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I made this menu for breakfast this morning. A sandwich filled with scrambled egg. A soft and simple sandwich. It suits my aching gut, that caused by gastric. And I was weak, as I was experiencing this stomach ache since yesterday. So I just made something easy and simple.  I made the scrambled egg, caramelized onion and make a one sided toast. Then I just assembled them together. The taste was good. And fulfilling. I think this simple recipe is easy to prepare, suitable for a busy morning. Let's see the recipe.  Ingredients  Egg  Cooking oil  Onion, I use red onion, sliced Mayonnaise  Sliced bread  Margarine or butter Methods  Heat a tablespoon of oil in a pan. Then pour in an egg. Stir it until soft and fluffy on a low heat. Set aside.  Pour around 2 tablespoons of oil in the pan. Add in sliced onion. Stir and cook until a little bit golden an aromatic. Set aside.  Apply some margarine or butter at one surface of sliced bread. Heat the...

Many years ago I, I made this roasted prawn during my family gathering. A tasty recipe. And my family like it. After that, I haven't cook the recipe anymore. Until now. Because I didn't buy dried oregano anymore. And prawn also getting more and more expensive. Back then, my family run a fresh seafood store so the prawn are easier to get.  This recipe combine the sweet and sour flavor combined with the taste of herbs. It is sweet and refreshing. Use medium to big prawn for a better and fresh taste.  Ingredients  1 kilogram of prawns  1 to 2 palm sugar or brown sugar  Tomato puree  5 cloves of garlic, cursed then minced  Some dried oregano  Salt to taste  A tablespoon of cooking oil.  Methods Mix the prawns with other ingredients and let them rest for an hour or two. Then, grill them on the fire. 

My mom makes this nasi ayam or chicken rice around once a month. Especially when her grandchildren come to our house. Many of them and my far living cousins also loves my mom's rice chicken. To me, it's is a really decent rice chicken. I also like it just the way they are.  My mom's chicken rice comprises of cooked flavored rice, fried chicken, chili sauce, soy sauce, chicken soup and vegetables like cucumber, tomato and lettuce.  Actually my mother's fried chicken is dark in color because of the soy sauce used to marinade them. But my father doesn't like it. So my mum marinate those chicken with turmeric. But I still have the soy sauce to add the flavor to the chicken later.  My mom make nasi ayam or chicken rice with malay and home style. It is a bit different than Chinese style chicken rice. There are many versions of chicken rice in Malaysia. Even the Chinese versions are varies, and the Malay version also have many varieties. So let's look at the recipe.  I...

Rose syrup is a common drink you can get in Malaysian restaurants. It is usually cheaper than other drinks. And it usually come with ice.  Malaysian also loves to add Calamansi lime juice in it. It gives a sweet and sour taste to the drink. And it is also refreshing.  Rose and Calamansi lime juice is an easy and simple drink to make. And it can satisfy your thirst during hot weather.  Lets see this simple drink recipe.  Ingredients 1 teaspoon red rose flavouring.  2 teaspoon sugar. You can also use honey.  2 Calamansi lime. Plain water.  Some ice cubes.    Methods  Put the red rose flavouring into a glass.  Pour in plain water in it, around 1/2 glass.  Add in sugar.  Squeeze the juice from the Calamansi lime. Take out the seeds before squeezing.  Mix well.  Add in ice cubes.  Let it sit for a few minutes.  Enjoy your drink. 

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...

This is an all time Malaysian favorite. An Asian dessert, kuih ketayap is a pandan flavored crepe with sweet coconut filling. The soft pandan flavored crepe is really delicious when partnered with sweet and juicy grated coconut. It is also rich with it's tropical flavor.  This crepe or what Malaysian call kuih is suitable to be eaten during breakfast or tea break. It is also can be eaten as dessert.  Ready in 45 minutes Ingredients Filling 🌸Fresh grated coconut from 1 young coconut 🌸5 palm sugar 🌸1 cup water Crepe 🌸1 cup pandan juice, or 1 tablespoon pandan flavoring & 1 teaspoon green food coloring 🌸3 cups all purpose flour 🌸1 egg 🌸1 cup coconut milk 🌸1 teaspoon salt 🌸1 tablespoon butter Methods Filling Mix grated coconut, water and palm sugar in a pan. Mix well and cook until it become thick like jam consistency. Crepe 🌸Mix the crepe ingredients and heat the pan. 🌸Use 1/2 cup of the mixture to make a crepe. 🌸Add in the pan and spread into a pan size cir...

  Bloating is a common problem for many of us. It causes uncomfortable feeling, body pain, feeling irritated, nausea and headache. A problem that sound simple but really makes our life disturbed. Usually, we go to the doctor for treatment, or we just buy medicines at the pharmacy. But we can also try to eat food that can reduce or treat bloating problem. It is also better if we try to find the cause of the bloating problem first, as this problem can be caused by many factors.  Ginger, garlic and some other herbs are often believed to reduce bloating problem. For me it really works. Drinking ginger tea really helps our body to eliminate extra gasses. It also makes our body feel better.  But besides making ginger tea, I am now making my anti-bloating congee, and eat it for lunch. It can save me some times from brewing tea, as I just need to eat my lunch to feel full and heal the pain.  This congee is bland in flavor, and it is usually eaten with another meat or eg...

Do you still have yesterday's fried fish, cooked fish or boiled fish in your kitchen? And also some cooked rice or yesterday's rice in the fridge? Then, you can make an easy dish for breakfast, lunch or dinner called Fish Fried Rice. It is a classic Malay dish, as far as I know. Kampung folks (village people) usually cook this menu in the morning for breakfast. It only requires a few ingredients and off you go.  The fish to use in the ingredients is any type of fish that you already have. I think most of fish types are suitable to be used for this dish. It must be already cooked. If you have raw fish, boil it first with some salt. Fried fish or other cooked fish usually can be used.  Ingredients ☘️ 1 small cooked mackerel fish or fish of your choice, de-boned.  ☘️ 2 shallots  ☘️ 2 to 3 small bird eye chilies, or 1 big dried red chili (soak in hot water if use dried chili). If you don't have chili you can use chili paste or chili powder. ☘️ A plate of cooked rice...