Cooked fish sour sweet or sweet & sour is a popular dish at local seafood restaurants. There are a variety of ways to cook this dish that vary from cooking techniques to the ingredients used according to the area.. This recipe is an easy and quick recipe to prepare at home using just a few basic ingredients […]
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Anchovy Fritters – Cekodok Ikan Bilis
Anchovy fritters are also known as cucur ikan bilis or jemput-jemput ikan bilis. It is a very popular snack but the preparation is not easy to master. A common problem is that the results are not crisp or the fritters are tough and not soft. The most important ingredient in making fritters is wheat flour. I use […]
Chicken Rice Chili Sauce
Nasi ayam is one of the favorite dishes of Malaysians and also neighboring countries such as Singapore and Thailand. Each has their own version. Among the important components in chicken rice cooking is the chili sauce which is based on fresh chilli and also garlic. Here I share the recipe for my mother -in -law’s chicken rice chili sauce that became […]
Fried pastry with egg filling – Egg Empanada
Roti berlauk as it is originally known as ,is a Johor heritage dish that looks like a rather large curry puff with a filling made with eggs, dry shrimp, onions and peppers. It also looks almost similar to the Latin empanada which is also made with pastry, filled and crimped at the edges. This recipe uses roti canai or roti prata immediately for pastries and gives crispy and crispy results […]
Singgang Serani Fish (Pindang Serani)
Singgang Serani Fish or Ikan masak singgang is a traditional dish that is less known to the younger generation and is often associated with food for new mothers. This singgang serani or pindang serani recipe is a little different from the usual singgang or pindang dishes as the ingredients are ground and also sautéed instead of just being boiled. Singgang serani is more popular in […]
Chicken cooked in soy sauce
Soy sauce cooked chicken is a very popular chicken dish and there are a variety of ways to prepare it. The recipes I will share are quite different with some rarely used techniques. The first, chicken is not marinated with salt, but with chicken essence to give the chicken a stronger flavor. For those who do not like to use chicken essence can be substituted […]