Discover the delights of ‘Mamak’ cuisine

‘Mamak cuisine’, one of the many native Malaysian cuisines, is hugely popular all over Malaysia. This delicious fare is usually associated with Malaysia’s Indian Muslim population and is served both at roadside stalls (open 24 hours a day) and as well as at full-service restaurants.

‘Mamak cuisine’, is believed to have been brought to Malaysia, by Indian Muslims, hailing from the southern states of India, like Kerala and Tamil Nadu during the 19^th century, when these immigrants were brought by the British to work on the rubber and palm oil plantations. In fact the popular Mamak stall beverage, Teh Tarik, the Malaysian interpretation of Southern Indian pulled coffee was once served at stalls set up at the entrance of plantations

The Indian immigrants then went on to intermarry with the locals and they soon came to known as Mamaks and were largely associated with roadside eateries popularly referred to as known as ‘Mamak stalls’. These roadside ‘Mamak ‘stalls continue to survive, though the Malaysian dining landscape today, also features full-service ‘Mamak’ cuisine restaurants that offer a wide array of tasty dishes.

Favored ‘Mamak eats’ include dishes like: -

Roti Canai

Roti Canai is a hugely popular breakfast dish and consists of a flaky paratha served with a spicy chicken curry sauce

Roti Tisu

Roti Tisu, is a wafer-thin conical pancake topped with a syrup of condensed milk and sugar.

Rojak Pasembur

This salad dish is served warm and features shredded vegetables like cucumber and turnip mixed with diced potatoes, beansprouts, boiled eggs and tofu, all of which are tossed together with sweet and spicy peanut sauce.

Nasi Kandar

A Nasi Kandar meal is composed of nasi (rice) offered with an assortment of vegetarian or non-vegetarian spicy curries.

Murtabak

A serving of Murtabak features a roti stuffed with fillings like eggs, mutton, sardines, beef or chicken. A Murtabak is usually complemented with a lentil-based dipping sauce.

Nasi Lemak

Renowned as Malaysia’s favorite comfort food, a dish of Nasi Lemak features rice steamed in coconut milk, wrapped in banana leaves and served with anchovies, peanuts and a fiery sambal.

 

Maggi goring
This dish feature Maggi instant noodles stir-fried with dark soy sauce, curry powder, spices, vegetables, tofu and chicken and topped with a sunny-side up egg.