Yau mak choy (sayur minyak) oyster sauce.
Separate leaves from two bunches and blanch in hot water for 1/2 min.
Pat dry/squeeze out water and put in a plate.
Pour oyster sauce, top with shallots fried in oil and fresh ginger stripes.
#ChineseVeggie
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Bacon Fried Banana.
Wrap bacon around banana, fry and sprinkle some pistachios atop.
#BaconFriedBanana
#Dessert
#GuiltyPleasure
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Soto Ayam.
For the soup/broth:
smash 1 serai/lemongrass, 1 inch galangal/lengkuas and 1/2 inch ginger.

Put in a pot with chicken bones, 1 pc cinnamon/kayu manis, 1 star anise and enough water.
Simmer to extract broth.
Drain to remove bones and the other ingredients.
Pour back broth in pot, add chicken pieces (or remove, set aside for adding atop of Soto) and simmer.
Season with salt and pepper.

For sambal/chilli dip:
mix chopped red chilies,
sweet soy sauce,
belacan powder,
calamansi lime juice and
a tiny pinch of salt (all ingredients as needed).

Add blanched mee hoon in a bowl,
pour soup,
garnish with soup leaves, spring onion and
fried shallots and serve with sambal.
#SotoAyam
#MalayFood
#NoodleDish
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Tub Tim Krob (red rubies with coconut milk)
#ThaiDessert
Though generally it’s water chestnuts for red rubies, I used sengkuang/sweet turnip and turned out fab as well.

#recipe:
Cut turnip into cubes and soak in water with red colouring (for about 30 mins).
Add 1 cup cassava/tepung ubi in a zip lock bag, add turnip and coat all over.
Shake off excess flour (see pic) and put in boiling water.

Simmer for 3 mins, drain and plunge in ice water.
To serve, put rubies in a bowl, add coconut milk (add a pinch of salt), sugar syrup (simmer sugar with pandan leaves) and ice cubes (optional).

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Salted fish chick pea curry.
Fry 1 tsp fenugreek/halba seeds, 6 smashed shallots and 7 smashed garlic in 3 tbsp oil.
Add curry paste (11/2 tbsp fish curry powder and 1 tsp turmeric powder mixed with water), stir and cook till aromatic.

Add 4 sliced green chillies, stir and pour tamarind/asam water (tamarind mixed with 3 cups water.
Simmer, add fish and chick peas. Simmer, remove from heat and combine in fenugreek/methi leaves.
Salt: taste bf adding.
#SaltedFishCurry
#SaltedFishChickPeaCurry
#SpicyCurry
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The simplest yet the best for yesterday's salted fish curry: cabbage stir fried with curry leaves and turmeric powder/serbuk kunyit.

Heat 3 tbsp oil, sauté 1 tsp mustard seeds with 1 sliced red onion.
Add shredded cabbage (1/2 medium size), 1 tsp turmeric powder, curry leaves, season with salt, stir quickly and remove from heat.
#TurmericCabbage
#HealthyVeggie
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#Vendhayakolumbu/fenugreek seed curry. To make:

The veggies (as needed)
Bendi/okra
Mango
Brinjal
Potato
*slice with or without the skin and keep aside.

For the curry paste
1 tbsp plain chilli powder
1 tbsp fish curry powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp fennel powder
1/2 tbsp coriander powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp crushed black pepper
*mix with some water for the paste

Other ingredients
7 shallots - smash
10 garlic - remove skin
1 tomato - slice
2 green chillies - slice
1 tsp halba
Some curry leaves
Some gingerly oil
1/2 cup coconut milk
1/4 cup oil
A little asofoteda powder
Salt

Fry paste with 1 tsp fenugreek/halba seeds in 1/4 cup of oil.
Add shallot, garlic & curry leaves.
Stir
Add potato & 1 sliced tomato.
Stir.
Pour enough water for gravy, stir & simmer till potato is half cooked.
Add mango, bendi, mango & green chilli.
Season with salt.
Simmer to soften veg.
Pour 1/2 cup coconut milk, stir, heat through.
Off the heat, combine in some gingerly oil & asofoteda powder.
#navascooking
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#vegetariansalads #vegetariansaladrecipes
1. Avocado Lust
- avocado
- pomegranate
- mix salad leaves
- cheese

2. Watermelon Darling
- yellow watermelon
- mix salad leaves
- sunflower seeds
- white sesame seeds
- chilli sauce

3. Bread Love
- crouton
- rocket salad leaves
- oranges
- mix nuts
- cheese

4. Green Itch
- cucumber
- avocado
- salad leaves
- mix nuts
- mix dried fruits
- cheese

**salt and pepper (your choice. I didn’t add)
#ZenValue
#ZenLove
#Salads
#NavaKrishnan
#navascooking

#breakfastclub
1. Purple & Green Bliss
- boiled #purplesweetpotatoes potatoes
- #zucchini
- #sunflowerseeds
- #thousandislanddressing

2. Dating Morning
- #dates
- #banana
- #chiaseeds

3. Mango Lust
- #mangoes
- #saladleaves
- #sunflowerseeds

4. Purple Gain
- boiled #purplesweetpotatoes
- #saladleaves
- #honey
- #macadamianuts

5. Dragon Trill
- #dragonfruit
- #spinachleaves
- #pistacchio
- #honey

6. Black Power
- #blackgrapes
- #rocketsaladleaves
- #picannuts

#vegetarianbreakfast #fingerfoodideas #MyFiftyNineLife #navascooking