Nasi lemak is a popular dish across Southeast Asia, such as Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. It’s Malaysia’s national dish too. I love the flavour of the rice cooked in coconut milk and aromas from pandan and Indonesian bay leaf (daun salam). With butterfly pea flower, it gives a great colour to the rice while also…
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Watermelon Juice
Watermelon juice is a great choice for a healthy summer drink. Watermelon has many health benefits. It has naturally elevated Vitamin C, A and B also help us to keep hydrated, which is why it makes such a great drink during the hot summer months. Watermelon has a lot of water content, natural sweetness and…
Minced Chicken with Eggplant
This is a great dish to go with rice, with meat and vegetable together. It is a mix of sweet, spicy and a touch salty flavours, which go well together. The meat gives a little crunchy texture and the eggplant is very soft. Inspiration for this dish is from the Northern Chinese dish of minced…
Stir-fried Dwarf Copperleaf (Ponnanganni Keerai Poriyal/Varai)
This is a healthy and nutritious leafy-green side dish that goes very well with rice meals. It is a very popular dish in India and Sri Lanka, where it’ll be included in lunches at least once a week. This leaf is rich in iron, fibre, calcium and vitamin C. In Sri Lanka it is known…
Seeni Sambol (spicy caramelised onion relish)
Seeni sambol is a very popular side dish in Sri Lanka. It’s a flavourful side, which can also be used as a spread or a filling, with any type of bread, crackers, hoppers, roti, string hoppers or rice. It is essentially caramelised onion with sweet, tangy and a touch spicy flavours with a lot of…
Rainbow Sushi Rolls
This is an attractive and delightful sushi which is very much kid-friendly. It’s naturally coloured and making it can also be a fun kids’ activity, introducing the concept of natural colouring using vegetables, flowers and spices. It is also a great way to sneak some veggies into kids’ meals. I love to make these with…
Thai Green Chicken Curry
Thai green curry is a very popular dish in Thai cuisine. Curries are a staple in South Asian cuisine, however green curry from Thailand is quite different to South Asian varieties and a favourite for many because of its colour and the unique flavours. Thai green chicken curry is one of the kids’ favourite at…
Tempeh and Potato Stir Fry
Tempeh is mostly made with soybean. In vegan diets, it is commonly used as vegan meat and the texture is a good substitute for a meat. It is rich in proteins and minerals. You can easily find it in Asian supermarkets. I found the one used in this recipe in an open market in Singapore…
Black Pepper Tofu
This is a quick and easy recipe for a tasty meal. It’s an authentic spicy Asian recipe with a touch of sweetness. You can add a variety of vegetables to make the dish more nutritious and colourful. It can be served with rice, noodles or bread. Preparation and cooking time: 30 minutes Diet: Vegan, Gluten…
Rolled Pandan Crepes with Coconut Filling
This is a popular snack in Southeast Asian cuisine (kuih tayap in Malaysia or dadar gulung in Indonesia) where pandan is common ingredient, especially in cakes and sweets. Coconut filled pancake sweets are also quite common in South Asian cooking, panipol in Sri Lanka (literally sweet coconut), madakasan in Kerala and patishapta in Bengal are…
Pineapple Fried Rice
Pineapple fried rice is a well known Thai dish. It’s a little different from the other fried rice preparations due to its colour and flavour. It is easy to prepare at home with the natural preservative-free ingredients in about 30 minutes. This dish is typically served in a pineapple. The uncommon presentation is bound to…
Rojak
Rojak is a salad with a lot going on – it has spicy, salty, sweet, tangy and sour tastes together with crunchy, soft, sticky and crispy textures. It’s a common food in most Southeast Asian cuisines with slight variations in ingredients and taste. The main ingredients in Rojak are tropical fruits such as pineapple, guava,…
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