Diet & Nutrition by Peg's Cottage

  The recipe of this Chinese Chives Pocket Pie is only for the outer crust, as for the filling, I did not really measure; however, below are the ingredients for the filling: Minced meat Chinese chives Roasted pork Dried Shrimp Salt Pepper Sesame oil Fish sauce Note: By sharing our experiences in baking and cooking, we could improve further the recipe. Hence  I  would  appreciate if you could kindly link back your baking or cooking experiences to my blog for sharing and further improvement.

  Ingredients: 291g White radish 1Tablespoon of Oil 2 Cloves of Minced Garlic 1 drop of Stevia 8g Sweetener ¼ tsp Ground pepper ¼ tsp Salt 15g Oat fiber Psyllium 1 Egg White + 1 Whole Egg Method: Cook the grated radish with garlic and some dried shrimp (optional) until soft then set aside. In another bowl, weight Oat Fiber + Psyllium Husks. (Mix well) Beat 1 Egg White + 1 Whole Egg in a bowl until combine, add 1 drop of Stevia, and also pepper and salt. Add (3) to (2). Place in a heat proof container, wrap with cling foil, and steam for 30 minutes. Note: By sharing our experiences in baking and cooking, we could improve further the recipe.  Hence  I  would  appreciate if you could kindly link back your baking or cooking experiences to my blog for sharing and further improvement.

  Note: By sharing our experiences in baking and cooking, we could improve further the recipe. Hence  I  would  appreciate if you could kindly link back your baking or cooking experiences to my blog for sharing and further improvement.

Dear friends, If you have realized, crispy fish skin is a snack trend now. We will see crispy fish skin snack everywhere nowadays. Not sure how many of you like these crispy snacks. But I heard the Salted egg yolks version are very addictive and also very expensive, it cost RM 35 per pack. (Really costly) In our family, we don't really eat salted egg. Hence i have came out with my own version of crispy fish skin. And most importantly, I know what type of ingredients I have added in and where my fish skins are from. I am delighted to share with all of you my version of Airfry Salmon Skin. I am very glad that I have got some Salmon skin from a vendor who air-flown their Salmon directly from Japan. I have bought 1 kg. Now I regret, should buy more instead of 1kg, as it is too delicious. You will not stop with only 1 piece. Ingredients: Salmon Fish Skin 250 gram Seasoning: 1 teaspoon of Salt 1 teaspoon of Pepper 1 teaspoon of Mint leaves 1 teaspoon of Curry powder 2...

Ingredients for Pastry: 175 gram Plain Flour 50 gram Butter 55 gram Cold Water 1/4 teaspoon of Salt 1 teaspoon of Oil 1 Egg yolk for egg wash + few drops of water (optional) Method: Mix plain flour, butter and ice water to form a dough. Put the dough inside the fridge for 15 min before shape. Oven-Baked for 190 degrees for 34 minutes. Note: By sharing our experiences in baking, we could improve further the recipe. Hence i would appreciate if you could kindly link back your baking experiences to my blog for sharing and further improvement.

To make this bitter chocolate when you crave for chocolate. Please note it will not taste as good as store bought chocolate. Yield 22 Chocolates. Each about 56 Cal. Ingredients: 1//2 cup of unsalted butter 1/4 cup of cocoa powder 1/4 cup of VCO 1 teaspoon of Stevia (optional, I didn't put any sweetener in it) Method: Mix all the above ingredients until it has well corporated. Then pour into any mould. As for me, I have used cupcakes liners for it.  Freeze in the fridge. Have one when you are on your Keto diet, and its only 56 cal per piece! Note: By sharing our experiences in baking, we could improve further the recipe. Hence I would appreciate if you could kindly link back your baking experiences to my blog for sharing and further improvement.

The best part about homemade is we can place any ingredients we like. Ingredients: Outer Dough 100gram flour 1 tbsp sugar 30 gram butter 50 ml water Oil Dough 80 gram flour 50 gram shortening Fillings 2 Gloves of Garlic 1 Sharlot Some Mince meat (Didn't measure, RM 2.50 worth of mince meat) 2 tablespoon of Corn (As we don't take green pea) 1 tbsp of Char Siew Sauce 1 tbsp of Dark Soy Sauce Egg wash 1 egg + pinch of salt Method: How to cook filling: Heat up wok, add 1 tablespoon of oil, fry garlic, and shallot until fragrance. Add mincemeat and corn, fry until mincemeat is cooked. Add Char Siew Sauce and Dark Soy sauce. Fry for another 1 minutes. The Outer Crust: Add flour, butter, sugar, water in a big mixing bowl and form a dough ( outer dough ) Add flour, shortening to form a dough. ( Oil dough ) Now we are having 2 doughs. Rest both doughs for 15 minutes . Now divide the dough into 4 equal portions, then rest for another 15 minutes. Wrap o...

