Yam Mushroom Chicken Rice

Something simple for lunch,  All-in-One pot  flavoured rice with chicken mid wings. All seasoning used with discretion.

Thai Cuisine

My hubby asked for something different for dinner so I prepared Thai Cuisine - Pineapple Rice, Green Curry, Tom Yam Soup, Thai Sweet & Chilli Fish Fillet. Very easy to cook these with ready seasonings.

Fish Baked Rice

Lunch time! It was a long time that we had baked rice and so I decided to make this Fish Baked Rice. My kids love it so much and we finished up the whole tray with a satisfying smile!

Lo Mai Gai 糯米雞 (2017)

I was craving for glutinous rice and without any hesitation, I managed to whip up this Lo Mai Gai for lunch. It was indeed fulfilling and satisfying.

Dark Sauce Chicken Rice

This is an all-in-1 meal which is quick and easy to cook. Just need to season the chicken wings and fry some chopped garlic with all other ingredients together. Add rice in cooker, add the stir fried ingredients and let it cook. 

When there are times that you do not know what to cook, this is a fast way to whip up a simple meal for your family. 

One Pot Braised Pork

My family loves this One Pot Braised Pork with mushroom, carrots and eggs. It goes so well with 1 or more bowls of steamed rice. So easy to cook, just add all the ingredients with seasoning like dark soya sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, pepper and simmer till cook. Cooking will never be a chore anymore.

Mushroom Soya Sauce Chicken Rice

This is one of my forte dishes, simple and 1 pot can serve everyone in the family. I added mushrooms and seasonings, simmered at low heat for about an hour till the chicken turns soft. Goes so well with a plate of steaming white rice. 

Omurice & Watermelon Juice

Omurice is a Japanese Omelette Rice (Western-influenced style of Japanese cuisine) which is one of my family's all-time favourite meal. Basically, it's fried rice wrapped in a thin sheet of crepe-like fried egg. It is so simple and delicious which I can easily whip this up when I am running out of time to cook lunch or dinner. I love ketchup so this meal is indeed a super duper meal for me. I have also blended watermelon juices to compliment with this meal. Yum!

Ingredients

Cooked rice
1 pack chicken breast without skin (diced)
1 whole onions (diced)
1 whole carrot (diced)
1 bunch of french beans or long beans
8 eggs
3 tbsp olive oil
Knorr seasonings
Dash of pepper
ketchup

Directions

1. Dice the chicken, onion, carrot and french beans.
2. Heat 2 tbsp of olive oil in a frying pan and cook the diced onions until tender. Add carrots and french beans. Add the diced chicken and cook until no longer pink. Add Knorr seasonings.
3. Add cooked rice, stir until will mix. Add ketchup, salt and pepper.
4. Beat eggs in a bowl, then season with a little salt and pepper.
5. In a clean frying pan, heat 1 tbsp of olive oil, spread the egg mixture (pour the egg mixture just enough to cover the pan) and make into a round omelette. Once cooked, place the omelette on a round plate and put the seasoned rice from the centre of the omelette to the edge of 1 side. Fold the other side of the omelette to cover the seasoned rice. Pipe some ketchup on top of Omurice and served hot.

Korean Spicy Stir-Fried Rice Cake

I am curious how this Korean Rice cake tasted as it seems so delicious in most Korean shows. Just when I came across a Korean shop at Bras Basah and so I bought this Rice Cake to give it a try, not forgetting a packet of Kimchi. As I do not fancy spicy food, I cooked this dish with Tomato sauce and added Kimchi. The Rice Cake tasted chewy and blended well with Kimchi. Just felt needed alot of chewing and very tired after finishing the whole plate haha.....

Onigirazu aka Sandwich Rice

I love sushi but these Onigirazu were much easier to make than sushi. I came across this recipe (watch this video and you will be able to understand the steps better) and told myself that I must try this. It was indeed yummy like huge version of sushi and 3pcs were good enough to fill my tummy. I will definitely make this again.

Recipe with modifications

Ingredients

3 cups rice (cooked and set aside to cool)
A packet Powdered Sushi Mix
Lettuce
Egg Omelette
1 pkt of Breast meat
Teriyaki Sauce
10pcs of Roasted Seaweed
2 pcs Cling Wrap

Directions

1. Cooked rice, add Powdered Sushi Mix and mix well.
2. Marinate chicken with teriyaki sauce and cooked chicken, slice thinly. 
3. Cooked Omelette and cut into rectangular.
4. Lay a large piece of cling wrap and place a piece of seaweed on top. Scoop some cooked rice on seaweed, followed by lettuce, egg omelette, 4 slices of chicken teriyaki, spread some teriyaki sauce and lastly top with rice.
5. Wrap tightly like wrapping Spring Roll, set aside for 5 mins.
6. Repeat Step 4 for another wrap.
7. Open cling wrap and slice into half. Ready to serve.

Mui Fan

Cannot think of what to cook so just threw in all the ingredients and add a little corn flour with water to thicken the gravy. That was a quick lunch ready in very short preparation time.   

