Unripe Mango in Spicy Light Soya Sauce Recipe

This is another dish that I always crave to have with rice.  LOL! Alright, ladies, don't laugh lah, guys also have cravings.....but most of the time the 'wrong' type of 'craving' not the pregnant type of craving. ha ha ha!

Mango goes along very well with rojak sauce but this is a shortcut way to do it. The simple Unripe Mango Salad in Spicy Light Soya sauce never fails to make me eat more rice. Peteformation need to put on weight!

I used to have this type of mango tree in my hometown house garden. It will bear fruits all year round and most of the time we will give them away. Unfortunately, my dad chopped it down when some of the branches starts to rot. Most of our neighbours would plant the mango seeds after they ate them, so whenever I pass by my old house nowadays, I could see the offsprings mango plants of our original mango tree lining the road there.

Ingredients
Mango, 1 big unripe, cut into small strips
Light soya sauce, enough to cover 2/3 of the mango
Sugar, to taste
Chili padi (bird eye chilli), 5 pcs, chopped finely

Put all the ingredients in a bowl and mix until all the sugar dissolves. Chill the mango with spicy light soya sauce in the fridge before consuming.

PS : The light soya sauce required is only 2/3 to cover the mango because the saltiness of the sauce would cause the water in the mango cells to flow out through osmosis process into the sauce. After a short while, you will see that the sauce covering the mango.

Ate my mango spicy light soya sauce, Sambal Sotong Kembang, prawn fritters and stir fried vegetable with rice!

Sayur Manis from my Garden – Simple Healthy Recipe

Sayur Manis (Sauropus Androgynus, Sayur Mani, Mani Cai, Katuk, star gooseberry) can be easily cultivated by just using the matured stems. They grow well under bright sunlit area with adequate water. Sayur manis is used to garnish Pan Mee and it is full of natural sweetness like its’ namesake! You can read about the chemical content in Sayur manis from my previous post, Edible Plants, Fruits and Herbs in a Foodie’s Garden. Anyway, the Sayur Manis in the photo above are produce from my little garden. It grows very well without much care needed. I would normally stir fry Sayur Manis with eggs. I think most families would cook it the same way too. Here is the simple recipe.

Ingredients
Sayur Manis, remove stems, just keep the leaves
Eggs, 1 pc, lightly beaten
Garlic, 3 pcs, chopped finely
Salt to taste
Vegetable oil, ½ tablespoon

Heat up wok and put in the vegetable oil. Saute garlic until fragrant and put in the sayur manis. Add a little water and slowly pour in the eggs. Add salt to taste. Serve with steamed rice.

Simple and Nice Tomato Chutney Recipe

I love chutney. It really whet my appetite and made me eat more rice! There are some tomatoes that have been sitting in my fridge far too long and I used them to make this vegetarian chutney. I just used all the basic ingredients that I have in stock and the end result turned out quite good. Here is my simple tomato chutney recipe.

Ingredients

Tomato, 3 pcs

Garlic, 3 cloves, cut into slices

Shallots, 3 pcs, cut into slices

Curry powder, 3 table spoons, add water to make a paste

Mixed Halba, 1 teaspoon

Curry leaves, from 3 stalks

Salt to taste

Vegetable oil, 2 tablespoons

Heat up wok and add in the vegetable oil. Put in the shallots and garlic. Saute them for a short while and add in the curry paste, curry leaves and mix halba. Lower down the heat and stir the mixture regularly to avoid burning it. Add tomatoes and stir until they break into small pieces. Add a little water and let it boil until all the tomatoes turned soft. Lastly, add in the salt. Serve with steamed rice while still hot.

Vegetarian Chap Fan (Economy Rice) at Jalan Ipoh Kuan Yin (Goddess of Mercy) Temple

I have passed by and stopped to pray at this Kuan Yin (Goddess of Mercy) Temple in Jalan Ipoh many times but didn’t have a chance to try out the vegetarian economy rice from this stall. I was there early during lunch time two weeks ago and managed to try out the vegetarian food. This vegetarian food stall is packed with people from nearby offices during lunch time. It operates only during lunch time and is located within the Kuan Yin temple ground. Parking is free and aplenty but a little full during lunch time. As you can see from the photo, I flooded my rice with the nice creamy vegetarian curry. I also added some stir fried Romaine Lettuce and a roll of vegetarian yam lobak (wrapped in beancurd sheets). The yam lobak might look a little dark but it is very tasty. The savoury and creamy vegetarian curry is nice and spicy. Mmmmmm, I had a good healthy vegetarian lunch under the shady and cool Bodhi tree!

