Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, coconut cream rice (nasi lemak). One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
We know most people only add coconut milk, salt and pandan leaves to make coconut rice but Roland added lemongrass to the rice which really made the rice. 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! Nasi lemak or coconut milk rice is popular breakfast food in Singapore,Malaysia, and Medan (a city Best coconut milk to use for nasi lemak.
Coconut Cream Rice (Nasi Lemak) is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Coconut Cream Rice (Nasi Lemak) is something which I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook coconut cream rice (nasi lemak) using 5 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Coconut Cream Rice (Nasi Lemak):
- Take 1 cup White Rice
- Take 1 Cup Water
- Take 1 Cup Coconut Milk
- Make ready as needed Salt
- Get 3 Pandan Leaves (screwpine leaves, optional)
Do not add in all the coconut milk right at the start as the oil in the coconut cream will prevent the rice from cooking properly. Add the dessicated coconut and mix well before serving. May serve with Malaysian Chicken Curry. Nasi lemak is rice cooked with coconut milk, it is Malaysian signature meal and it's served with spicy sambal, fried chicken, eggs, cucumber and peanuts.
Instructions to make Coconut Cream Rice (Nasi Lemak):
- In a pot, add the rice, coconut milk and pandan leaves. Bring the liquid to a boil, turn down the heat to a simmer and cover with a lid, checking every 5 minutes.
- When the liquid has evaporated, discard the pandan leaves, add salt to rice and comb the rice with a fork, ensuring you toss it well. Then cover with a lid again and let it sit for 10 minutes before serving.
May serve with Malaysian Chicken Curry. Nasi lemak is rice cooked with coconut milk, it is Malaysian signature meal and it's served with spicy sambal, fried chicken, eggs, cucumber and peanuts. Malaysia is known for its nasi lemak, among other delicious meals. Coconut rice with spicy sweet sambal and spiced fried chicken, together with. Nasi Lemak is also known as Coconut milk Rice in overseas.
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