Whether it’s the fresh herb-driven dishes of southeast Asia, India’s heady spices, the diverse regional cuisines of China or Japan’s unique dishes, we’re in love with Asian flavours. Here are some of my favourite Asian recipes.
Salt Pepper & Lemon Dipping Sauce Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Vietnamese cooking class! The salt & pepper squid at Sydney’s Red Lantern Vietnamese restaurant is legendary. The thin crisp batter, tender loligo squid and use of fresh hot oil all contribute to its popularity. But for me it’s really just an excuse […]
Ginger & Green Onion Sauce Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Malaysian cooking class! For me this ginger and green onion sauce is what Hainanese chicken rice is all about (see video below). Best of all it’s super easy to make. You’ll need about 8 green onions for this recipe, perhaps 6 if they’re […]
Nyonya Vegetable Curry Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Singaporean cooking class! While the classic Nyonya curry is made with chicken and potatoes in a creamy coconut sauce, the same curry paste is just as delicious as the base for a Nyonya vegetable curry. Potatoes are at the heart of any Nyonya curry, then […]
How To Temper Spices Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes Tempering is a technique used throughout the Indian sub-continent in which whole spices – and sometimes ingredients like curry leaves and dried chillies – are quickly fried in oil or ghee. The frying releases essential oils and […]
Roti Chanai Like this Roti Chanai recipe? You’ll love my online Malaysian cooking class inspired by Simon Goh! Roti chanai (also written roti canai and roti cane) is popular in India, Malaysia and Singapore (where it’s called roti prata). This flaky flatbread is an essential accompaniment to many curries, in fact it’s ideal for soaking […]
Nasi Lemak (Coconut Rice) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Singaporean cooking class! Nasi lemak literally means ‘creamy rice’ and this fragrant rice makes a delicious side dish for any curry or stir-fry. Nasi lemak is also sometimes seen as a standalone dish, especially for breakfast, topped with a few interesting sambals, some fresh […]
Thai Green Vegetable Curry Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Thai cooking class inspired by David Thompson! Thai cuisine has many different curries, usually described by their colour, including green, red, yellow and orange. Green curry, typical of the central plains of Thailand, is probably Australia’s most common Thai dish. It’s hot, salty and […]
Thai Green Curry Paste Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Thai cooking class inspired by David Thompson! I’ve learned a thing or two about Thai cooking over the years from chef David Thompson. I’ve watched him cook for many hours and absorbed the mantra that the only way to ensure authentic Thai flavours is […]
Roti Telur Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Singaporean cooking class! The dough for murtabak, one of my favourite Singaporean snacks, is basically the same as roti dough and can be used to make roti telur, delicious egg-filled roti. My friend Simon Goh simply breaks an egg into the centre of his roti dough, […]
Light Asian Chicken Stock Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes Stocks came about to use leftover bits and pieces to add flavour to other dishes, and so the ingredients vary from cuisine to cuisine and even cook to cook. Chicken stock (nahm gai in Thai) is as […]
