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

Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, nasi lemak (rice cooked in coconut milk). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Nasi Lemak (Rice Cooked in Coconut Milk) is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look wonderful. Nasi Lemak (Rice Cooked in Coconut Milk) is something that I have loved my whole life.

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.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have nasi lemak (rice cooked in coconut milk) using 16 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve 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. Get 200 ml Coconut milk
  3. Prepare 1 heaping tablespoon Salt
  4. Get 2 leaves Pandan leaves (optional)
  5. Make ready 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. Take 1 Sliced cucumbers
  10. Make ready 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. Prepare Fancy side dish recommendations:
  15. Get 1 per serving Fried chicken wings
  16. Take 1 Fried squid rings

It is usually served with a spicy sambal, sliced cucumber, deep-fried anchovies, fried peanuts and hard-boiled eggs. Nasi lemak is a dish originating in Malay cuisine that consists of fragrant rice cooked in coconut milk and pandan leaf. It is commonly found in Malaysia, where it is considered the national dish. It is also the native dish in neighbouring areas with significant Malay populations such as Singapore, Brunei, and Southern Thailand.

Instructions 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 is commonly found in Malaysia, where it is considered the national dish. It is also the native dish in neighbouring areas with significant Malay populations such as Singapore, Brunei, and Southern Thailand. In Indonesia it can be found in several parts of Sumatra. Nasi lemak is a meal that consists of rice cooked in coconut milk served with sambal and garnishes that often include hard-boiled eggs, pickled vegetables, and crispy fried anchovies. Nasi lemak is considered a national dish of Malaysia, but various versions are also found in some regions of Indonesia and the southern Philippines.

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