Sweet Potato Glutinous Rice Balls (Ondeh Ondeh/Onde Onde)

Ondeh ondeh or onde onde is a conventional rice cake made from glutinous rice flour and sometimes mixed with mashed sweet potato, in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia (called keplon). It is a small round rice ball flavoured with Pandan, filled with grated palm sugar, boiled and then coated with shredded …

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Pork and Choy Sum Stir-Fry Rice Noodles

Pork and Choy Sum Stir-Fry Rice Noodles Gluten Free

Fried noodles are customary dishes all over southeast and east Asia. There are a wide range of variations using different cooking methods and ingredients. Fried noodles are also what I would call a one-wok wonder, it is easy, fast and scrumptious, normally prepared with a balance of meat and vegetables …

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Braised Chicken with Shiitake Mushrooms

Braised Chicken with Shiitake Mushrooms

This is a simple classic Chinese home cooking dish. The highly concentrated flavour of shiitake mushrooms is the basis of Chinese and other Asian cooking. Whenever I use shiitake mushrooms in my gluten free cooking, I will always be reminded of my mum’s cooking, she often included shiitake mushrooms in …

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Seafood Fried Rice

Fried rice is the most typical and ideal traditional Chinese cuisine. Chinese fried rice is a prehistoric dish that started in Sui dynasty all the way back in 589 – 618 AD. It was created mainly to utilise leftover elements of vegetables, meat or seafood from other dishes, resulting in …

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Beef and Capsicum in Black Bean Sauce

This is a quick and easy Chinese stir-fry dish using beef, capsicums and gluten free black bean sauce. Black bean sauce is typically made from fermented and salted black soybeans, often referred to as “Douchi” in Cantonese. It gives a very pungent and flavourful taste that enriches food so distinctively. …

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