Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, (basic) nasi lemak (white rice with coconut milk). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
'Nasi lemak', the national and traditional dish of Malaysia - coconut milk rice, served with sambal, fried crispy anchovies, toasted peanuts and cucumber. Nasi lemak is a fragrant rice dish cooked in coconut milk and screw pine leaves. It is commonly found in countries like Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
(Basic) Nasi Lemak (White Rice With Coconut Milk) is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. (Basic) Nasi Lemak (White Rice With Coconut Milk) is something which I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have (basic) nasi lemak (white rice with coconut milk) using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make (Basic) Nasi Lemak (White Rice With Coconut Milk):
- Get 500 grams - White rice
- Make ready 2 1/2 cup - Plain water
- Prepare 1 cup - Coconut milk
- Make ready 1 tsp - Grated ginger
- Make ready 1 tsp - Sugar
- Make ready 1/3 tsp - Salt
- Take 5 Strands - Pandan leaves
- Prepare 1 tbsp - Butter (Optional)
Because my kids asked why isn't it Nasi Kelapa, which of course, stumped me, and I replied, well, it just is! Nasi lemak is rice cooked with coconut milk, it is Malaysian signature meal and it's served with spicy sambal, fried chicken, eggs, cucumber and peanuts. Malaysia is known for its nasi lemak, among other delicious meals. Coconut rice with spicy sweet sambal and spiced fried chicken, together with.
Steps to make (Basic) Nasi Lemak (White Rice With Coconut Milk):
- Wash and soak white rice in a bowl with some water for 10-15 minutes. Strain them out and place into a rice cooker
- Add in all ingredients except the butter
- Let them cook for about 3-5 minutes then add in the butter and stir well to mix all of them then let the automated tool to do the rest
- Usually the rice would be cooked for 15-20 minutes but no worries when cooking them with a rice cooker. However, once the rice cooker indicate its done, turn the rice cooker off after 5 minutes so the bottom wont burn
- Serve while hot with some Red Hot & Spicy Condiment (May try my own RH&Spicy Condiment recipe - Can be found in my profile) EnJoY…!
- Can be served during dinner or on any occasion
- Tips: Usually served with slices of cucumber to cool down the spicy feeling.. ;D
- Tips: Serving ratio = 1 Cup Rice : 1 TBSP Condiment
Nasi lemak or coconut milk rice is popular breakfast food in Singapore,Malaysia, and Medan (a city in Nasi means rice in Indonesian language, and lemak means fat (the fat from the coconut milk). I prepared the most basic one with hard-boiled eggs, pan-fried anchovies and peanuts, and sambal. We pick our favourite nasi lemak stalls in Singapore serving the best coconut rice with egg, ikan bilis, otah, chicken wings and more. The word 'lemak' means full-flavoured or rich, referring to how it is cooked with coconut milk to get its distinctive flavour. It's usually served with an accompaniment of.
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