Turmeric Basmati Rice

Turmeric Basmati Rice Gluten Free

This is my own gluten free Turmeric Basmati Rice recipe of the fragrant Malaysian turmeric rice. Besides, we often refer to this dish as yellow rice using basmati rice. Likewise, I tend to use basmati rice on a daily basis. Because it is healthier due to its low Glycaemic Index …

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Chinese Five Spice Fried Prawns

This is one of my many favourite fried prawns recipe and my inspiration for this Chinese Five Spice Fried Prawns 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 …

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Paleo Chinese Almond Cookies

Paleo Chinese Almond Cookies Gluten Free

Chinese almond cookies, also called almond biscuits or almond cakes. Likewise, they make these cookies with almond flour with an almond in the middle on top of the cookies. Commonly found in Chinese bakeries in Hong Kong, Macau and China. As well as in Chinese bakeries or even Asian groceries …

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Black Sesame Glutinous Rice Balls (Mochi)

Glutinous rice balls or tang yuan (meaning round balls in soup) is a Chinese dessert prepared with glutinous rice flour and water mixture. They can be small or large in size and filled or unfilled, savoury or sweet and are served in a clear soup broth or sweet gingery syrup. …

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Chinese Egg Tarts (Hong Kong Style)

Egg tart or egg custard tart (called dan tat in Cantonese) is a type of pastry commonly found in England, Portugal, Hong Kong and many south east Asian countries. It has an external pastry crust with wobbly egg custard filling and baked. Egg tart is the much loved dim sum …

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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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Thai Salmon Fish Cakes

Fish cakes were invented in the 19th century in England to utilise leftover fish and mashed potato, subsequently coated with bread crumbs or batter then fried. In Europe, fish cakes are customarily made with cod, while in South East Asia, salmon, prawns, crab meat and white fish fillets are often used …

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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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Pandan Chiffon Cake

Pandan cake or pandan chiffon cake also called sponge cake or chiffon cake, is a very light and fluffy soft textured cake made from vegetable oil, sugar, flour, baking powder and eggs plus flavourings. It is originated from Malaysia and Indonesia. Most well-liked Asian flavour is pandan and coconut and …

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Chicken and Ginger Wine

This is a typical and very popular Chinese confinement dish for women during the first 30 days of their postnatal period.  In traditional Chinese medicine, this dish is believed to help promote blood circulation, eliminate wind, keeps the body warm and helps with recovery of the body. But this dish …

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