#4 Masak Lemak Cili Api in Malaysia · 2026
Itik Salai Masthar Sg Merab
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Berbaloi · Worth the Detour
Duck and other proteins are smoked over coconut husk, then simmered in a fiery turmeric-coconut gravy. That's Negeri Sembilan-style cooking in a Kajang kampung, and well worth the detour.
- What to order
- Smoked duck in masak lemak cili api, with rice and ulam
- Address
- Lot 20833, Jalan Haji Yusoff, Kampung Sungai Merab Luar, 43000 Kajang, Selangor
- Area
- Kampung Sungai Merab, Kajang, Selangor
- Hours
- Daily 10am–10pm (check before you go)
- Price
- RM12–RM25 per person
- Halal status
- ☪︎ Muslim-friendly (no pork/lard; certification not confirmed)
☪︎ Halal status shown here is based on public sources and may change. Please check that the restaurant holds a valid JAKIM (or state religious authority) halal certificate before dining — look for the certificate on display or verify at myehalal.halal.gov.my.
🧭 DirectionsAlso in Kajang
Sate Kajang Hj Samuri
🍢 Satay · Bandar Kajang, Kajang, Selangor
Order: Beef and chicken satay with chunky peanut kuah; rabbit and liver satay
The name that made Kajang Malaysia's satay town. Founder Samuri Juraimi learned from the town's satay pioneers and built a turmeric-and-lemongrass recipe into a national brand, still grilling at the heritage Dato' Nazir building.
Sate Rono
🍢 Satay · Bandar Kajang, Kajang, Selangor
Order: Chicken and beef satay with sweet-spicy peanut sauce
Carries the name of Rono, one of the Javanese brothers credited with bringing satay to Kajang in the 1910s. A loyal following comes for tender meat and a sweet, fiery kuah.
Rojak & Cendol Tokong
🍧 Cendol · Bandar Kajang, Kajang, Selangor
old towndessert
Order: Rojak with thick peanut gravy, cendol with gula Melaka and red beans
Named after the temple it sits near, this Mendaling Street stall pairs crunchy rojak (or rojak mee) with a proper gula Melaka cendol. A Kajang ritual for generations of locals.
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