Recipes

Borscht is a sour soup popular in several Eastern European cuisines, including Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, Belarusian, Lithuanian, Moldavian cuisines. Begin well ahead of serving because it takes time.

I like this main dish because it’s delicious and easy to make.

This hearty dish is perfect for a wintery lunch.

Nihari is a very well-known dish in Pakistan. It tastes very good with bread and rice. I like it very much and cook it once in a month.

Chor Muang or Thai Steamed Dumpling is a refined royal Thai cuisine. It shows the uniqueness of Thai art and its tradition should be preserved. It can be enjoyed with a filling of pork, shrimp, or chicken stir-fried with coriander root, garlic and pepper.

I learnt how to make traditional financiers in Paris in 2008 and bought the moulds for them straight after the class. Here’s my version of a somewhat less traditional chocolate financier. They’re great to whip up for a sweet treat in the afternoon and are a sure crowd pleaser. If you have kids of any age, they will be happy for hours.

Anna and Jordan’s Imqaret (Maltese date biscuits).

This is the flavour of the outback; chunky beef, a smattering of veggies, and a taste of the old world ways of cooking.

Pork San Choy Boa from Alvin Quah