Exclusive vegan recipes from Meera Sodha’s new book
In this exclusive extract from her new book, Dinner, our star food writer reveals what she really cooks at home, from family meals to feeding a crowd
June 2024
‘It’s a cure-all’: the simple, soothing power of congee – and chefs’ tips on how to serve it
Rice is nice, but a serve of warming congee is unbeatable. Jinghua Qian meditates on the pleasures of porridge – and asks three chefs and restaurateurs about their favourite toppings
January 2024
Observer Food Monthly's 20 best recipes
Kaya coconut jam recipe by Mandy Yin
Maggi goreng, har mee and pork braised noodles: three Malaysian recipes from Junda Khoo
November 2023
Breakfast with ...
Omelette-roti hybrid pancakes: Victor Liong’s breakfast recipe
The chef-owner of Melbourne’s Lee Ho Fook shares his easy recipe for rolled spring onion pancakes that can be eaten like a burrito, or sliced and shared with friends
October 2023
Neighbourhood eats
Ammachi’s Table, Melbourne: where the bain-marie is a choose-your-own-curry adventure
In this modest suburban eatery, diners – many from the city’s Malaysian community – come for the thali, roti and Kerala lamb curry. On the weekends, the biryani is a must order
August 2023
My secret ingredient
Abby Lee’s secret ingredient: gula melaka
The Malaysian version of jaggery, its butterscotch flavour is great in dressings, curries or even a sticky toffee pudding
July 2023
Jay Rayner on restaurants
Med Salleh Kopitiam, London: ‘Good things happen here’ – restaurant review
Sauces and syrups at this Malaysian restaurant make for a mighty mess – but in the very best way
March 2023
Budget meals
The £1 store cupboard: Becky Excell’s egg-based recipes for crustless quiche and nyonya curry
A light, quick, pastry-free quiche and a mild coconut curry with boiled eggs, potatoes and peas – and both gluten-free, too
February 2023
Abby Lee’s one-pot Malaysian recipes
A classic braised pork belly dish, a lip-smackingly hot-and-sour fish stew and a mustard green stew make up this trio of warming south-east Asian dishes
January 2023
The good mixer
Cocktail of the week: Ramael Scully’s barley water with coconut caramel – recipe
There are only a few days of dry January to go, so see it out with this rich and luxurious, coconut caramel treat
Red packets, shredded lettuce and 1,000 Buddhas: the countdown to lunar new year
Whether it’s spiritual, traditional or familial, there’s no one way to celebrate lunar new year. But the build-up to the festivities is palpable
The new vegan
Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for chickpea and potato curry
Homespun comfort food in the form of chickpea and potato curry with quick paratha
October 2022
The new vegan
Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for Malaysian dal curry
A dal made fragrant with lemongrass and star anise, rounded out with coconut milk and lightly soured with tangy tamarind
August 2022
Thrifty cooking tips
From casseroles to curry: six ways with chicken thighs
The once-maligned cut of chicken comes to the fore as a flavoursome, juicy – and cheap – ingredient in dishes across many cultures
April 2022
How to cook the perfect ...
How to make the perfect nasi lemak – recipe
This ‘rich rice’ is perhaps Malaysia’s most famous dish, but which rice to use? How much coconut? What sort of sambal? Our in-house perfectionist tries them all so you don’t have to
January 2022
Observer Food Monthly's 20 best recipes
Mandy Yin’s recipe for anchovy fried rice
‘I’m following a dream – giving people my soul food’: the global restaurants bringing life to British streets
October 2021
Pantry remix
Australian supermarket tomato sauces tasted and rated – and how to cook with them
Three things
Three things with Poh: ‘I love this item so much I considered getting it tattooed on my wrist’
