PANDAN NASI LEMAK

By That Bloody Botak

 PANDAN NASI LEMAK 




My pandan plant needed trimming, and although it's a very versatile plant, there are only so much drawers in the house that need the fresh smell of pandan, so since I'm making nasi lemak, why not make it with the beautiful green tinge. Even the sambal is made the traditional way while getting a Peranakan Workout 😜😜😜 This is how it's made 


Ingredients

For the nasi lemak

1 cup basmati rice 

Half cup coconut milk 

1 cup water 

Half teaspoon salt

Some pandan leaves, cleaned 


For the sambal 



10 dried chillis, soaked and deseeded 

2 regular chillis, deseeded 

10 shallots, peeled 

4 cloves of garlic, peeled 

3 tablespoons of balachan powder 

1 teaspoon assam paste 

Some lime leaves

Sugar to taste


For the rest of the dish 

1 egg, boiled for 6 mins and put in a cold bath 

Some anchovies, fried till crispy 

A piece of luncheon meat, pan fried 


Method 

Using a blender, blend together half a cup of water and the pandan leaves 

When that's done, run it through a sieve and put the liquid aside 

Wash the rice and add water, coconut milk, pandan juice and half a teaspoon of salt and let the rice cooker do the rest

Toast the belachan till aromatic and break it into really small pieces

Do the Peranakan Workout with the chillis, garlic, shallots, belachan and assam. If till now you still don't know what's the Peranakan Workout, it means to use a pestle and mortar to bash it into a paste. For those of you who are fit enough, using a food processor is fine😜😜😜

In a hot pan with some oil, cook the rempah paste till the oil floats to the top, then add some sugar and stir for about 15secs. This is the time to do a taste test. Add whatever as necessary 

When it tastes right, turn off the heat, remove excess oil and put it aside

When the rice is done, plate it with the egg, sambal, luncheon meat and anchovies and you have one fragrant, delicious nasi lemak just waiting to be eaten! Trust me, it didn't have to wait long🤣🤣🤣🤣

I really enjoyed it! It's been quite a while since I've had nasi lemak, so this was a treat! Now my arms are aching from the workout 🤣💪🤣

Enjoy everyone, and stay safe!






These recipes are good for those who want to cook for one or two without going all out but still wanting to enjoy good food. Simple to prepare and tasty food every time!

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