The Ultimate Halal Chilli Oil List

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 Hajar AlwiLeave a comment

We recently shared on our TikTok account one of the home-style chilli oil recipes our family back in China makes. What we didn’t expect was for the video to receive more than 36.1k views and counting!

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Here’s the thing. Just because we sell chilli oil doesn’t mean we can’t share how to make a simple version of it. Besides, our family has many different ways to make chilli oil and we’re just sharing one of it.

Right. So what’s with this ultimate halal chilli oil list then?

We were recently told that we should make products that appeal to everyone. But the truth is we can’t satisfy everyone as each person has his and her own preferences. For example, there are those who prefer a far more spicier version. There are also those who prefer a sweeter version.

Fact is, just because we make and sell chilli oil, doesn’t mean everyone would like our version of it.

So this list here?

It’s just us giving potential chilli oil buyers the option to make a choice. To make it easier for them to reach out to other chilli oil sellers and find the chilli oil version they like the most.

Wouldn’t this mean that you’ll be directing potential customers to other sellers?

Yes, because we strongly believe that the market is huge enough to cater to every chilli oil seller.

Now that we’ve got that off our chest, let’s get on with the list.

The Ultimate Halal Chilli Oil List on Shopee Malaysia (Including the Muslim-Friendly ones)

(Chinese Muslim Product) Kaijia Signature Chilli Oil 辣椒油 Minyak Cili (Produk Cina Muslim ) – 1.5k sold on Shopee Malaysia

Obviously we had to start with our chilli oils – Signature Chilli Oil & Premium Chilli Oil. Our chilli oils are made in a Muslim kitchen using a China Chinese Muslim recipe. Made without preservatives, MSG or any nasties, our chilli oils are suitable for vegetarians too! Our products are also made to order to ensure the freshness and quality aspect.

CHILI OIL (HALAL & PREMIUM) – 788 sold on Shopee Malaysia

Halal & Premium Rasa sambal yang pedas dan autentik resepi keluarga. Sekali rasa pasti sentiasa nak lagi. Sambal pembuka selera. Sesuai dimakan sahaja dengan nasi panas. Atau sebagai sambal cicah semua jenis makanan seperti ayam goreng, ikan goreng, dim sum, mee goreng, tambahan rasa kawww kepada sup anda! Sesuai juga utuk tumisan asas bila masak nasi goreng, mee goreng, dll. Makan apa jer mesti nak ada Chili Oil ni!!

(HALAL) CHILI OIL HOMEMADE (100g-150ml) – 529 sold on Shopee Malaysia

WE USE PREMIUM INGREDIENTS & THE OIL HAS BEEN COOKED SEVERAL HOURS ❗️❗️❗️

Qistchen Crispy Garlic Chili Oil – 200gram – 482 sold on Shopee Malaysia

Kami menggunakan premium chili flakes & bawang putih krispi di dalam Crispy Garlic Chili Oil kami. 100% Halal dan Bumiputra produk! Crispy Garlic Chili Oil is a condiment made from vegetable oil that has been infused with chili peppers and garlic. Use in your cooking or as a finishing touch or topping to your food. And it is 100% Halal! Bumiputra Product

Chilli Garlic Oil by Ti Chah (Pasti Sedap) keluaran Muslim dan dijamin kebersihannya. – 144 sold on Shopee Malaysia

Diperbuat tanpa menggunakan bahan pengawet. Boleh di makan bersama bermacam² jenis makanan,sup,sayur,mee kari dan sebagainya. Sedap juga dimakan dengan nasi panas. Produk diperbuat dari dapur Muslim dan dijamin kebersihannya.

HALAL HOMEMADE CHILLI OIL /秘制辣子油 – 132 sold on Shopee Malaysia

Rasa asli Muslim China. Dijadikan sos untuk dumpling, steamboat, salad. Diguna dalam masakan. Dimakan bersama sup, contoh bihun sup, mee sup dll.

Chili Oil WARISAN TOKMA – 110 sold on Shopee Malaysia

Prepare with love with flavourful condiments that can be added to your serve meal. To enjoy your choices with your favorite noodles, rice, fried rice, porridge, steamboat, dim sum, pasta, pizza, sandwiches, dumpling, wonton soup, steamed veggies, soups, pizza, pasta, or just any type of dish that you can enjoy some extra flavor!

‼️READY STOCK‼️GARLIC CHILLI OIL Buatan Muslim ±250ml – 97 sold on Shopee Malaysia

Boleh digunakan untuk mengoreng, sebagai sos makanan kegemaran, dimakan dengan sup, dicampur dalam bubur nasi, digunakan sebagai perapan.

