Singapore Recipes

Toasted white bread halves filled with coconut kaya jam and butter on a white plate

Beginner

Singaporean

Kaya Toast

Source: Traditional

12 min2320 kcal

Vegetarian

Sliced poached chicken with a dome of rice, cucumber, clear broth and chili and ginger sauces

Intermediate

Singaporean

Hainanese Chicken Rice

Source: Traditional

75 min4560 kcal

Dairy-free

Pieces of whole crab in a thick red-orange chili gravy on a white platter, topped with cilantro

Advanced

Singaporean

Chili Crab

Source: Chef

60 min3520 kcal

PescatarianDairy-free🌶️🌶️

Bak chor mee — Singapore minced-pork noodles with fishcake and vinegar, soup on the side

Intermediate

Singaporean (Teochew)

Bak Chor Mee (Minced Pork Noodles)

Source: Traditional

45 min2560 kcal

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Wanton mee — egg noodles with char siu, fried and boiled wontons

Intermediate

Singaporean (Cantonese)

Wanton Mee (Singapore Dry Wonton Noodles)

Source: Traditional

60 min2590 kcal

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Chai tow kway — radish cake cubes fried with egg, in white and black versions

Intermediate

Singaporean (Teochew)

Chai Tow Kway (Fried "Carrot Cake")

Source: Traditional

100 min4430 kcal

VegetarianDairy-free🌶️

Singapore bak kut teh — peppery pork-rib soup with youtiao and rice

Beginner

Singaporean (Teochew)

Singapore Bak Kut Teh (Peppery Pork Rib Soup)

Source: Traditional

135 min4480 kcal

Dairy-free🌶️🌶️

Mee siam — thin rice vermicelli in a spicy-sour gravy with egg and sambal

Intermediate

Singaporean (Malay)

Mee Siam (Singapore Style)

Source: Traditional

70 min4470 kcal

HalalDairy-free🌶️🌶️

Mee rebus — yellow noodles in a thick sweet-savoury sweet-potato gravy

Intermediate

Singaporean (Malay)

Mee Rebus

Source: Traditional

75 min4520 kcal

HalalDairy-free🌶️

Roti prata — flaky griddled flatbread served with curry

Advanced

Singaporean (Indian-Muslim)

Roti Prata

Source: Traditional

60 min4340 kcal

HalalVegetarian

Fish head curry — a whole fish head simmered in a fiery South-Indian-style curry

Intermediate

Singaporean (Indian)

Fish Head Curry

Source: Traditional

60 min4430 kcal

HalalPescatarianDairy-free🌶️🌶️

Katong laksa — coconut curry laksa with short-cut noodles, prawns and cockles

Intermediate

Singaporean (Peranakan)

Katong Laksa

Source: Traditional

80 min4610 kcal

PescatarianDairy-free🌶️🌶️

Ayam buah keluak — Peranakan chicken stewed with black buah keluak nuts

Advanced

Singaporean (Peranakan/Nyonya)

Ayam Buah Keluak

Source: Traditional

150 min5560 kcal

Dairy-free🌶️🌶️

Ice kacang — mountain of shaved ice with jelly, corn, peanuts and ice cream

Beginner

Singaporean

Ice Kacang

Source: Traditional

75 min4380 kcal

VegetarianGluten-free

Kopi — Nanyang-style black coffee served in a floral kopitiam cup

Beginner

Singaporean

Kopi (Singapore Kopitiam Coffee)

Source: Traditional

15 min2120 kcal

Vegetarian

Singapore Hokkien mee with prawns, sambal and a calamansi on the side

Intermediate

Singaporean (Hokkien)

Singapore Hokkien Mee (Prawn-Stock Fried Noodles)

Source: Traditional

150 min3560 kcal

Dairy-free🌶️

Orh luak — crisp oyster omelette pieces with coriander and chilli sauce

Intermediate

Singaporean (Teochew)

Orh Luak (Singapore Oyster Omelette)

Source: Traditional

30 min2420 kcal

PescatarianDairy-freeGluten-free+1🌶️🌶️

Popiah rolls sliced to show the braised jicama filling

Intermediate

Singaporean (Hokkien/Teochew)

Popiah (Fresh Spring Rolls with Braised Turnip)

Source: Traditional

90 min6310 kcal

Dairy-free🌶️

A bowl of satay bee hoon under thick peanut satay sauce

Intermediate

Singaporean (Malay-Teochew)

Satay Bee Hoon (Rice Vermicelli in Satay Sauce)

Source: Traditional

75 min4540 kcal

Dairy-freeGluten-free🌶️🌶️🌶️

Hakka yong tau foo — stuffed tofu and vegetables with sauce and greens

Intermediate

Singaporean (Hakka)

Yong Tau Foo (Fish-Paste Stuffed Tofu and Vegetables)

Source: Traditional

70 min4330 kcal

PescatarianDairy-freeGluten-free+1🌶️

Lor mee — thick noodles in dark starchy gravy with fish cake and braised egg

Intermediate

Singaporean (Hokkien)

Lor Mee (Noodles in Thick Braised Gravy)

Source: Traditional

120 min4580 kcal

Dairy-freeNut-free🌶️

Kway chap — rice sheets in broth with braised egg, intestine and greens

Intermediate

Singaporean (Teochew)

Kway Chap (Rice Sheets in Broth with Braised Pork)

Source: Traditional

150 min4620 kcal

Dairy-freeGluten-freeNut-free

Three chwee kueh topped with fried preserved radish, chilli on the side

Beginner

Singaporean (Teochew)

Chwee Kueh (Steamed Rice Cakes with Preserved Radish)

Source: Traditional

60 min4240 kcal

HalalVeganVegetarian+3🌶️

Hainanese curry rice — rice under curry with fried egg, chap chye and pork chop

Intermediate

Singaporean (Hainanese)

Hainanese Curry Rice

Source: Traditional

120 min4720 kcal

Dairy-free🌶️

Sambal stingray on a banana leaf with coriander and sliced onion

Intermediate

Singaporean (Malay)

Sambal Stingray (Grilled Stingray on Banana Leaf)

Source: Traditional

45 min2380 kcal

HalalPescatarianDairy-free+1🌶️🌶️🌶️

Recipes from Singapore

Kaya Toast

Hainanese Chicken Rice

Chili Crab

Bak Chor Mee (Minced Pork Noodles)

Wanton Mee (Singapore Dry Wonton Noodles)

Chai Tow Kway (Fried "Carrot Cake")

Singapore Bak Kut Teh (Peppery Pork Rib Soup)

Mee Siam (Singapore Style)

Mee Rebus

Roti Prata

Fish Head Curry

Katong Laksa

Ayam Buah Keluak

Ice Kacang

Kopi (Singapore Kopitiam Coffee)

Singapore Hokkien Mee (Prawn-Stock Fried Noodles)

Orh Luak (Singapore Oyster Omelette)

Popiah (Fresh Spring Rolls with Braised Turnip)

Satay Bee Hoon (Rice Vermicelli in Satay Sauce)

Yong Tau Foo (Fish-Paste Stuffed Tofu and Vegetables)

Lor Mee (Noodles in Thick Braised Gravy)

Kway Chap (Rice Sheets in Broth with Braised Pork)

Chwee Kueh (Steamed Rice Cakes with Preserved Radish)

Hainanese Curry Rice

Sambal Stingray (Grilled Stingray on Banana Leaf)