Sayur Lodeh ( Malay style of vegetables curry ) 马來式蔬菜咖哩

The other day i had this Sayur Lodeh (they named it as Sayur masak lemak) in a Malay restaurant which i have too long didn't eat this Malay dish. For me, Tempeh (fermented soy beans) and Tofu puff are the must have items in this dish. This curry is so good to enjoy with steamed rice, yum!

Teochew Vegetarian Rolls / Kwang Chian 潮州灌腸 /光煎

This was a vegetarian dish that I cooked during CNY. Usually we practise full day vegetarian meal on CNY day 1. And i always just cook Loh Hon Chai to enjoy through out the day. But this year, i cook an extra new dish, a Teochew traditional snack called Kwang Chian after i saw a recipe in Chinese newspaper. I have never had this snack before, after tasted it, i just simply like this snack, taro and Chinese five spices nice fragrance, crispy beancurd skin after deep fried, nice aroma of peanuts, yum yum.

Stir fried Mixed Vegetables with Fresh Lily bulb_ 缤纷百合_2016 CNY dish_金猴报春

We can easily get fresh Lily bulb from the market during this time (CNY). I like to just simple stir fried it with mixed vegetables, it taste crunchy and sweet.

Vegetables Curry 蔬菜咖喱

When come to vegetarian meal, my kids only can accept vegetables curry as they love all sort of curry .

Fu Shou Quan 福寿全 (Vegetarian Buddha Jumps Over The Wall ) ~喜气羊羊 2015

Today is Chap Goh Mei (CNY day 15th) , last day of CNY. I chosen to cook this healthy vegetarian version 养生素菜 of Buddha Jumps Over The Wall 佛跳牆 to end  CNY 2015. Recently i got to know the name of this vegetarian Buddha Jumps Over The Wall called as Fu Shou Quan 福寿全, a very auspicious name.

Japanese Stir-fried Cabbage with Butter Soy Sauce 日式牛油炒高丽菜

I almost forgot to post this recipe. This month LTU-butter theme remind me of this dish I have cooked few months ago. I never know just a simple stir fry cabbage with butter can resulted a good dish, nevertheless adding Japanese soy sauce into this dish also important.

Korean Kimchi 韩国辛奇泡菜

The other day, I saw my friend Bakeling made Korean Kimchi, sound easy to make. Since last two days napa cabbage was on sales, i quickly bought one and try this out.

Canh Kho Qua ( Stuffed Bitter Melon / Bittergourd Soup ) 越式酿苦瓜

Before CNY, my husband shown me a recipe and requested me to cook for him as he missed this stuffed bitter melon which he took good one at Ho Chi Minh Vietnam last time.

Braised Napa cabbage with Egg floss 蛋酥滷白菜~~欢喜过马年



 The braised Napa cabbage is a popular and common dish in Taiwan, they called it as 滷白菜.
The other day I saw this dish in a Taiwan cook show (by Taiwan's celebrity chef  阿基師), and I know this dish must be good, because use Napa cabbage to braise it, sure taste very refreshing sweet.

Chinese Crispy Fried Stuffed Eggplants 炸香酥酿茄子

I saw a crispy fried eggplant photo shared by Nami Just One Cookbook in her Instagram, she had this dish in a Chinese restaurant. I know it must be very delicious, as I always prefer eggplant to be deep fried. So I created this recipe and it was well received by my family, even my kids not fancy with eggplant, also gave thumbs up.

Fresh Vietnamese Spring Rolls (Goi Guon) 越南春卷

We like deep fried Vietnamese spring rolls but sometime I also prepare fresh type like this, it is refreshing and healthy!

Vietnamese Pumpkin flowers stuffed with prawn (bong bi don thit) 越式酿南瓜花

I tried to order this stuffed pumpkin flowers with prawn when we were taking dinner at one of the restaurant at Ho Chi Minh but it was out of stock. Before return home, I was happy to find this edible pumpkin flowers at a wet market nearby hotel, so I brought back some to try out.

