Easiest Way to Cook Yummy (Basic) Nasi Lemak (White Rice With Coconut Milk)

(Basic) Nasi Lemak (White Rice With Coconut Milk). 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. We pick our favourite nasi lemak stalls in Singapore serving the best coconut rice with egg, ikan bilis, otah, chicken wings and more. The word 'lemak' means full-flavoured or rich, referring to how it is cooked with coconut milk to get its distinctive flavour.

I prepared the most basic one with hard-boiled eggs, pan-fried anchovies and peanuts, and sambal. 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! 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. You need 500 grams of - White rice.
2. You need 2 1/2 cup of - Plain water.
3. You need 1 cup of - Coconut milk.
4. You need 1 tsp of - Grated ginger.
5. It's 1 tsp of - Sugar.
6. Prepare 1/3 tsp of - Salt.
7. You need 5 Strands of - Pandan leaves.
8. It's 1 tbsp of - Butter (Optional).

Nasi lemak is rice cooked with coconut milk, served with spicy anchovies sambal (or sambal of your choice), spiced fried chicken, hard boiled eggs, slices of cucumber and peanuts. It's a favourite Malaysian comfort food meal. Watch how to make nasi lemak in the video below 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.

(Basic) Nasi Lemak (White Rice With Coconut Milk) step by step

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.

Grilled Coconut Rice in Banana Leaves (Nasi Bakar). Malaysian Nasi Lemak - Wok & Skillet. Nasi Lemak features fragrant and rich coconut rice with spicy sambal, topped with crispy anchovies, crunchy peanuts, hard-boiled egg, and cool cucumber. Traditionally, nasi lemak is served as breakfast. This delicious and nutritious dish will keep you full the whole morning.