Nasi Lemak

Ingredients:

Rice

• 2 cups rice
• 1 cup thick coconut milk
• 1 cup water
• 4-5 strands pandan (screwpine) leaves, knotted
• 2 inch ginger stem, crushed
• A good pinch of salt

Side

• Ikan bilis (dried anchovies), fried
• Groundnuts, roasted
• Cucumber
• Hard-boiled egg, cut into wedges
• Fried papadums

Method


Place all ingredients into a container, and steam until rice is cooked and all liquid is absorbed. Alternatively, you could cook this in a rice cooker.


Fluff up rice and discard pandan knots and ginger. Serve with fried ikan bilis, roasted groundnuts, cucumber slices and hard-boiled egg wedges.