Nasi Lemak (Rice Cooked in Coconut Milk)

Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, nasi lemak (rice cooked in coconut milk). It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Nasi Lemak (Rice Cooked in Coconut Milk) is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Nasi Lemak (Rice Cooked in Coconut Milk) is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

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.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have 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. Take 800 ml Thai rice or long-stored rice
  2. Take 200 ml Coconut milk
  3. Make ready 1 heaping tablespoon Salt
  4. Make ready 2 leaves Pandan leaves (optional)
  5. Make ready Side dish recommendations:
  6. Prepare 1 Sambal*Must have
  7. Take 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. Prepare 1 Vinegar-fried peanuts
  11. Make ready 1 or 1 fish per serving Deep fried chirimen jako or small mackerel
  12. Make ready 1 Deep fried tempeh
  13. Take 1 Wiener sausages, etc.
  14. Make ready Fancy side dish recommendations:
  15. Make ready 1 per serving Fried chicken wings
  16. Make ready 1 Fried squid rings

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. It is one of the most popular dish for the Malay-type breakfast and is a great party dish. A truly remarkable Nasi Lemak (Coconut Milk Rice) is not to be taken lightly.

Instructions 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.

It is one of the most popular dish for the Malay-type breakfast and is a great party dish. A truly remarkable Nasi Lemak (Coconut Milk Rice) is not to be taken lightly. Nasi lemak is rice cooked with coconut milk, served with spicy anchovies sambal (or sambal of your choice), spiced fried chicken, hard boiled eggs, slices of cucumber and peanuts. It's a favourite Malaysian comfort food meal. Place the drained rice in a rice cooker.

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