If you’re looking to whip up a quick snack, try these delicious Corn Fritters! The list of ingredients may seem a tad bit long, but I guarantee it’s easy to prepare and put together!
Enjoy these with some homemade Malaysian-style sweet chilli sauce. You can find this recipe below the post.
Welcome to my new Garden to Table series, where I will be showcasing a number of delicious recipes with ingredients used from my garden. I started my little vegetable garden last Fall, and whilst it has its challenges, I very much enjoyed learning and seeing my empty garden bloom into what it is today! Although my garden may be small, I’ve somehow managed to pack it full with all different kinds of delicious edibles and flowers (they’re used as both insect deterrents and pollinators!)
I hope to inspire those who are looking to start a garden but are limited by space, and of course, share recipes made from the day’s pickings!
Assam Prawns is one of my family’s favorite assam dishes. Great when enjoyed with just some steamed rice. One of the key ingredients in this mouth-watering dish is the fresh “bunga kantan” or torch ginger flower. Unfortunately, whenever I cook this dish in Vancouver, I had to substitute it with frozen or dried torch ginger flowers instead as it’s not available over there. I took the opportunity to cook-up this Assam Prawns using fresh torch ginger flowers which are available everywhere here in Kuala Lumpur. Simply fantastic!
6 Yellow Flesh Potatoes, boiled, peeled, and cut into chunks
10 Hard-Boiled Eggs, peeled
3 Shallots, chopped
1 Med Yellow Onion, chopped
4 Sprigs Curry Leaves
400 to 500 ml ml Coconut Milk
2 1/2 Cups Chicken Stock
Sea Salt to taste
Peanut Oil for cooking
Curry Powder
3 to 4 Tbsp Chili Powder
1 ½ tsp Ground Turmeric
2 tsp Aniseed Powder
4 Tbsp Ground Coriander
1 Tbsp Ground Cumin
2 ½ tsp Ground Black Pepper
¼ tsp Ground Cinnamon
Method
Combine the chili powder, turmeric, aniseed, coriander, cumin, pepper, and cinnamon. Add 6 to 8 tablespoons of water into the curry powder, mix well to form a paste.
In a heavy pot, heat the oil and add the chopped shallots & yellow onion, together with the curry leaves. Cook until the onions are lightly brown in color. Add the curry paste, and cook until they are fragrant.
Add the coconut milk with 2 to 2 1/2 cups of chicken stock. Bring the curry sauce to a boil and then lower the heat and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Then, add the eggs and potatoes and cook for about 15 to 20 minutes. Season the curry with sea salt and serve warm or at room temperature.
These pancakes are a popular snack in Vietnam, a mini version of Vietnamese-Style Crispy Pancakes. To make this pancake you will need an Asian-styled pancake pan, or also known as Banh Khot pan. The pancake is light and crisp. They are just perfect wrap with some herbs and serve with a light dipping sauce, as shown in the video.
Bánh Khot ~ Crispy & Savoury Mini Vietnamese-Styled Pancakes
Ingredients
Batter
100 grams Rice Flour
50 grams Corn Starch
7m ml Coconut Milk
225 ml Warm Water
1/2 tsp Ground Turmeric
2 tsp Sugar
1/4 tsp Sea Salt
Peanut or Vegetable Oil, for cooking
Filling
12 Large or 24 Medium Shrimps, peeled
2 Scallions/Green Onion, finely sliced
Accompaniment
Green or Red Leaf Lettuce
Coriander
Mint Leaf
Asian Basil
Dipping Sauce
5 to 6 Bird’s Eye Chilies, chopped
2 Clove Garlic, chopped
4 to 6 Tbsp Cane Sugar
3/4 Cup Warm Water
6 to 8 Tbsp Fish Sauce
3 Tbsp Lime Juice
Method
Dipping Sauce: Combine sugar and warm water, stir until sugar dissolves. Then mix in the chilies, garlic, fish sauce and lime juice and set aside.
