My Garden Salad
My 'joy' meal for the next 2 weeks. Basically you can add anything to it, carrots, potatoes, beancurd etc. Anythung with high fibre and protein with less carbo. I'm trying to find other salad recipes which uses lemon juice.
INGREDIENTS:
5-6 pcs of Iceberg lettuce
6 pcs of cherry tomatoes
1 stalk of celery
2 pcs of chicken ham
5 cm of spring onion (thinly sliced)
Thousand island salad sauce
Pepper
DIRECTIONS:
- Tear the iceberg lettuce into reasonable sizes and cut the celery into 5 cm stalk
- Place lettuce on a bowl and add celery and ham next
- Spread the cherry tomatoes around and garnishee with spring onion
- Finally pourdesired amount of thousand island sauce and pinch of pepper.
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Long Bean Fried Egg
One of my favourite dish. This serve really well with hot porridge or rice, even if you don't have the appetite to eat, this dish will surely add some perk to your taste bud. Even kids who are anti-vegetable fan will like dish.
INGREDIENTS
8-10 strands of long bean (finely sliced)
3 eggs (beaten)
2 cloves of garlic (diced)
1.5 tablespoons of oyster sauce
1 teaspoon of light soy sauce
Dash of pepper
Oil
DIRECTIONS
- Add the light soy sauce and pepper to the beaten egg. Stir well.
- Heat some oil on the wok and sautee the garlic. Toss in the long bean. Stir for 2 minutes
- Add in the oyster sauce
- Pour in the beaten egg and turn the wok around to make sure the long bean are covered with egg.
- Flip the egg over and serve when the egg is done.
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DIY Ice Cream Cake
Thanks to SuYin's recipe, i did this cake without baking, in celebration of my 6th year wedding anniversary. It's simple, fuss free and nothing beats a self made cake to someone you love!! Plus it's cheaper than to purchase from a bakery!! You can experience with any flavour of cake and ice cream.
INGREDIENTS:2 Saralee Chocolate pound cake100 ml of UHT Whipping Creamhalf bar of Van Houten baking chocolate1 tub of Chocolate Chip Ice Cream1 punnet of fresh strawberries1 heart shape baking tinDIRECTIONS:
- Boil a pot of hot water and place a metal bowl on it & switch off fire- Put in whipping cream and chocolate bar. Stir slowly.- Wash and drain the strawberries, use a kitchen towel if necessary- Cut 3-4 pieces of strawberries into slices- Use the remaining strawberries and coat 3/4 into the melting chocolate and put in the fridge for 10 minutes- Cut the pound cake into 1cm slices and layer it according to the baking tin- Add ice cream as the first layer, use a spatula to smooth it- Place more pound cake as second layer, press slowly to firm the cake- Add in slices of strawberries as third layer- Place more pound cake- Add in more ice cream as the 4th layer- Cover the top with more pound cake- Decorate the cake with the coated strawberries- Let it frost for at least 1 hourLabels: others
Kueh Ko Swee
Usually I don't like nonya kueh, especially those cooked with coconut milk. A real turnoff!!! The only kueh that can attract me is the above, maybe because it has to be chilled before serving or the chewy texture that make me fall in luv with it. I got this recipe from my uncle who is very good in making this kueh.
Even though I omitted adding one ingredient (alkaline) from the recipe, since it's quite difficult to purchase and I heard that alkaline is actually illegal. Anyway, the turnout of the kueh is still yummylicious! My colleagues luv the soft chewy taste of it. Try it today!
INGREDIENTS:
10 oz of tapioca powder
10 oz of plain flour
8 oz of sugar
16 oz of gula melaka (palm sugar) - tie into a knot
20 oz and 6 oz of water
3-4 blades of pandan leaves
200 grams of grated coconut
Pinch of salt
*2 teaspoons of alkaline water - optional
DIRECTIONS:
PART (A)
- Boil 20 oz of water with sugar, gula melaka and pandan leaves
- Sieve the mixture and leave aside
PART (B)
- Sift tapioca and plain flour and add 16 oz of water
- Add in alkaline water (* optional)
- Pour mixture under Part A and stir repeatedly
- Stir until the mixture is smooth and free from lumps
- Steam the final mixture for 15 minutes and leave it to cool
- Put in the fridge for 30 minutes
PART (C)
- Add a pinch of salt to the grated coconut
- Cut the kueh into desirable size and coat it with grated coconut
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Cheater pound cake
Hee.. i didn't bake this cake hence the title. Somebody bought this SaraLee vanilla pound cake and instead of throwing it away, i decided to give this poor cake a revamp using whatever ingredients i have in the fridge.
