Author Archives: Rina Ng

Perfect Fried Egg

Fried Egg 1 fresh large egg* 3/4 tablespoon of butter Salt and pepper * Use the freshest and best eggs you can find. Place a small non-stick frying pan over the lowest possible heat on your stove (if using gas, you should barely see the blue flame.) Add the butter and let slowly melt, making…

COCONUT RICE RECIPE

Ingredients: 400 grams rice 120 grams coconut 40 ml ghee/ or butter 25 grams broken pieces of nuts 6 dry chillies 6 curry leaves Coriander leaves (minced) Salt to taste How to make coconut rice: * Boil rice and keep aside. * Fry coconut evenly to a golden colour on a slow fire. * Heat…

BANANA CHIPS RECIPE

Ingredients: oil for deep frying 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1/4 tsp chili powder salt according to taste 5-6 raw bananas How to make banana chips : * Take off and put bananas in plenty of salted iced water. * Slice bananas with a chip slicer into water, mix in in turmeric. * Keep for 10…

Steamed Egg with Minced Pork Recipe

Ingredients: 5 Eggs 100 grams Minced pork 3 Wood ear fungus, soaked to soften and thinly sliced 25 grams Glass noodles, soaked to soften, drained and cut into 1 cm lengths 3 Spring onion (scallion), white and green portion only, finely chopped Coriander (cilantro) leaves, finely chopped Salt, Sugar, Ground white pepper. Method : *…

Stir-Fried Cauliflower (Asia Style)

Ingredients : Makes 3-4 30 ml peanut or sesame oil 2 cloves Garlic, finely chopped 1 -2 Green or red Thai chilies, seeded and finely chopped 500 grams Fresh, cauliflower, cut into bite-size 2 tbps fish sauce Salt and pepper to taste Method : * Heat a wok or large pan and add the oil….

Rice Paper Rolls (Goi Cuon)

A fresh and tasty Vietnamese appetizers. You can find this dish in every Vietnamese restaurant like spring roll, but it is fresh and no deep fried as spring rolls. Ingredients: 6 serves 100 grams Rice vermicelli (yields 2 1/4 cups) 200 grams Lean pork 200 grams Large shrimps 1 Cucumber, quartered and thinly sliced 1…

Cabbage Salad with Shredded Chicken Recipe (Goi Ga)

This is a Vietnamese salad. Salads are popular in Vietnam. Simple combinations such as cooked chicken and shredded cabbage are given an exotic touch by the addition of chopped mint and fresh coriander leaves and the inevitable fish sauce (nuoc mam) used as a dressing. Ingredients : Serves 4 200 grams Chicken breast, cooked and…

Thai Fish Cake

Ingredients for Thai fish cakes (for four people): * 500 grams white fish meat (cod, haddock, hake, etc) , minced or cut into chunks * 1 egg * 1/2 cup string beans, sliced fine * 1 tablespoon of salt * 3 tablespoon fresh kaffir lime leaves, minced or chopped * 1 tablespoon of palm sugar…

Chicken Rendang

Chicken Rendang is a Indonesia chicken curry. Ingredients: 500 gms Chicken Breast, Sliced in Cubes 10 pcs Shallots, Peeled 5 pcs Garlic, Peeled 80 gms Red Chilli 30 gms Ginger Root 5 pcs Cloves 300 gms Candle Nut 1 ltr Thick Coconut Milk 12 lime leaves 2 tbps fish sauce Preparation : * Grind garlic,…

2 quick and fast breakfast dishes.

1. Crumpets with ricotta and honey. Mix cinnamon sugar through ricotta and serve crumpets with a drizzle of honey. Sprinkle with cinnamon for an extra option. 2. Omelette You need 3 eggs, a dash of milk or cream and 1 tablespoon butter. Using a fork whisk egg and cream together. Then melt the butter in…