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Nasi Lemak - A Malaysian Story.

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

Ingredients of Nasi Lemak - A Malaysian Story

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

Nasi Lemak - A Malaysian Story step by step

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..