Quick Guide to Ingredients in Malay

For the past few days, I have been exploring the recipes in Kuali and gotten utterly confused by the ingredients in Malay names. Below is a quick guide to some of the common ingredients that I have seen appearing frequently.

Kayu manis – Cinnamon sticks

Jintan manis – Fennel seeds

Jintan putih – Cumin seeds

Ketumbar – Coriander

Kunyit basah – Turmeric root

Serai – Lemongrass

Daun kemangi – A type of basil

Daun kesum – Laksa leaf

Bunga kantan – Wild ginger flower buds

Lengkuas – Galangal

Santan – Coconut milk

Buah keras - Candlenuts

Kerisik - Fried grated coconut

Biji sawi - Mustard seeds

Halba - Fenugreek


Reference sites:

MalaysianFood.net

Malaysian Cuisine

I am still trying to figure out the following:

Pati santan - ?

General santan - ?

(What’s the difference between the two??)

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Addendum:

Pati satan means coconut cream.