Seah's Singapore Chicken Curry

Singapore Chicken Curry is always one of the dishes that most Singaporean craves for when they are oversea for work purpose or studies. Like myself when I was away from Singapore, I always stock up more than a dozen pack with me during my visit home so that I can easily whipped up this all time favourite during special occasions or as when we feel like having some home cook dishes.

Inside my recent gift pack from Seah’s Spices (click HERE to read more), I have found a pack of the Singapore Chicken Curry Spices that I have not tried before. And since mum is craving for some Chicken Curry, we decided to give this new spice a try.

We bought some chicken wings, potato, tomato, onion and coconut cream to cook this dish. But as you notice from the photo above, there is a pack of coconut powder that comes with the curry spices which makes it easier for those who is overseas where coconut cream/milk is not easily found. But in Singapore we do prefer to add in either fresh or ready packed coconut milk/cream to enhance the flavour of the curry.

The method used here is slight different from the method shown on the package as mum preferred to stir-fry the ingredients a while to release the aroma of the onion and spices before adding water. So here goes our modify version of the Chicken Curry:-

Ingredients: (serves 4)
1 Packet of Seah’s Singapore Chicken Curry Spices
8 Chicken Wings
3 Medium Size Potato, cut into chunks
3 Medium Size Tomato, cut into wedges
2 Medium Onion, cut into wedges
800ml Boiling Water
100ml Coconut Cream

Method:
1.Wash and trim the fat off from the chicken wings and set aside.
2. Preheat a soup pot with 1/2 tablespoon of cooking oil, add in the onion and sauté till fragrant (about 30 seconds) then add in the chicken pieces and potato then continue to stir on and off for another 30 seconds or so.
3. Next slowly add in the curry spices and stir the mixture till well combined.
4. Add in 800ml or more boiling water to cover the chicken pieces when the curry comes to boil, add in the tomato wedges and slowly simmer over low heat for about 15 – 20 minutes till the potato soften and meat is cooked through.
5. Lastly, slowly stir in the coconut cream and turn off the heat when the mixture comes to boil.
6. You can served warm with steam rice or baguette.

Note:
~ If you prefer something more spicy or that nice red chilli oil colour on your curry, you can add in 1 teaspoon of Sambal Blachan together with the spices to make it extra spicy.


Although some of the pre-mix spices cannot whipped out the authentic flavour compare to those freshly grind spices but I am sure with all these ready made spices it actually helps to shorten cooking time for working mum like me or overseas friends who missed having those wonderful local dishes.

So if you wish to try out some of these spices, do come and join us on the Giveaway event HERE whereby you can win some Seah’s spices of your choice.

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Seah's Premix Spices Gift Pack & Giveaway

Recently I have received an email from the marketing department of Seah's Spices Food Industries Pte Ltd mentioning that they are sending a gift pack in appreciation to me on sharing some of their products in my blog post recipes. Upon hearing that, I was too shock and overjoy to believe that their team actually take the time and effort to go around sourcing and reading recipes blogs such as mine.

After about two weeks from their email, I have received their gift pack yesterday, which consists of a box of their makeover premix spices, oyster sauce and a recipes book on how to use their products.

Their "Roasted & Steamed & Braised food" range consists of my favourite Emperor Herbs Chicken Spices which I used to ask my mum to send it to me while I was in overseas. And now I spotted that they actually have Salt-roasted Chicken Spices and Stewed Fragant Spices too which I am curious to try it out soon.

So far I have tried only two of their "Broth & Soup" products which are "Singapore Bak Kuet Teh"(click HERE) and "Herbal Chicken Soup"(click HERE) that I have shared in my previous posts.

But they do have other products under this range are:- Scallop Shark's Fin Soup, Buddha Jump Over the Wall Soup and Seafood Hotpot which acts as a great helper for festive season meal. Or you might prefer something healthier to build up the family members immune system such as trying their "Nutritious Black Chicken Soup".

Seah's spices also have a range of "Deep-fried food" spices which can be use either as a batter or seasoning for deep-fried stuffs. The sample that I have over here are:- Five-Spices Fried Chicken Spices, Spicy Fried Chicken Spices, Prawn-Flavoured Fried Chicken Spices and Fried Crispy Prawn Spices.

