Sweet Potato Porridge (Serves t3-4 pax)~

Among all the porridge I have cooked before, this is one of my favourite as I feel sweet potato really goes well with porridge due to its natural sweet taste.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup of uncooked rice (soaked overnight)
* this purpose of soaking rice is to ensure it will be more easily soften n has watery texture when cooked)
2 sweet potatoes(cut into chunks)

Seasoning:
2 tablespoon of light soya sauce.

Method:

1. Rinse off the soaking water and wash the rice twice.
2. Add in water about 1 finger length.
3. Cook and stir the porridge occasionally in medium heat for about 45 minutes till the rice is soften and watery.
4. Add in sweet potato and cooked for about 15 minutes more or till soften.

Chicken Breast with Mushroom(serves about 3 pax)

Suddenly have a urge to cook this dish and also my mum had just have her operation so I think this dish is quite suitable for her current condition. Did some research on this dish and so here I am presenting my own style of this recipe(:

Ingredients:

1 Chicken breast - cut into cudes

10 chinese mushroom - soaked & cut into slices

4 stalk of spring onions - Chopped

1 stalk of coriander leavesn - Chopped

1 tablespoon of hua tiao jiu

4 pieces of peeled ginger

1 tablespoon of cornflour(to marinate the chicken)

Seasoning sauce:

2 tablespoon of vegetarian Oyster sauce

2 Tablespoon of dark soya sauce

Dash of black pepper

1/4 sesame oil

1 teaspoon of sugar

1 teaspoon of cornflour(mix together with 2 tablespoon of water)

Salt to taste.

Method:

1. Marinate the chicken with hua tiao jiu and cornflour and leave it overnight.
2. Mix the seasoning sauce together except for cornflour and salt).
3. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil and fry ginger till fragant. 
4. Add in chicken and stir fry till is half cooked.
5. Add in mushroom, sauce and mix well till the chicken is nicely coated with the sauce. 
6. Add in the cornflour mixture to thicken the sauce and salt. Cook for 1 minute or till the chicken is fully cooked.
7. Serve hot with chopped spring onions & coriander leaves.

Simple and easy to do Terryaki chicken with egg~

Ingredients:
5 chicken fillets (chopped into cudes)
6 tablespoon of terriyaki sauce
(above ingredients I mix them together and marinade overnight)
1 yellow onion (cut into slices)
3 eggs (beaten)

Some seaweed (cut into thin strip as shown above)

Seasoning(for the egg mixture)
3 tablespoon of dashi soup
1 1/2 tablespoon of sugar.

Method:

1. Add in seasoning ingredients into the egg mixture and stir well.
2. Heat about 2 tablespoon of oil. Add in onion and stir fry till slight golden brown.
3. Add in chicken cubes and stir fry till brown color.
4. Pour in egg mixture and once the bottom of the egg mixture is cook, stir well with the chicken cubes. Cook till the egg mixture about 50% done.(means not to let the egg fully cooked so as to maintain the watery texture in it.)
5. You serve this dish on top of cooked rice and garnish with seaweeds.

Simple Mix vegetables and Tofu Chowder(serves one)~

This was actually a Hong Kong style of soup. I did not reali follow the whole recipe which I got it from my Hong Kong style recipes book. Instead I prefer do it my own style. Hehe~ I have been trying this soup twice.Will definately cook it again.^^

Ingredients:
1/2 Green Tea Tofu(you can get it at ntuc)
3/4 cups of mix vegetables
6 soaked chinese mushrooms- cut into slices
1 teaspoon of rice wine
2 tablespoon of cornflour (dissolved in 2 tablespoon of water)
1 chicken stock

Seasoning:
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of sesame oil
Dash of pepper to taste

Method:

1. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a small saucepan and add in the rice wine. Let it sizzle and switch off the stove.
2. Add in the chicken stock and cooked water(fill it up till half of the saucepan).
3. Switch on the stove again and dissolve the chicken stock.
4. Add in mushroom and cooked about 5 mins till tender.
5. Add in mixed vegetables and salt. Simmer for about 5 mins.
6. Add in tofu, cornflour mixture and stir until the soup thickens to the consistency of chowder.
7. Add pepper and sesame oil. Serve hot.

Cereal prawns(Serves two)

Ingredients:
10 large tiger prawns - remove shell except for the head & tail; deveined & washed
2 eggs -  beaten
Half packet of cereal prawn instant mix
10 curry leaves
2 tablespoon of magarine

Method:

1. Heat  2 tablespoons of oil and stir fry prawns till it cooked and set aside.
2. Melt margine and add eggs. Use spatula to cut egg mixture into smaller pieces. Fry the eggs till golden brown and dish out.
3. Heat 1 teaspoon of oil and fry the curry leaves.
4. Add in the cereal prawn instant mix and mix well.
5. Add in the prawn and eggs and stir fry evenly. Serve hot.

P.s: if you want to make this dish as a spicy version, can add in some chopped chilli padi together curry leaves.

Assorted vegetables in Oyster sauce

Ingredients:
1 stalk of Cauliflower & 1 stalk of broccoli - both cut into florets
1 carrot - cut into slices
1 slice ginger- shredded
2 tablesppons water for steaming
80ml(1/3 cup) of stock
1 Tablespoon of fried shallots

Seasoning:-
1 teaspoon of salt
1 tablespoon of vegetarian oyster sauce
1 teaspoon of sugar
1 teaspoon of light soya sauce
1 teaspoon sesame oil

Method:

1. Add salt to a small basin of water. Soak the cauliflowers and broccoli for about 5 mins. Wash throughly in fresh water and drain.
2. Arrange the carrot, ginger, broccoli and cauliflower nicely in a saucepan.
3. Add in the water and steam for 3 minutes.
4. Remove the lid ,add in the seasoning & stock and toss for 2 mins.
5. Serve hot with fried shallots.

Cabbage Green Soup~

Gotten this recipe from one of the mini recipes books i bot from popular.. Is a kind of healthly soup so I try it out.

Ingredients:
10 stalks of Choy sum(cai xin) -  cut into finger length
50 g of minced pork
2 tablespoon of light soya sauce
Dash of white pepper
4 cups of water
1 tablespoon of fried shallots

Method:

1. Mix minced pork of light soya sauce and pepper.
2. Boil water in a pot. 
3. Add in minced pork small portion by small portion. Once the meat is cook, you might want to add in some salt for taste.
4. Add choy sum and cook till it changes color and switch off the stove.
5. Serve hot with fried shallot.