Map to Vegetarian Chap Fan (Economy Rice) at Jalan Ipoh Kuan Yin (Goddess of Mercy) Temple

Sweet Longan Candied Winter Melon (冬瓜糖, Tang Kua, Tong Kua) Dessert Recipe (Vegetarian)

I was clearing my fridge and found some leftover candied winter melons (冬瓜糖, Tang Kua, Tong Kwa) that I used to make longan drinks. Since it is a hot day, I thought it would be nice to have some sweet tong sui (sweet drinks) for dessert after eating my home cooked kueh teow soup with lots of chilli boh in it! Longan (Mata kucing (cat eye) in Malay; direct translation to English, Dragon Eye; simplified Chinese: 龙眼; traditional Chinese: 龍眼, Vietnamese: Long Nhãn) strengthens the spleen and also nourishes the blood. The balance the sweetness and taste of candied winter melons I used some red dates which is a little heaty and also good in improving Qi! For some additional aroma and flavour, I put in around 7 pieces of sweet Chinese Preserved Dates (mutt cho)!

Ingredients
Candied Winter Melon, 1 rice bowl
Longan, 15 pcs
Red Dates (Ang Cho), 10 pcs
Mutt Cho (Chinese Preserved dates), 7 pcs
Water, 7 bowls or more if you don’t want it to be too sweet

Put water in bowl and bring to a boil. Add in all the ingredients and boil for 1 hour. Serve hot or chilled! Copyright Material of Peteformation Foodie Adventure

Parklin Vegetarian Food Stall (Chap Fan)– Atria Outdoor Food Court

My vegetarian chap fan, brown rice with four dishes (RM4). The boss was wondering why I took his photo! LOL! I normally eat my vegetarian food in Parklin which is located at the Atria, Damansara Jaya outdoor foodcourt. Parklin has been in business in this location for a very long time and I love their vegetarian curry very much. Among my first few posts, when I started my blog 2 years ago was about Parklin Vegetarian Food Stall. This stall offers vegetarian Chap Fan (economical rice) at a reasonable price. All the vegetarian dishes serve here are quite good and tasty. The vegetarian curry dish is a must order whenever I visit Parklin. I ‘tar pau’ (take away) some of the vegetarian curry for my wife once and she loves it very much. The aromatic and creamy vegetarian curry is cooked with cabbage, tofu pok (fried tofu), long beans plus other vegetables. I scooped a large ladle of curry into my organic brown rice (they have white rice as well), a piece of siew ngor, fried crispy fritters with sour cream and some long beans. The boss added more long beans for me when I was about to pay for the food. This plate of vegetarian brown rice with dishes cost me RM4. The vegetarian siew ngor (mock roast duck) and crispy fritter taste real good. I ate the whole plate clean, no bones left ...wait! Vegetarian food where got bones, ha ha ha!

Open: Lunch only

Address : Parklin Vegetarian Food, Atria Food Court, Jln SS22/21, Damansara Jaya Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Atria Jln SS22/21, Damansara Jaya Map

Vegan Pork Trotter Recipe

Check out Vegan Pork Trotter recipe at my vegetarian blog http://veganformation.blogspot.com/2009/08/chinese-vegetarian-mock-pork-trotter.html

Nine Emperor Gods Festival (Kow Ong Yah), Jln Raja Uda, Butterworth

This Taoist Kow Ong Yah Festival reminds me of my late grandma, who will observe 9 days of strict vegetarian diet. A day before the festival, my mom would help my grandma to wash and prepare all the special kitchen utensils that are used only for vegetarian food. Some of our neighbors will join in to eat the vegetarian dishes that my grandma prepared. As a kid, I will also observed 9 days of vegetarian diet, together with my grandma. Oh, how I missed those good old days! I was back in Butterworth recently during the Nine Emperor Gods Festival and managed to snap some interesting photos.

1) Kow Ong Yah Procession at night. 2) Chek Kong (Beggar Deity) yam seng with the boss of a restaurant. Chek Kong always carry a bottle of Chinese Wine and a fan.

Devotees with iron rods pierced throught the cheek. Another medium with a bicycle pierced through his cheek!

Medium in trance with Ne Cha (Child Deity) spirits carrying a bottle of milk

A devotee in trance, pulling a statue of a horse using iron hooks that are pierced on to his back.

Spirits seated on the sedan chair that are carried by the devotees. It swings by itself and one can feel the weight. The Jln Raja Uda Tow Boo Kong Temple at night and in the morning.

Mediums in trance performing blessing on devotees. Ne Cha (Child Deity) with a pacifier in his mouth.

1) Note the wound on this medium's cheek from carrying the iron rods the night before. 2) Young boys playing the drum. These boys are real good at it.

The iron rods that are used to pierce the cheeks. A seat for the medium made from swords.

