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Nasi Lemak
Malaysia
Eaten by Malaysians of every ethnicity, every day. The most unifying dish in a diverse nation.
Malaysia's national dish — coconut rice with crispy anchovies, roasted peanuts, cucumber, hard-boiled egg and sambal chilli. Eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Prep
20 mins
Cook
25 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
515 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
400gjasmine rice
400mlcoconut milk
200mlwater
2pandan leaves
1 tspsalt
100gdried anchovies, fried crispy
100groasted peanuts
4hard-boiled eggs, halved
1cucumber, sliced
sambalto serve
Method
1
Cook rice in coconut milk, water, pandan and salt until fluffy.
2
Fry anchovies until very crispy. Drain.
3
Serve rice with all accompaniments and generous sambal.
Chef's Tip
The pandan leaves give nasi lemak its distinctive floral fragrance — don't skip them.
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