Yam with sesame

Ingredients

1/2 small yam
1 tbs sesame seeds
1/2 tbs sugar
1/2 tbs dark soya sauce
1 tbs water

Directions:
1. Rinse yam and cut into halves.

2. Wrap with clingwrap and heat up in microwave till soft. Or i prefer to steam it. Peel and mash well.

3. Mix, sesame, sugar, soy sauce and water. For extra punch, i add dried shrimp or dried scallop. You can add chinese mushrooms to this too.

Egg yolk and potato

Ingredients

1/2 potato
1 egg

Directions:
1. Peel potato, rinse and cut into pieces. Cook till soft and mash welll.

2. Cook egg and remove egg white. (Cut egg into half, setting aside whites for later) Mash the egg yolk with a little water and mix well with potato. Add salt to taste.

3. Spoon mixture onto halves of egg whites. Use remaining mixture to be spread onto a plate. Place whites on top.

Kid's Chicken Curry

Serves: 3 adults

Ingredients

2 whole chicken breasts, cubed
1 onion, chopped finely
2 cloves garlic, chopped finely
1 potato
1 carrot
1/2 cm slice ginger, chopped finely
1 tsp curry powder
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp star anise
1 tbs oil
1 cm cinnamon bark
2 ripe tomatoes, skinned and chopped
1 tbs thick coconut milk
(can be substituted for fresh milk)
Salt to taste

Directions
1. Mix curry powder, ground coriander and chopped onion, garlic and ginger.

2. Heat oil and star anise and cinnamon till fragrant. Add curry mixture. And fry at low heat till fragrant. Add coconut milk and continue to cook till oil seperates.

3. Add chicken and cook till firm. Add tomatoes and slow cook 10-15 mins. If paste turns dry, add a bit of water

4. Add salt to taste.

Raisin Butter Rice served with Chicken and Mushroom Stew

Ingredients

 1 rib celery, thickly sliced
1 tomato, skinned and cut into cubes
1 bay leaf
6 oyster mushroom or button mushrooms, sliced
2 chicken thighs
1/2 tbs plain flour
1/2 tbs oil
1 onion, cut into cubes
1 carrot, thickly sliced
salt and pepper


1/2 cup rice
1 1/2 cup water
1/2 tbs butter
1 - 2 tbs raisins


Directions:
1. Wash rice and put to boil with water and butter. When most of the liquid has been absorbed, lower heat and sprinkle raisins over top. Cover and cook till rice is done.


2. Remove all skin from chicken. Cut away neat from bones. Do not discard bones. Toss into flour.


3. Fry onion in pan till fragrant. Saute chicken until firm, adding bones as well. Add carrot, celery, tomato and cook few more mins. Add water and bay leaf. Bring to a boil and let simmer for 20 mins.


4. Serve stew with raisin rice. Mmmm Yummy!

Tomato scrambled egg

Ingredients1 egg, beaten


1 tomato, diced


1/3 cup milk


Directions:


1. Add a little oil into a frying pan. Add diced tomatoes and fry till slightly soft. Add eggs and cook for 1 min. Add milk.


2. Continue to mix eggs and tomatoes, till eggs form fluffy clouds