Nava’s Lamb Rib Masala.
Pressure cook 8 pieces of lamb ribs with
1/2 tbsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste and
1 1/2 tsp turmeric powder.
Once done, mix in plain chilli powder(as needed).

Sauté 1 sliced large onion,
pieces of dried chillies and spices( 3 small cinnamon & 2 star anise).

Add mutton,
3 sliced potatoes,
stir,
add 1 tsp cumin powder,
2 tsp coriander powder and
1 tsp crushed black pepper. Season with salt.
Pour enough water, stir, cover and cook. Remove lid and stir in coriander leaves.
#LambRibMasala
#LambDish
#IndianCuisine
#navascooking
#NavaKrishnan

Oyster sauce veggies.
In two tbsp heated oil, add 6 smashed garlic, 6 slices of ginger and sliced tofu (2pcs).
Gently fry to lightly brown tofu.

Add 1/2 sliced carrot and 1 packet sliced corn ( blanch both in hot water for a couple of mins to soften), 1 sheet soaked and broken fucuk.
Stir, pour 2 tbsp oyster sauce,
stir and combine in sliced spring onion. Salt (only if needed).
#OysterSauceVeggie
#ChineseCooking
#navascooking
#NavaKrishnan

Plant Based, Vegetarian #PadThai.
This recipe is a keeper yea. Let’s go.

Broth - simmer carrot, red onions, lemongrass and galangal.
Drain, pour broth in pot,
add a small piece of palm sugar,
season with salt.
Continue to simmer over very low heat.

Other ingredients:
blanched kuey teow/noodles
carrot stripes
diced tofu
mushroom
crushed peanuts
sliced chillies and
lime.

Fry basil leaves in oil.

Pour coconut milk (as needed)
soy sauce (as needed)
add mushroom and
tofu in broth.

Assemble kuey teow,
chilies,
crushed peanuts,
carrot,
chilies and
fried basil leaves.
Pour broth, over and serve. #
#PhadThai
#VegetarianPhadThai
#ThaiFood
#navascooking
#NavaKrishnan

Butter Garlic Rice (rice cooker cooking)

Washed rice, smashed garlic, a little butter (optional) and some salt in the rice cooker to cook and fluff up.
#ButterGarlicRice
#VegetarianFood
#navascooking
#NavaKrishnan

Kai Lan (Chinese broccoli) garlic chilli oil.
Slice 1 bunch kai lan, blanch in hot water for 2 mins, rinse and pat dry/squeeze out water.
Heat 3 tbsp oil, fry 7 chopped garlic till crispy, remove from heat, stir in 1/2 tbsp chilli flakes, season with salt, stir and tip over veg.
#KaiLanGarlic
#ChineseVegetarian
#ChineseRecipe
#navascooking
#NavaKrishnan

Lemongrass tofu stir fried.
Ingredients
1 packet brown flat tofu - slice into pieces
2 lemongrass - slice thinly
7 shallots - slice thinly
1 green chilli - slice thinly
Some spring onion - slice thinly
Salt and lime juice to taste
3 tbsp of oil

To make
Sauté lemongrass, shallots and lemongrass in heated oil.
Add tofu and salt.
Stir and cook over high heat to lightly brown tofu on both sides.
Add spring onion and lime juice.
Stir in and dish out.
#lemongrasstofu #tofulemongrassstirfried #quickdish #chinesefood #vegetarianfood
#Navakrishnan
#navascooking

Nasi Minyak (literally means oil rice).
Heat 3 tbsp ghee/minyak sapi, fry 1 handful of cashew nuts, remove and keep aside. Do the same to 1 handful of raisins/kismis.

Fry 1/2 tbsp ginger paste,
1 tsp garlic paste, and
spices (2 cinnamon, 2 star anise, 4 cloves and 4 cardamom),
add 1 smashed lemongrass,
1 sliced red chilli and
1 sliced green chilli.

