-
Chicken Mandy with Rice
•
It’s Ramadan and every few days or so we inevitably end up breaking fast with friends or family at one of the many wonderful iftar sessions, be it at restaurants or five-star hotels. I recently had a lovely buka puasa with my former colleagues at Dua Sentral, where they brought in some absolutely delicious nasi Arab from Restoran…
-
Bayou Chicken Pasta
•
Over the weekend I had a group of 10 come over for pot roast, and I was worried we wouldn’t have enough starch as a “filler” dish, so at the very last minute I decided to throw in another pasta dish to the menu. I decided on this simple but incredibly delicious pasta, modified from the…
-
Weekend Cooking: Sausage Meatballs with Red Gravy
•
This was a recipe I made a long, long time ago for Hari Raya celebrations, and at the point of time I haven’t started blogging my culinary exploits just yet. The recipe is from Emeril’s Potluck, and as you probably can imagine, this makes a potluck-sized batch.
-
RayaFest 2018: Kak’mbang’s Peanut Sauce (Kuah Kacang)
•
Kak’mbang seriously makes the best kuah kacang. We love it so much, whenever we see kuah kacang sold by vendors out there we never gave them a second look. Of course Kak’mbang thinks everything she makes is just so-so, which is downright ridiculous. Anyway, since there was a lot we needed to prep for Hari Raya, I volunteered…
-
Pulut Lepa Terengganu
•
Being from Terengganu, I grew up thinking fish is a natural, common ingredient in so many local favorites; nasi lemak with sambal ikan tongkol, karipap, pulut panggang (we call ’em pulut lepa)… but *of course* fish is the main ingredient! Wait… you guys have nasi lemak with chicken rendang and *gasp* paru (beef lung)? Karipap kentang? What is this orange coconut nonsense in this pulut…
-
Ramadan Cooking: Chef Ammar’s Mandy Rice with Lamb Shank
•
Bought a few really nice lamb shanks (and a bunch of other things) from B.I.G. last Friday! They cost a lot more than from the TTDI wet market, but the quality looks top notch. This weekend was quite busy for me to cook everything I bought, but at least I managed to make this…
-
RayaFest 2016: Kerepek Bijan Nenek (Grandma’s Sesame Crackers)
•
Ramadan is almost over and Kak’mbang and I were busy with our preparations for Hari Raya tomorrow. When I was growing up, the usual routine in the days leading up to Hari Raya would be to bake cookies, but in this day and age, everybody just buys their Raya cookies, so we no longer bother.…
-
Project RayaFest 2014: Sambal Arab
•
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…