nasi lemak

Nasi lemak - Malaysian coconut milk rice, served with sambal, fried crispy anchovies, toasted peanuts and cucumber. This is the best and most authentic nasi lemak recipe. 

Nasi Lemak Recipe

coconut milk rice

rice

screwpine leaves, tie them into a knot as shown above

salt

coconut milk (5.6 oz)

water

tamarind pulp, size of a small ping pong ball

red onion

ikan bilis, dried anchovies

garlic

shallots

chillies

belacan, prawn paste

sugar

eggs,

fish, sardines

cucumber,

Just like making steamed rice, rinse your rice...

Just like making steamed rice, rinse your rice and drain. Add the coconut milk, a pinch of salt, and some water. Add the pandan leaves into the rice and cook your rice.

Rinse the dried anchovies and drain the water....

Rinse the dried anchovies and drain the water. Fry the anchovies until they turn light brown and put aside.

Pound the prawn paste together with shallots, garlic,...

Pound the prawn paste together with shallots, garlic, and deseeded dried chilies with a mortar and pestle. You can also grind them with a food processor. Slice the red onion into rings. Soak the tamarind pulp in water for 15 minutes. Squeeze the tamarind constantly to extract the flavor into the water. Drain the pulp and save the tamarind juice.

Heat some oil in a pan and fry...

Heat some oil in a pan and fry the spice paste until fragrant. Add in the onion rings. Add in the ikan bilis and stir well. Add tamarind juice, salt, and sugar. Simmer on low heat until the gravy thickens. Set aside.

Clean the small fish, cut them into half...

Clean the small fish, cut them into half and season with salt. Deep fry. Cut the cucumber into slices and then quartered into four small pieces. Dish up the steamed coconut milk rice and pour some sambal ikan bilis on top of the rice. Serve with fried fish, cucumber slices, and hard-boiled eggs.

Make this super easy and aromatic Malaysian / Singaporean style nasi lemak using rice cooker or on the stove.

Easy Nasi Lemak (Singapore/Malaysia Coconut Milk Rice)

jasmine rice (or any white long-grain rice)

coconut cream ((thick coconut milk))

water (add another 1/2 cup if cooking on the stove)

pandan leaves ((screwpine leaves-knotted))

lemongrass

tsp cooking oil (divided)

anchovies

peanuts

cucumber

Sambal nasi lemak

If you have a rice cooker, life couldn’t be any easier, just put everything in the rice cooker and press the cook button. Wait 10 minutes before opening the lid to fluff the rice

If you don’t own one, use a heavy-bottom pot. Bring the water, coconut milk, pandan leaves, and lemongrass to a boil and then add the rice. Bring it back to a gentle simmer and then close the lid. Cook for 5 minutes and then give it a stir to prevent coconut milk from catching. Close the lid back and cook for another 5 minutes. Turn off the heat. Wait 10 minutes before opening the lid to fluff the rice

Cooking the rice:

Preheat a medium-size pan with 1 tsp cooking oil. Add anchovies and pan fry until crispy. Add a small pinch of salt and sugar and dish out. In the same pan, add another 1 tsp of oil. Add the peanuts and cook until the peanuts are lightly brown. Add a pinch of sugar and salt. Turn off the heat and give it a good stir to mix everything. Remove from the heat

Fried anchovies:

Portion the rice on the plate. Place the sambal, dried anchovies and peanuts, and few slices of cucumber on the side of the plate. Ready to go

When ready to serve:

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