Recipe: Tasty (Basic) Nasi Lemak (White Rice With Coconut Milk)

(Basic) Nasi Lemak (White Rice With Coconut Milk). Nasi lemak or coconut milk rice is popular breakfast food in Singapore,Malaysia, and Medan (a city in Nasi means rice in Indonesian language, and lemak means fat (the fat from the coconut milk). I prepared the most basic one with hard-boiled eggs, pan-fried anchovies and peanuts, and sambal. 'Nasi lemak', the national and traditional dish of Malaysia - coconut milk rice, served with sambal, fried crispy anchovies, toasted peanuts and cucumber. We pick our favourite nasi lemak stalls in Singapore serving the best coconut rice with egg, ikan bilis, otah, chicken wings and more.

Nasi lemak is a fragrant rice dish cooked in coconut milk and screw pine leaves. It is commonly found in countries like Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. This milky white liquid is obtained after adding water to freshly grated coconut and giving it a good squeeze or press. You can cook (Basic) Nasi Lemak (White Rice With Coconut Milk) using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of (Basic) Nasi Lemak (White Rice With Coconut Milk)

1. Prepare 500 grams of - White rice.
2. It's 2 1/2 cup of - Plain water.
3. Prepare 1 cup of - Coconut milk.
4. You need 1 tsp of - Grated ginger.
5. It's 1 tsp of - Sugar.
6. You need 1/3 tsp of - Salt.
7. Prepare 5 Strands of - Pandan leaves.
8. It's 1 tbsp of - Butter (Optional).

A basic plate of nasi lemak consists of coconut milk rice, 'sambal', fried anchovies, slices of cucumber and a slice of fried or hard boiled egg. A fragrant coconut rice dish that is a common breakfast in Malaysia and Singapore, nasi lemak is actually Malaysia's proclaimed national dish. The rice is cooked in coconut milk with aromatic ginger and bay leaf and served with hard-boiled eggs, anchovies, peanuts, cucumber (or tomato) and spicy. Lemak = Cream, in culinary terms, it refers to coconut milk or a dish that has been cooked with coconut milk.

(Basic) Nasi Lemak (White Rice With Coconut Milk) instructions

1. Wash and soak white rice in a bowl with some water for 10-15 minutes. Strain them out and place into a rice cooker.
2. Add in all ingredients except the butter.
3. Let them cook for about 3-5 minutes then add in the butter and stir well to mix all of them then let the automated tool to do the rest.
4. Usually the rice would be cooked for 15-20 minutes but no worries when cooking them with a rice cooker. However, once the rice cooker indicate its done, turn the rice cooker off after 5 minutes so the bottom wont burn.
5. Serve while hot with some Red Hot & Spicy Condiment (May try my own RH&Spicy Condiment recipe - Can be found in my profile) EnJoY...!.
6. Can be served during dinner or on any occasion.
7. Tips: Usually served with slices of cucumber to cool down the spicy feeling.. ;D.
8. Tips: Serving ratio = 1 Cup Rice : 1 TBSP Condiment.

Because my kids asked why isn't it Nasi Kelapa, which of course, stumped me, and I replied, well, it just is! Nasi lemak, a spicy coconut rice, is the national dish of Malaysia, where it is eaten for breakfast. If that is a little too adventurous, it makes a great weekend dinner for friends. (CAUTION: hot oil can be dangerous. Traditionally, nasi lemak is served as breakfast. This delicious and nutritious dish will keep you full the whole morning.