Strong black tea boiled with crushed cardamom, then boiled again with evaporated milk and sugar until thick, sweet and deeply malty.

Strong black tea boiled with crushed cardamom, then boiled again with evaporated milk and sugar until thick, sweet and deeply malty.

A dry brunch plate of potsticker dumplings with crisp golden bases, two runny fried eggs, crisp sliced potatoes and a scatter of crispy seaweed.

A gentle, no-heat chicken ramen for children, with soft noodles cut short, a lightly seasoned broth, one slice of meat and a fried egg on top.

Raw king prawns wrapped in a single strip of buttered filo and fried for three minutes until the pastry shatters and the prawn is just cooked.

A clean, savoury chicken and soy ramen broth with springy noodles, sliced chicken and a runny-yolked fried egg. Our home version of Ramen Original, ready in about 30 minutes.

A 30-minute miso chicken ramen finished with a soft fried egg and two slices of meat, built the way we plate Ramen Original at The Cozy Bowl.