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Indian

Anchal's gulab jamun

Gulab jamun are undoubtedly one of the most popular and loved sweets in India. Along with other traditional sweets like rasgulla, jalebi, kheer, and gajar ka...

Chinese

Lap cheong and frozen vegetable fried rice

Lap cheong is a Chinese air-cured sausage that brings an enchantingly smoky, sweet-and-salty flavour to any fried-rice game.

Filipino

Cassava cake

"A classic dessert from the Philippines, cassava cake's texture and taste is alluring from first bite - springy and elastic from grated cassava, a root vegetable...

Filipino

Banana leaf-baked sticky rice

Bibingkang malagkit – baked sticky rice topped with luscious coconut caramel – is a nod to the fragrance and beauty the banana leaves impart.

Indian

Besan burfi

This is a South Asian treat, perfect little bite-sized sweets that remind me of toasted maple fudge - that's my Canadian description of it!

Indian

Ghewar

Ghewar is luxurious crispy batter that's fried in ghee, traditionally served during Teej and Raksha Bandhan festivals. Typically it's soaked in or served with a...

Indian

Cheat’s rasmalai

Rasgullas are a dumpling made from cheese curds and semolina, cooked in a sweet sugar syrup. Sandeep uses them to make a shorcut version of the celebratory...

Modern Asian

Sticky miso bananas with lime and toasted rice

This dessert ticks all our flavour boxes – sweet, salty, tangy and umami – and all our texture boxes – sticky, crunchy and creamy.

Asian

Hong Kong-style French toast

Hong Kong-style French toast is supposed to be crunchy outside from the deep-frying process and have a soft texture inside from the white bread. The classic...

Malaysian

Kueh koci

Kueh koci are a vibrant Malaysian dessert consisting of a coconut and palm-sugar filling in a rice and sweet potato dough, wrapped in banana leaves.

Chinese

Hong Kong egg tarts

These classic Hong Kong tarts don't call for many ingredients, but the tricky part is to not overcook the egg to ensure that perfect creamy consistency.

Filipino

Puto with sikwate

Puto-maya is a pre-breakfast meal made from glutinous rice simmered in coconut cream, it has a distinct ginger aroma to it and is best paired with Filipino hot...

Filipino

Cathedral window

This very simple but popular dessert from the Philippines is a great one to make with kids. If you can’t work out where the name comes from, you’re not trying...

Filipino

Turon with banana and jackfruit

This sweet dish is a classic Filipino street food snack. My version takes me back to when I was 8 years old and I would eat it with a scoop or two of ube ice...