Malay Coconut Rice Recipe

Malay Coconut Rice

From danadooley 17 years ago

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20 minutes to make
Serves 8

A South East Asian dish from the Malay community. Easy peasy but OH, so tasty. The aroma makes your kitchen smell divine. Goes great with Red Chili Shrimp, fried fish and thickly sliced cucumber. Also good with South East Asian Mussel Curry or even Pacific Island and Caribbean dishes.

rice
coconut
cheap
easy
asian
rich
versatile
pandan
savoury
aromatic
stovetop

Ingredients

4 level cups raw Thai Jasmine or Hom Mali rice, unwashed shopping list
2 level cups thick coconut milk shopping list
4 level cups water shopping list
8 Pandan (Screwpine) leaves, knotted or bundled - this is essential and cannot be substituted shopping list
2 slightly rounded tsp salt shopping list
1 rounded tsp sugar shopping list

How to make it

If you have a rice cooker, put everything into it and stir gently but thoroughly to dissolve salt and sugar. Replace lid, turn on cooker and forget about it till time to eat.
If you don't have one, put everything into a thick bottomed pot that is twice as wide as it is high and stir gently to dissolve salt and sugar.
Bring to the boil over medium high heat till most of the liquid has evaporated and venting holes start to appear on the surface of the rice.
Put lid on and reduce heat to minimum (the gentler the heat the better). Leave undisturbed for 10 minutes.
Turn off heat and leave undisturbed for another 20 minutes before fluffing gently with a large fork. Serve

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People Who Like This Dish 8

berry Myrtle Beach, SC
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mbe 17 years ago
*sigh* just a bit of sambal ikan bilis and we're set. You don't know how close to tears I am at the thought of it all, lol.
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mbe 17 years ago
aya! making me so hungry la!
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waterlily 17 years ago
I haven't been successful at finding an online source for pandan leaves. This sounds like a wonderful culinary adventure to undertake -- so I hope you will all wish me luck on my quest for pandan! I simply must try this dish!
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danadooley 17 years ago
That's a great tip cholena, for those concerned about cholesterol levels. Low or half fat coconut milk would also work. But nothing tastes like full fat *sigh* so I just eat this every once in a while and I go 'all the way' *wink wink* :)
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" It was excellent "
cholena ate it and said...
Nasi Lemak * wink wink * .... I substitute half of the coconut milk with low fat evaporated milk .
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" It was excellent "
aimee ate it and said...
Wow, that sounds really interesting. My husband and I are starting to venture into the waters of Asian cuisine, and that sounds like a perfect compliment, especially to some of our Thai dishes. Will keep an eye out for Pandan leaves, and make it when I find them! ^_^
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danadooley 17 years ago
Hey invisiblechef! They do look like chives except they're much bigger. They actually resemble water rushes or water lily leaves. I really wish this plant grew over on your side of the fence lol It's such a beautifully scented herb, I want everyone to know about it.
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invisiblechef 17 years ago
They look like chives, so your growing them... HMMM I am always looking for new herbs to grow. This recipe looks delicious, and like you say easy peasy. I'm a big fan of coconut milk myself, so this is on my list of recipes to make soon, just come to my page every now and then and remind me :)
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danadooley 17 years ago
I hope you can get your hands on them vickie. I really think you will adore the scent, especially since you seem such a fan of SE Asian flavours. I'm not exagerating when I say they smell heavenly. I have a pot of it growing outside and whenever I touch a leaf it exudes it's amazing scent. Bliss!! I'd gladly send you some if I could *sigh*
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lunasea 17 years ago
Sounds great, Dana! I'm putting out feelers to my local foodie friends to see if I can get hold of some Pandan Leaves. Thanks so much, hon.
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danadooley 17 years ago
Thank you grandmommy, very kind of you :) It's not easy to describe the flavour/scent of pandan. There's a little vanilla, a little jasmine and maybe a hint of citrus as well. It's quite beguiling and one of the most heavenly scents I can think of. Here in SE Asia, it's used in both sweet and savoury dishes. There really is nothing else that smells like it.
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" It was excellent "
grandmommy ate it and said...
This sounds wonderful. I'm not sure I can find the Pandan leaves. What kind of flavor do these leaves have? You have my 5.
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shirleyoma ate it and said...
Some thing like my coconut rice, yours sounds like a winner to me! yummmmmm love it!! got my 5
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Some thing like my coconut rice, yours sounds like a winner to me! yummmmmm love it!! got my 5

shirleyoma in Cove loved it
This sounds wonderful. I'm not sure I can find the Pandan leaves. What kind of flavor do these leaves have? You have my 5.

grandmommy in Nashville loved it
Wow, that sounds really interesting. My husband and I are starting to venture into the waters of Asian cuisine, and that sounds like a perfect compliment, especially to some of our Thai dishes. Will keep an eye out for Pandan leaves, and make it wh...more

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