Malaysian
Nasi Lemak Rice (Malaysian Coconut Rice)
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Nasi Lemak Rice (Malaysian Coconut Rice) is Malaysian home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the carb everything else is eaten with. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Rinse the rice under cold water until it runs clear, then drain.
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Combine the rice, coconut milk, water, bay leaves, and salt in a pot.
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Bring to a boil, then cover and cook on low until the liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
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Rest 5 minutes off the heat, then fluff with a fork, discard the bay leaves, and serve.
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Serve it with
A Malaysian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Nasi Lemak Rice (Malaysian Coconut Rice), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The dish at the centre
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The cooked vegetable
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Something to sip
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The sharp little thing
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Nasi Lemak Rice (Malaysian Coconut Rice) carries coconut. It is free of the remaining 9 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | Yes | Nasi Putih (Steamed Rice) |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 450 kcal
- Protein
- 9 g
- Carbs
- 80 g
- Fat
- 10 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sugar
- 3 g
- Sodium
- 340 mg
- Saturated fat
- 8 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Nasi Lemak Rice (Malaysian Coconut Rice) takes about 25 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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