The Asian Raw Chef’s Recipe Collection 5 Asian Raw Food Recipes to make your mouth water! 5 Asian Raw Food Recipes to Make Your Mouth Water! The Asian Raw Chef's Recipe Collection © Jeff Ng, The Asian Raw Chef No part of this book may be produced by any means, nor transmitted, nor translated into a machine language, without the written permission of the publisher. The right of Jeff Ng to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs & Patent Act 1988. Conditions of sale This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition, including this condition, being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. First Published by Jeff Ng, The Asian Raw Chef, in Singapore in 2013 [email protected] www.TheAsianRawChef.com Disclaimer The techniques and advice described in this book represent the opinions of the author, based on his experience. The author expressly disclaims any responsibility for any liability, loss or risk, personal or otherwise, which is incurred as a result of using any of the techniques, recipes or recommendations suggested herein. If in any doubt, or if requiring medical advice, please contact the appropriate health professional. www.TheAsianRawChef.com 5 Asian Raw Food Recipes to Make Your Mouth Water! Raw food? So what is Raw Food? Raw Food is vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds prepared at a temperature below 47 degrees Celsius, or 118 degrees Farenheit. It has all the nutritional qualities and life force of the food preserved. It truly is nature’s best form of food for you. All natural, all organic. When you eat raw food, you feel more energetic, balanced, confident and vibrant. Eat raw living foods and you become alive. Eat cooked dead foods and feel dead, simple as that. No matter what age and where you are in life right now, you can get into raw food. We humans have DNA that is 99.9 percent the same, and there is something I believe we all want: To become better and be the best selves we can be. Only raw food can transform your consciousness and physiology to help you achieve optimum health. What kind of results can you expect? •A leaner, lighter physique •More vibrant energy! •Increased self confidence •Clearer, sharper mind •Delicious foods you are excited to eat •Feeling good in your own skin •Better digestion and flow in your body •Stronger connection with yourself and Mother Nature •Better understanding of your emotional and physical needs •Simple and delicious raw food recipes your friends and family will love! So if you are a raw food newbie, you will find the right information here on how to get started on your raw food journey. If you are a raw food veteran or chef, you will expand your palette to include a wide range of unique and exotic Asian flavours. As a chef, I only want to prepare food for you that is healthy, delicious, and absolutely gorgeous. www.TheAsianRawChef.com 5 Asian Raw Food Recipes to Make Your Mouth Water! Introduction Welcome to the world of Asian Raw Food! I am very excited to be able to share these 5 Asian Raw Food recipes that I have created, to make your mouth water! I can remember my mouth used to water at the sight of traditional Asian dishes like Asian fried noodles, curry, and other local delicacies here in Singapore. So I wanted to create a few Asian Raw Food dishes to make me feel the same way, with the added healthy raw boost! I hope they do the same for you! The first is a refreshing drink I once had at an Indian restaurant. It’s called Vasantha Neer and I fell in love with it on the spot. It’s great after a workout or just to cool off in hot weather, and awesome when served chilled! I love Asian Pears and a combination with mint in a salad gives it a really refreshing taste. This was actually the first salad dressing I ever created, and felt really satisfied with it. When I was first starting out on my Raw Food journey, I sorely missed the taste of hot piping curry. That led to the creation of this dish, the Curry Avocado Salad. Now, I like this chilled curry salad better. I love this dish because I know it’s something I can whip up anytime and it will always fill me up and satisfy me. Another one of my childhood favorites was Satay. So yes, I have had a lot of trials and experimentation trying to perfect this recipe. Beware! Because I can finish off 5 to 6 sticks easily in one go dipping the Almond Sambal Sauce. I remember I used to have a tray full of Satay sticks in the fridge which I can warm up anytime, prepare the sauce, and enjoy a delicious treat! Lastly, I cracked the code for Raw Pineapple