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condensed milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Almond milk is lower in calories, while evaporated milk is more affordable.

kaya

🥗Healthier: fruit jam

💰Cheaper: honey

Fruit jam provides sweetness with fewer calories, and honey is often cheaper.

soft-boiled eggs

🥗Healthier: poached eggs

💰Cheaper: scrambled eggs

Poached eggs are healthier, while scrambled are often less expensive.

prawn

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: tofu

Chicken is leaner, and tofu is a budget-friendly protein alternative.

Roast coffee beans in margarine and mix with sweetened condensed milk.

Pour the coffee back and forth between two cups by hand.

Prepare kaya by cooking coconut milk, sugar, and pandan leaves on low heat for over an hour, stirring consistently.

Fry peanuts and anchovies until crunchy.

Strain the fried peanuts and anchovies, then mix with housemade chili sauce.

Mash the mixture into a small bowl to mold it and top with white rice.

Line a signature rooster bowl with eight slices of cucumber.

Finish the nasi lemak with a hard-boiled egg.

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