Favourite Malaysian and Asian recipes with time-saving hacks
If you’ve ever wanted sticky, glossy, restaurant-style lamb without turning your kitchen upside down, this airfryer recipe is going to change your life. Lamb is naturally rich and full of flavour, and when you glaze it with a sweet-salty marinade, you get that irresistible glossy finish that tastes like it came straight off a charcoal…
If you’re looking for an easy weeknight dinner that doesn’t taste like one, these juicy Middle Eastern–inspired meatballs are the answer. They’re tender, flavour-packed, and—best of all—on the table in under 15 minutes. This recipe started on one of those nights when I opened the fridge and sighed. A pack of minced beef, one sad…
Move over, Chilli’s – meet the best beef quesadilla in town! Before I dive into the recipe, I want to declare that I am officially in my minced beef phase now. It is such a superhero ingredient. You can use it to top baked potatoes. Whip up a moreish sauce for Turkish pasta. Or, my…
Full disclosure. I did not create this recipe for Hyderabad mutton masala, but extracted it out of another recipe for biryani. From young, my friends used to tease me for having an “Indian stomach” because of my penchant for curries, masalas, etc. In fact, I used to joke that I knew what chicken varuval was,…
The first ever noodle soup I made was not kai si hor fun, or prawn noodles, or curry noodles … but Thai beef noodle soup! Why? Thanks to Youtube queen Marion of www.marionskitchen.com, who made the process look so easy, I simply HAD to try making it. To my surprise, it wasn’t hard at all….
I never, ever thought I would cook lamb, let alone lamb pilaf. For a long time, I was under the impression that lamb/mutton needs hours of pre-boiling to soften the tough meat, until recently. Using my Le Creuset Dutch Oven and Made-in-Malaysia mixed spice brand Opah Herbs, I attempted to cook lamb shoulder. To my…
