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Singapore-Style Nasi Lemak

Name: Singapore-Style Nasi Lemak
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Singapore
Ingredients: 300g Rice; 200ml Coconut Milk; 4 Egg; 4 Red Chili Pepper; 1 Red Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 50g Peanuts; 1 Cucumber; 1 tbsp Sugar; 1 tsp Salt

Rice Dish

⏱ 35 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Coconut-milk rice served with spicy sambal, a fried egg, and peanuts — a Malay breakfast staple.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Rooted in Malay food culture and just as beloved as a national dish in Singapore. Rice cooked fragrant with coconut milk and pandan leaf, traditionally paired with spicy sambal chili, crispy anchovies, peanuts, cucumber, and a fried egg.

🌆 Where it's eaten: Traditionally wrapped in banana leaf, eaten as a quick breakfast.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Rice 300g
Coconut Milk 200ml
Egg 4
Red Chili Pepper 4
Red Onion 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Peanuts 50g
Cucumber 1
Sugar 1 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Rinse the rice and cook as usual with the coconut milk, 100ml water, and a little salt.
Blend the red chili, red onion, and garlic into a paste.
Heat oil in a pan and fry the paste slowly until the moisture cooks off.
Season with sugar and salt to make the sambal chili.
In another pan, fry the eggs sunny-side up and dry-toast the peanuts.
Plate the cooked rice with the sambal chili, fried egg, peanuts, and sliced cucumber to finish.

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