Special Monggo

Mung bean or mongo is  one of the well known legumes in Asia. It originated in India but it is always available in different countries in Asia. According to the article that I've read it is commonly used in Chinese cuisine, as well as in the cuisines of Burma, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, and other parts of Southeast Asia.
Personally, I like the taste of monggo and in fact it is one of my favorites, and  I like all its by products like bean sprouts ( togue) cellophane noodles (sotanghon) mung jelly, hopia etc.
There are many ways to cook monggo and you can cook it like this.

Ingredients:
1 cup monggo
1/4 kilo squash
1 cup slices of eggplant
1 cup shredded fried fish
1 cup watercress or spinach (you can replace this with any green leafy vegetables)
2 cloves garlic
1 cup pork scratchings (chicharon)
salt

Procedure:

1. In a pot boil the monggo until it is soft, then set aside (You can use pressure cooker for faster cooking)
2. In a pan saute the garlic, then add the fried fish and salt simmer for few minutes
3. Add the squash to saute for a while, then add the cooked monggo, simmer for  few minutes
4. Add the eggplant and simmer until it is soft.
5. Add the watercress or any leafy vegetable and simmer for few seconds or until done.
6. Turn off the heat and put the pork scratchings (chicharon)
7. Serve it hot. :-) Enjoy your food : )

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Indian Fried rice

I learned this from my Indian friend in Bangkok, Thailand, she always invites me to have dinner at their house and one of the dishes is this, I like the sprouted beans in it, it is crispy and delicious. So I let her teach me how to do it, and I want to share what I learned from her.

Ingredients:

1 cup rice
1 egg
1/2 cup sprouted beans
2 cloves garlic
spring onion for garnishing
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

1. Saute the garlic
2. Put the egg and scrambled it
3. Add the rice and sprouted beans mixing will until it is done
4. Add salt and pepper.
5. Serve it hot and sprinkle with spring onion. :-)

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Glorious bread

It was one rainy day when I want to eat something and I can not go out to buy food because there's no umbrella, so I just experiment with this and it is delicious. I mean I know Nutella is delicious as bread spread but I havnt tried before how it taste to mix it with mayonaise. I found out that it is just fine:)

Ingredients:

bread
nutella
mayonaise

Procedure:

1. Cut the bread into halves
2. Put the nutella evenly then top it with mayonaise
3. That's all... it has no secret lol :-)

How To Poach an Egg

Poached egg is an egg that has been cooked in a simmering water until the egg white solidified. I preferred this than sunny side up egg because this is not oily and for me this is better. Try this.

Ingredients:

eggs
water
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vinegar

Procedure:

1. In a pan put water that is enough to cover the egg when you put it.
2. Bring to boil and put the vinegar and salt ,when it's boiling stir it in a circle motion then crack the egg.

3. Wait until the egg is done, remove  and serve it hot.

Special Sauteed Sprouted Beans

One of the common ingredients in Asian cuisine is the sprouted beans. You can use it in so many dishes, aside from its yummy flavor it is also very beneficial to our health, so start using sprouted beans in your dishes now. :-) This is the dish for the sprouted beans that I like a lot.

Ingredients:

1/4 kilo sprouted beans (togue)
1/4 kilo shrimps
1/4 kilo cabbage
3 cloves garlic
1 piece carrot
200 grams snow peas (chicharo)
salt and pepper to taste
spring onion for garnishing

Procedure:

1. Saute the garlic, add the shrimps and simmer for 30 seconds then add salt and pepper.
2. Add the carrots and sprouted beans, simmer for a minute
3. Add the cabbage and peas this time increase the heat and  mixing constantly until it is done.
4. Garnish with spring onion and serve it hot.

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Glorious Green Beans

Something that you must try. It is really yummy because the beans cooked this way is crispy plus the flavor of the toasted garlic blends well with the rest of the ingredients.

Ingredients:

1/4 kilo green beans
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
8 cloves garlic ( minced)
olive oil

Procedure:

1. In a pan heat the olive oil and toast the garlic ( remove it from a pan and set aside)
2. Put the green beans and saute it until it is cook then remove from the pan.
3. Arrange in a platter and garnish with oyster sauce and toasted garlic
4. Serve it hot, mmmmmm really yummy!

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Orange chicken

Mmmmmmm a flavorful Chinese-American chicken dish that your loved ones will surely like. This dish originated from Hunan cuisine (combination of 3 regional cuisine in China). Orange chicken became popular in most of the fast food restaurants in America using a variation from the original recipe introduced by a popular Chinese cooking teacher Eileen Yin-Fei Lo . Some cooking procedure for this recipe are difficult to follow for beginners, so I make a simple one and here it is.


Ingredientsfor 5 servings:
3  oranges
1/2 kilo chicken
3 cloves garlic
1 piece onion
2 tablespoons soy sauce
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion
2. Add the chicken and soy sauce and braise for few minutes.
3. Add the orange juice, salt and pepper to taste
4. Simmer until the orange juice becomes thick
5. Serve it with fresh orange toppings.

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Avocado delight

I just arrived from the market and looking for something to eat, so I made this simple salad, of course this is delicious. :-)

Ingredients:

1/2 small red apple
1 avocado
1/2 carrot
3 tablespoons Nestle cream
2 tablespoons condensed milk

Procedure:

1.  Slice the carrot, avocado and apple to your desired size.
2. Mix all the ingredients  then serve or chill before serving.

Kalderetang Bola-bola

Treat your love ones with this economical dish but very yummy. Simple and easy to prepare.

Ingredients for the meatballs:

1/2 kilo ground beef
1/4 cup flour
dash of salt and pepper

Ingredients for Main Dish:
Meatballs
2 medium size potatoes ( sliced)
1 medium size carrot (sliced)
3 cloves garlic
1 small onion
1 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup olives (optional)
 tablespoon bread crumbs mixed with 1/2 cup milk ( to thicken the soup)

Procedure:

1.For the meatballs mix all the ingredients for it, form into balls and fried it, set aside.
2. Saute garlic and onion add the potatoes, carrots and tomato sauce simmer for few minutes then add 1/2 glass of water and bring to a boil.
3. Simmer until the carrots and potatoes are tender, add the meatballs and the breadcrumbs with milk
4. Simmer until it is done and serve it hot.

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Ginataang Gulay- Vegetable cooked in coconut milk

Not too much vegetables in my place to go with this dish, so I just used some that goes well together and I based this recipe for a place where you can buy only bottled coconut milk that is why my procedure is different from a place where I can use fresh coconut milk. One day God willing when I can go back to Philippines I will be posting again this dish, I am sure it will be a better one because the ingredients will be completed, but for now I am happy with this, because I really like to eat vegetable with coconut milk.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo squash
1 sayote or chayote
1 eggplant
half onion
fried fish
1 1/2 glass water
1 glass or 200ml coconut milk

Procedure:

1. In a pot put the water ,onion and fish, bring to a boil.
2. Add the squash simmer until it is almost half cooked
3. Add the eggplant and sayote simmer until almost done
4. Add the coconut milk and simmer until cook.
5. Serve it.

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