How to prepare Nasi Lemak

If you wish to prepare Nasi Lemak and try it out, here are the ingredients:

• Rice - 3 cups
• Coconut milk - 1/2 cup
• Water - 3 cups
• Pandan(screwpine) leaves, cleaned and knotted - 4 pieces

For sweet chilli paste(sambal):

• Dried chillies, softened and pounded - 50g
• Shallots - 50g
• Shrimp paste - 1 tsp
• Anchovies(ikan bilis) - 30g
• Sugar - 2tbsp
• Tamarind, soaked in 4tbsp water, squeezed and strained - 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste

Method
For sweet chilli paste:
Heat 8 tbsp oil in a wok, fry the anchovies until golden brown then put in chilli paste and fry till fragrant. Add sugar and tamrind water and stir fry it. Taste the paste with a spoon and add salt to taste. Continue to cook till paste thickens. Cool and serve with coconut rice.

For coconut rice:
Wash rice and drain it. Mix coconut milk with 3 cups of water and 1 tablespoon of salt.
Then, add the coconut milk and pandan leaves to the rice and cook. When the rice is almost dry, lower the heat. Let the rice to stand over low heat for 15 - 20 minutes. Serve hot(best for it's fragrance and taste) with peanuts, crispy anchovies(I personally like anchovies a lot that's why i have anchovies in my sweet chilli paste too!), cucumber slices, omelette or hard boiled egg and not to forget, the sweet chilli paste!

Servings: 4 persons

Enjoy this recipe! Hope you will be able to have a feel on one of Malaysia's breakfast~