Summer Fruit Festival Recipe #4 - Mango Sticky Rice & Mango Lassi *Mango Sticky Rice Recipe INGREDIENTS: 1 cup glutinous rice, rinsed 1 cup coconut cream 2 Tbsp honey Pinch of salt METHOD: Place rice in steamer basket and steam with basket semi-immersed in water for 25 minutes. Alternatively, cook on stove-top or in » Read More
How to Make Filipino-Style Fruit Salad
October 26, 2016 by
Summer Fruit Festival Recipe #5 - Filipino-Style Fruit Salad INGREDIENTS: Combination of fruits - bananas, nectarines, papaya, grapes, apples, pineapple, fresh coconut etc. - in bite-sized chunks 1 ½ cups whipped cream ½ cup condensed milk ¼ cup coconut cream Pinch of salt METHOD: Combine whipped cream, condensed milk, » Read More
How to Make Chilli and Eggplant Relish
October 24, 2016 by
Summer Fruit Festival Recipe #2 - Chilli and Eggplant Relish Chilli and Eggplant Relish Recipe INGREDIENTS: 1/2 eggplant 5 banana chillies 6 cloves garlic 1/2 tsp salt 3 Tbsp olive oil METHOD: Prick surface of eggplant with a fork, then roast along with chillies for 40 minutes at 230°C. Remove skin on all vegetables » Read More
How to Make Sweet Potato Doughnuts (Kuih Keria)
October 19, 2016 by
Summer Fruit Festival Recipe #1 INGREDIENTS: For the dough - 500g purple sweet potato, cut into chunks, steamed and peeled ½ tsp salt 4 Tbsp plain flour 1 Tbsp tapioca flour Sugar syrup - 5 Tbsp sugar 3 Tbsp water Oil for deep-frying METHOD: Combine dough ingredients in mixer and knead for 1 minute at » Read More
How to Make Laksa Nyonya (Thermocook Method)
October 3, 2016 by
Here is the recipe and replay of Episode 4 of the Southeast Asian Cooking Masterclass Series – Recipe - Laksa Nyonya INGREDIENTS: 1/2 cup onion, quartered 6 garlic cloves 1 inch galangal 1 inch turmeric 1/2 Tbsp belacan powder 4 Tbsp soaked dried shrimp 2 inch length of lemongrass 1/2 cup chilli paste (from soaked, » Read More
Thermocook vs Thermomix – A Comparison
August 14, 2016 by
I don’t think there’s any doubt the Thermomix is like the Mercedes Benz of kitchen aids; it works beautifully and having one in your kitchen is a bit of a status symbol (admit it). Yet with a slew of similar kitchen aids emerging in recent times, and as the only person I know who owns both a Thermomix TM5 AND a competing product, an Optimum » Read More
Summer Fruit Festival
August 9, 2016 by
When - 27-30 Oct 2016 Where - Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour The NSW Chamber of Fruit and Vegetables, aka Freshmark, have been running the charity Summer Fruit Auction at the Sydney Markets for years. This October, the Summer Fruit Auction will be expanded into the Summer Fruit Festival and it will run over four days in Tumbalong Park, » Read More
How to Make Lebanese Garlic Sauce (Toum)
July 28, 2016 by
I wanted an aioli-type sauce to go with my slow-roasted beef (probably only the second time in my life I've done a beef roast) but I found the recipes online mostly used one sad, solitary clove of garlic, which just sounded wrong to a garlic lover like myself. I then remembered how much I've always enjoyed the garlic sauce that comes with the » Read More
How to Make Seremban Chicken Siew Pao
July 21, 2016 by
This is a famous snack from my Malaysian hometown of Seremban and in this recipe I'm using chicken mince as the filling. These instructions work on a Thermocook or a Thermomix, but in their absence you can use a dough mixer for the dough and a saucepan + stove for the filling. Seremban Chicken Siew Pao (Baked Chicken Buns) » Read More
How to Make Kaya (Thermocook)
July 15, 2016 by
This recipe will work in a Thermocook or a Thermomix using the same settings. (ps. you might know by now my recipes are based on my culinary philosophy of "agak-agak" or "guesstimating", so adapt as you see fit with similar kitchen appliances). For a non-appliance dependent recipe, please check out my previous post - How to Make Kaya » Read More