Tarts! This is a classic Chinese New Year dish, and one of the first raw dessert recipes I ever created. I know I can finish a tub anytime because they are so addictive! And yes you might have guessed, I do have a couple of them in the fridge to satisfy cravings at any given time! Wishing you life in every breath, Jeff Ng www.TheAsianRawChef.com 5 Asian Raw Food Recipes to Make Your Mouth Water! Equipment you'll need Knife, Cleaver and Chopping Board A good knife and chopping board is really all you need to get started. I actually have my chopping board made the size of my cooking stove so I cover it and never have to turn it on. It also offers a larger working space. A cleaver comes in handy when handling coconuts. High Speed Blender I started off with a Vitamix and have never looked back. A trusty companion indeed. Great for making smoothies, sauces, spreads, and just about anything that requires a liquid or creamy consistency. Definitely worth the investment for this one! Food Processor I am using a KitchenAid 12 cup food processor. You might ask what’s the difference between a food processor and a blender. Well, I use mine for making stuff that requires a more chunky consistency, like pesto, breads, pizzas and tart crusts etc. Dehydrator Ultimately, a food dehydrator adds more variety and styles to your food preparation so it doesn’t have to be smoothies and salads all the time. Think raw breads, sandwiches, pizzas, wraps and rolls. I am currently using an Excalibur 9 tray dehydrator and it has been fantastic for me! www.TheAsianRawChef.com 5 Asian Raw Food Recipes to Make Your Mouth Water! Coconut Vasantha Neer Serves 2 Water from Young Coconut x 1 Young Coconut Meat x 1 tbsp, diced small pieces Lemon Juice x 1 tsp Raw Honey x 1 tsp Mint Leaves x 1 tsp, finely chopped •Open a young coconut with a cleaver and pour the coconut water into a glass. •Stir in the honey, lemon juice, diced coconut meat and mint leaves. Mix well and serve. •Best served chilled. www.TheAsianRawChef.com 5 Asian Raw Food Recipes to Make Your Mouth Water! Asian Pear and Mint Salad Salad Spring Mix x 1 bunch, roughly chopped Sunflower sprouts x 1/2 cup Asian Pear and Mint Dressing Asian Pears x 2 Cashews x 1/2 cup Olive oil x 2 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar x 1 tbsp Salt x pinch Maple Syrup x 1/2 tsp Mint Leaves x 1 handful, finely chopped Water x 1/4 cup •Blend all the dressing ingredients in a high speed blender. •Mix the dressing and salad leaves thoroughly in a large bowl. •Top off with microgreens eg. alfalfa sprouts and a sprinkle of chopped walnuts. Dressing will store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. www.TheAsianRawChef.com 5 Asian Raw Food Recipes to Make Your Mouth Water! Curry Avocado Salad Salad Romaine lettuce x 1 bunch, roughly chopped Arugula leaves x 1 cup Lime juice x 1 tsp Oilve Oil x 2 tsp Avocado x 2 Baby Tomatoes x 1 cup Fresh Coriander x 1 small handful Curry Dressing Macadamia nuts x 1 cup Coconut butter x 3 tbsp Tahini x 1 tsp Olive oil x 2 tbsp Lime juice x 2 tbsp Lime zest x 1 lime Salt x pinch Maple Syrup x 2 tsp Ground Coriander x 1 tsp Ground Cumin x 1 tsp Curry powder x 1 tsp Turmeric powder x 1/2 tsp Garam Masala x 1 tsp Chili powder x 1 tsp Garlic x 1 clove Onion powder x 2 tsp Kaffir lime leaves x 3, roughly chopped Water x 1/2 cup www.TheAsianRawChef.com •Toss romaine lettuce and arugula leaves in lime juice and olive oil, and leave to set. •Blend all curry dressing ingredients in a high speed blender. •Mix curry dressing with salad leaves, halved baby tomatoes, chopped avocado, and finely chopped fresh coriander thoroughly in a large bowl. •Finish with a sprinkle of chia seeds. Curry Dressing will store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. 5 Asian Raw Food Recipes to Make Your Mouth Water! Satay Makes 25 Satay sticks Satay Almond Sambal Sauce Sunflower seeds x 3 cups, soaked min 4 hrs Sweet Potato x 1 cup, peeled & chopped Red pepper x 1, deseeded & chopped Dark Miso x 2 tbsp Olive oil x 2 tbsp Lime Juice x 1.5 tbsp Salt x 1/2 tsp Coconut Palm Sugar x 1 tsp Ground Coriander x 1/2 tbsp Turmeric powder x 1/2 tbsp Ground Cumin x 1/2 tbsp Paprika x 1 tsp Cayenne x 2 pinches Garlic powder x 1 tsp Onion powder x 2 tsp Almonds x 1 cup, soaked min 4 hrs Olive oil x 2 tbsp Young coconut water x 1 coconut Young coconut meat x 1 coconut Lemon juice x 2 tbsp Tamari x 1 tbsp Coconut Palm Sugar x 1 tbsp Red Shallots x 2 , chopped Garlic x 1 clove, chopped Red Chili x 1, chopped & deseeded Turmeric powder x 1/4 tsp Ground Coriander x 1 tsp Fresh Galangal x 1 tbsp, peeled & chopped •Process all ingredients in a food processor. Form into satay sticks and dehydrate on a non stick dehydrator sheet at 115F for 5 hours. Flip over and dehydrate on a mesh sheet for another 2 to 3 hrs. www.TheAsianRawChef.com •Blend all the Almond Sambal Sauce ingredients in high speed blender until smooth. •Serve Satay sticks warm. •Dip with Almond Sambal Sauce and enjoy. Almond Sambal Sauce will store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. 