Coconut Rice / Nasi Lemak. A nasi lemak will not be authentic without the leaves and coconut milk. The other main ingredient of nasi lemak is sambal. Sambal is the soul of the dish; it brings together all the various toppings and complete the iconic dish.

Because my kids asked why isn't it Nasi Kelapa, which of course, stumped me, and I replied, well, it just is! Nasi lemak is rice cooked with coconut milk, served with spicy anchovies sambal (or sambal of your choice), spiced fried chicken, hard boiled Malaysia is known for its nasi lemak, among other delicious meals. Coconut rice is a dish prepared by soaking white rice in coconut milk or cooking it with coconut flakes. you can cook Coconut Rice / Nasi Lemak using 6 ingredients and 1 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Coconut Rice / Nasi Lemak

It's of coconut milk rice.
You need 2 cup of rice.
You need 1 cup of water.
You need 1 cup of coconut milk.
You need 2 of pandan leaf / screwpine leaf.
It's 1/2 tsp of each of salt.

As both the coconut and the rice-plant are commonly found in the tropics all-around the world. This nasi lemak is our nation's favourite. If you ask most Malaysians what they have for breakfast, it will be either roti canai or nasi lemak. Combine stock, coconut milk, pandan leaves, garlic powder and salt in a saucepan.

Coconut Rice / Nasi Lemak instructions

Wash the rice grain then put all ingredients and cooked rice as usual in rice cooker.

In the meantime dry fry dessicated coconut with the spices until lightly browned. I usually cook the rice with the stock in a rice cooker but you can cook it in the same saucepan (covered). Nasi lemak is known as the national dish of Malaysia and is served with ikan bilis, roasted peanuts, hard-boiled eggs and spicy sambals. Delicious and fragrant, nasi lemak is a perfect accompaniment to beef rendang. I never cook plain old rice any more after learning this recipe!