Sar Kok Liew ( Yambean Fritters) 沙葛料



I can't remember how long I did not eat this Sar Kok Liew (yambean fritters). And I couldn't remember I ate this Sar Kok Liew at here (Klang valley) or Ipoh. But I can still remember the good taste of this Sar Kok Liew which is slightly sweet from the yambean used.

Ginger Spinach Salad Tower 姜汁菠菜塔

This is another dish related to ginger. A cold salad with ginger juices. My family still not so keen eating cold salad while taking dinner.

Stir fried green beans and eggplant with Chinese preserved olive vegetable 清炒橄榄菜青豆茄子粒

I was introduced to Chinese preserved olive vegetables 橄榄菜 when we ordered a plate of stir fried green beans with Chinese olive vegetables in a Chinese restaurant the other day. Since then, I will order this dish whenever we taking meal in outside Chinese restaurant, because my kids simply like this dish a lot. And I also quite often cook this dish at home.
This time, I was using the same ingredients but make a new twist by adding eggplants, it taste good too.

What are the differences between Daun Kaduk and Daun Sirih

When I posted Kuih Daun Kaduk and Fried Daun Kaduk, few of my blogger friends were confuse and they thought that I was using  槟榔叶 or 栳叶 or Daun Sirih in Malay. Then I myself started to get confused with these types of leaves too . I wondered if I was eating daun kaduk or daun sirih ^_^ !!. This morning I got a chance to get a leaf of daun Sirih from an Indian lady who is selling daun sirih & fresh flowers in the morning market. I quickly compare the taste between daun kaduk from my backyard and daun Sirih. Finally , I have confirmed that  the plant in in my backyard is  Daun Kaduk, Yahoo !!! (sorry, I am a bit mabuk (drunk and dizzy) and high now because consumed this daun sirih , hehehe)

Here are my comparison :-

Daun Kaduk- Shape-round, shinning, soft and smooth surface , taste a bit lemony then followed by bitter taste, but surprised after cooked, it taste so nice.

Daun Sirih- Shape-same shape like daun Kaduk but longer, dull and a bit rough surface, taste mint aroma, followed by bitter and hot, numb the tongue.

You may find out more from these link here:-
1. Daun Kaduk by Delicious Malaysia
2. Daun Sirih
3. Miang Kam uses Bai Cha Plu NOT Betel Leaf (Bai Plu)

Deep fried Daun kaduk ( Wild Betel Leaf)

Deep fry Daun Kaduk (Wild Betel leaves) can be tasted so aromatic, and dip it with this Tomato & Shallots dipping sauce, they are just so perfect. My kids who are not fancy on eating leaf ^_^ also eaten until non-stop.

Stuffed Tomato and Eggs Cabbage rolls 番茄鸡蛋津白卷

This stuffed cabbage rolls was inspired and created after i saw a Guangdong famous dish cabbage rolls 津白卷 recipe (filling is using meat ) was published in a Chinese news papper and a another cooking show using tomato and scrambled eggs as the filling for dumplings..So i combine these two ideas and turned into this stuffed tomato and eggs cabbage rolls. A plain, light and healthy dish , Chinese said 清淡可口..

Loh Hon Chai (braised mixed vegetables) 蛇全十美 ～羅漢斋

元宵节快乐!

Happy Chap Goh Mei to all Chinese bloggers and readers ! I guess some of you also eating vegetarian meal for today CNY 15th day and last day of CNY..I did not take full vegetarian today, but we practising eating full vegetarian meal only on CNY day 1. I will cook this Loh Hon Chai (briased mixed vegetables) in a big wok, and sufficient to consume through out the whole day on CNY day 1.

黄金常逗 (Stuffed Snake Beans) ～ Happy Ulala CNY 金蛇呈祥, 新年快乐

This is my last post before CNY, even i still have few cookies to post, i can only post it when i come back from CNY. Yesterday i cooked this stuffed snake beans just to 应景 (match with) the coming water snake year..