Everyday cooking made easy — Nourishing Asian recipes & classic favourites
Prawn and Chives Crystal Dumpling is a signature Chinese Dim Sum cuisine. It is the next best popular dim sum dish after Prawn Crystal Dumpling also known as “Har Gow”. As the name suggest, the texture of the dumpling skin is translucent, tender and slightly chewy. The only difference is the filling. Har Gow’s filling […]
Ever since I made bread using rice cooker, I have been totally hooked on it. I find that bread can also be very, moist, soft and fluffy even with rice cooker. I believe its the steam in the rice cooker that gives it the extra moisture. I have been experimenting with different types of bread […]
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 […]
Steamed Banana Cake is very delicious especially when its soft, moist and fluffy. However, steaming banana cakes can also be tricky. Sometimes it may not rise well and might be too moist. Nonetheless, a few simple steps will help to make a balanced moist and fluffy cake. This steamed banana cake recipe is packed with […]
Steamed Tofu Chinese Style is very easy to do and super tasty. Chinese steamed tofu taste absolutely delicious with warm bowl of white rice or on its own as a snack. Tofu on its own is bland and tasteless. But once you pair the steamed tofu with some fragrant sauce, the steamed tofu taste very […]
Char Siu Bao is steam buns with barbeque pork filling. It is popularly served in Chinese Dim Sum Restaurants. Its really tasty with its sweet aromatic BBQ pork filling. My whole family and relatives are bao lovers. I can’t keep track of the number of times I’ve made baozi. One of my family members doesn’t […]
This recipe is from my Dad and its very aromatic and delicious. Best of all its very simple and easy. Do try it as its really yummy! Top tips: I used garoupa fillet in this recipe. Any white fish will also taste good with this style such as seabass, pomfret, cod etc Fish has to […]
Skip your morning coffee and drink american ginseng tea instead. Ginseng tea helps boost energy in the morning and keeps you awake the whole day. It has cooling properties and helps to calm oneself. Recommended to drink in the morning only. American ginseng is different from Korean ginseng as the properties are different. I drink […]
Roti Tisu is a sweet flatbread. It is very popular in Malaysia and served in Malaysian Mamak Stalls. Roti tisu is humongous in the Malaysian Mamak stalls. This recipe makes a mini version of it. This recipe makes super thin, crispy, crunchy pancake with a balance of sweet and savoury taste. Roti Tisu is very […]
Pumpkin cakes are very delicious because pumpkin adds natural sweetness and helps soften the texture of the cake. This recipes makes really soft, moist and tasty pumpkin cake. Every time I make them, its gone within minutes 🙂 Pumpkin is known as a superfood packed with Vitamin A for healthy eyesight and also rich in […]
Chinese Fried Rice is a very popular Chinese dish. Its famous for the fragrant wok taste as it is cooked in the wok at very high heat. Yes it definitely taste good when you use a wok to fry it. But how about trying to use a rice cooker to do the job. Firstly you […]
Braised soya sauce pork belly has a very aromatic sweet taste and the pork belly melts in your mouth like jelly. It is popularly known locally in Malaysia by the Hokkien community as Tau Yu Bak. There are many versions of Tau Yu Bak recipe based on ethnic influence. My version is a very simple […]