Recipes for cuisine: perakanan

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 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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Ondeh Ondeh Gula Melaka

Ondeh Ondeh Gula Melaka

Ondeh Ondeh is a popular Nonya or Peranakan dessert made of pandan (screwpine leaf) juice and glutinous rice flour (some uses sweet potatoes too), filled with Gula Melaka or coconut palm sugar, coated with grated coconut. In Singapore and Malaysia, it's commonly called Ondeh Ondeh or Onde Onde, in Indonesia, they are called Klepon. Making Ondeh Ondeh with Gula Melaka is really simple. Bite into these little balls of melted Gula Melaka that gushes out like lava and you won't want to stop at one.

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Ondeh Ondeh Gula Melaka

Ondeh Ondeh Gula Melaka

Ondeh Ondeh is a popular Nonya or Peranakan dessert made of pandan (screwpine leaf) juice and glutinous rice flour (some uses sweet potatoes too), filled with Gula Melaka or coconut palm sugar, coated with grated coconut. In Singapore and Malaysia, it's commonly called Ondeh Ondeh or Onde Onde, in Indonesia, they are called Klepon. Making Ondeh Ondeh with Gula Melaka is really simple. Bite into these little balls of melted Gula Melaka that gushes out like lava and you won't want to 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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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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Air Fryer Pineapple Jam

Air Fryer Pineapple Jam

Here's how you can make the perfectly moist pineapple jam using the Air Fryer. Simple, easy, quick and no mess! Why didn't I think of this earlier? It really saves me time from hours of stirring and cooking over the stove.

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Sugar-Free and Gluten-Free Ang Ku Kueh with Mung Bean Paste Filling (Red
Tortoise Cake 无糖无麸质绿豆蓉红龟粿)

Sugar-Free and Gluten-Free Ang Ku Kueh with Mung Bean Paste Filling (Red Tortoise Cake 无糖无麸质绿豆蓉红龟粿)

These lovely blue sugar-free and gluten-free Ang Ku Kuehs get its natural hues from dried blue pea flowers. They can be filled with mung bean paste or peanut paste. I love how soft and chewy the skin is, they are best enjoyed with coffee or tea for breakfast or anytime of the day as a snack.

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Dadar Gulung – Nonya Kueh Dadar – 香兰椰丝卷

Dadar Gulung – Nonya Kueh Dadar – 香兰椰丝卷

Dadar Gulung, also known as Nonya Kueh Dadar is a thin and soft rolled crepe flavoured with pandan juice and coconut milk, encased with aromatic moist grated coconut infused with pandan and gula melaka, a type of coconut palm sugar.

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Babi Pongteh

Babi Pongteh

Babi Pongteh, a traditional signature Nonya Braised Pork Stew that is uniquely prepared in each Peranakan family. Cooked preferably using fatty pork belly or pork trotters with mushrooms, fermented soy bean, dark soy sauce, palm sugar, and aromatics, this homecooked dish is slow boiled until the meat turns tender to the bite. It's a typical dish prepared during special occasions and Chinese New Year.

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