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Malaysian Rice Recipes

9 recipes using rice — Laksa, nasi lemak, char kway teow — a vibrant fusion of Malay, Chinese and Indian flavours.

Malaysian cuisine is famous for its bold, distinctive flavours. These malaysian rice recipes range from dishes ready in under 30 minutes to impressive weekend feasts. Each recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions, and full calorie counts per serving.

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✨ Newsoup

Laksa

Malaysia's most celebrated noodle soup — a rich, spiced coconut milk broth fragrant with lemongrass, galangal and turmeric, served with prawns, tofu and rice noodles.

⏱ 70 min🔥 560 kcalMedium

★4.9(2,034)

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✨ Newdinner

Char Kway Teow

Malaysia's iconic wok-fried flat rice noodle dish — charred with dark soy sauce, prawns, cockles, Chinese sausage and egg over screaming-hot heat.

⏱ 35 min🔥 650 kcalMedium

★4.8(1,678)

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✨ Newlunch

Penang Assam Laksa

Tangy, pungent tamarind-soured fish broth with thick rice noodles, pineapple, herbs and shrimp paste — Penang's most iconic dish and one of the world's great noodle soups.

⏱ 75 min🔥 420 kcalMedium

★4.9(2,987)

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breakfast

Nasi Lemak

Malaysia's national dish — fragrant coconut rice served with crispy fried anchovies, roasted peanuts, cucumber, hard-boiled egg, and fiery sambal in a banana leaf parcel.

⏱ 70 min🔥 580 kcalMedium

★4.9(2,450)

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dinner

Laksa Lemak

Malaysia's most iconic noodle soup — a rich, spicy coconut broth with thick rice noodles, shrimp, tofu puffs, and a complex rempah spice paste, a meal of extraordinary depth.

⏱ 105 min🔥 580 kcalHard

★4.9(1,780)

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dinner

Char Kway Teow

Malaysia's iconic stir-fried flat noodles — thick rice noodles tossed over roaring heat with prawns, Chinese sausage, egg, bean sprouts, and dark soy in a scorching wok.

⏱ 25 min🔥 620 kcalHard

★4.9(2,130)

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dinner