Marshall CavendishCuisine

GOURMET GURU

festive cooking

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Series Designer: Bernard Go Kwang Meng

Copyright © 2012 Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Private Limited

Published by Marshall Cavendish Cuisine

An imprint of Marshall Cavendish International

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recipe carefully, the reader may not always achieve the results desired due to variations in ingredients, cooking

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National Library Board, Singapore Cataloguing-in-Publication Data

Gourmet Guru festive cooking. – Singapore : Marshall Cavendish

Cuisine, c2012.

p. cm. – (Mini cookbooks)

ISBN : 978-981-4351-63-8

1. Holiday cooking. 2. Cooking, Singaporean. I. Series: Mini cookbooks.

TX739

641.568 -- dc22 OCN755677569

Printed in Singapore by KWF Printing Pte Ltd

introduction 8

mini prawn rolls 13

chinese chives spring rolls 14

steamed pumpkin cake 17

pulut kunyit 18

tom yam soup 21

jackfruit in black pepper coconut gravy 22

steamed fish with fried ginger 25

sweet and sour fish 26

fish stuffed with sambal cinchalok 29

assam pedas stingray 30

coconut crabs 32

prawns in spicy yoghurt sauce with pandan rice 34

squid in assam sauce 37

sweet and sour prawns 38

steamed herbal chicken with chicken essence 41

fried cheesy chicken thigh 42

old ginger stewed duck 45

chicken in red gravy 46

beef in dark soy sauce 48

keema matar 50

berlado chicken liver 53

tripe dalca (dalca babat) 54

stewed pork with wood ear fungus 56

splitter truffles 59

ant’s nest cookies 61

chocolate macaroons 62

pineapple tarts 65

rice flour cakes (apam makoke) 67

batik pudding 68

caramel pudding 71

marble pudding 72

rainbow dumplings in fruit cocktail 75

acknowledgements 76

contributor bios 77

weights and measures 80

8 9

introduction

The Gourmet Guru Academy began as a business initiative by

Nanyang Technological University- Students in Free Enterprise (NTU

SIFE) with the aim to empower self-taught cooks to earn an income.

Through the partnership with Marshall Cavendish International

(Asia) in publishing the Gourmet Guru series of cookbooks and

with the support of Ministry of Community Development, Youth and

Sports and Community Development Council in facilitating weekly

cooking classes at various Family Service Centres, these women are

learning new skills while providing for themselves and their families.

Gourmet Guru Academy’s cooking classes focus on the preservation

of Singapore’s culinary heritage. For generations, many traditional

recipes have been handed down through family members. Without

a conscious effort to preserve them,  they will be lost amidst the

commercialisation and standardisation of the food industry. Food

also plays an integral role in our lives. It provides opportunities to

bond with our loved ones through the act of sharing a meal together,

or even cooking together. Therefore, Gourmet Guru Academy

strives to collect authentic recipes, and at the same time encourage

family bonding and healthy eating through our classes.

We sincerely seek your continued support in this life-changing

initiative. May this book continue to offer you refreshing insights

as you try out these recipes. If you wish to offer your support

and interact personally with the champions of this book, visit

www.gourmetguruacademy.com for more information. 

Nanyang Technological University- Student in Free Enterprise (NTU

SIFE) was founded in 2009 and is part of a global and dynamic effort

to help improve the lives of those in need through the positive power

of business. Guided by our shared vision of creating opportunities for

everyone, NTU SIFE brings together university students, academic

professionals and industry leaders to effect positive changes in our

community. Through our dedication and commitment, NTU SIFE will

continue to inspire others in turning social innovations into business

success.

GOURMET GURU

festive cooking