Tom Yam Pasta

Ingredients:

500g pasta (boiled al dente in salted water, reserve 1/2 cup of the liquid)
3 tbsp olive oil
4 cloves garlic, chopped
10 medium sized prawns
300ml whipping cream (if youre using thickened cream, use 200ml of that and 100ml milk)
1 cube tom yam stock
2 eggs (whisked)
A dash of thyme and nutmeg powder
Salt and pepper to taste
Parsley for garnish

Directions:
Heat oil, brown garlic and add prawns.
Once prawns are cooked, add the cream, tom yam, thyme and nutmeg and bring to a gentle boil. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Turn off the heat before whisking in the eggs.
Toss the pasta into the prepped sauce. Add water to loosen the sauce if necessary.
When serving, sprinkle a bit of parsely.
Done!

I cooked everything in 20 mins and should be enough for 5.

Shix cooks: Turmeric Thai-style chicken

I'm trying to come up with something easy and interesting to fill up my leftover pitas so here it is:

Turmeric thai-styled chicken

Prep time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 15 min

500g chicken breast, cut into chunks

1 piece Tamarind slice 

4 pieces calamansi/lime leaves

Juice from 4 calamansi 

Finely ground paste:

2 cm ginger

10 cloves shallots

4 cloves garlic 

2 stalks lemongrass

8 birds eye chilli (add more or less depending on how much heat you want)

Oil to fry

Salt

Sugar

Optional: a handful of cherry tomatoes

In a wok, heat up about 2 tbsp of oil and fry the paste. About 3 mins in, add in the tamarind and leaves. Fry till fragrant. Then, add in chicken chunks and continue stirring till it looks cooked. Add in the tomatoes, juice then salt and sugar to taste.  Once you're happy with the product, turn off the heat and you're ready to eat! Serve with rice or pita/tortilla /flat bread

I need to tell you that I got some of the herbs and spices from a community garden! 

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