Wednesday 16 August 2017

Traditional Malay Curry


I am no authority on curries, Malay or otherwise. That's what it said on the packaging, Gulai Melayu Tradisional. So I took it as good and for the first time, tried a recipe printed on a spice packaging.


My mum bought me these. Rempah Masak and Rempah Gulai from our homegrown Terengganu brand - Cap Bunga Rose. This is their new packaging that looks all spiffy and modern.

Then I spotted the recipe provided behind the packaging.


Ah! How could I not try it? It looked easy enough. Not many ingredients are used and you don't even need the usual dry spices such as cinnamon, star anise or cloves as all these are already ground into this curry powder.


The result? Delicious! I am usually not a fan of gravy, preferring to keep my rice white and dry. But when I ate this gulai, I scooped every drop to flood my rice because it was so darn good.

I am uncertain of this curry powder is available outside Terengganu. If not, the manufacturer should consider distributing it so that folks from other states can enjoy this curry too.

38 comments:

  1. That is quite a lot of own ingredients to add. I guess it is not exactly instant. Sure would love to try if I happen to see any here.

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    1. No, not instant. It's just the powder and quite hassle free to cook.

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  2. This is the 'national' dish in our home ^_^ My husband loves curry very much, PH. But alas, he loves mamak curry instead of Malay curry. He doesn't like coconut milk. I' m quite a masterlah in terms of cooking all type of curry. Please don't feel jealous! Hahaha!

    Never heard of this produk. Normally I use Babas, Adabi or Mak Siti sort oflah nama productnya.

    Next time your mother wanna buy for you this curry, tell her to buy a few dozens and then can jual to all your blogger friends ^_^

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    1. Hey, MD! I want to learn your curry lah hee..hee.. Ya lah, do a giveaway of rempah cap bunga rose :)

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  3. I also don't like gravy normally but when it comes to curry gravy like the one you cooked here, I will wipe clean the plate/bowl containing the curry gravy with bread so that I get every drop of the curry.

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    1. I used to get upset when the mamak shop guy simply put gravy on my rice when I tapau LOL!

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  4. Wah! The rempah packaging sure looks nice now!

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  5. Hope the manufacturer read this post and start distributing to Ipoh too! I dont mind the gravy... it goes well with white rice!

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    1. hee..hee.. It would be great if it is sold all over Malaysia.

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  6. Oh, this is the type of curries I like to cook...all ready from a packet! ;) When it comes to curry chicken, the more gravy, the better so that I can banjir my nasi with it...hehe! ;D

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    1. It was a good curry, very much like the ones I used to eat at the Malay stalls in Terengganu. So I'll have to remind my mum to get some more on her next trip hee..hee...

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  7. Definitely not in Singapore. I am missing out on this for sure.

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    1. Apparently, not in KL either. Only available in good old Terengganu!

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  8. I love Malay curry. More than Chinese curry. ^^

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  9. Nak kena buat carian dari kedai ke kedai nampak gaya nya ni PH..

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    1. Kalau ada member balik Terengganu, boleh kirim.

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  10. the spice mix does look good! the result seems to be something with a very homemade, comforting texture, with nice bits of chilli for extra colour and texture :D

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    1. It was good. I am fortunate to have access to this magic curry powder!

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  11. Hi Phong Hong, this curry looks good. Is it spicy and savoury? Some ready packed curry mix are salty and oily.

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    1. Hi Kimmy! This is just the curry powder, no salt added. Can adjust the spiciness and saltiness when we cook.

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  12. Mmmm... this curry dish looks very delicious. Definitely can eat with extra rice!

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    1. Yes, must have extra rice when cooking this curry!

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  13. I love curry gravy a lot, I can even scoop and drink it

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    1. I do that sometimes if the gravy is not too salty hee..hee..

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  14. I love the gravy. Sometimes I think I wouldn't even need the meat - just the gravy over rice of with a slice of bread.

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    1. You are absolutely right! Just the gravy is good enough :)

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  15. Ohhh...cenggini rupanya Kari Bunga Ros. Baru tau. Selalu dengar kawan jiran pantai timur duk cakap pasal Kari ni.
    Tapi mmg tau kari Pantai Timur mmg sedap, selalu beli kari ayam kat gerai Kelantan hihi....anak suka!

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    1. Sedap tau, Hainom. Tapi hanya ada kat Terenganu ajer, so kita impot hee..hee...

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  16. Ooh! I love curry with thick gravy to flood my rice! I will look out to see if I can find this here in Ipoh.

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    1. I'm afraid it is only available in Terengganu. Hopefully if it is popular enough, it might be distributed outside the state :)

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  17. This special rempah kari only got in terengganu, org Terengganu Tak suka rempah adabi, baba all that, so sape nk try kena cari di Terengganu,
    Hey PH..jadi agenla,agen rempah Kari cap bunga rose, hehe

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    1. Kan, org TG suka yang spesel gini. hah..hah... banyak kerja kalau jadi agen.

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  18. Many yrs ago, my neighbour teach my mom how to cook gulai curry. only recently she recall the recipe and omg, i will not eat other type of curry already.

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    1. Hi Sheily! I'm glad to know that you enjoy gulai :)

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  19. I love most of Trg dishes except a few such as Tupak Sutong

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