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

Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, nasi lemak (rice cooked in coconut milk). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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.

Nasi Lemak (Rice Cooked in Coconut Milk) is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Nasi Lemak (Rice Cooked in Coconut Milk) is something which I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook nasi lemak (rice cooked in coconut milk) using 16 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Nasi Lemak (Rice Cooked in Coconut Milk):
  1. Prepare 800 ml Thai rice or long-stored rice
  2. Take 200 ml Coconut milk
  3. Take 1 heaping tablespoon Salt
  4. Take 2 leaves Pandan leaves (optional)
  5. Make ready Side dish recommendations:
  6. Get 1 Sambal*Must have
  7. Prepare 1 egg per serving Sunny-side up or boiled eggs
  8. Take 1 egg per serving Sambal Terur
  9. Make ready 1 Sliced cucumbers
  10. Get 1 Vinegar-fried peanuts
  11. Get 1 or 1 fish per serving Deep fried chirimen jako or small mackerel
  12. Get 1 Deep fried tempeh
  13. Get 1 Wiener sausages, etc.
  14. Get Fancy side dish recommendations:
  15. Take 1 per serving Fried chicken wings
  16. Get 1 Fried squid rings

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. A truly remarkable Nasi Lemak (Coconut Milk Rice) is not to be taken lightly.

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.
  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.

Nasi lemak is considered a national dish of Malaysia, but various versions are also found in some regions of Indonesia and the southern Philippines. A truly remarkable Nasi Lemak (Coconut Milk Rice) is not to be taken lightly. It constitutes of good quality rice cooked in rich and creamy coconut milk with screw pine leaves infused during the cooking process. This is key to create the best flavours and texture in the nasi lemak rice. Place the drained rice in a rice cooker.

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