Nasi Lemak
Nasi means rice in Malay, while ‘lemak means rich. At its best, this dish is served in a banana leaf wrapping. Unfold the leaf to discover a portion of fragrant rice that’s been cooked in coconut milk, a small deep-fried fish, some fried anchovies, a slice of plain omelette, some fresh cucumber and the all-important sambal (a paste made from chillies, dried shrimp and spices).
Originally a Malay dish, it is now prepared by the Chinese too, who added many accompanying ingredients, such as fried chicken wings, sausages and vegetables. Traditionally a breakfast meal, it is so well-loved that there are all-night restaurants in Singapore which specialise in serving nasi lemak for late dinners, suppers and wee-hours breakfasts!
Recommended
International Food Store
Blk 2 Changi Village Rd #01-57 S500002 Time: (Sun - Fri) 0930 - 0100, (Sat) 0900 - 1900 Owner: Mdm Che Katijah Handphone: 98172464 (Ms. Nazerah)
Nasi Lemak
Blk 3 Changi Village Rd #01-43 S500003 Time: (Sun-Fri) 1500 - 0200, (Sat) 1500 - 0300, Off on Mon Owner: Mdm. Rosenah / Mr. Riduan Handphone: 97556994
Recipe
Ingredients
1 box of coconut milk (about 200 mls)
3 cups of rice (ideally, wash and soak the rice in the water for 2 hours before cooking so that it is easier to cook)
3 cups water (normally, I need 3.5 cups of water to cook my rice, so using 3 cups and 200mls of coconut milk is just nice)
1 teaspoon of fenugreek (biji halba)
1 tiny slice of ginger (slice finely or I just smashed it because my kids hate biting into them)
1 onion (or preferably shallots/bawang kecil)), slice finely, again, I just cut into quarters
4 pandan leaves
Half teaspoon of salt
*and a little chicken granules if you are not fanatic about NO MSG*
Just cook like you usually cook rice. However, you need to take care of them, checking if there is enough water because the coconut milk tends to turn oil and make the rice ’sandy’. If the rice is not cooked after the button pop up, try add some water and cook again. If at all fail (I had experienced that before), then, try steaming the rice in steamer till cook.
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