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Fish in Soy Sauce gravy

Fish in Soy Sauce gravy by Padma Priya Manikam

This is a yummy fish cooked in sweet soy sauce that is to be eaten with plain white rice and mixed vegetables or omlette.

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Coconut Puttu

Coconut Puttu by Padma Priya Manikam

This is simple light breakfast or tea-break steamed snack made out of rice flour that is readily available in the supermarket. It is best mixed with grated coconut and sugar. If wish to eat it with curry, then exclude the sugar. May also include small cut pieces of ripe banana when steaming for a variant in taste.

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Fried Mee Hoon (rice vermicilli noodles)

Fried Mee Hoon (rice vermicilli noodles) by Padma Priya Manikam

This is a simply classic Malaysian noodles dish that can be eaten at any time of the day. You may add any ingredients you desire such as chicken/prawns/fishcake or make it vegetarian. It is important to soak the rice vermicilli first so it becomes soft. Not very advisable to boil the noodles as it would be too soggy & overcooked.

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Spicy Potatoes

Spicy Potatoes by Padma Priya Manikam

This is a vegetarian dish that can be eaten with bread/chapati or with rice.

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Honey Chicken Sambal

Honey Chicken Sambal by Padma Priya Manikam

This is a sweet chicken sambal dish that goes well with tomato rice which is quite commonly eaten in Malaysian homes mainly during functions. Sambal means a paste that is made of soaked dried red chili that is blended with some garlic, water and oil. This paste can be stored in the fridge and be used in most Malaysian cooking (see my…

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Tomato Rice (Nasi Tomato)

Tomato Rice (Nasi Tomato) by Padma Priya Manikam

Easy to make tomato rice that goes well with my honey chicken sambal or egg sambal. This rice is made in a rice cooker but pressure cooker should be fine as well.

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Tapioca Stir-Fry

Tapioca Stir-Fry by Padma Priya Manikam

Tapioca or Ubi Kayu in Malay is bland and starchy. Tapioca can also be cut into long rectangles and marinaded with some spices and be deep fried for a tea-break snack coupled with a light black tea. Here, I have cooked it with lots of onions and dried small anchovies (ikan bilis in Malay). This recipe was passed down by my grandma…

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Mushroom & Capcicum Stir-fry

Mushroom & Capcicum Stir-fry by Padma Priya Manikam

This is a really easy and quick dish to make and best eaten with plain rice.

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Coconut Chutney

Coconut Chutney by Padma Priya Manikam

This is a condiment that goes well with Indian steamed rice cakes called idli or Indian flat pancakes (dosa/thosai).

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Tapioca Cake

Tapioca Cake by Padma Priya Manikam

I had some frozen tapioca and I decided to make a cake out of it. It is very common among Malaysians to eat this type of cake that is also known as Kuih Bingka. The usual recipe calls for at least 1 lb or more tapioca but I made do with watever tapioca I had. The turn out was not too bad but I must confess that it does not have the…

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Teriyaki Chicken Pizza

Teriyaki Chicken Pizza by kitchen flavours

Hi, I'm back! Thank you for visiting my blog and all your sweet comments while I'm away. Went to Penang with my family together with my sister and her family. It was a good trip but some of us came back with flu and cough, including me. Made this lovely pizza a couple of weeks ago but never got round to post it. This pizza is so…

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Tofu with Prezerved Szechuan Vegetables and Pork

Tofu with Prezerved Szechuan Vegetables and Pork by kitchen flavours

Tofu, the old-time Chinese favourite! The tofu is first steamed, cooled and topped with preserved, pickled Szechuan vegetables and pork. Szechuan vegetables are preserved with salt, hot pepper powder and some spices. The Szechuan vegetable that I used for this dish is sold in packets and it can be eaten as it is, usually as an…

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Pulut Inti (Glutinous Rice Parcels with Sweet Coconut Topping)

Pulut Inti (Glutinous Rice Parcels with Sweet Coconut Topping) by kitchen flavours

Pulut Inti is one of my favourite Nyonya Kueh. I have been thinking of making Pulut Inti for the last few months or so, but never get round to it. I finally did and it was so yummy! Traditionally, it is wrapped into a small parcel using banana leaf.…

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Bitter Gourd Chicken with Fermented Black Beans

Bitter Gourd Chicken with Fermented Black Beans by kitchen flavours

Bitter gourd or bitter melon is delicious cooked in this simple Chinese dish. Bitter gourd is very low in calories but very high in nutrients. It is an excellent source of vitamins B1, B2, and B3, C, magnesium, folic acid, zinc, phosphorus, manganese, and has high dietary fiber. It is rich in iron, contains twice the beta-carotene…

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Pork Curry with Potatoes

Pork Curry with Potatoes by kitchen flavours

Do you have one of those days that when you buy a certain ingredient with something in mind, and totally use it for something else at the spur of the moment? It always happens to me. This is one of those times. I bought a piece of pork belly for a Chinese dish from the morning market. That very same afternoon, the urge for curry…

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