My "Sort of" Homemade Cooking Series: Singapore Chicken Curry

I've mentioned in an earlier post about my love for any kind of curry and of Asian Home Gourmet's instant sauce mixes!  What's so nice about these instant mixes is they recreate the flavors of various Asian Cuisine we love so we can prepare and enjoy them at home.  

Because I miss Singapore, we had this . . . 

FOR LUNCH!

This is another fast and easy recipe to cook.  

For the ingredients, you will need the following:

Cooking oil

Garlic, chopped

Onion, chopped

1 kilo of Sliced Chicken

Potatoes

1 packet of Singapore Chicken Curry paste

2 cups of coconut milk or milk (I used coconut milk)

Cooking Directions:

The directions found at the packet of the mix actually calls for you to mix the paste and the coconut milk, let it simmer and put the rest of the ingredients.  But I thought it would make the dish more seasoned if I saute some garlic and onion first =) .

1. Saute garlic and onion.  Add the paste and stir fry for a few minutes.

2. Add the chicken and potatoes.

3. Add the coconut milk and let it boil.

Then let it simmer for at least 20 minutes

Until the chicken and potatoes get tender.

Or until it looks good enough to eat!  Haha!

Here's a prettier picture, thanks to Instagram, haha!

This is so flavorful that it's hard to just have one cup of rice!  Yes, it was another Happy Tummy, Happy Mommy moment =) 

P.S.  I still want to go to Singapore for some food tripping!  Haha!  As they say, nothing beats the real thing!

My "Sort of Homemade Cooking" Series: Yang Chow Fried Rice

I've mentioned in an earlier post that I'm a fan of Asian Home Gourmet mix because they make cooking various Asian dishes at home easier!

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I had some more packets at the cupboard and thought of trying the Yang Chow Fried Rice since we have leftover rice and ham.  We have eggs, peas and carrots sitting at the fridge and some spring onion (from our garden!).

How easy was it to prepare?  I just sauteed some chopped onions, and just put everything in . . .the ham, egg, leftover rice, veggies and the magic mix (haha!)  And what do I get?

Tadahhhh. . . .

I know. . . I really have to work on my food photography. . . and styling! 

And since we already have fried rice, we might as well have Chinese fare for lunch . . .so we cooked Sweet and Sour Fish Fillet (which DIDN'T come from a packet but was prepared from scratch. . .but NOT by me, haha!) to go with the rice.  It was definitely one of the nicest lunch we had at home.

Have a nice day ahead everyone. . .have a good meal and savor it!

Bon Appetit!  

My "Sort of Homemade Cooking" Series: Thai Green Curry

I love curry . . . any kind of curry . . be it in Japanese, Indian or Thai cuisine. I was at the supermarket (being in the supermarket is just pure therapeutic for me!) and found these instant mixes by Asian Gourmet Food. I'm a fan of instant mix (heehee). . . if you're craving for something that you only order in restaurants and don't have the time to cook (or too lazy to cook from scratch), instant mixes are the answer! I've been disappointed with using cooking mixes in the past but I'm sooo glad to have found a mix that is close to the real thing . . . . I'm so happy with the Asian Home Gourmet line! (Feeling endorser, haha! Note: I am not being paid to write this ha!)

I tried the Green curry and it didn't disappoint! I'm not good in taking food pictures but trust me, it tastes better than it looks in my photo. =) Hopefully the other mixes I bought (Yang Chow fried rice, Kung Pao Chili Stir Fry and Chili Ginger Garlic Stir Fry) would live up to my expectation (fingers crossed!).

P.S. Just in case you're wondering where I bought these goodies, I got them at SM Supermarket. Happy eating!