Hong Kong Peanut Butter French Toast is a classic cha chaan teng café treat—crispy on the outside, soft and eggy inside, with a rich peanut butter centre. Finished with a generous drizzle of condensed milk, it’s a perfect balance of sweet and savoury indulgence.
This Lemongrass Grilled Chicken, inspired by the Laotian classic Ping Gai Noi, is packed with aromatic lemongrass, garlic, coriander and toasted chilli. Roasted under weight to keep it juicy, then finished with a spicy, tangy dipping sauce, it's the perfect fakeaway feast.
Lotus Leaf Fried Rice is a fragrant, earthy festive dish where savoury sausage, dried shrimp and mushrooms are stir fried with rice, wrapped in soaked lotus leaf and steamed to infuse a delicate tea like aroma. This Lotus Leaf Fried Rice recipe layers flavour in the wok first, then finishes with a second steam to allow the lotus leaf to perfume the rice beautifully.
Often served at banquets and special occasions, lotus leaf fried rice is about depth and aroma. The sausage fat coats each grain, the dried shrimp add umami, and the final steam transforms the dish completely.
Kashmiri Style
Indian Lamb Rogan Josh is a rich Kashmiri curry known for its deep red colour, warming whole spices and tender slow cooked lamb. This Indian Lamb Rogan Josh recipe follows a traditional one pot method, beginning with a freshly ground masala powder, browning the lamb properly and then slowly simmering with yogurt until silky and aromatic.
Rogan Josh was popularised by the Mughals and became a defining dish of Kashmiri cuisine. The name refers to “red heat” and “clarified butter”, describing both its colour and its traditional cooking fat. The key to a great Rogan Josh is building flavour through whole spices, allowing the yogurt to assimilate slowly and giving the curry time to deepen over a long simmer.
Duck Lo Mein is a rich Cantonese noodle dish built around slow braised duck legs served over flash fried egg noodles and crisp vegetables. The duck is gently braised in a deep savoury sauce made from hoisin, oyster sauce and soy sauces until the meat becomes tender enough to fall from the bone. The strong braising sauce coats the duck and lightly seasons the noodles, while crunchy vegetables and bean sprouts add texture to the finished dish.
