MEE KUAH MAMAK

MEE KUAH MAMAK

Savoured as one of the best local foods here in Singapore and we love having it with perfectly cooked soft eggs.  

Mee Kuah Mamak

Recipe

Ingredients:

Mutton meat & bones / ribs

Yellow noodles

Potatoes

Cabbage

Chye Sim / Sawi

Celery

Spring Onion

Fried shallot

Eggs

1 sup bunjut

1/4 tsp nutmeg

Step 1

Blanch mutton meat & bones / ribs for 8 mins and rinse

Boil mutton with ginger, sup bunjut and salt for 40 mins

Saute Ingredients: Pound

1 onion or 12 shallots

3 garlic

3 cm ginger

Mix spices

1 cinnamon stick

2 star anise

4 cardamom

4 cloves

Ingredients:

4 tbsp chillie powder (adjust)

5 tbsp Mak Siti Rempah Soup Spices (any brand)

1/2 tsp tumeric

1 can tomato soup or 1 can tomato puree

Tomato sauce 

Chillie Sauce 

3 tbsp red sugar

2 beef cubes

Sugar & salt to taste

Step 2

Saute pounded ingredients, add chillie powder, rempah soup spices, tumeric and some water

Additional ingredients: {Extra spicy}

 Add 4 tbsp chillies paste, blended onion, ginger & garlic paste

Pour tomato soup or tomato puree, chillie sauce, red sugar 

Pour sautéed rempah into the mutton stock and simmer for 10 mins

Add chillie & tomato sauce, sugar, salt {adjust to taste } & nutmeg 

KUAH RAWON

Kuah Rawon

Buah Keluak or black nuts is fruit from Kepayang tree which gives a nutty flavour and enhances dark colour to the beef stew. My first try out on this dish and it will be one of my favourites, the taste was amazingly delicious with spicy sambal belacan.

Kuah Rawon

Recipe

Ingredients:

500g Beef

8 Buah keluak flesh (Black nuts)

Chopped spring onions

Long beans

2 lemongrass (bruised)

Bay leaves

Lime leaves

Tumeric leaves

4 cm galangal

1 tsp tumeric

1 tsp cumin powder

1 tbsp palm sugar

Tamarind water (2 tbsp tamarind pulp + water )

or 1 tbsp tamarind paste (adjust)

Salt to taste

Blended ingredients:

10 dried chillies

5 red chillies

2 onions or 20 shallots

4 garlic

4 cm ginger

1 lemongrass (chopped)

4 cm kencur

4 cm galangal

1 tsp tumeric

1 tsp coriander seeds

1 tsp fennel seeds

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp white peppercorns

1 tsp black peppercorns

8 buah keluak (black nuts)

NASI RAWON

Nasi Rawon 

A taste of Nasi Rawon, black beef stew served along with rice and several side dishes which includes serunding, begedil, sambal sotong, fried tempeh, fried tofu, beef lung, sambal belacan and more.

Nasi Rawon

Recipe

Ingredients:

500g Beef

8 Buah keluak flesh (Black nuts)

Chopped spring onions

Long beans

2 lemongrass (bruised)

Bay leaves

Lime leaves

Tumeric leaves

4 cm galangal

1 tsp tumeric

1 tsp cumin powder

3/4 tbsp palm sugar

Tamarind water (2 tbsp tamarind pulp + water)

 or 1 tbsp tamarind paste (adjust)

Salt to taste

Blended ingredients:

10 dried chillies

5 red chillies

2 onions or 20 shallots

4 garlic

4 cm ginger

1 lemongrass (chopped)

4 cm kencur

4 cm galangal

1 tsp tumeric

1 tsp coriander seeds

1 tsp fennel seeds

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp white peppercorns

1 tsp black peppercorns

8 buah keluak (black nuts)

Begedil

Ingredients:

Potatoes (fried & mashed)

1 tbsp dried shrimp (grind / pound)

Fried shallots

Salt & white pepper

Spring onions (chopped)

Celery (chopped)

Fried Tofu

Ingredients:

Bean curd / Tofu

2 eggs (beaten)

1/8 tsp salt

4 crushed garlic

Method

Slice tofu, coat the tofu with beaten eggs & salt. Deep fry tofu in hot oil with crushed garlic

Fried Tempeh

Ingredients:

Tempeh

2 tbsp mix spices : Coriander seeds, fennel seeds & cumin seeds - 

(toasted & grind)

4 crushed garlic

1 tsp tumeric

1 tsp salt

4 tbsp rice flour

2 eggs (beaten)

Method

Combine rice flour, turmeric, salt, mix spices, water and mix well. Slice tempeh, dip into the batter and place in hot oil with crushed garlic. Fry the tempeh until golden brown

RAWON WITH COCONUT MILK

Rawon Santan

Looking into a different method to cook Rawon is by adding coconut cream to the dish. Flavoured gravy similar to the black beef stew but with a twist of coconut creamy sauce.

Rawon Santan

Recipe

Ingredients:

500g Beef

8 Buah keluak flesh (Black nuts)

200 ml coconut cream

Chopped spring onions

Long beans (optional)

2 lemongrass (bruised)

Bay leaves

Lime leaves

Tumeric leaves

4 cm galangal

1 tsp tumeric

1 tsp cumin powder (optional)

1 tbsp palm sugar

Tamarind water or 1 tbsp tamarind paste (adjust)

Salt to taste

Blended ingredients:

10 dried chillies

5 red chillies

2 onions or 20 shallots

4 garlic

4 cm ginger

1 lemongrass (chopped)

4 cm kencur

4 cm galangal

1 tsp tumeric

1 tsp coriander seeds

1 tsp fennel seeds

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp white peppercorns

1 tsp black peppercorns

8 buah keluak (black nuts)

LEMPENG KELAPA

Lempeng Kelapa

Enjoy this simple and delicious coconut pancake with sambal tumis and tasty fried salted fish.

LEMPENG KELAPA

Recipe

Ingredients:
2 cups flour
5 tbsp grated coconut
Sugar & salt to taste
Enough water

LAUK SINGGANG SERANI

LAUK SINGGANG SERANI Recipe Ingredients: Red snapper / Sea Bass / Mackerel / Tengiri 2 lemongrass (crushed) 1 tsp tumeric Salt & sugar to taste 1/2 ikan bilis cube (optional) Sliced ingredients: 1 onions or 6 shallots 3 garlic 3 cm ginger (julienne) 4 cm lengkuas (bruised) 2 Red & green chillies Optional: Bird's eye chillies Tamarind Water : Soak & strain 2 tamarind pulp 3 cups water {or 3 tbsp Adabi tamarind paste) Belacan mixture : Mix well 2 tbsp shrimp paste (belacan / terasi) 1/2 cup water