MALAYSIAN FOOD Cooked at Home

sambal oelek

🥗Healthier: homemade chili paste

💰Cheaper: sriracha

Homemade chili paste can control spice and flavor.

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: cream

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

Clean jasmine rice twice and fill water to the line on your finger.

Combine rice with coconut milk, lemongrass, pandan leaf, ginger, salt, and sugar; let it cook.

Prepare sambal by mixing dried chilies, garlic, red onions, shallots, ground ginger, and galangal.

Marinate chicken with half of the sambal mixture, salt, cumin, turmeric, and curry leaves; let sit in the fridge for 3 hours.

Heat oil in a wok and fry peanuts for 2 minutes.

Add anchovies to the hot oil and fry until crispy.

In a separate pan, heat oil and caramelize red onions, garlic, and shallots for sambal.

Add gochujang, sambal, tamarind, and sugar to the onion mixture and cook on low heat for 8 minutes.

Heat canola oil for frying chicken; coat marinated chicken in cornstarch and fry until cooked.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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