Great cooking class with a superb instructor. Sara taught a complex and demanding recipe (Hainanese chicken rice) with patience and skill, and the final dish turned out exactly as it should. Note that I am a novice cook with an underlying fear of knives and open flames 😊 The course was held in her mother’s home kitchen, which was spacious and well equipped with everything you need. We began with a tour of her back garden, where we harvested the herbs for the recipe. Sara and her mum prepared a wonderful breakfast before starting the course, including “Ten Thousand Fragrance” tea (also from the garden). What I really liked about this cooking class was the precision: all of the recipes I got from Sara were exact, with the amounts measured out in grams or liters. This has made it possible for me to re-create this unique recipe in my own kitchen.

Thoroughly enjoyable experience learning Malay hawker cooking and its herbs and spices by passionate Sara. Have always wanted to learn do my go chicken satay properly as well as showing off pulling Malay tea Teh Terik, but turned out most difficult frying Keow Teo rice noodles but manage doing so in only two and a a minutes under the heat of a hot wok. Delish and fun that worth our sweats.

A couple of doting moms and teens spent a morning learning how to cook popular Malaysian fare, including sourcing and a garden herb tour. Sara is thorough and patient, the kitchen was perfectly set up for our group of 5, and the family garden is beautiful. It was a fun experience, and highly worthwhile if you love food and want to learn more about the local culture.

I really enjoyed this authentic Malaysian cooking class during my time in Kuala Lumpur. Sara and her mother were very gracious hosts and have a lovely home. The cooking class was very organized, easy to follow and all the food was delicious. I look forward to making these recipes back home!!

I was not particularly gifted in cooking and thought it was a hassle. But coming to the New Malaysian Kitchen just opened my eyes on how easy it is to cook these complicated and delicious Malaysian dishes. Now, I can go anywhere in the world knowing how to whip up my favourite Char Kuey Teow dish and also pulled tea ('teh tarik'). I also selected the satays in peanut butter sauce and banana fritters too, as appetisers and desserts. I must say they were quite delicious as well, to my surprise with my amateur cooking skills. Well, I must attribute this to Sara Khong for being such a methodical, good and fun teacher. Highly recommended.

With Sara we had excellent Malaysian cooking lessons. She informs you upfront with some route information, very convenient. I was lucky to be in a very friendly and polite Japanese company. Sara showed us everything, - the herbs and seeds in her own garden - how to make your own spice, curry, marinade and sambal - and of course the dishes itself, it was very well prepared with a small recipe book, together with all the ingredients. We made the following dishes: Malaysian Four-angled bean salad Nasi Lemak Sambal Malaysian Spiced fried chicken pearl Sago Pudding Malaysian pulled tea It tasted really excellent, better than in my 5-star hotel! Afterward Sara send us some tips, pictures, and additional recipes. It is a really “must do” if you love cooking. A big thank you for Sara.

The class was perfect. Sara is a very friendly teacher. She knows how to structure the lesson for maximum pleasure and the best cooking result. My wife, my teenage girls and me enjoyed the stay at her home very much.

My adult daughter and I chose this activity as a fun way to spend time together while she was visiting on holiday and as a way to learn more about cooking authentic Malaysian dishes including nasi lemak, ayam goreng berempah and teh tarik. We had the best time! Sara was a welcoming, thoughtful and enthusiastic host. She was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions. We not only learned a lot but had so much fun! We enjoyed making and sampling culinary delights made with fresh ingredients right out of her lovely garden. We loved the edible garden tour and learning about the different plants and how they are used in various ways. Sara was an amazing instructor. She explained the purpose of the ingredients and preparation methods and adapted activities to meet the ages and abilities of the class. She offered many cooking tips and hacks. Her enthusiasm was contagious and I hope to be back for more classes in the future! My daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed this experience and would highly recommend it!

My family of 5 ( husband and me and my mum in law and put 10 year old twins) had a private cooking class today. It was so well organized and Sara is extremely knowledgeable and kind. She made sure the kids were kept interested. My mum in law is a great cook but has never before cooked Malaysian. She and I both bought Sara’s cookbook and can’t wait to cook from the book. It’s relaxed but you’ll learn loads and leave feeling like Sara and her lovely mum are friends. Oh and the food we cooked was amazing!

Legit amazing classes with Sara. Lovely garden tour and delicious recipes makes it a must do thing in KL if u r passionate about Malaysian food!

A must do for either tourist or local. Experience the iconic food of Malaysia with super friendly Sarah Khong! Highly recommend!

Sara was a very warm and engaging cooking instructor and she made the class very enjoyable. I elected to cook a range of hawker foods and I ended up making 5 authentic dishes (including pulled tea), that tasted just like they would from a hawker stand. I was very impressed with all of the skills and kitchen hacks I picked up during the class. Thanks Sara.

Sara was a very good instructor and is a very lovely and helpful person! She prepared a nice recipe book for us and showed us around in her beautiful garden. She explained a lot about the plants. We cooked a traditional malaysian meal which was very delicious and easy to make. We really enjoyed it. We even got a traditional Malaysian breakfast before we started cooking. Sara was so nice that we felt like cooking with a friend.

We were 3 friends from Europe and willing to discover more about the Malaysian cuisine. We spent a really nice time with Sara! The class was well organised : all the ingredients and cooking tools ready to be used, recipe booklet to bring back home and email with pictures and tips. We cooked Nasi Lamak with fried chicken and Teh Tarik. Typical recipes but accessible for beginners and Sara takes time to explain all the steps, I recommend that class for a local experience.

My sister and I spent a great morning with Sarah exploring the local wet market to source produce and then prepare and cook it for lunch. On the way to the market we dropped in to pick up fresh coconut milk from a local couple who showed us how they hulled the flesh from the coconuts and then put it through a machine that grinds the flesh, squeezing the moisture (milk) into a container. At the market Sarah showed us local vegetable produce and we sampled a slice of delicious sticky pork that the vendor packs in a fresh bread roll for a lunch treat. We met Sarah's lovely Mum who explained for what dishes you'd use the different types of noodles and lots of other valuable tips. Returning to Sarah's home we sat down to a local breakfast, including roti canai and nasi lemak. We then toured the garden which was full of many and varied edible plants, some of which we picked to enhance the flavours of the dishes we were about to cook. We made char okay teow and chicken skewers with satay dipping sauce followed by a sago pudding made with fresh coconut milk and real palm sugar. It was a full on five hours and we left with take away for dinner having had a wonderful experience. Thanks Sarah