5 Asian Raw Food Recipes to Make Your Mouth Water! Truly Raw Pineapple Tart Makes 6 tarts Tart Crust Cashews x 2 cups Lemon juice x 3 tbsp Salt x 1/2 tsp Raw Honey x 1 tbsp *Raw Oat Flour x 1 cup Water x 1/2 cup *Raw oat flour is made by grinding raw oats in a high-speed blender. •Process all ingredients in a food processor, adding the water last. Test mixture to make sure it is holding together Pineapple Filling Pineapple x 1, medium to large size Raw Honey x 1/4 cup Cinnamon powder x 1/2 tsp •Slice and chop the pineapple into bite sized chunks. Dehydrate on a non stick dehydrator sheet at 105F for 16-18 hours, flipping over halfway through. Thereafter, process the dehydrated pineapple with the honey and cinnamon in a food processor to form the filling. •Using square molds (4x4cm) on a non stick sheet, fill the bottom layer first with tart mixture, followed by 1 tsp of pineapple filling, and top by covering with tart mixture making sure the sides have no pineapple filling. •Proceed to fill the remaining pineapple tarts. Dehydrate the tarts on a mesh sheet at 115F for 6-8 hrs. Best served warm or keep in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. www.TheAsianRawChef.com healthy plant based diet, Organic living, Detoxiﬁcation and Biogenic living, as well as Vegetarianism. During that time, he also led numerous holistic health tours and retreats overseas around the region such as to the Aenon Health Centre in Malaysia and Borneo Highlands Resort. It was at the Aenon Health Centre that he witnessed for himself people who actually turned down modern western medicine and cancer treatments for a natural juice About Jeff Ng Born in the sunny tropical island of Singapore, Jeff spent detox. These people had cancers like blood and bone cancer. At one of his Organic picnic meetups, he came across a most of his teens and early twenties in school, university, and lady who introduced him to raw foods and Russell James, internships. It was all about getting a job, and preparing to The Raw Chef. It caught his attention and captivated him so get a job. It was not what he wanted from life. He began to much that on the very same day, he bought both home study question if what he did brought any beneﬁts or greater courses online. From that point on, his raw foods journey advancements to the world. Then, he came across a video on YouTube which posed began and he never looked back. Now, he spends every day of his life creating Asian raw this question, "Why is it that with all the advancements in modern western medicine, with so many hospitals and drugs foods that are healthy, delicious and absolutely gorgeous. In addition, he seeks to fuse together raw food with Traditional available, do people still turn to a ﬁve thousand year old Chinese Medicine and Ayurvedic Medicine. He is currently ancient healing art of Traditional Chinese Medicine and training under Karen Knowler from the UK, The Raw Food Ayurvedic medicine?" It just did not make sense. Coach. From that point on, he immersed educating himself in Life is rawesome, and he is wishing everyone life in every health, diet, and especially organic foods. After graduating breath! from university, he helped out at a vegetarian education school for six months organizing classes on the basics of a What is Raw Food? Raw Food is vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds prepared at a temperature below 47 degrees Celsius, or 118 degrees Fahrenheit. It has all the nutritional qualities and life force of the food preserved. Here, I integrate raw foods with an Asian style and perspective. http://TheAsianRawChef.com http://facebook.com/TheAsianRawChef http://twitter.com/TheAsianRawChef 5 Asian Raw Food Recipes to Make Your Mouth Water! Connect with Jeff For raw food recipes, information and tips sign up to my mailing list on my website: www.TheAsianRawChef.com Add me as a friend on Facebook, Like my Facebook Page and Follow me on Twitter!! www.facebook.com/TheAsianRawChef www.facebook.com/TheAsianRawChefPage www.twitter.com/TheAsianRawChef www.TheAsianRawChef.com