Chai Tow Kway (Fried Raddish Cake)

Over the weekend, I made Chai Tow Kway from scratch (fried radish cake or fried carrot cake as we know it locally in Singapore) for the husband who loves this hawker staple and never fails to order it, even after finishing a plate of chicken rice or Chap Cai Peng (mixed rice).

I followed this recipe from Rasa Malaysia but cut down slightly on the amount of water, based on The Pleasure Monger's advice because I didn't want my Chai Tow Kway to turn out too sticky.

Making the dish wasn't rocket science, but boy did I work up a sweat grating the radish!

And because I couldn't fit all the radish pieces into my frying pan, I split them into half and fried them differently, as you can see below. Those who frequently eat this local dish will know what I mean :)

Cooking Mama

Now that I've got my own kitchen, where I can call the shots mess things up, I've been trying to cook whenever I can find the time, after work and on weekends.

Here's what I've cooked so far in my tiny kitchen.

 

There's plenty of room for improvement (especially in the food styling aspect) but I can't wait to be my own Master Chef ;)

P.S I'm looking for more 30 minute meal recipes because it's simply too exhausting to cook a 3 course Chinese meal on weeknights. Any suggestions?