Recipes for cuisine: perakanan

Pandan Kaya Quick & Easy Recipe 班兰咖椰醬

Pandan Kaya Quick & Easy Recipe 班兰咖椰醬

This Pandan Kaya can be made as quick as 10 minutes (if using all coconut cream) or 25 minutes (using half coconut cream and half coconut milk which is less fattening). It has a beautiful green hue and flavourful aroma thanks to the pandan juice and coconut cream. Perfect on toast, cookies and cakes.

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Pulut Tai Tai 蓝花咖椰糯米糕

Pulut Tai Tai 蓝花咖椰糯米糕

Pulut Tai Tai is very simple and easy to make–basically just cook the glutinous rice with coconut and pandan leaves, give it a beautiful shade of blue using the natural butterfly pea flowers, then serve with pandan kaya or Hainanese kaya, an aromatic coconut jam.

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Seafood Dry Mee Siam Goreng | Stir Fried Spicy Rice Vermicelli 海鲜干炒米暹

Seafood Dry Mee Siam Goreng | Stir Fried Spicy Rice Vermicelli 海鲜干炒米暹

This seafood dry mee siam requires no complicated steps. It is easy and quick to cook and sure to make an impression at the dining table.

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Kue Lapis (九层糕)

Kue Lapis (九层糕)

Growing up, I often had Kue Lapis for my afternoon snack. I love its soft chewy texture and the fun peeling and eating it layer by layer. Kue Lapis also known as kuih lapis or 九层糕 (literally means 9 layer cake) is a traditional Southeast Asian dessert that is easy yet tedious to make.

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Pumpkin Ang Ku Kueh with Chestnut Paste Filling 甘栗馅金瓜红龟粿

Pumpkin Ang Ku Kueh with Chestnut Paste Filling 甘栗馅金瓜红龟粿

These pumpkin ang ku kueh filled with chestnut paste has a mild earthy sweet aroma and makes a perfect gluten-free, refined sugar-free, vegan-friendly snack.

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Kuih Sago Lapis (Steamed Layered Sago Cake)

Kuih Sago Lapis (Steamed Layered Sago Cake)

Three of my favourite flavours in one snack, this Kuih Sago Lapis is not just bursting with aromatic flavours of pandan, gula melaka, rose and coconut, it is a very pretty and bright. Perfect for afternoon break with a cup of hot coffee or tea.

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Melt-in-your-mouth Bunny Shaped Pineapple Tarts 兔年凤梨酥 (Rabbit Shaped Kue Nastar)

Melt-in-your-mouth Bunny Shaped Pineapple Tarts 兔年凤梨酥 (Rabbit Shaped Kue Nastar)

Bunny Pineapple Tarts are all the rage during lunar year of the rabbit. Here's how you can easily make it, without using a mould. Make the pineapple from scratch and choose to use healthier sweeteners. This pineapple tarts are so melt-in-the-mouth, you can't stop at one.

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Sambal Chilli Recipe 参巴辣椒酱

Sambal Chilli Recipe 参巴辣椒酱

Here's a rendition of my family's favourite sambal chilli. It's spicy and full of aromatic flavours. We love to eat it with noodles, nasi lemak (coconut rice), stir fry meat or vegetables, and just almost everything and anything. This condiment is a must-have in Southeast Asian cuisine, no meal is considered complete without the sambal chilli.

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Pumpkin Ang Ku Kueh with Purple Sweet Potato Filling 紫薯馅金瓜红龟粿

Pumpkin Ang Ku Kueh with Purple Sweet Potato Filling 紫薯馅金瓜红龟粿

These gluten-free and refined sugar-free pumpkin ang ku kueh are coloured with real fresh pumpkins and filled with the naturally sweet purple sweeet potatoes, making it a highly nutritious snack.

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