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。

Thai Lettuce Wraps 泰式生菜包

My husband N went to the gym last weekend and came home demanding high protein low carb lunch.  

I have some organic minced chicken breast and romaine lettuce in the fridge, so here it is, Thai Chicken lettuce wraps for lunch!

俊爹周末时去健身房回来就要求高蛋白低碳水化合物的午餐。冰箱里有一包有机肉末和一包生菜，我就做了这款泰式生菜包。加点切碎的辣椒，香辣好吃又饱肚哦！

Thai basil chicken recipe (pad kra pao gai ผัดกระเพราไก่) 【泰式打抛鸡丁】

I had previously made Pad Ka Prao using minced Chicken, Turkey and Pork, all turned out very nice and tasty.

This time I have used diced chicken and added some long bean, it allows us to have more vegetables and hubby loved it so much, he had 2 plateful!

我之前用肉末做过好吃的泰式打抛肉，今天用了鸡丁加上豇豆。能够多吃蔬菜，味道很好，俊爹吃了两大盘还不够呢！

Three-cup chicken 【三杯鸡】

The first time I tried Three-cup chicken was made by a Taiwanese friend. It was a love at first sight！ It goes so well with steamed rice and I can't seems to have enough of it!

I planted some Thai basil this summer and made this dish a couple of times!

Original recipe posted on September 2009.

第一次吃三杯鸡是爱厨做的，真的非常好吃。后来根据她网站的食谱做过好几次，俊爹也都很喜欢。

今天把家里几棵九层塔比较大的叶子剪下来做这个三杯鸡都不怎么够，妈妈说九层塔是越摘越长的。

自家无公害九层塔做的三杯鸡，好吃下饭哦！

食谱来源 （根据自己口味做了点调整）爱厨网站 -- 

http://www.euphocafe.com/recipe/recipe.asp?rid=26

Loh Mai Gai 【糯米鸡】

This steamed sticky rice is my absolute favourite in Dim Sum place back in Malaysia. It is also a family favorite with mom making it very often at home. 

Since I can't be possibly finding the same dish at the Dim Sum place in the USA, I have to get the recipe from mom and make it at home!

这款糯米鸡是在马来西亚时去点心楼必点的，和港式的荷叶糯米鸡不同，它是装到碗里蒸熟的，味道比港式的还要厚重一些。

因为全家都很喜欢它，所以我妈也经常在家做。妈妈的食谱非常好，我要了来做了两次，让在美国点心楼吃不到这款糯米鸡的遗憾就此结束。

Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken tikka is a a great starter to have for party, left over could be store in the fridge for 2-3 days and quickly turn into this yummy Chicken tikka masala, a good gravy dish to go with homemade naan!

【柠檬鸡块】Lemon Chicken

这个柠檬鸡块是我娘家过年必做的一道菜，小孩子们很喜欢，吃着也很清爽开胃。

We make this lemon chicken every year during our Chinese New Year reunion dinner back home. It is a family recipes and the kids loved it. You could also use Chicken wings to make this, equally tasty.

【中式烤鸡翅】Chinese Style BBQ Chicken Wings

我喜欢利用家里现有的调料腌制鸡翅，周末时和老公一边看电影一边啃鸡翅，老公说这是中式烤鸡翅。

这款鸡翅做法很简单，腌好烤制即可，非常方便而且无油烟，不加辣椒粉的话，俊宝都能吃三只呢！

I like to create my own version of BBQ sauce using the sauces available at home, hubby called it the Chinese BBQ, it is very tasty even my toddler can eat three at a time!

This easy BBQ chicken wings is our all time favorite, easy to make and a good company to a good movie!

Toddler Meal -- Homemade Flaxseed Turkey Nuggets

My son AS is all about shapes and play dough recently, he will try to make out shapes of his foods and will eat a lot more if he recognises shapes in his food. He has also started getting more interested in chicken dishes as nuggets being one of them.

I have been wanting to try making something healthier than frozen nuggets for sometimes. Since work is a little relax these days, I made these yummy (and hopefully healthy) turkey nuggets for dinner. 

