Coconut Rice / Nasi Lemak. Lemak = Cream, in culinary terms, it refers to coconut milk or a dish that has been cooked with coconut milk. Because my kids asked why isn't it Nasi Kelapa, which of course, stumped me, and I replied, well, it just is! A nasi lemak will not be authentic without the leaves and coconut milk.
However, the 'fat' refers to the creaminess of the coconut milk which is used in cooking the rice. Combine stock, coconut milk, pandan leaves, garlic powder and salt in a saucepan. In the meantime dry fry dessicated coconut with the spices until lightly browned. You can cook Coconut Rice / Nasi Lemak using 6 ingredients and 1 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Coconut Rice / Nasi Lemak
- Prepare of coconut milk rice.
- It's 2 cup of rice.
- Prepare 1 cup of water.
- You need 1 cup of coconut milk.
- It's 2 of pandan leaf / screwpine leaf.
- You need 1/2 tsp of each of salt.
I usually cook the rice with the stock in a rice cooker but you can cook it in the same saucepan (covered). This rich Malay coconut rice is a breakfast favorite in Malaysia. To learn how to tie a lemongrass knot, see our video. Coconut rice is a dish prepared by soaking white rice in coconut milk or cooking it with coconut flakes.
Coconut Rice / Nasi Lemak step by step
- Wash the rice grain then put all ingredients and cooked rice as usual in rice cooker.
As both the coconut and the rice-plant are commonly found in the tropics all-around the world. Nasi lemak is known as the national dish of Malaysia and is served with ikan bilis, roasted peanuts, hard-boiled eggs and spicy sambals. Delicious and fragrant, nasi lemak is a perfect accompaniment to beef rendang. I never cook plain old rice any more after learning this recipe! Nasi lemak is rice cooked with coconut milk, served with spicy anchovies sambal (or sambal of your choice), spiced fried chicken, hard boiled Malaysia is known for its nasi lemak, among other delicious meals.
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