El Mundo Eats· by Bea & Marco★ 5.0 (11)

Coconut Milk Rice (Nasi Lemak)

Name: Coconut Milk Rice (Nasi Lemak)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 2 lemongrass (, cut); 4 garlic cloves; 1/2 inch ginger; 1 tbsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp sugar; 1 tsp salt; 1 tbsp ground coriander; 1 tsp ground fennel; 1 tsp ground cumin; 4 chicken legs/ thighs (, or 2-3 breasts); 1/4 cup coconut milk ((60 ml)); 1 large egg (, lightly beaten); 2 tbsp rice flour; 3.5 oz dry anchovies ((100 gr)); 2 red onions (, sliced); 1.8 oz dry chilli, cut into small pieces and remove the seeds.; 3 shallots (, roughly cut); 1/2 inch shrimp paste; water; sunflower oil; 1 tsp salt (, hold back the salt as anchovies are already salty); 3 tbsp sugar; 2 tbsp tamarind juice (or use lemon/lime juice to taste); 2 cups basmati rice ((370 gr)); 3 cups canned coconut milk ((750 ml)); 1 cup water ((250 ml)); 1 pandan leaf (, knotted); 1 shallot (, thinly sliced); 2 inch ginger (, cut into matchsticks); 4 garlic cloves (, thinly sliced)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 8 · 1h 40m total

Servings

Calories

49% of a 2,000 cal day

988KCAL

Protein

47g94% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat61g

78%

Saturated27g

100%

Unsaturated33g

—

Total Carbs66g

24%

Fiber7g

26%

Total Sugars16g

—

incl. Added Sugars5g

10%

Starch43g

—

Sodium1934mg

84%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Nasi lemak is a Malaysian coconut rice dish served with spiced fried chicken, sambal, and traditional accompaniments like fried eggs and anchovies. Fragrant and complex with layers of spice and coconut richness, it works for any meal. This complete dish feeds a crowd.

Ingredients

8 SERVINGS

2lemongrass — cut
4garlic cloves
½ inchginger
1 tbspturmeric powder
1 tspsugar
1 tspsalt
1 tbspground coriander
1 tspground fennel
1 tspground cumin
4chicken legs — or chicken thighs or chicken breasts
¼ cupcoconut milk — 60 ml
1large egg — lightly beaten
2 tbsprice flour
100 gdry anchovies — 3½ oz
2red onions — sliced
1.8 ozdry chilli — dried, seeded, cut into small pieces
3shallots — roughly cut
½ inchshrimp paste
water
sunflower oil
1 tspsalt
3 tbspsugar
2 tbsptamarind juice — or lemon juice or lime juice
370 gbasmati rice — 2 cup
3 cupscanned coconut milk — 750 ml
1 cupwater — 250 ml
1pandan leaf — knotted
1shallot — thinly sliced
2 inchginger — cut into matchsticks
4garlic cloves — thinly sliced
1lemongrass — cut into 2-inch lengths
2 tspsalt
water — for soaking rice
hard boiled eggs
sliced cucumber
peanuts

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Method

1h 40m total

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