Nasi Lemak

Ingredients

• 400 g jasmine rice
• 400 ml coconut milk
• 3 pieces pandan leaves
• 2 cm ginger
• 100 g dried anchovies
• 80 g roasted peanuts
• 4 whole eggs
• 10 pieces dried chilies
• 6 pieces shallots
• 1 tbsp tamarind paste
• 1 whole cucumber

Instructions

1. 1

   Wash rice and cook with coconut milk, pandan leaves, ginger, and a pinch of salt in a rice cooker.

2. 2

   For sambal: soak dried chilies, then blend with shallots, garlic, and a little oil into a paste.

3. 3

   Fry the sambal paste until oil separates, add tamarind paste and sugar. Cook until thick and fragrant.

4. 4

   Deep-fry dried anchovies until crispy. Drain on paper towels.

5. 5

   Hard-boil eggs, peel, and halve.

6. 6

   Serve coconut rice on a plate with sambal, crispy anchovies, peanuts, egg, and sliced cucumber.