: 300g Japanese sweet potato, peeled and cut into large cubes 1 egg yolk ½ teaspoon salt 3 heaped tablespoons flour 2 tablespoons gula melaka, chopped Ginger soup: 50-80g knob of ginger, crushed with the palm of your hands 50g brown sugar (or gula melaka) 50g rock sugar 2 pandan leaves, knotted 1 [...]

Pan-fried stingray with tomato & chili salsa

Pan-fried stingray with tomato & chili salsa

Serves 4 Ingredients: 4 stingray wings, 200g each 8 pieces banana leaf (trimmed enough for each piece of stingray to sit on) Olive oil, to brush Salt and pepper Salsa: 2 tomatoes, diced finely 2 chilies, roughly chopped Juice of 2 large limes 4 garlic cloves 1 tablespoon fish sauce 2 tablespoon olive oil 1 [...]

Special steamed beancurd and mincemeat

Special steamed beancurd and mincemeat

A very healthy dish, this is a good way to pack in loads of nutrition for the whole family. Carrots are added to this dish but feel free to add any other ingredients like broccoli, turnip or even fish meat. The egg white and mincemeat act as binding agents to help keep everything together. Serves [...]

Sweet potato dumplings in ginger soup

Sweet potato dumplings in ginger soup

Adapted from the gnocchi (potato dumpling), here, we use sweet potatoes which have some gula Melaka encased in them. This is served in a comforting ginger soup which is an excellent as a light finish to a heavy meal. Remember not to add too much flour in the dumplings or it’ll be too heavy and [...]

Ikan bilis fried rice

Ikan bilis fried rice

Sometimes called nasi goreng kampung, nasi goreng means fried rice in Malay. This dish of spicy ikan bilis (anchovies) fried rice is truly addictive. Simple and fast to prepare, this meal can be whipped up within 20 minutes. You may also use brown rice to give it a healthier spin. Serves 2 Ingredients: 3-4 tablespoons [...]