Nasi Lemak/辣死你媽

We had Malaysian classic breakfast, nasi lemak for dinner tonight. Nasi lemak literally mean oily rice but this one not cooked with oil but coconut milk with spicy condiments of sambal tumis (you can add seafood like peeled prawns, squids or cockles in it too), crispy fried white baits, fried peanuts, boiled egg and sliced cucumber. This is one of my family favourite food.

Malaysian Classic Kari Ayam aka Curry Chicken/加里雞.

Nyonya Chicken Curry

Adapted from Kuali's Amy Beh recipe

Ingredients

• 1.5 kg chicken, chopped into bite-sized pieces
• 400g potatoes, cut into wedges
• 2 tomatoes
• 6-7 tbsp oil
Spices (A)  to be ground

• 10 dried chillies, deseeded
• 5 red chillies, deseeded
• 30 shallots
• 4 cloves garlic
• 2½cm fresh turmeric root
• 2cm galangal, sliced
• 3 stalks lemongrass
• 1 tbsp dried shrimp paste (belacan)
Spice (B)  mixed with enough water into a paste

• 3 tbsp meat curry powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp fennel powder
• 1 tsp cumin powder
Ingredients (C)

• 2 star anise
• 4cm cinnamon stick
• 3 cloves
• 5 cardamoms split
• 2 stalks curry leaves
Ingredients (D)

• 1 litre thin coconut milk
• 200ml thick coconut milk
Seasoning

• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp fish sauce

Method

Heat oil in a deep pot. Add spices (A), (B) and (C). Fry until fragrant and oil rises.
Add chicken and 1 cup thin coconut milk. Cook to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for a while. Add thin coconut milk gradually.
Add potatoes and tomatoes; cover and continue to cook until meat is tender.
Pour in thick coconut milk and adjust with seasoning to mix. Bring to a boil until oil rises. Serve curry with the steamed turmeric rice.

 

 

Mixed Vegetables Lemak/雜菜煮椰浆.

Sambal Asparagus/三巴炒芦笋.

Samba asparagus

Ikan Masak Assam Pedas/Sour 'n Spicy Fish in Coconut Milk - 椰汁煮酸辣 鱼.

One of my family's favourite Malaysian dish. It's usually cooked with a fish head, and the English name for it is spicy and sour fish head curry. Here I used blue eye cod belly instead. It has fish belly, egg-plants, okra aka lady's fingers, tomato, coconut milk, curry powder for sea food, dried tamarind slices, lemon grass, galangal, ground chilli and curry leaves. It is has a hot, sour, savory and sweet taste. It goes very well with plain cooked rice.