Traditional Malaysian Kuih
The Malay generation in the early days created kuih with three main ingredients. They use wheat flour, sugar and egg. They named it Kuih Baulu. The ingredients are normally available in the kitchen at their house in village. Kuih Baulu requires simple ingredients but the process to make is delicate with a longer time. There is no measurement tool to get the right amount of … Continue reading Baulu a Malay Traditional Kuih
Many of the Malay kuih we inherit from the older generation are traditionally being served until today. Malaysian can easily find all sorts of Malay delicacies sold by stalls at the roadside. Usually, our older generation creatively makes kuih from the ingredient that is easily available. Bingka Ubi is one of them. It is made from tapioca that easily grows in our tropical weather. In … Continue reading Getting to know Bingka Ubi
A type of street food Apam Balik has a pancake taste that is loved by many Malaysian. It has a dark brown crust with fillings of crushed groundnut, sugar and creamy sweet corn. The Apam Balik is another street food that is introduced to us at a very young age. We can find the Apam Balik hawker stall available in the morning wet market or … Continue reading Apam Balik a Versatile Pancake
What is Kuih Cara? Kuih Cara is a type of Malay kuih origin from Malaysia. The basic ingredients for Kuih Cara are water, wheat flour, egg, coconut milk, salt and cooking oil. We also add few drops of food colouring to give it a beautiful and appealing look. Kuih Cara has two varieties with two different tastes, sweet for Kuih Cara Manis and savoury Kuih … Continue reading Kuih Cara: A Malaysian Delicacy With Two Tastes
What is kuih cakoi? Cakoi is a Malay word for You-tiao, a type of Chinese doughnuts. The cakoi made up of basic ingredients such as wheat flour, egg, yeast, baking powder, milk, water, salt, sugar and cooking oil. The combination of the above ingredients produces a strip of golden brown color dough when cooked using the deep-fried method. (*Kuih is a broad term for Malay … Continue reading Cakoi Based on Chinese Fried Bread Recipe
Pau Kampung When I was a child, the introduction to the steam bun by my late mother is something I keep in my mind. Since then, I had been eaten steam bun throughout the life. Now, I made it for my family whenever I want to since the snack is even being loved by my children and grandchildren. I never get bored. Reminiscing the past, steam … Continue reading The Story of Steam Bun
Bubur or porridge is a sweet dessert in Malay culture that often we consume during teatime. The main ingredients could be varied from mung bean, glutinous rice, wheat flour and sweet potatoes. Usually, the porridge is cook with coconut milk on low heat, adding palm sugar to sweeten the dessert and giving it dark brown colour and salt to enhance the taste. It is common … Continue reading Bubur Pulut Hitam
