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Nasi lemak with chilli and fried chicken

Singapore Nasi Lemak

Name: Singapore Nasi Lemak
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Ingredients: 2 cups Basmati Rice; 3 stalks Pandan Leaves (knotted); 4 slices Ginger; 500 ml Coconut Milk; 270 ml Water; 1 tsp Salt

Recipe by

Trish yee

Nasi Lemak is a Malay dish where rice is cooked in coconut milk infused with pandan fragrance. Nasi Lemak is usually accompanied with fried ikan bilis, omelette egg and chicken wings or rendang along with sambal chili at the side.

It is actually interesting that a good plate of Nasi Lemak is usually determined by the sambal chilli that comes along at the side. If you are looking for a good recipe for the sweet sambal chilli for your nasi lemak you can check out our recipe post on how to make sambal chilli.

Nasi Lemak can be served any time of the day. Some people enjoy having it as a breakfast meal while some can even have it as a late night supper. Traditionally nasi lemak is wrapped in a banana leaf and it only comes with a piece of fried fish and a thin slice of omelette with some ikan billis and sambal at the side. Nowadays we can even find lobster grilled cheese Nasi Lemak selling at some stall. But if you ask me, my favorite would still be the old school nasi lemak!

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 50

Course Main Course

Cuisine Malay, Singapore

Servings People

Calories 644 kcal

Equipment

Rice Cooker

Ingredients

2 cups Basmati Rice
3 stalks Pandan Leaves knotted
4 slices Ginger
500 ml Coconut Milk
270 ml Water
1 tsp Salt

Instructions

Wash the basmati rice a couple of times till water comes clean. Drain and set aside.
Put panda leaves, ginger, water, coconut milk and salt to cook with the basmati rice in a rice cooker. You can leave the rice to soak for ten minutes before cooking it.
Use a rice spatula to loosen the rice and put on keep warm mode for 15 minutes after the rice is cook.
Serve with chicken rendang or fried chicken wings!

Nutrition

Calories: 644kcal

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Trish yee

I was a runner up in Singapore's Masterchef Competition Season 2. Cooking has been a passion of mine since I was young. I would always follow my grandma to the wet markets to buy groceries and watch her whip up amazing dishes. Always inspired by my grandma, I look to continue her journey in the culinary world.