INDIAN CUISINE

Contrary to popular perception, Indian cuisine need not be searingly hot. Various spice blends are used in Indian cuisine to give a robust flavor to food but yogurt almost always accompanies a meal at the end to cool down the taste buds. Milder on the taste buds are dishes such as kurma ( mild meat curry) and tandoori chicken ( chicken baked in clay oven). 

Generally, Southern Indian Cuisine is hotter than its Northern Indian and Moghul Counterparts and is characterized by the heavy use of cream, meat-based dishes and naan breads, Indian-Muslim cuisine is another local favorite one ought to try while in Malaysia. Popular dishes included fish-head curry, murtabak (pancake with spiced meat mixture) and mee goreng ( fried noodles ).