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Bryan Massey 06/10/2020 18:54
Nasi Lemak - A Malaysian Story
Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a unique dish, nasi lemak - a malaysian story. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook nasi lemak - a malaysian story using 36 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Nasi Lemak - A Malaysian Story:
Take A. Chili Sambal
Make ready 2 c blended onions paste (see note 1)
Take 1 c chili paste (see note 2)
Get 1 tbsp thick tamarind juice
Get (See note 3)
Make ready 25 g coconut/palm sugar (or more, for a sweeter sambal)
Make ready 1 tsp chicken seasoning powder (or as needed)
Make ready B. The Rice
Take 5 c Basmathi Rice
Prepare 2 stalks lemon grass - bruised
Get 10 cm cut into
Make ready 5 Slices young ginger
Make ready 270 g coconut cream - use AYAM BRAND, see pic
Take 1 1/2 tsp salt
Prepare C. Basic accompaniments
Prepare 1 cucumber - sliced
Take Dried Anchovies - fried until crispy
Make ready Raw peanuts - toasted until done in a wok with a tbsp of oil
Make ready Eggs - boiled or fried
Get Notes:
Prepare 1 . Blended onions paste
Prepare ππ» 1 big brown onion
Make ready ππ» 1 shallot
Take ππ» 4 garlic
Prepare ππ» 5 candlenuts or cashewnuts
Take ππ» a thumb size belacan/terasi/shrimp paste
Get ππ» Blend with 1/3 c of water or as needed
Prepare ππ» make into 2 cups of thick paste
Make ready 2 . Chili Paste
Get ππ» Use a bowl of both mild and hot dried chillies (mixed)
Make ready ππ» Dried Chillies then cut and soak in hot water to soften
Get ππ» Next, blend softened chilies with enough water (1/3 c) until fine. Make into a cup of thick paste
Take 3 . Tamarind juice
Make ready ππ» Use a thumb size of seedless tamarind paste
Prepare ππ» Soak in 2 tbsp of hot water and stir to dissolve
Prepare ππ» Use a tbsp for this recipe
Steps to make Nasi Lemak - A Malaysian Story:
A. Chili Sambal - Heat 1/2 c of oil (plus extra 1/4 c) in a heated wok. Saute 2 cups of blended onions until aromatic. Add a cup of chilli paste and cook on medium heat until oil is separated from the paste. Add tamarind juice, coconut sugar and chicken seasoning powder. Keep stirring until this pale looking paste mixture turns into a dark and thick sambal paste. Taste and adjust seasonings accordingly before removing sambal from the heat.
B. The Rice - In a rice pot, Wash rice until water is no longer looking cloudy. Drain the water. Place all ingredients in B and mix well with the rice. Measure the level of liquid in the rice pot and then add sufficient water to cook rice. Cook rice as usual. Once cooked, fluff the rice with a chopstick. Note: you can add few cuts of pandan leaves to the rice pot when cooking the rice.
C. Basic Accompaniments - prepare all accompaniments. Serve with Sambal, rice and the rest of the side dishes or the accompaniments.
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