My weekends are always filled with cooking challenges that I set for myself. I have failures and triumphs as many of you would have read about it on my blog. And just last weekend, I decided to crack, grate and squeeze my very first fresh coconut milk. It was a very messy affair but I did receive a lot of help of twittverse. And I will like to thank @tomatom for lending me a coconut grater.
I do recall that Grandma will buy grated coconut from the Indian/Pakistani stores in the wet market. She will then squeeze the life out of them to make curries and other delicious desserts. I found a version of the grater on youtube. It is pretty innovative and I wish I had one of these at home. 
Flipping through the Nyonya recipe book, I realised that the Nyonyas & Peranakans have very sweet tooth. The most common ingredients used are sugar, glutinous rice, coconut milk and pandan or banana leaves.
This is one of the many dessert recipes that I will try making. It is a simple glutinous rice pudding and I am sure it will satisfy anyone who loves the big sugar hit. You will be able to find the glutinous rice and pandan leaves in almost any Asian grocery shops. Just note that it is hard to find fresh pandan leaves here so they will be stored in the freezer. I made the mistake of not checking when I was in Footscray. Mister drove me all the way to Richmond and then realisation hit me. Duh~~~
When I was younger, my parents will drop me off at Grandma’s before they head to work everyday. My parents would then be back for nice but simple home-cooked dinner prepared by Grandma before we heading home. And during special occasions or festive seasons, I remember how she liked to wear the kebaya, gold jewelleries & tie her hair back in a nice wavey bun. I can still remember certain dishes that she used to cook for us. They were all so delicious. It is a pity that no one in the family at that time were interested in aquiring those culinary skills and recipes.
Sup kambing (goat soup or Indian mutton soup) is a very hearty and aromatic dish. It is one of the popular hawker fare in both Singapore & Malaysia.
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