Nasi Lemak
Coconut rice with spicy sambal, egg, cucumber and crunchy toppings.
Photo: Aldrin Rachman Pradana / Unsplash
⏱ 45 min📶 Medium👫 Serves 2☪ Muslim-friendly
Ingredients (for 2)
- Jasmine rice, 180 g
- Coconut milk, 200 ml
- Water, 120 ml
- Eggs, 2
- Cucumber, ½
- Sambal, 3 tbsp
- Roasted peanuts, 30 g
- Dried anchovies, optional, 25 g
Steps
- Rinse rice and cook with coconut milk, water and a pinch of salt.
- Boil or fry the eggs. Slice cucumber and prepare sambal.
- If using anchovies, fry until crisp. Toast peanuts briefly if needed.
- Plate coconut rice with egg, cucumber, sambal, peanuts and anchovies.
Cook it together: One of you: cook the coconut rice and eggs. The other: handle sambal, cucumber and crunchy toppings.
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