Chicken curry and potato croquettes: Ranie Saidi’s recipes for a Malaysian feast

Leeks play a major part in two Malaysian-inspired dishes: they melt into coconut in a marvellous chicken curry, and pair perfectly with peas in crunchy potato croquettes Since moving from Malaysia to London more than a decade ago, I’ve slowly brought leeks into my everyday cooking.

Their gentle sweetness reminds me of banana shallots, and I love how they melt into this chicken gulai . Bergedil ( or begedil or perkedel) have always been one of my favourite street-food snacks, and are found at stalls across Malaysia, Singapore and…