I used to grow pandan leaves, which did very well, kept on a sunny windowsill. When we went travelling for a few months in 2015, I gave away all my plants, and the pandanus is the only tropical evergreen that I’ve not replaced. The friend who took it managed to kill it within ...
Place the seedling pot of sunflower in a morning sunshine or where there is sunlight partly shaded. Do not expose the sunflower seedling to full sun yet while it does not grow healthy true leaves and sturdy roots. Also, use a spray nozzle to water the sunflower seedling. Water your sunf...
Her face dusted in bedak sejuk, a cooling powder made of rice and pandan leaves, Alpaida paddles out to visit friends. Her family belong to the tribal group known as the Sea Bajau because they live year-round on their lepa-lepas, handmade houseboats. The Bajau of Malaysia fish and dive...
2. Using whole pandan leaves Tie the pandan leaves up, with a knot in the middle. Drop the leaves into the dish at the beginning of cooking time. Take the leaves out before serving. I use this method in the Lemang recipe video. Click here to watch on YouTube. ...
TheThesecret to my aunt’s cá kho (Vietnamese braised fish) is a bundle of pandan leaves that she ties into a knot and simmers in the braising liquid. It mellows the pungent fish sauce and brings brightness to the heady spices. When I was a student in Singapore, I could never get...