Savourydiary | Nasi Lemak

#Savourydiary | Nasi Lemak

Nasi Lemak is a Malay fragrant rice dish cooked in coconut milk and pandan leaves.

Often served for breakfast in many stores but to many Malays here in Singapore.

It's a rice dish. It's eaten anytime! :)

To cook the rice, just remember this ratio. 1:1.5, 2:2.5, 3:3.5. 

Well, that is the rule of thumb for me. 

For rice more than 3 cups, I've not tried yet. hehe.

For the Nasi Lemak:

Add 3 cups of rice to 3.5 cups of liquid.

In which, 1 box of coconut milk + the remaining amount to fill the liquid.

You get me yeah?

Pandan Leaves

3tsp of salt

1 x Star anise

1 x cinnamon

2 x bay leaves

Trust me, when it starts to steam, wow! It will make you hungry.

For the Chicken:

The basic, most authentic recipe yet so simple.

I guess, most Malay homes have used this recipe.

Simply mix turmeric power with salt.

And deep fry em' chicken.

(oh, this works for fishes too)

For the Sambal:

Fry Chilli paste with belacan (shrimp paste)

Add sliced onion(optional)

Sugar, salt and a bit of tamarind juice. 

Side Dishes:

Normally, eggs, anchovies and cucumber.

But, let me show you what this simple dish is all about!

Fry some instant nuggets, seaweed chicken, of left overs hard boil eggs. 

This dish is so versatile, if you're soooooooooooo erm, *cough* lazy *cough*
Eat the rice with omelette.

Try em' and tell me what you think. :)

Xoxo,savourydiary