[$20 Budget Meal] Steamed Tofu with Minced Pork Topping, Black Chicken Herbal Soup & Stir Fry Capsicum with Shitake Mushroom

I'm back from the Land of Kimchi! Will be updating my travel post soon after clearing some of my back logs. Prepared this meal on the weekend before my trip. A simple homecooked meal that cost less than $20, will be submitting this post to “May $20 Budget Meal - Specific Ingredient is "Tofu/Beancurd"” hosted by Ellena of Cuisine Paradise.

Total cost: S$14.55

Easter April 2011 $20 Budget Meal - Easy Hot & Spicy Meal

To whip up a nice hot and spicy meal is no longer a difficult chore nowadays with so many ready paste available in the market. I remembered my grandma used to spend a lot of times preparing rempah (chilli paste). Even my aunt who's cook very well also find it tedious to do so. So usually I will buy the rempah from the wet market where some of the stalls sell homemade type. Am submitting this easy hot and spicy menu to [Easter April 2011 $20 Budget Meal] hosted by Ellena of Cuisine Paradise.

S$20 Budget Meal Summary (Serve 4) - Total cost S$17.75

S$20 Budget Meal S$17.75 - Cost breakdown

Seah's Chicken Curry - S$10.60

Fried Egg Sambal - S$4.40

Stir Fry Bittergourd & Clam in Miso Sauce - S$2.75

Steamed Egg with Spam Lite

Aunt's homecooking recipe:
Steamed Egg with Spam Lite

Ingredients:
Eggs - 3 nos
Spam lite - 1/3 can (finely diced)
Water - 230ml
Spring onion - 1 stalk (diced)
Fried Shallot w/oil

Seasoning:
1/2 tsp Sugar
1/2 tsp Vetsin
1 tsp Sesame oil
1 tsp Chinese wine
Pepper

Method:
1. Lightly beaten eggs, add in water & seasoning. Mix well.
2. Stir in spam lite.
3. Bring steamer to boil. Steam at medium flame for 15 mins or till eggs set.
4. Garnish with spring onion & shallot oil. Serve.