KUIH LEPAT UBI AND IKAN GORENG BALADO

Reminiscing the old days, share a recipe Kuih Lepat Ubi or Sweet Steamed Tapioca. This sweet dessert brings back memories from my mum's kitchen. In the past, traditional cakes or kuih made from tapioca were grated manually, nowadays with food processor grinding gets easier. Love it always!

Kuih Lepat Ubi / Sweet Steamed Tapioca


Recipe

Ingredients:
Tapioca
1 tbsp tapioca starch
Banana leaves
Grated Coconut

Ingredients - 'adjust to taste'
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
2 tbsp sugar
Salt to taste

Making Sugar syrup
2 - 3 cups water (adjust)
3 pandan leaves
4 gula melaka
2 cups dark brown sugar
Sugar and salt to taste

Ikan goreng Balado or Balado Fried Fish for quick and easy meal.

Ikan Goreng Balado / Balado Fried Fish

Recipe

Ingredients:

Fish 

2 red chillies

3 green chillies

4 - 6 chillie padi

1 onion or 5 shallots

2 garlic

Lime 

1/2 tsp shrimp paste granules (belacan)

Sugar to taste

Optional: Tomato

Marinate fish:

1 tsp tumeric

1/2 tsp chillie powder

1/2 tsp white pepper

1 tsp rice flour

1/4 tsp salt

UBI GORENG AND EASY FRIED FISH CURRY

In the old days we get to eat Ubi goreng almost all the time, a delicious tapioca fritters and still loving it. Cravings for these delish bites hard to get, obviously do it in your own kitchen. Simply make it with extra aromatic spices taste truly amazing. Share an easy recipe and good to eat!

Ubi Goreng / Fried Tapioca
Recipe

Ingredients: Tapioca 1 tbsp rice flour 1 tsp tumeric powder 1 tsp chillie powder 1/2 tsp black pepper 1/2 tsp all purpose spice mix Salt to taste All purpose spice mix : Ingredients: 4 tbsp coriander seeds 2 tbsp fennel seeds 2 tbsp cumin seeds 1 tbsp black pepper 3/4 tbsp mustard seeds

Fried fish curry, a delicious curry dish cooked all in one pan. 

Fried Fish Curry
Recipe

Ingredients: Fish slices Okra optional: Brinjal, tomato, coriander leaves & celery leaves Fish Marinate: 1 tsp chillie pepper 1 tsp tumeric 1/2 tsp curry powder 1/4 tsp white pepper (optional) 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 - 1 tsp mustard seeds 1 onion chopped / slice Curry leaves 1 tbsp blended onion / shallot 1 tbsp ginger & garlic paste *(Alternatively, blend all ingredients with oil) 1 onion or 8 shallots 3 garlic 3 cm ginger 2 tbsp Salted Fish Curry Mix (Baba’s Brand) 1/4 cup coconut milk 1/2 tsp tamarine paste Salt & sugar to taste

SIPUT MASAK LEMAK CILI PADI

Siput Masak Lemak Cili Padi an authentic Malay dish serve at Nasi Padang stalls . Back in the old days, our dear mum had always cook this delicious dish and we simply love it!

Siput Masak Lemak Cili Padi

Recipe

Ingredients:

Siput / Balitong / Mud Creeper / Blunt Creeper / Sea snails 2 lemongrass 2 tumeric leaves 5 lime leaves 2 dried tamarind slices 2 packs coconut milk (400ml) Sugar and salt to taste Blended Ingredients: 2 red chillies 2 green chillies 5 - 6 chillie padi 8 - 12 shallots 5 garlic 3 cm ginger 3/4 tbsp tumeric powder or 4 cm fresh tumeric 4 candlenuts 4 - 5 tbsp vegetable oil

CUTTLEFISH SAMBAL AND BLACK PEPPER FRIED KWAY TEOW

Cuttlefish Sambal, tasty and delicious with nasi lemak or plain rice. 

Cuttlefish Sambal / Sambal Tumis Sotong Kembang
Ingredients: Cuttlefish 50 dried chillies 2 onions / 15 shallots 5 garlic 3cm ginger 3 slices galangal 1 tsp tumeric 1 tsp shrimp paste powder (belacan) 1/2 tsp tamarind paste 1 tbsp tiny dried anchovies or anchovies

Black Pepper Fried Kway Teow, cooked with the sambal sauce and extra black pepper.

