Soto Ayam.
For the soup/broth:
smash 1 serai/lemongrass, 1 inch galangal/lengkuas and 1/2 inch ginger.

Put in a pot with chicken bones, 1 pc cinnamon/kayu manis, 1 star anise and enough water.
Simmer to extract broth.
Drain to remove bones and the other ingredients.
Pour back broth in pot, add chicken pieces (or remove, set aside for adding atop of Soto) and simmer.
Season with salt and pepper.

For sambal/chilli dip:
mix chopped red chilies,
sweet soy sauce,
belacan powder,
calamansi lime juice and
a tiny pinch of salt (all ingredients as needed).

Add blanched mee hoon in a bowl,
pour soup,
garnish with soup leaves, spring onion and
fried shallots and serve with sambal.
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Tub Tim Krob (red rubies with coconut milk)
#ThaiDessert
Though generally it’s water chestnuts for red rubies, I used sengkuang/sweet turnip and turned out fab as well.

#recipe:
Cut turnip into cubes and soak in water with red colouring (for about 30 mins).
Add 1 cup cassava/tepung ubi in a zip lock bag, add turnip and coat all over.
Shake off excess flour (see pic) and put in boiling water.

Simmer for 3 mins, drain and plunge in ice water.
To serve, put rubies in a bowl, add coconut milk (add a pinch of salt), sugar syrup (simmer sugar with pandan leaves) and ice cubes (optional).

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Salted fish chick pea curry.
Fry 1 tsp fenugreek/halba seeds, 6 smashed shallots and 7 smashed garlic in 3 tbsp oil.
Add curry paste (11/2 tbsp fish curry powder and 1 tsp turmeric powder mixed with water), stir and cook till aromatic.

Add 4 sliced green chillies, stir and pour tamarind/asam water (tamarind mixed with 3 cups water.
Simmer, add fish and chick peas. Simmer, remove from heat and combine in fenugreek/methi leaves.
Salt: taste bf adding.
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The simplest yet the best for yesterday's salted fish curry: cabbage stir fried with curry leaves and turmeric powder/serbuk kunyit.

Heat 3 tbsp oil, sauté 1 tsp mustard seeds with 1 sliced red onion.
Add shredded cabbage (1/2 medium size), 1 tsp turmeric powder, curry leaves, season with salt, stir quickly and remove from heat.
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