You’ve been training hard under the hot sun and insane humidity, and you’ve even gotten all the good gear. However, the last bit of this equation would make or break you: a solid runner’s diet. Just like how filling your Proton with palm oil would cause it to sputter, break down, and cause a major …
Runners! Here’s How to Fuel Up To Win, On the Cheap Read More »
The first step to cooking a cheap and healthy meal is sourcing cheap and fresh ingredients. In our hunt for fresh, yet affordable groceries, we checked out the local favourites – NSK Kuchai Lama and Tesco Cheras. What we found was that both offered cheap prices for different items. However, NSK led with lower prices …
Does Healthy Cooking Need to Cost a Bomb? “Of course not lah!” was the resounding response we got from the unsung heroines of home-cooked goodness – the aunties and makciks. These expert home chefs had been whipping up nutritious meals on a budget for decades, much to the delight of their families and bank account balances. …
Healthy Meals for 2 Under RM10 (11 Quick and Easy Recipes) Read More »
Cost Approximately RM2 Serves 2 people Ingredients 1 small sengkuang, also known as bangkuang or sah kok. (shredded into thick shreds) 1 tbsp dried shrimp 2 cloves garlic (minced) Salt. pepper, and fish sauce (to taste) 1/2 cup water Healthy cooking oil of your choice (olive oil is a healthier option) Method Fry garlic and dried shrimp together …
Cost Approximately RM1 Serves 2 people Ingredients 2 medium red onions (sliced) 2 large eggs Half red chilli (deseeded and chopped) Pepper and soy sauce (to season eggs) Pinch of salt Healthy cooking oil of your choice (olive oil is a healthier option) Top tip: Crunchy veggies like diced tomatoes, red peppers, and green peppers also go great …
Serves 5 people Ingredients A 500g brinjal, quartered 2 red chillies, quartered 10g green chillies, quartered 10 shallots, chopped 1 tbsp palm sugar 1 tbsp vegetable oil 3 cups tamarind juice Salt to taste Ingredients B (All grounded) 1.2cm ginger 10 dried chillies 5 cloves garlic 1 tsp turmeric powder 1/2 tbsp fennel seeds 1 tbsp cumin …
Serves 5 people Ingredients A 300g chicken breast (skin-off) 8g dried chilli, cut diagonally into pieces of 2cm length 5 tsp vegetable oil 30g cashew nuts, dry roast (or pan fry without oil in a non-stick pan over low heat till fragrant) 100g fresh (canned) water chestnut, diced Spring onion and coriander leaves for garnish …
Serves 5 people Ingredients A 1 medium-sized tenggiri fish (about 500g), cut into 5 pieces 3 tbsp vegetable oil, for frying 1 tsp salt 10 ladies fingers 2g black pepper, crushed Ingredients B (Blended together) 10 shallots 10g (about 2cm) fresh turmeric 5g (about 1cm) fresh galangal 2 dried chillies 2 stalks lemongrass 5 candlenuts 5g …
Recipe: Nyonya-Style Chilli Fish with Ladies Fingers Read More »
Serves 5 people Ingredients 450g Chinese cabbage 150g prawn meat, chopped finely 100g meat (chicken without skin or beef without fat), chopped finely 50 pcs wantan skin / sui kau skin Seasoning 1 tbsp ginger juice (20g ginger, pounded and mixed with 2 tbsp of water) 1 tbsp soy sauce 1 tsp sesame oil 1/2 tbsp oyster …
Serves 5 people Ingredients A 1 kg (5 small-sized) haruan fish 2 limes (limau nipis) + 1 tbsp salt for cleaning fish Ingredients B (All pounded finely) 1 tsp black pepper 10g (2.5cm) ginger 4 cloves garlic 1 tsp salt Ingredients C 1 onion (sliced) 1 red chilli (sliced) 2 turmeric leaves (sliced finely) 5 stalks kesom …
Recipe: Steamed Haruan Fish with Ginger, Turmeric & Kesom Leaves Read More »