Ingredients:
Sara Lee vanilla pound cake
Hersley's chocolate syrup
Dried apricots
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Pocket Wantan
Similar to the Fried Wantan served in the eateries, Puncak/Cahaya at Far East Plaza
Tried these for my dinner theme last friday. Luckily it turned out nice and have plenty left for me to bring over my to my in laws' house the next day for them to try. It's more like a finger food than a main dish. Just remember to serve it while it's hot as it'll turn a little soggy when it's left on the table for long.
INGREDIENTS:
1 small turnip (grated)
1 carrot (grated)
1 bunch of Chinese Pasley/Sop Daun (chopped finely)
2 tablespoon of oyster sauce
1 pkt of wantan skin
1 tablespoon of cornflour
Dash of pepper
Oil
Sweet black sauce/kicap manis (thick) OR
Maggi Chili Sauce
DIRECTIONS:
- Mix the grated turnip and carrot into a bowl and drain away any remaining liquid.
- Add in the seasoning : pasley, oyster sauce, cornflour and pepper.
- Let the ingredients sit for at least 15 minutes. Drain away any remaining liquid.
- Add a teaspoon of the ingredients onto 1 piece of the wantan skin and fold all corners of the skin to resemble a square pocket.
- Deep fry the wantan in hot oil on small fire. Scoop out when it turns golden brown.
- To serve with sweet black sauce or maggi chilli sauce.
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Wantan Noodles
You can also deep fry this wantan as finger food too!
My main course last friday and I must say the addition of the pasley and spring onion brings out the flavour of the prawn. Very frangrant and sweet! I chose to dice the prawn instead of mincing it for better crunchier texture. If you want, you can even add the prawn as it is without dicing or mincing. Even my 9-yo niece who don't take chinese food love this dish but she prefers the fried version. KIDS!!!
This is how it looks on the inside ~ YUMMY!!!
INGREDIENTS:
300 grams of grey prawn (diced)
2 slab of chicken breast (minced)
2 bunch of Chinese Pasley/Sop Daun (chopped finely)
1 bunch of spring onion (chopped finely)
1 tablespoon of sesame oil
2 tablespoon of light soy sauce
2 pkts of wantan skin
Dash of pepper
DIRECTIONS:
- Mix the prawn, chicken, pasley, spring onion into a bowl.
- Add in the seasoning : light soy sauce, sesame oil and pepper onto the ingredients. Mix well.
- Let the ingredients sit for at least 15 minutes.
- Add a teaspoon of the ingredients onto 1 piece of the wantan skin.
- Pull all the corners of the skin and twist, make sure the filling does not break out.
- Add into boiling water for 5 minutes.
- To serve with instant wantan noodles (mee kia), sliced fishcake and blanched Chye Xin/Sawi. You can get the instant wantan noodles from NTUC that comes with the sauce. I shall snap the cover of the noodles and post it up here.
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French Beans with Crunchy Shrimps
Dried shrimps, the more the merrier!!
My favourite dried preserved food. I often utilised in soups, veg or fry it with rice.
INGREDIENTS:
1 pkt of french beans (sliced slant)
2 tablespoon of dried shrimps (*DO NOT SOAK)
1 tablespoon of garlic (chopped)
½ teaspoon of oyster sauce
Black pepper
Oil
DIRECTIONS:
- Heat the pan and add in the dried shrimp
- Keep frying for 5 mins until it turns light brown.
- Scoop up the shrimps and leave it on a plate.
- Sautee the garlic in medium fire.
