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You can buy Chinese, Indian, Malay, Nonya (Nyonya), Thai and western cakes in the streets, shops, bakery or cake houses all over Malaysia and Singapore. Typical Malaysia / Singapore cakes, commonly referred to as kueh (or kuih) made by the Malays and Chinese are usually small cakes or coconut milk based desserts that come in a variety of flavors, usually having fruit such as durian, banana, or sometimes pandan.

Kuih are usually sweet and intricate creations, including cakes, cookies and puddings. It is more often steamed than baked. It can also be deep-fried, and sometimes even grilled. They are very different in texture, flavor and appearance from Western cakes or puff pastries.

Kuihs are not confined to a certain meal but are eaten throughout the day. It comes in different shapes, colours, texture and designs. Some examples are filled, coated, wrapped, sliced and layered kuihs. Presented together, they make up a colourful, pleasing platter. As such, kuehs are among the most popular items to be enjoyed during tea time, as a sweet dessert, and as part of the menu at festive occasions.

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Potatoes is rich in Vitamin C, Calcium and Iron. In India potatoes are used in varieties of dishes. One of the dishes that uses potato is Aloo Masala or Potato Masala Curry. Aloo masala is a nice compliment for any kind of dosa. It can be rolled in the dosa or served as a side dish.

Ingredients

4 boiled medium size potatoes
2 large finely chopped onion
2 large chopped tomato
1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste (or can finely chopped 1 garlic + some ginger)
2 teaspoon garam masala (or any curry powder)
2 tablespoon oil
6 curry leaves
1 coriander
some turmeric powder for color and sweet flavoring
salt

How to Cook Aloo Masala (Potato Masala Curry)

1. Clean the potato with plain water than you should peeled it and cut into finger chips sized and boiled it.

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Roti is a general name used for Indian Bread. It is the primary food in the daily menu of most people in the Indian subcontinent. Anyway, roti is eaten more in the northern regions of the country because of its dry climate.

Depending upon the ingredients and method of preparation, a variety of breads are made in India – Chapati, Puran Poli, Phulka, Luchi, Puri, Roti, Paratha, Naan, Appam, Dosa, Bhatoora, Kulcha, Pathiri, Baqar Khani, and many more. Each name refers to a different kind. Some of these, like Paratha and Roti have many varieties. Some varieties depend on the kind of grain used to prepare them, and others depend on the fillings they contain. Most of the time, it is prepared according to one’s own taste and imagination.

Poli is sweet, chapati and paratha is made with whole wheat flour, naan is soft and fluffy north Indian roti and is made from plain flour with a little bit of yeast, puri and bhatura are deep fried in oil, Paratha are layered bread made of wheat flour but fried in little oil. Anyway, most of these breads are cooked on a flat pan except Naan and other Tandoori class of breads. A special oven called a tandoor clay oven is used for cooking Naan directly over a flame.

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One of the most popular foods of India and one that the country is well known for is Masala. We can find many of the Indian food are having the term of “Masala” in part of its name like Masala Dosa. Anyway, what does “Masala” mean?

Masala is a term used in Indian cuisine and the cuisines of neighboring, culturally similar, regions like Pakistan and to describe a mixture of many spices, which are mixed into a sauce when used in a dish. It is known for its smell, and is used extensively in Indian cooking to add spice and flavor.

Masala is used in a variety of sauces and dishes, and can have many different tastes depending on the combination of spices that went into making it. A masala can either be a combination of dried (and usually dry-roasted) spices, or a paste (such as vindaloo masala) made from a mixture of spices and other ingredients–often garlic, ginger and onions. Some of the spices in a certain Masala can be: coriander, cumin, salt and pepper.

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Tremella (Snow fungus), also known as white tree ear fungus, silver fungus and silver ear is quite similar to wood ear. It is white in color and almost transparent.

Tremella is commonly used to enhance body liquids – good for throat and lungs. It is effective in nourishing the lungs, healing dry cough and clearing heat in the lungs. Those who have weak lungs catch cold easily. Eating stewed white fungus with rock sugar and red dates helps strengthen the respiratory system and thus, helps prevent cold.

At the same time, Tremella is commonly used as a stimulating herb and also as a beauty augmenting medicine. It is widely used for the betterment of the skin tone. Tremella is one of the premier beauty herbs of Asia and is used to beautify the skin. When consumed regularly, the skin is believe to become soft and moist.

To prepare Tremella to be used in soups and desserts, just wash and soak dried Tremella in cold water for 20 – 30 minutes or until it becomes soft. Cut into smaller pieces before adding to your soup. The middle of the fungus is usually quite hard, some people will prefer to use only the softer edges.
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When it comes to finding protein sources that do not contain the cholesterol and fat content found in meat products, people are beginning to rediscover tofu, which is used widely in Chinese and Japanese cuisine.

