Kangkung belacan is a rustic, quick and easy vegetable side dish that is simply perfect on its own with some rice, or as part of a Malay, Chinese, Nyonya or Eurasian meal. It is a very typical hawker fare not…
Mee Rebus is Malay Hawker Centre fare. It’s a delicious bowl of egg noodles in gravy, topped with all the usual suspects: eggs, tofu, chillies and limes. This is just the way my granny used to make it. What’s in…
Telur Tempra is a simple Nyonya dish of sunny side up fried eggs topped with a sweet, sour and hot sauce. It’s deliciously rustic and just perfect as a quick lunch with rice or as a side dish in a…
Sambal belacan is a strongly flavoured spicy condiment that is eaten with rice throughout South East Asia. You’ll almost always find it at the dinner table in many a Malay home in Singapore and Malaysia. What is Sambal Belacan? It…
This easy cooked onion sambal is not only a delicious accompaniment to any East or South East Asian meal, but can also be used in so many other ways. You can make it as spicy or as mild as you…
Ayam Assam Serani is a delicious curry of the Eurasian persuasion, from Singapore and Malaysia, with tangy, earthy and salty flavours. Ayam Assam Serani Let’s take a look at the name, because you really need to know what that recipe…