- Add in the french beans and switch off the fire after 3 mins in order retain the crunchiness of the veg.
- Place the crunchy shrimps on top of the veg.
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Grandma's Veggie Rice
Another simple and healthy "fried" rice
As promised, I tried out my grandma's receipe last friday. Thank god it tasted the same as what my grandma used to cooked when I was young. One of my favourite dish of all time. I liked the turnout of the taste and texture, the delicious taste of the flavoured rice, the fragnant smell of the dried shrimps and the soft sweet taste of the long beans. All the sudden, I felt like I was being transported to my childhood days.
INGREDIENTS:
1 piece of chicken breast (diced)
1 bowl of long beans (sliced - about 3 cm each)
2 tablespoons of garlic (sliced)
2 tablespoon of dried shrimps
1 tablespoon of light soy sauce
1 tablespoon of oyster sauce
1 teaspoon of sesame oil
Pepper
Half cup of water
2 cups of uncooked rice
DIRECTIONS:
- Add light soy sauce, sesame oil and pepper to chicken and marinade for at least 10 mins.
- Sautee the garlic and add in dried shrimps
- Add in diced chicken and long beans. Flavour it with oyster sauce.
- Stir fry for 5 mins and add in half cup of water.
- Wash the rice and add in the a little extra amount of water than usual in your rice cooker.
- Add in the chicken, long beans and dried shrimps into the rice cooker.- Ready to serve once the rice has been cooked.
- Ready to serve once the rice has been cooked.
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Garlic Mashed Potato
For garlic lovers only. If not, you can leave the garlic part out BUT what's food without good'o garlic right? After all, it's a must have ingredient in most cuisines.
INGREDIENTS:
2 large Russet Potatoes
4 cloves of whole garlic (peeled)
1 tablespoon of Masterfood Spaghetti sprinkle OR chives leaves
1 tablespoon of margarine
Salt
Black pepper
Olive oil
DIRECTIONS:
- Boil the potatoes till soften
- Add some olive oil on the garlic and put it in the oven and toast it for 5 mins (or 10 mins in boiling water)
- Mash the potatoes.
- Add in margarine, garlic, spaghetti sprinkle, dash of salt and black pepper onto the mixture.
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Pancakes with homemade apple sauce
Tired of chocolate sauce and maple syrup?
Make use of the fresh fruits you have to concoct a new syrup for your family! Using apple will be the best option since apple is sweet by nature and still retain the crunchiness even after you cooked it. You can also try fruits like strawberry or kiwi if you are adventurous.
INGREDIENTS:
1 Fuji red apple (diced)
4 tablespoon of coarse sugar
1 teaspoon of butter
1 tablespoon of maple syrup
Pinch of cinnemon powder (optional)
DIRECTIONS:
- Put the butter into a pan
- Add in the diced apple
- Add in sugar and maple syrup
- Cook it for at least 15 minutes until the sauce is caramelized and sticky
- Add in cinnemon powder
- To serve with piping hot pancakes/waffles
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Ondeh Ondeh Munah
*Recipe courtesy of RYNZ
It's called ONDEH ONDEH MUNAH..named aft my mum in law when i learnt the crash course frm her recently...
INGREDIENTS:
glutinious flour
water
essence colouring (usually it's green, others can also)
Gula melaka (diced)
Coconut (steam it first)
DIRECTIONS:
- Pour in glutinious flour, water and essence colouring and mix to form a dough (texture should not too hard or too soft)
- Pinch a bit of the dough and roll with your palm into a circle shape
- Press the centre and put a piece of gula melaka
- Boil a pot of water with salt (salt water to give some taste to the plain ondeh)
- Add the ondeh ondeh till it risen to the surface and then mixed with the coconut
- ready to serve
* Option - You can also steam it as an alternative
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Tow Suan
Quick & simple dessert which can be ready in 10 mins! No kidding!
