Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, (basic) nasi lemak (white rice with coconut milk). One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
A nasi lemak will not be authentic without the leaves and coconut milk. The other main ingredient of nasi lemak is sambal. Sambal is the soul of the dish; it brings together all the various toppings and complete the iconic dish.
(Basic) Nasi Lemak (White Rice With Coconut Milk) is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. (Basic) Nasi Lemak (White Rice With Coconut Milk) is something which I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have (basic) nasi lemak (white rice with coconut milk) using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make (Basic) Nasi Lemak (White Rice With Coconut Milk):
- Prepare 500 grams - White rice
- Prepare 2 1/2 cup - Plain water
- Take 1 cup - Coconut milk
- Make ready 1 tsp - Grated ginger
- Prepare 1 tsp - Sugar
- Get 1/3 tsp - Salt
- Get 5 Strands - Pandan leaves
- Take 1 tbsp - Butter (Optional)
Nasi lemak is known as the national dish of Malaysia and is served with ikan bilis, roasted peanuts, hard-boiled eggs and spicy sambals. Delicious and fragrant, nasi lemak is a perfect accompaniment to beef rendang. I never cook plain old rice any more after learning this recipe! Nasi lemak, a spicy coconut rice, is the national dish of Malaysia, where it is eaten for breakfast.
Steps to make (Basic) Nasi Lemak (White Rice With Coconut Milk):
- Wash and soak white rice in a bowl with some water for 10-15 minutes. Strain them out and place into a rice cooker
- Add in all ingredients except the butter
- 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
- 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
- Serve while hot with some Red Hot & Spicy Condiment (May try my own RH&Spicy Condiment recipe - Can be found in my profile) EnJoY…!
- Can be served during dinner or on any occasion
- Tips: Usually served with slices of cucumber to cool down the spicy feeling.. ;D
- Tips: Serving ratio = 1 Cup Rice : 1 TBSP Condiment
If that is a little too adventurous, it makes a great weekend dinner for friends. (CAUTION: hot oil can be dangerous. 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! Traditionally, nasi lemak is served as breakfast. This delicious and nutritious dish will keep you full the whole morning.
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