Black Pepper Kway Teow Noodle
Ingredients:
Kway Teow Noodle
Prawns
Squids
Beansprouts
Chye Sim
Chives

Method 1
Chillie oil ( Sambal tumis sauce)
1 tbsp Black Pepper Sauce (Singlong Brand)
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 - 2 tbsp fish sauce (adjust to taste)
2 tbsp sweet soya sauce
1 - 2 tbsp chillie sauce
4 tbsp water


Ingredients: 
1 onion
2 garlic
2 cm ginger
1 Red  chillies
1 green chillies
optional : 2 - 4 chillie padi
1/4  cup sweet soya sauce
1 - 2 tbsp vinegar
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 cup water

Method 2

Ingredients:
Yellow noodle or Kway Teow noodle
Chye Sim
Beansprout
Chives
Lime
3 tbsp sambal tumis sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp light soya sauce
2 tbsp Kewpie Sesame soy sauce (adjust to taste)
3 tbsp chillie sauce
1/2 tsp white pepper
1/2 tsp black pepper
2 eggs

BUTTER CHICKEN (MURGH MAKHANI)

Murgh Makhani or Butter Chicken unique and special on its own. A popular and delicious Indian curry commonly served with Naan, roti, bread and rice. Our homemade Butter chicken taste almost as good as from the restaurant. Finding spices brought us all the way to Little India. Mustafa Centre is one of the oldest mall in Singapore, we'll see a wide range of products to choose.

Butter  Chicken or Murgh Makhani

Butter Chicken or Murgh Makhani Ingredients: Chicken Butter Yogurt Emborg Cooking cream Butter Chicken Spices (MDH brand) or Tandoori spices Dried fenugreek leaves (Kasoori Methi) Kashmiri Chilli powder Garam Masala Tumeric Lemon juice ( 4 - 6 tbsp) 4 tbsp ginger & garlic paste 4 onions 2 tomatoes 3 green chillies Cashew nuts / almonds (soak in hot water for 30 mins) 1/2 can tomato puree (Gilda brand - 2 tbsp) 2- 3 tbsp Golden syrup /honey / corn syrup - adjust to taste Step 1 Chicken Marinate : (1-2 hours ) 2 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp garlic paste 3/4 tbsp ginger paste 1 tbsp kashmiri Chillie powder 1 tbsp Butter Chicken Spices (MDH brand) 1/4 tsp salt 1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves (Kasoori methi) 2 tbsp yogurt Step 2 Making Tomato sauce: 2 tomatoes 3 green chillies 4 onions (chopped) 20 cashew nuts or almond (soak in hot water for 30 mins) 3 cardamom , saute onions for 3 - 4 mins, add tomatoes, green chillies. Add 1 tbsp Butter chicken Spices (MDH brand) Cook for 3 mins, add 2 tbsp tomato puree, 1 cup water, cashew nuts or almond. Add 1/4 tsp sugar and 1/4 tsp salt Cool the tomato sauce for 15 mins Blend tomato sauce to a fine paste Step 3 In a pan pour 3 tbps oil and 3 tbsp butter (75g) Fry chicken pieces, add 2 tbsp golden syrup (honey or corn syrup), cook for 5 mins. Bake chicken at 180º C or 190º C for 7 mins or browned Step 4 In the same pan, pour blended tomato sauce, add 1 tbsp garlic paste, 3/4 tbsp ginger paste and cook for about 5 mins Add 1 tsp kashmiri chillie powder (adjust), 1 tsp tumeric powder and 1 tbsp garam masala Add 1 cup cooking cream and salt to taste Add the roasted chicken pieces, 1 tsp garam masala and add about 1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves (Kasoori meethi) Add 1 tbsp butter and 2 tbsp lemon juice (adjust to taste) Add 1 tsp fenugreek meethi, cream and coriander leaves

NAAN BREAD OR ROTI NAN

Naan bread, soft Indian flatbread, our cravings with delicious Butter Chicken or Murgh Makhani really tasty and satisfying.

Naan Bread / Roti Nan

Ingredients:

1/2 kg flour

1 tsp yeast

1/2 tsp baking soda

2 cups warm water

3/4 tbsp sugar

1 tsp salt

2 tbsp yogurt

2 tbsp oil

SOTONG MASAK HITAM

Sotong Masak Hitam (Spicy Black Squid)                        

Ingredients:
Squids
2 lemongrass
2 sprigs curry leaves (or lime leaves)
4 - 6 chillie padi (optional)

Blended ingredients:
2 onions or 20 shallots
4 garlic
3 cm ginger

1 tbsp curry powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp fennel powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1/4 tsp chillie powder (optional)

Sugar & salt to taste
1/4 tsp tamarind paste