INGREDIENTS:
Half packet of split green beans/mung beans (Soak the split beans overnight or at least 1 hour in cold tap water)
2 fried dough (cut into slices)
1 stalk of pandan leaves (tie into a knot after washing)
Sugar/orange sugar (up to you if you want to add for colour)
Potato starch (add water)
Mung beans soaked overnight
Fried dough
DIRECTIONS:
- Boil a pot of water (3/4 full)
- Add pandan leave
- Add sugar to taste (up to yr estimation, usually sweeter will taste better)
- Once you are satisfied with the sweetness, add in the potato starch to thicken the waterGreen beans
- Steam the split green beans until soft (not mashy)
- Add in the cooked split green bean into the thicken gravy
- Stir and switch off fire
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Prosperity Mushroom
A quick, simple and healthy dish for anyday anytime! NO oil or deep frying involved!!
INGREDIENTS:
(3-4 servings)
Filling
8-10 shitake mushrooms (cleaned & stem cut)
10-15 pieces of medium sized prawns (peeled & minced)
Half piece of beancurd - choose those suitable for steaming (minced)
2 tablespoons of carrot - can be substituted with other vegetables like water chestnut (diced)
2 tablespoon of red chilli - can be placed on top or mixed into filling (diced)
Half cube of Knorr chicken stock (dissolve in hot water)
OPTIONAL* - 1 egg
SEASONING:
1 teaspoon of sesame oil - optional*
1 tablespoon of corn flour
2 tablespoon of light soy sauce
dash of pepper
DIRECTIONS:
- Soak and drain the shitake mushrooms, cut the stem and gently press on the mushrooms to remove the excess water.
- Mix the minced prawn, diced carrot and minced beancurd into a bowl and add the seasoning.
- Use a tablespoon to scoop the filling onto the top of the shitake mushroom. Use your hand to push in any excess filling and make sure the filling doesn't overflow.
- Put the mushrooms on the plate and steam it for at least 15 mins, medium fire.
* OPTIONAL (A) - Add a beaten egg (with some soy sauce) on plate before placing the mushrooms.
*OPTIONAL (B) - Add the dissolved chicken stock on the plate (NOT TOO MUCH WATER). Put some broccoli in between the mushrooms before steaming it.
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Almond Chocolate Crunch
I am not a baking kind of person so this recipe is the easiest/simplest which I can make for any occasions. NO BAKING REQUIRED! Takes only 1 hour (max) INGREDIENTS:A box of cornflakes (*can be substitute with other cereals like Koko crunch but will be a bit sweet)A block of TULIP chocolate coatingToasted almonds (chopped or use as a whole)4 boxes of foil cup (comes in 40 pcs a box)Hundreds and Thousands (rainbow glitters)DIRECTIONS:- Place a stainless steel bowl over a pot and boil with low fire- Cut chocolate into cubes and put into bowl- Put cornflakes in a ziplock bag and crush it- Lay out the foil cups in a plate- Coat a layer of the melted chocolate and place almond on every cup (*see pic 1)- Add in crushed cornflakes up to 3/4 of cup (*see pic 2)- Pour in melted chocolate onto cup filling the top of foil cup- Add in Hundreds and Thousands - Viola! (*see pic 3)Labels: others
Sago Gula Melaka
Actually I don't know whether this dessert was originated from Malay or Chinese cuisines but I definitely know this as Peranankan dessert. MY ALL TIME FAV!!!
Extremely easy to make since only have 4 ingredients and this is only for SAGO lover like me!
INGREDIENTS:(3-4 servings)
1/2 pkt of small white sago
1 small pkt of gula melaka (about 1/2 big pieces)
1 small pkt of coconut milk
1 small bundle of pandan leaves
DIRECTIONS:
Sago:
Boil the sago till it turned transparent (have to constantly stir it so it won't stick to the pot)
Once cooked, put in a tray or a round bowl
Gula Melaka:
On another pot, boil one cup of water and put the bundle of pandan leaves
Add in the gula melaka
Once the gula melaka have dissolved, set aside and let it cool
Once the sago and gula melaka have cooled down, put in the fridge for at least 1 hour before consumption.
- Cut the sago
- Add in some gula melaka (amount according to your liking)
- Add in some coconut milk (amount according to your liking)
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