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23 May, 2022

Nasi Lemak - A Malaysian Story.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have nasi lemak - a malaysian story using 36 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Nasi Lemak - A Malaysian Story:

{Make ready of A. Chili Sambal.
{Prepare of blended onions paste (see note 1).
{Make ready of chili paste (see note 2).
{Make ready of thick tamarind juice.
{Make ready of (See note 3).
{Make ready of coconut/palm sugar (or more, for a sweeter sambal).
{Prepare of chicken seasoning powder (or as needed).
{Get of B. The Rice.
{Make ready of Basmathi Rice.
{Make ready of lemon grass - bruised.
{Get of cut into.
{Get of young ginger.
{Take of coconut cream - use AYAM BRAND, see pic.
{Prepare of salt.
{Make ready of C. Basic accompaniments.
{Get of cucumber - sliced.
{Prepare of Dried Anchovies - fried until crispy.
{Prepare of Raw peanuts - toasted until done in a wok with a tbsp of oil.
{Prepare of Eggs - boiled or fried.
{Prepare of Notes:.
{Make ready of . Blended onions paste.
{Get of 👉🏻 1 big brown onion.
{Make ready of 👉🏻 1 shallot.
{Make ready of 👉🏻 4 garlic.
{Make ready of 👉🏻 5 candlenuts or cashewnuts.
{Prepare of 👉🏻 a thumb size belacan/terasi/shrimp paste.
{Get of 👉🏻 Blend with 1/3 c of water or as needed.
{Take of 👉🏻 make into 2 cups of thick paste.
{Prepare of . Chili Paste.
{Prepare of 👉🏻 Use a bowl of both mild and hot dried chillies (mixed).
{Take of 👉🏻 Dried Chillies then cut and soak in hot water to soften.
{Prepare of 👉🏻 Next, blend softened chilies with enough water (1/3 c) until fine. Make into a cup of thick paste.
{Make ready of . Tamarind juice.
{Take of 👉🏻 Use a thumb size of seedless tamarind paste.
{Make ready of 👉🏻 Soak in 2 tbsp of hot water and stir to dissolve.
{Take of 👉🏻 Use a tbsp for this recipe.

Instructions 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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