All Recipes — Mama Ding's Kitchen

Welcome to Mama Ding’s kitchen

This is the place I like to share the recipes I adapt and create with love and care. I hope you find as much joy in trying these recipes out as I did preparing them. Cheers!

Klang Dry Bak Kut Teh

Klang Dry Bak Kut Teh

“Bak Kut Teh” is a meaty pork ribs dish cooked in a herbal broth. It is a popular Malaysian Chinese hawker fare and synonymous with Klang. This is the the RECIPE for the dry version, Klang Dry Bak Kut Teh. You can easily cook it at home for your family’s enjoyment. The gravy has plenty of flavor from the dried cuttlefish, dried shrimps, dried chillies and bak kut teh seasoning. The meat is cooked till tender and flavorful from herbal concentrate and when stir-fried with garlic, onion and okra, the combination results in a delicious dish.

Main Dish, PorkMama DingOctober 3, 2020 Comments

Teochew Spiral Mooncake

Teochew Spiral Mooncake

Chinese Mooncakes are usually served and eaten during the Mid Autumn Festival. This Teochew Spiral Mooncake is unique because of its flaky pastry and the yam/taro filling. Serve your Teochew Spiral Mooncake with a cup of hot Chinese tea to complete the meal. Here is the RECIPE if you would like to make them yourself. There are deep-fried versions of this mooncake but this is the baked version.

Dessert, MooncakeMama DingSeptember 30, 2020Comment

Hong Kong Style Coconut Tarts

Hong Kong Style Coconut Tarts

These Coconut Tarts smell amazing and they taste really really good! Try the RECIPE today..

Dessert, TartsMama DingSeptember 28, 2020 Comments

Kuih Cangkir/Kuih Kosui/Kuih Keswi

Kuih Cangkir/Kuih Kosui/Kuih Keswi

Kuih Cangkir is the Sarawak version of Kuih Kosui/Kuih Keswi. It is always has 2 flavors combined, Screwpine (Pandan) and Palm Sugar (Gula Apong). These are steamed in tiny Chinese tea cups. You can opt to steam it in a round/square cake pan. You can choose to have both flavors or either one on its own, if preferred.

Dessert, KuihMama DingSeptember 24, 2020Comment

Sesame Ginger Chicken

Sesame Ginger Chicken

Today's RECIPE can be cooked as a confinement dish for Chinese families but it is also enjoyed as it is as a daily homecooked dish. This is an easy recipe.

Main Dish, ChickenMama DingSeptember 24, 2020Comment

Soft Ham Chim Peng/Soft Chinese Fried Dough

Soft Ham Chim Peng/Soft Chinese Fried Dough

Today's RECIPE, Ham Chim Peng/Fried Dough is a traditional recipe. We have fond memories of eating this for breakfast as children. This recipe uses a starter dough(need to prep for 1 or 2 days) so do prepare ahead.

DessertMama DingSeptember 22, 2020 Comments

Kerabu Suai Ya/Young Mango Salad

Kerabu Suai Ya/Young Mango Salad

This simple Peranakan salad, Kerabu Suai Ya/Young Mango Salad, is appetizing on its own. It goes well with rice as well, as a side dish or accompaniment. Spicy, sour, sweet and tangy...it's good to the last mouthful~!

Starter, FruitsMama DingSeptember 20, 2020Comment

Pumpkin Muffins

Pumpkin Muffins

This is the the RECIPE for pumpkin lovers. The pumpkin makes the muffins taste even more buttery and delicious. Try these Pumpkin Muffins for your with your tea or coffee.

Dessert, CakeMama DingSeptember 19, 2020Comment

Chien Orh Bak/Pan-fried Dark Soy Sauce Pork

Chien Orh Bak/Pan-fried Dark Soy Sauce Pork

Here is another RECIPE that is nostalgic for us. Whenever we cook Chien Orh Bak/Pan-fried Dark Soy Sauce Pork, it will bring back a flood of memories of our childhood. You can substitute pork with boneless chicken meat and you will still get a tasty dish.

Main DishMama DingSeptember 18, 2020Comment

Sambal Udang/Prawn Sambal

Sambal Udang/Prawn Sambal

This is my family RECIPE for our favorite sambal, Sambal Udang/Prawn Sambal. It goes great with rice or bread and is a good side dish for Nasi Lemak (Rice in Coconut Milk).

