INGREDIENTS: 1 pack instant curry paste (8 oz or 250 grams) 8 oz peeled potatoes 4 chicken leg quarters (4 drumsticks and 4 thighs or 2 lbs chicken) 3 shallots (peeled and sliced thinly) 2 lemongrass (use the white parts only, pounded) 1 tablespoon oil 2 cups water/500 ml (use less water if you want [...]
(for approximately 2 people) INGREDIENTS: 200g of pork belly, skin and excess fat removed and sliced into 1cm pieces MARINADE FOR PORK: 2 cloves of garlic, crushed White pepper to taste 1 TB of soy sauce ½ tsp oyster sauce 1 tsp sesame oil 1 tsp of cornflour CONDIMENTS: Shrimp (allow about 3-4 per person) [...]
FOR THE KUIH: • 1½ bowls yam, diced into 1-2cm cubes • 1 bowl rice flour • 2 tablespoons wheat starch* • 2 bowls water • ½ – ¾ bowl dried shrimps (heh bee) – I used ¾ bowl because I cannot express how much I love an abundance of it in or kuih • [...]
Recipe slightly adapted from here Makes 6 naans INGREDIENTS: 2 cups all purpose flour 3/4 tsp baking powder 3/4 tsp baking soda 1 tsp sugar 3/4 tsp salt 1/2 tsp oil 1/2 cup yogurt 1/2 cup milk (warmed) Butter for brushing naans Chopped coriander/ garlic, cumin for sprinkling METHOD: Mix the flour, baking powder, baking [...]
This dish is prominent on the Javanese list of special foods for ritual occasions. In java it has been traditionally served at the slametan (the ritual meal to which neighbors, friends and relatives are invited) given by a family before the birth of a first child. The story behind this dish reveals a fascinating process [...]
This dry, crunchy gingerbread is quite different from the soft gingerbread of the south of England and is much more like Parkin. It is best kept in an airtight tin for 2-3 days before eating. Ingredients 350 Gram Plain flour (12 oz) 1 rounded tsp Ground ginger Pinch Grated nutmeg Pinch Ground mixed spice 75 [...]
Famous throughout Scotland since the eighteenth century, Black Bun was often made at Christmas, to be eaten on Hogmanay – New Years Eve – when it was also served to "First Footers", when it was sometimes called Yule Cake. The filling is much like a rich, black Christmas pudding, but the delicate envelope of pastry [...]
