Nasi Lemak ( Coconut Cream Rice )

Ø   (Rice) You could use

          a) basmati rice if you want the dish to look elegant

          b) ponni rice if you want it to be healthy

          c) any type of rice if you are alright with it

 

Ø  (Coconut milk/cream) You could use

a)      freshly squeezed coconut milk/cream as it has a lovely taste.

b)      the pressed coconut milk/cream sold in the market.

c)       packet coconut milk/cream sold in supermarkets.

 

bay leaves

Ø  ( fragrance ) You could use

a)      Bay leaves ( briyani leaves ) which you could buy in Indian stores

                         b)      Screwpine leaves ( pandan leaves ) which are
                                 sold in markets and hypermarkets


                      c)       Some people add 1-2 star anise or even 2-3 cloves for additional fragrance. This is 

                               actually optional because both these spices have a pleasant strong taste and smell. *It all depends on how you want your rice to smell.

star anise

                                           The bay leaves,cloves or star anise will
                                           give the rice more of an Indian smell
                                           and taste.
 

cloves



Ingredients

( serving for 4 people )                                                 

2 cups of rice







coconut milk/cream rice

2 cups of coconut milk/cream                      

1 cup of water

¼ teaspoon of salt

4 slices of ginger ( slightly thick slices )

3 bay leaves or 2 screwpine leaves

  

* 2-3 Cloves or 1-2 star anise ( optional )

 

         Method
             1.       Wash the rice . ( Basmati rice grains break easily so don’t press on it too much )

2.       Add in the coconut milk/cream, water , salt ginger slices , leaves and (optional )spices .

3.       Give the rice a stir and leave it to cook in the rice cooker.

4.       When the rice is cooked , cool it a little before you stir. This will prevent the grains from breaking.

             5.       Serve the rice with any dish you like , like chicken parathal, sambal anchovies and so on.

E If you want to maintain the beauty of the rice grains you could

     - soak it for 10 minutes after washing then sieve it .

    -Next, add a teaspoon of oil in a pot and  fry the ginger then add the rice and stir fry for 2-3
      minutes before transferring the rice to the rice cooker .Add the other ingredients and follow 

      steps 3,4,and 5 .