Simple Weekend, and a birthday

My kids love the cakes from The Pine Garden at Ang Moh Kio. My gal chosed the Hazelnut Chocolate Crunch cake for this year's birthday celebration. Nothing fanciful for dinner, so we can indulge in the pure chocolate delight.

Homecooked Nasi Lemak

Nasi lemak is one of Singapore's heritage food, and a popular one. Long queues can be seen at most hawker stalls selling good Nasi Lemak. The fragrant rice cooked with coconut milk, topped with crispy fried anchovies (Ikan Bilis) and peanuts, sambal chili, plus a variety of other choice of toppings such as fried fish, otah or fried chicken wing, that really packs a punch.... (try not to think about the calorie at this point)

My home-cooked version is very much less in fats and calories, as i roasted the Ikan Bilis and peanuts, and I use roasted chicken breast meat, and reduced fat coconut milk. This way I can create guilt-free dishes for my kids to enjoy at home...

Muah Chee with peanut/ soya powder

Here is the method I used for making homemade Muah Chee (sticky rice bites)

Method:

Add 2 Tbsp caster sugar to 1 Cup of Glutinous Rice Flour (I also added a teaspoon of Matcha powder).
Add 1/2 Cup water and stir till well mixed.
Steam until cooked. I used the traditional rice cooker to steam.
Get ready a plate or container with powder peanuts with sugar.
When the Muah Chee is still hot, use fork and scissors to cut the cooked dough into bite size. It is easier if you cut a chunk from the big lump of Muah Chee and place it on the peanut mixture to cut, as the coating will help to reduce the stickiness and make the cutting much easier.

I reserved another portion to be coated with soya bean powder, yummy!!!

Muah Chee (sticky rice dough ball)

Muah chee......... chewy, sticky and "QQ"........ always found at the night markets and small eatery stalls at the shopping malls. It's a snack we grow up loving and are familiar with. 

Recently we tried the Injoelmi Bingsu, which is basically shaved frozen milk, topped with chewy (glutinous) rice cake and soy powder at Nunsaram, Westgate Jurong East branch. We loved it so much that we visited twice that week. I decided to give it a try, making at home.

Family Sunday

A simple home prepared dinner for my father's birthday celebration.