Malay CuisineNatural, home grown ingredients figure prominently in malay food. Coconut, chilli, lemon grass, lime leaves, spices and turmeric are basic ingredients cooked with fish meat or vegetables. A traditional accompaniment to measl is a hot sambal made of ground chilli, prawn paste and condiments.
The famous dish of satay consist of skewers of marinated beef or chicken barbecued over charcoal and served with a sweet and spicy peanut sauce dip. It is accompanied with cucumber, onions and ketupat (rice cubes boiled in palm leaf).
Nasi Lemak. A popular malay dish breakfast nasi lemak is a spicy and fragrant meal of rice steamed in coconut milk served with a selection of curried chicken, beef of squid, cucumber, fried anchovies and sambal all neatly served in banana leaf.
