How to make an easy, quick 10-minute spicy Malay dish, Sambal Sardines. Sambal Sardines is one of those quick dishes that just doesn’t get enough credit. This is a spicy, saucy, hearty dish that is filling and is so delicious…
Sambal Telur Pecah | Sunny Side Up Egg Sambal
How to make this easy spicy, egg sambal Malay style shakshuka, Sambal Telur Pecah. Sambal Telur Pecah or Sunny Side Up Sambal is a hearty, spicy dish of a sambal stew base, with cracked eggs on the top. I feel…
The BEST Sambal for Nasi Lemak!
This is the ONLY recipe you need to make perfect spicy-sweet sambal sauce for Nasi Lemak. Nasi Lemak (coconut rice) is a favourite meal in Singapore and Malaysia! This beloved dish consists of fragrant coconut rice served with a variety…
Macaroni Goreng | Spicy Stir Fried Macaroni Pasta
How to make Malay-style Macaroni Goreng, or spicy stir fried macaroni pasta. Macaroni Goreng is Mee Goreng, but cooked with pasta instead of yellow noodles! That’s it. If there’s any discernible difference, it’s that macaroni goreng tends to have more…
Sotong Masak Hitam | Malay Squid Ink Stew
Elevate your culinary adventures with this EASY Sotong Masak Hitam or Squid Ink Stew recipe. Embrace the rich blend of squid, spices, and umami squid ink – a guaranteed journey for your taste buds! Sotong Masak Hitam, or Malaysian Squid…
How to Cook Dried Chilli Paste | “Pecah Minyak” or ‘Oil Splitting’
How to master the art of “pecah minyak” or “oil splitting” and properly cook dried chilli paste in Malay cooking. If you’re new to Malay cooking, you might be stumped at this term: “pecah minyak”. In Malay cooking, “pecah minyak”,…
Three Flavoured Chicken Stir Fry | Ayam Tiga Rasa
This is one of my fave Thai-Malaysian stir fries: Three Flavoured Chicken, also known as Ayam Tiga Rasa. I also call it the better sweet and sour chicken stir fry. Spoiler alert, third flavour is spicy. This is easy and…
Singapore Hawker Style Sambal Chilli
This is the PERFECT spicy, umami, sambal sauce condiment for hawker noodle classics like Hokkien Mee, Laksa, Char Kway Teow. I made Hokkien Mee recently, and I also developed a recipe for the accompanying sambal chilli sauce. I simply cannot…
Singapore Hokkien Mee | Prawn Broth Fried Noodles
How to make Singapore Hokkien Mee, a deliciously flavourful plate of noodles stir fried in the most aromatic seafood broth. Today we’re making Hokkien Mee, a Singapore seafood noodle dish braised in a gorgeous broth. This is a very unique…
Seafood Mee Goreng
How to make Seafood Mee Goreng, or Singapore Malay-style spicy stir fried noodles Today we’re making Mee Goreng, or Fried Noodles, Singapore Malay Style. This is a classic noodle stir fry dish and I’m making mine my favourite way –…
How to Make Sambal Geprek
The sambal is super easy, and this is my rendition of it. Meant for Ayam Geprek, this sambal can also be used as a condiment for mealtimes – at least I most certainly do. Sambal Geprek is similar to the…
Asam Pedas Singapore | Spicy and Sour Tamarind Fish
How to make this classic Malay dish, Asam Pedas, or spicy tamarind fish curry. Asam Pedas is a traditional Malay dish, consisting of a fish stewed in a spicy and tangy gravy. Asam Pedas literally translates as “sour spicy”, both…
