Grilled Curry Chicken Thighs

These easy, aromatic, spicy and sticky grilled curry chicken thighs are made with Malaysian curry powder that is full of nutritional values. Curry powder is a mixture of an assortment of spices, typically the mixture can include chilli pepper, coriander, cumin, fenugreek and turmeric. Depending on the recipe and the …

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Coconut Water and Mixed Berries Jelly

Agar-Agar Jelly always reminds me of many fond childhood memories of consuming different types of homemade Jelly with lots of different fresh fruits and flavours. There are also many store bought jellies with different colours and flavourings that really have great appeal to young children. Some of my favourites jelly …

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Baked Osmanthus and Oolong Tea Doughnuts

There are endless types of doughnuts in all types of international cuisines worldwide. For Chinese doughnuts, the most popular types of doughnuts are: sweet egg-shaped doughnuts in Cantonese cuisine that are deep-fried and then rolled in granulated sugar or powdered sugar while still warm from cooking. This type of Chinese …

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Asian Mushrooms and Vegetables Stir-Fry Noodles

Edible mushrooms and fungi are regularly used in Asian cuisines, whether fresh or dried, particularly in Chinese and Japanese cooking. Asian mushroom lovers view mushrooms as food ingredients as well as for medicinal purposes. Mushrooms have been used in traditional Chinese medicine for many thousands of years for maintaining good …

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Vegan Matcha Buns with Raspberry Jam

Matcha Buns with Raspberry Jam Gluten Free

Matcha is a type of delicately powdered Japanese green tea (Camellia sinensis). The green tea leaves of matcha plant are grown in shades three weeks prior to picking resulting in brighter coloured and nutrient rich green tea leaves. These leaves are steamed, stemmed and de-vined, then stone ground very slowly …

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Mango Pudding

Mango pudding is widely held as a simple, refreshing and delicious dim sum dessert at yum cha restaurants globally. Traditionally made with fresh mango puree, fresh cream and gelatin then sweetened with sugar. But more modern versions use evaporated milk. It has a creamy and silky rich flavour with different …

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Sesame Seed Balls (Jian Dui)

Sesame seed balls or simply sesame balls or Jian Dui in Mandarin is a Chinese sweet. They are made of glutinous rice flour and filled with different fillings like black sesame paste, red bean paste, crushed peanuts paste or lotus seed paste (traditional style) sweetened with sugar. They are often …

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Chinese 5 Spice Doughnuts (Ham Chim Peng)

Ham Chim Peng or Chinese five spice doughnuts is a very popular Cantonese street food in Malaysia and Singapore. “Ham” in Cantonese means salty, “Chim” means fried and “Peng” means dough or often referred to as bread or doughnut. There are three different types of Ham Chim Peng, namely the …

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Homemade Red Bean Paste

Sweet red bean paste is a nutritious and delicious cooking ingredient used in many Chinese sweet desserts and pastries. Red bean paste or adzuki bean paste is a sweet bean paste that is dark red in colour and normally made by boiling adzuki beans and sugar with water until the …

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Pumpkin and Coconut Layered Cake (Kuih Talam)

Kuih talam is another well-liked Nyonya or Peranakan cake in Southeast Asia. Peranakan cuisine is the fusion of Chinese and Malay cuisines due to intermarriages between the Chinese and Malay population. Nonya or Peranakan cuisines are reknown for their colourful, flavourful and delicious kuihs. These kuihs are usually made from …

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