Nasi Lemak | Marion's Kitchen

Name: Nasi Lemak | Marion's Kitchen
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 cups jasmine rice; 400g(14floz)can coconut milk; 1 lemongrass stalk*; fried peanuts, to serve; hard boiled eggs, halved, to serve; sliced cucumber, to serve; ayamgoreng (Malaysian Fried Chicken), to serve (optional); Spicy ikanbilissambal:; 10 dried long red chillies; 2freshlong redchillis; 2red shallots, roughly chopped; 1garlic clove, chopped; 1 tsp shrimp paste; ¼ cuppeanut oil; 1 cup dried anchovies(also called ikanbilis)*; 1 small red onion, sliced onto rings; 1 tbsp brown sugar; 1 tbsp tamarind puree

Prep Time

20m

Cook Time

50m

Total Time

1h 10m

This Nasi Lemak recipe from Marion's Kitchen is a fragrant coconut rice dish served with spicy ikanbilis sambal, fried peanuts, hard boiled eggs, and optional ayam goreng (Malaysian Fried Chicken). The spicy sambal is made from dried and fresh chilies, shrimp paste, and tamarind puree for an authentic Malaysian flavor.