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Weekend Cooking: Kak’mbang’s Cek Mek Molek
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I bought some large sweet potatoes recently to make something else, but days turned to weeks and they were still sitting in the basket, sprouting whiskers. Kak’mbang asked when exactly am I planning to do anything with them, and being super lazy I decided to ask her to make one of my favourite traditional Malay…
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Chicken Bergedil Recipe
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My big brother once had an Indonesian helper named Jun, and she makes absolutely *amazing* chicken bergedil. Luckily Kak’mbang learned the recipe from her, although when she makes them at home, she makes a (way) healthier version, which are still delicious nonetheless. Here I’m sharing two versions, my own version using an air fryer…
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Weekend Cooking: Lamb Mandy With Rice
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I very rarely cook with lamb. The last time I handled lamb was when I made shepherd’s pie a while back, and that was years ago. Recently I went to the wet market in TTDI, and when passing the lamb stall I saw fresh pieces of lamb shoulder hanging on hooks, so I decided to…
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For your spice rack: Mandy spice mix
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Am trying out Chef Ammar’s Lamb Mandy with Rice tonight, but I didn’t buy his Mandy Spice Mix when I got his Bukhari and Kabsah spice mixes the other day, so I had to make my own. I found a few seemingly highly rated recipes online, and scaled it up to make 1 cup,…
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Project RayaFest 2014: Sambal Arab
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A Middle Eastern rice dish will not be complete without some type of Arabic salsa as an accompaniment, so for the Beef Kabsah I made during Hari Raya AidilAdha, I tried out Chef Ammar’s Sambal Arab. Hot and tangy, it was perfect to counter the greasy fattiness of the beef. Definitely a must, if…
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Beef Kabsah With Basmathi Rice
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I’ve been waiting for Chef Ammar’s spices and recipe book to go mainstream for a very long time, but somehow it never did. His books are not sold in any major bookstore, and his bottled spices are not sold in any major grocer or supermarket. His stuff is only sold online by seemingly home-based…
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For Your Spice Rack: Hawa’ij Spice Mix
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Used in the Chicken Mandy With Rice recipe I tried recently, this spice mix can be easily made at home, using common spices which can be found in our hypermarkets in Malaysia. I usually store my spices in the freezer to keep dry; you know how our humid weather can be. Recipe by the…
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Special Occasion: Manly Man Lasagna
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I’ve been wanting to make this dish for years now, but every time I read the recipe, the list of ingredients and the sheer time and effort required to make this seem simply… daunting. But this is the month of June and it is a certain someone’s special day, so I figured that it…