These sweet potato dumplings are pretty easy to make; you can used ready-to-use red bean paste (in cans or packs at your local Asian grocery store), though in this Live Asian Kitchen, I used the homemade red bean paste I’d made a couple of weeks earlier. Other popular filling options include lotus seed paste or mung bean paste. The » Read More
How to Make Crispy Sengkuang (Yam Bean) Fritters
September 11, 2018 by
I’d be lying if I said I’d always wanted to learn how to make crispy yam bean (aka sengkuang aka jicama) fritters; they look vaguely familiar but I’m not even sure if I’ve ever eaten them. It so happened I had some yam bean dying a slow death in my pantry when I came across the recipe in the Nyonya Kuih Passions cookbook by Andrew » Read More
How to Make Vegan Pulut Panggang
November 22, 2017 by
This is a vegan version of a popular grilled sticky rice in banana leaf snack that I used to sell at numerous markets. The original version contained minced dried shrimp and belacan (shrimp paste) but in this broadcast, I substituted the dried shrimp with minced preserved radish (commonly used in Pad Thai), eliminated the belacan, and used mushroom » Read More
How to Make Curry Puffs (Air Fryer)
May 23, 2017 by
AKA #TelstraFail - Season 2, Episode 1 (Season 1 ended with a call from Telstra’s CEO’s team per updated on this blog post >> My Case Against Telstra — a third world service run by first class bullies A cautionary tale - when you sign up for a new Telstra service, don’t be fooled by the world-class reception you get at the Telstra store » Read More
How to Make Roti Canai and Vegetarian Dip
March 27, 2017 by
One of my most popular queries concerns how to flip roti canai (aka roti prata if you’re from Singapore) so I figured what better way than to livestream it with a guest in my studio. Host of radio show the Asian Jazz Hour on Northside 99.3FM, Tony Pang, joined me in this episode - and notwithstanding his first attempt, I think he managed to pick it » Read More
How to Cook Vegan Nasi Lemak
March 14, 2017 by
My latest M.O. is to troll the trolls with Bible verses. Everybody wins. Vegan Nasi Lemak - a) COCONUT RICE Ingredients: 4 cups jasmine rice Enough water to immerse rice to about 1cm above its surface 2 cups coconut milk or coconut cream 1 tsp salt 2 pandan leaves, tied in a knot (optional) Method: Rinse rice, then » Read More
How to Make Vegan Kaya and Onde-Onde
February 23, 2017 by
So apparently all those praises about how my Twitch broadcasts are so much clearer compared to ones I did on FB Live were actually cloaked warnings about my data consumption. In another example of unscripted television, Day One of Week 3 on Twitch was interrupted by an SMS from Telstra saying I’ve used up more than 85% of my mobile data, which » Read More
How to Make Lentil Dip for Roti Canai
November 12, 2014 by
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