Sambal Shiok: The Malaysian Cookbook

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Everyone around her loved food, and conversations were often focused on what the next meal would be. Coombes' cookbook is the ultimate beginner's guide to some of our favourite Malaysian dishes, such as chicken curry, chilli pan mee and chilli crab with fried mantau. At the end are several staple condiments, from the ubiquitous chili paste and ginger soy sauce to sambals (chili, coconut), sauces, and vegetable pickles. On the sweet side are kueh (steamed and baked cakes, cookies, glutinous rice parcels, jellies), sweet soups, and shaved ice desserts. He regularly features in print media and has appeared on television on Tom Kerridge's B est Ever Dishes and Sunday Brunch.

The recipes in this book pay homage to Malaysian classics including beef rendang, mee rebus and nasi ulam. It isn't just any showcase of Malaysian cuisine, it is a culinary journey of the man Chef Norman Musa himself. It includes my story of this amazing journey I'm in along with tasty Malaysian favourites that mum used to make for us at home. To a question, Dayana said it was her childhood dream to appear in a TV cooking programme or video production to promote Malaysian food and Malaysia to the world, as she grew up watching cooking shows hosted by renowned celebrity chefs.At the end, an extra chapter that definitely wins this traveller’s heart, 10 fact and suggestion-filled pages of Yin’s ‘Malaysia Travel Tips’ – I’d love to see this included in more single cuisine cookbooks, especially where the author has lived in or travelled extensively in that country. Like the many generations before her, Yin rejoices in bringing together the flavours and foods of her land of birth with the ingredients and ideas of the UK. Where a recipe has multiple elements, these are clearly divided by subheadings, both in ingredients and method. The meat dishes featured are mostly chicken and beef (no pork unlike Ping’s book), with lamb curry, beef rendang, and numerous chicken dishes. She began to experiment as soon as she left home to attend university, quickly becoming known amongst her friends as a good cook.

Hamidah Abdul Hamid and Kalsom Taib are the dynamic duo behind Gourmand Award-winning cookbook, Johor Palate: Tanjung Puteri Recipes, which celebrates the best of Johorean cuisine, from the signature laksa johor to nasi ambeng and mee bandung muar. For fellow Malaysians, she hopes that you will find great comfort in these pages, as she did recreating nostalgic tastes whilst writing this book during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns. 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. As I have a strong preference for Malaysian curries I was delighted to learn of this new book coming on the market. He was born in Malaysia and moved to the UK at the age of 19 to pursue his study in Quantity Surveying.With easy to follow recipes, stunning photography and very concise yet forgiving approach to the cuisine, Amazing Malaysian is by far the best Malaysian cookbook I have come across. She grew up learning how to cook and appreciate traditional dishes from the matriarchs of her family; her fondest memories as a young girl revolve around cooking and sharing meals with her loved ones. Alongside the helpful cultural insight, personal stories and charming anecdotes these recipes provide a solid and very delicious introduction to Malaysian cooking. She is currently promoting Malaysian cuisine in Belgium in collaboration with the Malaysian Ambassador to Belgium, Datuk Ahmad Rozian Abd Ghani and is also involved in a promotional event with the Malaysian Palm Oil Council in Europe.

Her award-winning cookbook features more than 60 recipes of the most famous Kristang dishes, from fiery debal curry and black sotong sambal to indulgent sweet sago biji gula melaka and pang su see (Eurasian sweet potato buns). Savoury pastries, fritters, biscuits and dumplings are popular, as are larger dishes to share such as fried noodles, salads, and rice dishes. Whether you want to whip up a heartwarming family dinner, impress your overseas guests, or wow the crowd at a potluck, these Malaysian cookbooks should set you on the right path.As comprehensive a guide to Malaysian food as you will find given all the different cultures – Chinese, Indian, Malay, Nyonya – which make up the cuisine. Yin’s Black Pepper Lamb Soup appealed hugely, not least because we have really superb heritage-breed lamb and mutton in the freezer, bought directly from the farm.

Nur Dayana Azman Wong’s craving for Malaysia’s authentic traditional street food while studying abroad inspired her to produce her own cookbook Penang Makan. Clearly explained recipes ensure that any home cook can produce these authentic and delicious Malaysian dishes to share with friends and family. Recipe layout is straightforward with ingredients in a separate column and recipe summary and instructions below the heading. You'll find street snack favorites like chicken satay, net pancakes, roti canai, and fried spring rolls, along with Indian lentil patties, grilled fish paste in banana leaf, tofu stuffed with crunchy vegetables, and the gorgeous Kak Besah’s curry puffs.

My Malaysian husband has been cooking Malaysian dishes for over 3 decades and was so delighted by this book.