Bánh Xốp Bơ (Chewy Butter Cookies)

There is very little butter in this recipe, yet it has a rich buttery taste. Weird huh?

Ingredients:
-2 egg yolks
-90g tapioca starch
-40g flour
-1/3 tsp baking powder
-few drops yellow coloring (optional)
-60g sugar
-2 tbs sweetened condense milk
-1 tbs melted butter

What to Do:
Mix together tapioca starch, flour and baking powder. Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until light and lemoned colored. Add yellow coloring, condensed milk, and butter. Add flour mixture. Rest dough for 1/2 hour. Preheat oven to 350'F, divide dough into 10-12 portions. Roll each portion into small balls and place on a cookie sheet. Bake for about 10-15 mins.

Reference:
Bánh Hoa Cúc by Madam Nguyễn Thị Hường aka Gia Chánh Hoa Hường/Rose School of Home Economics

Courgette shred in curry sauce

Ingredients

3 medium size courgette

1 medium size carrot

1 tbsp curry powder

1 tsp cumin powder

salt

2 tbsp water

Method

1. Wash and shred courgette. Skinned carrot and cut into shreds.

2. Heat pan with some oil, pour in the shred courgette and carrot and mixed well in the pan.

3. Add water, curry powder, cumin powder and salt and blend well. Allowed simmer for another 2-3 minutes.

4. Off fire and serve hot.