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Pancake is an ordinary dish in our house since I was a small child. But it is not the pancake the western people eat. Our pancake is a version of our own. We call it 'lempeng'. It is solid and soft. Sometimes it can be crispy, depending on the ingredients used and the method of cooking.  Our 'lempeng' or pancake is soft and a little bit salty. It is because we put margarine and salt in it. Yes margarine is not really healthy but we have been consuming it for decades.  I am not really a fan of plain lempeng pancake. My family eat it with sugar or condensed milk. Sometimes I eat it like that. But sometimes I eat it with curry or kurma. And many times, I add some vegetables in it.  Some of the vegetables I add in the lempeng pancake are Chinese celery, carrots, onions, cabbage, capsicum, chili and potato. This depends on what I have in the kitchen. Sometimes I just add Chinese celery only. Sometimes I add several vegetables in it.  Usually I eat my vegetable lempeng pan...

Recently I am eating cabbage more frequently. It is because I want to improve my health. And cabbage can stay longer in the fridge compared to some other vegetables like spinach and mustard greens. It is easy to prepare too.  However I sometimes don't really like the thicker part of cabbage. Usually I cut it smaller and thinner.  Recently too I frequently saute cabbage with turmeric and anchovy. I love to eat it with white rice and curry, with white rice and chicken in soy sauce, and many more. I think it is suitable to be eaten with rice and curry.  This dish I called sauteed cabbage with turmeric is made with onion, garlic, anchovies or anchovy cube, chili, mustard seeds and of course turmeric. I love the taste. It is inspired by Muslim Indian restaurant menu, but I don't really sure and don't have the recipe of their cabbage dish. So I invented my own sauteed cabbage with turmeric instead.  So lets see the recipe. This recipe is for 2 servings.  Ingredients 1...

   Banana is a well loved tropical fruit. It is sweet and soft. And a little bit creamy. Banana is less sweet when it just ripe, and become sweeter until it about to rot. It is usually eaten raw and fresh.  In Malaysia, there are many dish made with banana. Most of them are sweet dish, often eaten as dessert or breakfast. There are also banana curry, a dish from northern peninsula. Indian and Malay rice are also prepared by putting the rice and meat on a banana leaf. It is delicious, as the banana leaf aroma permeate the rice.  Today I will be sharing a dish made from banana which is 'Pengat Pisang' or when I translate it to English it become Banana in Sweet Coconut Gravy. It is a sweet and creamy dish, made from banana, coconut milk and palm sugar. The sweetness and softness of banana with it's distinct flavor is combined with sweet and creamy gravy made from palm sugar and coconut milk. It is always eaten as dessert or during tea break.  This dish is also full...

Today I decided to make chicken congee for my aunt. It's been a long time since I made her the congee. She likes it a lot.  There are many recipes of chicken congee. But I decided to make the congee based on my aunt's preference. She loves it simple, plain and pure.  She also loves potatoes and carrots in her congee. The flavor is pure based on fresh ingredients used. It is a healthy food, and a fulfilling one.  Chicken congee is also suitable for people with fever. Some will prefer chicken soup. Warm chicken congee can refresh a sick soul.  This recipe is for four servings. It takes more than an hour to make.  Ingredients 3 shallots, minced. You can also use onion.  5 to 7 garlics, crushed and minced.  1 inch ginger, crushed.  100 gram chicken, mixed meat with bone. Cut to small pieces. Set aside the meat from bones, but both will be used.  1 small potato, diced.  1/2 of carrot, diced.  1 celery, sliced.  1/3 of green chili, d...

I like eating mushroom. It is a delicious and versatile vegetable packed with umami flavor. Mushroom soup, stir fried mushroom, crispy fried mushroom, mushroom fillings, I love them all. The unique flavor of mushroom make soups and tom yum tastier.  Today I bought a packet of oyster mushroom at nearby store. It looks and smell fresh. I decided to cook a clear mushroom soup with it. And I combined it with some other ingredients. It is tasty when eaten with hot white rice. You can also eat it on its own. Lets look at the recipe.  For 3 to 4 people.  Ingredients 7 garlics minced 3 shallots sliced 3 bird eye chili crushed 1 fish cake sliced thinly 1 1/2 cup water 1 anchovies stock/cube 2 tablespoons oyster sauce Vegetable stock (optional) 1 Pak choy cut according to your preference 3 chives cut 1 inch long 3 cups oyster mushroom, tear to a smaller pieces according to your preference Cooking oil, around 3 tablespoons Methods Heat the cooking oil in a pot. Saute fish cake until...

Yesterday we got fresh fish from market. I am not sure what the fish is called in English but I think it is called Ox eye Scad. The fish eye is bigger than ordinary fish eye. The fish taste more like Indian Mackerel to me but a little bit fattier. We decided to just fry these two fishes for lunch.  Hot deep fried fresh fish is just a very delicious meal for lunch. Plus the flavor from  fresh herbs from the marinade made you add more rice unconsciously. It is also a good pair for rice and curry, rice and gulai, and rice and fish soup.  The fish is best eaten just after it is being fried, while it is hot. If you keep the fried fish longer the fish may become soggy and cold. This recipe is easy to make. You can use both river and sea fish for this recipe, and fresh fish is the best option. There are many version of fried fish in Malay culture with more ingredients in it. But if you just have turmeric and garlic in the kitchen you may try this recipe.  Ready in 1 hour In...