After our interview with Chef Heman, we asked chef to share with us some recipes that are healthy and easy to prepare at home. He gave us not one but TWO cancer-fighting recipes with a local twist that everyone will be able to enjoy. Let us all get out our aprons and cook up some delicious meals!
The Wonderful Fruity Tempeh “White Rojak”
Ingredients:
For the Rojak:
- 1 cucumber
- half a guava, diced
- half a green apple, diced
- 1 pineapple, diced
- 2 strawberries
- half a pear, diced
- 6 lychees (from a can)
- 5g sesame seeds
- 5g crushed peanuts
- 1 tempeh
For the avocado cream:
- 1 avocado
- 2 tbsp cream
- half a white/red onion, sliced
For the sauce:
- 4 tbsp plum paste
- 1 tsp sambal
- 5g cilantro leaves (chopped)
- juice of half a lemon
- 10g water
- 20g ginger flower
Method:
- Wash and rinse the cucumber, guava, strawberries and pear.
- Dice all the fruit and tempeh into cubes. Set the tempeh aside to fry.
- Prepare the sauce by combining the plum paste, sambal, chopped cilantro, lemon juice, water and ginger flower together. Keep chilled.
- Mash the avocado. Mix in the cream and chopped onion. Set aside and keep chilled.
- Prepare pot of oil to fry the tempeh. Bring the oil to 180oC and fry the tempeh till golden brown.
- Arrange all the ingredients on a plate and pour the rojak sauce over. Sprinkle the sesame seeds and crushed peanuts.
- Serve with avocado cream.
Note: you can use any fruit you prefer.
Stir-Fried Four Grain Rice with Poached Egg Salad
Recipe below is for 4.
Ingredients:
For the 4 grain rice:
- 100g blackberry rice
- 50g redberry rice
- 25g barley
- 50g white rice
- 2 eggs
- 5g soy sauce
- 5g chopped garlic
- 100g fresh salad
For the poached egg:
- 1 fresh egg
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 500ml water
- 300g ice + 400ml water (too cool down the poached egg)
Method:
- Cook the blackberry rice, redberry rice, barley and white rice separately.
- Once all the grains are cooked, let cool and combine them together.
- Heat up your pan or wok with oil to stir fry the garlic and scramble the eggs before adding the 4 grain mixture. Stir-fry everything until it is very hot.
- In a separate pot, heat up the 500ml of water over a small flame. Add in the apple cider vinegar.
- Crack the egg and add it into the pot gently. Once the shape has formed, scoop it out and place it in the ice water.
- Plate the 4 grain rice, topping it with the fresh salad and the poached egg. Enjoy!
Photos: Chef Heman