Afternoon Tea Time- Delicious Ah Beng Assam Laksa at Kangar, Perlis

I went food hunting with my Foodie Brother in law up far north to Perlis, near the border of southern Thailand. Ah Beng Laksa (sour spicy rice noodles soup) located in Jalan Bukit Lagi right in the heart of Kangar which is the capital of Perlis.

At first I wanted to eat the assam laksa from a stall that is operated by a Thai lady but my brother in law told me that she has moved elsewhere. This particular small coffee shop which is opposite the Perodua outlet also has nice lobak like fritters. Anyway we have to decide whether to have lobak or laksa. Our final decision was to eat the  laksa at Ah Beng's stall which is directly opposite Kangar Maybank.

At 4.30pm, they have ran out of thick rice noodles, so we settled for fine rice noodles assam laksa (RM2.50). The gravy is sourish and have really nice 'laksa' (daun kesom) aroma. The saltiness is just right. All these flavours make up a perfect combination. This is one of the best Assam Laksa I ever tasted. Beat any of the stalls from KL anytime!

 My brother in law says that I should try the Thai Laksa (RM2.50) which has coconut milk added. It taste equally good as the Assam Laksa. I love the sweet aroma of the fresh coconut milk (santan) in the Thai Laksa. Yum Yum!Sweet aroma, sourish, saltiness, generous amount of fish meat; All in one! Another thumbs up for this Thai Laksa. It beats all the Thai Laksa that I have ever eaten! Really Delicious!

 We down all the assam laksa with a cool bowl of Ais Kacang (sweet shaved iced) (RM1.70). Just the right sweetness for me!

Ah Beng Laksa, Food Stall

Roundbout, Jalan Bukit Lagi, Kangar, Perlis

Google Map coordinate, 6.434686,100.192534

Map to Ah Beng Laksa, Kangar, Perlis

Claypot Tofu with Pak Choi (Chinese Cabbage) and Salted fish Recipe

To get the best out of this dish, you must use tofu that are made for frying. This type of tofu is hard on the outside but really soft inside. After deep frying this tofu, the skin would be crispy but the inner portion remains soft. It would be easier to use a non-stick wok when frying tofu as the stick easily to normal wok.
I love this claypot tofu dish because it has all the main ingredients inside it; no need to cook other dishes liao! ha ha ha!

Ingredients
Tofu, 3 pcs, cut into 4
Carrot, 1 pc, cut into slices
Onion, 1 pc, cut into 4
Garlic, 3 cloves, chopped finely
Pak Choi (Chinese Cabbage), 5 leaves, cut into 1" length
Salted fish, 2 pcs, deep fried and cut into small pieces
Egg, 1pc
Prawn, 5 medium
Corn flour and water mixture

Deep fry tofu until the skin becomes crispy and golden brown in colour. Put aside and drain away excess oil. Hea up wok and add in a little vegetable oil. Add garlic and stir fry until fragrant. Add carrot, onion and prawn. Pour in some water and bring to a boil. Add in the pak choi. Add corn flour and water mixture to thicken the gravy. Beat egg and pour it into the gravy. Pour the gravy on the deep fried tofu. Garnish the top with deep fried salted fish and spring onions before serving.

Lunch at Happy Wok, Tropicana Mall

 While waiting for our Painted T'shirt to dry at Crafts with Parenthots event in Tropicana Mall, I took my family for lunch at Happy Wok. It was way passed lunch time and all of us were very hungry. I quickly ordered Fish Slices with ginger, Brocolli with Tofu and Onion Chicken dishes. Happy wok has an ambient atmosphere and it is a great place for families to dine in. Service was rather prompt and the overall food taste is quite good.

This is fish slices with ginger and spring onions (RM12). Very generous with the spring onions and ginger slice. My daughter loves the fish.

 There is nothing to shout about this tofu with brocolli dish (RM12) but my kids seem to like it a lot. I guess they must be very hungry liao! he he he

 I know I will not go wrong by ordring this dish. The Onion Ring Chicken is cooked it the way I wanted it to!
Nice grave, succulent crispy chicken and crispy onion rings. Everyone loves this dish! The sauce is sweet and have a nice tinge of spices in it!

The total bill came up to be RM50.60, including one small pot of tea and rice..

Address :  Happy Wok, Lot L1-12, Level 1, Tropicana Mall, Petaling Jaya

Tel : 03 77106112

Extra Spicy Clear Soup Thai Tomyam Prawn Recipe

The taste of this clear soup Thai tomyam is almost the same as the common red coloured one. Red soup tomyam has chilli paste or chilli powder added but for this type of tomyam, only cili padi (bird eye chilli) are used. Somehow, I prefer the clear soup tomyam. It might not look as good as the red soup tomyam but the taste is simply delicious. My eldest son loves tomyam and this Clear Soup Thai Tomyam is his favourite!

