Pineapple Kesari 【硬麦凤梨甜点】

多年前在吉隆坡工作的时候每个星期五会到公司附近的一家印度素食餐厅吃香蕉叶饭，饭后餐厅会提供一个甜点，有时是米饭布丁，有时是面条布丁，有时则是这款硬麦甜点。

前几天去附近的农夫市场买菜时看见凤梨正在打折，买一送一。就买了两个凤梨回家，拿来做一次这个很久没吃的甜点Kesari。

When I was living in the Kuala Lumpur years back, I will often go to an Indian vegetarian restaurant near my office to have banana leaf rice every Friday. The restaurant serves dessert after each meal, the dessert can sometimes be an Indian rice pudding/Kheer, and sometimes this suji dessert/Kesari .

The farmers market near my house was having pineapple on sale few days back when I shopped there. I bought two pineapples with the thought to make this Kesari, a dessert that I haven’t eaten for a long time.

【药材鸡爪】Steamed Chinese Herbal Chicken Feet

春节的时候和朋友约了去一家港式早茶店吃点心，点了这道药材鸡爪，我非常喜欢。就试着在家做一次，我觉得自己做的更好吃呢！

I went to a Dim Sum place nearby with some friends during the Chinese New year. We ordered this herbal chicken feet and I really like it a lot. 

I try making it at home few days back and I think my version tastes better!

Masak Lemak Udang Dengan Pucuk Paku 【椰香大虾蕨菜咖喱】

Masak lemak 按字面翻译是用椰浆烹制的咖喱菜，据说起源于马来西亚的森美兰州，是米南加保族的特色菜。 这道菜可以用各种食材烹制，如鸡肉 、鱼肉牛肉或各式海鲜。

其底料基本一样，用生鲜姜黄、朝天椒 以及其他香草和香料制作而成。 

这道菜也会被称为 masak lemak cili api (padi)，cili api指的是在这道菜中使用的朝天椒，表示这道菜的主旋律为辣和椰香味。 

这款咖喱菜在马来西亚很受欢迎，通常搭配参巴酱、米饭和蔬菜沙拉 (ulam)一起吃。

朋友不久前给我寄了一箱子蕨菜，蕨菜是绝对要拿来做一次这款椰香黄咖喱的，今天就开动吧！

Masak lemak is a type of curry dish in vibrant yellow color, tasting spicy and creamy at the same time. It is said to have originated from the state of Negeri Sembilan in Malaysia, and is a specialty of the Minangkabau people. 

This curry is made with fresh turmeric, bird's eye chili, and other herbs and spices, it can be prepared with a variety of ingredients such as chicken, fish, beef or various types of seafood and vegetables. 

This dish is also known as masak lemak cili api (padi). The cili api/padi here refers to the chili peppers used in this dish, which is bird's eye chili, a type of chili pepper notable for its hot flavor. Which means that the main theme of this dish will be spicy aromatic.

This curry dish is very popular in Malaysia and is usually served with sambal, rice and fresh vegetables (ulam).

A friend of mine sent me a box of fern tips not long ago, I have been thinking of using it to make this masak lemak since, I finally have time to get to it today, it hit the spot right away!

Dal Maharani Paratha 【王后炖豆烙饼】

 

I made Dal Maharani for dinner two days ago, and was left with about 2 cups of the dal in the fridge. Today, I turned the dal into high protein dough and made this leftover dal paratha, very tasty and healthy!

前两天做了王后炖豆吃，剩下的豆糊今天拿来和面，做了这款高蛋白又软宣的面饼，既好吃又健康。

Chicken Jalfrezi 【Jalfrezi 炒鸡块】

According to Wikipedia : Jalfrezi recipes appeared in cookbooks of British India as a way of using up leftovers by frying them with chilli and onion. 

This English-language usage derived from the colloquial Bengali term jhāl porhezī: jhāl means spicy food; porhezī means suitable for a diet.

Jalfrezi is usually prepared by stir-frying the ingredients, a technique introduced to the region by Chinese cuisine.

据维基百科记录：Jalfrezi 食谱首次出现，是在英属印度的食谱记载中，是一种用辣椒和洋葱快炒剩菜的一种烹饪方式。

英语名字则源自孟加拉语 jhāl porhezī：jhāl 为辛辣； porhezī 是食物的意思。

Jalfrezi 是通过快炒的方式烹制的，相信是由中国菜烹饪方式引入的一种烹饪技巧。

印式中餐【客家炒面】Hakka Noodle

During my years in India, I often encountered a question that I could not answer until much later. The question goes : "Can you teach me how to make Gobi Manchurian, the CHINESE FOOD ?". 

Yeah you heard it right, India has its own version of Chinese foods. 

And the mentioned Gobi Manchurian is often paired with this Hakka noodle, a type of vegetable fried noodles that are normally made with dried egg noodles, a combinations that I enjoyed a lot in India as it is the closest things to Oriental cuisines that I could get.

在印度的时候我经常会遇见印度朋友问到：“你能不能教我做满洲花菜呀？”。让我非常啼笑皆非！后来再遇见这样的问题，我就会说：“满洲花菜不是中国菜！不过，却是最接近中国口味的印度菜！”

满洲花菜是印度式中餐厅主打的菜肴，经常和今天做的这款“客家炒面”一起吃，也是我在印度时经常点的套餐。算是口味最接近中餐的印度美食了。

【鸡茸玉米蛋花汤】Chicken Corn Egg Drop Soup

鸡茸玉米蛋花汤是个简单好做又好吃的汤，小朋友很喜欢。玉米盛产的时候除了蒸烤着吃，也可以拿来做这款浓汤。

Chicken and Corn Egg Drop Soup is a simple, delicious soup that my son enjoys a lot. Something I make many times during the summer month, when corn is abundance in NJ. 

New Jersey has some of the best corn in the country, if you happened to visit this side of the world, make sure you try the corn out!

【印尼Balado辣椒酱】Balado （Indonesian red chili paste）

 

几年前我接了一份在费城为期一年的工作，所以经常会在下班时开车到附近的“印尼城”去买印尼超市里的盒饭回家当晚饭。

其中一款我很喜欢的盒饭是Balado炸鸡盒饭，非常辣，非常好吃。我在家也经常做一盒Balado辣酱放冰箱里慢慢吃。

A few years back I was on a one year project in Philadelphia, PA, so I used to visit the "Indonesian Town" near my office in Philly after work to buy packed foods for dinner. One of my favorite packet meals is Balado Ayam, it is spicy and very appetizing.

I sometimes also make this spicy chili paste at home, and keep a box in the fridge to go with my meals.

According to Wikipedia : Balado is a type of hot and spicy bumbu found in Minang cuisine of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It has since spread through the rest of Indonesia and also Malaysia especially in Negeri Sembilan.

Coconut Chutney （with Garlic) 【南印椰子酱 #2】

Coconut Chutney is my husband’s favorite accompaniment to go with south Indian snacks like dosas and idlis. He loves his idli and dosa with coconut chutney and sambar.

I have made Coconut chutney without garlic with Gun Powder/Milagai Podi before. Today I am making this version of coconut chutney with Garlic.

南印椰子酱是俊爸吃米豆发糕和米豆煎饼时很喜欢的一款沾酱，和酸豆汤还有辣椒豆粉一起堪称为南印点心的金三角哦！

之前做过不带蒜的椰子酱，今天做的这款是带蒜的，更香。