What is Japchae? Japchae is Korean stir-fried noodles with a unique texture. It means mixed vegetables in Korean, but besides the colorful vegetables, and the well-seasoned beef, it is the bouncy and slippery sweet potato glass noodles called dangmyeong that set it apart from others. The flavor is very different from the Chinese stir-fried noodles, …
I want to share our family lamb curry recipe, which my wife would die for. She tried to resist the temptation to keep the leftovers for the next meal before finally submitting to my suggestion to share with her sister. This lip-smacking lamb curry recipe is a fusion curry that leans heavily on Indian origin …
Dal tadka is synonymous with Malaysian Indian restaurants for me. Whenever I talk about dal tadka, there will be a mental picture drawn immediately about these eateries that flourish in every nook and cranny in Kuala Lumpur. Dal tadka is immensely popular in Malaysia. The Malaysian Indians are Southern India’s descendants who populated dal tadka …
Roti canai is an Indian-influenced flatbread that has become Malaysia’s national bread. I will explain how to make roti canai in detail in this article. Following this recipe will make roti canai taste precisely what you can get from the Mamak restaurants with a fluffy texture. One of the integral parts of this article is …
This authentic chapati recipe yields one of the best Indian flatbreads I have tried. What is chapati? Chapati is a quintessential staple flatbread that originated in India. It has a distinct flavor and aroma due to the whole wheat flour called atta. It is often served with spiced dishes like curry and dhal. This chapati …
Youtiao (油条) is a hugely popular Chinese street food, a deep-fried breadstick crispy outside with a spongy interior. It is commonly served with soybean milk or porridge and has a universal appeal to everyone regardless of race and origin. Youtiao is sold everywhere down the street, wherever there is a large Chinese population. If you …
Bak Kut Teh is a popular meat dish in Malaysia and Singapore. It is a meat and pork rib dish cooked in a broth flavored with various Chinese medicinal herbs. The name is derived from the Chinese name 肉骨茶 spoken in the Hokkien dialect, which means ‘Pork Ribs Tea.’ This article explains how I prepare …
Cheung fun (肠粉) is on the menu of every Dim Sum restaurant. It is a popular classic dim sum dish apart from the famous triumvirate of dim sum quintessential- Shrimp Dumpling, Shumai, and Char Siu Bao. Cheung fun has a light and soft texture, non-oily, and is served hot right from the steamer. You only …
What is an image in your mind of a pineapple bun look like? You may visualize it as a bun with some pineapple jam as the filling. But in reality, there isn’t any pineapple in the bun. Eighteenth years ago, I visited a cafe called Polo Bun, serving these pineapple-shaped buns as the main menu …
This Chap Chye stir-fry recipe ( 炒杂菜/ 快炒什锦菜/chap choy) is an attractive vegetable stir-fry popular in every Chinese household. It is multi-colored, tender-crisp, with a combination of vegetables os different texture and flavor. The word chap chye is the direct verbatim translation of two characters 杂菜, which means mixed vegetables. The recipe is not fixed. …