Kristygourmet Cook Book

This is a gluten-free recipe which is made of purely rice flour & coconut milk. You'll be fascinated how beautiful this  Apom  looks ! The holes were created when I'm cooking it on a frying pan. There is actually a special mould for cooking this  Apom.   Here's where my inspiration came from,  Alan @ Travelling Foodies.    Apom  its originated from traditional Indian cooking which the texture is quite similar to  'dosai ' and it is both made of fermented rice batter as well. However,  nyonya version  is a bit thicker more alike to the western pancake and it is usually serve with  sweetened banana gravy (kuah pengat pisang) .  Please read on for more. Here's what I did. Ingredients for  Apom batter   : (A) 5gm   instant yeast 1 tspn  sugar 60ml  warm water (B) 300gm   rice flour 1/2 TB   glutinous rice flour 1/2 TB   tapioca flour 1/2 tspn   sa...

It is very common that the Chinese pancake is cooked without adding in eggs. Mainly because of cost saving. In older days, egg is precious especially for the poor. But mine one is considered as million dollar pancake cause I have dried shrimps on it.  haha....   Hubby was craving for Chinese pancake yesterday and I made him this. Its an easy to prepare recipe. So, here's what I did. Ingredients : 2 cups  all purpose flour 2 tspn  baking powder 1 tspn salt (to your taste) 1/2 tspn  vegetarian granules 500ml   water 1 cup    garlic chives ,  rinsed & cut into bite size 30-40gm   dried shrimps, soaked & pounded Method  : (1) combine flour, baking powder & water into a mixing bowl and beat till well cooperated. (2)  next, stir in salt, granules & chinese chives. (3)  preheat a wok with 3 tablespoon of cooking oil, and saute dried shrimp till crispy & fragrant. Then off the heat a...

For the past two weeks, I hardly have time to prepare meal and yet still have to cook something nice for the kids and hubby who is still in the hospital. He is fine ! Just that the doctor won't allow him to discharge, unless his blood test shown malaria negative continuously 3 days in a roll. Hopefully, he'll be able to come home tonight to celebrate Father's Day !  During this moment, I really need something fast and simple to prepare. And immediately potato latkes floated up in my mind. OK, I'm going to work on that.  Latkes  is very popular in the European countries and Middle East as well. Latkes is actually potato pancakes and its the traditional Jewish food. It is usually eaten on traditional festive holidays, for example  Hanukkah. This is an easy bitsy simple dish and I pretty sure everyone will love it. Ingredients : 5 large potatoes, thinly grated salt & pepper to taste 1 tspn  vegetable granule 2 eggs, beaten 3 TB  all purpose fl...