Made chicken rice again for 2 of my favourite friends last night, and it was an evening filled with side-splitting laughter (as usual). Changed the recipe a bit and I think I’m satisfied with my modifications. :)

Now that I can cook both chicken rice and bak kut teh well, I started thinking about what I should next try to master. Nasi Lemak seems like the obvious choice, but it’s so mafan to make - there’s the sambal which will stink up the entire street, the fish to deep fry, omelette to shred, and don’t even get me started on squeezing coconut for the milk (no, I don’t believe in using packets of store-bought coconut milk) to cook the rice with. I’ll also have to look for ikan bilis to fry with the peanuts, and the beef rendang spells even more coconut-squeezing.

Perhaps I should try this “easy prawn laksa” recipe I just found in a magazine. Although, recipes that begin with “easy” or end with “for beginners” rarely taste the way I want them to.

What’s your favourite local food? Do you have a good recipe for it? Leave a comment and when I next get inspired, I’ll post my tweaked recipe for it.