date: 2020-12-09T16:11:39.070Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/4921841534631936/751x532cq70/nasi-lemak-rice-cooked-in-coconut-milk-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/4921841534631936/751x532cq70/nasi-lemak-rice-cooked-in-coconut-milk-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/4921841534631936/751x532cq70/nasi-lemak-rice-cooked-in-coconut-milk-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Darrell Watts ratingvalue: 4.6 reviewcount: 5474 recipeingredient: - "800 ml Thai rice or longstored rice" - "200 ml Coconut milk" - "1 heaping tablespoon Salt" - "2 leaves Pandan leaves optional" - " Side dish recommendations" - "1 SambalMust have" - "1 egg per serving Sunnyside up or boiled eggs" - "1 egg per serving Sambal Terur" - "1 Sliced cucumbers" - "1 Vinegarfried peanuts" - "1 or 1 fish per serving Deep fried chirimen jako or small mackerel" - "1 Deep fried tempeh" - "1 Wiener sausages etc" - " Fancy side dish recommendations" - "1 per serving Fried chicken wings" - "1 Fried squid rings" recipeinstructions: - "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." - "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." - "Here is the cooked rice.Take out the pandan leaves and mix well." - "Mix in some sambal while eating." categories: - Recipe tags: - nasi - lemak - rice katakunci: nasi lemak rice nutrition: 282 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT14M" cooktime: "PT57M" recipeyield: "3" recipecategory: Lunch ---  Hello everybody, hope you're having an incredible day today. Today, we're going 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 bit unique. This will be really delicious. 'Nasi lemak', the national and traditional dish of Malaysia - coconut milk rice, served with sambal, fried crispy anchovies, toasted peanuts and cucumber. Nasi Lemak the national and traditional dish of Malaysia. Lemak = Cream, in culinary terms, it refers to coconut milk or a dish that has been cooked with coconut milk. Because my kids asked why isn't it Nasi Kelapa, which of course, stumped me, and I replied, well, it just is! Nasi Lemak (Rice Cooked in Coconut Milk) is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It's enjoyed by millions daily. Nasi Lemak (Rice Cooked in Coconut Milk) is something that I've loved my whole life. They're nice and they look fantastic. To get started with this 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 that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Nasi Lemak (Rice Cooked in Coconut Milk): 1. Make ready 800 ml Thai rice or long-stored rice 1. Take 200 ml Coconut milk 1. Get 1 heaping tablespoon Salt 1. Take 2 leaves Pandan leaves (optional) 1. Get Side dish recommendations: 1. Make ready 1 Sambal*Must have 1. Get 1 egg per serving Sunny-side up or boiled eggs 1. Get 1 egg per serving Sambal Terur 1. Take 1 Sliced cucumbers 1. Make ready 1 Vinegar-fried peanuts 1. Get 1 or 1 fish per serving Deep fried chirimen jako or small mackerel 1. Prepare 1 Deep fried tempeh 1. Get 1 Wiener sausages, etc. 1. Make ready Fancy side dish recommendations: 1. Prepare 1 per serving Fried chicken wings 1. Prepare 1 Fried squid rings The principal ingredients for nasi lemak are rice and coconut milk, but using good chicken stock to replace water to heighten the flavor of Nasi Since we want to cook Nasi Lemak, which should be creamy ideally, I suggest stopping rinsing the rice once it is clean. Next, cook the rice in the rice. A fragrant coconut rice dish that is a common breakfast in Malaysia and Singapore, nasi lemak is actually Malaysia's proclaimed national dish. The rice is cooked in coconut milk with aromatic ginger and bay leaf and served with hard-boiled eggs, anchovies, peanuts, cucumber (or tomato). ##### 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. 1. 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. 1. Here is the cooked rice.Take out the pandan leaves and mix well. 1. Mix in some sambal while eating. A fragrant coconut rice dish that is a common breakfast in Malaysia and Singapore, nasi lemak is actually Malaysia's proclaimed national dish. The rice is cooked in coconut milk with aromatic ginger and bay leaf and served with hard-boiled eggs, anchovies, peanuts, cucumber (or tomato). The rice in nasi lemak is cooked in much the same way as rice is cooked in water except that the water is substituted with coconut milk. The richness in flavor is complemented by the fragrance imparted by pandan leaves and, sometimes, lemongrass and makrut lime leaf. 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. 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