Print PDF There are lots of cendol recipes out there, but the technique, which usually involves scraping cooked batter through a colander, always meant I ended up with stumpy bits rather than green worms. This was until Johari, my fellow ex-Malaysian and glorified trolley pusher (as he himself described his then-job as a flight attendant) » Read More
Jackie M Frozen Meals and Curry Pastes – New Look!
March 7, 2014 by
Print PDF I was going through the range of products in my online Jackie M Shop recently and realised it had reached 95 items. This doesn't even include the hot dishes in my restaurant menu - I had deleted the entire category when I closed it back in May 2013 (side note - please stop trying to book tables for my now-defunct restaurant). I bet » Read More
How to Make Fried Noodles with Sauces – & The Silent Movie Hangout
February 27, 2014 by
Print PDF I feel the need to reiterate this because unlike my online followers, most of my "real world" customers still think "restaurant" and not much else when they think of me, despite my Concord establishment having closed for nearly a year now - but one of my many activities is to run regular Google Hangouts On Air. For the » Read More
How to Make Ipoh Kai Si Hor Fun; also M Boutique Hotel, Ipoh
February 18, 2014 by
Print PDF I've had Ipoh Kai Si Hor Fun back when I was growing up in Seremban, but I was more familiar with the "dry-style" ie. "kon-loh" version from this particular kopitiam in my hometown, as opposed to the soupy variety. (Funnily enough I have yet to encounter the kon-loh version in Ipoh itself, so I'm not sure if it was an evolution of » Read More
How to Make Hakka Pan Mee
February 16, 2014 by
Print PDF As featured in my Hangout On Air - Noodles: Introduction First off, and I'm sure I've mentioned this in the early days with this blog - I write my recipes and post them on the fly; there's no "massaging" involved, so they're invariably going to be a bit rough. Also, I cook based on the principle of "agak-agak" (Malay for » Read More
How to Get Yourself a Free Trip to Malaysia
January 10, 2014 by
Print PDF There are two ways, sponsored by Tourism Malaysia - 1) If you're in Sydney, join The Sydney Food Trail - Eat at one of the participating restaurants before January 18, 2014 and complete an entry form to be in with the chance to win a holiday to Malaysia. Winners of the draw will be able to indulge in traditional cuisine, from » Read More
Jackie M Recipe Card 1 – Malaysian Spice-Rubbed Steak & Salad
January 6, 2014 by
Print PDF If you've been following my Google Hangouts (YouTube channel - http://youtube.com/jackiemsydney for past episodes) and my recent radio interviews, you'll know I've been working on ideas to incorporate Malaysian Flavours into your everyday (read: Western) meals. Malaysian cuisine is an original form of fusion food after all, drawing » Read More
When Ovens Attack…
December 3, 2013 by
Print PDF aka Malaysian Flavours Hangout On Air 2 – Kaya Ovens don’t feature prominently in Malaysian kitchens - a point painfully brought home to me when I twice needed to do some baking over the last week. Kaya (Malaysian Coconut & Pandan Jam) was involved on both occasions – more specifically, Kaya Bread and Butter Pudding. The first » Read More
How to Make Onde-Onde
September 17, 2013 by
Print PDF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNYhekF4KSQ Onde-onde is one of those sweet snacks we all grew up loving but few of us ever bothered to learn how to make because it was so readily available. Here's my take on it, and as you'll see in this Google Hangout - all you need are 4 easily-obtainable ingredients. No exact measurements are » Read More
Jackie M Truly Malaysian Street Food At Home 1 – Char Kway Teow
September 15, 2013 by
Print PDF Learn what you've been doing wrong with your attempts at Char Kway Teow ;) This is the first in a series of 8 Google Hangouts On Air that I'm conducting as a supplementary guide to my newly-released cookbook - Jackie M Truly Malaysian Street Food At Home. Anyone who knows my food would know that Char Kway Teow is probably my number » Read More