Print PDF Penang Char Kway Teow could arguably be the one dish that puts Penang Island head and shoulders over the rest of Malaysia in the culinary stakes. Chef Siva of Hotel Jen reveals the 3 sauce ingredients that go into a traditional Penang CKT recipe, and also shows how it's cooked. Click here to watch on YouTube (opens new window) » Read More
How to Cook Penang Asam Pedas
Print PDF Asam Pedas (Sour and Spicy Fish Stew) - a Penang Peranakan (Nyonya) specialty. Click here to watch on YouTube (opens new window) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zM8a8AkSeg Subscribe for more Malaysian cooking tips, recipes and secrets: YouTube.com/JackieM Asam Pedas (Peranakan Fish Stew) (Serves 2) Ingredients Red » Read More
How to Make Roti Canai
Print PDF Roti Canai is seen as a bit of a dark art, and there is quite a bit of speculation as to what makes the dough stretchy, but if you’re lucky to get a mamak to reveal the recipe, he’d tell you it’s basically just flour, water and salt. All the other ingredients in my recipe are really there for flavour rather than to help with the » Read More
How to Cook Beef Rendang
Print PDF A no-fuss beef rendang recipe for the busy, modern cook. If you use pre-minced lemongrass and garlic like I do, you don’t even need to pull out your food processor or mortar and pestle. (A lot of my recipes are like that - I cook in commercial quantities for my business so I use shortcuts where possible.) And it works - I should know. » Read More
Malaysian Cooking – What Ingredients Do You Need?
Print PDF Find out in my 9-minute video below ;) Just to put some context into this, I spent minutes trawling through my pantry for ingredients I had on hand, I didn't spend months writing a thesis, interviewing experts, drawing up definitive lists or stocking up for this video. In other words, if I missed your favourite ingredient, don't be » Read More
Nasi Lemak Roast Lamb
Print PDF I'm playing around with embedded social media posts. This is one from my Google+ page. Which is a link to a Yahoo.com publication of my recipe. Then I'll probably share this out again across my social media platforms. It's like an Internet Russian Doll. » Read More
How to Make Lentil Dip for Roti Canai
Print PDF Toor Dhal, a vegetarian dip to go with your Roti Canai. Subscribe for more Malaysian cooking tips, recipes and secrets: Youtube.com/JackieM This is the dhal dip you get at street stalls in Malaysia when you order roti canai. It's vegetarian and has a fairly long list of ingredients that will require you to visit your local » Read More
How to Make Sambal Belacan
Print PDF Sambal Belacan, a simple, quick and easy recipe. Subscribe for more Malaysian cooking tips, recipes and secrets: www.youtube.com/JackieM This shortcut method to make Sambal Belacan is the same recipe I use in my business, and it is extremely popular among my customers. INGREDIENTS USED: 400 g fried shallots 600 ml » Read More
How to Make Penang Pasembur Salad
Print PDF Pasembur (aka mamak or Indian rojak) is a signature Penang salad with a sweet potato-based sauce, that I used to enjoy a long time ago in my Seremban hometown. The wet market in the centre of town had a stall that sold it (and may still do after 30 years, for all I know) and it was Chinese-run, unlike most Indian rojak stalls. This » Read More