Nasi Lemak (Rice Cooked in Coconut Milk)
Nasi Lemak (Rice Cooked in Coconut Milk)

Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, nasi lemak (rice cooked in coconut milk). One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

There are alternative ways to cook nasi lemak. Some cooks like to soak the rice overnight in coconut milk and then steam the drained rice in a special basket that goes on top of a pan of boiling water. But since I've never tried that technique, consider than as something I just mention in passing. I prefer long-grain rice for cooking nasi lemak.

Nasi Lemak (Rice Cooked in Coconut Milk) is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Nasi Lemak (Rice Cooked in Coconut Milk) is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have nasi lemak (rice cooked in coconut milk) using 16 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Nasi Lemak (Rice Cooked in Coconut Milk):
  1. Make ready 800 ml Thai rice or long-stored rice
  2. Take 200 ml Coconut milk
  3. Prepare 1 heaping tablespoon Salt
  4. Make ready 2 leaves Pandan leaves (optional)
  5. Take Side dish recommendations:
  6. Take 1 Sambal*Must have
  7. Make ready 1 egg per serving Sunny-side up or boiled eggs
  8. Take 1 egg per serving Sambal Terur
  9. Get 1 Sliced cucumbers
  10. Take 1 Vinegar-fried peanuts
  11. Prepare 1 or 1 fish per serving Deep fried chirimen jako or small mackerel
  12. Take 1 Deep fried tempeh
  13. Make ready 1 Wiener sausages, etc.
  14. Take Fancy side dish recommendations:
  15. Take 1 per serving Fried chicken wings
  16. Get 1 Fried squid rings

Nasi Lemak (Coconut Milk Rice) is a popular dish in Malaysia. It is usually served with a spicy sambal, sliced cucumber, deep-fried anchovies, fried peanuts and hard-boiled eggs. It constitutes of good quality rice cooked in rich and creamy coconut milk with screw pine leaves infused during the cooking process. This is key to create the best flavours and texture in the nasi lemak rice.

Steps to make Nasi Lemak (Rice Cooked in Coconut Milk):
  1. Wash the rice and then put it in the rice cooker. There's no need to soak the rice. Wash the pandan leaves and tie them in a knot. If they are dehydrated, then just put them in directly as is.
  2. Add salt to the rice and then pour in the coconut milk. Adjust as necessary with some water, if necessary. Mix it well. The liquid should be slightly lower than the 4 cup mark. Add the pandan leaves and cook the rice.
  3. Here is the cooked rice.Take out the pandan leaves and mix well.
  4. Mix in some sambal while eating.

It constitutes of good quality rice cooked in rich and creamy coconut milk with screw pine leaves infused during the cooking process. This is key to create the best flavours and texture in the nasi lemak rice. Place the drained rice in a rice cooker. Add in salt and sugar and stir to mix. Nasi lemak is a fragrant rice dish cooked in coconut milk and screw pine leaves.

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