Bird's Nest Tong Sui/ Soup

During my last trip back to Malaysia, SB got his sister to buy me some bird's nest from Kuching, East Malaysia. I brought it back to US because I hope by taking Bird's Nest Tong Sui twice a month, my immune system will be stronger :) This is because bird's nest supposedly rich in nutrients which are traditionally believed to provide health benefits, such as aiding digestion, raising libido, improving the voice, alleviating asthma, improving focus, and an overall benefit to the immune system which I need the most!

Ingredients:-

• 1 piece of Bird's Nest
• 10 pieces of Red Dates
• 3-5 small pieces of Americans' Ginseng
• 1 medium size of Rock sugar
• 1-2 Pandan Leaves ( knotted )
• Water

Methods:-

1. Clean all ingredients and put in the slow cooker.
2. Slow cook for few hours or overnight.
3. Serve warm.

Pangat Pisang ( Banana in Coconut Milk )

I was thinking what to make for today afternoon tea. Seem I still have some bananas, so I decided to make this Pangat Pisang. Pangat Pisang is also call Banana in Coconut Milk and this dish is great for tea-time, snacks or dessert.

Ingredients:-

• 4 rips banana/ pisang ( cut into 4 slices for each banana )
• 1/4 piece palm sugar
• 1 tbsp sugar ( as less & as more )
• 1 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 1 Pandan leave ( knotted if long )
• salt ( as less & as more )

Steps:-

• Pour the water into a non-stick pan and put all ingredients into the pan except banana,salt and sugar.

• When it starts to boil slightly, put the bananas into the pan and let it simmer.
• Add in sugar and salt.
• Switch off the fire when the bananas are soft but not too mushy.
• Serve Warm.

Pangat Pisang also can serve with steam glutinous rice.

Recipe for Glutinous Rice:-

1/2 cup glutinous rice and soak for 1 hour.

After an hour, pour the rice into the small mold and add in some water.

Steam it for 20-25 minutes or until the rice cooked.

Ready to serve with Pangat Pisang.

Coffee & Coconut Milk Jelly ( Agar-agar )

Ingredients:-

Coffee Layer

• 2 tbsp agar-agar powder
• 1 pack instant 3 in 1 Nescafe
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 5 cups water

Coconut Milk Layer

• 1 tbsp agar-agar powder
• 1 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp salt

Steps:-

Cook these two layer ingredients at the same time with different pot.

Coffee Layer

1. Mix agar-agar powder with water and bring it to boil until the agar-agar dissolved.
2. Add in coffee powder and stir well.
3. Add sugar and boil until the sugar dissolved and turn down the heat to the lowest.

Coconut Milk Layer

1. Mix agar-agar powder with water together and bring to the boil until the agar-agar dissolved.
2. Add in coconut milk, sugar and salt together. Stir regularly to prevent the coconut cream separating.
3. Boil until the mixture dissolve completely, turn down the heat to the lowest.

1. After both ready, spoon either one mixture into the mold and leave it set. I put the mold into the refrigerator to speed the process.
2. Spoon another mixture into the same mold and repeat the steps until the mold is full and store in refrigerator.

Only remove from the mold when you want to serve.

Apple Tong Shui

Chinese Sweet Soups are not simply Chinese desserts. It's considered as a type of Chinese food therapy, nutrition therapy or "Shi Liao". It is particularly popular among Cantonese people who enjoy different types of sweet soups or "Tong Shui". I'm not Cantonese but I do like Tong Shui since I am a little gal.Sometimes I really need to check with my mom why Cantonese eating habit practice in my family :)

Here the simple Tong Shui recipe that I would like to share with you.

Ingredients:-

• 10 - 15 Seedless Red dates
• 10 pcs dried Logan ( as much & as less you want )
• 1 big green apple ( you can replace with red apple )
• Snow fungus ( I don't have stocks so didn't use )
• Rock sugar ( as much & as less you want )

Clean all ingredients and put into the slow cooker.

Slow cook over night.

Ready to serve!