Nasi Lemak
Sharing one of my favourite Malaysian dishes, Nasi Lemak. Little backstory, I’m half Malaysian and spent some of my childhood living there. I grew up eating Malaysian food nearly every day and this was the most requested dish from me! Of course I had to recreate this but make it paleo.
10 minutes
30 minutes
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Show nutritional information
| This is our estimate based on online research. | |
| Calories: | 489 |
| Fat: | 15 g |
| Carbohydrates: | 45 g |
| Protein: | 56 g |
| Cholesterol: | 0 g |
| Sodium: | 1266 mg |
| Fiber: | 2 g |
| Sugars: | 13 g |
| Calculated per serving. | |
Serves: 2
Ingredients
SAMBAL
- 6 whole6 whole6 whole Dried Chiles, red
- 2 whole2 whole2 whole Red Onion, roughly chopped
- 4 clove4 clove4 clove Garlic
- 1 tsp1 tsp1 tsp Tamarind Paste
- 2 Tbsp2 Tbsp2 Tbsp Coconut Sugar
- 1 pinch1 pinch1 pinch Salt
COCONUT CAULIFLOWER RICE
- 12 oz12 oz12 oz Riced Cauliflower
- 2 Tbsp2 Tbsp2 Tbsp Coconut Cream
OTHER
- 1 cup1 cup1 cup Dried Anchovy
- 1 whole1 whole1 whole Cucumber, sliced
- 2 whole2 whole2 whole Eggs, hard boiled
Process
Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results
Sambal
- Deseed the dried chillies and soak in hot water to soften for 5 minutes.
- For the sambal, blend the soaked chillies, red onions and garlic in a food processor.
- In a pan on medium heat, fry the blended mixture till fragrant. Add tamarind, coconut sugar and salt. Set aside.
Fried Anchovies
- Wash your dried anchovies with cold water, pat dry. In a pan on medium heat, toss in the anchovies and pan fry till crispy. Set aside.
Coconut Cauliflower Rice
- Heat a pan on low to medium heat, saute cauliflower rice.
- Once softened, turn heat off and mix in coconut cream.
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