Homecook Nasi Lemak....aka... Coconut Rice.....

A delicious wholesome meal.........

Nasi Lemak is a simple Malaysian breakfast dish.....but with the addition of other dishes such as fried chicken, beef rendang, tamarind fried prawn, prawn sambal...it can be elevated to an elaborate feast.....for lunch or dinner. Recently i made this well loved dish for lunch.....

For the coconut rice.....i used about 3 cups(600 gm) of washed rice together with a box of 200 ml low fat coconut milk and cooked it in a rice cooker......adding a pinch of salt.....2 slices of ginger......2 pandan leaves(knotted) and water to the desired level.....just like you cook your plain rice. When rice is cooked, fluff up with a fork or ladle....to spread out the coconut milk (santan) in rice evenly....and let it sit in cooker for a dryer texture for at least 10 mins.....before serving.

Cooking rice in rice cooker.....with santan....pandan leaves and sliced ginger.

I served the nasi lemak with......hard-boiled eggs, prawn sambal, crispy fried ikan bilis (anchovies) and fried peanuts. I blanched some beansprouts in hot water.....drained and mix it with a tablespoon of onion oil and a dash of light soya sauce ....in place of the usual sliced cucumber which i do not have in my kitchen. I added some fried chicken nuggets to make it a wholesome meal.

The making of the prawn sambal......whitebait sambal......and fried peanuts will be up in my next post........