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Nasi Lemak | Nasi Lemak Recipe

Malaysian Nasi Lemak is easy to make and taste delicious. This popular breakfast is so yummy and is healthy as well.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 316kcal
Author: Aarthi

Ingredients

For Rice:

  • 1 cuo Long Grain Rice (Jasmine Rice)
  • 1 cup Coconut Milk
  • 1 Leaf Pandan Leaf
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1 cup Water

For Sambal:

  • 10 Shallots peeled
  • 8 Kashmiri Dry Red Chilli
  • 3 Birds Eye Chilli
  • 1 inch Ginger (peeled & chopped)
  • 6 cloves Garlic (peeled)
  • 2 tsp Chicken Stock Cube or Belacan
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 tbsp Jaggery
  • 1 lemon size Tamarind
  • 4 tbsp Peanut Oil

For Serving

  • Cucumber
  • Fried Dried anchovies (optional)
  • Fried peanuts
  • Boiled eggs
  • Ayam Goreng

Instructions

  • Start by washing the rice in several changes of water. Now take it in a sauce pan. Add in coconut milk, water, salt and pandan leaf. Mix well.
  • Bring it to a boil. Cover and simmer for 10 mins till rice is cooked completely. Remove from heat and let it sit for 10 mins. Fluff up the rice Set aside covered so it stays warm.
  • Soak dry red chillies in warm water for 10 mins. Drain and reserve the water for grinding. Soak tamarind in warm water. Squeeze and strain the pulp. Set aside till needed.
  • Now make sambal. Grind all ingredients except tamarind, chicken stock cube, salt and jaggery to a coarse paste. I used my food processor.
  • Heat oil and add the coarsely ground masala. Cook till raw smell leaves. It will take around 2 to 3mins.
  • Now add in tamarind juice, salt, chicken stock cube and jaggery and mix well. Cook till oil separates. Set aside.
  • Just before serving, Now fry some anchovies and peanuts. Hard boil some eggs.
  • Serve sambal with rice, cucumber, peanuts, ayam goreng and boiled egg.
  • Serve hot.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1servings | Calories: 316kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 310mg | Potassium: 360mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 3mg
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