Pan-Fried Mua Chee (No Steamer Needed) | Soft, Chewy & Easy Street Food Recipe

The favourite traditional street food is made easy in a single pan. No steamer required A soft, chewy and nostalgic street food favourite, this pan-fried Mua Chee is made easily in one pan – no steaming required. With fragrant shallot oil and a nutty peanut coating, this method delivers excellent texture while staying soft even … Read more

Peranakan Fish Maw Soup (Hee Peow) Recipe

This recipe is designed for home cooks who want to bring the rich heritage of Nyonya cuisine into their own kitchens. Nyonya Fish Maw Soup or Hee Peow, is one of those comforting dishes you’ll often find in Peranakan home kitchens. It’s simple, hearty, and packed with flavour – soft fish maw, juicy pork and … Read more

Easy, Soft and Bouncy Kueh Kosui Recipe

Learn how to make traditional Kueh Kosui at home with this easy recipe. This classic steamed kuih is made with rice flour, tapioca starch, and rich gula melaka (palm sugar), then coated in fragrant salted grated coconut. The result is soft, chewy, bouncy, and slightly wobbly — with that beautiful caramel-like sweetness from the gula … Read more

Nyonya Bak Chang Recipe (Peranakan Rice Dumplings) | Easy Pressure Cooker Method

This Nyonya Bak Chang recipe shows you how to make traditional Peranakan Rice Dumplings using a Pressure Cooker – saving hours of cooking time while keeping all the authentic flavours intact. Filled with savoury meat, mushrooms, sweet candied winter melon and wrapped with fragrant glutinous rice (including natural blue pea rice), these dumplings are perfect … Read more

Kueh Putugal Recipe (Steamed Banana Tapioca/Cassava Cake)

Kueh Putugal (also known as Kuih Portugal or Putu Tegair) is a shared heritage dessert primarily attributed to the Eurasian (Kristang) community in Singapore and Malaysia, though it is also adopted by the Peranakan (Nyonya) community. This steamed tapioca cake with a sweet banana center is a beloved treat. It’s gluten-free, naturally vegan, and absolutely … Read more