Pandan Custard Meringue Tart
If you’ve ever tried pandan kaya, you’ll know how delicious it is. It’s usually spread, along with butter, on toast (known as kaya toast, a traditional breakfast item in Malaysia […]
Category Archives: Malaysian
Durian Ice Cream
It’s a great time to be in Malaysia now – lockdowns aside – because a lot of fruit are in season. I’ve been enjoying mangos, rambutan, pulasan, mangosteen, red dragon […]
Vegetable Curry
I don’t know how many times I’ve made this vegetable curry. It’s SO delicious! Usually I like to play around with recipes, give it my own twist or adapt it […]
Kuih Koci (Coconut Mochi)
Kuih koci is a bite-sized rice dumpling with a chewy mochi-like skin made of glutinous rice flour, and a filling of inti kelapa (shredded coconut sweetened with gula melaka, or […]
Coconut Swirl Buns
Hi everyone! In case you’re wondering what I’ve been up to since my last post, let me just say things got pretty crazy for a while! I was really busy […]
Pandan Kaya (Coconut Curd)
So I finally bought some fresh pandan leaves a couple of days ago, and the first thing I made was pandan kaya. Kaya is a coconut curd that’s popular in […]
Inche Kabin (Nyonya Fried Chicken Wings)
Inche Kabin is not just Malaysian fried chicken, but more specifically, it is Nyonya fried chicken. Simply put, Nyonya (or Peranakan) food is a blend of Chinese and Malay ingredients […]
Pickled Green Chillies
One condiment that you’ll commonly see in Malaysia is pickled green chillies. They’re sour and only slightly spicy (I like to eat them on their own!). You’ll find them on […]
Rice Noodles with Sweet and Spicy Sauce (Chee Cheong Fun)
If you’ve had dim sum, then you’ve surely seen or eaten chee cheong fun, or steamed rice noodle rolls filled with either Chinese BBQ pork or prawns, and served with […]
Kuih Cara Berlauk (Savoury Bites)
It’s been a while since I made kuih (also spelled kueh; or kuih-muih, in Malay), which refers to a broad range of bite-sized traditional snacks and desserts found in Malaysia […]