It turned out really juicy and tasty, AS had fun sorting out shapes and eating!

Grilled Char Siu Chicken 【叉烧鸡】

I made Wonton Mee & My Special Gon Loh Sauce few days back with my homemade Chicken Char Siu, a variation of the Char Siu which is commonly made with pork.

This Char Siu Chicken turned out delicious and very good looking, the secret to the beautiful red color is my homemade Ang Chow, which is a very healthy alternative to food dye, those who have not tried it, should explore and see!

昨天天上了干捞云吞面的帖子之后收到几个朋友的短信询问鸡肉叉烧的做法，这款鸡肉叉烧我经常做，成品拿来做包子，炒饭，炒面都很好。我用的是自制的红糟染的色，让小朋友吃我很放心。

【马来红烧鸡胗】Pedal Ayam Masak Kicap (Chicken gizzard in soy sauce)

I was at a Ramadhan-FB-pictures-lead-craving-for-Malaysian-foods phase for couple of weeks. That explains the frequent posting of Malaysian dishes here lately. Here today is yet another typical Malaysian dish, Chicken gizzard in soy sauce.

Chicken gizzard is not a common ingredients in my kitchen, mainly due to the reason that I have reduced eating organ meat for a long time. One day when I was shopping for grocery, I saw this cleaned and packed gizzard and thought to myself, it has been a long time since I have this. 

I bought one packet and made this pedal ayam masak kicap for lunch.

这几个星期都还处在思念开斋节美食的情况中，去超市买菜的时候看见处理得很干净的鸡胗，就拿了一盒。

我好多年不怎么吃动物内脏了，但这道红烧鸡胗是我在家乡的时候很喜欢的一道菜，所以也好多年沒吃過這道菜了。回家我就做了這個紅燒雞胗。炒個菜，就著米飯吃得可香了！

Red Vinasse Mee Suah （Wheat Vermicelli) 【红糟面线】

I made my own confinement wine when I was about 5-6 months pregnant. Mum told me that I would need 10-12 bottles for the whole month. So I made my wine in two batches, which yield around 8 bottles of wine and 4-5 boxes of Red Vinasse. 

I didn't have good appetite during my confinement and ended up using only slightly more than 3 bottles of the wine. Mum sure wasn't all too happy about it and thought I didn't take good care of myself during that crucial month. I was just too busy with the newborn clubbing severe sleep deprivation, it was just too hard to think about food!

This Red Vinasse mee suah was a typical confinement breakfast that mum used to made, sometimes if I could not finish the chicken mum cooked for lunch, I would request her to turn it into this mee suah for dinner.

Thinking about all the things that mother did for me during the first few months of my motherhood and having her around was the greatest gift and support a new mom could have. I was lucky and loved indeed.

As I write this, I am missing mum already and is also really excited to announce that mum will be here again next week, I can't wait!

怀孕5-6个月的时候，我给自己分两次酿了八瓶的红米酒，那是我妈要求的，她说我们家乡做月子至少要用上十瓶的红米酒和白米酒才算是把月子做好了。 结果我月子里只吃了三瓶多一点的酒，老妈几乎天天电话里都要跟我爸投诉说我一天连两个鸡腿都吃不了，身子没养好以后老了要吃苦。

平时在家都不必动手做家务的老妈，月子期间把我家所有家务都包揽下来了，每次钟点女佣来打扫她就犯嘀咕，舍不得我们多花钱。月子里她不让我沾水，宝宝洗澡也从来不让我动手。想起月子里的点点滴滴就红了眼眶，那全是妈妈对我浓浓的爱啊！

酿酒剩下的红糟我分了好些给吃喝团的姐妹们，自己留了一罐子做菜吃。这款红糟面线是月子里我妈经常给我做的早餐/晚餐，是吃剩的红糟鸡很好的去处。

【纸包盐焗鸡】Chicken en papillote （Grill Chicken ina parchment paper)

 

我们家平时如果俊爸出差宝宝到托儿所时就只有我一个人吃饭，我一般就做一顿吃两三顿的。最近家里有了小烤箱，做饭就更简单了。腌好鸡肉鱼块，连蔬菜一起丢到烤箱烤熟就是很好的一顿饭了。

这个纸包盐焗鸡是今天的午饭，做法非常简单，味道也特别好。再加上一个蔬菜沙拉，满足！

On weekdays when N goes to office and baby A goes to daycare. I only have to prepare lunch for myself.

