Malaysian Cooking

THE BOOK OF MALAYSIAN COOKING brings you authentic ways of preparing seafood, chicken, rice, noodles, and tropical fruit, flavored with the abundant spices of Southeast Asia. With more than 80 step-by-step recipes photographed in full color, you can recreate the magic of this delicious tropical cuisine.

Malaysian food is incredible. Think vibrant, healthy dishes with dazzling flavours and textures. With over 100 recipes - using ingredients that you can find in any supermarket - this is the ultimate guide to cooking Malaysian food at home. Try an authentic satay, an aromatic curry, a laksa, or simply the perfect fluffy coconut rice.

Cook spicy and fragrant dishes with this innovative and easy-to-follow Malaysian Cookbook. Carol Selva Rajah, a well respected authority and dedicated educator in the field of Asian culinary culture, honors her childhood memories of sweet-smelling and fragrant kitchen aromas in her newest Asian cookbook, Malaysian Cooking, which also features a foreword by David Thompson, winner of the James Beard Award and IACP Finalist for Thai Food. Since three quarters of what we taste comes from smell, Chef Carol understands that the aromas produced by our food are vitally important to the enjoyment that comes from eating. This is particularly evident of the Malaysian and Indonesian food recipes she includes in this book. To excite both the palate and sense of smell, Chef Carol predominantly uses Malaysia's most aromatic cooking ingredients—from sweet tamarind date chutney and cucumber mint raita to cashew nut and plum sauces—to prepare easy Malaysian and Indonesian foods that not only burst with flavor, but also overwhelm the kitchen with wonderful fragrances anyone would like to create. Original Malaysian recipes include: Vegetarian Fritters with Sweet Chilli Dip Basmati Rice with Spiced Chicken and Yoghurt Sweet Soy and Sambal Fried Chicken Grilled Prawns with Lemongrass Eggplant and Tofu with Sweet Spicy Bean Paste Black Rice Pudding with Ginger Coconut Cream Detailed with mouthwatering, dynamic photographs, this book is an inspired collection of new and traditional Malaysian dishes for anyone wishing to serve the best flavors of Malaysian cooking at home.

Best of Malaysian Cooking is an extensive collection of more than 200 authentic and traditional recipes sourced from all over Malaysia. From everyday home kitchens to the royal kitchens, this book showcases the best dishes from every state. Find irresistible favourites such as Teochew duck and five-spice meat rolls from Johor; babi pong tay and chicken debal from Melaka; bak kut teh and KL Hokkien mee from Selangor; sar hor fun and ayam rendang pedas from Perak; and crab curry and laksa from Penang among a host of other scrumptious dishes. With insightful introductions to the cuisine of each state and practical cooking hints and tips, Best of Malaysian Cooking is essential for anyone looking to explore the colourful world of Malaysian food and flavours.

Shortlisted for the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards (2022) Guild of Food Writer’s Awards, Highly Commended in ‘First Book’ category (2022) André Simon Awards shortlisted (2022) "Beautiful, inspiring, but above all authoritative. Mandy Yin holds all the secrets to exquisite Malaysian cooking... It is a rare treat that she's chosen to share them." – Grace Dent, restaurant critic for the Guardian A soulful tribute to Malaysian cuisine, from snacks, soups and salads, to rice and noodle dishes, curries and sweet things. Sambal Shiok is a brilliant collection of over 90 accessible recipes that were handed down from Mandy Yin’s mother as well as those that she has developed for her critically acclaimed, award-winning London restaurant. The recipes – such as her signature curry laksa, Penang assam laksa, Malaysian fried chicken, prawn fritters, spiral curry puffs, flaky roti canai, beef rendang, KL golden fragrant clams, sambal mapo tofu, and the perfect steamed rice – can be made for a weekday family meal, a dinner party or celebration. Malaysian food results from the unique merger over centuries of indigenous Malay ingredients with Indian spices and Chinese techniques. Every dish delicately balances sweet, sour, salty with chilli heat and a hint of bitter. With Mandy’s evocative look at Malaysian food culture, her recipes, and the basics of a Malaysian pantry (shrimp paste, lemongrass, tamarind and coconut milk), you can easily enjoy the most delicious Malaysian meals at home.

The BBC MasterChef Champion shares the rich flavors of her homeland in this cookbook featuring more than one hundred delicious and accessible Malaysian recipes. When it comes to Southeast Asian fare, Malaysian cuisine is a hidden treasure. Now Ping Coombes, the 2014 winner of BBC One’s MasterChef, brings Malaysian cuisine into the spotlight, from her family table to yours. Drawing inspiration from her mother and from the late-night stalls and street markets in her hometown of Ipoh, Ping has assembled recipes that serve as the perfect introduction to the tastes, textures and colors of Malaysian fare. Find new household favorites like Malaysian shrimp fritters, chicken and sweetcorn soup, spicy shrimp and vermicelli salad, nyonya fried rice, chili pan mee, caramel pork belly, Malaysian chicken curry and potatoes, quick wonton soup, crispy squid, Malaysian fish and chips, pork macaroni, coconut-filled pancakes, banana spring rolls, iced lemon grass tea, chilli dark and stormy, and many more!

A land of colourful temples, bustling markets, golden beaches, and glorious sunsets, Malaysia's exquisite natural beauty is surpassed only by its luscious cuisine. This book celebrates the best of the Malaysian table: sizzling satays, flavourful stir-fries, fragrant rice and noodle dishes, aromatic curries, and Malaysia's signature hot and spicy condiments, the delectable sambals. For centuries Malaysia was a major centre of the spice trade in Southeast Asia. As seafarers, traders, and immigrant work-ers from many countries intermarried with locals, new culinary traditions emerged. Over time, Malay, Chinese, Indian, Thai, Indonesian and Arab, as well as Dutch, Portuguese, and British influences blended beautifully to create the melange of cultures and intensely vibrant flavours that is Malaysian cuisine today. Susheela Raghavan serves up treasured recipes, touching fam-ily stories, and fascinating notes about the origins of Malaysian food in this lovingly compiled collection. Features: Over 150 authentic, easy-to-follow recipes; 16-page colour photo insert; Detailed introduction to Malaysian history and its culinary origins; Guide to Malaysian ingredients and cooking techniques.