【Yan’s】🔥Flaming HOT🔥 Halal Mala Chili Oil 200g, VEGAN Friendly, Buatan Malaysia & HACCP Certified. 麻辣辣椒油 – 33 sold on Shopee Malaysia

The urge of needing more Chili varieties has driven me to do research and study of making a good Chili. After tons of unsuccessful trials and finally a reduced “numbness” version of the Szechuan Chili with added local ingredients and spices recipe – Yan’s Chili Oil has came out right! ✨ With over 20+ kinds of ingredient in the recipe gives a very deepening flavors and layers of taste and spiciness too! You can use Yan’s Chili Oil basically in anything.

🔥Ready Stock🔥 CHILI GARLIC OIL homemade by Cili’s Kitchen – 16 sold on Shopee Malaysia

Homemade Muslim Produk‼️ CHILI GARLIC OIL by Cili’s Kitchen. Ready to eat.. 100% Natural. Tanpa msg. Tanpa pengawet. Produk Bumiputera. Bersih & Halal.

Need ideas on how to use chilli oil?

Read our blog posts: Great Ways To Use Chilli Oil In Everyday Cooking, Recipe: 酸辣萝卜, Recipe: Spicy Baked Potatoes

Alternatively, you can check out our Instagram, Facebook & TikTok accounts for more great ideas.

Found a chilli oil seller not listed in our list? Let us know in the comments section and we’ll add it in.

Top 10 Traditional Chinese New Year Snacks We Love To Eat During Raya Too!

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Hajar AlwiLeave a comment

The thing about living in Malaysia is we’re a melting pot of cultures, living among people from various races. Perhaps it’s not too farfetched to say that we often bond together over food too! Makes perfect sense since most of the time we can seat at the same table, enjoying each other’s food, regardless of the occasion.

So today, we’re going to talk about the top 10 traditional Chinese New Year snacks, you guessed it, we often eat during Raya too!

Having this list would make it a lot easier for us to prepare gifts for our family and friends who are celebrating Raya and/or Chinese New Year. Oh, and we’re including recipe links too in case any of you would be keen to make some for your family and friends.

Kuih Bangkit 薯粉饼

These traditional coconut cream cookies are so light, airy and fragrant! We love how the cookie effortlessly melts in the mouth. We enjoyed it as a kid and we’re still loving it. Did we mention it’s gluten-free?

Recipe: Extra crumbly KUIH BANGKIT

Kuih Ros, Kuih Rose, Kuih Loyang, Kuih Kembang Goyang, Rosettes Cookies, Honeycomb Cookies, Beehive Cookies 蜂窝饼

This thin, crispy fried pastry used to be one of our favourite snacks. We don’t have it as often now since it’s not easy to find good ones. Or maybe it’s because we haven’t bought it in a long time? Yeah, we can be a bit fussy when it comes to good food.

Recipe: HOW TO MAKE THIN AND CRISPY HONEYCOMB COOKIES (KUIH LOYANG, ROSETTE COOKIES)

Popia Udang, Popia Udang Kering, Popia Mini Udang, Mini Spicy Shrimp Rolls 虾米卷

Krup krap, krup krap! Believe us, these super crunchy snacks are to die for! Like seriously! These snacks are so addictive that you can finish the entire packet in one seating! There’s no sharing when it comes to popia udang. It’s every man for himself!

Recipe: Mini Spicy Prawn Rolls

Kuih Bahulu 蛋花糕

This traditional fluffy cake is a classic favourite, at least in our household. We often have it with black coffee and it’s not limited to festive occasions only. There’s just something about pairing this sweet cake with a cup of bitter coffee. You can get kuih bahulu in all sorts of shapes and flavours, though our favourite is still the traditional kuih bahulu cermai.

Recipe: Kuih Bahulu

Tart Nenas, Pineapple Tarts 凤梨挞

There’s actually quite a wide range of pineapple tarts available in the market. These tarts come in all sorts of shapes – from rolled ones to flower shaped ones. Some are buttery and crumbly, while some are super delicate and would just melt in your mouth. Whichever type you choose, having a jar of this at home is a surefire way to lift up the atmosphere.

Recipe: Nyonya Pineapple Tarts

Kuih Koya, Putu Kacang Hijau, Mung Bean Cookies 绿豆糕, 绿豆饼

Shaped by wooden molds, these delicate cookies are traditionally sun dried or baked at low temperatures. To be honest, we weren’t a fan of these when we were kids. Perhaps age has caught up with us as now we have developed a liking towards it.

