Nasi Lemak, Traditional Malay Dish

The original version of Nasi Lemak  is cooked in coconut milk, with pandan leaves, ginger or a stalk of lemon grass and obviously with rice. When the rice is steamed in the coconut milk, it enriches it with fabulous aroma.  Normally Nasi lemak is served with fried anchovies, peanuts, sliced cucumber, hard boiled eggs and a spicy condiment known as sambal. Anchovy is a very common salt fish which is found largely in the world oceans .The Chilli Sambal is prepared with crispy ikan bilis , onions and tomato juice.

In the recent years as Malaysia has attracted thousands of immigrants from all over the world and she has also become the hub for tourism in South East Asia, the chefs have introduced Nasi lemak in numerous forms like in Chinese , Singapore , Thai , Indian and Vegetarian versions. Malaysians of every age are crazy for Nasi Lemak , the national food of Malaysia , especially children love it as a breakfast dish.