Asian Recipes – Page 6 – Mayakitchenette

Thai Salmon Cakes and Corn Salad

April 9, 2016

This platter was our dinner for two. (Read: Me and momsie) I was never a Salmon person. I started eating Salmon only about 1.5 years ago and since then I have never looked back. Basically Salmon started making it's way into supermarket cart in November 2014 and no, I haven't specifically highlighted the date on my calendar. I can remember the…

Noodles/Pasta Ramadan Seafood Yum Picks by Maya

Wonton Noodle Soup

November 27, 2015

I share a love-hate relationship with YOUTUBE. On lonely nights, I snuggle up in bed with YouTube on my fingertips. On busy days, YOUTUBE keeps enticing me to watch something on it. I can't even write a freaking blog post because every now and then I keep getting distracted. Sometimes it's Ellen dancing away and sometimes it’s Nigella and her…

Dessert Yum Picks by Maya

Gajar Halwa or Carrot Halwa

November 12, 2015

My favorite time of the year is here! Diwali has always been one of my much-loved festival ever since my childhood as I used to have an Indian neighbor back then and I would eagerly wait for her to send a platter of Indian sweets early on the morning of Diwali. Yes, I have always learned to appreciate good food…

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Healthy Quick and Easy Soup/Salad Vegetarian

5 ingredients Sesame Asparagus

July 31, 2015

Sometimes you just need something simple for dinner. Of course, there are days when you need something simple, delicious, as well as green. Like this fella below. Hey guys, do you realize that you are seeing me for the second time this week? (Read: second blog post for the week) Eid is still on, people are coming over even now, but I've nonetheless…

Ramadan Seafood Soup/Salad Yum Picks by Maya

Rojak Bandung Recipe

June 11, 2015

Rojak (Malaysian and Singaporean spelling) or Rujak (Indonesian spelling) is a traditional fruit and vegetable salad dish commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. There are non vegetarian salads too, like in this recipe. The term "Rojak" means a "mix". It is also used as a colloquial expression for an eclectic mix, in particular as a word describing the multi-ethnic character…

Meat Ramadan Yum Picks by Maya

Beef Rendang Recipe

February 13, 2015

Every time I flip through a cookbook, I would be greeted with a number of Asian recipes. Thai green curry in Gordon's book, Indian butter chicken from Nigella, chicken chow mein courtesy of Jamie Oliver, satay from Donna hay and Indonesian ginger chicken made by Ina Garten. The list just goes on and on. This shows that Asian cuisine has…

Quick and Easy Ramadan

Easy Inari Sushi Recipe

January 16, 2015

Konnichiwa people! No, I am not currently in Japan, but I just had Japanese food. *Grins* I started a little tardy with the blog post this week. It has been a pretty busy week so far. I have not been trading (Fx) for almost a month now and work officially starts next week. It is always hard to go back to…

Quick and Easy Ramadan Vegetarian Yum Picks by Maya

Peas Pulao Recipe

December 9, 2014

Half of the family members are currently away for a week. Initially I thought, this would be the best time for me to cook all the food that I want to blog about, without giving a thought as to what others may not eat. Reality was far from what I thought. Having to deal with the housework all alone and…

Noodles/Pasta Ramadan

Mee Rebus – Noodles in Sweet Potato Gravy

October 25, 2014

As I am typing out this post, I am also chatting with my cousin who is currently living in Canada. I was asking her for the English name of a certain Asian ingredient and I mentioned that I was writing about a local dish and she seemed really surprised at that. Cousin: Haahaaa so you are cooking Asian dishes now? Me: What…

Beverages Dessert Ramadan Vegetarian

Four Ingredients Sweet Potato Dessert

September 24, 2014

Have you read about a study that people with a "sweet tooth" are supposed to have sweeter dispositions? Apparently, those who like sweet stuffs are known to be more compassionate, friendly and cooperative. So what does that mean? It means, it is time to grab a bowl of dessert! It would obviously be fab if the dessert uses only four ingredients. Yes,…