Recipe: Mung Bean Cookies or Kuih Koya aka Putu Kacang (绿豆糕/绿豆饼)

Kek Lapis, Layer Cake 千层蛋糕

In our family, we are very much into lapis legit and kek lapis Betawi. But throughout Malaysia, we think just about everyone would know the famous kek lapis Sarawak. How do we eat it? Layer by layer. There’s that indescribable satisfying feeling to be able to peel off the layers and savour it a piece at a time.

Recipe: Kek Lapis Sarawak (Sarawak Layer Cake)

Rempeyek, Peyek 花生脆饼

A deep-fried savoury crispy snack that we used to make and keep in big metal tins. Nowadays, we just buy these. We love the ones that have lots of nuts, spices and anchovies on it. A perfect snack for any time of the day, we usually have rempeyek while watching TV. It’s like our version of the popcorn.

Recipe: Rempeyek Kacang Tanah Asli Yang Rangup, Berempah Dan Paling Sedap Dengan Resepi Sukatan Cawan

Kuih Siput 螺旋饼

We don’t think there’s an English name for this. In fact, a direct translation of it would probably be ‘snail biscuit’. Sounds gross, eh? Don’t let the name fool you though. This is one of those snacks that you need to have on your table. Crunchy, with a tint of spiciness, you’d be popping these in your mouth faster than you can say its’ name.

Recipe: Resepi Kuih Siput Rangup

Biskut Suji, Sugee Cookies 苏吉饼

Should we mention that this is another cookie that we absolutely love? It is! There’s a slight crunch when you bite into sugee cookies. As soon as you get past the crunchy experience, you’d get hit by a sudden burst of intense crumbly goodness swirling in your mouth. Delicious!

Recipe: Sugee Cookies – Makes Melt-in-Your-Mouth Magic!

No time to make any of these snacks? The good news is most of these can be bought easily at most supermarkets, bakeries, and even online marketplaces! A quick Google search should lead you to them.

The Ultimate List of Popular Chinese Dishes Written In Chinese, English & Malay

April 20, 2021April 22, 2021 Hajar AlwiLeave a comment

Have you ever experienced this before?

You enter a Chinese Muslim restaurant, flip through the menu, and immediately notice that the menu is written entirely in Chinese! That is pretty common in China and if you go to certain restaurants, the menu may not even come with any pictures so that makes it all the more difficult for you to order something if you can’t read Chinese characters.

Would you experience that in Malaysia?

The good news is probably not since most of the menus in Chinese Muslim restaurants in Malaysia do come with English, Malay, or both languages translations. Bear in mind that the translations could sometimes be slightly off.

What’s the big deal then?

Well, we know how frustrating it could be to enter a restaurant and not knowing what to order simply because we don’t understand the menu. So we thought, why don’t we come up with a comprehensive list of popular and commonly found Chinese dishes in all three languages?

Not only do you get to learn the Chinese, English and Malay names of your favourite Chinese dishes, we hope that by doing this it will make it easier for you to order your food the next time you enter a Chinese Muslim restaurant. Maybe this would entice you to try other dishes too!

Do take note that some of the English translations are based on the commonly used names often found in Chinese restaurants and menus. For the ones that are not available, our translations are based on the closest possible meaning. The same goes for Malay translations too.

This post will be updated and revised regularly, so make sure you bookmark it for ease of access.

Last updated on 20 April 2021.

Noodles

	Chinese	English	Malay
1.	羊肉辣皮子拌面	Spicy Lamb Meat Fried Noodles	Mi Goreng Kambing Masak Cili
2.	过油肉拌面	Dry Noodles With Sautéed Meat	Mi Goreng Daging
3.	土豆丝拌面	Shredded Potatoes Fried Noodles	Mi Goreng Masak Dengan Kentang Hiris
4.	干煸炒面	Stir Fried Noodles	Mi Goreng
5.	丁丁炒面	Ding Ding Noodles	Mi Goreng Ding Ding
6.	兰州牛肉面	Lanzhou Beef Noodle Soup	Mi Sup Cara Lanzhou
7.	炸酱面	Zhajiangmian	Mi Goreng Masak Taucu
8.	云吞面	Wonton Noodle	Mi Wantan
9.	油泼扯面	Biangbiang Noodles	Mi Biangbiang
10.	担担面	Dan Dan Noodles	Mi Dan Dan
11.	凉皮	Cold Skin Noodles	Mi Sejuk
12.	炒粿條	Char Kway Teow	Kewtiau Goreng
13.	滑蛋河	Flat Rice Noodles in Egg Gravy	Mi Hong Kong, Mi Kungfu, Mi Kantonis
14.	板面	Hakka Flat Noodle Soup (Pan Mee)	Pan Mi
15.	福建炒麵	Hokkien Mee	Mi Hokkien

