Posts Tagged with malay
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Growing up with a ‘true blue Johorean’ mom; who also happens to be an awesome cook, my brothers and I were often treated to some amazing Johorean dishes, whether home-cooked or not. (Johoreans have a tendency to be obsessed about their food). Like the popular laksa Johore, soto, lontong, pechal, kachang pol (YUMMMMMMMMM), mee baidali (mee rebus), telur pindang, murtabak singapore (okay, yeah technically this dish is Singaporean, but JB and Singapore is so near lah!), roti naik, etc. Although…there is one dish I haven’t listed that I must consider one of our family’s comfort foods. It’s something I grew up eating, and enjoying. It was usually on our dinner table at least once a week , where ever we were, Johore, Perak, Selangor, DeKalb, IL, etc. Hahaha, yes…my family and I moved ALOT growing up. The ‘gulai ikan’ or more commonly known as asam pedas. North of the Peninsular (Malaysia)... Continue Reading
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Chicken in Coconut Cream with Birds Eye Chili, or Ayam Masak Lemak Cili Padi. Tom and I recently went to the Indian Store here and I was ecstatic to find Birds Eye Chili, among other things there. Anyways since I bought so many Birds Eye Chili I knew I had to use them, hence why Tom and I had this dish last Monday. It’s been really cold here these past week so hot and spicy dishes are always helps with keeping you warm. Hehe. Ingredients 1 whole chicken, skinned, cut into 12 pcs. *to be blended* 2 big onions 6... Continue Reading
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Nasi Ayam, or Chicken Rice (ie. In Malay, “Nasi” means rice, “Ayam” means chicken) is probably one of the first few recipes I mastered when I started cooking about 7-8 years ago. Bear in mind that, when I say started cooking…I mean started cooking real dishes for a whole meal. Dishes that required more than just heating a pack of instant noodles or frying some eggs. Coz I learned to do that…pretty much when I was still in grade school. LOL. Anyways, as anyone in or has visited Malaysia will know, Nasi Ayam is probably one of the most (ok…second... Continue Reading
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I was looking through the recipes in my blog and I realized I never uploaded one of my favorite dishes. The Malaysian Beef Rendang, with Nasi Minyak. Rendang is a dish which originated from the Minangkabau ethnic group of Indonesia, and is now commonly served across the country, as well as Malaysia and Singapore. Rendang and nasi minyak is traditionally prepared by the Malay community during festive occasions, like Eid Mubarak or weddings. Though rendang is sometimes described as being like a curry, and the name is sometimes applied to curried meat dishes in Malaysia, authentic rendang is nothing like... Continue Reading
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Last Sunday I tried my hands at making one of my favorite Malaysian dishes. Soto Ayam. I can’t even remember the last time I had really good Soto, it must have been a couple of years ago. I know the only Soto I truly ever enjoy are the ones my mom made, and I can’t remember when that was. So that being the case and the fact that I know I can’t find a place where I can get really good soto here…I decided I would make it. Tom enjoyed it and I actually enjoyed making it. I was worried... Continue Reading
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