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Nyonya food


Salted Fish Pineapple Curry Recipe

Ingredients :
300 g
1/2
2
2
500 ml

Ground
8
4 cloves
2
2 cm
10
1 tablespoon
2 stalks
Salted fish, soak in water for 1 hour
Pineapple, cubed
Green chilies
Red chilies
Coconut milk
Salt and sugar to taste

Shallots
Garlic
Candlenuts
Turmeric
Red chilies
Dried shrimp paste (belacan)
Lemon grass (white part)
Method :
  • Heat 5 tablespoons oil.
  • Stir fry the grounded ingredients until fragrant.
  • Add 3 cups of water.
  • Bring to a boil.
  • Add in salted fish, pineapple, green chilies, red chilies and bring to a boil.
  • Switch to low heat and cook for 15 minutes.
  • Stir in the coconut milk, salt and sugar.
  • Cook until it boils.
  • Serve hot with steamed rice.
Note : To reduce the saltiness, soak salted fish in salt water and then rinse. Salt water will remove saltiness from fish.











Pong Teh Chicken Recipe

Ingredients :
1.2 kg
200 g
5
5
1 cup
1 tablespoon
1 tablespoon
1 tablespoon
5 cm
2 tablespoons
1 tablespoon
3 cups
Whole chicken, cut into bite size
Bamboo shoots
Dried chilies
Green chilies
Shallots, sliced
Garlic
Sugar
Soy bean paste
Cinnamon stick
Soy sauce
Thick soy sauce
Water
Cornflour solution
Method :
  • Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a pot.
  • Stir fry shallots, garlic, sugar and soy bean paste till fragrant.
  • Add chicken, bamboo shoots, dried chilies and green chilies and stir fry evenly.
  • Pour in cinnamon stick, soy sauce, thick soy sauce and water.
  • Cover to simmer till done.
  • Pour in cornflour solution slowly with constant stirring.
  • Serve hot.
Note : The most preferred Nyonya dish amongst the elderly. You can also replacethe chicken with other meat.

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