Dishes

	Chinese	English	Malay
1.	辣子鸡	Sichuan Spicy Chicken	Ayam Masak Sichuan
2.	大盘鸡	Big Plate Chicken	Ayam Pinggan Besar
3.	香辣虾	Spicy Shrimp	Udang Masak Cili
4.	蒜香牛肉	Beef Cubes In Garlic	Daging Lembu Masak Bawang Putih
5.	香辣鸡块	Spicy Cubed Chicken	Ayam Masak Cili
6.	羊肉炒烤肉	Barbecue Fried Lamb	Kambing Panggang Goreng
7.	土豆烧牛肉	Stewed Beef With Potatoes	Daging Masak Dengan Kentang
8.	过油肉菜	Wonton Noodle	Mi Wantan
9.	牛肉加沙	Jia Sha Style Beef	Daging Masak Jia Sha
10.	红烧丸子	Braised Meatballs	Bebola Daging
11.	黑木耳炒肉	Black Fungus Fried With Meat	Cendawan Hitam Goreng Dengan Daging
12.	牛肉什锦肉	Mixed Vegetables Fried With Beef	Sayur Campur Goreng Dengan Daging
13.	凉拌牛肉	Beef Salad	Salad Daging
14.	香辣鸡瓜	Spicy Chicken Feet	Kaki Ayam Masak Cili
15.	木耳山药	Sautéed Chinese Yam With Black Fungus	Cendawan Telinga Masak Dengan Keladi Cina
16.	家常豆腐	Home-Style Tofu	Tauhu
17.	酸辣茄子	Sour & Spicy Fried Eggplants	Terung Goreng Masak Masam Pedas
18.	酸辣土豆丝菜	Sour & Spicy Fried Potato Strips	Kentang Goreng Masak Masam Pedas
19.	西红柿炒鸡蛋	Fried Eggs With Tomatoes	Telur Goreng Dengan Tomato
20.	木耳油白菜	Black Fungus Cooked With Chinese Cabbage	Cendawan Telinga Masak Dengan Kubis Cina
21.	青椒肚丝	Green Capsicum Cooked With Tripe	Lada Benggala Hijau Masak Dengan Babat
22.	紫菜蛋花汤	Egg and Seaweed Soup	Sup Telur dan Rumpai Laut
23.	麻婆豆腐	Mapo Tofu	Mapo Tofu

Dim Sum

	Chinese	English	Malay
1.	点心	Dim Sum	Dim Sum
2.	包子	Steamed Buns, Bao	Kuih Pau
3.	馒头	Chinese Steamed Buns, Mantou	Roti Mantou
4.	云吞	Wonton	Wantan
5.	餃子	Dumpling	Dumpling
6.	鍋貼	Potstickers	Dumpling
7.	粽子	Sticky Rice Dumplings	Kuih Chang
8.	糯米雞	Lotus Leaf Wrap	Lo Mai Gai
9.	烧卖	Shaomai	Shumai
10.	肠粉	Rice Noodle Roll	Chee Cheong Fun
11.	春卷	Spring Rolls	Popia
12.	虾饺	Shrimp Dumplings	Dumpling Udang
13.	凤爪	Chicken Feet	Kaki Ayam
14.	萝卜糕	Radish Cake	Kuih Lobak Putih
15.	马拉糕	Chinese Steamed Cake	Kuih Kukus
16.	蛋挞	Egg Tart	Tart Telur
17.	煎䭔	Deep Fried Sesame Balls	Kuih Bom
18.	芋角	Taro Dumplings	Dumpling Keladi
19.	豆腐花	Soybean Pudding	Tau Fu Fa

Dessert

	Chinese	English	Malay
1.	八宝粥	Eight Treasure Porridge	Bubur Kacang, Buah-Buahan Kering, Bijirin
2.	八宝饭	Eight Treasure Rice Pudding	Puding Pulut, Kacang, Buah-Buahan Kering, Bijirin
3.	红豆汤	Red Bean Soup	Bubur Kacang Merah
4.	绿豆汤	Green Bean Soup	Bubur Kacang Hijau
5.	冰糖雪梨	Steamed Pears With Rock Sugar	Pir Kukus
6.	杏仁豆腐	Almond Jelly	Agar-Agar Badam

Noticed that we missed some dishes? Let us know in the comments section and we’ll add it to the list, insha’Allah!