Chicken rice is Chinese cuisine that’s well-known across Southeast Asia. It’s always people’s first choice when they have a hard time deciding what to eat as you will be stuffed at just between ten to fifteen bucks.
However, you can make this time-hallowed famous and favourite hawker dish, chicken rice, at home with the instant chicken rice pastes. Also, it’s super easy, and it tastes as wonderful as the chicken rice you buy in the hawker stores. You don’t have to make this national dish (chicken rice) with this chicken rice paste.
Now, let’s dive into Malaysia’s top 10 chicken rice pastes in 2025.
1. HENG’S Malacca Classic Hainanese Chicken Rice Paste
Making Malacca’s authentic flavour of Hainanese Chicken Rice couldn’t be easier with HENG’S Malacca Classic Hainanese Chicken Rice Paste. You can have the classic Hainanese chicken rice with just three simple steps. Put in pandan leaves and two tablespoons of margarine for extra flavour!
Product Weight: 100g
Ingredients: Water, Vegetable oil (palm olein), Ginger, Garlic, Galangal, Shallot, Salt, Sugar, Turmeric, Yeast Extract
Nutritions:
- Energy: 1640kj
- Protein: 14.7g
- Carbohydrate: 9.1g
- Fats: 32.7g
Country of Origin: Malaysia
Price: RM5.10
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
2. Dancing Chef Hainanese Chicken Rice Paste
Like the brand name, Dancing Chef Hainanese Chicken Rice Paste will let your taste buds dance with its fabulous recipes. Plus, this paste contains zero MSG, preservatives, and artificial colouring. Add in ginger slices and shallots for more zests for your chicken rice.
Product Weight: 100g
Ingredients: Shallot, Soybean Oil, Garlic, Ginger, Chicken Stock Powder, Sugar, Pandan Leave, Salt
Nutritions:
- Energy: 326kj
- Protein: 0.6g
- Carbohydrate: 7.3g
- Fats: 5.1g
Country of Origin: Singapore
Price: RM6.30
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
3. MasFood Ginger All Purpose Paste
Unlike other chicken rice paste, MasFood ginger paste is an all-purpose flavouring. You can use it to steam ginger fish, stir-fried it, and of course, to make Hainanese Chicken Rice.
So, chicken rice lovers, ready to prepare more rice as I‘m sure you will have more than just one bowl.
Product Weight: 80g
Ingredients: Ginger, Garlic, Lemongrass, Vegetable Oil, Sugar, Salt, MSG (E621), Preservative (E211) & spices.
Nutritions:
- Energy: 580 kJ
- Protein: 3.6 g
- Carbohydrate: 12.2 g
- Fats: 8.4 g
Country of Origin: Malaysia
Price: RM5.15
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
4. Singlong Hainanese Chicken Rice Mix
90g of Singlong Hainanese Chicken Rice Mix can serve four to six people. You will applaud its colour, aroma, and taste to the skies with one bite. Also, you can always add two stalks of our hero natural flavouring — pandan leaves to elevate the taste and the smell.
Product Weight: 90g
Ingredients: Sunflower oil, ginger, garlic, onions, chicken powder, salt, sugar
Nutritions:
- Energy: 509kcal
- Protein: 1.6g
- Carbohydrate: 9.6g
- Fats: 51.7g
Country of Origin: Malaysia
Price: RM5.84
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
5. Taste-Me Hainanese Chicken Rice Paste
Tate-Me manufactured a variety of sauces since 1978. Call out all your friends if you are going to make chicken rice with Taste-Me Hainanese Chicken Rice Paste. You will have the sharpness of ginger aftertaste. With this, you will cherish every bite. Plus, It’s zero preservatives.
Product Weight: 100g
Ingredients: Garlic, Ginger, Onion, Soya Bean Oil, Salt, Water, Flavour Enhancer (E621), Chicken seasoning
Nutritions:
- Energy: 293kcal
- Protein: 4.0g
- Carbohydrate: 25.8g
- Fats: 18.5g
Country of Origin: Malaysia
Price: RM5.75
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
6. Ikan Brand Hainanese Chicken Rice Paste
You will taste the local chicken rice delight with Ikan Brand Hainanese Chicken Rice Paste. Plus, you can use it to marinate chicken, cook chicken rice, chicken soup, and chicken porridge. Plus, 100g of Ikan Brand Hainanese Chicken Rice Paste can feed eight to ten hungry mouths.
