These 4 Malaysian Foods for a Feast

coconut rice

🥗Healthier: brown rice

💰Cheaper: white rice

Brown rice offers more fiber and nutrients.

peanut sauce

🥗Healthier: sunflower seed butter

💰Cheaper: store-bought sauce

Sunflower seed butter is nut-free and healthier.

fried anchovies

🥗Healthier: baked anchovies

💰Cheaper: canned sardines

Baked anchovies reduce oil content.

chicken satay

🥗Healthier: tofu satay

💰Cheaper: pork satay

Tofu is a plant-based alternative.

Mince one large shallot and pound it into a paste with a mortar and pestle.

Use a garlic press to mince three cloves of garlic.

Peel and grate a large piece of ginger into a bowl.

Remove some fat from the chicken leg quarters and set aside.

Lift the skin of the chicken and insert the ginger-garlic-shallot paste underneath.

Make a marinade with three tablespoons of oyster sauce, one tablespoon of ketchup, one tablespoon of mayonnaise, one tablespoon of dark sweet soy sauce, one tablespoon of regular soy sauce, and one teaspoon of chili powder. Massage into the chicken skin.

Cover and marinate the chicken in the fridge for at least two hours or cook immediately if short on time.

Chop six stalks of green onion for the green onion and ginger sauce.

Grate the previously peeled ginger into the green onion.

Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

Place the marinated chicken legs in the air fryer and cook for 15 minutes, then flip and cook for another 10 to 15 minutes.

Heat the Instant Pot on high heat and add two tablespoons of vegetable oil.

Add the rendered chicken fat to the hot oil and stir.

Add three cloves of pressed garlic to the pot and sauté for 20 to 30 seconds before adding the rice.

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