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Nasi Lemak Sambal Udang

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nabilasyazwanne
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For the rice:

  • 2 cups Thai white rice / jasmine rice
  • 1/2 cup coconut milk conc.
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 inch ginger 
  • 1/2 small onion, sliced

For the sambal:

  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1/2 tsp halba
  • water
  • 10g dried chilli (thin, curly, the spicy kind)
  • 30g dried chilli (the non-spicy kind)
  • 200g onion
  • 20g garlic
  • 10g ginger
  • 2 tbsp tomato sauce
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp tamarind conc.
  • 1 tsp shrimp paste(belacan)
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 cup oil

For the condiments:

  • 1/2 cup anchovies
  • 1/2 cup fried peanuts
  • 4 pcs Japanese cucumber
  • 2 pcs eggs (boiled or fried)

Method

  1. Measure and wash the rice then strain the water out. Place the rice in the rice cooker pot.
  2. Add in the coconut milk concentrate, then add water according to the line indicator, in this case, for 2 cups. Adjust accordingly.
  3. Add in salt, ginger, oil, sliced onion and halba.
  4. Cook as usual in the rice cooker and then using a spatula, lightly mix the rice to make it fluffier before transferring into a serving plate.
  5. For the sambal udang, place the dried chilli in a bowl. Roughly cut using a scissor, then pour hot water on top. Leave the dried chilli to soften, about 15 minutes, then strain the water out.
  6. Roughly cut the onion and blend with dried chilli, garlic, ginger and oil. Add water or oil if necessary.
  7. Prep the prawns, season with some salts and tumeric. Mix well.
  8. Pour some oil into the pan, on high heat, fry the prawns, one the prawns turn brown, take them off the pan and set aside.
  9. Turn down the heat, pour the blended mixture into the pan. Stir continously to make sure the bottom part do not burn. Add in the tomato sauce, sugar, belacan and tamarind conc..Salt to taste. Keep stirring until the sambal separates (pecah minyak). Now is the time to spoon out some of the oil, if you would like.
  10. Add in 1/2 cup of water, and the sliced onion. Cook for a little bit more, about 1-2 minutes. Add in the prawns back into the sambal, cook for 30seconds and turn off the heat.
  11. Fry the anchovies, peanuts and eggs. Slice the cucumber and serve alongside the rice.