Secret recipes make Nasi Lemak

Coconut rice (or nasi lemak as it is known in Malaysian Food) is popular in South-east Asian countries like Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. This rice dish is usually served with fried anchovies, sweet chilli and eggs. It can also be served with regular curries, or vegetables dishes.It most popular Malaysian Food.




INGREDIENTs of Nasi Lemak (Malaysian Food)
Coconut Rice

* 2 cups rice, cleaned and washed
* 2½ cups water
* 2 screwpine (pandan) leaves
* 3 shallots onion, sliced
* 15 teaspoon of thick coconut milk
* 1 slice of ginger
* sugar and salt to taste

Sambal Chilli

* 1 large red onion, sliced
* 3 tablespoon of cooking oil
* 3 teaspoon of tamarind juice
* 5 tablespoon of chilli paste
* 150g of small prawns
* 7 shallots
* 1 tsp dried shrimp paste (belacan)
* 4 cloves of garlic
* 1 large onion, sliced

Garnish

* Egg Omelette
* 1 cup of dried anchovies (ikan bilis), fried until crispy
* 1 cup of peanuts, fried until crispy
* 1 cucumber, peeled and sliced



Prepare the Coconut Rice Malaysian Food

1. Add all the ingredients for cooking the coconut rice into the rice cooker.
2.Mix the ingredients well.
3.Switch the rice cooker on and cook the rice for about 40 minutes.

Prepare the Sambal Chilli Malaysian Food

1.Blend chilli, shallots, belacan and garlic into a paste.
2.Heat up the cooking oil in a saucepan.
3.Fry the sliced onions until it turns slightly brown.
4.Add in the blended paste and stir fry it for about 2 minutes.
5.Add in the tamarind paste and prawns.
6.After about 1 minute, add sugar and salt to taste.
7.Cook until the gravy thickens.
8.If the gravy is too dry, add some water.
9.Turn off the heat.

Serving the Dish

1.Serve the hot cooked coconut rice with the Sambal Chilli.
2.Garnish the dish with eggs, anchovies, peanuts and cucumber.

This Malaysian Food usually served at morning