What is prawn mee made of? Prawn mee (Penang Hokkien mee or Hokkien prawn mee) is a specialty noodle soup popular among the Malaysian Chinese. The soup base is unique, prepared with a humongous amount of prawn heads and shells coupled with pork bones concentrated into a thick, creamy, and highly aromatic broth. Prawn mee …
Sambal is the chili paste widely popular in Malaysia. This sambal belacan recipe is best for nasi lemak, mee goreng, prawn mee, and stir dry a variety of spicy dishes. Many Malaysian can’t live without sambal, even carry the sambal whenever having vacation abroad. It is also a delicacy for overseas students, which will evoke …
This article is about how to cook the lamb curry, which my wife would die for. She tried to resist the temptation to keep the leftover for the next meal before finally submitting to my suggestion to share with her sister. This lip-smacking curry is just delicious layered upon delicious. It is a hybridized curry …
Cabbage thoran is my favorite Indian side dish. Growing up in Malaysia and a lover of Indian food, I’ve lunch regularly at Indian Malaysian restaurants. They lay a large piece of banana leaf in front of me, scoop a large pile of white rice on it that I can never finish, and are inundated by …
Roti canai is an Indian-influenced flatbread that has become the national bread of Malaysia. I will explain how to make roti canai in detail in this article. By following this recipe, you will make roti canai taste precisely what you can get from the Mamak restaurants with a fluffy texture. One of the integral parts …
Soto ayam is a chicken soup dish originated from Indonesia and is popular in Malaysia and Singapore. However, you have to take a paradigm shift to appreciate it. Unlike a creamy soup, it’s a clear soup with loads of ingredients and condiments. Turmeric is the ingredient that makes yellow, coupled with spices like cumin, fennel, …
Why are the chicken noodles special? If you are living in Malaysian, you must have heard of the famed Ipoh shredded chicken noodles (怡保河粉). It is one of the few noodles served with an exotic broth prepared with chicken bones and shrimp shells. Can you think of other noodles served in a broth with chicken …
Whenever I think about kaya (coconut jam), it always conjured up flashes of childhood memories sitting in the old-school cafe eating Hainanese toast bread overflowing with kaya top with a piece of chilled butter. It is the epitome of Malaysian-Singapore perennial breakfast favorite, often served with a cup of brew-on-demand Hainanese coffee waft up to …
This article is specially written to explain how to prepare the Malaysian-style chicken rendang. Rendang is a spicy stewed dish originating from Minangkabau, Indonesia. This delightful dish has since been assimilated into the Malaysian culinary culture and has been improvised to satisfy the local taste buds. While there are slight differences among chicken rendang from …
Nasi Lemak 椰漿飯 is the breakfast and lunch staple in Malaysia. This drool-worthy, gluttonous gem is offered in almost every local Malay and Mamak restaurant. Wrapped in paper and banana leaf, Nasi Lemak Bungkus (wrapped coconut milk rice) has become the quintessential meal for the locals. Nasi lemak is also known as Malaysia’s national dish …