Dan Dan Noodle (Spicy Sichuan Noodles)

N and I both loved this Spicy noodles, we will surely order one whenever we visited Sichuan restaurant.

I made a box of Sichuan style spicy minced meat this morning and used it for this Dan Dan noodle, it is so yummy and satisfying!

【叁巴沙丁鱼】Spicy Sardine Sambal With Potatoes

这阵子天气渐渐凉了，就老想着吃一些暖胃的菜，这道叁巴沙丁鱼是以前在马来西亚的时候很喜欢做的一道菜，是傍晚懒得去菜市场的时候加菜的好选择。

The weather is getting colder by the day, so I have been craving for some spicy dishes that could warm the body and my heart for quite some times.

So I made this Spicy Sardine Sambal with Potatoes today, it is a good dish to help improving appetite and a dish often  made back home shall the stock in the fridge run low.

It is so simple and quick that it could be made under 15 minutes.

【椰香干煸鸡块】Chicken Chukka/Sukka（Dry Coconut Chicken）

这道椰香干煸鸡块和马来西亚的冷当鸡味道有点相似，工序却简单很多，不用椰奶让这道菜比冷当鸡肉稍微更健康一些。带着浓浓的椰香，是很下饭，下酒的好菜！

This delicious dish from Southern part of India reminds me greatly of the famous Malaysian Curry -- Rendang. The taste and texture of it resemble Curry Rendang a lot, it too has very nice coconut fragrance and is very tasty and spicy.

But the preparation of this dish is a  lot easier than rendang and it doesn't call for coconut milk/cream. The marinated chicken cooked slowly in spices and tomato paste until almost all liquids are gone and the final result is chicken pieces covered with thick flavorful gravy.

It is best served with steamed rice and could also work very well as a starter!

【水煮豆花鱼片】Sichuan (Tzechuan) Style Spicy Fish Fillet and Tofu

水煮鱼是我们到川菜馆喜欢点的菜之一，我也常在家里自己做做。我喜欢垫上嫩豆腐做的豆花鱼片，我们家人少，水煮鱼经常一顿吃不完，加了豆芽和蔬菜做的第二顿再加热就不好吃了。

反而加了嫩豆腐的豆花鱼下一顿饭加热后豆腐比鱼肉更好吃呢！

My family and I had this dish the first time in Sichuan province in China many years back and was absolutely stunned at the amount of oil used and its pungent spicy taste!

Over time, I learnt more about Sichuan cuisine and the beauty of its fragrant "Red oil", where taste and fragrance of spices are infused slowly into the oil by slow cooking it.

This fish and tofu Sichuan dish is one of my all time favorites, it is quiet easy to prepare at home with all the ingredients at hand.