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Malaysian nasi lemak

Rice cooked with coconut milk and pandan, served with spicy sambal, anchovies, peanuts, boiled egg, and cucumber.

This Malaysian version brings together fragrant coconut-and-pandan rice with the documented classic accompaniments: sambal, anchovies, peanuts, egg, and cucumber. The rice is cooked in a pot and the sambal simmers until thick.

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Total time40 min
DifficultyIntermediate
servings4
Malaysian nasi lemak
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Method

  1. 01

    Cook the rice

    Rinse the rice and put it in a pot with the water, coconut milk, salt for the rice, and pandan leaves. Cook over low heat for about 40 minutes, until the rice is tender and has absorbed the liquid.

    40 min
  2. 02

    Prepare the sambal base

    Blend the dried chili with the onion, 3 shallots, and garlic cloves to make a paste. Heat the cooking oil in a pan; add the shrimp paste and blended mixture, and cook while stirring until fragrant and the oil separates at the surface.

    3 min
  3. 03

    Finish the sambal

    Add the tamarind paste, hot water for the sambal, salt for the sambal, and sugar. Stir in the remaining 5 sliced shallots and simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring, until the sauce thickens.

    15 min
  4. 04

    Prepare the accompaniments and serve

    Boil the eggs until both the whites and yolks are firm, then slice them. Fry the anchovies and peanuts in some of the measured cooking oil until crisp. Serve the rice with the sambal, anchovies, peanuts, eggs, and sliced cucumber.

Sources and review

Content researched, cross-checked and automatically validated. Sources consulted:

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