Nicholas Pillai

Hotteok.. My version, Korean Street Food... With a Kheemaish kind of filling.

Next time when we have water, I will do the original one which has a sweet filling.

Easy recipe.

Hotteok ready to be pan fried

Today's Class.. Bread.. Future little shop in East Java next year.

@ Cooking with Nicholas

My Agak Agak Oatmeal Cookies.

Mixed it all up with a spoon and used my fingers to check it they were the right consistency... And thank God they were.

Has a nice chewy texture too.

I'm loving it.

I made Woo Tau Koh today

Woo Tau Koh or Yam Cake is a savory delight made by Chinese Hawkers of yesteryear who sold them at morning markets.
Today it is a delight that can be found in Night Markets in posh areas and even in restaurants where it can be quite pricy.

Will do this for a class.

Prawn Mee Class
Sunday August 16th 11 to 2 pm
Sunday August 23rd th 11 to 2 pm

I've noticed, there are not many online sellers selling this.
Learn the art of preparing this dish.
I have a few students in different countries selling this after attending class and they seem to be thriving.

You will learn to prepare the Stocks, the chilly paste and the combining of the whole dish.

Price Per Person: RM 170
Only three students per class.
Please book three days before the class as I need to do a lot of prep.

Whatsapp me at 0166827465.

Kek Lapis
Thursday August 13th and Saturday August 15th
11.30 to 2.30.

The Art of Kek Lapis

This is one of the harder cakes to prepare and by far the longest.

Learn to prepare this cake from scratch and watch it baked and unveiled in wonderment.

Price Per Person: RM185

Only three persons in a class.

Please whatsapp 0166827465 to book your place in advance.

Roasted Chicken with Roasted Vegetables and Spicy Chicken Thighs
Monday June 8th 11 to 2 pm

Roasted Chicken was one top seller for me this MCO. Lockdown or not, everyone wanted to eat Roasted Chicken.

You will learn;

1. Roasted Chicken
2. Spicy Baked Chicken Thighs and Drumstick.
3. Roasted Vegetables

Each person takes home their own Roasted Chicken.

Price Per Person: RM 180

This is a hands on class.

Please bring your own hand towel.

Please make your bookings by Saturday as I need to order the Chickens.

Only three students to a class.

Saturday June 6th 11 to 1 pm

Let's Laksa away this Saturday.

This whole MCO I've had Laksa once at a friend's place.

You will learn,

1. Assam Laksa
2. Curry Laksa

Please bring your own hand towels.

Please bring four containers for your noodles and soups.

Price Per Person : RM150

Please whatsapp me at 0166827465 to book your place.

Class is open to 3 students. @ Cooking with Nicholas

All the Beef Rendang, packed and gone.

Was a bit of a chore packing it into 500 gm portions.

But it looked more personal.

Sambal Spesial Express

They were to have opened the day our Lockdown began in March.

Well they opened a few days ago. So here I am finally in great anticipation.

Walked in looked at the board and chose what I wanted... What I was really looking forward to was the Sambal.

So I came home obviously, since it was just takeaway, and shared it out since we had already had lunch earlier.

So I got Sambal Segar and Sambal Matang.

First mouthful of rice with sambal, and that's it! All tastebuds got killed.

The rice was not piping hot as it should be, and so it was grainy.

The fried mushrooms were so crispy, it was almost unrecognizable. Brother thought it was flour strips.

Verdict... Sambal were too too spicy and I'm walking around now feeling like I've got sexy bee stung lips.

I've had sambal in Indonesia and it was never this spicy.

I would go there again just to check out other things, but the three choices of sambal available which is the very backbone of the whole joint... Might have to be given a miss