Hot and spicy treats

The Best of Singapore’s Recipes: Hot & Spicy Treats is a collection of rich, fiery Asian favourites so beloved of Singaporeans. Being an excellent Peranakan cook herself, the author – the late Mrs Leong excelled particularly in hot and spicy dishes.

Within the covers of this book lie over 67 recipes largely from Indian, Peranakan and Malay cuisines, with some Chinese and Thai concoctions, too. A wide variety of spices are used in the recipes here, resulting in redolent, fragrant dishes – comfort food for many generations of Singaporeans.

The recipes are easy to follow – with step by step instructions and peppered with cooking hints and tips. Coupled with a comprehensive glossary of more than 100 ingredients and measurement and conversion tables – this is one cookbook indispensable in the kitchen.