nasi lemak for breakfast

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nasi lemak part 1

what is so special about nasi lemak is,...for me is,it can be serve as breakfast meal or lunch or even dinner...the hard part in making nasi lemak is the "kuah"...which need a lots of patience...but it is not that really hard tough:)

nasi lemak meant white rice cooked in santan. It is the dishes that separates the lemak from the nasi. In days of yore, you get a little sambal belacan/can be replace to anchovies as well, chili gravy, kangkong, peanuts, boiled egg, ikan bilis, and rendang, plus a couple of slices of cucumber. Today, if you have noticed, the sambal belacan is no more and so has the kangkong gone. Instead, you have ayam goreng, and other condiments.

how to make the rice:

Coconut rice (or nasi lemak as it is known in Malay) is popular in South-east Asian countries like Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. This rice dish is usually served with fried anchovies, sweet chilli and eggs. It can also be served with regular curries, or vegetables dishes.




Instructions
Difficulty: Easy
Things You’ll Need:

* 2 cups rice
* 2.5 cups water
* 2 pandan leaves (screwpine leaves)
* 3 shallots, finely chopped
* 10 tsps thick coconut milk
* 1 slice ginger
* sugar and salt to taste

Step1
Rinse the rice until the water is no longer cloudy. Chop the shallots and slice ginger.

Step2
Place the rice and water in the rice cooker.

Step3
Place all other ingredients into the rice cooker. The fragrant aroma of this dish will appear as the rice begins to cook.