Discover and Share the Best World Cuisines
Mee Goreng Ayam | Malaysian Fried Noodles with Chicken. Simple and Tasty street food or hawkers food that can be made in your kitchen TODAY! Very basic ingredients in an Asian kitchen. Translated, ‘Mee’ is noodles and ‘Goreng’ means fry. The stir fried noodles with chicken is extremely quick and easy to make as you can …
Vendakka Moru Curry. Fried okra in a delectable yoghurt-coconut milk curry. It is smooth, savory and ‘lick the platter clean’ worthy! My mom made this all the time growing up and now, I carry on the tradition. Okra (Ladies fingers) are fried till golden-crisp before they are added to the yoghurt-coconut sauce. They absorb the …
Chicken Lasagne – Care to Indulge? Lasagne or Lasagna? The famous Italian dish of meat sauce and layered sheets of pasta is loved by people all over the world. However, did you know, that you may be referring to it wrongly? My friends in the Middle East, India, and even in South East Asia, we …
Chinese Style Steamed Egg | Steamed Water Egg is the perfect dish if you need to make something extra along with your rice and side dishes as a part of a yummy Asian meal. Silky smooth in texture, this savoury set egg custard is absolute comfort! The texture is sometimes difficult to achieve, but after …
Masala Chicken Roast. Get Ready to be Yummified, once again! It is common for chicken, seafood or lamb dishes that are stir-fried to be termed as ‘ROASTS’ in India. These roasts, consist of smaller sized pieces of protein, covered in a dry – semi dry gravy. Try this simple, lip smacking preparation of chicken in a …
Leek and Potato Soup, cooked in 10 minutes. I am one of those people who thinks that there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a nice bowl of hot soup. Who doesn’t like soup? Is there anybody, really? Well, this one is my go to extra quick recipe when I need something fast. I make it …
Char Hor Fun is an absolutely delicious and comforting dish that personifies the essence of ‘Wok Hei’. What is Wok Hei? ‘Wok Hei translated means ‘wok heat’ or ‘breath of the wok’. It is the intensely gratifying aroma as well as taste, that can only be imparted by a fiery hot wok and some good tossing skills. …
Hainanese Chicken Rice – This Traditional Chinese preparation of Chicken with Rice is considered one of the national dishes of Singapore. Here, the chicken and the rice share the spotlight. The chicken is prepared in accordance with traditional Hainanese methods, by poaching the entire chicken at sub-boiling temperatures. Ginger, garlic, spring onion and in some cases, pandan leaves …
Tandoori Fish Fry Tandoori Fish Fry is a delicious way to use Tandoori Marinade. Seafood lovers will love this coastal recipe. It uses the Tandoori marinade in a slightly different method adding some additional coating and instead of being grilled in a tandoor or oven, this Fish is pan-fried on one side prior to being broiled …
Vegetable and Chicken Manchow Soup Vegetable and Chicken Manchow Soup. A light soup with minced vegetables and cooked chicken. Beautifully flavored with garlic and topped with crisp noodle topping. This quick and simple soup, is a popular Indo-Chinese starter. Despite the name, this dish is not found in the North Eastern Countries. It is actually an adapted dish from …
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are a nice way to bring some change to the regular Chocolate chip cookies. These cookies are super yummy! The distinct and pleasing taste of oatmeal in the cookies adds nutrition and flavor as well as texture. I must thank my girls’ teacher Liza for giving me some tips on getting …
Butter Chicken Biryani | Singapore Style Easy Biryani Rice Singapore, being such a cultural melting pot, has a lot to offer in the food scene! There are so many local delights as well as cuisine-fusion varieties available. The local cuisine is eclectic and Chinese, Malay, and Indian as well as the Peranakan food stalls, are …
Quick Sambar | Speedy Breakfast Recipe For those of you who love to have idli or dosa for breakfast, here is a Quick Sambar recipe. Made with just whole, peeled shallots and potato, it is very easy to make. God knows we all need easier dishes for breakfast time, being so hectic – especially if …
Simple Kabsa | Saudi Arabian Fragrant Rice Kabsa, the National dish of Saudi Arabia, is quite the humble dish. Each home making it their own, with various methods.. but the most common, daily dish is a very simple one-pot dish. Check out my other popular Kabsa recipe, which has more steps involved and used for …
Butter Cake | Soft Simple Yummy Every now and then, something as simple as this Butter Cake makes an otherwise dull day into something to look forward to. It is so easy to make, and you probably already have all the required ingredients in your pantry already! You can dream it up and serve it …
Malabar Fish Curry with Coconut Tamarind and Tomato Kerala is known for its delicious fish and seafood. There are so many varieties of fish curry that are so very delicious. While in many curries, ‘kudampuli’ or gambooge is used, in the Malabar region, most curries only use tamarind as the souring agent. Ground coconut, tomato …
Brik | Delicious Tunisian Pastry No No, we are not into eating brick! Brik (بريك) is a famous Tunisian deep fried pastry. This is absolutely scrumptious, if you’ve never tried it before. This version (one of the more popular ones), has a filling of whole egg , seasoned tuna, onion, parsley and capers. Some versions add Harissa …
Vanpayar Ularthiyathu | Brown Bean and Shallots Mash Vanpayar Ularthiyathu is the classic Kerala comfort food. The ‘brown beans’ (red cow peas / red gram / ‘red chawli’) are a brownish version of the ‘green bean’ or whole ‘mung dal’. It also looks similar in shape to the ‘black-eyed bean’, except it’s smaller.
Fish Roe Fry | Kerala ‘Palinjeen’ Fry Fish Roe Fry is a favorite in our house. Whenever I get good fish roe (Fish Eggs), I usually prepare it in this way. Both female fish roe (Hard Roe) and male fish roe (Soft Roe), may be used.. In the picture, I have used only the Hard Roe of …
Spicy Grilled Baby Corn My daughter often wanders into the kitchen, proclaiming she is hungry and that I must fix her something yummy to eat. Three meals a day is hard enough, it’s not possible to give the kids cooked, tasty snacks everyday.. usually our tea time, is biscuits and Milo for the kids. Naureen helped …