Black Glutinous Rice Porridge (Bubor Pulut Hitam)

Ingredients 1 cup black glutinous rice 5 cups water ½ cup gula melaka 100 ml coconut milk 2 slices ginger 2 pandan leaves Serves 4 1. Soak rice overnight. 2. Boil rice with pandan leaves, stirring often, till soft. 3. Stir in gula melaka. 4. Add coconut milk till heated. Serves in bowls. Top with […]

Vegetarian Bee Hoon

Vegetarian Bee Hoon sold in Singapore are sometimes served with some gravy poured over it. Here I used the liquid from the mushrooms to create a slightly moist bee hoon. I also added some leftover roast chicken slices. Pork can also be used for a non-vegetarian version. 200 g / 1 bushel bee hoon, pre-soaked to […]

Spicy Nuts

½ lb / 220 g almonds ½ lb / 220 g cashews ¼ cup white sugar 1½ tsp kosher salt 1 tsp cayenne pepper 1 tbsp water 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup 1 tsp oil   Toast nuts at 350 F (175 C) till golden brown, about 10 minutes. Watch closely as they burn […]

Steamed Chicken in Foil

1 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp chinese cooking wine 1 tbsp sesame seed oil 500g (1 lb) chicken breast, boned & cut into medium chunks 4 spring onions, cut into 2″ each 2″ ginger, shredded 1 stick celery, shredded Aluminium foil, cut into pieces large enough to enclose each piece of chicken generously Serves 4 […]