ANEKA NASI: Nasi Lemak dan Sambal Petai Udang

ASSALAMUALAIKUM

Go back to the tradition, now. Nasi lemak. Staple food of Malaysian. Not Malaysian enough-lah if you do not like to eat it. LOL. I first made this during my picnic with besties few weeks back. the second time I made this when my bestie's family came over Tg. malim to visit her. have a try! 

INGREDIENTS

for the rice

rice (beras)

coconut milk (santan)

pandan leaves (daun pandan)

shallots (bawang merah)

salt (garam)

sugar (gula)

water (air)

for the anchovies sambal (sambal ikan bilis)

anchovies (ikan bilis)

shallots (bawang merah)

onion (bawang kuning)

shrimp paste (belacan)

dried chillies-boiled and pureed- (cili kering direbus dan dikisar)

tamarind juice (air asam jawa)

water (air)

salt(garam)

sugar (gula)

for the petai and prawn sambal (sambal udang petai)

prawns (udang)

shallots (bawang merah)

puree dried chillies (cili kering kisar)

shrimp paste (belacan)

petai 

tamarind juice (air asam jawa)

onion (bawang kuning)

salt (garam)

sugar (gula)

Garnishes 

fried anchovies (ikan bilis goreng)

hard boiled eggs (telur rebus)

fried groundnuts (kacang tanag goreng)

slices of cucumber (potongan timun)

banana leaves (daun pisang)

HOW TO PREPARE

RICE

1. Add in all ingredients prepared for the rice. the amount/level of water and coconut milk is the same as how you prepare normal rice. 

2. let it cook in the rice cooker

ANCHOVIES SAMBAL

1. fry the anchovies. put aside

goreng ikan bilis. ketepikan

2. place a sufficient amount of anchovies, shallots, shrimp paste and water in the food processor and puree them all.

masukkan ikan bilis (yang belum digoreng), bawang merah, belacan dan air ke dalam mesin pengisar dan kisarkannya 

3. sautee the ingredients blended. 

tumis bahan yang telah dikisar sehingga pecah minyak

4. place in  sufficient amount of pureed dried chillies

masukkan cili kering yang telah dikisar hingga pecah minyak

5. add in sugar, salt, tamarind juice and water if the sambal gets too thick

tambahkan gula, garam, air asam jawa dan air jika sambal terlalu pekat

6. place the fried anchovies prepared early and onion slices into the sambal

masukkan ikan bilis goreng yang telah awal disediakan dan hirisan bawang kuning

PETAI AND PRAWN SAMBAL

1. puree the shallots, shrimp paste and water in the food processor

kisar bawang merah, belacan dan air di dalam pengisar makanan

2. Sautee them until they turn brownish before placing in the puree dried chilies 

tumis bahan-bahan tersebut sebelum masukkan cili kering yang telah dikisar

3. add in the tamarind juice, sugar, salt, petai 

tambahkan air asam jawa, gula, garam dan petai.

4. place in the shrimps, onion slices

masukkan udang dan hirisan bawang kuning

HOW TO SERVE:

1. scoop out the rice and place it on a plate covered with pieces of banana leaves

sendukkan nasi dan letakkan di atas pinggan yang berlapik daun pisang

2. garnish with anchovies sambal, petai and prawn sambal, half of hard-boiled egg, fried anchovies, fried groundnuts, slices of cucumber

hiaskan dengan sambal ikan bilis, sambal udang petai, separuh potongan telur rebus, ikan bilis goreng, kacang tanah goreng, potongan timun.

DONE!

jemput makan.

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