If you prefer some hot and spicy flavour from their products, then these "Stir-Fried Food" range will be great for a choice. Honestly speaking, I have not try any of these before and I am surprised to see some of these spices too. Here you can find:- Pepper Salt Prawn Spices, Black Pepper Crab Spices, Black Pepper Spices(Beef/Chicken) and Curry Chicken Spices.

Until I found these in the gift pack, I didn't know that Seah's also have their very own "Desserts & Beverages" products such as Red Beans Dessert with Orange Peel, Ginseng Chrysanthemum Powder and Creamy Corn Coconut Dessert Powder.

Dear Readers,

I would like to share my joy on some of these special Seah's Spices that I have received with those who is interested in trying these prodcuts. So in this "Giveaway" a lucky reader will have a chance to pick any 5 packets of the above spices that I have shared in the above-mentioned post.

If you are interested to participate in this "Giveaway", what you need to do is just leave your NAME and a comment tag of "I'll love to try these Seah's Spices!" before 2359 hours, 31 July 2010 and I will pick a lucky reader on 01st August 2010 using an online randomiser.

Till then, have fun and join in the Giveaway!!!!! Who know you might be the next "person" like me to be spotted by SEAH's SPICES on using/sharing their products and be rewarded with some of their freebies too :p

p/s: Overseas readers are also welcome to join in this Giveaway too!

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Cuisine Paradise - 美食天堂 @ OMY Blog

Together with another 11 invited Singapore Blog Awards Bloggers from OMY such as Silver Ang - Modeling , Zhou Yiwei - Food, Leonny Atmadja - photographing and etc. We are all so excited to start another new blogging journey with this big family. And all these 12 new blogs have being officially launched on last Friday, 16 July 2010 with some news of it published on local media such as MyPaper, Straits Times, and etc.

In my OMY blog, I will be sharing some of the “random” posts I published over here at my main blog and sometime I do look out for “Special” post that it only available at my OMY blog too. Here is the link @ http://blog.omy.sg/ellenaguan/ do drop by and take a look.

"莲藕花生鸡脚汤 - Lotus, Peanut & Chicken Feet Soup" is my 1st Chinese written post ever since in my 5½ years of blogging journey which I would like to delicate to the Chinese Readers from my main blog or as well as the new OMY domain.

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Singapore Blog Awards 2010

Finally the long waiting time has past after months of rallying and almost a month of voting for all nominated categories. This year the Singapore Blog Awards 2010 by Omy finally took place at Movida, St. James Power Station.

The event held on last Saturday, 10 July 2010 from around 4:00pm to 6.30pm. Although the weather was pretty cloudy but it doesn't seems to affect all the finalists and their guests. Look everyone is busying at the reception counter doing registration, photographing and accept interviews.

As a food blogger, "Food" is always the first thing I look for before exploring around the surrounding. This year, there is two buffet lines provided by "Orange Clove".

Look at these yummy finger food such as:- Cottage Pie, Ebi Fry, Sausage, Sushi, Mussels, Mango & Prawn cocktail and etc. For desserts, there are full of varieties from different kind of cheesecakes and chocolate mousse.

My first time seeing "绝对Superstar" Silver Ang in real person singing "美丽笨女人". She is also one of the 10 finalist in "Best Modeling" and during the event, she won the most "Likes" from the audience and won the "Modeling Showcase" competition.

"The Ultimate Bling" is another event that needs the audience participation. The one who has the most number of "I Like" stickers win a trip to Phuket resort.

The Guest-of-Honour for today's event is Mr Teo Ser Luck whom is a Member of Parliament (MP) for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC. He is also the Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports and Ministry of Transport, as well as the Mayor, North East Community Development Council.

These are the winners for the 10 nominated categories. More details of the winner can be found at Omy official website HERE.

Look at these "I Like" stickers, each of us are give 3 of this stickers to vote for the participants for "Modeling Showcase", "Head Turner" and "The Ultimate Bling".

Another game that we played during the Blog Awards is this "BLOGO" game where we need to match a straight line on card base on the given name shown on the TV screen.

Although this year "Cuisine Paradise" did not win the "Best Food Blog" award but I am really very grateful to everyone of you who has voted me daily on this events and I hope to do my best in the future to share with everyone more recipes and posts. And this year "Best Food Blog" goes to Catherine from www.camemberu.com, you can take a look at her very informative blog on those yummy food reviews and interesting posts. Once again, congratulation Catherine!!!! You deserved this award :)

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