Our favourite Lunar New Year recipes
It's time to feast and ring in the Year of the Wood Snake with our best Lunar New Year dishes.
Malaysian rice salad (nasi ulam)
This zingy rice salad dials up the freshness. Enjoy it on its own or as a side dish with fried fish or chicken.
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Prosperity salad (yusheng)
A Lunar New Year staple.
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Malaysian-style spicy roast chicken (Ayam percik)
A traditional Malaysian chicken recipe swimming in spicy gravy.
Tony Tan’s char kway teow
Char kway teow is a perennial Malaysian favourite for a reason. Tony Tan shows us how it's done.
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Now open in Sydney’s CBD: Mumu, a lively restaurant from Dan Hong
The low-lit spot is open till late (properly late) and has a menu packed with Southeast Asian street food classics inspired by Hong’s travels.
Junda Khoo’s Hainanese chicken
Chicken, rice, chilli sauce – the works.
Ho Jiak Town Hall
Malaysian favourites, bold takes and neon lights – expect these and more at Junda Khoo's playground.
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Tony Tan’s guide to making roti canai
A well-made roti canai is a thing of beauty.
Tony Tan’s Nyonya pork spare ribs
A Peranakan dish that sings with sweet, savoury and sour notes.
Tony Tan’s eggplant, coconut and tamarind sambal
A sambal that hits all the right sour and spicy notes.
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Tony Tan’s asam laksa
The curry laksa may be better known, but asam laksa is a breed all its own: sour, sweet and rich with fish.
Watch: Junda Khoo makes lobster Indomie goreng
Everyday instant noodles made luxe. It could only be the work (and wok) of Ho Jiak's Junda Khoo.
Junda Khoo’s curry laksa (laksa lemak)
When coconut, spices and noodles combine...
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Prawn curry
Comfort in a bowl.
Coming soon to Sydney: Amah, a new Malaysian restaurant from the Ho Jiak group
For the first time in his professional career head chef Loong Oon is cooking the food of home, in tribute to his late Amah.
Tony Tan’s guide to making Hainanese chicken rice
This supremely comforting classic is a cinch if you know the tricks. Here's how it's done.
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Tony Tan’s guide to making black pepper crab
A colourful, gutsy South East Asian favourite, this is a dish worth getting your hands dirty for. Roll up your sleeves and give it a crack.
Sweetcorn with coconut milk
Part soup, part gentle curry, this brothy-y recipe is best served with rice and noodles. Add curry leaves and fish sauce for extra dimension.
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Sago pudding
This dessert is popular in Malaysia and Singapore, and we can why – it's pretty, simple and sweet with palm-sugar syrup.
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What is kaya?
A staple in Singaporean and Malaysian coffee shops, this coconut spread lends an extra dimension to sweet breakfasts and desserts.
Lots of laksa: our favourite ways with laksa
Part curry, part noodle soup and a whole world of slurpable goodness.
Tony Tan’s cucumber salad with sambal belacan
Sambal, dried shrimp and seasonal vegetables add up to one deliciously simple salad that's ideal served as part of a banquet.
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Tony Tan’s pipis with Batak sauce
Fragrant with lemongrass, tingling with Sichuan peppercorn and enriched by galangal and makrut lime leaves, this is a sauce to remember.
Pan-fried fish with vinegar sambal
A caramel-like flavour comes through in the sauce accompanying this fish. You'll want to savour every last drop over a big bowl of steamed rice.
Malay fried chicken with curry leaves
Malaysia's take on fried chicken involves the distinctive fragrance imparted by curry leaves as well as a spicy tamarind syrup to coat the chicken.
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Fancy Hank’s weekend hawker market
The Melbourne barbecue restaurant is embracing the wok.
Where to stay, shop and eat in George Town, Penang
Splendid heritage architecture, a thriving urban arts scene and great street food define Penang’s capital, writes Lara Dunston.
Christine Manfield’s prawn laksa
“The laksa paste and the stock can be made ahead of time, making the last-minute cooking and assembly quick and easy," says Christine Manfield.
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Hot Hotels: Jawai Peranakan Mansion
Shophouses and mansions in Penang are restored as UNESCO heritage award winning hotels.
Café Rumah’s homemade sweets
Café staples get a Malaysian twist at the sweets counter at Sydney’s Café Rumah.
Tony Tan’s Malaysian barbecued chicken with kerabu rice salad
Malaysia's favourite barbecued chicken, served with a savoury coconut sauce, is quite possibly the most fragrant bird you'll meet and a cinch to make to boot.
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Duck rendang
Recipe for duck rendang by Blue Chillies in Melbourne.
Prawn sambal
Australian Gourmet Traveller fast recipe for prawn sambal.
Ikan bilis sambal with cucumber and peanuts
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for ikan bilis sambal with cucumber and peanuts.
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Malaysian pickled chicken with roti jala
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Malaysian pickled chicken with roti jala.
Laksa with tofu, eggs and snake beans
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for laksa with tofu, eggs and snake beans.
Dhal
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for dhal.
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Malaysian chicken curry
Australian Gourmet Traveller fast recipe for Malaysian chicken curry.
Penang asam laksa
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Penang asam laksa.
Rojak
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Rojak.
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Ikan bilis with peanuts
Australian Gourmet Traveller Malaysian recipe for ikan bilis with peanuts.
Spicy chicken laksa
A spicy chicken laksa to warm the soul.
Malay-style beehoon noodles with John Dory
Australian Gourmet Traveller fast recipe for Malay-style beehoon noodles with John Dory
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Laksa lemak
Australian Gourmet Traveller fast Malaysian soup main course recipe for laksa lemak
