yesterday i cooked a malaysian recipie called naasilama(coconut rice) it is easy to prepare and really nice in taste.i got this recipie from our malysian friends.this recipie is for those who are looking for a little bit variety.here is the preparation procedure.
Ingeredients
rice-2 cups
water -1 cup
ginger-a small piece
cocnut milk fresh/canned-1 cup
procedure:
in a rice cooker vessel take 2 cups of rice and wash it.for 2 cups of rice we can add 1 cup of coconut milk and 1 cup of water.the measurement is half of the amount of wanter we normally add for cooking rice everyday.(ex if we add 4 cups normally for naasilama you add 2 cups of coconut milk and 2 cups of water).add chopped ginger as well.and cook in rice cooker till its done.according to our malaysian friends naasilama goes well with sambal another Malaysian recipie.though i haven’t tried sambal yet,i will share the recipie here
sambal preparation
ingeredients:
1/2 c Dried Whole Red HotChiles
-Stemmed And Seeded
2 Cloves Garlic, Halved
1 sm Onion, Coarsely Chopped
1/4 c Sugar
1/4 c Lemon Juice
1/4 c Water
1/2 ts Salt
procedure:
In a blender or food processor, combine chiles, garlic, onion, sugar, lemon juice, water and salt;whirl until onions are finely minced. Pour mixture into a 1 to 2 quart pan and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until reduced to about 1/2 cup (about 10 minutes). Serve at room temperature. cook chicken or boiled eggs in this sambal sauce to make it more tastier.
Nice dish though it’s called “Nasi Lemak” see also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasi_lemak
hand,
joe