Prawns and Pineapple Curry

Prawns and pineapple curry is another very popular Nonya (Peranakan) cuisine, fusion of Chinese and Malay cuisines. Peranakan are people whose ancestors were the initial Chinese migrants who inhabited in the states of Penang and Melaka in Malaysia and Singapore. Intermarriages between these Chinese migrants and local Malays created Nonya …

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Chinese Five Spice Fried Prawns

This is one of my many favourite fried prawns recipe and my inspiration for this dish came from the Cantonese style deep fried salt and pepper prawns and of course the love for the Chinese five spice powder has prompted the creation of this really aromatic and easy Chinese recipe. …

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Prawns and Eggs Fried Brown Rice

Fried rice is not only the ideal comfort food but also one of the world’s most well-liked rice dishes. For the home cooks, fried rice is the best way of utilising leftovers in the fridge, the reason why fried rice was originally invented in China during the Sui dynasty around …

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Seafood Char Kuey Teow

Seafood Char Kuey Teow Gluten Free

Char kuey teow or fried kway teow meaning stir-fried ricecake strips, is an extremely popular hawker or street food in Malaysia. It originated in South East Asia and is also very popular in Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia. The word “char” is adapted from Hokkien, a Chinese dialect which means “fried” …

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Malaysian Curry Laksa (King Prawns and Chicken Laksa)

Curry Laksa or often referred to as just laksa, is a celebrated spicy coconut enriched curry soup from the Peranakan cuisine, a fusion of Chinese and Malay cuisines. Curry laksa typically comprises rice noodles, rice vermicelli or rice sticks, served with chicken, prawn, fish balls and tofu puffs in a …

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Singapore Chilli Prawns

This Singapore chilli prawns is my gluten free version of a Singaporean seafood gastronomy amazingly popular in Singapore and Malaysia. Mud crabs are most frequently used, followed by prawns, stir-fried in a special sumptuous, sweet and savoury sauce made from tomato, chilli, garlic, onion and rice wine vinegar, beaten egg …

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