Korma is a rich yogurt-braised, spicy but not necessarily hot dish from the Mogul courts. The Malay korma replaces yogurt with coconut milk. For the best flavor korma should be cooked the day before it is eaten. ½-in (1-cm) slice fresh ginger root, peeled and chopped 1 cup yogurt 1½ lb (750 g) lamb from [...]
These are Nyonya spring rolls that incorporate Chinese and Southeast Asian ingredients. One roll makes an interesting snack or entrée; two or three a satisfying lunch. Stuffed Pancake Rolls are prepared and eaten in two different ways: most commonly as a kind of crêpe, or sealed and deep-fried in the manner of a mainstream Chinese [...]
For this scented northern noodle soup you really need access to wild ginger flower (bunga kantan). Though the dish will taste good without it there is no substitute for its distinctive scent. 1 lb (500g) fine-fleshed fish (short-bodied mackerel, tommy ruff, garfish, sand whiting) 4 cups (1 liter water) 3-4 dried tamarind slices or 1-1½ [...]
Serve as an accompaniment to Nyonya Coconut Rice or as a delicious nibble with drinks. Oil for deep-frying 1 ½ cups (375 g) small raw peanuts (skin on preferably) 1 ½ cups (375 g) dried anchovies (ikan bilis) 2 tablespoons sugar ¼ cup (65 ml) tamarind water, or to taste Spice Paste 3 shallots, sliced [...]
This recipe has its origins in Malacca and is a very rich dish of noodles combined with coconut milk, Malay curry spices and shrimp or chicken. It is famous as a mid-morning snack in Singapore, southern Malaysia and Sarawak. Smooth and spicy, Noodles in Coconut Milk Soup is quite different from the Sour Noodle Soup [...]
2 tablespoons dried shrimp 4 medium-length red chilies, sliced 1 teaspoon shrimp paste, roasted in foil 2 pickling cucumbers or 1 large cucumber, cut into two or four lengthwise, seeded and sliced diagonally into thick strips Juice of 2 limes, or to taste Sugar to taste METHOD Soak the dried shrimp in warm for 30 [...]
This relish exemplifies the degree of attention and refinement that became the mark of the Nyonya kitchen. It makes a good vegetable dish for a party and keeps well in the refrigerator. You can halve the quantity to make it a side dish for a family meal. 1 English cucumber or 3 pickling cucumbers, cut [...]
