Home cooking
Malaysia
78 dishes, kept by 4 cooks who put their own weeknights on the shelf.
The Malaysia shelf
What Malaysia cooks when it is cooking for itself.
One catalog, seen from one kitchen. The shelf opens on what households here cooked this week and closes on what gets made in twenty minutes, because that is what a weeknight actually looks like.
Cooked most this week
Acar Rampai (Malaysian Pickled Vegetable Salad)
Siew
30 min
Ayam Masak Lemak Cili Api (Chicken in Turmeric Coconut with Bird's Eye Chilli)
Ayam Masak Merah (Chicken in Spicy Tomato Sauce)
Siew
40 min
Chap Chai (Malaysian Mixed Vegetable Stew)
Siew
25 min
Char Kway Teow
Siew
25 min
Ikan Goreng Kunyit (Turmeric Fried Fish)
Ikan Masin Goreng (Fried Salted Fish)
Kailan Sos Tiram (Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce)
Siew
12 min
Mee Goreng Mamak
Siew
30 min
Roti Canai
Siew
50 min
Sambal Ikan Bilis (Anchovy Sambal)
Siew
20 min
Sambal Udang (Prawns in Sambal)
Siew
30 min
Penang food is a mix of everything, Malay, Chinese, Indian, and I cook it exactly that way at home.
Breakfast, so nobody decides at dawn
Ayam Goreng Kunyit (Turmeric Fried Chicken)
Bubur Ayam Malaysia (Malaysian Chicken Rice Porridge)
Dhal Curry (Kari Parippu)
Ikan Sardin Masak Cili (Canned Sardines in Chilli and Onion)
Lempeng Kelapa (Coconut Pancakes)
Maggi Goreng (Fried Instant Noodles, Home Style)
Mee Hoon Sup Ayam (Rice Vermicelli in Chicken Soup)
Nasi Lemak
Siew
40 min
Roti Canai
Siew
50 min
Sambal Belacan
Siew
15 min
Sambal Ikan Bilis (Anchovy Sambal)
Siew
20 min
Sambal Kicap (Soy and Chilli Dip)
Lunch, without deciding twice
Acar Rampai (Malaysian Pickled Vegetable Salad)
Siew
30 min
Acar Timun (Malaysian Cucumber Pickle)
Siew
20 min
Asam Pedas Ikan (Malaysian Spicy Sour Fish Stew)
Siew
35 min
Ayam Goreng Kunyit (Turmeric Fried Chicken)
Ayam Kukus Cendawan Kuping (Steamed Chicken with Wood Ear and Ginger)
Ayam Masak Halia (Ginger Chicken)
Ayam Masak Kicap (Chicken in Sweet Soy)
Bihun Goreng (Malaysian Fried Vermicelli)
Siew
25 min
Chap Chai (Malaysian Mixed Vegetable Stew)
Siew
25 min
Char Kway Teow
Siew
25 min
Chee Yoke Peng (Steamed Minced Pork with Salted Fish)
Choy Sum Goreng Bawang Putih (Stir-Fried Choy Sum with Garlic)
Malaysia, dish of the day
Ayam Masak Halia (Ginger Chicken)
Malaysian home cooking, and on the plate it is the dish at the centre.
Tonight's dinners
Acar Rampai (Malaysian Pickled Vegetable Salad)
Siew
30 min
Acar Timun (Malaysian Cucumber Pickle)
Siew
20 min
Asam Pedas Ikan (Malaysian Spicy Sour Fish Stew)
Siew
35 min
Ayam Goreng Berempah (Malaysian Spiced Fried Chicken)
Siew
45 min
Ayam Goreng Kunyit (Turmeric Fried Chicken)
Ayam Kukus Cendawan Kuping (Steamed Chicken with Wood Ear and Ginger)
Ayam Masak Halia (Ginger Chicken)
Ayam Masak Kicap (Chicken in Sweet Soy)
Ayam Masak Lemak Cili Api (Chicken in Turmeric Coconut with Bird's Eye Chilli)
Ayam Masak Merah (Chicken in Spicy Tomato Sauce)
Siew
40 min
Beef Rendang
Siew
150 min
Bihun Goreng (Malaysian Fried Vermicelli)
Siew
25 min
Under thirty minutes
Acar Rampai (Malaysian Pickled Vegetable Salad)
Siew
30 min
Acar Timun (Malaysian Cucumber Pickle)
Siew
20 min
Ayam Goreng Kunyit (Turmeric Fried Chicken)
Ayam Kukus Cendawan Kuping (Steamed Chicken with Wood Ear and Ginger)
Ayam Masak Halia (Ginger Chicken)
Ayam Masak Kicap (Chicken in Sweet Soy)
Bihun Goreng (Malaysian Fried Vermicelli)
Siew
25 min
Chap Chai (Malaysian Mixed Vegetable Stew)
Siew
25 min
Char Kway Teow
Siew
25 min
Chee Yoke Peng (Steamed Minced Pork with Salted Fish)
Choy Sum Goreng Bawang Putih (Stir-Fried Choy Sum with Garlic)
Ikan Goreng Kunyit (Turmeric Fried Fish)
Who keeps this shelf
4 cooks, one kitchen, no editors in between.
Or start from the recipes
Plan a week from Malaysia
Dinejot builds the week around this kitchen: the same spice tolerance, the same effort on a Wednesday, and the things nobody at your table will eat, left out by construction.