Ingredients: 2 Potatoes 2 chicken ham 2 hard boiled eggs Salad Dressing: 3 tbsp of Mayonnaise 1 tsp of lemon juice 1/2 tbsp of Mustard Sauce (Optional) 1 tsp of Italian herbs Method: Boiled potatoes and eggs for 15 minutes. Peeled potatoes and eggs. Set aside. Dry fried ham for about 3 minutes. (This step is optional, as ham already cooked) Combine salad dressing and mixed well. Mix all the ingredients and toss well with salad dressing. Note:By sharing our experiences in baking, we could improve further the recipe. Hence i would appreciate if you could kindly link back your baking experiences to my blog for sharing and further improvement.

 Curry cornflakes, raisins, cashew nuts, snail biscuits mixed. Ingredients: 150 grams of plain flour 1 tablespoon of curry powder 1 tablespoon of vegetarian dried shrimp 55 gram of Butter 38 gram of Water 1 egg Salt to taste 2 stalks of curry leaves 3 cloves of garlic Method: 1.Use a blender, to blend garlic, curry leaves and some vegetarian dried shrimp. 2.Mixed flour and curry powder, salt by using a spatula. 3.Followed by curry leaves, garlic and dried shrimp. 4.Add egg and melted butter. 5.Add water bit by bit, until all the above ingredients has fully incorporated. 6.Flatten the dough and cut into small square. 7.Roll the dough by using pattern board.  8.Place in airfryer and fried for 15-20 minutes @ 180 C. Note:By sharing our experiences in baking, we could improve further the recipe. Hence i would appreciate if you could kindly link back your baking experiences to my blog for sharing and further imp...

This crab sticks recipe is rather easy to prepare as long as you have an oven. My kids have finished 1/2 of the bottle within half day. Definitely not as tasty as those purchase outside, but it is definitely healthier way to prepare this snack during CNY and any other event.  Ingredient: 1 pack of crab sticks Method: 1. Cut the crab sticks into your desired size. 2. Spread evenly on tray. (Place a piece of baking paper on your tray before putting in the crab sticks) 3. Baked at 130 C for 30 minutes (Use a chopsticks to stir to make sure crab sticks are baked evenly); followed by 140 C for 15 minutes; 160C for another 15 minutes or until your desired crispiness. 4. Store in an air tight container when cooled completely. Note:By sharing our experiences in baking, we could improve further the recipe. Hence i would appreciate if you could kindly link back your baking experiences to my blog for sharing and further improvement.

Kindly refer to my tarts recipe. Custard Ingredients: 2 tbsp of custard powder 2 tbsp of sugar (Can reduce to 1 tbsp) 60 ml of milk (Can increase to 80 ml - 100 ml) 1 tsp of Vanilla Method: Mix all the custard ingredients, and cook in pan until thicken. Place any of your favorite fruits as topping. Note:By sharing our experiences in baking, we could improve further the recipe. Hence i would appreciate if you could kindly link back your baking experiences to my blog for sharing and further improvement.

Ingredients: 60 gram of plain flour 60 gram of cake flour 130 gram black glutinous rice flour 60 gram of sugar 1 tsp of yeast 150 gram of water 15 gram of oil Method: Add plain flour, cake flour, glutinous rice flour, sugar, yeast in a big bowl. Add water slowly to (1), you might not need to use all the water. As all the flour has different water absorption level, hence, please add water slowly.  Add oil into the dough. Please note that the dough is very sticky, hence, please rub oil on both of you hands and weight each dough about 60 gram. Then place on a piece of (Pre-prepare) banana leaves. Proof open cover for about 1 hour. Steamed for 13 minutes. Note:By sharing our experiences in baking, we could improve further the recipe. Hence i would appreciate if you could kindly link back your baking experiences to my blog for sharing and further improvement.

Ingredients: 187.5 gram of flour Pinch of salt 1/2 tsp of baking powder 35 gram of vegetable oil 125ml of water Method: 1. Hand knead the above ingredients until well combined. (Oil Added after all the ingredients has fully mixed) 2. Divide dough into 4 and roll. 3. Place in cooking pan and pan fried without oil for both side. 4. Now you can wrap any food in your wrap for a nice breakfast/ lunch. Note:By sharing our experiences in baking, we could improve further the recipe. Hence i would appreciate if you could kindly link back your baking experiences to my blog for sharing and further improvement.

Yield: 12 Steamed Cakes Ingredients: Flour Mixture • 45 gram of Rice Flour • 12 gram of Potato Starch • 12 gram of Wheat Starch • 65 gram of Water Sugar Water • 145 gram of Water • 20 gram of Brown Sugar • 40 gram of Gula Melaka ** I still think is sweet. If anyone want to try this, can reduce sugar further. ** Some Sesame Seeds for flavouring, or if you have red bean, you may add in as well. Method: 1) In a bowl,  rice flour, potato starch, wheat starch and water, stir until combined. 2) To make the sugar water, pour the water in a saucepan. add the brown sugar, and gula melaka, stir in the pan to dissolve the sugar completely. 3) Pour the hot sugar water to flour mixture and strain the batter until smooth and free of lumps. 4) Transfer the rice mixture into the prepared mini moulds. 5) Steam for 20 minutes @ high heat. Recipe Credits To:  http://www.josephinerecipes.co.uk/ Note: By sharing our experiences in baking, we could ...