I added in super spicy red cili padi (birdeye chilli) to give the soup EXTRA KICK! lol

Ingredients

Prawns, 5 Medium size

Lemongrass, 2 pcs, smashed

Onion, 1 pc, cut into four

Daun Sup (celery), 3 stalks

Tomato, 1 pc, cut into four

Nampla (Thai Fish Sauce), 2 teaspoons

Water, 4 bowls

Lime juice from 3 limes

Tamarind paste, add water

Salt to taste

Sugar to taste

Kaffir Lime Leaves, 5 pcs

Red Cili Padi (Bird Eye chilli), 5 pcs

Pour water into pot and bring to a boil. Add serai (lemongrass), onions and nampla. Boil for a short while. Add tomato, tamarind water, salt, sugar, red cili padi, nampla and kaffir lime leaves. Put in the celery (daun sup), prawn and lime juice. Boil for a short while. Serve with steamed rice while stil hot.

Special Three Treasure Prawn and Tofu Dish (Sounds Like Expensive Restaurant Dish Pulak!)

This is one of my weekend recipes.  I was thinking, since I will be deep frying the prawn, why not fry the tofu that I have in the fridge as well. My family ended up having their weekend dinner with a plate of 3 types of dishes in it! LOL!

Dish 1 - KFC Flour Deep Fried Tofu
Ingredients
Tofu, cut into cuboid blocks
Any fried chicken flour off the shelf

Heat up wok and put in vegetable oil for deep frying. Coat the tofu with the fried chicken flour. Deep fry the tofu until they turned golden brown.

Dish 2 - Plain Fried Tofu
Ingredients
Fresh Tofu, cut into cubes

Deep fry the tofu in high eat until the skin turned golden brown. Don't fry it too long or it will become tough.

Dish 3 - Prawn Fritters
Please refer to my, Deep Fried Prawn Fritters Recipe post.

Arrange all the dishes on the serving plate as shown in the above photo before serving.

How to Make Soggy and Soft Fun (French) Fries Crispy Again

Potato French fries or fun fries are nice when hot and crispy but they will turn soggy real fast when left at room temperature.

Sometimes, my kids would bring back home the fries that they are unable to finish at fast food restaurants and it would a waste to throw them away.

The easiest way to heat them up amd make them crispy again is by frying them without oil using non-stick pan. There are loads of oil inside the fries and heating them up this way would cause all these excess oil to flow out onto the pan. A good way to get rid of the oil if you want to cut the calories! LOL!

Please use low heat to ensure that they are heated throughly and not burned.

Lunch at Restaurant Hiing Fatt, Ara Damansara

 After a corporate presentation, my business partner brought me to have a nice meal at Restaurant Hiing Fatt in Ara Damansara, PJ. The shoplots in this area used to be empty a few years ago but now it is a busy place. It was lunch time and there was a good crowd in this area. Therefore it was not easy to find a parking space.

The first dish that arrived is the dried curry deer meat. The extra tender deer meat taste really good in the dried curry sauce. I ate 2/3 of this dish....he he he!

 For some greens we ordered the stir fried belachan chilli okra. This time, my business partner ate 2/3 of this dish....LOL! She really loves okra dishes! Spicy and delicious!

 This might just look like another claypot tofu but I was suprised that they added yam into it. I love yam and this is the first time I ate claypot tofu with yam.

 The total bill for 3 persons came up to be RM42.90.

Restaurant Hiing Fatt Branches,
1) 1-G-02 Ground Floor, Jalan PJU 1A/20F, Dataran Ara Damansara, PJ
2) 1, Jalan PU 7/1, Pusat Bandar Puchong Utama, 47140, Puchong, Selangor
3) 28, Jalan SS26/4, Taman Mayang Jaya, 47301, Petaling Jaya
4) 2, Jalan BPU 4, Badar Puchong Utama, Bt. 14, 47100, Puchong, Selangor

TEL : 012 3473090

Map to Restaurant Hiing Fatt, Ara Damansara, Petaling Jaya



North Carolina Turkey Wing with Spicy Supreme Sauce - East Meet West Recipe

I adapted this recipe from North Carolina BBQ Turkey Wing Post. At first, after buying this frozen turkey wing, I had no idea what to cook it with. A quick search on google gave me some ideas needed. The taste is almost similar to buffolo wings but turkey is tastier because it has more oil in it. LOL!

This is the first time I use Apple Cider vinegar in my recipe. Apple cider vinegar (Mother of all vinegar, unpasturized) is very good for people with sinusitis. It helps to alleviate sinusitis problem by thinning the mucus and also kills bacteria that infect our respiratory system.

Apple cider vinegar gave this dish additional out of this world flavours! mmmm, nice!
Here is my East Meets West North Carolina Turkey Wing with Spicy Supreme Sauce recipe...

Ingredients

Turkey Wing, 1 pc, cut into small pieces

Light soya sauce, 2 tablespoons

Chilli powder, 1 tablespoon

Apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon

Tomato sauce, 3 tablespoons

Worchestershire sauce, 5 drops

Salt to taste

Corn flour, 1 teaspoon

Brown sugar, 2 tablespoons

Garlic, 3 cloves, chopped finely

Note : Please boil turkey wing in pressure cooker or steam it so that the meat is tender before cooking. It will be tastier. I fried these wings but you can also marinade it and BBQ them if you want too.

Heat up wok and add in some vegetable oil. Saute garlic until fragrant and add in the turkey wings. Fry for a short while. Add in the rest of the ingredients and stir until they mix well. Let the wings brown a little. Serve with steamed rice.

Verdict : Turkey wings if cooked in the right way are tastier than chicken wings.