I love a good short cut and one of my favourite standbys for quick meals are the pastes from Malaysian company Ayam (especially their nasi goreng paste and awesome satay sauce). I also love their creamy white coconut milk and coconut cream in handy 200ml tetrapaks.
Coriander & Mint Sauce Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Indian cooking class inspired by Ajoy Joshi! This slightly spicy coriander & mint sauce is a riff on hari chutney, the traditional accompaniment to that colourful crunchy Indian street-side snack, chaat. My recipe is inspired by a sauce Ajoy Joshi serves at Nilgiri’s Indian […]
Kerala Thattukada Prawns Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Indian cooking class inspired by Ajoy Joshi! In Kerala, on India’s south west coast, street carts called thattukada sell deep-fried chicken coated in a spicy marinade. At Nilgiri’s Indian Restaurant in Sydney, Ajoy Joshi bakes his ‘street cart chicken’ rather than frying it and serves […]
Prawn Laksa Lemak Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Singaporean cooking class! There are as many different versions of laksa as there are cooks, every Singaporean and Malaysian adds their own spin and there are distinct regional variations. Not all laksas contain coconut milk, but laksa lemak always does. Laksa lemak originated around the […]
Sticky Rice with Mango Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Thai cooking class inspired by David Thompson! I find any dish with sticky rice addictively comforting, especially a dessert. So I adore khao neow mamuang, sticky rice with mango, which is one of Thailand’s most popular desserts. Glutinous (or sticky) rice is the staple […]
Thai Fish Cakes Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Thai cooking class inspired by David Thompson! In Thai cuisine, dishes such as fish cakes and spring rolls are snacks, often bought from street vendors between meals. Thai fish cakes, tod man pla, have a springy texture, achieved by repeatedly ‘slapping’ the minced fish against […]
While cocktails are typically served before dinner, I find some are better suited to the end of the evening. Here’s my version of five classic cocktails that are perfect after, or instead of, dessert. Make your own simple sugar syrup by combining equal quantities of water and sugar or have fun with the exciting range […]
Nasi Goreng Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Asian home cooking class inspired by Cheong Liew! Sometimes you want to spend all day in the kitchen cooking up a storm; and sometimes you just want a quick and easy meal using what’s on hand. Either way it has to taste great, right? For the […]
Satay Chicken Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Malaysian cooking class! Some of my favourite memories from trips to Malaysia and Indonesia are of eating satay chicken skewers from street stalls. I’ve tried all sorts of complicated recipes at home to recreate the flavour without success. Then I came across Ayam satay sauce – […]