Stir, add 2 cups washed basmati rice, stir and tip into rice cooker. Add 1 tsp turmeric powder, pandan leaves (knotted),
2 cups carton milk,
1 cup water and
season with salt.
Stir and cook.

Once done, stir in 1/2 tsp saffron strands mixed with a bit of hot water (optional).
Garnish with fried cashews and raisins bf serving.
#NasiMinyak
#OilRice
#MalayFood
#VegetarianRice
#NavaKrishnan
#navascooking

Yau mak choy (sayur minyak) oyster sauce.
Separate leaves from two bunches and blanch in hot water for 1/2 min.
Pat dry/squeeze out water and put in a plate.
Pour oyster sauce, top with shallots fried in oil and fresh ginger stripes.
#ChineseVeggie
#navascooking
#NavaKrishnan

Bacon Fried Banana.
Wrap bacon around banana, fry and sprinkle some pistachios atop.
#BaconFriedBanana
#Dessert
#GuiltyPleasure
#navascooking
#NavaKrishnan

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.
#SotoAyam
#MalayFood
#NoodleDish
#NavaKrishnan
#navascooking

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).

#dessert
#navascooking
#NavaKrishnan

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.
#SaltedFishCurry
#SaltedFishChickPeaCurry
#SpicyCurry
#navascooking
#NavaKrishnan

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.
#TurmericCabbage
#HealthyVeggie
#navascooking
#NavaKrishnan

#Vendhayakolumbu/fenugreek seed curry. To make:

The veggies (as needed)
Bendi/okra
Mango
Brinjal
Potato
*slice with or without the skin and keep aside.

For the curry paste
1 tbsp plain chilli powder
1 tbsp fish curry powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp fennel powder
1/2 tbsp coriander powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp crushed black pepper
*mix with some water for the paste

Other ingredients
7 shallots - smash
10 garlic - remove skin
1 tomato - slice
2 green chillies - slice
1 tsp halba
Some curry leaves
Some gingerly oil
1/2 cup coconut milk
1/4 cup oil
A little asofoteda powder
Salt

Fry paste with 1 tsp fenugreek/halba seeds in 1/4 cup of oil.
Add shallot, garlic & curry leaves.
Stir
Add potato & 1 sliced tomato.
Stir.
Pour enough water for gravy, stir & simmer till potato is half cooked.
Add mango, bendi, mango & green chilli.
Season with salt.
Simmer to soften veg.
Pour 1/2 cup coconut milk, stir, heat through.
Off the heat, combine in some gingerly oil & asofoteda powder.
#navascooking
#NavaKrishnan

#vegetariansalads #vegetariansaladrecipes
1. Avocado Lust
- avocado
- pomegranate
- mix salad leaves
- cheese

2. Watermelon Darling
- yellow watermelon
- mix salad leaves
- sunflower seeds
- white sesame seeds
- chilli sauce

3. Bread Love
- crouton
- rocket salad leaves
- oranges
- mix nuts
- cheese

4. Green Itch
- cucumber
- avocado
- salad leaves
- mix nuts
- mix dried fruits
- cheese

**salt and pepper (your choice. I didn’t add)
#ZenValue
#ZenLove
#Salads
#NavaKrishnan
#navascooking

#breakfastclub
1. Purple & Green Bliss
- boiled #purplesweetpotatoes potatoes
- #zucchini
- #sunflowerseeds
- #thousandislanddressing

2. Dating Morning
- #dates
- #banana
- #chiaseeds

3. Mango Lust
- #mangoes
- #saladleaves
- #sunflowerseeds

4. Purple Gain
- boiled #purplesweetpotatoes
- #saladleaves
- #honey
- #macadamianuts

5. Dragon Trill
- #dragonfruit
- #spinachleaves
- #pistacchio
- #honey

6. Black Power
- #blackgrapes
- #rocketsaladleaves
- #picannuts

#vegetarianbreakfast #fingerfoodideas #MyFiftyNineLife #navascooking