NAVA'S ZEN

Herbs and spices? Don't you think they just complete our dishes? They just bring with them the appreciated scent, aroma and tastes? I reckon. In fact, I must say yes ( Baked Lemon Chicken , Coriander Rice , Easy Chicken Kebab & Hong Kong Style Steamed Fish ). Whether these are the local herbs and spices, or imported or growing in your garden. If you are asking me, I generally stick to local herbs and some of it like lemongrass, curry leaves and basil leaves are plucked from my garden. Of course, if I need to buy, I still do, but my style to my cooking is our local herbs. Seldom, maybe once a while, I won't mind paying, other than that, its a no ( Chilli Lime Fish & Curried Roast Chicken ). Therefore, the basil leaves for this Black Pepper Crab? Yep. From my garden and trust me, this type of basil will grow like nobody's business in our Malaysian weather. And crabs? Not always because ( Crab Curry  & Indian Crab Soup )?  You must make sure the crabs you bu