Homemade Nasi Lemak

For 5 servings

Ingredients

10 pcs drumsticks (marinated)
4 eggs
5pcs fish cakes
1 cucumber
Peanut & Ikan Bilis
2.5 cups Rice
A pinch of salt
500g coconut milk
2 pcs pandan leaves
Banana leaves
Chilli

Directions

1. Season chicken drumsticks and deep fried till golden brown.
2. Beat eggs with some light sauce. Cook into thin omelette and cut into smaller pcs.
3. Cut fish cakes and cucumbers into desired sizes.
4. Wash rice, add coconut milk, salt and mix well. Add in pandan leaves and cook rice. 
5. Assemble as desired and serve hot.

Lo Mai Gai 糯米雞

We had breakfast at IKEA on a great Saturday morning and I ordered Lo Mai Gai to try out if it was really nice. Surprisingly, it was so yummy but the portion was too little for 4 of us to share. With great enthusiasm, I decided to cook this for Sunday lunch to satisfy everyone's craving. There were not too much hassle to get the 4 main ingredients and with some self discretion of seasonings, I made my best Lo Mai Gai ever! The big smiles and thumbs up from everyone further affirmed the great success of this delicacy.   
      

Ingredients

3 cups of glutinous rice
3 cups of water
1 Chinese sausages-sliced & half
5 dried mushrooms-soaked and diced into small pieces
1 pkt of chicken thigh meat-sliced in to small pieces
1 tbsp minced garlic

Meat marinating ingredients
2 tsp of sesame oil
2 tbsp Oyster sauce
Few dash of white pepper
1 tbsp ginger-chopped finely

Seasonings for glutinous rice
5tsp of Knorr chicken powder
2tbsp of light soya sauce
2tbsp of oyster sauce
Few dash white pepper

Directions

1. Marinate the chicken with seasoning and keep in fridge for 1-2 hours.
2. While marinating the meat, wash the rice and add in all the seasoning. Soaked the rice for 5-10 minutes. 
3. In a frying pan, saute the minced garlic until fragrant and brownish, add in the glutinous rice and stir fry until well mixed.
4. Transfer the fragrant uncooked glutinous rice to the rice cooker, add the cups of water and set to cook. In between the cooking, stir the glutinous rice to ensure that the top part of the rice is equally cooked and there is no burnt rice at the bottom of the rice cooker.
5. Meanwhile, grease the aluminium foil pie cups, place the marinated chicken, mushrooms and chinese sausages. Cover them with the cooked glutinous rice. Press it as compressed as possible. Steam in the steamer for 15-20 minutes.

Teriyaki Chicken Rice

I came across this recipe which was quite quick and simple, so I decided to cook this for our dinner. Though it was a simple dish, everyone loves the taste of the Teriyaki Chicken. What a piece of art and having great satisfaction cooking a nice meal for my family.

Ingredients

4 skinless chicken breasts
3 tsp brown sugar
1 tbsp minced ginger
3 tbsp light soya sauce
1 tsp oyster sauce
1/2 cup hot water
1 tsp corn starch dissolved in 2 tbsp water
2 tsp of oil
Sesame seeds & stripe seaweeds for garnish

Directions

1. In a bowl, add water, soya sauce, sugar, oyster sauce and minced ginger. Mix well.
2. Add oil to a hot pan, pan fry the chicken breasts till brown on each side.
3. Use kitchen paper to remove excess oil from pan. Add sauce to chicken and let it simmer for 1 min. Add the cornstarch mixture and stir quickly till sauce turns thick, off heat.
3. Cut chicken into slices and sprinkle sesame seeds on top. Serve with rice, top with stripe seaweeds.

Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice (滷肉飯)

I have tried the Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice from Xiao Ba Wang and very much wanted to cook it myself. While browsing through the seasoning in the shop Kwong Cheong Thye, I found this Sweet Bean Paste that might be able to make this Braised Pork as close to those in Xiao Ba Wang. Though the taste not exactly the same but it was quite close and good enough for me. 

Ingredients

350g minced pork
2tbps dark soya sauce
2tbsp sesame oil
dash of pepper
5 hard-boiled eggs
5tbsp dark soya sauce
2tbsp sugar
1 bunch of Xiao Bai Cai (steamed)
cooked rice
2tbsp olive oil
1tbsp chopped garlic
2tbps Sweet Bean paste
2tbsp dark soya sauce
dash of pepper

Directions

1. Marinate minced pork with dark soya sauce, sesame oil and dash of pepper. Keep in fridge for 1 hr.
2. In a pot, add water enough to cover the hard-boiled egg. Add in dark soya sauce and sugar and use low heat to boil until eggs are darker in color.
3. In a frying pan, put in olive oil and add garlic, stir fried till slightly brown.
4. Add in the marinated minced pork and keep stirring.
5. Add in sweet bean paste, dark soya sauce and pepper, stir well. Add some water and simmer for a while.
6. In a bowl of cooked rice, place on top with vegetables, eggs (cut into halved) and minced pork. Ready to serve.