Main Dish, SeafoodMama DingSeptember 13, 2020Comment

Agar Agar Pandan Santan (Screwpine Coconut Milk Jelly)

Agar Agar Pandan Santan (Screwpine Coconut Milk Jelly)

Here is an easy jelly (agar agar) RECIPE. Be prepared for the heavenly scent of the pandan/screwpine leaves when you are cooking it. This recipe is eggless.

Mama DingSeptember 9, 2020Comment

Shanghai Mooncake with Purple Sweet Potato Filling

Shanghai Mooncake with Purple Sweet Potato Filling

These Shanghai Mooncakes have a tasty shortcrust pastry. Combined with your own preferred homemade filling, they are great to be eaten with Chinese tea. They are even excellent enough to be gifted to family and friends. Best of all, you don’t need any special moulds to make them. Try out the RECIPE today!

Dessert, MooncakeMama DingSeptember 6, 2020 Comments

Blue Pea Flower Snowskin Mooncake with Purple Sweet Potato Filling

Blue Pea Flower Snowskin Mooncake with Purple Sweet Potato Filling

Here is our Blue Pea Flower Snowskin Mooncake with Purple Sweet Potato Filling. We made these using our Homemade Kao Fun/Cooked Glutinous Rice Flour. This is a less sweet recipe but you can adjust the sweetness to your preference. The picture shows (on the right, from top to bottom) the wrapped filling with dough skin, the filling ball, the dough ball, the wrapping of the filling with the dough. On the left of the pic are the finished products.

Mooncake, StarterMama DingSeptember 5, 2020Comment

Purple Sweet Potato Paste/Filling

Purple Sweet Potato Paste/Filling

This is the RECIPE for Homemade Purple Sweet Potato Paste. You can easily cook it at home without added preservatives or additives. This homemade paste is suitable as a filling for buns/baos/mooncakes.

Homemade Ingredient, StarterMama DingSeptember 4, 2020Comment

Homemade Cooked Glutinous Rice Flour/Kao Fun/Gao Fen

Homemade Cooked Glutinous Rice Flour/Kao Fun/Gao Fen

Kao Fun/Gao Fen/Cooked Glutinous Rice Flour is an essential ingredient for making Ping Pei Mooncakes/Snowskin Mooncakes and some other Chinese pastries. Usually the prepared Kao Fun is purchased from bakery ingredients stores, especially just before the Mooncake Festival. If you find it hard to source for this ingredient, here is how you make it at home.

Homemade Ingredient, StarterMama DingSeptember 2, 2020Comment

Orh Kuih/Steamed Taro Cake

Orh Kuih/Steamed Taro Cake

Orh Kuih/Steamed Taro Cake is a favorite breakfast/teatime item. This savory taro/yam cake is a hit among taro/yam lovers. This version of Taro Cake is loaded with ingredients. It is flavorsome enough to eat on its own.

Dessert, KuihMama DingAugust 28, 2020Comment

Stuffed Bell Peppers

Stuffed Bell Peppers

Here is the RECIPE for an easy dish that is healthy and tastes good. You can enjoy them on their own or serve them with a side of roasted vegetables or a salad. These are great for packed lunches as well.

Main Dish, VegetablesMama DingAugust 25, 2020Comment

Jeruk Betik Muda/Pickled Young Papaya

Jeruk Betik Muda/Pickled Young Papaya

Jeruk Betik Muda/Pickled Young Papaya is a delicious and addictive treat. It's pretty easy to make, here's the RECIPE.

Starter, Vegetables, PicklesMama DingAugust 20, 2020Comment

Pea Shoots with Whitebait

Pea Shoots with Whitebait

Here is a 3-ingredient dish that is quick to prepare yet still tastes delish. Pea Shoots with Whitebait is a favorite of ours. This RECIPE works great with bean sprouts/taugeh, as well.

Main Dish, VegetablesMama DingAugust 17, 2020Comment

Apple Cobbler

Apple Cobbler

Our JAM RECIPE of the day, Apple Cobbler, is a delicious dessert you can eat with ice-cream and caramel sauce. Try it if you feel like having an apple dessert.

Dessert, Cobbler, FruitsMama DingAugust 10, 2020Comment