Nice and tasty offerings.......................................The Sedan Chair for the spirits.

These are all the vegetarian goodies available during this festivals. Yummy! 1) Ko wa, made from rice flour................2) So Hong Ko(Bee Loon), made from glutinous rice flour. Home mades Ko Wa, sweet and salty type. Haven't seen these in ages!

Video showing the Mediums performing blessing on devotees.

Puri – Al Safa Restaurant (Mamak Stall)

Roti Canai is the main dish that many people will order whenever they visit the Mamak stall. I normally will go for the Puri which is not so oily and less filling. Puri is made from atta flour (whole grain durum wheat flour) and it taste nice. Puri is a popular vegetarian food. The puri puffs like a balloon just after frying and it is best eaten hot of the frying pan. I love to eat it with potato masala. I normally have my puri at Al Safa Restaurant. Try out the mee goreng(fried yellow noodles) when you are there. Address: Al Safa Jalan Damar SD15/1 Bdr Sri Damansara 52200, Kuala Lumpur GPS : Latitude 3°11'3.23"N Longitude 101°36'31.73"E Map To Al Safa Restaurant, Jalan Damar SD15/1, Bandar Sri Damansara Related Post on Halal Restaurants : 1) http://peteformation.blogspot.com/2009/04/chicken-buhara-bilal-restaurant-jalan.html 2) http://peteformation.blogspot.com/2008/07/foodnv-mee-rebus-restaurnant-nasi.html

Simple Recipe – Vegetarian Sambal Petai Tau Kan (Chili Petai Wet Bean Curd Blocks)

Check out the above vegetarian recipe at my Vegan blog link Simple Recipe – http://veganformation.blogspot.com/2008/09/simple-recipe-vegan-sambal-petai-tau.html

Simple Recipe – Vegetarian Fiery Spicy Basil Soup

This a duplicated post from my Veganformation recipe blog. Basil leaves, kaffir lime leaves and serai from my garden. Sour and spicy soup!

I ate a non vegetarian version of this soup during my recent trip to Chiang Rai, Thailand. Here is the vegetarian version that I cook up. Ingredients 1) 3 pcs of Kafir lime leaves 2) 10 Stalks of Basil leaves 3) 2 pcs of Lemon grass(serai), smashed 4) 1 big onion 5) 1 green lemon, or 3 pcs of lime – juiced 6) 1 galangal, 2”x2”x2” (lengkuas) 7) 10 pcs of dried chilies 8) 2 pcs of corn, cut into three section 9) 4 bowls of water 10) 1 bunga kantan, (Torch ginger flower) (optional) 11) 2 table spoon of tamarind paste mixed with water to take out the juice 12) 2 teaspoon of salt or to taste 13) 2 teaspoon of sugar 14) 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil Bring the water to a boil in the pot and add in the corn. Boil for 30 minutes. Throw in the serai (lemon grass), onions, basil leaves, kafir lime leaves, dried chilies, and bunga kantan. Add tamarind juice, lemon juice, vegetable oil, salt to taste and sugar. The soup is ready! Eat with steam rice or as soup for rice vermicelli. If the taste is too sour for you, just add in more sugar to neutralize it a bit. P.S.: For a non vegetarian version you can replace the corn with chicken.

Vegetarian Blog link http://veganformation.blogspot.com/

Parklin Vegetarian Economy Rice, Atria, Damansara Jaya PJ

Parklin Vegetarian Food Stall.

Rice with Siew Ngor, vegetable curry and fried oyster mushroom.

Prices of petrol up, rice up, electricity rate up ………prices of everything going up but salary and sales commission remain the same, my friend lamented! What to do? Eat vegetarian economy rice! Vegetarian economy rice is reasonably priced and also healthier, less medical bill. If you are around Damansara Jaya area, drop by to the food court beside Atria Shopping Complex. I normally take the Parklin Vegetarian food. Apart from the normal vegetarian dishes, the stall owner sometime cooks up one or two special new type of dish. This afternoon, there was a new dish (or just new to me!) mock meat with satay sauce, but I did not try it because my plate was already full and I do not want to waste food by taking more than I can consume. Price is reasonable, a plate of rice with one big piece of Siew Ngor (Fried five spice Bean curd skin- like the recipe in my post dated 15/06/08), vegetable curry and fried oyster mushroom cost me RM3.70. The place will be packed at around 12.30 noon, so go there early (12 noon) and you will not have to queue up for your food. Fried bihun(rice vermicelli) is also available. Open: Lunch only Address : Parklin Vegetarian Food, Atria Food Court, Jln SS22/21, Damansara Jaya Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Atria Jln SS22/21, Damansara Jaya Map