Thursday, May 28, 2009

Green Salad With Hard Boiled Egg


Another green salad, this time added with hard-boiled egg wedges.

Simple Fried Rice


He loves to make me supper, we had fried rice, fried noodles and so with various ingredients most of the nights. We never get tired of fried rice aspecially, and last night we just had another one. I love the simple flavors of egg, mix vegetables and luncheon meat. The white pepper gave it a bit of a kick while the soy sauce helped it to be flavorful.

Lek Tao Suan 绿豆爽 (Sweet Mung Beans Porridge)

The traditional teochew standard recipe requires to steam the mung beans, then prepare the syrup in another pot. As for my version, I used a rice cooker to cook... it was a lot easier and quicker to get it done.

Ingredients:
200gm skinned, split green beans (washed)
1.5 litres hot water
2 tbsps tapioca flour (dissolve in 1 cup of water)
sugar to taste
4 pandan leaves (knotted)
2 ringgit Yu Char Kuih (slice thinly)

Method:
1. Add mung beans and knotted pandan leaves into 1.5 litres water in rice cooker. Cover and let it boil until the beans are tender. Approx. 15-20 minutes.
2. Discard pandan leaves, add sugar to taste. Stir in slowly flour mixture, stir constantly until the soup thickens and has a translucent look. Serve with thinly slice Yu Char Kuih.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Black Glutinous Rice Porridge 黑糯米粥


I must say the specialty of this porridge was the Black Bario Rice that I used. It has an aroma that’s akin to black glutinous rice but yet, it’s not quite as strong and has a smoother texture.

Ingredients:
1 Cup Black Bario Glutinous Rice
1.2 Litres Filtered Water
1 piece Palm Sugar
Sugar to taste
6 pandan leaves (knotted)
Serve with salted coconut milk*

Method:
1. Wash and drain glutinous rice.
2. Bring water to boil in a pot, then transfer to slow cooker.
3. Add rice, pandan leaves and palm sugar, let it slow cook for 3 hours. Discard pandan leaves.
4. The rice should turns sticky now, add sugar to taste.
5. Serve hot with salted coconut milk.

* By adding a pinch of salt to the coconut milk will enhance the flavor and make the dessert more delicious!


Black glutinous rice is naturally sweet, rich in fibre and contain loads of antioxidants. It has 4 times of vitamin B and E than general rice.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Cucumber, Tomato and Prawn Salad


Ingredients:
2 cucumbers (cubed)
3 tomatoes (cubed)
200gm medium size prawn (steamed and halved)
season with thousand island salad dressing

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Green Salad




Green salads are a refreshing vegetable dish, it is a wonderful way to get veggies in your diet. This crunchy salad is very colourful, so it gives a nice presentation too. Enjoy!
Ingredients: Sliced, chilled
2 Cucumbers
3 Medium Tomatoes
2 Capsicums (planted by my mother-in-law) ^_^
Seasoning: Thousand Island Salad Dressing


Experts believe that people who plant and harvest vegetables from their own yards are far more likely to eat more vegetables and fruits than people who buy their produce from the store. So plant a garden, watch it grow and eat the fruits (literally) of your labor. Happy gardening!

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Chicken Burger


Simple but tasty, that’s why I made this chicken burger twice last week. I’m glad my husband liked this and it was because of him we had it twice in the same week.
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