Product Weight: 100g
Ingredients: Garlic, Onion, RBD Palm Olein, Ginger, Salt, Lemongrass, Chicken Stock Powder, Galangal, Sugar and Sesame Oil (Contain Sesame Seed)
Nutritions: Not Stated
Country of Origin: Malaysia
Price: RM5.50
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
7. Dollee Hainanese Chicken Rice Paste
Dollee Hainanese Chicken Rice Paste comes in a glass jar, and it promised to give you savoury aromatic chicken rice. Plus, it is made with fresh ingredients and a family secret recipe. Also, you can use it as marinate sauce or as ginger steamed fish. All in all, you can make more than two dishes with this paste.
Product Weight: 240g
Ingredients: Garlic, Ginger, Shallot, Soya Bean Oil, Salt, Sesame Oil, Flavour Enhancer (E621), Modified Corn Starch, Sugar, Acid (E270)
Nutritions:
- Energy: 188kcal
- Protein: 2.5g
- Carbohydrate: 11.6g
- Fats: 14.6g
Country of Origin: Malaysia
Price: RM7.48
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
8. Mak Nyonya Instant Chicken Rice Paste
For enthusiastic chicken rice lovers, Nyonya chicken rice is another must-try chicken rice. Every spice of Mak Nyonya instant chicken rice paste is modulated carefully. With this, you will taste the finest Nyonya chicken rice. You will feel pleasure every time scoping up the rice.
Product Weight: 200g
Ingredients: Shallot, Garlic, Lemongrass, Ginger, Salt and Edible Oil (Palm Oil)
Nutritions:
- Energy: 157cal
- Protein: 4.8g
- Carbohydrate: 375g
- Fats: 80g
Country of Origin: Malaysia
Price: RM9.65
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
9. Woh Hup Hainanese Chicken Rice Paste
The aroma of this chicken rice paste is as alluring as it looks. Well. Woh Hup Hainanese Chicken Rice Paste will not let you down. Add five tablespoons of the paste and mix it in 350g of rice. Then, stir well. Wait for the rice to be fully cooked. You will be drolling in every waiting moment.
Product Weight: 190g
Ingredients: Water, Garlic, Onion, Soybean Oil, Ginger, Salt, Sugar, Thickener (E1422), Mustard, Flavour Enhancer (E621), Acidity Regulator (E270). Sesame Oil, White Pepper Powder, Flavour Enhancer (E631, E627)
Nutritions:
- Energy: 950kj
- Protein: 2.6g
- Carbohydrate: 30.1g
- Fats: 10.6g
Country of Origin: Singapore
Price: RM5.89
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
10. Uncle Sun Hainan Chicken Rice Paste
Shout out to Uncle Sun Hainan Chicken Rice Paste as it contains onion, garlic, and turmeric. Your house will have a chicken rice aroma wafted from the kitchen. Plus, you will be less patient while waiting to eat the rice around the flavourful chicken rice aroma. What’s more, this paste is rich in Vitamin E.
Product Weight: 100g
Ingredients: Palm oil, Onion, Garlic, Water, Ginger, Salt, Lemongrass, Chicken stock, Turmeric, Sodium Benzoate, Vitamin E
Nutritions:
- Energy: 486kcal
- Protein: 3.2g
- Carbohydrate: 24.6g
- Fats: 41.6g
Country of Origin: Malaysia
Price: RM7.40
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
Here are the simple steps to cook with chicken rice paste:
- Prepare 400g of rice and 500ml of water. Plus, pandan leaves, ginger slices, and margarine are optional.
- Wash the rice. Then, mix the rice, water, and all the ingredients together.
- Wait for it to be cooked and it’s ready to be served.
Lucky for kitchen amateurs! You just need to prepare all the ingredients and dump them into the rice cooker. Then, you can enjoy the glistening of the chicken rice. What’s more, you can play around with the chicken rice paste like using it to marinate and to steam fish.
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