Nasi Lemak dan Sambal Ikan Bilis

Nasi Lemak

Ingredients:

- 1 cup rice 

- salt to taste

- 3 screw pine leaves 

- 1 grated coconut

Method:

•  First, clean the rice and drain.

•  Then, squeeze out 2 cups of thick coconut milk with screw pine leaves. Add in salt. 

•  If you desire, you can also add in some sliced onions and ginger.

•  Finally, serve this rice with sliced hard-boiled eggs, cucumber, and Sambal Ikan Bilis.

Note : 

Nasi Lemak is usually served with Sambal Ikan Bilis. 

Sambal Ikan Bilis is made of dried ikan bilis (anchovies), bombay onion, onion, garlic, tamarind 

juice, dried chilies, shrimp paste, salt and sugar.

Sambal Ikan Bilis

Ingredients:
- 1 bombay onion
- 1/2 cup dried ikan bilis (anchovies)
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tbs tamarind juice
- 4 onions
- 8 dried chillies
- shrimp paste (belacan) (optional)
- salt and sugar to taste
Method:
•  First, fry the ikan bilis until crisp and put aside.
•  Then, grind the shrimp paste together with onion, garlic, dried chilies. Slice the bombay onion into rings.
•  After that, heat 2 tbs oil in a pan and fry the ground ingredients until fragrant.
             Add in the onion rings.
•  Add tamarind juice, salt, and sugar.
•  Cook, stirring occasionally until the gravy thickens.
•  Add in the ikan bilis and mix well.
•  Finally, serve with steaming hot Nasi Lemak.

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