Vegetarians have long reported the benefits of tofu food – a soy product that is often used as a meat alternative in a variety of dishes. But the benefits of tofu food have reached beyond the vegetarian community as more and more health-conscious eaters have turned their attention to this versatile product. Tofu food lends itself to a variety of delicious uses and, as such, continues to be a staple in many household kitchens.

Tofu is a soybean based product made from curds that are pressed into useable blocks that can be used in a tofu recipe. Soft tofu, derived directly from soy milk, is extremely moist; because of its similarity to custard, it is often used as an ingredient in a tofu recipe for dessert. Firm tofu, that contains less moisture, holds its shape and is conducive to a main dish tofu recipe. Dried tofu has the lowest moisture content and is most like meat in its texture. When used in a tofu recipe, dried tofu is often crumbled, sliced, or pressed into noodles.
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Drinking fresh green vegetable juices every day is one of the greatest secrets of slim and radiantly healthy people.

Fresh vegetable juice helps supply your body with readily available nutrition. It not only tastes great, but it helps you eat, and consumes more vegetables in a day than you normally would.

Green juices will feed your body with an abundance of vitamins, minerals and disease-fighting antioxidants. These fresh and nutrient-rich juices will also help to heal and restore your energy and youthfulness.

You may want to begin experimenting with some of the milder tasting greens first–like the leaf lettuces, spinach and beet greens. These veggies taste great when juiced with fresh carrots or apples.

Nutrition experts now claim that consuming plenty of green vegetables, particularly green leafy vegetables, will help to decrease the risk of heart disease, stroke and certain cancers. They are also said to be effective at lowering blood pressure, improving digestive health and guarding against cataracts and macular degeneration.

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Vegetarian – Become One and Be Healthier Today With These Simple Tips

Becoming a vegetarian will make you healthier and give you more energy.

Many people think it is difficult to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle but there are a huge amount of choices open to you and this article will show you how to in simple steps.

Once having made the decision to become a vegetarian, you must decide which kind you are. There are for main varieties:

• Lacto vegetarianism: Lacto vegetarians do not eat meat or eggs but do eat dairy products. Most vegetarians in India and other Hindu areas, as well as those in the classical

Mediterranean lands, such as Pythagoreans, are or were lacto vegetarian.

• Lacto-ovo vegetarianism: Lacto-ovo vegetarians do not eat meat but do eat dairy products and eggs. This is currently the most common variety in the Western world.

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Adding nuts and seed in your cooking maybe good for your health.

Nuts and Seed in Your Diet

Nuts and seeds are rammed full of dietary essentials and easy to add into your diet, they can be hard to digest so mill them in the blender or grind them up in your single auger juicer so help your body get the best from them. Milling or grinding will break the seed or nut down a little and make them easier for your body to digest. Nuts contain protein, fiber, vitamin E and a good selection of minerals. They are potent and calorie rich though so you only need a few.

Nutty butters: some juicers excel at making nut butters, the single auger machines are the best for this, they double up as pestle and mortar style homogenizing machines that allow you to make pastes, nut butters, baby foods and other goodies.

Nutty hint: common sense this one but always buy non salted nuts, salt is everywhere in our diets, you don’t need to add any salt in the form of salty nuts, that’s for sure! Also salt makes things very moreish, so you’ll find it hard to stop eating them!

Nuts and seeds go great in smoothies and mill into dust in a decent blender. Mill them up before you put the fruit and vegetable ingredients in so they are ultra easy for your body to use. This is a super way of introducing vegetable protein to your diet as well as essential fatty acids, my favored seeds are Hemp or Flax seed.

Nutty warning when you make a smoothie for someone, make sure the do not have a nut allergy! Take extra care when making drinks for children as they may be completely unaware of their allergies and intolerance.

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I like Indian food. During my visit to India recently, I was introduced to many Indian food. It is nice and delicious!

Following is an article that introduced to us about the famous Indian vegetarian food.

Indian Vegetarian Food and Cooking

When people talk about being vegetarian, many usually think that they do not have many recipes to choose from. Furthermore, being vegetarian in several countries like United States would only require them to eat raw or uncooked vegetables.

However, that is not the case for vegetarian Indian recipes. Vegetable lovers will find delight in eating the delectable Indian food recipes without the need to have the same old, boring, and dull taste that they have with the typical vegetarian cuisines. The vegetarian Indian Food has a wide array of choices when it comes to flavor. You can still taste that mouth-watering zest even if there is no chicken, lamb, or any kind of meat used in the main ingredients.

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