Kindly refer to this link  for air fried curry puffs recipe. Egg wash was not applied for this baked.  My kids love this curry puffs so much. Note: By sharing our experiences in baking, we could improve further the recipe. Hence i would appreciate if you could kindly link back your baking experiences to my blog for sharing and further improvement.

Ingredients: 125 gram of Plain Flour 125 gram of Glutinous Rice Flour 75 gram of Castor Sugar 1 teaspoon of Yeast 100 gram of Pumpkin Puree 110 gram of Water ( + 10 gram of water if is too dry) 15 gram of Oil Yield 10 Ki Kia Gu - Each at 54 gram Method: Place all the above ingredients into bread maker and select dough mode for 15 minutes. Add oil after all the ingredients has fully incorporated. Take out the dough, straight away make ball shape and put the dough on a piece of banana leave. Proof open cover for 15-20 minutes. When you touch the dough, it has became springy, means it has done proofing. Steamed for 12 minutes using cold water. Note:By sharing our experiences in baking, we could improve further the recipe. Hence i would appreciate if you could kindly link back your baking experiences to my blog for sharing and further improvement.

Ingredients:  Yield - 22 Bahulus 2 eggs - grade A  55g caster sugar  55g plain flour  1/2 tbsp rice flour  1/2 tbsp cooking oil   Method: Preheated kuih bahulu moulds in a preheated oven at 200°C for 15 minuets.  Spoon in batter into the moulds and bake in the preheated oven for 13 minuets at 200°C or until golden brown.  Note:By sharing our experiences in baking, we could improve further the recipe. Hence i would appreciate if you could kindly link back your baking experiences to my blog for sharing and further improvement.

Yields: 4 Mooncakes Ingredients for Egg Yolk 300 ml of water Few Drops of egg yolk yellow Colourings 1 teaspoon of instant jelly powder 1 teaspoon of agar powder 30 gram of sugar Ingredients for Egg White 300 ml of water 1 teaspoon of instant jelly powder 1 teaspoon of agar powder 30 gram of castor sugar Ingredients for Mooncake's Skin Dragon Fruit Juice 500ml 40 gram of castor sugar 1 teaspoon of instant jelly powder 2 teaspoon of agar powder Method: To make this jelly mooncake, we have to do it step by step. Egg Yolks Prepare a round ice cube mould. Boiled all the ingredients in a pot. Take your pot and put in a BIG bowl (A bowl which is bigger than your pot) to make your jelly temperature goes down to 50 C. Then sift the jelly. Pour the jelly in the mould. Set aside until it has set. Place in the refrigerator. Egg White Prepare 8 egg tarts mould. Boiled all the ingredients in a pot. Take your pot and put in a BIG bowl (A bowl which i...

Yield 4 Big Waffles Ingredients: 260 grams of All Purpose Flour 1 teaspoon of yeast 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 40 grams of Castor Sugar 2 large Eggs 420 ml of Milk 113 grams of Unsalted Butter 1/4 teaspoon of Vanilla Paste Method: Whisk together the ( Dry Ingredients ) flour, yeast, baking soda, salt and sugar. In a separate bowl, whisk together the ( Wet Ingredients ) eggs, milk, melted butter and vanilla paste. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture. Whisk until smooth. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator overnight. Next morning, preheat your waffles machine, then pour one spoon by using your soup scoop in your waffle machine. For my waffle machine, it takes about 7 minutes to make one waffle. Note:By sharing our experiences in baking, we could improve further the recipe. Hence i would appreciate if you could kindly link back your baking experiences to my blog for sharing and further improvement.

Glutinous Rice 200 grams of glutinous rice 20 blue peas flowers (optional) 100 ml of package coconut milk 100 ml water + 10 ml water 6 Pandan Leaves Pinches of salt to taste Shredded coconuts 200 grams of freshly grated coconut (1 Coconut) 60 grams of palm sugar 40 grams of water 4 pieces of pandan leaves, bundled Others 12 pieces of banana leaves with the dimension of about 12 cm x 18 cm Method: 1. Soak glutinous rice in 100 ml of blue bea flower water for about 4 hours. (This is optional if you are using PPC. (Pressure Cooker) 2. Place (1), another 10 ml of water, coconut milk, pandan leave, salt in PPC. Steamed mode for 5 minutes. Valved Sealed. (If didn's soak the rice, then Steamed mode for 20 minutes.  3. Boil palm sugar (Gula Melaka), water, pandan leaves, keep stirring until sugar has fully melted. (Low fire) 4. Put the grated coconut in and mixed well. (Use low fire) 5. Take 1-2 tablespoon of rice and place at the banana leaves. ...