Nasi Lemak Recipe | Malaysian recipe of nasi lemak

 How to prepare Nasi Lemak recipe?

Nasi Lemak is a traditional Malaysian dish that consists of fragrant coconut rice, crispy fried anchovies, roasted peanuts, boiled egg, and spicy sambal sauce. Here's a recipe for making Nasi Lemak:


Ingredients:

  • 2 cups of jasmine rice
  • 1 can of coconut milk (400ml)
  • 1 pandan leaf (optional)
  • 1 tsp of salt
  • 1 cup of water
  • 1 cup of roasted peanuts
  • 1 cup of fried anchovies
  • 4 boiled eggs
  • Sambal sauce (see recipe below)

Instructions:

  1. Rinse the rice several times until the water is clear, then soak the rice in water for about 30 minutes.
  2. In a pot, add the soaked rice, coconut milk, pandan leaf, salt, and water. Bring the mixture to a boil.
  3. When it bubbles,diminish the intensity to low and cover the pot. Let the rice cook for about 15-20 minutes, or until the liquid has been fully absorbed and the rice is fluffy and cooked through.
  4. Once the rice is cooked, remove the pandan leaf and fluff the rice with a fork.
  5. Serve the rice on a plate with roasted peanuts, fried anchovies, boiled egg, and sambal sauce.

Sambal Sauce Recipe:

Ingredients:

  • 10 dried red chilies,absorbed high temp water for 10 minutes.
  • 2 shallots, peeled
  • 2 cloves of garlic, peeled
  • 1 tbsp of belacan (shrimp paste)
  • 1 tbsp of tamarind paste
  • 2 tbsp of sugar
  • 1 tsp of salt

Instructions:

  1. In a blender, blend the soaked red chilies, shallots, garlic, and belacan into a paste.
  2. In a pan, heat up some oil and sauté the chili paste for about 5 minutes until fragrant.
  3. Add in the tamarind paste, sugar, and salt, and continue to stir until the sauce thickens.
  4. Once the sauce is thick, remove from heat and let it cool.
  5. Serve the sambal sauce alongside the Nasi Lemak.


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