LONDON, May 25 -- Matrimonial Chicken inspired by Ayam Masak Merah. Pajeri Nenas. Coconut Pandan Layered Custard inspired by Tepung Pelita. Pandan Tiramisu.

The Malay Cook is Ranie Saidi's way of preserving the legacy of his grandmother Che Aminah Ismail's signature wedding catering dishes.

The debut cookbook by London-based Ranie is selling well in the UK - it hit 1,000 pre-orders before its actual release - where Malay and Malaysian cuisine is growing beyond just nasi lemak and char kway teow.

Ranie contributed to this with his very popular and always sold-out supper clubs in London.

"I started cooking as part of grieving my grandmother's loss. Two years after she passed away, I moved to London, thinking that putting an ocean betwee...