Recipe: Yummy Nasi Lemak - A Malaysian Story

Nasi Lemak - A Malaysian Story.

You can cook Nasi Lemak - A Malaysian Story using 36 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Nasi Lemak - A Malaysian Story

1. Prepare of A. Chili Sambal.
2. It's 2 c of blended onions paste (see note 1).
3. You need 1 c of chili paste (see note 2).
4. It's 1 tbsp of thick tamarind juice.
5. You need of (See note 3).
6. It's 25 g of coconut/palm sugar (or more, for a sweeter sambal).
7. Prepare 1 tsp of chicken seasoning powder (or as needed).
8. It's of B. The Rice.
9. It's 5 c of Basmathi Rice.
10. It's 2 stalks of lemon grass - bruised.
11. Prepare 10 cm of cut into.
12. It's 5 Slices of young ginger.
13. You need 270 g of coconut cream - use AYAM BRAND, see pic.
14. It's 1 1/2 tsp of salt.
15. You need of C. Basic accompaniments.
16. You need 1 of cucumber - sliced.
17. It's of Dried Anchovies - fried until crispy.
18. You need of Raw peanuts - toasted until done in a wok with a tbsp of oil.
19. You need of Eggs - boiled or fried.
20. You need of Notes:.
21. You need 1 of . Blended onions paste.
22. Prepare of 👉🏻 1 big brown onion.
23. You need of 👉🏻 1 shallot.
24. It's of 👉🏻 4 garlic.
25. You need of 👉🏻 5 candlenuts or cashewnuts.
26. Prepare of 👉🏻 a thumb size belacan/terasi/shrimp paste.
27. It's of 👉🏻 Blend with 1/3 c of water or as needed.
28. It's of 👉🏻 make into 2 cups of thick paste.
29. Prepare 2 of . Chili Paste.
30. Prepare of 👉🏻 Use a bowl of both mild and hot dried chillies (mixed).
31. You need of 👉🏻 Dried Chillies then cut and soak in hot water to soften.
32. Prepare of 👉🏻 Next, blend softened chilies with enough water (1/3 c) until fine. Make into a cup of thick paste.
33. You need 3 of . Tamarind juice.
34. It's of 👉🏻 Use a thumb size of seedless tamarind paste.
35. It's of 👉🏻 Soak in 2 tbsp of hot water and stir to dissolve.
36. It's of 👉🏻 Use a tbsp for this recipe.

Nasi Lemak - A Malaysian Story step by step

1. 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..
2. 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..
3. C. Basic Accompaniments - prepare all accompaniments. Serve with Sambal, rice and the rest of the side dishes or the accompaniments..