Malaysian Cuisine & Recipes

Typical Malaysian Dishes

Appetizers

• Lobak (Fried egg rolls)
• Popiah (Fresh spring rolls)

Soups & Stews

• Daging Semur (Beef stew)
• Soto Ayam (Spicy chicken soup)

Salads

• Pasembor (Vegetable salad with peanut sauce; see Gado Gado recipe notes)
• Rojak (Spicy fruit & vegetable salad)

Noodles

• Asam Laksa (Rice noodles with tamarind sauce)
• Char Kway Teow (Stir-fried rice noodles with shrimp)
• Hokkien Mie (Hokkien-style noodles)
• Laksa Lemak (Chicken, shrimp & rice noodles in coconut sauce)
• Mie Rebus (Egg noodles in sweet potato gravy)
• Singapore Noodles (Curried rice noodles)

Poultry

• Ayam Goreng Asam (Tamarind chicken)
• Kari Kapitan (Captain's chicken curry)
• Rendang Ayam (Chicken in coconut milk)
• Satay Ayam (Chicken skewers with peanut sauce)

Meats

• Rendang Daging (Beef simmered in coconut milk)
• Satay Daging (Beef skewers with peanut sauce; see Satay Ayam recipe)

Fish & Seafood

• Hinava Tenggiri (Bornean pickled mackerel)
• Otak Otak (Fish mousse in banana leaves)
• Sambal Goreng Sotong (Squid with tamarind)
• Sambal Udang (Shrimp in sweet-spicy sauce)

Vegetables & Beans

• Aloo (Curried potatoes & peas)
• Dau Kwok Chao Dan (Green bean omelet)
• Lady Finger Belacan (Okra in spicy chili sauce)
• Sayur Goreng (Stir-fried vegetables)
• Sayur Lodeh (Vegetables in coconut curry)
• Tempe Lemak (Tempe cakes in coconut milk)

Breads & Grains

• Nasi Goreng (Fried rice)
• Nasi Kunyit (Golden rice)
• Roti Canai (Flatbread served with curry)

Sauces & Condiments

• Sambal Blacan (Spicy shrimp paste sauce)

Desserts

• Ice Kacang (Flavored shaved ice with fruit)
• Sago Gula Melaka (Tapioca pudding)

Beverages

• Tea