Merry Christmas 2015

Sorry my dear friends and readers for not posting much this year. A lot of things have happened and also I went on a low carb diet, so not much of baking and cooking as such.

Will start posting low carb foods and baking and also "normal" foods.

Thank you for still coming back to my blog!

In the meantime, wishing you and your families a Merry Christmas filled with peace, love and joy!

Kuih Lapis

Have tried many recipes for this kuih and this is the one that I find works and tastes great.


Ingredients:

300 ml. Coconut Milk 180 grams Fine Sugar 1/2 teaspoon Salt 1/2 teaspoon Pandan Essence 260 ml. Boiling Water 200 grams Tapioca Flour 20 grams Rice Flour

Method:

1. In bowl add coconut and sugar and mix well. Next add the rest of the ingredients and mix well till no more lumps.
2. Prepare 3 containers and divide the liquid accordingly.
3. Leave 1 container white and colour the other red and green respectively or any colour that you like.
You should get 3 ladles of each colour.
4. Put a steamer on to boil and place container (6 x 4) onto pan to heat up. Once hot, brush with coconut oil.
5. Add 1 ladle full of white layer at the bottom and steam for 8 mins.
6. Once 8 mins are up, remove cover and leave open for 1 min.
7. Next, add a ladle full of the green colour and steam for 5 mins and 1 min respectively.
8. Keep adding the colours till the last colour which should be red and layer number 9.
Steam for 10 mins.

Yu Sheng

Ingredients: (A)
100g shredded daikon (white radish)
100 g shredded mango
50 g shredded carrot
6 pickled onions (B)
10 g picked red colored shredded ginger (from Japanese grocery shop)
1 pomelo segment, loosely broken into smaller parts
300 smoked salmon
Sauce
50 gms chopped candied melon
100 ml  plum sauce
2 tbsp sesame oil
2 tbsp veg oil
Garnish
2 sprigs coriander leaves
1 spring onion, thinly sliced
1 tbsp crushed roasted peanuts
½ tsp roasted white sesame seeds
10 pieces of wonton wrappers, cut into fine strips, deep fried to form golden crackers
2 tbsp lime juice
white pepper
¼ tsp five-spice powder

Method:
Shred daikon, mango and carrots and place on plate. Place all other (B) ingredients in centre of plate.

To serve, add garnish on top of middle ingredients and add sauce to top.

Enjoy your lo hei!

                                         Bought this from Amazon to get my shredded vegetables