Amazing Malaysian

Big Malaysian flavours, made possible in the home kitchen.

Malaysian cooking is built on contrast: aromatic spices, fresh herbs, rich sauces, heat, sweetness and layers of texture. Norman Musa brings more than one hundred recipes together in an accessible introduction to cooking those flavours at home.

The recipes use ingredients that can be found in ordinary supermarkets, opening up a cuisine that can otherwise seem dependent on specialist shopping. Start with satay, make an aromatic curry or laksa, or master the fluffy coconut rice that completes a meal.

Musa draws on his experience as a Malaysian chef to guide home cooks through the flavours and dishes at the heart of the cuisine without losing their character.

For anyone new to Malaysian food, this is a welcoming place to begin. For cooks already converted by laksa, curries and street-food flavours, it provides a broad repertoire for bringing those dishes into regular home cooking.