How to Prepare Yummy Nasi Lemak (Rice Cooked in Coconut Milk)

Nasi Lemak (Rice Cooked in Coconut Milk). Nasi Lemak, the national and traditional dish of Malaysia, is rice cooked in coconut milk and pandan leaves. However, the "fat" refers to the creaminess of the coconut milk. Lemak = Cream, in culinary terms, it refers to coconut milk or a dish that has been cooked with coconut milk.

It is commonly found in countries like Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. It is one of the most popular dish for the Malay-type breakfast and is a great party dish. A truly remarkable Nasi Lemak (Coconut Milk Rice). You can have Nasi Lemak (Rice Cooked in Coconut Milk) using 16 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Nasi Lemak (Rice Cooked in Coconut Milk)

1. It's 800 ml of Thai rice or long-stored rice.
2. You need 200 ml of Coconut milk.
3. It's 1 of heaping tablespoon Salt.
4. You need 2 leaves of Pandan leaves (optional).
5. Prepare of Side dish recommendations:.
6. It's 1 of Sambal*Must have.
7. Prepare 1 of egg per serving Sunny-side up or boiled eggs.
8. It's 1 of egg per serving Sambal Terur.
9. You need 1 of Sliced cucumbers.
10. You need 1 of Vinegar-fried peanuts.
11. It's 1 of or 1 fish per serving Deep fried chirimen jako or small mackerel.
12. Prepare 1 of Deep fried tempeh.
13. You need 1 of Wiener sausages, etc..
14. It's of Fancy side dish recommendations:.
15. It's 1 of per serving Fried chicken wings.
16. Prepare 1 of Fried squid rings.

Nasi lemak or coconut milk rice is popular breakfast food in Singapore,Malaysia, and Medan (a city in the island of Sumatra where I grew up). BUT, in this case, because we also flavored the rice with coconut, so we need to add coconut milk. Nasi lemak is rice cooked with coconut milk, served with spicy anchovies sambal (or sambal of your choice), spiced fried chicken, hard boiled eggs, slices of cucumber and peanuts. It's a favourite Malaysian comfort food meal.

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

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..

Add the dessicated coconut and mix well before serving. May serve with Malaysian Chicken Curry. Nasi lemak is known as the national dish of Malaysia and is served with ikan bilis, roasted peanuts, hard-boiled eggs and spicy sambals. Delicious and fragrant, nasi lemak is a perfect accompaniment to beef rendang. I never cook plain old rice any more after learning this recipe!