Coconut-flavored Rice Meal - is rice cooked in coconut milk made aromatic with pandan leaves [screwpine leaves]. It is typically served with Sambal Ikan Bilis - fried dried anchovies cooked in a dry sambal sauce, and garnished with cucumber slices, hard boiled egg and roasted peanuts. Traditionally packaged in a banana leaf, it is usually eaten as hearty breakfast fare.
You can check the original recipe here Nasi Lemak:Boiled egg, a simple cucumber and pineapple salad, fried anchovies, fried peanuts/groundnuts , and chicken rendang.This would be the standard nasi lemak that will be served in Cafe and Hotels.There would also be a Water Convolvulus stir fry to go with this dish.(This time I didnt prepare it so not in the image!!)At some hotels they do serve prawn sambal too. Ingredients 500 gm long grain rice (wash and soak in water for 15 minutes then drain it) 700 ml Coconut Milk 1" ginger (sliced thinly) 1 tsp salt 2 screwpine leaves (knotted) Method: Combine the rice grain, coconut milk, ginger, salt and screwpine leaves in a rice cooker. Add 1/2 tsp of oil to prevent the rice from sticking. Once the rice is cooked stir it with a fork.You can use basmati rice also to prepare Nasi Lemak. You can serve this rice with : Side dish recipes: Chicken Rendang , Anchovies Sambal Or Prawn Sambal
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