20 National Day Inspired Recipes to Try This Weekend
This National Day, cook up a storm with these Singaporean favourites. They're bound to impress your friends and family too!
By Atika Lim -
This National Day, cook up a storm with these Singaporean favourites. They're bound to impress your friends and family too!
This Singapore laksa is perfectly spicy and tasty at the same time!
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A family favourite in both Singapore & Malaysia, this hearty and delicious Hokkien hae mee soup is goodness in a bowl!
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A popular mixed fruit salad in a sweet sauce, this fruit rojak is a traditional Malay family favourite and one of Singapore’s most famous hawker dishes.
Whip up your own delicious and fragrant char kway teow at home using this easy recipe!
A classic Singaporean favourite, forget the normal high calories when you whip up this delicious kway teow with mushrooms and kai lan dish for yourself at home.
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The next time you’re firing up the barbeque, throw on some of these delicious mixed satays!
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A traditional family favourite, nasi goreng is a stunning Indonesian fried rice dish brimming with fresh vegetables and a fried egg on top!
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This traditional Singaporean favourite can be eaten for all three meals!
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Making this easy succulent butter chicken recipe in a creamy, mildly sweet spicy sauce is no problem at all!
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A family favourite, try this classic salted egg yolk crab dish if you’re craving fresh seafood in a creamy, spicy sauce.
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Damian D’Silva, Executive Chef at Folklore combined Chinese, Malay and Indian, as well as, Eurasian flavours to create this Singapore Chicken Curry dish.
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Sujatha Asokan, Head Chef, The Garage, “The dish I have picked is one that I love when I go to zi char places for dinner. I would always order salted egg sotong or pork ribs. For this recipe, I’ve given it a contemporary bistro touch, refining the dish with a salted egg yolk aioli with mayonnaise. It’s perfect finger food for when friends come over.”
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Lee Boon Seng, Executive Chef at The Spot elevates this humble hawker dish with contemporary European techniques.
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“I was taught how to make basic ngoh hiang by a close friend and we decided to put it into a dumpling because who doesn’t love pork dumplings! They are easy to make and can be done in advance, and then we’d sear them hard in a cast iron pan because #noburnnotaste," says Chef Sam Chablani.
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Chef-Owner of Le Binchotan, Jeremmy Chiam puts a European twist on a classic local favourite. This Hokkien Mee uses French-style prawn bisque as its base.
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For a more child-friendly version of the fiery Sichuan mala fish, try one braised in the traditional Sichuan bean paste. More people in the family will be able to handle the heat and it will still be as delicious.
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Fried Moong Dal is a dish of of fried and salted mung bean lentils, reminiscent of the old times when cinemas still sold kacang putih. Make it at home with this simple recipe, the kids will probably enjoy it too.
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Looking for a quick and savoury afternoon snack? Give our simple beancurd skin roll recipe a try! The combination of pork and mushroom with the crunch of the beancurd skin will satisfy your afternoon munchies.
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For a hearty family dinner dish, try this recipe for a deep fried claypot fish head that everyone will definitely enjoy! Garoupa fish is recommended for this recipe as it is firm enough to withstand the intense process of deep frying.
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This spicy Anglo-Indian soup dish is like a curry but not as overpowering nor as thick. It's especially satisfying on a cold, rainy day.
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