Batter: Combine the batter ingredients in a bowl and stir until well blended. Set aside for 30 minutes or refrigerate overnight. Bring it back to room temperature before cooking. Then add scallions and mix well.
Heat a mini pancake pan and make sure to oil all the mould, over medium-high heat.
When the pan is hot. Pour about 2 Tbsp of batter and rotate the pan, to cover all the sides. Top with shrimps and cover with a lid and cook for about 1 1/2 minutes. Then drizzle or brush some oil all over the sides of the mould. Cover and cook for another minute. Once the pancakes are crisp and golden brown. Remove with a palette knife.
To serve, place a lettuce on a plate, top with herbs, pancake, wrap it up and serve with dipping sauce.
Tauhu Telor or Fluffy Eggs With Bean Curd is an Indonesian comfort food which is simple and yet so delicious! I always order it whenever I dine at an Indonesian restaurant back in Asia. Sadly, the restaurants here in Vancouver does not serve Tahu Telor in that method, so, I decided to try to replicate the dish at home, in a simplified method and presentation though. The bean curd is deep-fried using a special mold. I wish I have a picture to show you, but sorry I don’t. The end result, or shall I say, taste-wise, it turned out pretty good or maybe even a tad better than at the restaurant. Anyway, I love anything tofu as they are full protein and is so delicious. Tauhu telur is another great meat-less alternative to get your protein requirements!
I guess most of you are familiar with the two most popular varieties of Japanese noodles. Udon, being the thick wheat type usually served hot with noodle soup in a mildly flavored broth and the other is Soba, which is a thin type made from buckwheat flour usually served either chilled with a dipping sauce, or in hot broth as a noodle soup as well. Anyway, Udon are also great for stir-frying and can be eaten hot or cold. Here, I have prepared a Black Pepper Yaki-Udon cooked with shrimps. The noodles were full of flavor from the shrimps, cabbage, carrot, mushrooms, black pepper, and dashi. Dashi is a Japanese soup stock that’s made from dried kelp and bonito flakes. The dashi used in this recipe is easily available at most Asian grocers. I urge you to try making this delicious Udon dish.
Pickled young ginger is a wonderful condiment that is used alongside many Asian dishes such as sushi, or the "century egg". If you want your pickled ginger to be pink, like the one that is shown in my picture, you should look for ginger that has a pink tinge.
Thai Roasted Chili Paste, also called Nam Prik Pao, is a slightly spicy, sweet, sour, and salty condiment. It is made with dried chilies, garlic, shallots, dried shrimps, roasted shrimp paste, palm sugar, and fish sauce. The paste itself is very tasty and is used in many Thai dishes, such as, Tom Yum soup, stir-fried seafood, fried rice, etc.
To me, this is an absolutely the traditional recipe for Malaysian Cucur Udang (Prawn Fritters). I have the recipes for a while now but never thought of making them until recently. The recipe was adapted from one of the popular chef and food styling in Malaysia. Her name is Rohani Jelani and she does cooking classes at her home too. So, do try this prawn fritters recipes and enjoy!
This is a simple stuffed tofu snack, enjoyed by many Malaysians. As mentioned in the video, the tofu over here in Vancouver, Canada is very dense. Hence I have to remove some of the flesh to create a pocket, before stuffing it with bean sprouts and cucumber. Otherwise, just make an incision through the middle of the tofu, and stuff with all the vegetables. Serve the fried tofu with some homemade sweet chili sauce. It is simply delicious!
Enjoy these delicious Chives Dumplings with some julienne ginger and black vinegar. The dumplings are made with ground pork, Chinese's chives, and ginger. Just two simple steps to cook these dumplings. The first step is to steam the dumplings and the second step is to pan fry them with a little oil. The pan frying gives the dumplings the extra crunch.
This is a sumptuous Grilled Lemongrass Shrimps Salad, pack with nutrients. If weather permits, then go ahead and grill the shrimps outdoor. Otherwise, pan grilled taste fantastic too.
