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Coriander Roots
They are not only more aromatic and intense flavoured than the leaves but also have a nice, earthy, peppery and citrusy flavour. When I first ventured into Thai cooking, I would desperately look out for only the fat, old roots of the matured coriander plant.
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Blueberry Cobbler
You can use your favorite berries either fresh for frozen for this easy to do dessert. You can also try with other fruits like mangoes, bananas and diced apples. The addition of yoghurt to the topping makes it super soft with a deliciously crisp crust.
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Orange Macaroons with Caramel Chocolate Centres
Pretty, sweet and delicate; Macaroons make a great addition to your Christmas table or as an edible gift to your friends and loved ones. Once you master the basic recipe, you can try experimenting with different flavour combinations.
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Christmas Stollen
A rich bread packed with lots of dried fruits, stollen is a classic German dish served mainly during Christmas period. Soaking the dried fruits in 100 ml of rum or brandy would make this fruit bread moist and aromatic.
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Cranberries and Hazelnuts Cookies
These Christmas cookies are sure to dazzle any crowd. For a real intense flavour, use good quality chocolate. You can also substitute white chocolate chips with dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips.
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Thai Omelette
Have you ever ordered and eaten a Thai Omelette in a Thai restaurant and wondered how they get the omelette so fluffy on the inside, yet crispy on the edges and so flavorful?
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Steamed Caramel Fruit Cake
This year, instead of buying a generic store-bought cake, why don’t you steam a simple but moist and yummy fruit cake for yourself and friends?
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Goan Snowball Cookies
Snowball cookies are like Melting Moments, except that they are pale and always made with ghee and dusted with icing sugar. They make for very pretty presents when packed nicely in boxes or jars. They are eggless and suitable for vegetarians too!
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Lemon Grass and Ginger Syrup
You can sweeten your tea with it; make a lemonade out of it by just squeezing some lemon juice into you glass and adding a bit of the syrup and soda water; add it to your cocktail drinks; serve it as a hot sweet drink; make a milky bubble tea; add a couple of tablespoons to a stir fried meat dish or a marinade or pour over a warm just out of the oven butter cake!
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Idiappam aka String Hoppers
Singaporean and Malaysian children grew up eating puttu mayam with freshly grated coconut and orange or brown sugar. Though in Singapore it is called puttu mayam, it is known as Idiyappam, Noolputtu, Noolappam, Sevai or semige in different parts of India where it is usually served with a curry or sweet coconut milk. I have eaten puttu mayam in Kerala with mashed banana and coconut and it was a delicious gluten-free vegan breakfast. PUTTU MAYAM AKA IDIAPPAM 250g rice flour1 tsp oil1/2 tsp salt400ml boiling water
