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Mar
08

naasilama(coconut rice)

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.


1 Response to “naasilama(coconut rice)”


  1. March 29, 2008 at 8:18 pm

    Nice dish though it’s called “Nasi Lemak” see also:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasi_lemak

    hand,
    joe


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