Messy Witchen

Shop baking, kitchen and Tupperware products at Messy Witchen store.

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Masala Chai

by Che-Cheh on May 19, 2013 566 views

in Drinks, Indian

Who is a masala chai lover? ME!ME!ME! Literally masala means combination of spices and chai means tea. So masala chai is basically a mixed spice tea. Many addresses this beverage as chai tea which means tea tea. It’s so wrong and funny. Don’t ever do that ya. According to wikipedia, the word chai originated from Persian chay, which somehow originated from the Chinese word cha (which means tea).

I was introduced to masala chai by my dad few years ago. My favorite place to indulge this super yummy India originated drink is at an Indian restaurant that goes by the name Tetra House of Bryani near my place. The masala chai brewed by this shop gives very good ‘kick’. I’ll go ‘ahhhh’ at every sips and it’ll burn my throat at a mediocre level after that. Just perfect!

I would say this recipe I’m sharing below are quite similar in taste with the shop’s masala chai… minus the burning throat effect (just a lil’ actually). Well if I want more ‘burning’, I could just add more peppercorns.
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Takoyaki

by Che-Cheh on May 11, 2013 667 views

in Japanese

Takoyaki (たこ焼き) means grilled (or fried – yaki) octopus (tako) literally. To describe this yummy Japanese snack more detail I’ll say takoyaki are cute little balls of fried batter with pieces of octopus inside. Of course it doesn’t have to be octopus. You can have anything such as unagi (eel), salmon, prawn, ham, sausage, cheese and even kimchi!… well basically whatever that you can think of.

Super YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!
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Appakkara cum Takoyaki Pan

May 4, 2013

More than a decade ago, I was introduced to the famous Japanese snack hailed from Osaka called Takoyaki. I was hooked to this snack right there and then and forever! My immediate wish was to buy a takoyaki pan. Now where can I buy such pan in Malaysia? I contemplated on buying one in ebay [...]

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Gujarati-Style Spicy Potatoes

April 28, 2013

This Gujarati-style potatoes recipe will tease your taste buds in a roller-coaster ride. Why I said that? You’ll get all sort of tangy-spicy-aromatic punch in this dish. It’s interesting and wonderful. For me that is. ;) This is yet another recipe from the cookbook ‘Cooking with Asian Roots’. Gujarat is a state in Western India [...]

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Saffron Happyness

April 21, 2013

I wanted to name this post as The Pursuit of Saffron Happyness initially but sis said it’s too lame. Is it? ;p I thought the post title describe my feeling towards saffron perfectly. Anyway let me share my first ever saffron journey with you. I’ve heard a lot about saffron, mostly from this famous phrase: [...]

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Carrot Kheer – Gujara Kheer

April 14, 2013

Mom bought several cookery books during last year’s Big Bad Wolf sale. One of them is called Cooking With Asian Roots. This book boost some really interesting recipes using roots and for my first trial, I choose a fairly simple one to make. It’s called carrot kheer or gujara kheer (or gujara payasam). It’s an [...]

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Creamy Lemongrass Sambal Prawns

April 7, 2013

Who’s a lemongrass fan? Me! Who’s a prawn lover? Me! Me! Who’s a sambal fan? Oh yeah… Me! Me! Me! This dish is basically made for ME! Haha Its taste is just like what I envisioned and the zing it provides makes you keep wanting more and more. Enough said. ;) (tsk sorry lame intro [...]

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Steamed Pumpkin For Dogs

March 30, 2013

I‘m someone that rarely feed special food to my dog. And if I do I make sure I give him the healthy option since his daily meal consist of dry kibbles (= processed food). Steamed pumpkin is a good example of healthy food. Pumpkin has good source of essential fatty acids, antioxidants, beta-carotene and vitamin [...]

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