Stir Fry Tempe With Garlic , Chilli and Curry Leaf

Plant-based snack. Tempe is a very healthy plant based protein food. Rich in fiber and plant protein, chewy texture and takes on any flavour it is cooked in. 

My healthy snack.

First I lightly fried the temperature. Then once it is golden brown, I add in lots of chopped garlic, chilli, curry leaves and stir fry till well combine and the garlic are well coated on the Tempe. Add in the mint leaves for extra flavour.

 Tempe- extracted from wikipedia 

"Tempe or tempeh is a traditional Indonesian food made from fermented soybeans. It is made by a natural culturing and controlled fermentation process that binds soybeans into a cake form. A fungus, Rhizopus oligosporus or Rhizopus oryzae, is used in the fermentation process and is also known as tempeh starter"

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CherryTomato , Feta Cheese and Egg 'Pizza'

Cherry Tomato ,Feta Cheese and Egg Pizza 😆 topped with my homemade tomato sauce. So good! Great for breakfast or light meal. Easy to whip up and delicious too.

Ingredients 

2 beaten eggs - seasoned with salt & pepper 

10 cherry Tomatoes - cut into halves

Feta Cheese

Coriander - chopped 

1tbsp of butter

For Topping 

Homemade Tomato sauce - click link for recipe

Method:

Add in one tbsp of butter into non stick pan. Heat up pan , once butter has melted add in the  cut cherry tomatoes and saute for a minute.

Add in the beaten eggs and lower heat. Once the egg has set. Add in chopped coriander and feta cheese. 

The Cherry Tomato, Feta Cheese and Egg Pizza is ready. And before serving add homemade tomato sauce for topping.

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Homemade Chilli Sauce

We ran out of homemade chilli sauce so yesterday we went out and get fresh red chillies from Lotus. 

Soaked the chillies in baking soda and vinegar to get rid of pesticides. Drain them dry.

Today, they were ready for for the blender. Blitz the red chilli together with shallots and oil. Ratio - 1:1:1/2 - red chilli: shallots: cooking oil. Can keep up to 3 mths in the fridge.  I added chilli padi for extra heat 😜

Cook the chilli mixture over low heat. Keep stirring every one min for an hour. Once the chilli sauce is ready, add salt and sugar ( I replaced sugar with Lakanto ) to taste.

Great for dim sum items like siumai, wonton, fried Beancurdskin rolls, fishballs and noodles. So good! Before serving as dip, you can add chopped coriander to the chilli sauce for extra flavour.

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Chickpea Sweet Corn and Tricolour Quinoa Salad

 

Yesterday I whipped up a simple salad for myself for dinner. Promised to self to eat more salad this year. More to plant-based food.

Chickpea, Sweetcorn and Tricolour Quinoa Salad. Added whatever veggie and fruit I can find in the fridge 😆 cucumber, cherry tomato and apple. Chopped up some coriander and added hard boiled egg😁 . Made a mustard and balsamic dressing for it. Added a tsp of Sumac and one tbsp of extra virgin olive oil to the dressing sauce. So good! 

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Homemade Tomato Sauce

 

It's been a while since I blogged. Been busy with travelling to Australia to see the grandchild the whole of last year.

Now I back to staying home and start cooking again. Most probably you will see more cooking and baking for this year 2025. 

Last Saturday I bought 2.5 kg of ripe tomatoes from Jaya Grocer. Decided it was time to make some tomato sauce. Since having recovered from C, I have not touch any canned stuff. So everything has to be prepared from scratch. 

First soak the tomatoes in water with baking soda and vinegar to remove pesticide and bacteria. A day's job,  roasting and cooking with onions and garlic. After roasting, blend them and  add Sumac spice , bay leaf, mixed herbs to cook till sauce thicken . The aroma wafting out from the cooking sauce makes all the hard work involved was so worth it!

Seriously worth it when you get tasty healthy sauce. I can't wait to try them out on a plate of roasted eggplant and cheese. Wholemeal pasta and homemade beefballs. 

Dinner will be good for the next few weeks. Have a good day.

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Oven Baked Australian Lobster Tail

The best experience I had when I was in Melbourne was being able to taste lobster meat. My daughter and hubby treated us to baked lobster tails. It was cooked by the son-in-law...our blessing because he is a good home Chef. He prepared a sauce that is delicious but too shy to ask for the recipe. Baked lobster tail served over stir fried asparagus. I feel this dish should have a post of its own. Thank you to the son-in-law for cooking this dish for us.

 

first time tasting lobster meat