All posts tagged: Peranakan cuisine

Braised chicken and pork in a black nut curry

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Quick and easy ” Known as an Indonesian black nut called buah keluah in Malay. The nut is mainly found in parts of South East Asia of Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Growing up in a peranakan/nonya home, this is known to be a traditional dish, a hard treasure to find but one of the most frequent delights.” My grandmother’s mom (great grandmother) taught my grandma at a very young age how to make this authentic […]

Mie goreng

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Quick and easy “Known as bami goreng, a flavorful and spicy fried noodle dish common in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. It is made with thin yellow noodles fried in cooking oil with garlic, onion or shallots, fried prawn, chicken, pork, beef, or sliced bakso (meatballs), chili, Chinese cabbage, cabbages, tomatoes, egg, and other vegetables. In Indonesia, it can be found everywhere in the country, sold by all food vendors from street-hawkers, warungs, to high-end restaurants. […]

May’s pinapple chicken

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Quick and easy “This is a dish created by my grandma, May. Similar to the chinese pinnaple dish, to me the pinapple gives a sweet taste to the chicken.” Recently learning the dish while moving to London, whenever I miss my grandmother I cook making pinapple chicken.