Classic Chinese Recipes & Malaysian Signature, Festival Recipes

Classic Chinese Recipes & Malaysian Signature, Festival Recipes, Dim Sum

Steam Vegetables Crystal Dumplings (Chai Kuih/Chai Kueh) | 菜粿 (水晶糕)

I love this Chai Kuih recipe, it has a soft and slightly chewy crystal dumpling skin and taste delicious with the sweet and savoury yam bean (also known as jicama or sengkuang) filling. Chai Kueh is a popular Chinese Snack in Malaysia. This is a Healthy snack to enjoy as it is steamed and filled […]

Classic Chinese Recipes & Malaysian Signature, Festival Recipes

Sticky Rice Dumplings | Bak Chang | Zongzi | Dragon Boat Festival | 端午节粽子食谱

Sticky rice dumplings are traditionally made during Dragon Boat Festival. In Cantonese dialect, these dumplings are called “Zong”, in Hokkien dialect, its called “Bak Chang” or in Chinese it’s called Zongzi “粽子”. These dumplings are made with glutinous rice filled with meat and other ingredients, wrapped in bamboo leaves and then boiled about 2 hours. […]

Agar-Agar and Jelly, Classic Chinese Recipes & Malaysian Signature, Festival Recipes

Fruit Jelly Dumplings Zongzi | 水果果冻燕菜糕粽子

These Fruit Jelly Dumplings are adapted from the traditional Sticky Rice Dumplings, Zongzi. Sticky rice dumplings are usually enjoyed during the Dragon Boat Festival. They have different names depending on the dialect: “Zong” in Cantonese, “Bak Chang” in Hokkien, and “Zongzi” (粽子) in Chinese. These dumplings are made with glutinous rice filled with meat and […]

Classic Chinese Recipes & Malaysian Signature, Festival Recipes

JianShui Zong | Alkaline Rice Dumplings | 碱水粽

Alkaline rice dumplings are traditionally made during the Dragon Boat Festival. In Cantonese dialect, these dumplings are called “Gan Sui Jong”, in Hokkien dialect, its called “Kee Chang” or in Chinese it’s called JianShui Zong “碱水粽” . These dumplings are made with glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves and then boiled for 2-3 hours. You […]

Classic Chinese Recipes & Malaysian Signature, Festival Recipes

Traditional Kaya Recipe | Malaysian Coconut Jam Recipe | 传统咖央酱食谱 | 加椰酱食谱

This Kaya Jam Recipe is shared by my Godmother. She uses the traditional method to make the coconut jThis Kaya Jam Recipe is taught by my Godmother. She makes really delicious Kaya! It is similar to those Kaya Jam sold at kopitiams. The jam has a smooth texture, slightly translucent, fragrant and very tasty! This […]

Classic Chinese Recipes & Malaysian Signature, Festival Recipes, Easy Home Cooking Recipes

Vegetarian Acar | 娘惹阿杂|素食|酸辣开胃小吃

Acar is spicy pickled mixed vegetables. In Malaysia, it is a popular Penang Nyonya side dish. This Acar recipe is not the authentic Penang Nyonya Acar recipe. For Penang acar, vinegar is added into the spice paste instead of assam jawa. My family’s hometown is Ipoh, Malaysia, so I’m used to acar flavours from Ipoh. […]

Classic Chinese Recipes & Malaysian Signature, Festival Recipes, Dim Sum

Jicama/Yam Bean Vegetable Dumplings | Chai Kueh | 菜粿 | 蒸菜饺子

Chai Kueh is a very popular Chinese street snack. Its very healthy as it is steamed and packed with vegetables. Chai Kueh is very similar to har gow “prawn dumpling”, a signature dim sum dish in Chinese restaurants. Both have clear and translucent skin, also known as crystal dumpling skin. The difference is in the […]