This chicken in Parchment paper was my lunch today, using the Chinese Yim Kuk Gai (盐焗鸡）rub, it was really easy and delicious, had it with a bowl of salad and it is very satisfying!

【泰式绿咖喱】Thai Green Curry Chicken (Gaeng Khiao Wan Gai)

天气渐渐暖和了，前年种的疯柑树长得比去年更茂盛了。并没有因为藏在屋里一个冬天而停止生长，去年的香茅也还活着，我就一直想着做一次绿咖喱。自己家里磨的咖喱酱就是好吃啊！

The Kaffir Lime Tree That I planted two years back has been thriving, though it was kept indoor during the winter, it still grows like crazy....

There is no better use of Kaffir Lime leaves than In green curry....

【印度小锅咖喱鸡】Karahi Chicken （Karahi Murgh)

Karahi在印巴语里就是镬或者铸铁锅的意思，所以Karahi Murgh就字面解释，就有点类似干锅鸡的意思。这道菜汤汁比一般的咖喱菜少，非常浓郁好吃。

前阵子朋友举家搬回印度定居，留了一箱子的香料给我，其中就有做这个锅子咖喱鸡的香料粉。好久不做咖喱鸡了，这个周末就做个锅子咖喱鸡吃吧！

A good friend moved out of the country and left me with a big box of spices, one of them being this Karahi Chicken Masala, it has been a long time that I made a chicken dish, thus I decided to make this tasty Karahi Masala Chicken over the weekends!!

And it turned out to be Superb!

【木耳香菇蒸土鸡】Steamed Kampung Chicken with Woodear and Mushroom

我娘家附近很多小村落的居民会放养很多的土鸡（Ayam Kampung），然后拿到镇里卖。我每次回乡爸妈都会买些给我吃。土鸡肉质爽口，炖汤，清蒸都很香，拿来做这道木耳香菇蒸土鸡非常精爽好吃。

Back In Malaysia, many of the villagers will raise free range chicken（Ayam Kampung）naturally  and sell in a small town for some cash. I love the texture and taste of these chicken, and often use it for soup or steamed dishes.

This time when I came home, my parents bought some of these chicken, and here is one of the dishes I made out of it...simply delicious!

Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani 【印度鸡肉Biryani香饭】

Biryani is a very famous Indian/Pakistani spiced rice made with different kind of spices and ingredients. A very important dish for festive season and part of celebration. 

Biryani derives from the term Berya in farsi, it means a dish prepare by baking it. There are many ways to make Biryani, and the ingredients are mindbogglingly diverse just in India itself. The north, the south, the Kashmiri all make this delicious rice differently.

I have received many requests in the past from readers asking me to make a post/recipe on Biryani.

This biryani was made during the New Year eve, for lunch celebration with a group of close and dear friends. The recipe I use here is  Hyderabadi Dum Biryani, a famous spicy and delicious Biryani recipe from the State of Hyderabad in India.

印度手抓饭Biryani是印度很有名的一道饭食，是节庆婚礼不可少的大菜之一。

Biryani名称源于波斯语 Berya，是烤制的意思，所以正宗的Biryani是用密封的把各种肉类香料和米饭烤制而成的。Biryani的做法和材料千变万化，在印度南北各呈现不同的风味。

很多朋友都私信让我写印度手抓饭Biryani的食谱。趁元旦佳节和朋友聚餐时我就做了一次印度比较经典的Hyderabadi Dum Biryani。

朋友们吃了一盘，又一盘呢！