(Basic) Nasi Lemak (White Rice With Coconut Milk)
(Basic) Nasi Lemak (White Rice With Coconut Milk)

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, (basic) nasi lemak (white rice with coconut milk). One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Nasi lemak or coconut milk rice is popular breakfast food in Singapore,Malaysia, and Medan (a city in Nasi means rice in Indonesian language, and lemak means fat (the fat from the coconut milk). I prepared the most basic one with hard-boiled eggs, pan-fried anchovies and peanuts, and sambal. We pick our favourite nasi lemak stalls in Singapore serving the best coconut rice with egg, ikan bilis, otah, chicken wings and more.

(Basic) Nasi Lemak (White Rice With Coconut Milk) is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. (Basic) Nasi Lemak (White Rice With Coconut Milk) is something that I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook (basic) nasi lemak (white rice with coconut milk) using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make (Basic) Nasi Lemak (White Rice With Coconut Milk):
  1. Take 500 grams - White rice
  2. Prepare 2 1/2 cup - Plain water
  3. Take 1 cup - Coconut milk
  4. Get 1 tsp - Grated ginger
  5. Make ready 1 tsp - Sugar
  6. Make ready 1/3 tsp - Salt
  7. Make ready 5 Strands - Pandan leaves
  8. Make ready 1 tbsp - Butter (Optional)

Nasi lemak is a fragrant rice dish cooked in coconut milk and screw pine leaves. It is commonly found in countries like Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. This milky white liquid is obtained after adding water to freshly grated coconut and giving it a good squeeze or press. Lemak = Cream, in culinary terms, it refers to coconut milk or a dish that has been cooked with coconut milk.

Steps to make (Basic) Nasi Lemak (White Rice With Coconut Milk):
  1. Wash and soak white rice in a bowl with some water for 10-15 minutes. Strain them out and place into a rice cooker
  2. Add in all ingredients except the butter
  3. Let them cook for about 3-5 minutes then add in the butter and stir well to mix all of them then let the automated tool to do the rest
  4. Usually the rice would be cooked for 15-20 minutes but no worries when cooking them with a rice cooker. However, once the rice cooker indicate its done, turn the rice cooker off after 5 minutes so the bottom wont burn
  5. Serve while hot with some Red Hot & Spicy Condiment (May try my own RH&Spicy Condiment recipe - Can be found in my profile) EnJoY…!
  6. Can be served during dinner or on any occasion
  7. Tips: Usually served with slices of cucumber to cool down the spicy feeling.. ;D
  8. Tips: Serving ratio = 1 Cup Rice : 1 TBSP Condiment

Because my kids asked why isn't it Nasi Kelapa, which of course, stumped me, and I replied, well, it just is! Nasi lemak is rice cooked with coconut milk, it is Malaysian signature meal and it's served with spicy sambal, fried chicken, eggs, cucumber and peanuts. Malaysia is known for its nasi lemak, among other delicious meals. Coconut rice with spicy sweet sambal and spiced fried chicken, together with. Nasi lemak, a spicy coconut rice, is the national dish of Malaysia, where it is eaten for breakfast.

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