coconut
378 dishes.
Nasi KandarPenang rice flooded with mixed curries from Indian-Muslim stalls
Nasi KerabuBlue rice dyed with butterfly pea flowers, served with herbs, fish and budu
Nasi LemakCoconut rice with sambal, anchovies, peanuts and egg; the national dish
Nasi PadangSteamed rice with a spread of Padang curries and sambals
Nasi UdukCoconut rice with fried chicken, tempeh, egg and sambal, wrapped in banana leaf
NawitaOctopus tenderised, then simmered in coconut milk with island greens.
Ndengugreen gram stewed with coconut or tomato, eaten with chapati
Ndizi nyamagreen bananas stewed with beef and coconut milk
Ngali Nut PuddingFestive taro or cassava pudding studded with rich canarium nuts
NgduulMangrove clams simmered in coconut milk, esteemed traditional food
NipaClear spirit distilled from fermented coconut or cashew sap
Niu MuiGreen drinking coconut, cut open and drunk cold from the nut.
Nom Chak KachanSteamed layer cake of rice flour, coconut milk and pandan in green and white bands
Nougat cocoGrated coconut boiled with sugar until sticky, then cut into blocks
Num Plae AiRice-flour balls hiding a lump of palm sugar, boiled and rolled in coconut
Ohn No Khao SweCoconut chicken soup with wheat noodles and crisp toppings
Oil downNational one-pot: breadfruit, callaloo, salted meat in turmeric coconut milk
Oka i’aRaw fish marinated in lemon, coconut cream, onion and chili
Onde-OndePandan glutinous balls bursting with palm-sugar syrup, rolled in coconut
Opor AyamGentle coconut-braised chicken served with ketupat at Lebaran
Otak-OtakSpiced fish mousse grilled in banana leaf
PaimeSweet cornmeal and coconut parcel tied in banana leaf and boiled
PalusamiCoconut cream baked in taro-leaf parcels in the umu, rich and silky
PamonhaFresh corn paste steamed in husks, sweet or savory
Pan de cocoSoft coconut milk bread rolls sold warm by the roadside
Panang CurryThick, nutty red curry with kaffir lime, less soupy than others
Pandan CakeFeather-light green chiffon cake scented with pandan and coconut
PanipopoSoft buns baked in a sweet coconut cream sauce
Panty RipperCoconut rum poured over ice with pineapple juice
ParippuCreamy coconut-milk red lentil curry, the everyday companion
Pen patatSweet potato-banana pudding cake with coconut milk
PithaWinter rice cakes steamed or fried with date molasses and coconut
PittuSteamed cylinders of rice flour layered with coconut, eaten with coconut milk
Pol RotiThick griddled flatbread of flour and scraped coconut, torn and dipped in sambol
Pol SambolGrated coconut relish with chili, lime and Maldive fish
Polos CurryYoung green jackfruit simmered dark with roasted spices-
Fufú
Coconut milk fish soup with green plantain and tubers. Ready in 30 min prep and 45 min cooking. Serves 6.…
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Callaloo
Dasheen leaves, okra, and coconut milk swizzled silky. Ready in 25 min prep and 50 min cooking. Serves 6. A…
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Bajiya
Maldivian samosa stuffed with tuna, coconut and onion. Ready in 45 min prep and 20 min cooking. Makes 16. A…
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‘Umu
Earth oven of hot stones baking pork, taro and lu parcels underground. Ready in 1 hr 30 min prep and…
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Abacate recheado com atum
Halved avocado filled with tuna, lime and grated coconut. Ready in 20 minutes prep and none cooking. Serves 4. A…
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Agua de coco
Green coconut split open at the roadside and drunk straight from the shell. Ready in 5 minutes prep and none…