August 2, 2012 by justasdelish | 11 Comments
I was craving for Nasi Ulam when I saw my sister CH posted her dish on facebook a few weeks ago. The recipe she got from her friend is a simplified 5 ingredient version. I tried to make mine as original as possible. Continue Reading →
December 26, 2011 by justasdelish | 13 Comments
I’m happy to have found a new delightful easy lunch recipe, this time it’s a Japanese recipe I found on JustOneCookBook. Japanese cuisine is one of my favourite, so you will find me rather frequently popping into JustOneCookBook to gawk and drool at Nami’s gorgeous Japanese food photos.
November 9, 2011 by justasdelish | 16 Comments
It has been raining heavily almost everyday all over Malaysia for 2 weeks now. With the flooding situation in our neighbouring countries – Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Philippines, Malaysian government have been warning us of pending flood coming soon to our shores. It is heartbreaking to watch our neighbours suffer, and I pray for the weather to change soon.
These rainy days had me craving for a bowl of hot steaming porridge, particularly Roasted Pork Bones and Salted Egg Porridge my mama used to cook long ago. Continue Reading →
October 13, 2011 by justasdelish | 15 Comments
Baked Rice is a classic dish in Hong Kong, the most popular is Baked Fried Rice with Pork Chops. It’s a bed of rice top with meat, vegetable and cheese, and baked until the cheese melted. I had my first taste of Baked Rice in Hong Kong style Restaurant Kim Gary 5 years ago.
When I stumbled upon Meat Doria recipe on Just One Cookbook, I was excited to learn that baked rice in Japan is called Doria. I love browsing on Just One Cookbook, the homecook Japanese food is so DELICIOUS and Japanese cuisine is one of my favourite! The dishes are easy, but requires some Japanese sauces/ ingredients. The Meat Doria recipe is something I can easily whipped up Baked Rice with the ingredients in my kitchen. Continue Reading →
October 7, 2011 by justasdelish | 28 Comments
Paella is a Valencian rice dish that originated from Valencia, on the east coast of Spain. Valencian paella consists of white rice, green vegetables, meat, land snails, beans and seasoning. The key ingredients are bomba rice (short white grain rice), saffron and olive oil. I made a mixed paella of chicken, seafood, bell pepper and long beans with brown rice, making use of the ingredients I have in my kitchen. Paella is usually cooked and served in a paella pan, and not having one, I used a frying pan instead. Continue Reading →
August 30, 2011 by justasdelish | 9 Comments
Spinach Porridge/Congee is one of my favourite porridge to cook. It’s a change from the usual meat/seafood porridge. I learnt this recipe from my friend’s grandma back in the schooling days, love it from the first taste.
Rice Porridge is a very common chinese dish, it can be served for breakfast, lunch or dinner! For me, porridge is a comforting dish for rainy days, lazy days or one of those tiring days when I don’t feel like cooking. Continue Reading →
August 29, 2011 by justasdelish | 23 Comments
This whole week is going to be full of festivities and food with Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration. For the Muslims, Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrates the conclusion of fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. Eid Mubarak to all my Muslim friends.
This post is to celebrate the diversity of Malaysian food. Being a Malaysian, my food & cooking have been influenced by Malaysia’s multi ethnic nation – mainly Chinese, Malay, Indian, and Nyonya cuisines. Born & bred in Penang, hawker food or street food is so easily accessible. To most Malaysians, Penang is a food heaven destination.
August 25, 2011 by justasdelish | 8 Comments
What is the difference between the normal fried rice and the Pattaya fried rice? Well, Pattaya Fried Rice or Nasi Goreng Pattaya in Malay, is made out of fried rice placed inside an omelette that is shaped like a pouch. Break open the omelette pouch and you will have the fried rice. I have no idea why it’s called Pattaya Fried Rice because you will never find this dish in Pattaya, Thailand 
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July 25, 2011 by justasdelish | 2 Comments
Have you had one of those rainy days when you just want something that makes your tummy warm the whole day? Those days when you are under the weather. Those days when you just want to crawl into the bed and do nothing. It’s those days that comfort food like rice porridge makes everything better.
In fact, I love having rice porridge anytime of the year. Not only it’s easy to cook, it warms my tummy and my heart 
Whenever I cook porridge, my man will ask me if I am sick. To him, porridge is for sick people who can’t chew well. Nevertheless, he still eat the porridge I cook Continue Reading →
July 12, 2011 by justasdelish | 3 Comments
Remember Winter Sonata? OMG! Every Malaysian girl I know was talking non-stop about the drama, the love story, the heartbreak, the tears and of course the handsome BAE YONG CHOON (which I had a crush on too!). I remembered it was Winter Sonata that created the whole Korean drama craze in Malaysia.
Since then, I had my fair share of other Korean drama series and intrigued by their culture and food. As much as I tried to learn some Korean phrases, the only word that always pops up in my mind is An-yŏng-ha-se-yo (Hello in English). I noticed their homecook food seems to be a a big bowl of rice stir with chili paste, and I always wonder what is that.
Fast forward to 2009, I was with a bunch of friends at a Korean eatery in Sri Hartamas and the vegetarian dish Bimbimbap caught my eye. When the dish came, it struck me that this is the dish I always saw in the Korean dramas! Since then, it became one of my favourite dish/meal, but the recipe seems so complicated.
