Thai Shrimp Paste

Try to go green ???!!!! I always love green, green raw veggies with sambal belachan,...but not everyone can accept having just green without any other dish. Well, sambal belachan is tasty and a pungent dip to go with, cincalok or budu would be lovely too,....but I have tried most of it and running out of choice.

So let xplore what other choice we have ! I was in Thailand a few days ago and I came across some cute looking containers look like this...

Looks suspicious and tempting ! Let's see what can we do with this !!!???

Preparation: Dried shrimp (Soaked), Garlic, Tiny Eggplant, Thai Shrimp Paste, Chillies
Smashed the Dried Shrimp, Garlic, Tiny Eggplant, Thai Shrimp Paste and Chillies in a mortar or pestle.

Mixed all the ingredients and add in Fish Sauce, Brown Sugar and Lime Juice. 

Voila ! Done !

This is how it looks like. Taste pungent, sweet, sour, salty and HOT !

Serve with steamed rice and raw veggies. Healthy stuff ! Try this for a change !

Spaghetti with Garlic & Olive Oil (Vegetarian)

One of my favorite simple and healthy food.

I always liked to prepare this,...nice aroma from the olive oil,...the fresh taste from the...garlic and the...fresh basil.

You should try it...

Boil water, add in salt (be generous with the salt). Once the water is boiling,..add in the pasta. Let it boiled for 8-10min. 

While waiting, prepare the rest of the ingredients.... 

Preparation; garlic (sliced), chilli padi (chopped), basil leaves, salt, ground pepper, olive oil.

Heat up the saucepan, add in olive oil, saute the garlic till sightly brown, throw in the chilli padi(depends how hot you want it)

By now, the pasta should be ready....strain, add into the saucepan give it a quick stir and season with sea salt, ground pepper & basil leaves.

Simple and healthy !

Ingredients

300g Spaghetti

30g Garlic, sliced

3 Chilli Padi, chopped

5g Basil Leaves

2tbsp Olive Oil

1/2tsp Sea Salt, to taste

1/2tsp Ground Pepper, to taste

Vegetarian Mushroom Soup

Nyonyachef fixed up a simple healthy Vegetarian Mushroom Soup.

My dad is a so called pure vegetarian for the past 18 years, all he eats is the same old things...vegetables, bread, grains, oats.....and some chinese vegetarian dishes. Nothing much to xplore !

So I fixed up a simple, but healthy soup...from what I can find in the kitchen.

Simple ingredients; Mushrooom, Potato, Carrot, Onion, Garlic, Tomato, Coriander Leaves, Mixed Herbs & Clove

Cut all the vegetables into chunks.

Add a few drops of olive oil and saute the garlic, mushroom and the onion till soft.

Add in the rest of the ingredients in the pot, fill up with water just enough to cover all the stuffs in the pot and let it boilLower the heat and let it simmer for 30min. Use a hand held blender and blend it till smooth.

Season with salt and pepper.


Serving for 2 paxs


Ingredients
300g Mushroom
200g Potato
120g Tomato
150g Carrot
50g Onion
20g Garlic
2 Cloves
1 tsp Mixed Herbs
10g Coriander Leaves
1tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Pepper
1L Water

Ulam (Herbed)

Fed up with all the oily food, MSG, this meat....& that meat everyday ?

Well...Detox yourself with all the greens !

Very refreshing, healthy meal ! Try this for a change ! If you dare ! 

Most of these veggies & herbs are good for digestion,...and some articles say: good for skin, eyes, reduces blood pressure, prevent cancer, &....much, much more !


...Hangover too ! (...to drinkers) This is how I would like to eat it....with sambal belachan & dried prawn

Cucumber, Four Angled Bean, Stink Bean, Mint Leaves, Ulam Leaves, Lemongrass (Option: Lady Fingers/Brinjal)

All you need to do is prepare the sambal belachan & the dried prawn

Sambal Belachan: toast the belachan, pound together with fresh red chillies & add lime juice

Dried Prawn: soaked in water, pound & add lime juice

...no oil, no msg,...EAT RAW !...Serve with rice

Serving for 4 paxs

Ingredients

300g Fresh Red Chilli, pound

50g Belachan, toasted

3tbsp Lime juice

50g Dried Prawn, soaked & pound

3tbsp Lime juice

150g Cucumber, sliced

100g Four Angled Bean, cut half & steamed 2 min

100g Stink Bean, peeled

50g Ulam Leaves, raw

30g Mint Leaves, raw