Indian Recipes
Malaysia has a wide ethnic makeup and there is a huge Indian influence in the country and the cuisine.
My mother came to Malaysia from Pondicherry in South East India and she brought with her a wealth of cooking expertise. She used to cook all of her dishes authentically in clay pots which are amazing for preserving flavours. I still make a lot of the same dishes she does and it has been amazing to learn from someone with such experience in the kitchen.
Here you will find a great selection of Indian dishes that have been in my family for ages.
I have also added some of my own adaptations and variations. Get your spices racks ready! I hope you enjoy these as much as I do.
Pondicherry 1890
My Indian Recipes
Pasembur – Indian Muslim Rojak or Salad
Pasembur - Indian Muslim Rojak or Salad Pasembur or some call it 'Rojak Mamak' is a Malaysian Indian salad with consisting of vegetables and seafood served with sweet and spicy nut gravy or sauce. It derived mainly from Northern Peninsular Malaysia in Penang. Serves 4...
Spicy Shredded Fried Lamb
Spicy Fried Shredded Lamb This spicy fragrant dish is a good accompaniment that goes well with rice and bread like chapati. It is a blend of Malay and Indian cuisine which produces a rather unusual but special flavour! Serves 4 – 6 Ingredients: 1 kg. lamb – cut into...
Homemade Curry Powder
Curry powder is a combination of chilli powder, coriander powder and various spices. This is a recipe which I used to help my mother make, since my school days! When my father brought the ground curry powder from the local flour mill, the whole house was engulfed with...
Egg Curry
Egg Curry This is one of my favourite dish which goes well with rice, chappati, idli or thosai. Serves 4 Ingredients: 6 eggs – 4 full boiled. Keep aside 2 raw eggs for later use 2 medium sized potatoes with skin on 1 large tomato or 2 medium sized tomatoes 2 - 4 green...
Chicken Curry
Chicken Curry Every family has their own version of a chicken curry. Ours is no exception either. The only difference is that the usage of homemade curry powder which gives that extra: to the flavour and taste. Serves 4 – 6 Ingredients 1 whole small size chicken, de-...
Spinach and Dhal Curry (Keerai Curry)
Spinach and Dhal Curry (Keerai Curry) This is a traditional Indian dish which can be served as a vegetarian dish with papadoms or accompanied with fish sambal, fried fish / fried dried fish or spicy prawns. Serves 4 – 6...
Rasam
Rasam is a traditional South Indian spicy and tangy soup. This must- have dish in all Indian homes, claims to have many health benefits, especially when recovering from an illness or even if feeling under the weather. I remember as a kid, having rasam when feeling...
Stir Fry Dry Indian Vegetables (Ennai Kai)
Yenai Kai is a simple side dish using leftover vegetables which goes well with any curry especially rasam, sothi and sambar. Serves 4 - 6 Ingredients: Vegetables 10 lady’s fingers/okra – thick slices 6 medium sized brinjals/aubergines – thick slices 1 large potato or...
Fish Curry
Fish curry is best cooked in a earthen clay pot or “munchatti” as it enhances and retains the taste & flavours of the dish. In fact, it tastes much better after a day or two! My mother only cooked using clay pots and even the neighbours swear on her awesome fish...
Sothi (coconut milk flavoured curry)
Sothi is a mild coconut curry which is cooked mainly by the South Indians and Tamils of Sri Lanka. Here is my mother’s sothi recipe which is a favourite amongst her children and grandchildren. Serves 4 - 6 Ingredients: Coconut milk from 1 coconut or 1 canned coconut...
Dhal (Sambar)
Serves 4 - 6 Ingredients: Spices (A) - To boil Toor dhal (split pigeon pas) - 2 rice cooker cups Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon Garlic - 1/2 pod (crushed with skin on Cooking oil - 1 tablespoon ( coconut oil or olive oil preferably) Salt to taste Turmeric powder - approx....
Prawn Sambal
*See Mamma Jay's nasi lemak recipe for prawn sambal image! Serves 6 Ingredients: 1/2 kg tiger prawns - marinate with salt, turmeric, a little chilli powder and fry until crispy 1 big tomato - chop coarsely 2 big onions - slice thinly Tamarind juice - little or...
Dry Chicken Curry (Chicken Peretal)
This Dry Chicken Curry Serves 4 - 6 Ingredients: 1 medium skinless chicken – cut into small pieces 2 big Bombay onions - sliced thinly Ginger garlic paste – 2 teaspoons 5 dried chillies - tear into smaller pieces Curry leaves - 2 sprigs Chilly powder – 1 heaped...
