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Malaysian nasi lemak

Jasmine rice cooked with coconut milk, pandan and ginger, served with spicy sambal, crisp anchovies, toasted peanuts, egg and cucumber.

Nasi lemak is a Malaysian dish built around fragrant rice cooked with coconut and pandan. This version serves it with chile-and-belacan sambal, anchovies, peanuts, hard-boiled egg and cucumber—documented accompaniments for the dish.

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Total time70 min
DifficultyIntermediate
servings4
Malaysian nasi lemak
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Method

  1. 01

    Rinse the rice

    Rinse the jasmine rice several times, gently rubbing the grains, until the water runs almost clear. Drain well.

    5 min
  2. 02

    Cook the coconut rice

    Put the drained jasmine rice in a rice cooker or a lidded pot. Add the coconut milk, water, pandan leaves, ginger and salt. In a rice cooker, cook according to the appliance instructions. In a pot, bring to a boil, cover and cook over low heat for 15–20 minutes without uncovering, until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender. Turn off the heat and leave covered for 10 minutes; remove the pandan and gently fluff the rice.

    30 min
  3. 03

    Make the sambal paste

    If the chiles are not already soaked, cover them with hot water until softened, then drain. Blend the shallots, garlic, chiles and toasted belacan into a fine paste.

    10 min
  4. 04

    Fry the anchovies

    Heat the frying oil in a wok or deep skillet over medium heat. Fry the anchovies in small batches, stirring occasionally, and remove them when golden and crisp. Drain them.

    4 min
  5. 05

    Fry the sambal

    Heat the cooking oil in a skillet or wok over medium heat. Add the sambal paste and fry it, stirring frequently, until fragrant and the oil separates at the surface.

    15 min
  6. 06

    Finish the sambal

    Stir the tamarind paste and palm sugar into the sambal. Cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves and the sauce is well combined and thick.

    3 min
  7. 07

    Boil the eggs

    Boil the eggs in water until both the whites and yolks are firm. Peel them and cut them in half.

  8. 08

    Assemble and serve

    Divide the rice among four plates. Serve each portion with sambal, crisp anchovies, roasted peanuts, egg and cucumber slices.

    2 min

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