Nasi Lemak Sambal Belacan With Chicken Curry
Living abroad can make one miss our local cuisine especially Malaysia's national dish, "nasi lemak", a rich coconut and screw pine leaf infused rice dish, with savoury accompaniments such as a fiery sambal belacan and fried anchovies. Hence I was determined to recreate this dish that will certainly evoke a memory of home.
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Ingredients
| Spice Paste For Chicken Curry | |
| 2 stalks | lemongrass |
| 2 pieces | candlenut |
| 2 cloves | garlic |
| 3 pieces | shallots |
| 1 thumb sized piece | ginger |
| 15 grams | dried chillies |
| Sambal Belacan Spice Paste | |
| 25 grams | dried chillies |
| 4 pieces | shallots |
| 3 cloves | garlic |
| 15 grams | ikan bilis |
| 1 thumb sized piece | belacan |
| Rest Of The Ingredients | |
| 6 pieces | chicken thighs |
| 8-10 slices | cucumber |
| 20 grams | ikan bilis |
| One | egg |
| Rice | |
| 3 cups | rice |
| 200mls | santan |
| 3 pieces tied into a knot | screw pine leaves |
| 1 thumb sized piece | ginger |
| Chicken Curry Paste (Additional ) | |
| 1 packet | chicken curry paste |
| 100 mls | coconut milk |
| 2 pieces | cloves |
| 1 piece | star anise |
Instructions
- 1
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Blend the spice paste for the chicken curry, then fry in oil together with the cloves and star anise until fragrant.
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Add in the chicken thighs and coconut milk and simmer for 30 mins then set aside.
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- 3
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Wash the rice with water until the water drains clear then add in the screw pine leaves, coconut milk and ginger and cook in an electric rice cooker.
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Blend the spice paste for the sambal Belacan and fry in oil for 10 mins until the colour of the paste darkens and the oil bubbles to the surface.
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- 5
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Fry the ikan bilis until crispy in oil. Slice the cucumber thinly. Slice a hard boiled egg into half.
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- 6
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Assemble all the components of the dish and serve.
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