Simple Way to Prepare Homemade Nasi Lemak - A Malaysian Story
by Edward Gordon
Nasi Lemak - A Malaysian Story
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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook nasi lemak - a malaysian story using 36 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Nasi Lemak - A Malaysian Story:
Take A. Chili Sambal
Get 2 c blended onions paste (see note 1)
Take 1 c chili paste (see note 2)
Prepare 1 tbsp thick tamarind juice
Take (See note 3)
Make ready 25 g coconut/palm sugar (or more, for a sweeter sambal)
Take 1 tsp chicken seasoning powder (or as needed)
Make ready B. The Rice
Get 5 c Basmathi Rice
Make ready 2 stalks lemon grass - bruised
Prepare 10 cm cut into
Get 5 Slices young ginger
Make ready 270 g coconut cream - use AYAM BRAND, see pic
Make ready 1 1/2 tsp salt
Make ready C. Basic accompaniments
Prepare 1 cucumber - sliced
Take Dried Anchovies - fried until crispy
Take Raw peanuts - toasted until done in a wok with a tbsp of oil
Prepare Eggs - boiled or fried (sunny side up)
Take Notes:
Get 1 . Blended onions paste
Take ππ» 1 big brown onion
Take ππ» 1 shallot
Get ππ» 4 garlic
Get ππ» 5 candlenuts or cashewnuts
Take ππ» a thumb size belacan/terasi/shrimp paste
Prepare ππ» Blend with 1/3 c of water or as needed
Make ready ππ» make into 2 cups of thick paste
Get 2 . Chili Paste (use 1or 2 C - adjust heat to your liking)
Get ππ» Use a bowl of both mild and hot dried chillies (mixed)
Prepare ππ» Dried Chillies then cut and soak in hot water to soften
Prepare ππ» Next, blend softened chilies with enough water (1/3 c) until fine. Make into a cup of thick paste
Take 3 . Tamarind juice
Take ππ» Use a thumb size of seedless tamarind paste
Make ready ππ» Soak in 2 tbsp of hot water and stir to dissolve
Take ππ» Use a tbsp for this recipe
Instructions to make Nasi Lemak - A Malaysian Story:
A. Chili Sambal - Heat 1/2 c of oil (plus extra 1/4 c) in a heated wok. Saute 2 cups of blended onions until aromatic. Add a cup of chilli paste and cook on medium heat until oil is separated from the paste. Add tamarind juice, coconut sugar and chicken seasoning powder. Keep stirring until this pale looking paste mixture turns into a dark and thick sambal paste. Taste and adjust seasonings accordingly before removing sambal from the heat.
B. The Rice - In a rice pot, Wash rice until water is no longer looking cloudy. Drain the water. Place all ingredients in B and mix well with the rice. Measure the level of liquid in the rice pot and then add sufficient water to cook rice. Cook rice as usual. Once cooked, fluff the rice with a chopstick. Note: you can add few cuts of pandan leaves to the rice pot when cooking the rice.
C. Basic Accompaniments - prepare all accompaniments. Serve with Sambal, rice and the rest of the side dishes or the accompaniments.
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