Fatt koh with more than one colours looks attractive for praying and eating as snack too. Kids will like to eat if you try to make some for them. This method needs eggs as one of the ingredients. Another method of preparing, is to leave out eggs which the people use for praying for the Taoist religion.

Ingredients:

300 gm plain flour
1 1/2 teaspoon double-action baking powder
250 gm castor sugar
3 large eggs
180 ml cream soda
light pink and light green food colourings

Method:

Sieve flour baking powder and double-action powder together. Whisk eggs and sugar … read more

Normally ready cooked rice balls are put into boiled sugar syrup and eat cold or hot. In this recipe the ready made rice balls are put into soya milk to eat. You can add filling of nut paste or bean paste.

Ingredients:

200 gm glutnous rice flour, sifted
300 gm fragrant leave water (daun pandan)

Filling:
100 gm roasted peanuts, skinned and minced in a mincer

Soya Milk:
2 litre soya milk, bought from soya milk stall
sugar syrup given separately to suit taste

Method:

Knead flour and water to form soft dough. Divide into small parts to form small balls. flatten each ball … read more

Some of you may not like to eat eels, but they are very nourishing. Eels are a delicacy in some of the Chinese restaurants. Here in Malaysia, eels can be obtained easily in wet markets and you can also find in supermakets too. Research study says it contains vitamin A, B1, B2 D and E which helps to rejuvenating the body. It has several minerals and high quality protein and also unsaturated fatty acids like DHA and EPA are abundant in the eels. It helps to lower cholesterol and blood pressure, prevents vascular diseases, reduces the risk of developing arthritis … read more

Yam cake is my favourite snack. I hope busy mothers like to eat too. You can try this dish and prepare on a weekend or any public holiday. I have tried adding some oats to make a lovely crunch to this dish. It needs half an hour to prepare and steaming time will take about 45 mins. or until firm to the touch

Ingredients:serves 6

400 gm rice flour
100gm quick cooking oats
300 gm yam, shredded
6 cups chicken stock
salt to taste
1 tablespoon oil

Topping:

100 gm dried prawns, washed and drain
50 gm pickled radish (chye poh)
1 tablespoon oil
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Here is a simple sea-food soup to try. After coming home from work, you can prepare this fast and nuitritous soup for your family. You need some dry mushrooms which must be soaked and washed clean the day before. Frozen squid must be thawed below the compartment in the fridge. Celery, big onions and tomatoes are added to this soup.

Ingredients:serve 4

300 gm clean squid, defrost
1 stalk celery. cut 1 inch long
2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
1 big onion cut into wedges
6 meduim sized Chinese mushrooms, soaked and cleaned
1 litre fresh chicken stock, prepared earlier
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Yam cake is my favourite snack. I hope busy mothers like to eat too. You can try this dish and prepare on a weekend or any public holiday. I have tried adding some oats to make a lovely crunch to this dish. It needs half an hour to prepare and steaming time will take about 45 mins. or until firm to the touch

Ingredients:serves 6

400 gm rice flour
100gm quick cooking oats
300 gm yam, shredded
6 cups chicken stock
salt to taste
1 tablespoon oil

Topping:

100 gm dried prawns, washed and drain
50 gm pickled radish (chye poh)
1 tablespoon oil
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